So Hurricane Ian has come and gone and thankfully spared the Lakeland area the catastrophic damage that our friends to the south are dealing with. For those of you still without power, rest assured Lakeland Electric and the other power companies are doing all they can to get you back on,

From an amateur radio standpoint it looks like the repeaters in the area are on and things are operating normally.

For those of you that were planning on going to the Melbourne Hamfest next weekend, it is on as scheduled. As for the Gulf Coast ARC swapmeet Saturday and the Manatee ARC hamfest on October 15, we’re still looking for updates.