Special Event Station: Harvey House Museum
2024-09-14 09:00 - 15:00 (America/Chicago) | Harvey House – Leavenworth, 624 Olive Street, Leavenworth, 66048, United States
Honoring Fred Harvey and his accomplishments in the railroad hospitality industry, PKARC will be conducting a Special Event station at the Harvey House Museum site in Leavenworth, Kansas.
More information to come.

Amateur Radio between the World Wars
2024-09-19 19:00 - 20:00 | Pilgrim Community Church, 500 Arch Street, Leavenworth, Kansas, 66048
Scott Hedberg NØZB will be joining us at our build session on September 19th to provide a presentation on Army Amateur Radio Service from World War I and World War II. This is a web-prepared talk about the development and use of Amateur Radio while the spectrum was available for Amateur use.
All Radio Amateurs are invited. There is no cost. For further information about the build session that follows, see the event announcement.

PKARC at the Car Show
2024-09-26 16:00 - 18:00 | Twin Oaks Independent Living, 457 W Eisenhower Rd, Lansing, KS, 66043, United States
There will be a car show in the Twin Oaks parking lot. We plan to have an information table and small radio set-up on display/demo. This is a great PR opportunity and continue to grow our relationship with Twin Oaks.
More information later.

October Club Meeting
2024-10-03 19:00 - 20:30 | Pilgrim Community Church, 500 Arch Street, Leavenworth, Kansas, 66048
Tentative Agenda:

Highlighting the Oct 5th SET positions available and encouraging participation

KCHEART Area Annual Meeting
2025-01-18 10:00 - 12:00 | Centerpoint Medical Center, 19600 E 39th Street, Independence, MO, 64057, United States
All Kansas City Hospital Emergency Amateur Radio Team (KCHEART) members who wish to stay affiliated, and those who are interested in becoming a member, are encouraged to attend this annual meeting. Members who need credentials or have expired credentials can get their application and picture taken at the meeting.
Local contacts are Roxann KZØIMO and Rick NJØP. Contact either if you want to coordinate attendance.

Freeze Your Keys
2025-02-22 08:00 - 16:00
PKARC’s winter field day at the Weston Bend State Park

PKARC Building and Learning Session
2025-03-20 18:00 - 20:00
Agenda: TBA

April 2025 Club Meeting
2025-04-03 19:00 - 20:30 | Pilgrim Community Church, 500 Arch Street, Leavenworth, Kansas, 66048
We’re building the Agenda. Please send agenda items to our club president:

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KS-LV-ARES: Sunday Evening Information & Training Net
2025-04-06 19:30 - 20:00
Net topic is per Net Training Topics List on the KS-LV-ARES web site.
Net starts 1930 hours or immediately following the JARA UHF net.
KD0ZKP/R VHF 147.000(+) 151.4 Hz repeater until further notice.
When we get our other repeater repaired, the net will return to WØROO/R VHF 145.330 (-) 151.4 Hz repeater and WØROO-R via Echolink.

KCHEART/SHARC Monthly Net
2025-04-07 19:00 - 20:00
PKARC SHARC Net at 19:00 with check-ins from 19:15-19:28 on the 147.00 Repeater. With KCHEART Net at 19:30 on 443.500 + 151.4 tone with Team 4 at SJH and Team 1 at PMC.

PKARC Weekly Voice Net
2025-04-09 19:30 - 20:00
Join us on the 147.000 MHz (+) 151.4 Hz FM repeater in Leavenworth each Wednesday evening at 1930 hours for the Pilot Knob Amateur Radio Club net. Check in to say “hi”, get the latest updates from the club president, stay abreast of radio activities, and sign up for Thursday breakfast.
[No net on Christmas Day or New Year’s Day.]

PKARC Weekly Breakfast Gathering
2025-04-24 07:30 - 08:30 | The Depot 1887, 781 Shawnee Streeet, Leavenworth, Kansas, 66048
Informal get-together where Hams meet eggs. Join us for great Amateur Radio talk and story swapping over biscuits and gravy.
If you plan to attend breakfast, please let us know on our PKARC Wednesday evening net or let Gary- WØMNA know by Wednesday so we have a table large enough to accommodate everyone.

PKARC Monthly Meeting
2025-05-01 19:00 - 20:30
Planning for Lewis and Clark Trail on the Air Special Event ( May 31 – June 15 ) and Field Day 2025 (June 28-29) along with additional topics yet TBD.

KCHEART/SHARC Monthly Test
2025-05-05 19:15 - 20:00
May 5, 2025
SJH Team 1
PMC Team 2
All other KCHEART members of SHARC are requested to check in to the 147.000 Repeater between 1900 and 1930 hours with the proviso that, if call upon, you can report to either Saint John Hospital or Providence Medical Center for KCHEART participation. We do this because there is not enough room in the Command Centers to accommodate all KCHEART members of SHARC for every KCHEART Monthly Test.

May Club Build Session Rescheduled
2025-05-29 18:00 - 20:00
Our build session has been moved to May 29th in preparation for the Lewis and Clark Trail on the Air special event that starts at 1900 on May 30th.

