Note: The VEC testing policy
of "Walk-ins Allowed" has changed to "Testing by
Appointment Only". For more information contact Tom Kottke,
WT4TK, (252) 402-8950 or e-mail tkottke@centurylink.net or Al Mullis,
K4GOE, (252) 495-1349, or e-mail mullisal@centurylink.net .
Pamlico Amateur Radio Club, K4BCH
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The Pamlico Amateur Radio Club
organization (PARC) of Eastern North Carolina is an active
group of "Ham" radio operators, primarily living in or around
Beaufort County, NC. Club membership is open to any amateur
radio operator and/or family member, as well as to interested
non-Hams.
Since its beginnings in 1991, Club members
have provided essential emergency communication services to
Beaufort and surrounding counties, through actual disaster
communications support, disaster shelter support, as well as
practice search and rescue support exercises (SARX) organized
by Beaufort County Emergency Services personnel.
In addition, the Club provides
non-emergency communications assistance to other community
organizations such as long-distance runs, kayak races, and
fund-raising events as requested. Annual Field Day in June and
the annual Christmas Party/meeting, amongst others, offer
great opportunities to socialize, meet members and guests, as
well as learn about the hobby.
PARC is a 501c3 non-profit organization
legally formed under the laws of North Carolina. The Club
meets at 7pm on the SECOND Thursday of each month at the Zion
Episcopal Church, 7302 US 264, Washington, NC. We also have
the Club Net monthly on the FIRST Thursday at 8pm.
These monthly Nets offer practice for those
who check-in for message-handling procedures in the event of
actual emergencies; the formal portion of Net lasts about 20
minutes, followed by informal comments from Net check-ins. The
Net VHF frequency is 146.955 MHz, minus 600 offset, PL tone
131.8 operated through the Bath, NC repeater. A new club
repeater is available at 147.255 MHz, plus 600 offset, PL tone
131.8. These repeaters are used daily by many of our local
Hams and are monitored regularly by some of the PARC Members.
More information about the Pamlico Amateur
Radio Club is located on other internal pages/folders of this
Website. Please feel free to contact any Officer for more
information. Please come join us at a Club Meeting on the 2nd
Thursday @7pm.