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FPARC CLUB MEETING - 7PM, JULY 9th, 2025
Indian River State College, 3209 Virginia Ave, Ft. Pierce, Classroom Building "R", Room 124.
Talk in 147.345 repeater. Please take the time to remind others and come out and support our club and welcome new members. Club members unable to attend but wish to provide information relative to re-energizing the club are encouraged to send an email to: Kevin Walker, Vice President at w4kkw@aol.com, Pete Amar, Secretary at kd4spw@aol.com and Craig Jerome, K4CPJ at jeromecp@me.com.
Are you a paid FPARC member and have forgotten your login and/or password? Goto the Member Login at the top of the page and click: Need a Login or Forgot Password?
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2025 ARRL® Field Day is June 28 - 29
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ARRL Field Day is always held on the 4th full weekend in June.
2025 Field Day will be held June 28 - 29, 2025
2025 Field Day Rules. Other Field Day resources are available below.
Field Day operating typically begins on Saturday at 2:00 PM (1800z), and continues until 2:00 PM (1800z) on Sunday.
At this time two Treasure Coast clubs are planning Field Day operating.
Vero Beach Amateur Radio Club: Indian River Fairgrounds, 7955 58th Ave, Vero Beach, FL, 32967
Martin Co. Amateur Radio Association: Martin County Fairgrounds, 2616 SE Dixie Hwy, Stuart, FL. 34996.
ST. LUCIE CO. ARES® WINLINK® WEDNESDAY
For Wednesday, June 25 please complete the Field Situation Report General Message form. All Winlink messages should be sent to the tactical address SLCEOC-2 or W4ISZ.
If you are new to Winlink® start by downloading the latest version of Winlink® Express from:
https://downloads.winlink.org/User%20Programs/
Winlink® Setup Info and Account Log In can be found here: https://www.winlink.org/user
It's ok to be creative when filling out the forms if you wish. The purpose of these varied requests is to acquaint you with using a variety of forms and to practice both locating and sending them. Now is the time for practice so that we don't have to learn during an actual emergency.
73, Paul Horner, W4ISZ, Emergency Coordinator
St. Lucie Co. ARES®
STEPPIR® CEASING COMMERICAL ANTENNA SALES EFFECTIVE AUGUST 31, 2025
SteppIR® has announced due to several emerging factors, they will cease production of consumer antennas and accessories on August 31, 2025. They will be accepting and fulfilling all consumer antenna and spare parts orders placed by August 31, 2025.
2025 Atlantic Basin Hurricane Season
Colorado State University has issued their Forecast for 2025 Hurricane Activity. CSU is anticipating that the 2025 Atlantic basin hurricane season will have above-normal activity. Current La Niña conditions are likely to transition to a more neutral condition in the next couple of months. Are you ready? Don't wait, start your preparations now!
TREASURE COAST HAM NEWS©
HURRICANE PREPAREDNESS 2025 NEWSLETTER
The Treasure Coast Ham News©
Hurricane Preparedness 2025 Newsletter is available here.
If you have trouble downloading the issue it is available on their website: https://treasurecoasthams.com/
FPARC SUMMER EVENTS
The FPARC is hoping to participate in 2025 Field Day, Saturday, June 28th. Hams interested in operating should contact Craig Jerome, K4CPJ at jeromecp@me.com. Possible operating modes include QRP CW, WSJT-X, and SSB.
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WHAT MAKES AN AMATEUR RADIO CLUB? IT’S THE MEMBERS OF COURSE
Members regularly attend club meetings.
Members share, listen, socialize and communicate ham radio interests.
Members regularly participate in nets, sponsored activities and special events.
Members willingly serve in leadership positions.
Members help members and new hams with radio and antenna recommendations, installations and problem solving.
Members encourage non-member hams to be a part of the club.
Members cultivate interested individuals to become hams.
Members volunteer to help governmental entities with items that impact amateur radio.
Members are amateur radio ambassadors. At every opportunity they communicate how a club serves their community.
