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Year: 2023

DX Marathon

Posted on December 27, 2023December 28, 2023 By Michael M
Announcements

For those of you who attended our March meeting this year, we had a special guest, Mark Wohlschlegel, WC3W, who gave an in-person presentation on the DX Marathon contest. See here – https://wpbarg.com/2023/03/15/this-months-meeting/

This contest runs all year, and all you need to do is submit what you’ve already logged for the past year. The rules are straightforward, and the submission time is Jan 1-5 2024. They have a submission tool so you can check your logs prior to submitting them.

Why not join the fastest growing DX program in the world? This will be my first year, and while I didn’t do a lot of DXing this year, I am curious to see how this program works and how I did.

Here is the link – https://dxmarathon.com/

See here for more information – https://wpbarg.com/phpbb/viewtopic.php?t=411

Closing Out 2023

Posted on December 14, 2023December 14, 2023 By Michael M
Announcements

This year is coming to a close and what a year it has been! If you’d like to know more about what we have accomplished this past year, you can read about that here – https://wpbarg.com/2023/12/01/thank-you/

All of that is very exciting, but to me the most gratifying of all our accomplishments is hearing people talking about the fun they’ve had this past year. Laughing, learning, having fun, and building relationships is at the heart of what we do, and this past year has been chock full of that!

We had our Holiday Party last night, and while everyone couldn’t be there, we did have some folks show up who we haven’t seen in a while, so it was great to connect again. We had just about every seat in that room full, so we might have to pack another table in there next year. 

On behalf of the West Palm Beach Amateur Radio Group Board of Directors, we wish you and yours a safe and pleasant holiday, and we are excited about our plans for next year! Stay tuned for some of that. We will have a sneak peek before this year is out! 

Here are a few pictures from our party last night – https://wpbarg.com/phpbb/viewtopic.php?t=407

Thank you!

Posted on December 1, 2023December 17, 2023 By Michael M
Announcements

If you were not at our last meeting, you missed a recap of some of what we accomplished this past year, so let’s take a look at some of that…

We reestablished our relationship with the Cox Science Center, and hit it out of the park with our contribution to the Titanic exhibit.

We had two very successful picnics.

We developed the successful Saturday in The Park program, which runs once a month during the cooler months, except December.

We have had six testing sessions this year, bringing in new amateur radio operators and advancing existing operators.

We developed a science curriculum for Palm Beach County Schools. We have some ideas for our own in-house curriculum that if we have the bandwidth next year we will develop and roll out.

Every Tuesday, we have our Weekly Net on the 146.67, hosted by a fine group of dedicated Net Controllers, who have been doing a fantastic job!

We created our new logo. This led to us being able to provide new badges and shirts, which previously haven’t been available for several years now.

We had our first Field Day since 2019, had a fantastic time, and are looking forward to Field Day 2024.

We have begun our relationship with the Boy Scouts of America, and look for much more engagement next year.

We launched our partnership with the Fairlawn Amateur Radio Club, and both clubs are excited about continuing that next year.

We had Eric from Ham Radio Concepts come down and feature us in one of his YouTube videos during our first Saturday in The Park event.

We were in the news multiple times on QRZ, on ICQ Amateur, multiple times in the ARRL Club News, and most recently on Fox 29 and WPTV.

And don’t miss our Holiday Party this month on the 13th! Click here for details – https://wpbarg.com/phpbb/viewtopic.php?t=399

What an exciting year it has been! It was through your support that we were able to accomplish all of this.

On behalf of the WPBARG Board of Directors, thank you, and we are looking forward to next year!

We Will Be Testing Saturday December 2nd

Posted on November 30, 2023December 2, 2023 By Michael M
Testing, Announcements

Now is the opportunity to sit for your technician or upgrade your current license.

We are accredited to administer all elements of the FCC Amateur Radio exams, and we do so every OTHER month, on the first Saturday of the month, at the Cox Science Center in West Palm Beach.

Testing begins at 10:00 a.m. When you get to the front door let them know you are here for the amateur radio exam and they will get you to our room. Below is an ARRL link on what to bring Saturday.

What to Bring – Click here

Any questions, register and post on our forms here – Click here

Contact us directly here – Click here

Cox Science Center
4801 Dreher Trail N, West Palm Beach, FL 33405

WPBARG 2023 Holiday Party

Posted on November 22, 2023December 14, 2023 By Michael M
Announcements, Events

December 13th at 1830 hrs

Due to the success of last year’s holiday party, we are having this year’s party at the same location.

