The Panhandle Amateur Radio Club is a non-profit organization for the promotion and enjoyment of the Amateur Radio Hobby, fellowship with other panhandle operators, emergency preparedness and public service. The Club is affiliated with the American Radio Relay League, Inc.(ARRL).

The Club meets on the first Saturday of each month at 9:30 am at the Amarillo Emergency Services Building located at 1900 Line Avenue in Amarillo, TX.

All licensed Amateur Radio operators; any one interested in the radio hobby or those wanting to obtain an amateur radio license are invited to attend. License classes are held as needed and testing in held monthly following the monthly meetings. Programs are both informative and educational, presenting topics of interest to the Amateur radio community.

If you wish to sit for a license exam please contact the PARC Testing Coordinator or one of the club officers prior to make arrangements for your test and to ensure that you bring everything necessary.

Club members hold an annual Picnic/Swapfest in May and participate in Field Day in June. Public service activities include providing race communications for the Annual MS 150 Bike Race, participation in the annual Skywarn Recognition Day, Tri-State Fair Parade and Boy Scout JOTA activities. Members interested in emergency preparedness will find enjoyment in participating in the local Panhandle ARES special interest group. For more information on Skywarn and ARES please check out the link at the bottom left corner of this page.

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