January 23, 2026
Tim Duffy K3LR – Photo by DX Engineering This month’s presentation is about the K3LR Contest Station — by our Special Guest Tim Duffy! Tim has been an active contest operator for 49 years. He has hosted over 145 different operators as part of the K3LR multi operator DX contest efforts since 1992 – which have made over 800,000 QSOs… This is a presentation you don’t want to miss!
Zoom details available upon request – please use the Contact Page to request
For anyone that has not been to the site before, it is at 1716 N Belcher Road in Clearwater. We operate in the Clearwater Fire Training Center which is behind the fire house off of Belcher Road. This is just south of Sunset Point Road and north of the railroad tracks. Turn off of Belcher and follow the directions on the map below.
Come into the doors up the ramp and follow the signs. We are on the east side for the building. Setup begins at 8-9 AM and operating starts at 2:00 PM Saturday. Talk-in on 147.12 + 600 (PL 100 Hz). You can also email info@nulluparc.org or call me at 727-437-2771 as a last resort if … Read the rest
It is with great sadness to announce the passing of longtime member, and friend — Ken Martens. Ken has been with UPARC for many years, serving as Secretary for a year, and as part of the Net Controller Team until recently. Ken also enjoyed being an Old Goats Member on 3.910Mhz daily. He was always quick to offer help, advice, and a touch of humor to every conversation.
No services have been announced at this time, but full military honors are expected to take place at Bay Pines – we will keep the club informed as more information is provided.
Please keep his wife Cloyce, and their family in your thoughts and prayers.
73 WK4KM, we’ll catch you down the … Read the rest
Deadline to signup to be guaranteed meals has passed. Feel free to attend but plan on bringing your own meals.
ARRL Field Day is a combined event to test our ability to setup radio communication under less than ideal conditions–think temporary antennas, generators and radio gear. Our event this year is a combined event with two clubs—the Clearwater Amateur Radio Society (CARS) and the Upper Pinellas Amateur Radio Club (UPARC). The date is June 25th starting at 2:00 PM until Sunday June 26th at 2:00 PM. Setup generally begins in earnest at 9:00 AM on Saturday morning. The location for all of this is the Clearwater Fire Department Fire Training Center at 1716 N. Belcher Road in Clearwater. Click here… Read the rest
On May 21st, The Upper Pinellas Amateur Radio Club held one of its UPARC in the Park events. UPARC in the Park is a mini-field day where we setup 1-2 radios, antennas and have some outdoor radio fun for a few hours. All radios used battery power at this event.
The event had two operating positions. Dee W4DCH brought his Icom 7300 to use for phone contacts. A 20Ah battery was used for power.
Morris K7LSV was doing FT8 on his uBITX v6 QRP rig with a mag loop antenna and at one point he did it under Tesla power!
Alan W4UB had hoped to run two different antennas. Unfortunately the SWR on one them was not respecting his “Band … Read the rest
…Due Easter Weekend. We will host a UPARC in the Park event in May.… Read the rest
Congratulations to these new or upgraded hams. Well done!
| Name | Call Sign | License Class |
|---|---|---|
| Joseph Nicolosi | KO4VVV | General |
| Joe Cook | KO4YGR | Technician |
| William Poe | W9WEI | Extra |
| Venkatesh Vurputoor | KO4YGS | Technician |
| Joe Hughes | KM5CTR | General |
I was asked if there was a way to be notified in Slack when something new is posted to uparc.org. Ask and ye shall receive. Any new Pages, Post or Events added to uparc.org will send an alert to the #general channel. Thanks to Dee W4DCH for the suggestion!… Read the rest
