Christmas Dinner 2017

It is that time of year again. Christmas dinner will be held at the Golden Corral, 98 North on December 4th, starting at 6:00 PM.

Prices are the same as last time:
8 years old and younger, $6.41
Adults $15.28
Seniors 60+ $14.75
All prices include a drink
As in the past, the club will handle the tip for the waitresses.

November 2017 General Meeting

Election Results
Officers:
   President Matthew Stevens, NJ4Y
   Vice President Bob Doherty, KM4BAO
   Secretary Bill Johnson, KI4ZMV
   Treasurer Patrick O'Neal, KI4CDY

Board of Directors: 
James Stewart W4XDS, Mike Oliver KT2T, David Zdanowicz KI4WRX, Richard Kennedy N4ESS, Stephanie Hildreth KK4RAH, Geoff Schuck WA4MMO, Al Sheppard W4ZSC, and Kevin Rought N4KWR

Presentation - The Outernet
Our presenter for the evening was Bob Doherty who spoke about the Outernet. The Outernet as apposed  to the Internet is satellite based rather than land based, and serves the millions of people in the world who do not have access to the Internet because they live in remote areas, or third world countries. You can view Bob's presentation on our Yahoo Website. https://groups.yahoo.com/neo/groups/LakelandARC/files/General%20Meeting%20Presentations Alternately, you can click on the LARC Web Site tab above, and then select General Meeting Presentations. Bob's presentation will be on top, with earlier presentations following in chronological order.

Attendance

CALL	FIRST	LAST	CLASS	ARRL	ARES	SKYWARN
AA4HT	Robert	Van Winkle	Amateur Extra	YES	NO
AB1DX	Oliver	Richards	Amateur Extra	YES	NO
AC7CL	Christopher	LeBlanc	Amateur Extra	YES	NO
K1DU	Frederick	Delaney	Amateur Extra	YES	NO
K2EUH	Robert	Foxworth	Amateur Extra	YES	NO	POL-405A
K4JZ	William	Aten	Amateur Extra	LIFE	NO	POL-933
K8TPH	Richard	Wilt	General	YES	YES
KB0QMN	George	Rezac	General	NO	NO
KG4PWF	James	Scott	General	NO	NO	POL-173A
KI4CDY	Patrick	O'Neil	Amateur Extra	YES	YES	POL-219A
KI4NBE	George	Gafford	Amateur Extra	NO	NO	POL-316A
KI4WRX	David	Zdanowicz	Amateur Extra	YES	YES
KI4ZMV	William	Johnson	Amateur Extra	YES	NO	POL-840
KJ4AFB	Patricia	Morris	General	YES	YES
KJ4DSQ	Roger	Land	Technician	YES	YES	POL-208A
KJ4UW	George	Mann	Amateur Extra	YES	NO	POL-410
KM4BAO	Robert	Doherty	General	YES	NO	POL-829
KM4STS	Liam	Holzer	General	NO	NO
KM4STU	Leon	Holzer	General	NO	NO
KM4UYX	Kenneth	Kozla	General	NO	NO
KN4CHP	James	Edmonson	General	YES	NO
KN4FBD	John	McCullough	Technician	YES	NO
N4FRK	Victor	Saxe	General	NO	NO
N4HCZ	Robert	Griggs	Amateur Extra	NO	NO
N4KWR	Kevin	Rought	General	YES	YES	POL-868
N7CUC	Samuel	Shaver	Amateur Extra	NO	NO
W4XDS	James	Stewart	Amateur Extra	YES	YES
NJ4Y	Matthew	Stevens	Amateur Extra	YES	YES	POL-680A
W4ZSC	Albert	Sheppard	Amateur Extra	YES	NO	POL-843
W7STR	Springer	Rush	Amateur Extra	YES	NO
WX4AMS	Andrew	Stevens	General	YES	YES	POL-838
Guests
K2U	Gary	Perkins
W4SAJ	Steve	Justus
	Carl	Begley

SKYWARN Recognition Day 2017

SKYWARN Recognition Day 2017

Friday December 1 from 7 to 10 PM

Saturday December 2 from 9 AM to 5 PM

The Tampa Bay National Weather Service office in Ruskin will be participating in SKYWARN Recognition Day this year. We will be operating Friday evening, December 1^nd and again during Saturday, December 2^rd

SKYWARN Recognition Day was developed in 1999 by the National Weather Service and the American Radio Relay League to celebrate the contributions that volunteer SKYWARN radio operators make to the NWS mission, the protection of life and property. During the event SKYWARN operators visit NWS office and contact other stations across the nation and world.

