I Cant Believe It Is That Time Of Year Again!
Our plans for this year are very similar to the past few years. We plan
on having food available from setup on Saturday to breakfast on Sunday.
As we have in the past, we request that all members bring a dish to share
with everyone for our Saturday dinner at 6pm. In the past few years, we have shared a
wonderful “spread” from salads to cakes, baked beans to cookies! The Club will be
providing the hamburgers and hot dogs and all of the condiments.
Please remember to furnish your own drinks. The Club will provide water
and coffee.
Reminders and updates will be sent out during the week.
If you have any questions or comments, please contact me at
ki4cdy@arrl.net.
Thank you and see you there!
Patrick O’Neil
KI4CDY
For all you new members, the location will be the same as in years past. We will start setting up early Saturday morning at Hunt Fountain Park. Directions
June 2016 Meeting
And we have a new Tech, and a new Extra! Left to right, George, John (our newest VE), Giovanni KM4UOZ a new Tech, Peggy VE Coordinator, Mitchell KM4SHD Extra, and Richard.
Our fearless leader introducing the main speaker for the evening, Bog Siegel.
In spite of the bad weather we had an excellent turnout.
Can anyone identify these two love birds in the corner?
Bob giving his presentation.
Last but not least, Fred reminded us that Field Day is coming up. We did well last year, and expect to do even better this year.
Congratulations Andrew
Mr. and Mrs. Robert Stevens
are pleased to announce the
graduation of their son
Andrew Michael Stevens
with Highest Honors
from Cornerstone Christian Academy
Auburndale, Florida
Class of 2016
Congratulations Andrew from all the LARC members. We wish you the best of luck with your future plans. We have seen you in operation, and have every confidence that you will choose well, and will do well at whatever you choose to do in life.
Lakeland Amateur Radio Club invites you to
attend our “2016 ARRL Field Day” event!
Field Day is an annual event sponsored by the American Radio Relay League (ARRL). Every year, Hams from all over the country set up radios and spend a full 24 hours operating them. Visitors are encouraged to watch and learn. A special station will be available for “non-HAMS” so they can learn how easy it is to “Get on the Air”.
This is a great way to see what “Amateur Radio” is all about…
Refreshments will be served provided by our local sponsors and the Lakeland Amateur Radio Club We will be operation round the clock contacting hundreds of stations around the world! Our operators will be using the following types of stations: High Frequency (HF) Radio, Very High Frequency (VHF) Radio, Morse Code, Automatic Position Reporting System (APRS), Echo Link (A digital Mode using the internet and VOIP) and various Digital modes!
Visitors are Welcome – FREE Admission – Door Prizes – Food!
When?Saturday, June 25th 2016 and Sunday, June 26th 2016 Open 2:00PM Sat thru 2:00 PM on Sun.
Setup for the event will begin at day break Saturday June 25th somewhere around 6am.
Where? Hunt Fountain Park, located at Duff and Green Roads in North Lakeland
For More Information visit our Web Site at www.LakelandARC.org
Pat Morris Told Me About This Event At Monday’s Meeting
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May 2016 Meeting
A Note From The President
Hello to all,
I want to thank everyone that came out last night to our LARC club meeting. We had a group of 53 show up for the meeting. A check of the records show that we now have 83 dues paying members in our club. We had one person test and pass the extra class exam and that was John Leahy, KK4ITX. Congratulations to our new extra class.
The March for Babies, March of Dimes event on April 30 had a good turnout and we were able to man the stations around Lake Hollingsworth with no problems. Our youngest member Liam Holzer, KM4STS, 8 years old, got his parents Aimee, KM4STT, and Leon, KM4STU, out to assist him. Liam manned his post and reported in on his HT. I asked if he drove to the meeting but he let Mom and Dad take care of the transportation.
We had the pleasure of having several visitors to the club. We welcomed Duane Archibald, N4WDH, of Wesley Chapel, president of the East Pasco Amateur Radio Society, EPARS. Thanks for coming Duane. We were also fortunate to have a couple of visitors that are getting interested in amateur radio and stopped by to see what they could learn about our hobby. We will see them back in the next few months for their technician tests.
Fred Delaney, K1DU, is getting us ready for field day and is getting the signup sheets filled with operators. Please contact Fred and get ready to support LARC field day. Fred does a great job of organizing this event each year and takes great pride in making sure that we are successful. Thanks Fred.
Matthew Stevens spoke on the use of Log Book of the World, LOTW, and how to get started in using this useful tool.
Next meeting Bob Siegel, WA4YFN, will be speaking on generators and emergency power. Bob has years of business experience in this a rea and will bring some great information to the meeting. I look forward to hearing his presentation.
Al Sheppard, W4ZSC, was with us in spirit as he is in India at this time having just traveled from Dubai and will be back later this week.
Thanks to all and see you soon,
Rich Kennedy – N4ESS
President
Lakeland Amateur Radio Club
813-240-5614
Congratulations John, KK4ITX now Extra!
Matthew did an outstanding job, and on very short notice, on the Log Book Of The World.
Kevin updated the group on his and Matthew’s experience working Florida State Parks.
The room was packed. I counted over 54 attendees.
Request for Assistance
During the meeting Mike Shreve offered the group an opportunity to help out at an upcoming event. The event is called the Citrus Tour and will take place on May 21-22.
There are a number of volunteer openings, both for fixed positions and mobile volunteers (drivers or passengers). Anyone interested in volunteering, should register at www.citrustourradio.org. Your name will be added to the roster from there.
There is also a Facebook page, at Citrus Tour Radio Support.
Michael Shreve
March For Babies 2016
March For Babies This Saturday, April 30, 2016
For the newcomers, we will meet at the First Presbyterian Church, on Lake Hollingsworth Drive, Lakeland FL. Arrive a little early to insure a good parking spot behind the church. There is still time to sign up, so contact Rich. This is a fun event.
