Updated 05/05/2025
05/08/25 – Lake Wales Radio Amateurs meeting – Meeting starts at 7:00pm – Lake Wales City Fire Department Station 1, 253 W Central Ave, Lake Wales, FL 33853. For more information on meetings, visit https://lwra.us/meeting/
05/10/25 – EPARS Hamfest – 07:00 – 12:00 – East Pasco Amateur Radio Society – Location: American Legion, 37745 Church Ave., Dade City, FL. Admission $5 – VE Testing – More information at https://eparsonline.org/2024/club-events/club-hamfests/spring-2025/
05/12/25 – Lakeland Amateur Radio Club meeting – Meeting starts at 7:00pm – Parkview Baptist Church, 509 Parkview Pl, Lakeland, FL 33805. There is VE testing available. If you are coming out to test, please arrive by 5:30pm as that is when we begin testing. Testing concludes before the meeting starts at 7:00pm. Learn more about the testing, as well as a map, by visiting https://larc-vec.org/displaysession.php?session=13746 Be sure to follow the instructions on that link and have your FCC FRN number with you when you arrive in order to take the exam.
5/24/25 – WormFest 2025, Pinellas Park, admission FREE, tailgate free, Freedom Lake Park, 9990 46th St N, southeast corner of US 19 and 49th Street, 33782. Park opens at sunrise for vendor setup, hamfest starts at 0800. Talk-in on 146.850 – 146.2. All FREE! For a map and directions see http://www.TheWormholeSociety.org .
08/23/25 – TARCfest – Opens 08:00AM – Tampa Amateur Radio Club – 7801 North 22nd Street, Tampa, Florida 33610 – For more information, visit https://hamclub.org/wp/?p=3317
10/10 and 10/11/25 – Melbourne Hamfest and ARRL Florida State Convention. Friday 1pm-7pm, Saturday 9am-3pm. The annual Melbourne Hamfest, which is celebrating 60 years as a Florida tradition, has been awarded the ARRL State Convention for 2025. The Hamfest will take place at the Melbourne Auditorium, 625 E Hibiscus Blvd, Melbourne, FL 32901. Admission $10 for both days. Special Event Station W4MLB will be operating.
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/