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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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ARASWF 2010 DUES ARE DUE NOW!
It is requested that you please support YOUR CLUB by sending in your 2010 dues before the January membership meeting to be held on January 26th.
Please make out checks payable to "Amateur Radio Ass'n of Southwest Florida", or
simply to "ARASWF".
Below is a sample check that we should all follow, to make it easier to properly identify who has paid their dues for the year, and assure that your callsign will be listed in the ARASWF Roster for 2010 as a paid member.
Please note that in the lower left hand line you should place your callsign, the word "dues", and the year, i.e. "W4XXX - Dues - 2010". Then mail the your check together with a personal data form (discussed below) to:
Amateur Radio Ass'n of SW Florida (or "ARASWF")
P.O. Box 111604
Naples, FL 34108
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If you received the "Member Personal Data Update" form in the mail together with
a dues notice, please enclose that form with your check. If you did not receive this form, then please feel free use the ARASWF APPLICATION FORM to confirm that your current information on file with the club Secretary is correct, or to let us know that your personal information may have changed, such as callsign, license class, address, telephone number, email address, ARRL membership, etc. The ARASWF APPLICATION FORM is available
on this page - just click on the "Application Form" button on the left side of this Home Page and print out the form.
Welcome back!
We'd like to say "Hello, and Welcome Back" to our seasonal members who are returning to Naples from their homes up
north. We hope you will check into the Tuesday night net to announce your arrival. And remember,
EchoLink is active so you can keep in touch with your northern friends - simply announce your
callsign, press the "*" button, and enter the node number. When finished, press "#" to disconnect.
Please remember, too, that our monthly membership meetings are held on the 4th Tuesday of each
month at the Golden Gate Community Center starting at 7:30pm. Hope to see you there, and on the
air.
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 Secretary of any other event that should be listed here.
February 12-13-14, 2010 - Orlando
HamCation
This annual amateur radio and computer show will
be held again at the Central Florida Fairgrounds in Orlando. Theme for
this year's event is "Amateur Radio goes on the
Digital Road". Indoor swap tables are available, as is the largest
outdoor tailgate area in the Southeast. For information see the web site
www.hamcation.com, or email
hamcation@aol.com or
hamcation@oarc.org, or call (407)
814-0434. Tickets are available in advance for $10., otherwise $12. at the
gate, and are good for all days of the HamCation. Talk-in on 146.76 (no
tone), with backup talk-in on 147.015 and 146.82 D-Star.
February 20-21, 2010 - Special Event - Oil
Well Park
This Special Event is being planned for Saturday
and Sunday, February 20th through 21st, beginning at noon on Saturday and ending
at noon on Sunday. It is hoped that our seasonal members will actively
participate, since they are not with us during Field Day in June, and this will
be a good way for them to participate in a club activity.
February 23, 2010 - Membership Meeting
The meeting will be held on Tuesday,
February 23rd, at 7:00 pm, at the Golden Gate Community Center - 4701 Golden Gate
Parkway, Naples. This meeting is usually very well attended, with many of
our seasonal northern members in attendance, so try to arrive early and renew
old acquaintances. Everyone is invited to attend, including members,
former members and non-members. The final details of the Kewaydin
DXpedition to be held April 3rd will be discussed, so
please try to attend and plan to participate in this Special Event, which is
being planned at this time so our seasonal members have an opportunity to
participate.
April 3, 2010 - Kewaydin DXpedition
This Special Event is a fun trip, planned for Saturday, April 3rd. Plans
are in the final stages of preparation. So far, 15 members have signed up
to participate, thus requiring that at least two boats will be needed to cross
over to Kewaydin Island. Fee to cover expenses and lunch is $15.00 per
person - please be prepared to pay this fee at the February meeting.
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PHOTOS OF FIELD DAY 2009
HAVE BEEN POSTED!
Click
HERE to view the photos of Field Day 2009.
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OFFICERS AND DIRECTORS ELECTED FOR 2010
At the November membership meeting the following officers and directors were
elected for 2010:
President:
Dave Schaare, W4SFR
Vice-President: David Worboys, KG4ZLB
Secretary:
Bob Graf, W2HI
Treasurer: Tim Wallen, KC4SSD
Director:
Peter Gaddy, KK4PG
Director:
Karl Geng, N1DL
Director:
Tim Gibbons, N4PIX
Director:
George Tomlinson, AA4GT
WE NOW HAVE A YAHOO DISCUSSION GROUP - "araswf"
This is a private group for the members of the Amateur Radio Association of
Southwest Florida (ARASWF), and is meant to compliment the monthly Newsletter.
It can be used for instant news delivery of upcoming events, or messages of a
general or emergency nature. In fact, it can be used for anything you want
it to be used for, as long as it's "on topic". Members of the group can
choose to receive a daily summary of messages posted, or receive instant email
notification of messages posted (recommended). Members are invited to join now by clicking on the
icon below.
Click to join araswf
MONDAY 6-METER NET -
NEW MODE (SSB) AND FREQUENCY (50.200)
Effective Monday, November 23rd, our 6 meter Net is changing both mode and
operating frequency. The net will be using SSB (upper sideband) and the
new frequency will be 50.200 MHz. It will continue to be active every Monday night at 7:30 PM,
and everyone is welcome to check into this very informal net.
IT'S OFFICIAL - WE
HAVE A NEW REPEATER CALL SIGN
The FCC has officially assigned the call sign of our late friend Jordan Mash, WB2QLP, to
ARASWF, and it is now officially the call sign of our repeater on 146.67 MHz. RADIO INTERVIEW
ABOUT AMATEUR RADIO IN SOUTHWEST FLORIDA
Click
HERE for a
link to the audio of the WGCU Gulf Coast Live radio program about Amateur Radio in Southwest Florida, that occurred on September 5th, 2007,
starring our own Peter Gaddy KK4PG, George Tomlinson AA4GT, and our late friend Jordan Mash WB2QLP.
MEMBERS GALLERY
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 Day 2008, 2007, 2006, 2005, 2004, 2003, 2002, 1999, 1998, 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.)
Attention All Amateurs
It's Official! Morse Code Requirement Ended Friday, February 23, 2007.
That's when the current 5 WPM Morse code requirement officially disappeared from the Amateur Radio Service Part 97 rules.
After that date, applicants for a General or Amateur Extra class Amateur Radio license no
longer have to demonstrate proficiency in Morse code. They'll just have to pass the applicable
written examination. Deletion of the Morse requirement -- still a matter of controversy
within the amateur community -- is a landmark in Amateur Radio history.
Net and Repeater Notes
The primary 146.670(-) club repeater WB2QLP is on the air! PL is 136.5
A second repeater on 145.27(-), also 136.5PL, is now active in east Naples.
This repeater is linked to the 146.67 repeater so that handi-talkies operating
in the eastern part of the local area have access to everyone using the 146.67
machine. At this time, however, echolink access is only available through
146.67.
(Backup 2 meter repeaters are on 146.64(-) - PL 136.5,
and the EOC repeater on 147.03(+) - PL 136.5 )
Please join us every Wednesday night at 7:00 pm on the ARASWF Information Net on
WB2QLP,
146.670(-), PL 136.5. 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.
Also join us every Monday night at 7:30 pm on the ARASWF 6-meter net on 50.200,
SSB-upper sideband. Everyone is invited to join this very informal net.
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 6 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
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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
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