Locally Led – Universal Reach™
Although the Hunga Tonga eruption originated over 6,000 miles away, the resultant atmospheric pressure waves were evident locally in the Park Cities. The PCARC weather station has continuously reported micro-local weather data to the Davis Weatherlink service for years. This information is stored and available for analysis as demonstrated by Davis when they informed users…
The Park Cities Amateur Radio Club is very happy to bestow the first ever Outstanding Service Award to WB4WXD, Jeff Montgomery. The award is not issued yearly, but rather, only in response to service to the club that is clearly foundational and well-beyond typical club participation. Although he would be slow to admit it, he…
At 7pm on the 3rd Tuesday of each month, members of the Park Cities Amateur Radio Club socialize at Chip’s Old Fashioned Hamburgers on Lover’s Lane. These gatherings are a great opportunity for those who want to learn more about PCARC or radio in general. These socials typically run a couple hours and everyone pays…
More than 50 years ago, mechanical Geochron World Clocks became the first and only way to see the Sunrise and Sunset on Earth in real-time, in sync with the Earth’s 23.4 degree axial tilt against the Sun. This type of display is often used by governments, multinational corporations, and not least, ham radio operators! Park…
One of our own, Jeff Montgomery (WB4WXD), is in the news! His assistance, although from afar, was instrumental in efficiently giving the Park Cities Amateur Radio Club legs. His many years of leadership experience with the Palestine Anderson County Amateur Radio Club (PACARC) (www.pacarc.org) proved invaluable. “By investing his time in others within the hobby,…
Park Cities Amateur Radio Club is committed to nonprofit integrity. Accordingly, PCARC has registered with GuideStar – the world’s premier resource for verification of nonprofit entity data. We provided verified information to a degree that a GuideStar Silver Transparency Seal has been granted to our organization. Below is a snapshot of our public GuideStar profile…
Emergency preparedness is a central focus for the vast majority of amateur radio clubs in America. PCARC founder and president, Dawson Lightfoot, has made strides to lead by example by completing more than 12 hours of Community Emergency Response Team (CERT) training through the City of Dallas Office of Emergency Management. Namely he completed the…
While most of the nearly 50 members of the Park Cities Amateur Radio Club are located in and around DFW, we actually have a worldwide footprint. This map illustrates two points. First, you can meaningfully participate in PCARC from anywhere in the world, in part, thanks to our membership generally embracing all modern technology has…
The leaders of the Park Cities Amateur Radio Club know the importance of protecting the club’s good name. Accordingly, concurrent with its inception, PCARC applied for registration for the mark, PARK CITIES AMATEUR RADIO CLUB, from the United State Patent and Trademark Office. The trademark registration was awarded on 3 August 2021. With PCARC being…
On the weekend of 26 June 2021, Dawson Lightfoot (KI5KMQ – President of PCARC) joined with fellow members of the Dallas Amateur Radio Club to compete in the 2021 American Radio Relay League Field Day. One goal of the competition is to obtain as many confirmed conversations (“QSOs”) from as many different stations as possible….