Local Events/Links

Updated 10/17/2024

10/19/24 – MARCIFEST 2024 – HAS BEEN CANCELED

10/24/24 – 7:00pm – Polk County ARES Meeting – Polk County Emergency Operations Center, 1890 Jim Keene Blvd., Winter Haven, FL, (just off of Winter Lake Road (County Road 540). Doors open at 6:30pm.

10/25/24 – 10/26/24 – 42nd Annual AMSAT Space Symposium and Annual General Meeting which is taking place in Tampa, Florida.  DoubleTree by Hilton Tampa Rocky Point Waterfront in Tampa, Florida.  The deadline for Symposium registrations if you want to include the Saturday evening banquet or Sunday breakfast is Friday, October 18th. Meals cannot be ordered after that date.  For more information visit https://www.amsat.org/2024-symposium/

10/26/25 – 09:00 – Noon – Lake Wales Radio Amateurs QRP – This month is the Ham & Beans event right after the QRP from Noon – 2pm.  This event is being held at Lake Hartridge Nature Park in Winter Haven, FL.  More information can be found by visiting https://lwra.us/qrp.  

11/01/24 – 11/02/24: ** NEW DATES ** – 59th Annual Melbourne  – Melbourne Auditorium – Melbourne, FL.  More information at https://pcars.org/wp/

11/02/24 – East Pasco Amateur Radio Society HAMFEST 2024 (Snowbird Edition) – 07:00 – Noon – Swap meet, food and drink, VE testing, ATM available, restrooms on premises, door prize drawings.  The location for this event is American Legion, 37745 Church Ave., Dade City, FL 33525.  Talk in on 146.880 repeater.  Admission $5.  More information available at https://eparsonline.org

11/02/24 – Bahia Shriner’s Tailgate – Apopka, FL – Sponsored by the Bahia Shrine Amateur Radio Club – Location is at the Bahia Shrine Center, 3101 E. Highway 436, Apopka, FL 32703.  Public contact: Den Ardinger KT3S, 407-332-0405 – email: dba327@hotmail.com

11/09/24 – Trenton Amateur Radio Fest & Tailgate sponsored by the Dixie Amateur Radio Klub – Location is the Trenton Train Depot, N. Main St. & 4th Ave., Trenton, FL 32693.  Talk-In is on 147.390 (tone 123).  Public contact is Fred Lewis KO4YOL, 352-214-6557, email fredko4vol@gmail.com

11/11/24 – 7:00pm – Lakeland Amateur Radio Club (LARC) monthly meeting – Parkview Baptist Church, 509 Parkview Pl, Lakeland, FL 33805.   VE Testing is available at 5:30pm with no pre-registration required.  Meetings are held on the second monday of each month.  For more information on this and other local VE testing, please visit https://tinyurl.com/radioexams.  The Lakeland Amateur Radio Club meets monthly on the second Monday of each month.  More information can be found at https://lakelandarc.org/events/monthly_meetings.htm

11/14/24 – 7:00pm – Lake Wales Radio Amateurs (LWRA) monthly meeting – Lake Wales City Fire Department Station 1, 253 W Central Ave., Lake Wales, FL 33853.  Directions: Turn and go east on Central Avenue from U.S. 27.  Lake Wales Fire Station 1 is about 2000 feet on the south side of Central Avenue, to the right.

12/13/24 and 12/14/24 – 08:00 – 15:00 – Tampa Bay Hamfest, ARRL West Central Florida Section Convention – 303 Berrryfest Place, Plant City, FL 33564.  For more information visit https://fgcarc.org/

 

This is a video on research being done on how the two meter band is utilized in Florida.

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