LARC President Featured In The October Issue Of QST

Congratulations Michelle!

Some of the club members couldn't wait for the official picture to be taken before they congratulated Michelle, now KN4FRA. There was no shortage of club members offering to help her program her new radio. It must be her yoga instructor charm.

Something Indian for a background was suggested. The Taj Mahal immediately came to mind, but we are saving that for when Michelle gets her General. Welcome to the club Michelle.

Pinch hitting for Matthew while he was away was Rich, no stranger to the microphone. Here he is introducing the main speaker, Dan WZ1P, who spoke on solar panels for amateur use, and the contents of the go kit he uses for DX-peditions.

Dan extolling the features of flexible solar panels like the one on the screen behind him. This device is rugged, and a bit pricey for the average ham. The unit shown was capable of 60 watts, 15.4 volts. Solar panels require additional hardware controllers to prevent over charging some of the exotic batteries available today. Those interested in the new science can check out nano phosphate technology. http://www.a123systems.com/lithium-iron-phosphate-battery.htm

Here Dan goes over the contents of his go kit, which includes antennas, filters, batteries, solar charger, charger controller, and of course his trusty icom 7000.

 

Attendees at the September 2017 meeting
AA4HT	Robert	Van Winkle	Amateur Extra	YES	NO		AA4HT
AA4HTXYL	Carolyn	Van Winkle	Not Licensed	NO	NO		AA4HTXYL
AC7CL	Christopher	LeBlanc	Amateur Extra	YES	NO		AC7CL
K1DU	Frederick	Delaney	Amateur Extra	YES	NO		K1DU
K4CBN	George	Kenneth	General	NO	NO		K4CBN
KB0QMN	George	Rezac	General	NO	NO		KB0QMN
KF4Q	William	Busbin	Amateur Extra	YES	YES		KF4Q
KG4PWF	James	Scott	General	NO	NO	POL-173A	KG4PWF
KG4YNI	Ernest	Haynes	Amateur Extra	YES	NO	POL-296A	KG4YNI
KG4YNIXYL	Joan	Haynes	Unlicensed	NO	NO		KG4YNIXYL
KI4ZJW	Michael	Fisher	Technician	NO	NO		KI4ZJW
KI4ZMV	William	Johnson	Amateur Extra	YES	NO	POL-840	KI4ZMV
KK4OGM	Ronald	Herring	Amateur Extra	NO	NO		KK4OGM
KK4TBL	Kenneth	Hayes	General	NO	NO	POL-906	KK4TBL
KK4TSG	Ronald	Herring	General	NO	NO		KK4TSG
KM4STS	Liam	Holzer	General	NO	NO		KM4STS
KM4STT	Aimee	Holzer	General	NO	NO		KM4STT
KM4STU	Leon	Holzer	General	NO	NO		KM4STU
KM4UYX	Kenneth	Kozla	General	NO	NO		KM4UYX
KN4BOE	Thomas	Conner	General	YES	NO		KN4BOE
KN4CHP	James	Edmonson	General	YES	NO		KN4CHP
KN4FBD	John	McCullough	Technician	YES	NO		KN4FBD
KN4FRA	Michelle	Pugh	Technician	NO	NO		KN4FRA
N4ESS	Richard	Kennedy	Amateur Extra	LIFE	NO	PAS-570	N4ESS
N4HCZ	Robert	Griggs	Amateur Extra	NO	NO		N4HCZ
N4HES	Arthur	Hess	General	NO	NO		N4HES
N4KWR	Kevin	Rought	General	YES	YES	POL-868	N4KWR
N4PEG	Margaret	Lang	Amateur Extra	YES	NO	HIL-1000	N4PEG
N6MRS	Michael	Shreve	General	YES	NO		N6MRS
N7CUC	Samuel	Shaver	Amateur Extra	NO	NO		N7CUC
W4JGC	J.	Culler	Amateur Extra	YES	NO	POL-560A	W4JGC
W4VCO	Julian	Homan	General	NO	NO	NO	W4VCO
W4ZSC	Albert	Sheppard	Amateur Extra	YES	NO	POL-843	W4ZSC
W7STR	Springer	Rush	Amateur Extra	YES	NO		W7STR
W8DUK	Richard	Grubb	Amateur Extra	YES	NO	POL-782	W8DUK
WA4MMO	Geoffrey	Schuck	Amateur Extra	YES	NO		WA4MMO
WX4AMS	Andrew	Stevens	General	YES	YES	POL-838	WX4AMS
Guests at the September 2017 Meeting
WB8QQR	Norman	Nissen	Advanced
KE4CRC	Mike	Randall	Technician
WD9CJT	Ernest	Dennison	General
KA3BJF	John	Little	Novice

New Members
KN4FBD Dan
AC7CL Chris
W7STR Todd
KN4FRA Michelle

August 2017

Congratulations!

Dave Ingram KN4DTS, a new General shakes hands with Peggy N4PEG our Testing Coordinator while John, KN4FBD to the right of Dave looks on.

 Our Speaker For The Evening, Al Sheppard Speaking on Propagation

Al is seen here delivering his presentation on propagation. Not quite over a serious chest cold, he made the extra effort to stand and deliver. His presentation can be found on the Yahoo Group site under General Meeting Presentations. Click the Menu Item above labeled LARC Website, and then the link to General Meeting Presentations.

