Category: Club News

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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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E.A.R.C. ANNUAL FIELD DAY IS HERE!

Oh Yea!

Our favorite time of the year when family and friends in our normal lives excuse and allow us 24 hours of uninterrupted focus and fun playing Ham Radio.....OOOPs.... No not playing.....excuse me....Practicing Emergency Communications.

Honey, we will be out there roughing it in the heat, fighting the bugs and sheltering from those possible dangerous thunder storms to test our emergency communications abilities.

Last minute preparations are on the menu. Generators, extension cords, lighting, wires ropes, tent, table, bug repellent, gasoline, fire extinguishers, tools...tools...and more tools....meters...coax....oh yeah, water....what am I going to eat....What a mission....See honey how intense this is!... Whew, I think she is taking me seriously....

WHEN........................JUNE 22, 2019

AT THE JOHN D. CAMPBELL AGRICULTURAL CENTER located in the Redlands 18710 SW 288 St. Homestead, FL 8am thru Sunday 2pm. Talk in: 444.700 pl 94.8

AN ADDED PLUS TO THE VENUE............ At 10am thru Noon on Saturday we will be having a SkyWarn Class taught by the National Weather Services Meteorologist Robert Molleda......Now she is really taking me seriously...or is very happy to get me out of her hair for 24 hours.

Be sure to register for the class. Send me an email at staylor@cityofhomestead.com.

Our regular club meeting is on Friday June 14th. (Flag Day) at 7 pm. Most of our meeting activity will be Field Day related. Hope to see you there!

Here is a link explaining what Field Day is:
http://www.arrl.org/field-day

73 de W1HQL

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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