PCARS (K8BF)

For on site communications during Field Day use either of the following:

– 2 meter HT set to 146.550 (no PL tone)

– Cell Phones: To report any Communications related problem; any safety issue, or INJURY please call Tony WA8AR at 330-844-0140. I am both FD Chairman and Safety Officer and will be available from setup through the completion of tear down. In addition there will be a list of all FD Station Captains posted near the Public Information Table in the picnic shelter.

INTHE EVENT OF A SERIOUS OR LIFE THREATENING INJURY CALL 911 FIRST – Report our location as Freedom Township Park, Portage County,South East corner of SR 700 and Streeter Rd.

ANY INJURY MUST BE REPORTED TO THE SAFETY OFFICER IMMEDIATELY (Tony 330-844-0140)

For Station Operational issues: Please FIRST notify the appropriate Station Captain (ASAP) If a problem persists more than a few minutes please report it to me ASAP (Tony 330-844-0140).

Tony WA8AR, Field Day Chairman

PCARS will be supplying plenty of cold water on Field Day. The temperatures are forecast to be in the 70’s and 80’s Saturday and Sunday so please stay hydrated. The Club will also have Coffee and a coffee maker in the picnic shelter. There will also be a microwave setup for heating food as needed.

The Club will not be supplying Soft Drinks; please bring your own and if possible a little extra for sharing with others. Coolers and Ice will also be supplied by PCARS.

Also please donate chips or other snacks for sharing. Those operators work up an appetite burning up the airwaves; making all those Q’s!!!

Tony WA8AR, Field Day Chairman

Hi EVERYONE

Please join us for some good conversation on the world famous PCARS Thursday Night Net. It is held at 8:00 PM local time on the 146.895 repeater with a negative offset and a PL tone of 118.8. Contact is also available via the K8BF-L EchoLink node. We always have interesting club and other amateur radio news.

Remember you can get a good looking certificate if you attend 10 consecutive Thursday Night Nets.

I am always looking for net control operators. It is not as hard as you think and we have a very forgiving crowd of hams that visit our nets. If interested, let me know.

For now 73’s and hope to hear you on the net.

Greg KA8TOA NCC
grgory999@roadrunner.com

The next meeting of the PCARS Antenna Special Interest Group will be held today June 20, 2023 at 7:00 PM. We will be in-person at the PCARS club site and on Zoom.

Join Zoom Meeting
https://us02web.zoom.us/j/87220356586?pwd=czgvLzRPcjVBT2hPSkVIZU1VaU84Zz09

Meeting ID: 872 2035 6586
Passcode: PCARS2022

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 antennas.

Bob N8QE

I wanted to remind everyone who wants to come out and share Field Day dinner with us that you need to get your dinner reservation in SOON. We currently have enough food ordered for 10 to 12 more dinners. I recommend that you get your reservation(s) in ASAP. At some point we will have to cut off additional reservations. Placing your reservation is easy, just go to the PCARS web site (portcars.org); select the Activities tab and choose Field Day 2023. Then click on the link to sign-up for Field Day Dinner, and fill out the reservation form (free for members and $5:00 for guests).

As a reminder dinner will be served between 5:45 and 6:00 pm, Saturday June 24th. Please see previous QST announcements for additional details.

Tony WA8AR
Field Day Chairman