Tuesday, March 10, 2020

Reminder About The April General Membership Meeting

Remember, The next LARC Club Meeting will be held on the second Monday of April. That would be April 13th. 
Same time. Same Location. This is a special meeting. During this meeting members will vote to amend the By-Laws.

March For Babies 2020

The March For Babies Is Just Around The Corner 

 


Date: Saturday, April 25th, 2020
Registration for Walkers: 8:00 Start: 9:00 AM
Walk distance 3 miles
First Presbyterian Church
175 Lake Hollingsworth Dr
Lakeland, FL 33801


March of Dimes - March for Babies 2020 - Lakeland

LARC has, once again this year, been chosen to provide communication support for the Lakeland Portion of this national event. Volunteer Radio Operators are needed from 7:30 AM until 10:30 AM. Please bring your HT. We will be using the LARC repeater at 146.685 PL 127.3. The event will once again be held at the First Presbyterian Church. We need a total of 10 volunteers to fulfill the needs of this event.

Please email Bob Doherty (KM4BAO) at  KM4BAO@yahoo.com too sign up. A detailed email will then be sent to all volunteers.

Thank you in advance for volunteering!

Bob KM4BAO

Kathleen Historic Society March 21, 2020


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Once again, LARC will have a presence at the Kathleen Historic Society's Heritage Day. The lead members this year will be Bill KI4ZMV, and Fred K1DU. Weather permitting, attendance at this event and our exhibit is normally high. Those who drop by might not be all that interested in Ham radio, but you will not find a better bunch of folks to chat with. Conversations often reveal an uncle or grandfather who was a ham at one time. This event is an excellent opportunity to show that Amateur Radio is still relevant, and emphasize how it serves the public in so many ways.

All club members are invited to drop by and participate. This is truly a Festival with a lot to see, do, and enjoy.


Monday, March 9, 2020

LARC's First First Friday Event March 6th 2020


To educate the public about the importance of the Amateur Radio Service the board opted to join many other organizations who participate in Lakeland's First Friday celebrations. March 6th was the first of four consecutive events the club will attend this year. During the evening over twenty club members dropped by to support this effort. Another thirty plus participated by checking into a very informal net.




Here Sam N7CUC describes the role of Ham Rado in saving lives to an interested Polk County worker.

Sunday, March 8, 2020

March 2020 General Meeting

Congratulations Russel and William!

Left to right Bill K4JZ VE, Russell K1CTR new Extra, John K0ZD  VP and VE, William KO4CHJ new Tech, and VE KK4ITX John

Attendance was good. Over sixty members and guests attended the presentation.

Rich has always been one of those rare people who is capable of supporting the Lakelalnd Amateur Radio Club in both the foreground as well as the background. He is one of those members who work tirelessly behind the scenes to make the club what it is today.
Rich N4ESS reviewed the results of testing.

Below, Mike KB4FHP delivered a second presentation, this time, on the ins and outs of DMR radio.
Mike KB4FHP



CALL FIRST LAST LICENSE ARR ARES SKYWARN
CERT
AB1DX Oliver Richards Extra YES NO NO
NO
K0ZD John Stanford Extra YES NO NO
YES
K1OPQ David Perrin Extra YES NO NO
NO
K1TDR Stacy Breton General NO NO NO
NO
K2OU Gary Perkins Extra LIFE NO NO
NO
K2TDR Ringo Breton Extra NO NO NO
NO
K3JAZ Larry Turner General NO NO NO
NO
K4JZ William Aten Extra LIFE YES YES POL-933 NO
KB0QMN George Rezac General NO NO NO
NO
KB4FHP Joseph Lunsford General YES YES YES
NO
KF4TPW Lydia Morgan Extra NO NO NO
NO
KG2G Bert Onachila Extra YES NO

NO
KI4CRI Charles Gribble Extra NO NO NO
NO
KI4EFL Donald Jeerings General NO NO NO
NO
KI4WRX David Zdanowicz Extra YES YES YES POL-415A NO
KI4ZMV William Johnson Extra YES NO YES POL-840 YES
KJ4UW George Mann Extra YES NO YES POL-410 NO
KJ4WFS Tom Evans Extra YES YES NO
NO
KK4BMI David LaFave General LIFE YES NO
NO
KK4ITX John Leahy Extra YES YES YES PAS-607 NO
KK4LYQ William Paul Extra YES YES YES POL-834 NO
KK4VCN Eleanor Marshall General NO NO YES OSC-074 YES
KK4YXR Franklin Fitzgerald Technician YES YES YES POL-801 NO
KM4BAO Robert Doherty General YES NO YES POL-829 YES
KM4UYX Kenneth Kozla General NO NO NO
NO
KM4YGW Gary Workman General YES NO NO
NO
KN4FBD John McCullough General YES NO

NO
KN4OTS Harley Leavitt General NO NO NO
NO
KN4PIH Richard Lennon Technician NO NO NO
YES
KN4VIH Carolyn Sanchez Technician NO NO NO
NO
KN4VII Robert Sanchez Technician NO NO NO
NO
KO4ADY Orbin Lopez Technician NO NO NO
NO
KO4AWJ Glenn Smith Technician NO NO NO
NO
KT2T Michael Oliver Extra LIFE YES YES POL-322A NO
N2TE R. Marchese Extra YES NO YES
NO
N4ESS Richard Kennedy Extra LIFE NO YES PAS-570 NO
N4HCZ Robert Griggs Extra NO NO

NO
N4PEG Margaret Kennedy Extra LIFE NO YES HIL-1000 NO
N6MRS Michael Shreve Extra YES YES YES
NO
N7CUC Samuel Shaver Extra NO NO NO
NO
NC8I Robert Berquist Extra YES NO NO
NO
NJ4Y Matthew Stevens Extra YES YES YES POL-680A NO
W3ERP Robert Baltos Extra NO NO YES
NO
W4XDS James Stewart Extra YES YES YES
NO
W7STR Springer Rush Extra YES YES YES
YES
W8IAO James Kelley General YES NO NO
NO
WA4MMO Geoffrey Schuck Extra YES YES NO
YES
WB4OMG Harmon Morgan Extra NO NO NO
NO
WB6ZEQ Herman Smith Extra YES YES NO
NO
WZ1P Daniel Gagnon Extra NO NO NO
NO


Guests
Bill Hoenstine WiWLH
Bobbie Gilbert Jr.
Dogulas Stenzel
Geoff Nye KC3HEQ
George Gafford Sr KI4NBE
Jon Byrd KI4MTQ
Julian Homan W4VCO
Tom Ruhlmann W9IPR
William Russel