Our monthly meeting will be held on April 8, 2020, at 7:00PM, on our TARC 2-meter frequency, 146.805 MHZ, (-) PL tone 100 Hz. I’ll welcome all, and begin our meeting with the Pledge of Allegiance, and then call upon the membership not already signed in by E-mail with the Secretary, to identify themselves by …
K8ZM Clark, Edward T, Jan 21, 1943 – Sep 3, 2019 [From Sarasota Herald Tribune]Edward Thomas Clark died suddenly Tuesday, September 03 at Sarasota Memorial Hospital. Edward is survived by his wife of 52 years, Jill; sons Edward Jr, Thomas (wife Melissa) and two adored granddaughters, Zoe and Mia. He is also survived by his …
Every weekend, in cities and towns all across the country, ham radio operators gather on hilltops for a very special kind of contest–the Fox Hunt. A small, low power transmitter is hidden and the rest of the crew tries to find it. Sound simple? It can be very challenging and a whole lot of fun. …
To be a fox hunter only requires a directional antenna, a hand held receiver, and a method of attenuating the foxes radio signal when you are very close to the transmitter’s location to allow that critical last few feet of direction finding ability. The following links provide information about building or buying these fox hunting …
UPDATED: 06/08/20. The contact database and some channel changes to include renaming the W4MO repeater to the W4AC repeater. Those of you owning an AnyTone D878 and wishing to update your radio with this new data should download the attached file. Use your Anytone CPS software and write it to your radio. When the software …
Thanks to TARC member Steve, K4EU for preparing this excellent resource for those interested in learning CW or in improving their CW skills: Software for Learning Morse code: Just Learn Morse Code Windows RufXP Windows Morse Runner Windows Morse Camp Web Browser ebook2cw Windows, Mac, Linux Morse Toad iOS Ham Morse iOS Seiuchy Web Browser …
It is with much sadness we report John Donnelly, KY4JD is a silent key. John passed away Friday, June 28, 2019 at the age of 78 years. He was an active northern Kentucky ham, who also spent time in Venice in the winter. John was an electrical engineer and a firefighter with the Ft. Wright …
SRQARES is pleased to announce that an FCC Technician Class license training course has been formed. Jim Woodson, KE4INM, with the Sarasota County School Board has arranged for 10 school custodians to attend, and they have provided a location for the training. This will allow the school hurricane evacuation shelters to have emergency, amateur radio …
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TARC members once again participated in this event by manning stations along the race route to monitor runners. Stations reported passing of the first and last runner in the event as well as being watchful for runners in distress to report those needing assistance or having a medical emergency. A good time was had by …
The W4AC club members agreed to activate/operate lighthouse # USA 910 in Boca Grande on Gasparilla Island on Thursday, January 3, 2019 as part of the Amateur Radio Lighthouse Society (ARLHS) Christmas Lights Program, scheduled to run from December 15, 2018 through January 4, 2019. We also activated Islands On The Air (IOTA) (NA069). The …
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