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Field Day Quick Wrap Up

Well another Field Day has come and gone.

We  were treated to the aroma of mangos of every type you can imagine while we preapred for the 2 pm start of Field Day. Certainly a one of a kind venue for field day!

Despite some of the weather related issues a good time was had by all. Turnout was a bit light probably due to the weather. Those that did participate enjoyed some great food, plenty of conversation and a chance to use their new found skills.

We spent much of the day rebuilding our radio room and giving away gear that had been stored there for many years. We hope to have a radio room ready  for your use that you can be comfortable in and proud of. Wall moniitors, logging software, boom mikes, weather station, and more are some of the things to look forward to.

Propagation was not that great starting out ,but as evening fell upon us it improved greatly. I know collectively we did well over 300 contacts.

I apologize for my lack of attention to some of the smaller details and failed to provide the usual sign in log.....So with that said, those of you recieveing this message, if you attended could you please reply. Include family members and friends even if they are not licensed amateurs. It would be greatly appriciated.

Thats it for now...

Hope to hear you on the net at 7:30, 442.525.

73 de W1HQL

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Amateur Radio Get Together This Weekend

On Saturday at 15401 SW 212 St there will be a friendly get together of amateur radio enthusiasts for fun drink and BBQ.
Bring whatever delights that are your favorite to eat and drink.
There will be plenty of food!!!!
It starts at 11am and will run to whatever.
The group will be monitoring on 444.400
Have fun and enjoy!

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Winterfest Boat Parade looking for Radio Operators

The Winterfest Boat Parade will be celebrating their 50th year and we will be celebrating with the best parade ever!
We are in the process of signing up our ham radio volunteers for the various positions along the 12 mile parade route. You will have an assignment, either a bridge or land assignment, and call in certain information to our net control operators over the ham frequencies. Depending on your assignment, you will need to be at your post around 4:00 pm or later. Most hams arrive early to get a parking spot, then go get a bite to eat with others in their assigned area and then go back to the bridge.

• Wednesday, December 8, 2021 – Ham Radio Operator and Control Boat Training – Late afternoon – 5:30 pm to 7:30 pm – Includes dinner!
• Saturday, December 11, 2021 – Winterfest Boat Parade! The Greatest Show on H2O!

We will be installing the radio antennas at 9:30 am on Monday, December 6th. If you are able to help with that, we would appreciate your assistance.

Please email Carol at KJ4AWB@arrl.net with the following information:
• Your full name
• Your call sign
• Your preferred email address
• Your snail mail address
• Your preference of locations if you’ve worked before
• Your CELL phone number

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EARC – After Meeting

You may be scratching your head and asking... After meeting? Is that a typo...? Well it is certainly not. Well before the pandemic, EARC club members and club friends would attend the monthly club meeting held on the second Friday of every month at the John D Campbell Agricultural center at 7:30 PM. We go over club business hold testing sessions and talk amongst like minds about Amateur radio, QSO's made, projects in progress and the latest gossip..ehem on goings on the local repeaters. At sometime between the adjournment of the meeting and shop talk, a subset of these hams would escape to a local pizza place to partake in libations, good grub and other shenanigan's.

In comes the pandemic, and as some would have guessed it, the meetings alongwith after meetings went stage left. One would think that starting backup old quirky traditions would be slow, but it couldn't be further from the truth. Meetings started up again on May 14th and surprisingly so did all the other activities. Some challenges on the first visit to our favorite "After Meeting" location could not slow us down. Because of Covid, Son of a Pizza, would not allow our large party due to being a bit late on our reservation. Normally that would be the end of that... But not for this group, a few "To Go" orders and a quick visit to the grocery store and we had ourselves a full swing tailgate party in a nearby field outside our favorite venue. A great time was had and since then things have gone back to normalcy.

Last meeting was no exception, a group of us met at Son of a Pizza after our club meeting and had a grand old time. Good friends, good food and great times!! Definitely looking forward to the next one! Come and JOIN US!!

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EARC’s Winter Field Day 2021

Winter Field Day 2021 has come and gone. Once again, the EARC gang came together and had an outstanding event with good food, good friends, and good times.
In total, 5 field stations were on the air. Some where fully off grid, some were running amplifiers off a genset. HF SSB and PSK31 were modes of choice. Despite the number of wire antennas scattered around, few mishaps happened. A bright moon along with a conservative approach to ambient lighting kept everybody dark adapted and able to enjoy a beautiful view of the moonlit coastline. The weather couldn’t be better. A constant 70F 10-15mph breeze flowed all night. Bugs were non existent. This did pose a challenge to the tents though as they all had to be staked down. Every tent on the site looked like a balloon! It was a small price to pay though for excellent sleeping weather once it came time to shut off the filaments. Food wise it couldn’t be better. Dinner was churrasco, salad, pork loin, and arroz con gandules (Puerto Rican rice and beans). Plenty of beverages to choose from. If you went to bed hungry, it’s because you wanted to.


A big thanks to Steve Taylor for arranging things with the City of Homestead.