(PCARS) //localendar.com/public/PCARS Public events for calendar: PCARS en-us http://blogs.law.harvard.edu/tech/rss localendar.com <![CDATA[Thursday Night Net]]> http://www.portcars.org/wp/?page_id=194

All are welcome to the PCARS weekly 2 meter net, every Thursday night at 8:00 PM. People check in from all over the world. All you need is a ham license—thanks to Echolink, you don't even need a radio!

Frequency 146.895 MHz Repeater
Rootstown input PL 110.9 Hz
Kent input PL 118.8 Hz
Echolink Use K8BF-L node #508081

Location: 146.895 MHz Repeater]]> Thu, 02 Apr 2026 20:00:00 EST General //localendar.com/elsie?DAM=PublishedEvent&event_id=14&calendar_id=432121&k=040226&cb=false //localendar.com/elsie?DAM=PublishedEvent&event_id=14&calendar_id=432121&k=040226&cb=false <![CDATA[VE Test Session]]> How to attend a session

We are now using Exam Tools for testing.  This is a computerized system.  You must register prior to the testing date.  Walk-in will need to contact VEC@portcars.org for instructions.  The registration process is very simple

  • Go to hamstudy.org.  On the right of the page click 'Find a Session'.
  • Locate the session on the session list for the exam date.
  • Click the session and follow in structions for registration
  • If you don't have an FRN, the registration process will help you get one during the registration process.
  • If you have a FRN it will be required for the registration process.
  • You will get a testing pin number.  YOU WILL NEED TO BRING THIS PIN WITH YOU TO THE TESTING SESSION.
  • $15 is the current test fee. We prefer the exact amount in cash or a check made out to: ARRL-VEC
  • You will need to bring a government photo id (driver's license or state ID card preferred).

Please check our newsletter, and website for the most current information regarding our VE exams.

Any Questions? Contact: VEC@portcars.org


Location: PCARS Club Site]]> Sat, 04 Apr 2026 10:00:00 EST General //localendar.com/elsie?DAM=PublishedEvent&event_id=791&calendar_id=432121&k=040426&cb=false //localendar.com/elsie?DAM=PublishedEvent&event_id=791&calendar_id=432121&k=040426&cb=false <![CDATA[PCARS Board Meeting]]> Location: PCARS Club Site]]> Mon, 06 Apr 2026 19:00:00 EST General //localendar.com/elsie?DAM=PublishedEvent&event_id=222&calendar_id=432121&k=040626&cb=false //localendar.com/elsie?DAM=PublishedEvent&event_id=222&calendar_id=432121&k=040626&cb=false <![CDATA[Linux & Raspberry Pi Special Interest Group]]> At 7:00 p.m. on Tuesday evenings the PCARS Special Interest Groups (SIGs) will be meeting at the club site, 705 Oakwood Street in Ravenna. The SIGs are intended to provide an informal setting for PCARS members who share an interest in particular amateur radio activities to get to know each other better, learn more about the topic, share ideas and experiences and maybe even plan club programs.

Here is the current schedule for SIG meetings:

First Tuesday of the month LINUX & Raspberry Pi (Gene, W8NET Moderator)
Second Tuesday of the month: Portable Operations (Gene, W8NET Moderator)
Third Tuesday of the month: Antennas (Kenwood, WA8LRW, Moderator)
Fourth Tuesday of the month: DX/Contesting (Chuck, W8PT, Moderator)
Fifth Tuesday of the month: Could Be Anything (Rick, KD8WCK, Moderator)

The meetings are open to everyone so feel free to drop in for any of them. Each group can decide how it wants to conduct its meetings or if someone is designated to be a group moderator.

If you have any questions or if you have a suggestion for any other group that you would like to get started (satellites, D-STAR, EME, you name it) send a note to the president. (president@portcars.org).

]]> Tue, 07 Apr 2026 19:00:00 EST General //localendar.com/elsie?DAM=PublishedEvent&event_id=828&calendar_id=432121&k=040726&cb=false //localendar.com/elsie?DAM=PublishedEvent&event_id=828&calendar_id=432121&k=040726&cb=false <![CDATA[Thursday Night Net]]> http://www.portcars.org/wp/?page_id=194

All are welcome to the PCARS weekly 2 meter net, every Thursday night at 8:00 PM. People check in from all over the world. All you need is a ham license—thanks to Echolink, you don't even need a radio!

