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
Local Links
- Local Info Links
- Florida State Parks on the Air
- FASMA – Coordinated Florida repeaters
- Florida Band Plan
- Itinerant Repeater Policy
- Florida UHF 50W power restriction
- Digital Voice Links (Heard Lists and Listen Online)
- Analog
- NXDN
- DMR
- D-Star
- Amateur Radio Emergency Service (ARES)
- ARRL West Central Florida (WCF) ARES
- Polk County ARES
- Hillsborough County ARES/RACES
- Pinellas County ARES
- Pasco County ARES
- Manatee County ARES
- Sarasota County ARES
- Charlotte County ARES
- Clubs and Organizations
- Lakeland Amateur Radio Club
- Lake Wales Radio Amateurs
- Radio Scouting WB4SA
- Brandon Amateur Radio Society
- Desoto Amateur Radio Club
- Hernando Amateur Radio Association
- Honeywell Emergency Amateur Radio Team
- Clearwater Amateur Radio Society
- Fort Myers Amateur Radio Club
- West Central Florida Group
- Gulf Coast Amateur Radio Club
- Tamiami Amateur Radio Club
- Manatee Amateur Radio Club
- Peace River Radio Association
- Charlotte Amateur Radio Society
- SPARC – St. Petersburg Amateur Radio Club
- Sarasota Emergency Radio Club
- Highlands County Amateur Radio Club
- East Pasco Amateur Radio Society
- Sun City Center Amateur Radio Club
- Kings Point Amateur Radio Club
- Florida Gulf Coast Amateur Radio Council
- Mid-Florida DX Association
- The Glorious Society of the Wormhole
- Sheriffs Tactical Amateur Radio Club
- TARC – Tampa Amateur Radio Club
- Upper Pinellas Amateur Radio Club
- Zephyrhills Amateur Radio Club
