The March For Babies Is Just Around The Corner

March of Dimes – March for Babies 2020 – Lakeland

LARC has, once again this year, been chosen to provide communication support for the Lakeland Portion of this national event. Volunteer Radio Operators are needed from 7:30 AM until 10:30 AM. 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 this event.

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

Thank you in advance for volunteering!

Bob KM4BAO

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Once again, LARC will have a presence at the Kathleen Historic Society’s Heritage Day. The lead members this year will be Bill KI4ZMV, and Fred K1DU. Weather permitting, attendance at this event and our exhibit is normally high. Those who drop by might not be all that interested in Ham radio, but you will not find a better bunch of folks to chat with. Conversations often reveal an uncle or grandfather who was a ham at one time. This event is an excellent opportunity to show that Amateur Radio is still relevant, and emphasize how it serves the public in so many ways.

All club members are invited to drop by and participate. This is truly a Festival with a lot to see, do, and enjoy.

To educate the public about the importance of the Amateur Radio Service the board opted to join many other organizations who participate in Lakeland’s First Friday celebrations. March 6th was the first of four consecutive events the club will attend this year. During the evening over twenty club members dropped by to support this effort. Another thirty plus participated by checking into a very informal net.

Here Sam N7CUC describes the role of Ham Rado in saving lives to an interested Polk County worker.

Congratulations Russel and William!

Left to right Bill K4JZ VE, Russell K1CTR new Extra, John K0ZD  VP and VE, William KO4CHJ new Tech, and VE KK4ITX John

Attendance was good. Over sixty members and guests attended the presentation.

Rich has always been one of those rare people who is capable of supporting the Lakelalnd Amateur Radio Club in both the foreground as well as the background. He is one of those members who work tirelessly behind the scenes to make the club what it is today.

Rich N4ESS reviewed the results of testing.

Below, Mike KB4FHP delivered a second presentation, this time, on the ins and outs of DMR radio.

Mike KB4FHP