March for Babies — What a Turnout!

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The Lakeland Amateur Radio Club was proud to assist with communications support for this year’s March for Babies event on Saturday, May 31st. Despite the earlier rain, spirits were high as about 175 walkers made their way around Lake Hollingsworth.

Here’s the team that helped keep everything running smoothly:

Net Control: Bill — KK4LYQ

Station #1: Bill — K4JZ

Station #2: Kenny — KM4UYX & Howard — K4THC

Station #3: Ringo — N4SI & Stacy — N4SDB

Station #4: Bob — NC8I

Rover: Jim — W4XDS

Tail-End Charlie: Eric — W4EMT

Big thanks to everyone who turned out and represented amateur radio in action! Here are some photos from the event:


Next LARC Club Meeting

๐Ÿ—“ Monday, June 9th
๐Ÿ“ Parkview Baptist Church (across from Lakeland Regional Health)
๐Ÿ•  Ham Testing: 5:30 p.m.
๐Ÿ•– Meeting Begins: 7:00 p.m.

This will be our final meeting before Field Day, so Fred — K1DU will be giving us an update and collecting any last-minute signups. We’ll also hear from VISTE (Volunteers in Service to the Elderly)–a community organization LARC supports.

And don’t forget: our annual Tablegate meeting is coming up in August. Now’s a good time to go through your gear and see if you have anything to sell or trade!