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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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Goodbye - Hurry back!
We'd like to say
Goodbye to our seasonal members who are returning to their homes up north. We hope to see you all
again in the Fall. In the meantime, please stay in touch. And remember, you might
be able to join our Wednesday night Net using EchoLink from your home station - our node number
is 389568.
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.
July 28th, 2009 (Tuesday) - Membership
Meeting - 7:00pm
The next regular ARASWF membership will be held on Tuesday, July 28th,
2009, at 7:00 pm, at the Golden Gate Community Center - 4701 Golden Gate
Parkway, Naples, FL. Everyone is welcome to attend!
Please note there is no regular monthly membership meeting in June due to Field
Day activities.
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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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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 7:00 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 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.
Collier County
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times since February 12, 1999
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