Field Day Results
Fred gave a summary of our performance on Field Day. We did about as well as last year, except in the area of satellite contacts where we excelled. Good work Matthew.

                              Attendance At The August Meeting

callsign	FIRST	last	class	arrl	ares	sky
AD4AT	William	Aten	Amateur Extra	LIFE	NO	POL-933
AE4RM	Roger	Meadows	Amateur Extra	YES	NO	POL-914
K1DU	Frederick	Delaney	Amateur Extra	YES	NO
K2EUH	Robert	Foxworth	Amateur Extra	YES	NO	POL-405A
KC2RMZ	Brian	Volz	Technician	NO	NO
KF4Q	William	Busbin	Amateur Extra	YES	YES
KF4TPW	Lydia	Morgan	Amateur Extra	NO	NO
KG2G	Bert	Onachila	Amateur Extra	NO	NO
KG4PWF	James	Scott	General	NO	NO	POL-173A
KI4DNO	Larry	Walker	General	YES	YES	POL-218A
KI4NBE	George	Gafford	Amateur Extra			POL 316A
KI4WRX	David	Zdanowicz	Amateur Extra	YES	YES
KI4ZMV	William	Johnson	Amateur Extra	YES	NO	POL-840
KJ4AFB	Patricia	Morris	General	YES	YES
KJ4RNJ	Joy	Gafford	General			POL 600A
KK4OGM	Ronald	Herring	Amateur Extra	NO	NO
KK4TSG	Ronald	Herring	General	NO	NO
KM4BAO	Robert	Doherty	General	YES	NO	POL-829
KM4STS	Liam	Holzer	General	NO	NO
KM4STT	Aimee	Holzer	General	NO	NO
KM4STU	Leon	Holzer	General	NO	NO
KM4VYX				NO	NO	NO
KM4YGW	Gary	Workman	General	NO	NO
KN4CHP	James	Edmonson	General	YES	NO	NO
N2TE	Ed	Marchese	Amateur Extra	YES	NO
N4HCZ	Bob	Griggs	Amateur Extra	NO	NO	NO
N4KWR	Kevin	Rought	General	YES	YES	POL-868
N7CUC	Samuel	Shaver	Amateur Extra	NO	NO
NJ4Y	Matthew	Stevens	Amateur Extra	YES	YES	POL-680A
W4VCO	Julian	Homan	General	NO	NO	NO

Carolyn On the 16th Anneversary Of Her 5th Birthday.

Last evening a few close friends gathered at the Kathleen Historical Society Lodge to wish Carolyn a Happy Birthday.

LARC Hamfest Next Month -- Grand Prize

The LARC Hamfest will be held Saturday September 9th at the Revolution Church of Lakeland,
7315 Kathleen Rd, Lakeland, FL 33810. The church is located at the intersection of Duff and Kathleen Roads. The hours will be from sunrise to noon. Kevin is organizing this event. Please pass any questions on to him. His phone number is 863-393-4336. More information will follow, but for now I can share with you the grand prize for the raffle. It will be a:

Yaesu FTM-3200DR Digital C4FM/FM 2-Meter Transceivers FTM-3200DR

Transceiver, Mobile, FM/144 MHz, 65W C4FM System Fusion, 220 Channels.

LARC Supplies Communication Support For Lakeland Warrior Walk 2017

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Roster Participants

Name	Call Sign		Assigned to
Bob Doherty	KM4BAO/Net Control/Event HQ		Anna Baker/Event HQ
Bill Johnson	KI4ZMV		Parking/Rover
Rich Kennedy	N4ESS		Station B – S. Ingraham Ave
Fred Delaney	K1DU		Coca Cola Water Station #1 – E.Belmar St
Peggy Lang	N4PEG		Station A – Euclid Ave.
Sam Shaver	N7CUC		Parking/ Station D – Collins Lane
Bill Aten	AD4AT		Station C – E. Maxwell St
Ringo Breton	K2TDR		Gary Clark/Event HQ
*Mike Shreve	N6MRS		Mobile Unit/Transportation
Aimee & Liam Holzer	KM4STT/KM4STS		Station F- Crystal Lake Dr
Leon Holzer	KM4STU		Station E – Oaklawn Place
Mike Hildreth	WA4ABN		Coca Cola Water Station #2 – Lakeland Yacht Club Site
Stephanie Hildreth	KK4RAH		Jennifer Anderson/Event HQ
Roger Meadows	AE4RM		Event HQ – Lakeland PD contact

A good deal of planning and support makes our participation in events like this go smoothly. A special thanks for Bob KM4BAO for being  net control, as well as to Rich N4ESS who supplied many of the images of this event. Once again LARC showed that it can get it together and do some good!

Warrior Walk July 29, 2017

Volunteer Update!

Once again, LARC will be providing communications support for this years 8th Annual Warrior Walk. Saturday July 29th, 2017.  Volunteers should arrive at the First Presbyterian Church, 175 Lake Hollingsworth Dr by 7:30AM. Please park in the rear of the church and then proceed to the front of the church to meet with your fellow volunteers. Safety vests and volunteer assignments will be given to you at that time. If you have any questions please contact Bob Doherty KM4BAO at KM4BAO@yahoo.com.