Frequency 146.895 MHz Repeater
Rootstown input PL 110.9 Hz
Kent input PL 118.8 Hz
Echolink Use K8BF-L node #508081

Location: 146.895 MHz Repeater]]> Thu, 09 Apr 2026 20:00:00 EST General //localendar.com/elsie?DAM=PublishedEvent&event_id=14&calendar_id=432121&k=040926&cb=false //localendar.com/elsie?DAM=PublishedEvent&event_id=14&calendar_id=432121&k=040926&cb=false <![CDATA[Monthly PCARS Meeting]]> Our next program will be Grace Papay – K8LG will be presenting via Zoom (she lives near Holland, MI) and will be
talking on the topic of “Amateur Radio Satellite Communications”.

We'll be meeting at our usual location:

 Meeting at the American Legion Post 496 in Kent. The Post is located on the southeast corner of State Route 261 and Mogadore Rd., and the address is 1945 Mogadore Rd., Kent,  

 

 


Location: American Legion Post 496]]> Mon, 13 Apr 2026 19:00:00 EST General //localendar.com/elsie?DAM=PublishedEvent&event_id=836&calendar_id=432121&k=041326&cb=false //localendar.com/elsie?DAM=PublishedEvent&event_id=836&calendar_id=432121&k=041326&cb=false <![CDATA[POTA SIG]]> At 7:00 p.m. on Tuesday evenings the PCARS Special Interest Groups (SIGs) will be meeting at the club site, 705 Oakwood Street in Ravenna. The SIGs are intended to provide an informal setting for PCARS members who share an interest in particular amateur radio activities to get to know each other better, learn more about the topic, share ideas and experiences and maybe even plan club programs.

Here is the current schedule for SIG meetings:

First Tuesday of the month LINUX & Raspberry Pi (Gene, W8NET Moderator)
Second Tuesday of the month: Portable Operations (Gene, W8NET Moderator)
Third Tuesday of the month: Antennas (Kenwood, WA8LRW, Moderator)
Fourth Tuesday of the month: DX/Contesting (Chuck, W8PT, Moderator)
Fifth Tuesday of the month: Could Be Anything (Rick, KD8WCK, Moderator)

The meetings are open to everyone so feel free to drop in for any of them. Each group can decide how it wants to conduct its meetings or if someone is designated to be a group moderator.

If you have any questions or if you have a suggestion for any other group that you would like to get started (satellites, D-STAR, EME, you name it) send a note to the president. (president@portcars.org).


Location: PCARS Club Site]]> Tue, 14 Apr 2026 19:00:00 EST General //localendar.com/elsie?DAM=PublishedEvent&event_id=829&calendar_id=432121&k=041426&cb=false //localendar.com/elsie?DAM=PublishedEvent&event_id=829&calendar_id=432121&k=041426&cb=false <![CDATA[PCARS Flex Net]]> The Flex Net is a good place to make contacts for the PCARS A to Z Award. It’s also a way to evaluate how well your station does on HF using ground wave propagation.

See the latest newsletter for more details:
https://www.portcars.org/wp/newsletter/

]]> Wed, 15 Apr 2026 20:00:00 EST General //localendar.com/elsie?DAM=PublishedEvent&event_id=839&calendar_id=432121&k=041526&cb=false //localendar.com/elsie?DAM=PublishedEvent&event_id=839&calendar_id=432121&k=041526&cb=false <![CDATA[Thursday Night Net]]> http://www.portcars.org/wp/?page_id=194

All are welcome to the PCARS weekly 2 meter net, every Thursday night at 8:00 PM. People check in from all over the world. All you need is a ham license—thanks to Echolink, you don't even need a radio!

