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Coming Soon..
The 440 Repeater
WANTED
The one item that we need is about 150 Feet of 7/8 inch hardline.
Does anyone have some they would like to get rid of?
please contact K4JEW Jeff
Next EPARS Club meeting is Saturday June 8th 2013
We meet on the 2nd Saturday of each month (unless we change our minds) at PYRACANTHA / NAOMI JONES, 38122 Martin Luther King Blvd in Dade City FL. The informal meetings start at 8am sharp and run for about an hour. There is usually an informative discussion related to ham radio. So if you’re looking for for “Robert’s Rules of Order”, this is probably not the club for you. After the meeting is over, we generally retreat to a local eatery for breakfast.
FindUs
Naoni Jones Park is Located 10 miles east of I-75 (exit #285) on hwy 52 in Dade City, Fl. Take hwy 52 to the very end and make a left on Old Lakeland Highway(98/35) then make your first right. Go over the train traks and you are there.
The next regular ARRL VE Exam Session
is scheduled for 5:00 PM
June 18th, 2013
St. Leo University (School Of Business)
33701 State Road 52
St. Leo FL 33574-9701.
Registration required
Contact
Duane Archibald-N4WDH
at 813-991-7160 or k4ex@arrl.net
Hi All,
Please check out the ZAARC website (http://www.zaarc.org/buy-sell.html) for 5 antennas that were left to the club. 3 HF antennas and two 2m. Photos and description on the Buy/Sell page.
73,
John
KK4ITX
Florida Hams Prove that Ham Radio Works When Cell Phones Don’t
After a day of exploring the Green Swamp Wildlife Management Area — which covers 50,692 protected acres in Florida’s Lake, Polk and Sumter Counties — with his grandson, Joe Cody, KE4WDP, of Winter Haven, Florida, saw that the roads were flooding and becoming hazardous. As he tried to drive out of the area, Cody’s small pick-up truck got bogged down in the mud. Since he was out of cell phone range, Cody tried calling for help on the Dade City 146.880 repeater. Richard Parker, KF4ORW, of Dade City, Florida, heard the call and answered.
After hearing the situation, Parker called 911 in Pasco County, who put him in touch with the dispatch in neighboring Polk County. Cody passed his location on to Parker, who in turn passed it on to the Polk County Sherriff’s Office. “Polk County 911 took over trying to get help,” Parker said. “They called me back several times for more information and I was able to relay information from Joe to them. Then Ted Bulmanski, W4TKB, who is also from Dade City, started monitoring and copying Joe’s information.”
About 30 minutes later, Parker saw a helicopter fly over and around Cody’s position, and after another 30 minutes, Cody radioed back on the repeater, saying he was on his way home — thanks to a Lake County Deputy in a Sherriff’s Office truck that had a winch. “We learned that Joe was eight miles inside Lake County,” Parker explained. “That’s why the Lake County Sherriff’s Office responded instead of the Polk County authorities. The Polk County Sherriff’s Office called me back to say that the helicopter from Lake County found the truck inside Lake County and sent both a deputy from Lake County, as well as a Fish and Game Officer and winched him out of the mud. They called me back to thank us for assisting the stranded pair. Ham radio still works when other forms of communications don’t.” — Thanks to ARRL West Central Florida Section Public Information Coordinator Kevin Poorman, KV4CT, for the information
WEEKLY SATURDAY BREAKFAST
Join us EVERY SATURDAY MORNING for a fun,
informal gathering of fellow hams from all over the area!
Everyone is welcome, hams or not. Bring your YL or a friend!
9:00 AM
OPEN TO ALL HAMS, MEMBERS OR NOT.
Talk-In 146.880(-)
NEW LOCATION
15323 US Highway 301
Dade City, FL 33523
