Reminder all, this month’s meeting will start at 6pm and will have a $10 per person fee. There will be Mission BBQ and raffles and a recap of Field Day.

Also, this month LARC will still be taking donations to offset our portion of the Fusion repeater that we are buying with the Lake Wales club. It will be installed at the 300 ft Polk Emergency Management tower in Bartow. Also contributing to project is the Polk County Public Schools Radio Society, who will be adding the battery back up and helping to administer it.

Club member Russ Delaney, N4RTD has a program on Youtube called “Spurious Emissions”, and if you haven’t seen it you’re missing out.

This past Saturday he was with our friends from the Lake Wales Radio Amateurs at their monthly QRP event at Lake Shipp Park in Winter Haven. Enjoy!

The original Radio Amateur’s Code was written by Paul M. Segal, W9EEA over 90 years ago (in 1928), and it’s as relevant today as the day it was written…

The radio amateur is:

CONSIDERATE…never knowingly operates in such a way as to lessen the pleasure of others.

LOYAL…offers loyalty, encouragement, and support to other amateurs, local clubs, and the American Radio Relay League, through which amateur radio in the United States is represented nationally and internationally.

PROGRESSIVE…with knowledge abreast of science, a well-built and efficient station and operation above reproach.

FRIENDLY…slow and patient operating when requested; offers friendly advice and counsel to the beginner; kind assistance, cooperation, and consideration for the interests of others. These are the hallmarks of the amateur spirit.

BALANCED…radio is an avocation, never interfering with duties owed to family, job, school, or community.

PATRIOTIC…station and skills are always ready for service to country and community.

If we’re operating on the air or working to mentor a new operator, are we living up to this ideal and passing it along to others?

We are in the the thick of hamfest season, and there is lots going on over the next few weeks…

01/20/23-01/21/23 Southwest Florida Regional Hamfest/ARRL South Florida Section Convention, Fort Myers https://swflhamfest.info

01/28/23 Desoto County Hamfest, Arcadia http://desotoarc.org

02/10/23-02/12-23 Orlando Hamcation/ARRL Southeastern Division Convention, Orlando http://www.hamcation.com

02/18/23 Highlands County Amateur Radio Club Hamfest, Sebring https://highlandsamateurradio.com/

02/18/23 Hernando County Amateur Radio Association Hamfest, Brooksville http://www.hcara.org

02/24/23-/2/25/23 TechCon, presented by the ARRL West Central Florida Section, Tampa http://arrlwcf.org/wcf-special-events/wcftechconference/

It’s a good time to be a ham in Florida!

We started the new year out with a bang and had “Show & Tell”, showing different radios and what they will do and some of the myriad of options available. Enjoy!