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Welcome!
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Welcome to the web site of the Amateur Radio Association of Southwest Florida (ARASWF).
This site is best viewed at a monitor resolution of 1024 x 768 ppi. Our club call is 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 Secretary of any other event that should be listed here.
November 25th, 2008 - Membership
Meeting
The next regular ARASWF membership will be held on Tuesday,
November 25th, 2008, at 7:30 pm, at the Golden Gate Community Center - 4701 Golden
Gate Parkway, Naples, FL. Everyone is welcome to attend! There will
be a Board of Directors meeting immediately preceding the membership meeting at
5:45 pm at Mel's Diner on Collier Blvd.
November 25th, 2008 - ARASWF Elections
Some people think that election day was November 4th. It
was,
but only for local, state and federal matters. The REAL election is at the ARASWF membership
meeting to be held on November 25th, when club officers will be elected for 2008.
So, be sure to attend this meeting. It will be the final membership meeting in 2008 (the December
meeting is replaced with the annual Christmas Party, when the new officers will be
installed).
December 6th, 2008 - Annual Meeting & Christmas Party
The Christmas Party is the club's annual meeting and is the only regularly scheduled social event of the year, and replaces
the regular December membership meeting. New club officers for the following year are installed at this meeting. This year,
the party begins at 6 pm with cocktails (cash bar) followed by dinner at 7 pm. Nice door prizes will be given away, including
at least one item of significant value. It is imperative that the membership support this party, since a minimum number of
guests has been guaranteed to the VFW. Cost is only $17.00 per person, and advance deposits are encouraged so we can estimate
the number of attendees and be sure to have sufficient liquid refreshments available (and food, too, of course). So, support
your club and plan to attend with your wife, husband, boy or girlfriend, or significant other - you'll enjoy yourself and maybe
be the recipient of one of the great door prizes to be awarded.
Please RSVP to Bill Reynolds, K2ZEL, at
wreynolds39@comcast.net.
Here is a map of the VFW location:
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.
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FIELD DAY 2008 PHOTOS ARE POSTED!
Photos from
the Field Day exercise held on June 28-29, 2008, are now posted on this site.
Click
HERE
to view them.
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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.)
LOGO MERCHANDISE
A new page, Logo Merchandise, has been added to the link menu at the left.
Click there for more information about the array of merchandise that is
available with the ARASWF logo, including T-shirts, jerseys, sweat shirts, hats,
mugs, coasters, tote bags, pillows, aprons, mouse pads, stationery, buttons,
magnets, bumper sticker, clock, license plate frame, Teddy Bear, and other
items.
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 146.670(-) club repeater WB2QLP is on the air! - PL is 136.5
(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 7:30 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 also active. 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.
Our 6 meter AM Net is active every Monday night at 7:30 PM on 50.400 MHz. - horizontal polarization. Everyone is welcome to check in with a vintage 6 meter AM radio or a modern solid state radio using AM mode.
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