Frequency 146.895 MHz Repeater
Rootstown input PL 110.9 Hz
Kent input PL 118.8 Hz
Echolink Use K8BF-L node #508081

Location: 146.895 MHz Repeater]]> Thu, 16 Apr 2026 20:00:00 EST General //localendar.com/elsie?DAM=PublishedEvent&event_id=14&calendar_id=432121&k=041626&cb=false //localendar.com/elsie?DAM=PublishedEvent&event_id=14&calendar_id=432121&k=041626&cb=false <![CDATA[World Amateur Radio Day]]> Every April 18, radio amateurs worldwide take to the airwaves in celebration of World Amateur Radio Day. It was on this day in 1925 that the International Amateur Radio Union was formed in Paris.

 

https://www.iaru.org/on-the-air/world-amateur-radio-day/

http://www.arrl.org/world-amateur-radio-day

]]> Sat, 18 Apr 2026 11:00:00 EST General //localendar.com/elsie?DAM=PublishedEvent&event_id=548&calendar_id=432121&k=041826&cb=false //localendar.com/elsie?DAM=PublishedEvent&event_id=548&calendar_id=432121&k=041826&cb=false <![CDATA[PCARS Site Cleanup]]> We need around 8 people for a cleanup (inside & outside) at the club site. The more volunteers, the quicker we'll be done.


Location: PCARS Club Site]]> Sat, 18 Apr 2026 09:30:00 EST General //localendar.com/elsie?DAM=PublishedEvent&event_id=840&calendar_id=432121&k=041826&cb=false //localendar.com/elsie?DAM=PublishedEvent&event_id=840&calendar_id=432121&k=041826&cb=false <![CDATA[Antenna SIG]]> At 7:00 p.m. on Tuesday evenings the PCARS Special Interest Groups (SIGs) will be meeting at the club site, 705 Oakwood Street in Ravenna. The SIGs are intended to provide an informal setting for PCARS members who share an interest in particular amateur radio activities to get to know each other better, learn more about the topic, share ideas and experiences and maybe even plan club programs.

Here is the current schedule for SIG meetings:

First Tuesday of the month LINUX & Raspberry Pi (Gene, W8NET Moderator)
Second Tuesday of the month: Portable Operations (Gene, W8NET Moderator)
Third Tuesday of the month: Antennas (Kenwood, WA8LRW, Moderator)
Fourth Tuesday of the month: DX/Contesting (Chuck, W8PT, Moderator)
Fifth Tuesday of the month: Could Be Anything (Rick, KD8WCK, Moderator)

The meetings are open to everyone so feel free to drop in for any of them. Each group can decide how it wants to conduct its meetings or if someone is designated to be a group moderator.

If you have any questions or if you have a suggestion for any other group that you would like to get started (satellites, D-STAR, EME, you name it) send a note to the president. (president@portcars.org).


Location: PCARS Club Site]]> Tue, 21 Apr 2026 19:00:00 EST General //localendar.com/elsie?DAM=PublishedEvent&event_id=830&calendar_id=432121&k=042126&cb=false //localendar.com/elsie?DAM=PublishedEvent&event_id=830&calendar_id=432121&k=042126&cb=false <![CDATA[Net Night at the club site]]> Location: PCARS Club Site]]> Thu, 23 Apr 2026 18:30:00 EST General //localendar.com/elsie?DAM=PublishedEvent&event_id=85&calendar_id=432121&k=042326&cb=false //localendar.com/elsie?DAM=PublishedEvent&event_id=85&calendar_id=432121&k=042326&cb=false <![CDATA[Thursday Night Net]]> http://www.portcars.org/wp/?page_id=194

All are welcome to the PCARS weekly 2 meter net, every Thursday night at 8:00 PM. People check in from all over the world. All you need is a ham license—thanks to Echolink, you don't even need a radio!

Frequency 146.895 MHz Repeater
Rootstown input PL 110.9 Hz
Kent input PL 118.8 Hz
Echolink Use K8BF-L node #508081

Location: 146.895 MHz Repeater]]> Thu, 23 Apr 2026 20:00:00 EST General //localendar.com/elsie?DAM=PublishedEvent&event_id=14&calendar_id=432121&k=042326&cb=false //localendar.com/elsie?DAM=PublishedEvent&event_id=14&calendar_id=432121&k=042326&cb=false <![CDATA[Radiogram newsletter inputs due]]> The deadline for newsletter inputs is the last Friday of the month.

