PCARS (K8BF)

It’s time to renew your PCARS membership for 2026! The dues remain the same as last year, and we’ve made the renewal process as straightforward as possible.

By clicking here (https://www.portcars.org/wp/membership/), you’ll be directed to the PCARS website where you can find the membership form and a PayPal button for quick payment. Please remember that even if you’re renewing, you still need to complete a membership form to ensure our records are up to date. You can scan and email the form to Paul Hyland, KE8EGF at secretary@portcars.org, mail it to PCARS, Box 12, 705 Oakwood St., Ravenna, OH 44266, or hand it to Paul in person. If you prefer not to use PayPal, please send a check along with your membership form or deliver both directly to Paul.

Don’t wait until the last minute! If your dues aren’t paid by November 30, a $5 initiation fee will apply in addition to your dues.

We have a lot of exciting activities planned for next year, so consider renewing your membership now to enjoy our fantastic newsletter, monthly meetings, contests, builds, and other events.

Note: There is some delay between receiving payments and updating our database. Let the PCARS secretary know if there is any concern whether your payment was received.

Thanks and 73,

Jim, AC8NT

For those members who cannot attend the November General Meeting, tickets for the 50/50 drawing will be available for purchase online. Deadline for purchase is Sunday , November 9th at midnight.

See website: https://www.portcars.org/wp/club-info/pcars-virtual-50-50-drawing-2/

Physical tickets will be pulled for online purchasers, numbers on ticket assigned to individual purchasers, and then put into drawing along with all others (both online and at meeting purchases).

The PCARS treasurer will track 50/50 and prize winners for online ticket purchases and notify winner(s). They will have 30 days to contact the treasurer for pick up at the club site.

Remember, the club portion of the 50/50 goes to the Center of Hope!

Contact the PCARS treasurer with any questions: treasurer@portcars.org

This Thursday, October 30th, is NET NIGHT at the CLUBSITE. As previously noted, this will be our last Net NIght at the Clubsite for 2025 due to the Holiday net schedules in November and December.

Doors will open approximately 6:30 PM and we’ll have something to eat at 7:00. Please bring some snacks / sides to share with the group! We’ll close up probably around 9:30 – 10:00 (Hey! Some of us have to work in the morning!)

I invite EVERYONE to check into the PCARS net regardless of whether you are a PCARS member (or not) and you can check in from home on the K8IV repeater (146.895 – 118.8PL) or on the K8BF-L Echolink Node.

We’re closing in on the end of the “20 for 20” Net Check-in event so I’ll have some updates on how everyone is doing. Hope to see you there or hear you on the net!

73,

Tom WB8LCD

Hello PCARS DXers & Contesters:

One more friendly reminder that our last DX/Contesting Special Interest Group meeting of the year will take place tomorrow evening, Oct. 28th at 7PM at PCARS World Famous headquarters.

Among our topics of discussion will be the contest schedule for K8BF for 2026. Of course, setting out the following year’s contest schedule is very important and I hope that many will be present to take part in our discussion.

As always, the meeting will be available on ZOOM. So I hope to see a lot of members either in person or on ZOOM.

Event: DX/Contesting Special Interest Group meeting

Topic: Various topics as listed above

Time: Oct 28th, 2025 at 07:00 PM Eastern Time (US and Canada)

PCARS K8BF is inviting you to a scheduled Zoom meeting.

Join Zoom Meeting

Meeting ID: 966 8610 8444

Passcode: 915088

73 – Chuck W8PT

Hello PCARS DXers & Contesters:

Here is a friendly reminder that the DX/Contesting Special Interest Group meeting will take place Tuesday evening,

Oct. 28th at 7PM at PCARS World Famous headquarters.

Among our topics of discussion will be the contest schedule for K8BF for 2026. Of course, setting out the following year’s contest schedule is very important and I hope that many will be present to take part in our discussion.

As always, the meeting will be available on ZOOM. So I hope to see a lot of members either in person or on ZOOM.

Event: DX/Contesting Special Interest Group meeting

Topic: Various topics as listed above

Time: Oct 28th, 2025 at 07:00 PM Eastern Time (US and Canada)

PCARS K8BF is inviting you to a scheduled Zoom meeting.

Join Zoom Meeting

Meeting ID: 966 8610 8444

Passcode: 915088

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73 – Chuck W8PT