Reminder that there is testing at 5:30pm (bring FRN# and ID) followed by our general club meeting at 7:00pm. Looking forward to seeing you there. All are welcome.

Where: Parkview Baptist Church

When: Every 2nd Monday

This Saturday morning will be the highly anticipated Club Picnic.

Come out for some wonderful fellowship, play radio, and even get a bite. The Club will provide BBQ, buns, onions, Swiss cheese, ice, and water. Also, please feel free to bring anything else you would like and like to share.

• When: Saturday, April 8th starting at 8:00am
• Where: Lake Parker Park in Lakeland (enter the park & drive until you see antennas)

LARC will operate the W4S Special Event Station again this year at the Sun n Fun Aerospace Expo. The station will be located in the corner of the Emil Buehler hangar (just off the right wing-tip of the 727 static display). Our participation in the event will run from March 28 until April 1st.

More info at: https://flysnf.org

We plan to operate primarily on 20 and 40 meters, but may add 17 and 10 if propagation permits. We will try to monitor the K4LKL repeater, but this is an airshow, so be patient if we are slow to answer.

The schedule and roster of operators is full at this point, but please feel free to drop by the station, sign the guest log and visit for a while.

We had a very good turn out, the weather was great and everyone had a good time. Amateur radio was introduced to multiple attendees and their families and club members enjoyed the “old Florida” atmosphere and time to visit with each other.

Heritage Day – March 18, 2023

8950 N Campbell Road, Lakeland, Florida

Join the Lakeland Amateur Radio Club at Heritage Park for live on-the-air demonstrations of amateur radio’s versatility and usefulness for everyone.

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!