Local Events/Links

Updated 12/15/2025   

01/08/26 – 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

01/12/26 – Lakeland Amateur Radio Club (LARC) – Meeting starts at 7pm.  Amateur Radio exams begin at 5:30pm.  Meetings at at the Parkview Baptist Church, 509 Parkview PL, Lakeland, FL 33805.  You can find more information at https://lakelandarc.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

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

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