December 21, 2024
Upper Pinellas Amateur Radio Club
The next club meeting is Saturday, December 5th at 10:00am.
PRESENTATION: ADS-B Flight Tracking by NY4I
MEMBERS: Check your email for meeting details.
NON-MEMBERS: Send us a message here for details.
Laurel VE testing is unavailable until further notice.
Due to the COVID-19 pandemic, the fire station is closed to the public.
Therefore, we hold virtual meetings using Zoom. A link to the Zoom meeting will be emailed to the membership. You can download the Zoom client from Zoom
Sadly, we just learned that Stewart Whitehouse KE4YH became a Silent Key on March 10th, 2020 after a long battle with cancer. Our sincerest condolences go out to his family including his son, and UPARC member Earle Whitehouse KJ4WKJ.
His Obituary is here: https://veteransfuneralcare.com/obituary/stewart-mitchell-whitehouse-jr… Read the rest
The next club meeting is Saturday, November 7th at 10:00am.
Laurel VE testing is unavailable until further notice.
Due to the COVID-19 pandemic, the fire station is closed to the public.
Therefore, we hold virtual meetings using Zoom. A link to the Zoom meeting will be emailed to the membership. You can download the Zoom client from Zoom
The focus of the meeting will be the election of the 2021 Board of Directors and Officers.
Ballots and Proxies will be distributed by email and may also be downloaded on the forum.
MEMBERS: Check your email for meeting details.
NON-MEMBERS: Send us a message here for details.… Read the rest
The next club meeting is this Saturday, October 3rd at 10:00am.
Laurel VE testing is unavailable until further notice.
Due to the COVID-19 pandemic, the fire station is closed to the public.
Therefore, we hold virtual meetings using Zoom. A link to the Zoom meeting will be emailed to the membership. You can download the Zoom client from Zoom
Presentation: Understanding Repeaters by NY4I
MEMBERS: Check your email for meeting details.
NON-MEMBERS: Send us a message here for details.… Read the rest
The next club meeting is Saturday, September 5 at 10:00am.
Laurel VE testing is unavailable until further notice.
Due to the COVID-19 pandemic, the fire station is closed to the public.
Therefore, we hold virtual meetings using Zoom. A link to the Zoom meeting will be emailed to the membership. You can download the Zoom client from Zoom
Presentation: JTAlert – Jack Kinney, N4KIN
MEMBERS: Check your email for meeting details.
NON-MEMBERS: Send us a message here for details.
From ELCERT: It is with a heavy heart that we announce the passing of Kevin Poorman. Kevin rarely missed a chance to volunteer his time to help the community. We will miss his calming voice, kindness and his passion for ham radio. Our hearts go out to his family during this incredibly difficult time. Call sign KV4CT has gone silent.
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Kevin was a longtime member and friend here at UPARC – he served on the board in 2016 and has been a key part of our VE team for years as well.
We’ll miss you friend. 73 to you. … Read the rest
There’s a lot positivity from the repeater team that the repeater is fixed for good!
A few upcoming changes:
PLEASE use the repeater and let us know if you have any problems!… Read the rest
The next club meeting is Saturday, August 1 at 10:00am.
Laurel VE testing is unavailable until further notice.
Due to the COVID-19 pandemic, the fire station is closed to the public.
Therefore, we’re holding virtual meetings using Zoom. A link to the Zoom meeting will be emailed to the membership. You can download the Zoom client from Zoom
Presentation: Contesting, Richie AA2MF
MEMBERS: Check your email for meeting details.
NON-MEMBERS: Send us a message here for details.
The next club meeting is Saturday, July 4 at 10:00am.
Laurel VE testing is unavailable until further notice.
Due to the COVID-19 pandemic, the fire station is closed to the public.
Therefore, we’re holding virtual meetings using Zoom. A link to the Zoom meeting will be emailed to the membership. You can download the Zoom client from Zoom
Members please attend this new bylaw approval meeting. We need 16votes (quorum) to approve. If you cannot attend please complete a proxy and vote by email. Additional information will be emailed to each member.
Discussion: What we did on Field Day
MEMBERS: Check your email for meeting details.
NON-MEMBERS: Send us a message here for details.… Read the rest
As you may know, our normal Field Day at the fire training center is not happening this year. Many members are taking advantage of the rule changes to operate class 1D or 1E from home. One of the changes the ARRL made—for this year only—is the ability to aggregate our individual scores under one club name. Please note that you still just make contacts with your own call but when it comes time to send in your Field Day entry, in the spot for club name you can add a name and everyone that uses that same club name will see a single entry in the results for