Field Day

TARC will operate as a multi-station, multi-mode club entrant in this year’s ARRL Field Day event. TARC will be operating from a new location this year. Our old Coast Guard Aux. location on Venice island is now the home of a new Air Force radar installation. Our concerns over future access and the strong possibility of RFI either from us or to us led to the board of directors looking for an alternative location.
Thanks to John N3PQD we found a new home at the Venice Gardens Community Association, 406 Shamrock Blvd. in Venice All club members are invited to participate in the setup, 24 hour operation, and tear down of the club station. <arrl-website>

DATES: Saturday and Sunday, June 27 and June 28, 2026

Setup of antennas will be done on Saturday morning starting at 9 am and operating shifts of 2 hours per station/mode will be established for club members to sign up for participation. A sign up sheet to select your operating date and time or to help set up or tear down will be circulated at the June monthly club meeting.

Special Events include:

Sunday 11:30 to 1 pm Paul KN4BAR will be sending WinLink messages via local area V/UHF gateways to earn bonus points for the club.

During the weekend, Steve NS4P will be using the club’s new iCom 9700 transceiver and automatic satellite tracking antenna array to make contacts via the ISS and OSCAR satellite repeaters as they pass overhead.