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The Blowtorch of Parma
W 8 D R Z

444.050 Mhz  |  +5 MHz Offset  |   131.8 Hz Tone


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The Blowtorch of Parma ARC August Meeting


The August 2025 general membership meeting of The Blowtorch of Parma Amateur Radio Club will be held at 7:00 pm on Wednesday, August 6th, 2025, at the North Royalton Branch of the Cuyahoga County Library located at 5071 Wallings Road, North Royalton, OH 44133.


This meeting is open to anyone and everyone interested in Amateur Radio.

You do not need to be a member of this or any other club to attend.


Come and meet many of the people behind the voices you hear and talk with.


7:00 pm  -  Wednesday, August 6th, 2025

North Royalton Branch of the Cuyahoga Public Library

5071 Wallings Road
North Royalton, OH  44133


Meeting Location Map

North Royalton Branch of Cuyahoga County Public Library
(Click on the map for a larger view)

GPS coordinates are  41.33139, -81.72141




The Blowtorch of Parma is the Jim Snell, W8DRZ, Memorial Repeater.  A commercial Motorola MTR-2000 repeater pushing 124-watts to the antenna positioned 321 feet up the WJW Channel 8 TV transmitter tower located at the southeast corner of State Road and West Pleasant Valley Road in Parma, Ohio.  Operating on 444.050 MHz with +5 Mhz offset and 131.8 Hz tone.  It is the premier UHF repeater in the northeasten Ohio area.
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The Blowtorch of Parma Amateur Radio Club, (TBOP), is currently accepting applications for membership.

An editable PDF membership application form can be downloaded below.

Downloadable editable PDF Membership Application Form

The completed form can be printed and mailed in or saved under a new name and emailed.



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There is a TBOP Club Net weekly on Monday nights at 8:00 pm local time on the repeater.  Be sure to check in weekly for the latest news and other information and to meet some of the other hams within the range of the repeater.

If you have questions, news, comments, would like something announced on the net or want to contact the officers of TBOP, send an email to:

The TBOP Club also has an email notification email list where recipients can receive Reminders of upcoming Nets, Club Meetings and other Club informational announcements.

After requesting to join the list you should receive a confirmation email with a link which you need to click to confirm you wish to join the list.

If you don't see this email within 10-minutes or so, check your spam folder.


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