Members regularly attend their community and homeowner association meetings to communicate the importance amateur radio in times of disaster.
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FPARC HAMFEST
A number of years have passed since the last FPARC Hamfest at IRSC. At the last club meeting (did you attend?) members present discussed the possibility of a hamfest in December. If you are interested in being a volunteer, a seller or an attendee, please contact Kevin Walker, Vice President at w4kkw@aol.com or Pete Amar, Secretary at kd4spw@aol.com.
ST LUCIE CO. ARES® WINLINK GLOBAL RADIO EMAIL® WEDNESDAYS
For each Wednesday St. Lucie County ARES® conducts a Winlink drill. Once notified by the SLC Emergency Coordinator via email (also listed on this website in Events) ARES® members and interested hams are requested to complete a Winlink® form. All Winlink(R) messages should be sent via radio or Telenet to the tactical address(s) SLCEOC-2 or W4ISZ. You do not need to be an ARES® member to participate in Winlink® Wednesdays or SLC ARES® Nets.
ST. LUCIE CO ARES® MONTHLY NETS
The Net will take place on the three linked W4SLC UHF repeaters. You can check in and participate on ANY ONE of these three repeaters: (All repeaters use the same 107.2 tone for access)
Simply pick one that is closest to you and/or gives you the best signal report.
444.600 (located at Rock Road)
443.475 (located at PSL High School)
442.000 (located at Range Line Road near the Martin County Line)
Hopefully, this will allow everyone to fully participate in our ARES(R) nets, even with an HT radio.
Since it takes time for all three repeaters to link when keying up, please pause for a second or two after you push the PTT button before speaking. You DO NOT need to be a member of St. Lucie County ARES® to participate in this net and it serves as an excellent opportunity to check both the performance and reliability of your communications equipment prior to needing it in an emergency. ARES® members are strongly encouraged to participate on a regular basis.
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FROM THE ARRL® - Next Generation DXing Track Videos Available
ARRL The National Association for Amateur Radio® has published an 8-video series about the Next Generation of DXing. The all-day seminar was captured at the 76th International DX Convention, held April 11—13, 2025, in Visalia, California. It featured expert panelists with deep knowledge of the current state of the art in the DXpedition world. The videos are available on the ARRL® YouTube channel. More info is available on the ARRL® website.
THE FEDERAL COMMUNICATIONS COMMISSION REQUESTS PUBLIC INPUT
Federal Communications Commission in response to its request (In the Matter of Delete, Delete, Delete) for public input on alleviating unnecessary regulatory burdens by deleting or modifying rules.
The ARRL(r) has responded here.
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LOCAL CW QSO OPPORTUNITY
Practice your CW operating at your speed on the Sunrise Net.
This net meets daily at 1300 Z (8 am EST, 9am DST) on 7.123 Mhz. Drop in and say hi to the group.
Interested in more Ham Radio Nets? Check out Net Finder at: https://netfinder.radio/nets
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SILENT KEYS (please click Past Members SK from list on left side of this page)
Steve Lowman N4SGL (SK) 3/19/25
Jeff Beals W4AW (SK) 7/23/24
Jessee Porter W4DNS (SK) 2/1/24
Craig Stewart W4PHJ (SK) 9/23/23
Harold Levy N3UK (SK) 7/18/23
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LEARNING WINLINK®
ARES® organizations use Winlink® to send form and report data to EOCs and Net Controls.
To learn Winlink® please download the latest version of Winlink® Express from:
https://downloads.winlink.org/User%20Programs/
Winlink® Setup Info and Account Log In can be found here.
SLC ARES® has a weekly Winlink® practice event on Wednesdays. The purpose of weekly practice is to acquaint SLC ARES® and interested hams with using Winlink forms so if called upon during an actual emergency, they are better prepared. While using RMS (radio mail server) is encouraged, Telnet via the Internet is acceptable for the weekly Wednesday Winlink® practicce. To learn more about Winlink® please go W4AKH.net
Florida Winlink® Net (w4akh.net)
Florida Winlink® Net is a practice "check-in" net over Winlink. Would you like to learn more? Go W4AKH.net
Did you know ARES® uses Winlink® to send and receive digital messages?
