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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IT’S OK TO BE A HAM Talk to the world without the Internet Help support county disaster communications needs Experiment with radio, digital, satellite, television, and microwave communication No Morse code is required! You can just talk or type. Low entry cost. Start for as little as $100! No age restriction…..6 or 86 is OK …
The Tamiami Amateur Radio Club will sponsor and host a General Class license training course in March. Members Andy Durette – KB1HP, Chet Fennell – KG4IYS, and Paul Nienaber – KN4BAR will conduct the training. Two separate sections of the course will be offered to make it more available to those Technicians that want to …
TARC started this Elmering program in February 2019 to mentor new hams and to help old hams learn new tricks. A dedicated group of experienced club members have made themselves available to help other hams become better hams. Anyone wanting help with an amateur radio subject should send an email to askelmer@tamiamiarc.org. You’ve taken the …
The club (W4AC) agreed to operate/activate the 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 which ran from December 15, 2018 through January 4, 2019. We also activated Islands of the Air (IOTA) (NA069). The call sign …
Club members Andy Durette, Frank Wroblewski, Chet Fennell, Tom Shrilla, and Paul Nienaber attempted to activate Lighthoue 910 on Jan 3, 2019 during the annual Christmas Lights event. Band conditions were horrible; but they all had a great time getting setup, testing new gear and antennas, and enjoying the great scenery at Gasparilla State Park …