Welcome to the Portland Amateur Radio Club (PARC). PARC invites all hams to participate in monthly meetings and activities.
January Monthly Meeting
January 12, 2026 – Elmer and social hour 5:30 – 6:30. Meeting 6:30 – 8:30
This meeting is in-person and Zoom.
Zoom registration link is here:
https://us02web.zoom.us/meeting/register/Tc04fYcBS2WLA4eT_3L9WQ
In person location is:
Scouting America
9700 SW Nimbus Ave
Beaverton, OR 97008
Google Map Link: Scouting America
Meeting Topic
ICOM IC 905
Paul KI7ADC, Raoul W7RPS, and Bob KK6WLU will demonstrate the IC-905 V/U/SHF radio. The rado modes include FM, SSB, AM, DV, and ATV. Bands include 2m (144 MHz), 70cm (440 MHz), 23cm (1.2 GHz), 13cm (2.4 GHz), and 5cm (5.6 GHz). The talk will discuss planning, setup, and operating in the field. The demo will feature operating Amateur TV between two stations in the room. Other examples of GHz-band equipment will also be shown.
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Events
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History of PARC
Portland Amateur Radio Club (PARC) has been serving the amateur radio community and the City of Portland, Oregon, since 1941.
The club call is W7LT.
Weekly Net
Join our weekly net, every Tuesday night at 7:00 pm on 146.84 MHz.
PARC groups.io
Given the many online radio forums currently available to PARC members we no longer use groups.io for club announcements and we will slowly phase these groups out. For now, they are still accessible for members who have joined them. Please be sure to subscribe to our email list below to receive all announcements.
YouTube Channel
Many of our monthly meetings and Beginner Ham Radio meetings are available on the PARC YouTube Channel. Check them out here.
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