Platinum Coast Amateur Radio Society

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The Platinum Coast Amateur Radio Society (PCARS) resides on the central east coast of Florida in the city of Melbourne. PCARS has been in existence for over 40 years and presently includes over 100 members. PCARS club meetings take place every second Monday of every month at 7:15pm at the Salvation Army building at 1080 Hickory St., Melbourne, Florida.

John Tower KS4YH- Silent Key

On July 3rd, 2010, PCARS Member John Tower KY4SH became a Silent Key. John has been an active member of PCARS for many years and has been the Educational Chairman for many of those years.

John helped many Hams get their Amateur license and has been active in the PCARS'S ARRL VE Testing program. John will me missed by everyone that knew him.

Don't miss the

45th Annual Melbourne Hamfest

2010 Hamfest Info

Pictures from 2009 Hamfest

Pictures of Club Station Trailer Installation

Pictures by W4EIP

EMERGENCY BATTERIES

Installation at Club Station

Harris Corp. donated PCARS a rack of Telecomm Batteries to be used for Emergency Backup during emergencies like Hurricanes and other times when normal power is not available. These batteries are kept charged at all times in the event they are needed. The batteries can power the club stations communications equipment and lightning for over a week without re-charging. In the event the emergency lasts longer, The PCARS Club Station also has a GAS GENERATOR on site that can provide power for the building. The batteries are wired to provide 12Volts DC @ 2000 Amps.