PCARS (K8BF)

Hello PCARS DXers & Contesters:

Here is a friendly reminder that the DX/Contesting Special Interest Group meeting will take place Tuesday evening, Feb. 24th at 7PM at PCARS World Famous headquarters.

We will have a discussion on our recent QRP event (Freeze Your Acorns Off) and we will look at and review what we will be doing for the upcoming Idaho and Wisconsin QSO Parties that take place the weekend of March 14-15.

As always, the meeting will be available on ZOOM. So I hope to see a lot of members either in person or on ZOOM. If you have not come out for this Special Interest Group meeting, why not join us. You may find that not only will you enjoy it, but you may have some very good insights that will help the rest of us.

Event: DX/Contesting Special Interest Group meeting
Topic: Various topics as listed above
Time: Mar. 24, 2026 at 07:00 PM Eastern Time (US and Canada)
PCARS K8BF is inviting you to a scheduled Zoom meeting.
Join Zoom Meeting
https://zoom.us/j/96686108444?pwd=hN5hDgTGWwdLBLXkLSeAfVOfSa4nGq.1
Meeting ID: 966 8610 8444
Passcode: 915088
73 – Chuck W8PT

Hey PCARS Members:

This coming weekend (Saturday, Feb. 21, 2026) is our annual QRP event we have termed, Freeze Your Acorns Off. If the temps drop, then this will truly be a day that lives up to the name. I’m hoping that many of you are planning your operations and I hope that I will see many individuals and/or teams come out to participate.

We will be meeting, as in years past, at the Fred Fuller Park, 497 Middlebury Rd, Kent, OH. in the Roy Smith shelter. Set up is at 9AM and the event starts at 10AM and runs until 3PM. Plan on attending, even if all you do is come out to cheer on your fellow PCARS members.


[EDITOR: I will be making “pozole” (Google it) for FYAO. Bring your own special recipe to the shelter!]

73 – Chuck W8PT

I’m working on a project that needs your input:
“What are three areas your club (PCARS) excels/specializes in the most, and why?”
All I need is a short paragraph, make it personal. If you can get it back to me before the week is over I’d appreciate it!

Thanks,
Tom WB8LCD

The PCARS Antenna Special Interest Group meeting will be held on February 17, 2026, at 7:00 PM. We will be in-person at the PCARS club site and on Zoom.

PCARS K8BF is inviting you to a scheduled Zoom meeting.
Join Zoom Meeting
https://zoom.us/j/96686108444?pwd=hN5hDgTGWwdLBLXkLSeAfVOfSa4nGq.1

Meeting ID: 966 8610 8444
Passcode: 915088

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 to share their antenna-related projects with the group, or any other ham radio-related topics.

Kenwood Hall WA8LRW
819 Dominion Dr.
Kent, OH 44240
Cell 216-926-6182
kenwood.hall@gmail.com