PCARS is an ARRL Affiliated, Special Services Club. We are a group of Amateur Radio hobbyists located in Portage County, Ohio who believe that the whole point of being in the hobby of Amateur Radio is to have fun with it. Whether you are a new ham or an “old timer”, PCARS has something to offer you. The PCARS monthly meeting is held the second Monday of each month and the meetings start at 7:00 PM. We meet at The American Legion Post 496 – 1945 Mogadore Rd, in Kent. Click for more info!!
Welcome to the latest members of PCARS!
| Stephen KD9ZDY | Kent, OH |
| Matt K8WTF | Strongsville, OH |
| Sean KE8RIQ | Ravenna, OH |
| Bob K8AAB | Rick K8CAV | Donald K8DER |
| James KC8RKD | Jonathan KD8MLE | Andrew KE8BWA |
| Paul KE8EGF | Mark KE8UKK | Vern KE8VS |
| Mike N8WCP | Paul NO8D | Karl W8KFW |
| Gene W8NET | Tony WA8AR | Jeff WA8SAJ |
| John WG8X |
The PCARS 5th Tuesday SIG (Could be Anything SIG) on October 29 will be a mini hamfest. Gene and I will get the doors opened by 5pm and set up club items that are for sale. Please bring some of your own items that you’d like to sell. We will set up on tables in bays 2 and 3, and plan to be there until 9pm.
Tuesday October 29, 2024, 5 p.m. at the PCARS club site on Oakwood Ave. in Ravenna. Come on down, we always have a good time solving all the problems of the world!
73 de KD8WCK Rick DeMattia
You can support us in three ways:
First, attend the meeting and purchase plenty of 50/50 tickets, the portion of the 50/50 that would typically go to PCARS will instead be donated to the Center of Hope.
Second, consider making a personal donation to the Center of Hope. Every little bit helps someone in your community enjoy a better holiday season this year.
Lastly, don’t hesitate to reach out to your friends, neighbors, and colleagues to encourage them to support this meaningful cause. They might say “yes” or “no,” but if you don’t ask, you’ll never know, and that doesn’t help anyone!
We kindly ask that you bring all your donations, including any contributions you’ve gathered from others to our meeting on Monday, November 11th. When you make your donation, please ensure that checks are made out to ‘The Center of Hope’.
If you can’t attend the PCARS meeting but would like to support the Center of Hope, please visit the PCARS website where you can make an online donation through PayPal.
https://www.portcars.org/wp/club-info/center-of-hope-donation/
We really appreciate your support for this wonderful cause!
73’s
Mike – KP4VZ
PCARS President
Portage County Amateur Radio SERVICE
Hi everyone,
We have a fantastic club, with incredible members and a GREAT clubhouse. You all know that.
Do you also know that 10-12 people doing 95% of the work for the club?
Next month, we will have our election of officers for the club. Also, we have other positions that need to be filled. Consider running for:
Can’t commit to serve on the Board?
Can’t commit to the above positions?
Even an hour or two each month could make a difference!
73 de W8NET, Gene
Trustee
HF WAS & DX Net SIG coordinator
POTA SIG coordinator (incoming)
The next meeting of the PCARS Antenna Special Interest Group will be held October 15, 2024 at 7:00 PM. We will be in-person at the PCARS club site and on Zoom.
Join Zoom Meeting:
https://zoom.us/j/99273855876?pwd=VWhuemc0T3JRdWVUd2NTZGJZWnBUQT09
Meeting ID: 992 7385 5876
Passcode: 047804
The Antenna SIG meetings are open to all PCARS members and guests. All ham radio operators or anyone interested in Amateur Radio are also welcome to attend. We will be discussing all aspects of antenna design, construction, test equipment, and experimentation. Everyone is welcome to join the discussion, and talk about their antenna related projects with the group.
Bob N8QE
PCARS DXers & Contesters:
Here’s an early bird special. It’s not too early to plan to attend our DX/Contesting Special Interest Group meeting that will be held Oct. 22 at 7PM at our World Famous Club Site. Wow, that’s next week already!
Among our topics of discussion will be the CA QSOP; the AZ QSOP; what we are doing in regards to wire antennas for the club; and looking at the contest schedule for 2025. As in previous years, this will be the last DX/Test SIG for the year. So if you want your 2 cents worth involved, please come out and join us.
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. 22nd at 07:00 PM Eastern Time (US and Canada)
Join Zoom Meeting
https://zoom.us/j/98524721220?pwd=TDUwRjd3VHB5K1c3RTl5U3k4WkwxQT09
Meeting ID: 985 2472 1220
Passcode: 088557
73 – Chuck W8PT
