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Subj: MONTGOMERY COUNTY RADIO CLUB KEEPS COMMUNICATIN
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PAARC 50TH ANNIVERSARY: MONTGOMERY COUNTY RADIO CLUB KEEPS COMMUNICATIN
CLUB AND EMERGENCY NETWORKS TECHNICAL BULLETIN
CREDITS & SOURCES: MICHAEL-PAUL KIDD / PAARC (K3ZMC)
ISSUE DATE: OCTOBER 20, 2026
VALID: 20-OCT-2026 ONWARDS
ISSUED VIA BPQ32 NODE HP2DFA-5 IN PANAMA
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1. 50TH ANNIVERSARY IN LIMERICK, MONTCO
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THE **POTTSTOWN AREA AMATEUR RADIO CLUB (PAARC)**, LOCATED IN LIMERICK, PENNSYLVANIA
(MONTGOMERY COUNTY), IS CELEBRATING ITS **50TH ANNIVERSARY IN 2026**. INITIALLY
STARTED AROUND 1970 BY ED (K3BVQ) AND RAY (W3ZVY) at Pottstown Senior High School
to revive a dormant local club, the organization grew into the Pottstown Area Repeater
Team before officially becoming PAARC in 2000. The club's call sign, **K3ZMC**,
honors the late Al Dolenti.
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2. ON-AIR NETWORKS & TECHNICAL ACTIVITIES
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PAARC MAINTAINS A CONSISTENT CALENDAR OF EDUCATIONAL TALKS AND ON-AIR NETS:
- **10-METER NETS**: HELD ON TUESDAYS AND THURSDAYS, ANCHORED BY CO-FOUNDER ED (K3BVQ).
- **WEEKLY REPEATER NETS (WEDNESDAYS & SUNDAYS)**:
* **WEDNESDAY (2-METER)**: AT 7:30 PM ON **147.210 MHZ**, featuring trivia questions.
* **SUNDAY (UHF)**: AT 7:30 PM ON **443.55 MHZ**.
- **2026 TECHNICAL TOPICS**: RECENT MEETINGS AND DISCUSSIONS HAVE EXPLORED OFF-GRID
MESSAGING PLATFORMS LIKE MESHTASTIC AND MESHCORE, RADIO ASTRONOMY, SPACE WEATHER,
GNU RADIO SOFTWARE, AND PARTICIPATION IN THE PENNSYLVANIA QSO PARTY.
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3. LICENSING EXAMS & MONTHLY MEETINGS
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- **LICENSE TESTING**: PAARC HOSTS EXAM SESSIONS FOR THE ENTRY-LEVEL TECHNICIAN LICENSE
ON MOST FIRST FRIDAYS AT 5:00 PM (EXCEPT JULY AND AUGUST). THE NEXT EXAM DATE IS NOVEMBER 6.
- **MONTHLY MEETINGS**: OPEN TO ALL, HELD ON THE FIRST FRIDAY OF EACH MONTH AT 7:00 PM
AT ST. JAMES LUTHERAN CHURCH (93 KUGLER ROAD, LIMERICK). ARRL EASTERN PENNSYLVANIA
SECTION MANAGER MATT BUTCH IS SCHEDULED TO SPEAK ON NOVEMBER 6.
CREDITS & SOURCES: MICHAEL-PAUL KIDD / PAARC (K3ZMC)
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