Updated 12/07/2025
12/08/25 – Lakeland Amateur Radio Club (LARC) – Meeting starts at 7pm. This is the annual holiday party evening. THERE WILL BE NO AMATEUR RADIO EXAM TESTING AT THIS MEETING. Testing will resume on January 12th, 2026. The holiday meeting will be held at Parkview Baptist Church, 509 Parkview PL, Lakeland, FL 33805. You can find more information at https://lakelandarc.org
12/11/25 – Lake Wales Radio Amateurs (LWRA) – Meeting starts at 7pm – Meetings are at the Lake Wales City Fire Department Station 1, 253 W Central Ave, Lake Wales, FL 33853. Our Polk County clubs are some of the best around and you’ll find a lot of friendly amateur radio operators. Find more information at https://lwra.us
12/12/25 and 12/13/25 – Tampa Bay Hamfest and ARRL West Central Florida Section Convention – Florida Strawberry Festival, 303 Berrryfest Place, Plant City, FL 33564 – Talk In 145.410 131.8 – More information is available at http://www.fgcarc.org/
01/16/26 and 01/17/26 – Southwest Florida Regional Hamfest 2026 (Fort Myers), ARRL Southern Florida Section Convention – Florida Southwestern College, 8099 College Parkway, Fort Myers, FL 33901. Talk-In: 145.170 pl 136.5. More information is available at https://swlhamfest.com
02/13/26 and 02/15/26 – Orlando HamCation, ARRL Southeastern Division Convention – Central Florida Fairgrounds and Expo Park, 4603 E. Colonial Dr., Orlando, FL 32801, Website: http://www.hamcation.com
02/21/26 – Hernando County Amateur Radio Association Hamfest – Sand Hill Scout Camp, 11210 Cortez Blvd., Brooksville, FL 34601, for more info check http://www.hcara.org – Talk-In: 146.715/123.0 – click here to view the flyer for this hamfest.
03/14/26 – MARCIfest – Bible Baptist Church, 2113 57th St. E., Bradenton, FL 34201 – http://manatee-arc.org – Manatee Amateur Radio Club, Inc. – Talk-In: 147.195 +600 PL 103.5
03/21/26 – Stuart Hamfest – Martin County Fairgrounds, 2616 SE Dixie Highway (A1A), Stuart, FL 34994 – http://www.mcaraweb.com – Martin County Amateur Radio Association – Talk-In: 147.060, PL107.2Hz