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!!
K1HTQ Royal Barnard
W8LUT Tom Lutman
| Mike Ryan KB8TUY | Ron Good W8RJG | Kenneth Miller KD8OBA |
| Ned Brown N8GPS | Gary Marks WD8ICX | Fred Freer III K8IG |
| Terry Mills KC8TUE | Karl Tonhaeuser KE8IMR | Lee Kerber KA8RXW |
| Wayne Smith K8FF | Mark Sladen W8GU | Joe Jamison KF8ADQ |
| Walter Robinson W8AR | Robert Rohde N8SKN | Julie Martin WT8J |
| Al Atkins Sr. KB8VJL | Robert Benedict KD8CGH |
PCARS DXers & Contesters:
73 – Chuck W8PT
It’s time again to collect Inputs for the upcoming edition of The Radiogram!
Do you have a new project or have you come across something you’d like to share with the club? We love hearing what our members have been up to in this hobby of hobbies. Why not write an article for The Radiogram?
If you’ve never contributed to The Radiogram or if it’s been a while, there’s no time like the present.
Please send your inputs in a plain old text with full size pictures to kc8jc@portcars.org by AUGUST 29th.
73!
J.C. Wilson KC8JC
Greetings de Computerless W8PT.
Due to technical difficulties, I was not able to attend the monthly meeting. So please accept this as my monthly report.
Our next SIG will be on Aug 26th at 7PM at our HQ. Prior to that we will be putting K8BF on the air for the Ohio QSO Party on Aug. 23-24. This contest starts at noon on the 23rd, so it would be best to be present by 11AM so we can review the rules.
Don’t forget that this is our open house and BBQ.
Other things going on:
NA QSOP SSB AUG 16-17. Yes…this weekend.
US Island QSOP. Aug 30-31
Colorado QSOP. Aug 30-31
Kansas QSOP Aug 30-31
73 – Chuck W8PT
The next PCARS Flex Net will be held on Wednesday August 13th at 8:00 PM. This month’s net will be a Digital-Only net using the MT63 2000L mode, on 6 meters. Tune your transceiver’s dial frequency to 50.350 MHz USB and center the MT63 cursors at 1,500 Hz on the waterfall. Remember the mode is 2000L not 2000S. Technician class licensee holders have full privileges on 6 meters and I’d love to see more of our Technicians on this net.
As this is a digital-only net, we will be using prosigns and Q signals to streamline net operations. A review of the use of prosigns and Q signals named ” Flex-Net-Digital-Operations.pdf” can be found on the PCARS groups.io site, here: https://groups.io/g/PCARS/files/Flex-Net-Digital-Operations.pdf
73, Rick K8CAV
Please join us for the PCARS Monthly Meeting Monday June 8th at the American Legion post 496 located at 1945 Mogadore Rd. Kent, OH 44240. The meeting starts at 7:00PM sharp!
Don Dubon N6JRL will be talking about the HD8G DXpedition.
You can review the May meeting minutes using the following link:
As usual we will enjoy great conversations while meeting with our fellow club members.
If you can’t attend in person, please attend using Zoom. Information for the meeting is below. Remember Zoom will be started between 6:30 PM and 7 PM but the meetiing will not start until 7 PM.
Looking forward to seeing you,
Jim, AC8NT
PCARS K8BF is inviting you to a scheduled Zoom meeting.
Topic: PCARS K8BF’s August Monthly Meeting
Time: Aug 11, 2025 06:30 PM Eastern Time (US and Canada)
Join Zoom Meeting
https://zoom.us/j/91940125556?pwd=jlrwp0B6pYx70Sf59WgcADswyl9var.1
Meeting ID: 919 4012 5556
Passcode: 045477
