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Winter Field Day 2020 – Results

Winter Field Day 2020 has come and gone, but the long awaited results are in. Not that we are competitive in nature, but its good to know that we came IN THIRD IN THE STATE!!! Well, in South Florida's outdoor category, but either way that is very satisfying. We came in 45th overall in the country for outdoor and 8th in the whole state. I don't know if I can speak for the rest of the club, but I am super excited about WFD 2021. We have to sharpen our digital skills and try to get our CW operators out there.

With that said, I would like to send out a virtual high five and a special thanks to all who attended and made this year's WFD possible!

South Florida Entries
State Wide Entries

Courtesy of https://www.winterfieldday.com/

Stay radio ACTIVE!!

73 de

WB4DB

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Florida State Parks On The Air

CQ CQ CQ.. Calling all HAMS. This April 4-5th will be the 4th annual Florida State Parks On The Air event. A group of HAMS at the EARC has already secured a spot at the Bill Baggs Cape State Park and will be activating the park. Callsign W4SVI will be working 10 - 80 meters on SSB and digital. A beautiful location and RF quite environment, this year's activation is looking promising for making a decent amount of contacts as we spread the word on social media and POTA websites.

Space at Bill Baggs is pretty much filled up, but we encourage club and non club members alike to get outdoors and activate one of the many Florida State Parks. A list of parks and park locator utilities along with all the information on the event can be found on the FLSPOTA website.

There are plenty of parks to choose from. So get out there and get on the air! The event will be starting Saturday 9:00 AM to 10:00 PM and starts up again Sunday 9:00 Am to 10:00 PM. But there is no requirement to make it an overnight stay or even a long event. It's a great opportunity to get out with the family visit a state park and throw in some ham radio while at the same time testing your gear in a portable situation.

If you plan on activating a park please drop us a line so we can try to work each other. And remember, it's all about having fun with our hobby, spreading the word and awareness of Ham Radio.

Have Fun, stay safe and STAY RADIO ACTIVE!!

73

de

WB4DB

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EARC – 2020 Winter Field Day Video

For those braving attendance to February's EARC meeting this Friday on Valentines Day, I salute you. For if you are married or have a significant other, the wrath you can suffer for going to a "That damn Radio meeting thingy" meeting can be in my experience the likes of Biblical proportions. I have fortunately worked out a deal or better put a treaty with my wife and have been able to negotiate attendance to the meeting this Friday 14th.

For those souls that have not prepared for days like this, could not come up with the courage, or maybe even failed in negotiations, all is not lost. We have posted a video capturing the images, sounds and fun times had during our Winter Field Day activities last month in January.

Hope to see you at the meeting...

73

de

WB4DB

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Winter Field Day 2020

Winter Field Day is now history.....And this one will be remembered by all that attended as probably one of our best outings!.

I will not go into any details....Show up at the meeting to hear all the stories....and see al the pictures.

Speaking of pictures....Check out the Gallery that Pete posted on the site.

I will not be on the net for the next two weeks due to job commitments....Our back up net moderators will be filling the airwaves with their version of running a net....
Big thanks to thosae that voulenteered to take on that task.
If any of you want to participate in net moderating....Let me know and I will add you to the email list.

That is all for now....
73 de W1HQL
Steve

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Winter Field Day 2020 Update

I hope you are enjoying the last day of this long weekend.
Temps are dropping nicely and it will be a bit chilly in the morning.

Weather looks quite promising and ideal for out upcomming event this weekend.

I will be there at 06:00 to begin set up and issue passes.

Information pertinent for the event.

1. Restroom facilities are located on site.
2. There is a resturant on site also for those wishing to purchase meals.
3. There are park style BBQ grills scattered about.
4. Arrive prepared to support your own personal needs such as food/beverage/comfort.
5. Set up areas are first come first serve.
6. Talkin Frequency will be 444.800 (94.8)
7. On site intercom is 144.925 simplex
8. Band operations will be coordinated also on a first come first serve.
     Multiple operators on the same band will be scheduled in 1 hour rotating operations to avoid any interference.

Bottom line, lets work together to make this a fun event for all.....

