On February 8th, 2017 Ed Falcon KI4EXO passed away. He is survived by his wife Janice KM4IEY.
On February 10th, 2017 Ed Reames K9RWP became a silent key. He is survived by his son, Ed Reames Jr. N3PGW.
Saturday, February 11, 2017
Friday, February 10, 2017
March 6th Meeting To Be Held At The Polk EOC
The location for the March 6th meeting is the Polk EOC. The meeting will start at 6:30. LARC along with several other clubs will receive SKYWARN training at this time. Click here for directions to the EOC.
Record Turnout For The February 2017 Meeting
There was a record turnout for the February monthly meeting. Over sixty were present, pushing the limits of our current location. Patrick gave an overview of finances, then Bill presented this j-pole build story. All 19 units for sale were sold. Finally, Matthew presented a program on Parks On The Air.
Before the meeting, Marcus Harmon and Kenneth Kozla successfully advanced. Marcus KD2GTW is now extra, and Kenneth KM4UYX is now General.
Left to right, Richard, Ron, Marcus KD2GTW, Peggy our Testing Coordinator, Kenneth KM4UYX, and Al .
Upcoming events where the club can provide service to the community:
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Winston Academy of Engineering March 18th
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Heritage Day March 18th
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March for Babies April 29th
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Warrior Walk Saturday July 29th
Sunday, January 8, 2017
UPCOMING HAMFESTS IN THE WCF SECTION:
Take a
look at the hamfest schedule as it appears to be quite busy.
Saturday
January 14:
TARCFest XXXVIII – Tampa ARC Clubhouse – Tampa, FL
Saturday
January 14:
SouthCars Annual Tailgate – Golden Corral – N. Lakeland, FL
Saturday
January 28:
Desoto County Hamfest – Turner Agri Civic Center – Arcadia, FL
Friday
February 10 – Sunday February 12:
Orlando Hamcation and ARRL Southeastern Division Convention – Central Florida
Fairgrounds – Orlando, FL.
Saturday
February 18:
Highlands County Hamfest – Lake Josephine Baptist Church – Sebring,
FL
Saturday, December 31, 2016
Happy New Year!
Good news! Thanks to Ernie KG4YNI becoming a SysOp we now have an EchoLink connection to our repeater.
Echolink is very flexible and opens the world to Hams, even if all you have is a Tech license. With EchoLink you can literally go from your PC, smart phone, or tablet to any other EchoLink site in the world. If you happen to be traveling, or are a snowbird interested in keeping touch via the LARC repeater, EchoLink opens the door for you as well. Simply click on KG4YNI's node (781052), and you will be patched into the Lakeland repeater as if you were a local user.
You can learn more by clicking on the following link. EchoLink Site
As far as EchoLink is concerned we are in North America, United States, Area 4. Following the links to this location you will see all the EchoLink sites in Area 4. Searching for the key word Lakeland will show all the sites for Lakeland. KG4YNI will be one of them. Simply click on it to open the Lakeland Repeater.
So why not make a New Year's Resolution to add EchoLink to your Ham Radio Experience?
Happy New Year!
You can learn more by clicking on the following link. EchoLink Site
As far as EchoLink is concerned we are in North America, United States, Area 4. Following the links to this location you will see all the EchoLink sites in Area 4. Searching for the key word Lakeland will show all the sites for Lakeland. KG4YNI will be one of them. Simply click on it to open the Lakeland Repeater.
So why not make a New Year's Resolution to add EchoLink to your Ham Radio Experience?
Happy New Year!
Friday, December 16, 2016
Tampa Bay Hamfest 2016
The Tampa Bay Hamfest was a great success. The new venue was much nicer that last year, and there was no shortage of vendors.
During this event, Ellen White became the first to receive the "Ellen White Award" for outstanding contributions to ham radio over the years. Ellen will tell you that it was her invitation to speak at LARC last year that got her back into ham radio, along with the support of several friends. Ellen, you are an inspiration to all of us.
And the winner is:
Bill KI4ZMV, LARC's secretary and blogmaster, who won grand prize in the drawing. Bill is a happy camper, and will make good use of this new tool to insure the next club build project, 2 meter, 70 centimeter j-poles are tuned properly after assembly.
During this event, Ellen White became the first to receive the "Ellen White Award" for outstanding contributions to ham radio over the years. Ellen will tell you that it was her invitation to speak at LARC last year that got her back into ham radio, along with the support of several friends. Ellen, you are an inspiration to all of us.
And the winner is:
Bill KI4ZMV, LARC's secretary and blogmaster, who won grand prize in the drawing. Bill is a happy camper, and will make good use of this new tool to insure the next club build project, 2 meter, 70 centimeter j-poles are tuned properly after assembly.
Wednesday, December 7, 2016
Thankyou Rich For all You Have Done For LARC
The 2016 Christmas party is history. This was our first event in the new location. Like anything new, there is always a bit of trepidation. Things went smoothly, due in no small part to a lot of planning and a dose of good luck. Please click here for more pictures.
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