On October 24 the Lakeland Amateur Radio Club will be supporting Warrior Walk 2020. The walk will be held at Lake Hollingsworth from 7:00 a.m. until 10:00 a.m. and volunteers are needed to provide communications. Base camp will be at the First Presbyterian Church at 175 Lake Hollingsworth Drive. Please contact Bob Doherty at KM4BAO@yahoo.com to volunteer. See you at the lake!

“Warrior Walk 2020 – Lakeland – Saturday October 24Th, 2020

175 Lake Hollingsworth Drive
Lakeland, FL 33801

LARC has, once again this year, been chosen to provide communication support for the 2020 Warrior Walk. Volunteer Radio Operators are needed from 7:00 A.M. until 10:00 A.M.

Please bring your HT. We will be using the LARC repeater at 146.685 PL 127.3. The event will once again be held at the First Presbyterian Church. We need a total of 10 volunteers to fulfill the needs of the event.

Please email Bob Doherty ( KM4BAO) at KM4BAO@yahoo.com to sign up. A detailed email will then be sent to all volunteers.

Thank you in advance for volunteering!”

http://www.arrl.org/arrl-expo?fbclid=IwAR1dpxXtZc8yOeS9xHX4km-TAzAkrw2DqzKVfhc8IqPaosMhE7Oj7-9EdJI

It’s a great time to be working the airwaves!  Courtesy of https://www.contestcalendar.com/weeklycont.php it’s easy to see that the bands will be hot with…

• California QSO Party
• TRC DX Contest
• Oceania DX Contest (SSB)
• RSGB DX Contest
• SKCC QSO Party (for the CW ops among us)

You don’t have to be a contester to get involved…it’s a great way to pick up new counties, states and countries and most of all, have fun!
There are also a number of great special event stations on this weekend, including…

• The Lester Dent-Doc Savage Special Event
• The New England Wireless & Steam Museum Yankee Steam-Up
• National Fire Prevention Week Special Event

Visit http://www.arrl.org/special-event-stations for details on the Special Event stations.

Let’s get those rigs fired up and put those licenses to work. See you on the air!

For those who don’t know, the Dayton Hamvention is THE hamfest. Held every year (although not this year) in May, it is the largest event of it’s kind in the country. The Hara Arena in Trotwood, Ohio, just outside of Dayton hosted Hamvention from 1964 until 2016, when it was announced that the arena would be closing and the event was moved to Xenia, Ohio. There was hope of rebuilding the venue, but extensive damaged received during the tornado outbreak on Memorial Day weekend 2019 put an end to that.

http://www.arrl.org/news/former-dayton-hamvention-venue-hara-arena-is-being-demolished

Glenn (Li’l Top), KO4AWJ sent us a few pics from the last club meeting out at the Florida Air Museum at Sun & Fun. Remember to send your photos in to blogmaster@lakelandarc.org (they don’t have to be club related, just ham radio related). Thanks, Glenn!

Did you know that the NOAA Hurricane Hunters are based right here at our very own Lakeland Linder International Airport? These guys have been getting quite a workout lately. https://www.omao.noaa.gov/learn/aircraft-operations/about/hurricane-hunters has lots of interesting information about this group.

And no…they’re not taking passengers.

Dave Lafave, KK4BMI became a Silent Key after his sudden passing on Thursday, September 17, 2020. Dave was a member (and a board member) of the Lakeland Amateur Radio Club, and was a life member of the ARRL.

According to his QRZ profile, Dave retired from the U.S. Army in 1998, and had been a licensed radio amateur since 2011.

He is survived by his wife Lisa Marie Martin Lafave and his loving family.