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UPARC Special Event Station – N4H

By Jason Esterline on October 20, 2021


To commemorate the hurricane, operators from the Upper Pinellas Amateur Radio Club will operate from Honeymoon Island State Park starting Friday, October 22nd to October 24th, 2021. We NEED operators, filling 24+ hours of operation will take people!

The callsign used will be N4H. Modes will be SSB and FT8. SSB frequencies are 14.265 and 7.265. Also for Parks on the Air (POTA) chasers, Honeymoon Island State Park is park K-1880.

Operating time is 10:00 AM EDT (14:00Z) to ~6:30 PM EDT (22:30Z) on each day Friday 10/22, Saturday 10/23 and Sunday 10/24. Setup will begin at 9am daily.

Operators/Local Visitors: Download Info/Instructions… Read the rest

Breakfast is Back!

By Jack Kinney on May 14, 2021

We will be starting back up our combined club breakfast with CARS & UPARC on Saturday, May 22nd.

We have a new place to meet since Bob Evans closed down. We will have our breakfast gathering at:

Another Broken Egg Cafe – Menu

We will meet at 9am. In the side room!

Since this is our first time starting back up, we need to get a close count for the restaurant to be sure they have enough servers on duty.

Please text Ron W4RFA at 727-641-6620 with a count as to how many will be attending by Thursday, May 20th.

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May Presentation, Bob Heil, K9EID!

By Jack Kinney on April 11, 2021

Jason, N4BOZ (UPARC Member at Large) has arranged for Bob Heil, K9EID to be our May Presentation!

“First licensed in 1956, Amateur Radio has been the foundation of my careers in the sound reinforcement industry as well as bringing high quality, articulate audio to Amateur Radio. Entering this great hobby during the best sun spot cycle helped me to focus on designing and building one of the first VHF SSB KW stations. Throughout the years, I have enjoyed designing many antennas, from the 128 element two meter ”J’ Beam array in 1960 to the latest – phased arrays on 40 and 75 meters. I enjoy all of the bands from 160 meters through two meters working my many friends and … Read the rest

Upcoming Events – March 2020

By Jack Kinney on February 29, 2020

UPARC Events
3/07/20: UPARC TESTING – 8:30am @ Station #65
3/07/20: UPARC MONTHLY MEETING – 10am @ Station #65 — Tech Presentation: Wire Antennas
3/28/20: Breakfast Social – 9am @ Bob Evans

Operating Events
03/14/20: Radio Clubs in the Park – 8AM @ Lake Seminole Park, Shelter #6: 10015 Park Boulevard, Seminole, 33777 More Info

Hamfests: As provided by the ARRL West Central Florida Section
3/07/20: CHARLOTTE COUNTY HAMFEST 2020 – Punta Gorda Boat Club – Punta Gorda, FL.
3/14/20: GULF COAST ARC SPRING HAMFEST 2020 – Millennium Academy – New Port Richey, FL.
3/21/20: ZAARC HAMFEST 2020 – St. Elizabeth Episcopal Church – Zephyrhills, FL.
3/28/20: SERC HAMFEST AND TAILGATE 2020 – American Red Cross HQ – Sarasota, FL.… Read the rest

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