W6NWG · Since 1936
Palomar Amateur Radio Club
Serving the San Diego County amateur radio community since 1936, with repeaters on Palomar Mountain, weekly nets, and a monthly meeting anyone is welcome to attend.
Next meeting
Wednesday, November 4, 2026, 7:30 PM
Program:
Henry KO6LCK giving a short presentation on the grimerton transmitter, the last Alexanderson alternator in operation.
Joe K6JPE brief presentation on the ARRL MARCONI Program, which was designed to assist clubs to become more active and engaged with their members and their local community.
Harding Community Center, 3096 Harding St, Carlsbad, CA 92008 (map). Doors open at 7:00 for socializing. Club membership is not required to attend; newcomers and the curious are always welcome.
Can’t make it in person? Join on Zoom: zoom.us/j/89625785552
Meeting ID 896 2578 5552 · Passcode 146730
Meetings are on the first Wednesday of each month, usually at the Harding Community Center. The city occasionally moves us to another Carlsbad community room, so check this website or Scope before you go. Directions and parking · Past meeting recordings
On the air
Say hello on our main repeater, 146.730 MHz (−), tone 107.2 Hz, from 5,560 feet on Palomar Mountain. Membership isn’t required to use PARC repeaters.
Repeaters
Five W6NWG voice repeaters from 6 meters to 70 cm, plus packet, on battery backup that lasts for weeks.
Nets
ARES, NTS traffic, MARA, SATERN, Ham Help, C4FM and more, every day of the week.
Scope
The monthly club newsletter, published the Friday before each meeting, with issues back to 1974.
Join PARC
$35 a year for individuals, $60 for families. Join, renew or donate online.
About the club
PARC was founded in February 1936. Our repeaters near the top of Palomar Mountain cover most of San Diego County and beyond. They run from a battery bank fed by commercial power, so they stay on the air for weeks during a grid outage, and indefinitely if we haul a generator up the hill. Besides everyday conversation, they carry nets for emergency preparedness and special interests.
Every year we hold Field Day, Operating Day, a picnic and our October auction. Through Radios for Scouts, members fund a new, pre-programmed handheld radio for each local Scout who earns a Technician license. PARC is a 501(c)(3) non-profit, so donations of equipment and money are tax-deductible.
Our history and more about PARC →
Thank you for stopping by. Say hello on the repeaters or join us at a meeting. 73 from Joe Peterson (K6JPE), PARC President.
Our partners
ARRL supports amateur radio across the country, promoting awareness and protecting our spectrum by keeping watch on the FCC.
Ham Radio Outlet is the first and last place to look for amateur radio gear, with stores in major cities and an online shop.
Scouting America teaches young people to be prepared, and communication is part of that. We give a new handheld radio to each local Scout who earns a Technician (or higher) license and the Radio merit badge.
Open Research Institute is a non-profit that shares all its research and development under open source and open access principles.