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
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UPARC and CARS came together for a successful breakfast at Another Broken Egg Cafe in Clearwater. We had so many people (15 at least) we had to break into two rows! If you haven’t joined us before please thing about it. We meet on the fouth Saturday of the month. Check this link for dates/times:
https://uparc.org/events/list/?tribe-bar-search=breakfast… Read the rest
Think of Field Day but smaller and less formal. Typically we have a single radio powered by battery with a wire antenna. We operate for a few hours and call it a day. If we’re in a Florida State Park we activate POTA. If we’re at Honeymoon Island State Park we can even activate IOTA.
Please complete the form to register:… Read the rest
Those below either became new Hams or upgraded their licenses. Great job!
Dawn O Rosenlund, KO4WNI Technician
William Schaefer, KO4WNJ Technician
Joshua Luria, KO4VVX General
Charlotte Luria, KO4WNK Technician
Jackson Kotch, KO4WNL Technician
Michael E Harris, KO4WNM Technician
Doug Adams, KO4VVW General… Read the rest
is here…and it is windy & cold!
We will NOT be outside this year due to the cold weather. We are still at the Clearwater Fire Training Center but will be nice and warm INSIDE the room where ARRL Field Day normally happens.… Read the rest
Some of the Field Day planning team members spent time at the Clearwater Fire Training Center today. We verified radios and laptops worked together for logging, verified the laptops could connect with the network, walked the campus for our new members and reviewed the list of items we still need for a successful event.
In attendance and in no particular order were: Jeff NE4C, Ryan KO4KGP, Alan W4UB, Jack N4KIN, Dee W4DCH, Fred W2SUB, Tom NY4I and Steve N4FOY.
Jeff Palmer NE4C took Ryan KO4KGP and Fred W2SUB to the top of the short fire training tower for a aerial view of the campus but we didn’t get any pictures of that.
Steve Foy N4FOY also provided an impromptu training … Read the rest
If you are a fan of #Twitter you can now receive UPARC website posts via #Twitter. Just follow @UPARC1 in your favorite #Twitter app. When we post, you will see it on #Twitter. #amateurradio… Read the rest
Last day to sign-up (for food planning purposes) is Wednesday, January 26th.
Sign-up at this Google Form.… Read the rest