December 21, 2024
Upper Pinellas Amateur Radio Club
Please review the proposed bylaw changes to be voted on at our annual meeting on November 2nd, 2024. Read more about it either on Slack or on the linked page.
We need at least 30 members present at the meeting for a quorum so please review that page as well for proxy info.… Read the rest
As you may know, UPARC is an ARRL-affiliated amateur radio club. This means we support the American Radio Relay League (ARRL) and its mission to further the interests of Amateur Radio. UPARC was affiliated with the ARRL on August 10, 2012 shortly after our founding as a club.
So why you might be asking why we ask if you are an ARRL member? We ask to know if you are an ARRL member as ARRL-affiliated clubs are asked to maintain 51% of their voting members as current ARRL members. Hence you see on the sign-up sheet (and the club sign-up/renewal form) a question about your ARRL membership status. Please do indicate on the sign-up sheet if you are a member. … Read the rest
Information to get your own UPARC shirts and hats: UPARC Shirts & Hats… Read the rest
Let’s have a virtual round of applause for the 2023 UPARC Board of Directors. Congratulations!… Read the rest
From: Fred Botero W2SUB
UPARC members, it is time to solicit nominations or interest to serve on the Board of Directors for our upcoming election in November. As discussed in our recent meeting, the following people cannot run again for their current position per our Bylaws which limit the number of consecutive one year terms to two terms: Jack Kinney – President, Alan Streitman – Vice President and Dee Hooker – Secretary. However, these individuals can be nominated for and serve on different Board positions.
I have been selected as leader of the Nominating Committee along with supporting members, Mike Branda and Ron Appel. This committee must submit a slate of qualified members to the Board in the October meeting … Read the rest
We have finally received our letter of determination from the IRS. It gives me great pleasure to announce that the Upper Pinellas Amateur Radio Club, Inc. is now a 501(c)(3) not for profit, public charitable organization. This means that individuals and organizations can make tax deductible donations to our club and we can apply for grants.
Additionally, we are eligible to receive donations from AmazonSmile. AmazonSmile allows buyers to donate a small percentage of their purchase(s) to a charity, or charities, of their choice. How it works: Amazon will donate .5% of your eligible purchase at no cost to you to UPARC. The only difference is you must login to AmazonSmile instead of Amazon.com. AmazonSmile works with Prime and offers … Read the rest