See you Saturday
73 de W1HQL

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Updated Email List and General Message

Good Evening....
I just completed updating my the list of email addresses and added a few new names to the list.
Now there are more operators on the list that will be receiving my occasional test messages via the RMS Express Winlink.

Great participation at the meeting and it looks like we are going to have a great turnout for Winter Field Day.
Hopefully the weather cooperates.

As we get closer to the date I will provide additional updates if needed to aid in your preparations.

I will not be conducting the net this week. Bill KG2CS will be your net moderator for that evening. Give him a healthy turnout and check into the net. Bill is always quite entertaining and very informative.

I will attempt to send this out now. Hopefully condtions will be favorable.

Until the next time......
73 de W1HQL
QRT

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SkyWarn Class Scheduled for Field Day!

I am pleased to announce that the Everglades Amateur Radio Club, in partnership with the City of Homestead and as part of our annual A.R.R.L. Field Day Event there will be a SKYWARN class on Saturday June 22nd from 10 am. to 12 pm.
Robert Molleda, Meteorologist from the National Weather Service will be your instructor/presenter.
Where: John D Campbell Agricultural Center 18710 SW 288 St.Miami, FL. 33030

TO REGISTER FOR THE CLASS PLEASE SEND AN EMAIL TO staylor@cityofhomestead.com.
There are no fees, the class is free.
To obtain critical weather information, the National Weather Service (NWS) established SKYWARN® with partner organizations. SKYWARN® is a volunteer program that help keep their local communities safe by providing timely and accurate reports of severe weather to the National Weather Service.
Although SKYWARN® spotters provide essential information for all types of weather hazards, the main responsibility of a SKYWARN® spotter is to identify and describe severe local storms. 
SKYWARN® spotters, coupled with Doppler radar technology, improved satellite and other data, has enabled NWS to issue more timely and accurate warnings for tornadoes, severe thunderstorms and flash floods. SKYWARN® storm spotters are citizens who form the nation's first line of defense against severe weather. There can be no finer reward than to know that your efforts will provide your community the precious gift of time--seconds and minutes that can help save lives.
73 de W1HQL
Steve TaylorPresident EARC

Homestead Emergency Manager

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SSTV Event Scheduled from the ISS

RUSSIAN SSTV TRANSMISSION EVENT PLANNED

April 8, 2019:

ARISS Russia is planning Slow Scan Television (SSTV) image
transmissions from the International Space Station.

The transmissions begin Thursday, April 11, 2019 around 18:00 UTC and run
continuously until approximately 18:00 UTC on Sunday, April 14, 2019.

This event uses a computer in the ISS Russian Segment, which stores images
thatare then transmitted to Earth using the ARISS amateur radio station
located in the Service Module which employs the Kenwood TM D710E transceiver.

Once these images are received by ham radio operators and
other radio enthusiasts on Earth, many participants will post them for
viewing at http://www.spaceflightsoftware.com/ARISS_SSTV/index.php.

In addition, you can receive a special SSTV ARISS Award for posting
your image.

Once the event begins, see details at
https://ariss.pzk.org.pl/sstv/ [2] . The transmissions will be
broadcast at 145.800 MHz using the PD-120 SSTV mode.

Please note that the event is dependent on other activities, schedules
and crew responsibilities on the ISS and are subject to change at any
time.

Please check for news and the most current information on the
AMSAT.org and ARISS.org websites, the AMSAT-BB@amsat.org, the ARISS
facebook at Amateur Radio On The International Space Station (ARISS)
and ARISS twitter@ARISS_status.

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IT’S PARTY TIME!

It’s QSO party time!!  Here are the upcoming QSO Parties in the
Southeastern Division. Checkout each website for complete information.

Georgia QSO Party, 
April 13th, 1800z to 0359Z and April 14th, 1400Z to 2359z.
http://www.georgiaqsoparty.org/

Florida QSO Party, 
April 27th, 1600Z through 2159Z April 28th, 2019
https://floridaqsoparty.org/

Alabama QSO Party,  
September 7th, 1500Z through 0300Z on September 8th, 2019.
http://alabamacontestgroup.org/aqp/
Check AQP website later for updates.