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!!
If you are interested in joining PCARS, click on Club Info to find out how!
| Wayne K8FF | Fred K8IG | Lee KA8RXW |
| Mike KB8TUY | Al KB8VJL | Terry KC8TUE |
| Robert KD8CGH | Kenneth KD8OBA | Karl KE8IMR |
| Joe KF8ADQ | Ned N8GPS | Robert N8SKN |
| Walter W8AR | Mark W8GU | Ron W8RJG |
| Gary WD8ICX | Julie WT8J |
Greetings PCARS Members, ARRL Officials, Amateur Radio Clubs, and all interested people.
The latest issue of THE RADIOGRAM is on the web and ready for you to enjoy. Check out all of the latest with PCARS!
In this issue: Field Day 2025 in Review – Get Ready for OSPOTA – PCARS 20 for 20 – Links from Around The World – Upcoming Events – And much, much more!
Please feel free to share this newsletter with anyone who has an interest in ham radio or the Portage County Amateur Radio Service in Ohio (PCARS).
Thanks & 73!
J.C. – KC8JC
PCARS Newsletter Editor
The annual Mantua Potato Stomp Race will take place on Saturday September 6th from 8:00 AM to approximately noon. The Race Director has again asked us to provide communications support on the course. If you can help out, please let me know at k8cav.coms@gmail.com, thanks!
73, Rick K8CAV
This Week’s Net is Important
ATTENTION!
This is an IMPORTANT Net this week. Even if you have NO check-ns for June or July, so far, If you check into this week’s net, and then every net till the end of the year – YOU CAN STILL Qualify for the 20 for 20 PCARS Net Award! And don’t forget, you can still qualify for the 10 for 20 PCARS net award by stringing together 10 in a row! If you’re not home, you can still check in via EchoLink – let me know if you need help getting that going.
Last week we had over 30 Check-ins for NCS Brandon – KE8ARB. Nice job Brandon! Let’s see if we can keep that run going this week!
Net starts at 8:00pm (local) on the K8IV repeater. 146.895 mhz, 118.8 pl. And don’t forget the K8BF-L EchoLink node. Hope to hear you on the net.
73 de WB8LCD
TONIGHT 7/29
Practice CW Session
Please join us at the PCARS club site Tuesday July 29 starting at 7 p.m. where we’ll have a low-intensity demo of what working a POTA station on Morse code is like, and some practice
If you’re just getting your CW skills back after a hiatus or if you’re interested in the code but not confident about it, please join us. We’ll have code practice oscillators and keys available for use, or you can bring your own key and rig with power and use your own.
We’ll be listening to POTA activator recordings and responding off-the-air for practice, and learning how to find stations using the pota.app web page.
The fun starts at 7. Please join us – we always have a good time solving all the problems of the world! 73 de Rick KD8WCK
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
It’s time again to collect Inputs for the upcoming edition of The Radiogram!
If there is something that has been holding your attention in The Greatest Hobby On Earth, you should let your fellow PCARS members know about it. We love seeing pictures of your recent kit builds and hearing reports of your summer vacation trips on the air. Let us know what you’ve been up to.
If you’ve never contributed to The Radiogram or if it’s been a while, now is a great time to share something with the club.
Please send your inputs in a plain old text file along with full size pictures to kc8jc@portcars.org by TUESDAY JULY 29th. It is VERY important that your articles arrive by that date.
73!
J.C. Wilson
