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 |
| Mike KE8WZP | Garrettsville, Ohio |
| Jim AC8NT | John K8NYL | Richard KA8OAT |
| Andrew KD8BBT | Jim KD8FME | Michael KD8JRE |
| Rick KD8PBL | James KD8VT | Don KD8WBC |
| Nicholas KE8JUJ | Kim KE8SMS | Matt KE8ULB |
| Bob N8KBX | Bob NT8K | Ronald W8AHC |
| Donna W8DMP | Tim W8HFZ | Bill W8IFM |
| Gary WB2RPW | Karen WD8BIW |
PCARS would like to thank June Germ, wife of former member Dave Germ, WV8P/SK who donated several pieces of Ham equipment to our club. See list below.
This equipment plus several other miscellaneous items will be available for purchase by any PCARS member at the next Net Night at the Club (26-Sep) or by contacting trustee Gene Marsh, W8NET (W8net@me.com).
Equipment will be offered to active member first.
Our next Portable Operations SIG will be tomorrow, Tuesday, September 11th.
Last month’s group build of 20 Meter Dipoles was very well attended, But, it got dark before we can test all of them. If you built an antenna at last months SIG, Feel free to come out and we will test them for you. I will have my spider beam mast and we’ll set up as an inverted V.
Since We are just a few days away from OSPOTA, And I didn’t get to play this year, I want to hear how it was for you folks. What worked for you? What didn’t work for you? Etc.
We’ll be meeting at the PCARS world headquarters, 705 Oakwood St, Ravenna, at 7pm.
As promised, here’s the Zoom info (Might not be in use during antenna testing).
Join Zoom Meeting
https:// zoom.us/j/92154491950?pwd=cmZNSlFhZVRmcVg3L3pnazdrK1ZuUT09
Meeting ID: 921 5449 1950
Passcode: 878917
Hope you can make it! 73, DE WG8X
Don’t miss out on our upcoming PCARS meeting, which is just around the corner! Be sure to mark your calendars for Monday, September 9, and join us at American Legion Post 496 on Mogadore Rd in Kent. The meeting will commence promptly at 7:00 PM.
Guest Speaker: Bobby Graves, KB5HAV, serves as the president of the Hurricane Watch Net. He will be discussing the Hurricane Watch Net and its operational procedures.
Join Zoom Meeting
https://zoom.us/j/97799867749?pwd=VFovbkFxSXhzMnF1Qm9kUDhDaksydz09
Meeting ID: 977 9986 7749
Passcode: 575209
August 2024 Monthly Meeting Minutes:
Click here to see last month’s meeting minutes or use the following link copied to your browser:
https://drive.google.com/file/d/1ZDY_OuV5ihaM6r2ZW2aJlOi6nydNt7KW/view?usp=sharing
Details about the changes to the club constitution were provided in the QST announcement for the September meeting.
Mike – KP4VZ
PCARS President
More Information
Sorry for the last moment notification, but due to a family emergency, the OSPOTA event at West Branch SP is cancelled.
All is better now, but I still feel the need to stay closer to home tomorrow.
The Canton club just got in touch with me and said anybody that would like to join them at Quail Hollow are more than welcome tomorrow. Big thank you to the folks at W8AL!
John Myers, WG8X
wg8x.radio@gmail.com
330-936-5021
PCARS Members:
I know a lot of you will be busy with OSPOTA and the Potato Stump this weekend. Just want to let you know PCARS will have a booth at this event.
This is one of Kent State’s largest public events and is open to everyone. Airplanes, airplane rides, airplanes on display and the Goodyear blimp will be available for all those interested.
If you are not already tied up with an event, please feel free to stop by. Complete details can be found at the following website:
https://www.kent.edu/cae/aeronautics-engineering-expo
Jim, AC8NT