Lewis and Clark Trail on the Air special event
2025-05-30 19:00 - 2025-06-15 19:00
This will be the fourth annual activation of this popular event. This year PKARC will be joined by the William Becknell Heritage Days ARC ( Overland Park ) representing the State of Kansas. There are 16 states involved along with two bonus stations this year.
We hope as many members that can will participate during this 2 week special event to learn more about the event please visit Lewis & Clark Trail on the Air. We will be discussing more about how to register and activate at our upcoming club meetings.
Scott K2SCT is our club representative for this event.

KCHEART/SHARC Monthly Test
2025-06-02 19:15 - 20:00
Team 2 will be at SJH and Team 3 will be at PMC. All others please check in via 147:00 repeater from 7:15 -7:25 PM to the SHARC net. The KCHEART net can be monitored beginning at 7:30 PM on 443.500 with 151.4 tone.

Club Build Night Meeting June 19th
2025-06-19 18:00 - 20:00
Meeting will start at 6PM at the Pilgrim Community Church, 500 Arch St.
We will be testing participants laptops with N3FJP logging software and connecting with the local WiFi system that will be utilized at Field Day site. We will also practice using the logging program and demonstrating some of the features like checking for duplicates.
If time allows we will also have presentations on the Dayton Hamvention 2025 adventure and the current Winlink monthly exercise.

ARRL 2025 Field Day June 28-29
2025-06-28 08:00 - 2025-06-29 15:00 | Veterans Administration Park, 2900 Home Pl, Leavenworth, 66048, United States

Twin Oaks Retirement Community Car Show
2025-07-10 17:00 - 19:00
The Pilot Knob Amateur Radio Club will have an information booth setup at the car show at 757 W Eisenhower Road, Lansing KS 66043. Please stop by and enjoy music, snacks and many unique automobiles that will be on display.

July Build Session Soldering Projects
2025-07-17 18:00 - 20:00
We will have both through hole and SMD project kits for practicing your soldering skills. Bring your soldering equipment to the session, the kits are $5. These are fun projects that provide function and entertainment when completed.

August Club Meeting
2025-08-07 19:00 - 20:30
Agenda Items
Field Day Wrap Up, Kansas QSO party, Club Apparel, Christmas Party, ISS SSTV and Equipment Auction vs Raffle

August Building and Learning Session
2025-08-21 18:00 - 20:00
We will be assembling short coax jumpers with BNC and UHF connectors

Fred Harvey House Museum on the Air Special Event
2025-09-13 08:00 - 15:00 | Harvey House – Leavenworth, 624 Olive Street, Leavenworth, 66048, United States

September Building and Learning Meeting
2025-09-18 18:00 - 20:00 | Pilgrim Community Church, 500 Arch Street, Leavenworth, Kansas, 66048
We will be demonstrating the use of Pi-Star and our club Antenna Analyzer. We will also be assisting anyone that has an unfinished previous club build project and provide troubleshooting for such items.

St John's Hospital fall repeater and tower inspection
2025-09-27 09:00 - 11:00 | Saint John Hospital, 3500 S 4th Street, Leavenworth, KS, 66048, United States
We will be conducting our fall repeater and tower inspection to include Mesh Dish alignment and Christmas Star preparation. Please contact Steve WØSER if you are available to assist as a spotter.

PKARC Monthly Club Meeting
2025-10-02 19:00 - 20:30 | Pilgrim Community Church, 500 Arch Street, Leavenworth, Kansas, 66048
We will be covering several club business topics to include nominations for 2025 Club Officers, Final update on Simulated Emergency Test (SET) exercise that will be held on October 4th.

KC Metro Simulated Emergency Test (SET)
2025-10-04 07:00 - 12:00 | Saint John Hospital, 3500 S 4th Street, Leavenworth, KS, 66048, United States
Attention All Radio Amateurs
This is the big one! “If this had been an actual emergency…”. It’s exactly what we are training for … the big one. Although this is an ARES event, all Radio Amateurs are encouraged to participate.
Radio groups throughout the Kansas City region are participating.
Tune into Sunday evening ARES Information & Training Nets for updates, news about tests and drills, and to sign up for the SET.
Stay tuned. Stay ready. Stay safe.

Leavenworth County "Goblin Patrol"
2025-10-31 17:30 - 22:00 | Leavenworth Justice Center, 601 S Third St., Leaveworth, Kansas, 66048
All County Volunteers are invited to support our Deputies and Law Enforcement Officers. Help make Halloween a safer experience for everyone.
Here are a few important details about the event, along with some information we need from you:
Event Details:

Chili at 5:30 PM, your patrol instructions will follow after.
We’ll gather in the Justice Center Basement Conference Room (the same location as our National Weather Service presentation).
Please use the East parking lot, where you’ll find the most available spaces.

RSVP to Rachael Schuette per emailed instruction or call 913-684-0455.
Those desiring to become volunteers for Leavenworth County Emergency Management should call 913-684-0455 for more information.

November Club Meeting
2025-11-06 19:00 - 20:30
We will be holding election of officers for 2026, voting on term limits and discussing final plans for Club Christmas party on December 5th.