For more information: WPBARG Forums

Note: There is no meeting in December. Our next meeting will be January 24, 2024, with a special guest, and you don’t want to miss that one!
We will not be doing an official Saturday in the Park for December. Of course, anyone who wants to get together certainly can.

Officer Elections Tonight – 11/15/2023

Posted on November 15, 2023November 15, 2023 By Michael M
Elections

We had our elections tonight and the following are the Officers for the 2024 Year. They will be installed at the January Meeting. Congratulations to each of you. We look forward to another successful and fun year!

Officers

  • President – Michael M (K1WX)
  • Vice President – Marcos M (KK4OPI)
  • Secretary – Randy P (KO4WTM)
  • Treasurer – Chris H (AJ1Q)

Directors

  • Richard S (AF4RS)
  • Jeff F ((KM4UBL)
  • Jo (N2QFT)

Stay tuned for more information on our holiday party in December.

As the holidays approach, we will all be busy, but come January 24th, we are kicking off our first meeting of the year with a special presentation. More information on that will follow. You don’t want to miss this presentation!

Saturday in the Park – November 18

Posted on November 15, 2023January 18, 2024 By Michael M
Activities, Announcements

On November 18th, we will be having our monthly “Saturday in the Park.” Come join us!

Set-up starts at 10:00 a.m. Some folks like to get there a little earlier, and we run till we’re done, usually around 2:00 or so. 

Directions can be found here – Saturday in The Park & Directions – WPBARG Forums

As always, everyone is invited… members, non-members, participants and observers, come one, come all!

Factory New Raspberry Pi Models Now Available

Posted on November 2, 2023November 2, 2023 By Michael M
Announcements

Raspberry Pi 4 Model B – 1GB RAM $35.38

Raspberry Pi 4 Model B – 2GB RAM $45.28

Raspberry Pi 4 Model B – 4GB RAM $55.00

More info see here – https://wpbarg.com/phpbb/viewtopic.php?p=1126

Monthly Meeting – November 15

Posted on November 1, 2023November 15, 2023 By Michael M
Meetings, Announcements
Wednesday at 7:00 p.m.

This month, our monthly meeting will NOT be held on the fourth Wednesday of the month. Due to Thanksgiving, in November, we move the meeting back a week. Our monthly meeting this month will be held on November 15 at 7:00 p.m. We will also be moving back our Saturday in the Park to November 18th.

At the meeting, we will be reviewing this past year, the success we enjoyed and the fun we had doing it, and we will be looking at what’s ahead for the coming year. We will be holding our elections, so there may not be time for a presentation, but maybe we can get a short one in there if time permits.

This month is the last meeting of the year. December is our Holiday Party – December 13 at 6:30. We will be having it at the same place we did last year. More information to follow.

We welcome everyone to our meetings and activities, members and non-members, whether licensed or not!

Location:
Cox Science Center and Aquarium
4801 Dreher Trail North, West Palm Beach, FL 33405

https://www.coxsciencecenter.org

WPBARG Family Picnic – 10/28/23

Posted on October 29, 2023November 30, 2023 By Michael M
Activities, Events

This is some of the members who joined us. If you missed this one, don’t worry. If you’re interested in joining our family, or just participating in a fun time, we will be doing Saturday in the Park each month (except December) during the cooler weather. 

Everyone had a great time! Dominic brought his girls and Marcos and Cecilia were there with their new baby boy… this could be our next generation of operators!

There was soooo much food. Thanks to everyone who brought extra goodies, Richard who spent all day manning the grill, Michael who lugged all of that equipment back and forth, all those who generously contributed to our donation bucket, and everyone who joined us to make it a fantastic day out in the park! 

We had some tables set up to sell equipment, and Chris was pricing that stuff to move! Due to that success, we’re going to be doing that again next month at our Saturday in the Park, which will be November 18th. If you have equipment you’d like to sell or trade, bring it!

Keep in mind that next month, due to Thanksgiving, our meeting and Saturday in the Park is moved back a week. Our meeting will be November 15th and Saturday in the Park will be November 18th. See you there! 

For discussion and more pictures, click here – https://wpbarg.com/phpbb/viewtopic.php?t=363

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