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Welcome to PCARS The Platinum Coast Amateur Radio Society (PCARS) is located on the central east coast of Florida in the city of Melbourne. PCARS has been in existence for over 55 years and has more than 160 members. |
New PCARS Website
The new website has been live for about two years and is now consider the PCARS official website. For now this site will remain online, until the Board decide to archive it. Most of the old site will still be available as an archive, but may not be up-to-date. For the latest up-to-date information pertaining to PCARS visit the official website linkede below.
Technician License Classes
For information on upcoming classes, visit the official website ofPCARS
Melbourne Hamfest
PCARS signature event each year is the Melbourne Hamfest. The Melbourne Hamfest is tentatively scheduled for early October. You can also check out the event page on the new PCARS website for details.
PCARS Monthly Meetings
PCARS club meetings are held on the 2nd Monday of each month. Coffee, cookies, and cake socializing starts at 6:45pm followed by the program at 7:00pm. Club business is conducted immediately following the presentation of the program. All licensed amateur radio operators and other interested parties are invited to attend.
PCARS meetings are held at the Veterans of Foreign Wars (VFW) facility located at 3201 Dairy Road in Melbourne. The VFW building is painted bright blue and there is a tall large diameter flag pole at the rear of the facility. Parking on the grass is ample, just be careful not to park on the large mound that covers a former septic tank!
You can get to the VFW from US192 by driving south on Dairy Road for 1.2 miles (the VFW is on your left), or from Palm Bay Road by driving north on Dairy Road for 1.8 miles (the VFW is on your right).
The PCARS class is free...
PCARS Quarterly Tailgates
For more information, see the Tailgate webpage.
Are you interested in working Amateur Satellites? You can get started with just a little equipment and any Amateur Radio license.
Excellent storage for our radio equipment is provided by:
Midgard Self Storage
575 N Apollo Blvd Melbourne, FL 32935
321-426-1850
