December 30, 2024
Upper Pinellas Amateur Radio Club
What’s happening in October
Oct 5th – UPARC Monthly Meeting – 10am Fire Station 65, 250 W Lake Rd, Palm Harbor, Fl 34684
Oct 19th – UPARC in the Park / JOTA – 9am at John Chesnut Park Shelter 13, 2200 E Lake Rd S, Palm Harbor, FL 34685
Oct 26th – Breakfast Social – 9am at Bob Evans 29335 US Hwy 19 N, Clearwater, FL 33761
We hope to see everyone there, to get text alerts on events text ‘UPARC’ to 84483.… Read the rest
For those that may not recall—or are new to the club—HamWAN is a project with the goal to use commercial off-the-shelf (COTS) components to establish a high-speed data link. Think WiFi but at 5.6 Ghz across greater distances and with higher power (ERP).
UPARC’s efforts for HamWAN include the ability to create an Internet connection that we have full access (inbound and outbound connections). This will enable us to use EchoLink to connect the repeater to EchoLink users.
Another benefit of HamWAN is it provides an emergency backup for the Emergency Operations Center (EOC) that is in the Palm Harbor fire house. During Hurricane Irma, the area experienced Internet outages. If we had HamWAN in place, we could have offered … Read the rest
Thanks to some great people, we were able to mount and align the HamWan antenna. Due to it’s highly directional characteristics it took several hours to accomplish. Bottom line we were able to connect to the internet and watch a YouTube video. The next step is to run the Cat6 cable from the antenna to the repeater closet. Jack and Alan will try to work on that after the club meeting on Saturday.
We will then be ready to get EchoLink set up!
A big thank you to those that were involved, your efforts are really appreciated.
Lot’s of things on tap for September — be in the know!
Sept 14th – Tech Exam Training Details Here
Sept 21st – Radio Clubs in the Park – 9am Details Here
Sept 28th – Breakfast Social – Bob Evans Details Here
Sept 28th – Tech Exam Training Pt. 2 Details Here
We hope to see everyone there, to get text alerts on events text ‘UPARC’ to 84483.… Read the rest
Florida Department of Transportation (FDOT) management decided on Thursday August 15, 2019 to end all support for SARNET. This is NOT the SARNET Administrator. This action will have an immediate affect on SARNET since ongoing maintenance activities have also been stopped. In addition, it will lead to the slow-death of SARNET as problems occur that are not addressed. It is particularly disturbing that this decision was made in the middle of hurricane season.
If you are willing, we need you to send a letter or email to the chief engineer of the FDOT. We have prepared a form letter for you to print, sign, and mail to the FDOT. A link to it is below. You can also cut and … Read the rest
Americans live in the most severe weather prone country on Earth. Each year, Americans cope with an average of 10,000 thunderstorms, 2,500 floods, 1,000 tornadoes, as well as an average of 2 deadly hurricanes. Some 90% of all presidential declared disasters are weather related, leading to around 500 deaths per year and nearly $14 billion in damage.
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It is with deep sadness to announce the passing of one of our original UPARC founding members, Jim Keller W4WWJ. Jim was a heck of a good guy, he helped me out a bunch getting my D-Star hotspot up and running a few years ago. He was always willing to help, and had a true love for all aspects of HAM radio. Jim will be sorely missed by many. RIP W4WWJ. 73.
Memorial services for James M. Keller, will be held Wednesday August 7, 2019 @ 2:00 PM @ Curlew United Methodist Church Dunedin, FL 34683.
Military Honors & Burial will be at Bay Pines National Cemetery on Thursday August 8, 2019 @ 1:00 PM @ 10,000 Bay Pines Blvd … Read the rest
Our next meeting is Saturday September at 10:00 AM. Please join us at Palm Harbor Fire Station 65.… Read the rest