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ATTENTION FPARC MEMBERS WHO ALSO HOLD MEMBERSHIP WITH THE PORT ST. LUCIE AMATEUR RADIO ASSOCIATION (PSLARA). PSLARA members have reported receiving emails supposedly from a club officer(s) or possibly one of their members.
The body of the PSLARA sender's email will have the following (or something similar):
Hello, Please let me know if you receive this message.
Kind regards,
Sent from my Verizon, Samsung Galaxy smartphone
You should never open nor respond to any email if you cannot verify the sender's email address. If you have received such an email, DO NOT OPEN or RESPOND.
A REMINDER FOR HAMS WHO HAVE ITEMS LISTED FOR SALE ON THIS WEBSITE
If you have sold your item(s), disposed of or no longer selling, we ask that you delete your listing. We shall be deleting the listings of any items more than 6 months old, unless advised. * * * * *
TREASURE COAST HAM NEWS©
- SPECIAL HURRICANE PREPAREDNESS ISSUE
The Treasure Coast Ham News©
Special Hurricane Preparedness issue is available here. With the Winter 2024 issue, Treasure Coast Ham News©
has moved to its new home, treasurecoasthams.com. Back issues of Treasure Coast Ham News©
are also archived on the Treasure Coast Hams©
web site.
The Winter 2024 Treasure Coast Ham News©
is the final PDF issue. It's been a fun five-year run, but is now time for a break. We hope our efforts have informed and entertained you. Future stories and other articles of interest will be posted to the web site, so check in often.
About the Treasure Coast Hams©
Web Site: It is a work in progress at the present time, with limited ham related content. Please bear with us as we develop it in the days ahead. (You will likely notice that the web site also hosts unrelated content from another project, ADT Memories. That project includes some interesting newsletters from the World War 2 years. You may want to check them out. That's all for now. Propagation is predicted to be good in the coming days, so get on the air and make some contacts! Best wishes to all for a Healthy and Safe Holiday Season.
73, TCHN©
Team email: tchamnews@gmail.com
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SOUTH FLORIDA ARES® & DISTRICT WIDE COMMUNICATIONS
St. Lucie County ARES® Repeater (Analog)
. W4SLC 147.240, tone 107.2
Florida Statewide Amateur Radio Network (SARNET) (Analog)
. Sebastian: 444.375, tone 107.2
. Stuart: 444.150, tone 107.2
Florida DMR Talk Groups
. SE Florida DMR Group 31124
. SFL Wide Central Communications DMR Point and Group 31127
. FL ARES® for Tactical DMR Communications. The Ft Pierce ARC DMR (RX 444.800 TX 449.800 CC1) and the Port St Lucie DMR (RX 444.000 TX 449.000 CC1) can be used.
Other Regional DMR Talk Groups
. US Hurricane Net: 3199
. Gulf Coast DMR: 31011
HF ARES® Net:
. Southern Florida ARES® Net: Monday - Saturday 7:45am EST. 3.940kHz (SFAN is a Southern Florida ARES(R) Net for both EmCOMM Net Traffic and Traffic Handling Net.)
Hurricane Watch Net (when activated)
. 14.325 MHz (USB) by day
. 7.268 MHz (LSB) by night.
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Rag Chew/Traders (analog) Net: 8 pm Tuesdays on our 147.345(+), tone 107.2. Weekly Net Controls are: 1st week - Barry AL7LJ, 2nd week - NEED VOLUNTEER, 3rd week - Jon Hall KN4QQF, & 4th week - Pete KD4SPW. If the month has a 5th week - Dave KG4ORQ
Reach net by ECHOLINK: W4AKH-R node:2004
Also on the Web site WebApp.Echolink.org (use EDGE browser on phone or pc)
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HF and DX Group Breakfast - Bruce, W8HW's talk about Upcoming Solar Conditions and Propagation is located in the Documents tab on the left.