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Welcome!
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Welcome to the web site of the Amateur Radio Association of Southwest Florida (ARASWF). Our club calls
are WB2QLP and K4YHB. We are an affiliate Special Service Club with the American Radio
Relay League (ARRL), and we serve the local community of Naples and Collier County, Florida.
We're in grid EL96.
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The club mailing address for payment of dues and
other correspondence is:
ARASWF
P.O. Box 111604
Naples, FL 34108
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Upcoming Events
This Upcoming Events section is revised as needed to inform you of events of interest.
Dates and times of future events are accurate as of the most recent information available,
and are always subject to change due to re-scheduling, conflicts, etc. Please be sure to
verify dates and times before committing yourself - this usually can be done on the Wednesday
night net.
Please inform the
of any other event that should be listed here.
May, 2012, Membership Meeting - Tuesday, May 22nd
The regular membership meeting for May, 2012, will be held on Tuesday, May 22nd, at 7:00 PM, at the American Red Cross building at 2610
Northbrooke Plaza Drive, Naples. Everyone is welcome! You do not have to be an ARASWF member to attend this meeting. All interested persons (and interesting persons) are invited! Scheduled speaker is Doug Weber, WA9AAA, from the Marco Radio Club who will be giving a presentation covering Delta Loop antennas and baluns.
June, 2012, Membership Meeting
There is no regular membership meeting held in June, due to Field Day activities.
Here is a map of the meeting location:
FIELD DAY 2012 - JUNE 23 & 24
Field Day 2012 is coming!
Field Day: To work as many stations as possible on any and all amateur
bands (excluding the 60, 30, 17 and 12-meter bands) and to learn to operate in
abnormal situations in less than optimal conditions.
Field day 2012 is right around the corner, always the fourth full weekend
of June, beginning at 1800 UTC Saturday and running through 1800 UTC Sunday,
June 23-24, 2012. This year's location will be outdoors at Veteran's Park in North Naples.
It is not too early to plan for your participation in the Field Day activities.
Club members are needed to set-up on Saturday, and break-down on Sunday.
Operators are needed both days and Saturday night for all the bands, SSB and CW.
Last year, about 24 club members actively participated - let's do even better in 2012.
Here is a map of the Field Day location.
UPCOMING FLORIDA HAMFESTS
May 26, 2012 - Wormfest (Pinellas Park)
Info: www.thewormholesociety.org/
July 20, 2012 - Milton ARC'S 17th Annual Hamm Fest (Milton)
Info: www.miltonarc.org
August 18, 2012 - TARCFest XXVIII (Tampa)
Info: www.hamclub.org
September 15, 2012 - Bahia Shrine Amateur Radio Unit Tailgate (Orlando)
September 22nd, 2012 - Pasco County Hamfest (Odessa)
Info: htttp://groups.yahoo.com/group/sarcmail
October 13, 2012 - Florida State Convention - Melbourne Hamfest (Melbourne)
Info: www.pcars.org
November 10, 2012 - SPARCFest 2012 (Pinellas Park)
Info: www.sparc-club.org
November 17, 2012 - Flamingo Net / UMARC Free Flea (Coral Gables)
Info: www.flamingonet.8m.net
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PHOTOS OF 2012 OIL WELL PARK SPECIAL EVENT ARE
HERE
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MEMBERS GALLERY PHOTOS
Check out the new Members
Gallery by selecting the
Photos link at the
left, then selecting Members Gallery. Here will be posted photos of
members and their stations, together with whatever details the member submits.
Be among the first on your block to have your photo and station
details (or mobile station details) listed here. Simply send photo and
station information via email to the webmaster - click on the
Webmaster link at the left.
Photos are best sent in .jpg format, but almost any format can be converted if
necessary.
PHOTOS FROM PAST EVENTS
Also, visit the Photos
page and click on any of the links there to view photos from past
events, including Field Days, Keewaydin Dxpeditions, Oil Well Park Special
Event, and other
notable events that are worthy of archiving. (Incidentally, if you have any old
photos, please email them to the Webmaster so they can be posted here.)
Net and Repeater Notes
The primary 146.670(-) club repeater WB2QLP is on the air! PL is 136.5
(Backup 2 meter repeaters are on 146.64(-) 136.5 PL,
and the EOC repeater on 147.03(+) 136.5 PL )
Please join us every Wednesday night at 7:00 pm on the ARASWF Information Net on
WB2QLP,
146.67(-) 136.5 PL). Members and non-members with or without traffic are welcome.
Echolink is active on 146.67 MHz. Identify with your callsign, then enter " * " before the node number to connect. Enter " # " to disconnect when your QSO is complete.
Our new node number is 389568.
Join us every Monday night at 7:30 pm on the ARASWF 6-Meter Round Table, on 50.200mHz -
upper sideband. Everyone is invited to join this very informal net, which is moderated by "AD" - K4ADR.
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AMATEUR RADIO NETS IN COLLIER COUNTY
1. 6 METER ROUND TABLE:
Mondays, 7:30 pm - 50.200 (USB)
2. SFL 10 METER NET
Tuesdays, 5:00 pm - 28.430 MHz. USB [+/- 2 KHz.].
3. SOUTH FLORIDA VOIP & TECH NET
Tuesdays, 7:00 pm - 146.670(-) PL 136.5 - WB2QLP - ARASWF Club Repeater
YOU CAN CONNECT VIA ECHOLINK - WB2QLP/R, Node #389568
The South Florida VOIP and Tech Net informs you of Amateur Radio events, Amateur Radio Hamfests, Trivia questions, Trade or Sell. Even ask any questions about Ham Radio.
4. ARASWF CLUB NET:
Wednesdays, 7:00 pm - 146.670(-) PL 136.5 - WB2QLP - ARASWF Club Repeater
YOU CAN CONNECT VIA ECHOLINK - WB2QLP/R, Node #389568
A.R. NEWSLINE is on the air after the net
5. ARES/RACES NET:
Thursdays, 7:00 pm - 147.030(+) PL 136.5 - WB2WPA
Collier Emergency Radio Association Repeater
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PHOTOS WANTED!
Come on members...
It's time to include a photo of your home station,
together with a brief description of your station and equipment, in the
"MEMBERS GALLERY"
that is the first choice on the "PHOTOS" page of this web
site.
So far, we have only 13 members whose stations are shown in
the "Members Gallery", and we need all of you to be there.
Just take a photo of your station (hopefully with you
included, but not necessary) with your digital camera, then prepare a few words
about your station, and send them both to: webmaster@araswf.org
Or, if you don't have a digital camera, then send a scan
or copy of a photo print instead - we'll do the rest.
It's easy and it's fun, so no more excuses - send your
photo and station info today.
So do what Uncle Webmaster (pictured above) says - he's
looking forward to being able to publish your photo and write-up soon.
Collier County
Weather Conditions
(Click on the icon for present Conditions)
Solar & Geomagnetic Conditions
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From n3kl.org
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Amateur Licenses in the State of Florida
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Novice
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1130 |
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Technician
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15155 |
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Tech Plus
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51
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General
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10247 |
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Advanced
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4495
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Extra
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7199
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Total
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38277
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Clubs
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559 |
Source: http://www.arrl.org/fcc/stats.html - updated
July 30, 2009
This site has been visited
times since February 12, 1999
To go to another section of ARASWF's website,
click on the page name you want in the drop-down box below.
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