We will be having our monthly meeting on Wednesday, June 28 2023, at 7:00 p.m. As always, I am excited to see everyone and this month talk about our Field Day event… the good, the bad, and the fun we had doing it all!
We welcome all to our meetings and activities, whether licensed or not!
We will be conducting our Field Day operations off the power grid at The American Legion Post 47, located at 2315 North Dixie Highway, Lake Worth, FL 33460. The event begins at 1800 UTC (2 pm) on June 24, and ends at 2059 UTC (8:59 pm) on June 25.
The operational hours for all guests, including guest operators and visitors will begin at 1:00 p.m. on Saturday the 24th and end at 1:00 p.m. on Sunday the 25th.
During those guest operational hours everyone is welcome! If you’d like to come by to observe, just to see what we’re doing and what Field Day is like, we welcome you! If you’d like to sit at one of our stations and operate, we welcome you!
While we will be operating off the main grid, The American Legion will have full power and air conditioning. Food and drinks will be available. Prices are to be determined.
No invitation is necessary, just come on over!
We will do our best to monitor the 146.67 repeater for the talk-in. For more information on that repeater, please go here – The AREC Repeater Group, Inc.
We are all very excited to be doing Field Day this year, and we hope to see YOU this weekend!
This will be the first Field Day for nearly every operator, including myself. We are not focused on points. We are looking to learn and have fun doing it!
As with every event we sponsor, everyone is invited… members, non-members, participants and observers, come one, come all!
We don’t usually make announcements for our Tuesday Net; however, our net controller for this coming Tuesday, Jeff – KM4UBL, tells me he’s got something special planned. I even don’t know what it is, so we will have to tune in to find out!
This is a once a year event and we will begin setting up Saturday morning, June 24th, and continuing through Sunday afternoon, June 25th, at American Legion Post 47. We will be posting more specific times and directions, so stay tuned!
Our resident satellite expert, Ed (KN4ZAA), has volunteered to assist others in working the birds. Working satellites is a rewarding challenge, and I can’t think of anyone better than Ed to assist people in making their first contact, and getting folks who have made contacts better and more comfortable in satellite work. This is a great opportunity! For more information or to open a conversation with Ed, click this link – Field Day Satellite opps – WPBARG Forums
In addition to satellite work, we will be working different modes on different bands on a variety of equipment. We will have equipment for you to use or you can bring your own. This is a great opportunity to have some fun, meet some great people, and hone your skills! Or join us just to see what this is all about. We will have other experienced operators there to help you get started or learn more about what we do.
As with every event we sponsor, everyone is invited… members, non-members, participants and observers, come one, come all!
As you know, we lost one of our own. Kevin’s family will be conducting a sale of Kevin’s equipment, and the proceeds of that will be going to two worthy recipients – South Florida National Cemetery and Wreaths Across America. Both of these are veteran organizations and close to Kevin’s heart. Kevin was a member of Squadron 47, Florida Detachment of the Sons of the American Legion, and supported our veteran community.
While the circumstances that precipitated this were tragic, it was really nice to spend time with everyone and remembering Kevin. For more information on this, click here – Kevin’s WPBARG HAM Yard Sale – 06/03/2023 – WPBARG Forums
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.