All amateur radio operators are invited to drop in and help us made contact with as many other stations as possible. If you have any question please contact; Daniel Noah at Daniel.noah@noaa.gov or (813) 645-2323 x223 or Rudy/KE4EXL at richard.rude@noaa.gov or (813) 645-2323 X329.

Links with additional information:

http://hamradio.noaa.gov.

http://www.weather.gov/tbw/wx4tor

http://www.arrl.org/skywarn-recognition-day

Our address:

National Weather Service
Tampa Bay Area, FL
2525 14th Ave. SE
Ruskin, FL 33570
(813) 645-2323

Several Members of LARC Attend The Weak Signal Society Meeting

Matthew, Rich, Bill, and John were guests at Buddy Morgan's Weak Signal Society Meeting. The meeting was held Saturday, November 11. All toll, there were 21 members and guests present.

Weak signal as I understand it is a subset of amateur radio that deals with signal transmission on frequencies VHF and higher over large distances. Large distances may be 400 miles. Weak signal differs from QRP which may reach another station thousands of miles away using 5 watts power compared to a thousand watt signal at higher frequencies reaching another station only about a quarter of that distance. The difference is in the transmission frequency, not the power used to transmit. For sure, both signals may be weak when they arrive, but only the VHF and higher frequencies qualify as weak signal contacts.

 Attendees discuss radio before the meeting. Left to right, Buddy, Matthew, John, and Rich. Bill, not shown, was taking the picture.

 Twenty-one in all attended.This is a very specialized group.

After the meeting attendees relax by the pool, and enjoy lunch, complements of the Morgans.

The overflow lunch crowd in the dinning room, including our hostess Lydia Morgan. Lydia is left of center. (This is not intended to be a political statement. :-) )

After the meeting, Buddy gave us a tour of his shop. Some of his assemblies are over 20 feet in length and contain several dozen elements. Buddy's shop is large enough to easily hold two Greyhound Buses. In fact, that's what the previous owner built it for.

Towers are very important for this type of radio, and Buddy has two.

LARC Supports The Lakeland Police Department's Open House October 2017

Left to right, Bob Doherty, LARC VP,  Police Chief Larry Giddens, and Jim Stewart LARC Board

Liam KM4STS with the mike, and brother Aiden demonstrate radio technique to the  young visitor to the booth in the blue shirt, while dad, Leon KM4STU, looks on.

November 6th Meeting Canceled and Rescheduled!

 A message from our VP

Our general meeting for November has been moved from Monday November 6th to Monday November 13th. Our meeting place is an official Polk County Polling location. Voting machines will be installed Monday and the building will be secured for next Tuesday’s election.

Please help by getting out the word to fellow club members who may not read their email often.

We apologize for the late notice.

Thank you and see all of you a week from Monday... November 13th

73,
Bob

Bob Doherty
KM4BAO
Vice President
LARC

LARC Hamfest November 4th

By every measure, the LARC Hamfest was a great success.

Let's start with Daniel Garlans, a new Tech, seen here congratulated by George KI4NBE. Nice job Dan! I am sure you will put all that technical knowledge to good use in your new hobby.

The man with the winning ticket to our Hamfest drawing was Angel. Congratulations Angel. Hope to see yo at the next meeting.

Left to right, Matthew, club President, Bob, Vice President, Angel, and Hamfest manager, Kevin.

Many hams participated in the tailgate. Lots of new faces from other clubs were present, and this is a good thing.

For more images from this event click on https://photos.app.goo.gl/LNsA3zcNlBPcnfX53

For advanced ticket sales See Sam Shaver. For more information about this event click n the following link: http://fgcarc.org/general-information/

LARC Picnic Saturday October 28th

We were long overdue for a picnic. The weather cooperated. The food was great, and of course the company was the best.

There are more pictures online at https://photos.app.goo.gl/QhfKwdSF6ruGrdv72