We're looking forward to your stories and articles. Send your inputs and photos to jcw@othertime.com   

]]> Fri, 24 Apr 2026 21:00:00 EST General //localendar.com/elsie?DAM=PublishedEvent&event_id=780&calendar_id=432121&k=042426&cb=false //localendar.com/elsie?DAM=PublishedEvent&event_id=780&calendar_id=432121&k=042426&cb=false <![CDATA[Florida QSOP]]> Location: PCARS Club Site]]> Sat, 25 Apr 2026 12:00:00 EST General //localendar.com/elsie?DAM=PublishedEvent&event_id=816&calendar_id=432121&k=042526&cb=false //localendar.com/elsie?DAM=PublishedEvent&event_id=816&calendar_id=432121&k=042526&cb=false <![CDATA[Florida QSOP]]> Location: PCARS Club Site]]> Sun, 26 Apr 2026 08:00:00 EST General //localendar.com/elsie?DAM=PublishedEvent&event_id=817&calendar_id=432121&k=042626&cb=false //localendar.com/elsie?DAM=PublishedEvent&event_id=817&calendar_id=432121&k=042626&cb=false <![CDATA[Morse Code Day]]> Morse Code Day on April 27 honors the inventor of the Morse code, Samuel Morse, who was born on this day in 1791. Apart from this, Morse Code Day also celebrates this pioneering method of communication and the invention that was first used to transmit encoded messages — the electric telegraph.

]]> Mon, 27 Apr 2026 09:00:00 EST General //localendar.com/elsie?DAM=PublishedEvent&event_id=606&calendar_id=432121&k=042726&cb=false //localendar.com/elsie?DAM=PublishedEvent&event_id=606&calendar_id=432121&k=042726&cb=false <![CDATA[DX/Contest SIG]]> At 7:00 p.m. on Tuesday evenings the PCARS Special Interest Groups (SIGs) will be meeting at the club site, 705 Oakwood Street in Ravenna. The SIGs are intended to provide an informal setting for PCARS members who share an interest in particular amateur radio activities to get to know each other better, learn more about the topic, share ideas and experiences and maybe even plan club programs.

Here is the current schedule for SIG meetings:

First Tuesday of the month LINUX & Raspberry Pi (Gene, W8NET Moderator)
Second Tuesday of the month: Portable Operations (Gene, W8NET Moderator)
Third Tuesday of the month: Antennas (Kenwood, WA8LRW, Moderator)
Fourth Tuesday of the month: DX/Contesting (Chuck, W8PT, Moderator)
Fifth Tuesday of the month: Could Be Anything (Rick, KD8WCK, Moderator)

The meetings are open to everyone so feel free to drop in for any of them. Each group can decide how it wants to conduct its meetings or if someone is designated to be a group moderator.

If you have any questions or if you have a suggestion for any other group that you would like to get started (satellites, D-STAR, EME, you name it) send a note to the president. (president@portcars.org).


Location: PCARS Club Site]]> Tue, 28 Apr 2026 19:00:00 EST General //localendar.com/elsie?DAM=PublishedEvent&event_id=831&calendar_id=432121&k=042826&cb=false //localendar.com/elsie?DAM=PublishedEvent&event_id=831&calendar_id=432121&k=042826&cb=false <![CDATA[Thursday Night Net]]> http://www.portcars.org/wp/?page_id=194

All are welcome to the PCARS weekly 2 meter net, every Thursday night at 8:00 PM. People check in from all over the world. All you need is a ham license—thanks to Echolink, you don't even need a radio!

Frequency 146.895 MHz Repeater
Rootstown input PL 110.9 Hz
Kent input PL 118.8 Hz
Echolink Use K8BF-L node #508081

Location: 146.895 MHz Repeater]]> Thu, 30 Apr 2026 20:00:00 EST General //localendar.com/elsie?DAM=PublishedEvent&event_id=14&calendar_id=432121&k=043026&cb=false //localendar.com/elsie?DAM=PublishedEvent&event_id=14&calendar_id=432121&k=043026&cb=false