2023 – Lakeland Amateur Radio Club Blog https://blog.lakelandarc.org Tue, 05 Dec 2023 21:28:45 +0000 en-US hourly 1 https://wordpress.org/?v=6.7.1 https://blog.lakelandarc.org/wp-content/uploads/2020/03/larc_Y_logo_small.png 2023 – Lakeland Amateur Radio Club Blog https://blog.lakelandarc.org 32 32 Announcement Meeting December 11th https://blog.lakelandarc.org/2023/12/announcement-meeting-december-11th/ Tue, 05 Dec 2023 21:28:45 +0000 https://blog.lakelandarc.org/?p=2439 The December 11th meeting will be the annual Christmas party. The start time will be moved to 6pm and there will be a $10 per person to go towards dinner.

]]> VE Report 10/9/2023 https://blog.lakelandarc.org/2023/10/ve-report-10-9-2023/ Tue, 10 Oct 2023 01:54:43 +0000 https://blog.lakelandarc.org/?p=2433

Congrats to Mark KN4RCO for passing his General test in the VE session held 10/9/2023

]]> Its Picnic Time! https://blog.lakelandarc.org/2023/10/its-picnic-time-2/ Tue, 03 Oct 2023 00:03:32 +0000 https://blog.lakelandarc.org/?p=2430

What: LARC Fall Picnic

When: October 28th 8am – 2pm

Where: Colt Creek State Park (Mac Lake Picnic Area Screened Pavilion)

Why: Food, Fellowship, and Radio. Did some one say POTA?

Cost: $4 per vehicle (up to 8 people) park entrance fee

Park Info:

https://www.floridastateparks.org/parks-and-trails/colt-creek-state-park

POTA info:

https://pota.app/#/park/K-1848

]]> Warrior Walk – Saturday October 14th https://blog.lakelandarc.org/2023/10/warrior-walk-saturday-october-14th/ Mon, 02 Oct 2023 23:28:53 +0000 https://blog.lakelandarc.org/?p=2428 Announcement:

The 14th annual Warrior Walk 2023 will be Saturday, October 14th, 2023. Isn’t that a cool date and reminder that our Florida KIA are never forgotten?

We will continue to start at 09:00am with the ceremony located at 175 Lake Hollingsworth Dr, Lakeland, FL.

LARC volunteers needed! Please email Bob Doherty at km4bao@yahoo.com or sign up at the October LARC meeting. Volunteers to arrive by 8:00AM and we should be finished around 11:00AM

]]> September LWRA QRP Tailgate Sept 30, 2024 https://blog.lakelandarc.org/2023/09/september-lwra-qrp-tailgate-sept-30-2024/ Mon, 18 Sep 2023 18:56:06 +0000 https://blog.lakelandarc.org/?p=2416 From our friends in LWRA:

September QRP News!

This month’s QRP event details have been released. It will be held Sat Sept 30th at Fort Meade Outdoor Recreation Area in Ft Meade. The Tailgate Tech will be Yaesu Fusion and Wires-X. Bring your Fusion radio as there will be a portable simplex Wire-X node for you to connect to at the park.

Come on down and enjoy Ham Radio in the shade of the park with us. Don’t forget your chair and your favorite drink. Talk-in will be the WC4PEM system and Polk’s newest Fusion only machine (147.270 -.600) located in Bartow

Hope to see you there!
John W4JFS

]]> September 2023 VE Report https://blog.lakelandarc.org/2023/09/september-2023-ve-report/ Tue, 12 Sep 2023 02:29:10 +0000 https://blog.lakelandarc.org/?p=2417 Congrats to Robert W4RAF who passed his Extra exam at the 9/11/23 LARC VE session.

]]> Idalia Information https://blog.lakelandarc.org/2023/08/idalia-information/ Mon, 28 Aug 2023 17:00:50 +0000 https://blog.lakelandarc.org/?p=2414 With the Idalia incoming, here are some resources to find hurricane info via radio.  This by far is not an exhaustive list, but instead is a good  starting place. 

Web resources with links to net info and other helpful info:

https://polkares.org/ – Polk Ares, localized info for repeaters, Sandbags, and  other active info

https://hwn.org/ – Hurricane Watch Net, General info, link  on the left side for the HF net (Net Procedures)

DMR talk groups 3199 (Hurricane  Net)   and 3112 (General  Florida Group)

D-Star REF037A or REF037C are both general Florida groups and may be good sources of info

Wires-X (YSF) – 850FloridaPanhandle may have some info

]]> LWRA QRP and Tailgate Tech August 26th 2023 https://blog.lakelandarc.org/2023/08/lwra-qrp-and-tailgate-tech-august-26th-2023/ Fri, 18 Aug 2023 01:08:10 +0000 https://blog.lakelandarc.org/?p=2410 From our friends at our sister club:

http://lwra.us/qrp/

Hear Ye, Hear Ye! The next LWRA QRP information has been released! Our next fun get-together will be held at Crystal Lake Park in Lake Wales on the last Saturday of this month (Aug 26th) 9 am to noon. Our theme will be 10 meter operation, antennas, and radios! I will be taking check-ins that morning at our event on 28.325 USB. Technicians, this your section of the band that you can use too! If you have questions, please post in the comments below. Hope to see you there and get your check-in!

]]> VE Report August 14, 2023 https://blog.lakelandarc.org/2023/08/ve-report-august-14-2023/ Fri, 18 Aug 2023 00:42:17 +0000 https://blog.lakelandarc.org/?p=2407 Congrats to Dan Prickett, KQ4KOR, on becoming a new Amateur Radio operator and passing both the Technician and General exams to become a new General Class Ham! This took place at this past Monday’s session on August 14, 2023.

]]> July 2023 Meeting/Field Day Recap Dinner https://blog.lakelandarc.org/2023/07/july-2023-meeting-field-day-recap-dinner/ Mon, 17 Jul 2023 01:43:20 +0000 https://blog.lakelandarc.org/?p=2385
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