PO box 7441 - Sebring, FL 33872
NEW MORNING NET
We have started a new morning net everyday at 9:00AM on the 147.045 or the 442.350 club repeaters, with a PL tone of 100. Since our Club Meetings have been cancelled until further notice, the Board Members thought it would be a good thing to have a net every morning to check on the health and welfare of our Members. This is not a formal net, and anyone anywhere can check in, especially all of our hams in neighboring counties ! So pour yourself a cup of coffee and come join us for some informational and sometimes humorous conversations ! Also please join us on our weekly Club Net Wednesday nights at 8:30PM. 73 Everyone !
BECAUSE OF THE COVID 19 NUMBERS STILL CLIMBING, THE CHRISTMAS PARTY AND THE 2021 HAMFEST HAS BEEN CANCELLED. LETS HOPE THIS WHOLE THING WINDS DOWN SOON. MERRY CHRISTMAS AND HAPPY NEW YEAR FROM THE OFFICERS AND DIRECTORS OF THE HIGHLANDS COUNTY AMATEUR RADIO CLUB !
Club Meetings
All Club Meetings and Club gatherings are still on hold. The March QCWA will be on the 17th at noon in the back room at Dee's Place. The Club Zoom meeting will be Monday March 15th at 7:00PM If you would like to be invited to the March meeting and your not currently on my email list, please email me at KM4VRU@gmail.com with your email address and I will put you on the list. Hope everyone is doing well, stay healthy and safe ! 73
WE ARE CURRENTLY ACCEPTING DUES FOR 2021 ! PLEASE SENT YOUR CHECK TO
HCARC P.O. BOX 7441 SEBRING, FLORIDA 33872
MEMBERSHIP FEES: INDIVIDUAL $30, FAMILY $35, ASSOCIATE $10 (NO LICENSE, NO VOTE)
AFTER MAILING IN YOUR DUES, PLEASE GO TO THE CLUB WEBSITE AND CLICK ON THE GENERAL TAB, THEN SCROLL DOWN TO MEMBERSHIP APPLICATION, CLICK ON IT AND FILL OUR THE FORM, CLICK SUBMIT SO I HAVE YOUR UPDATED INFORMATION. THANKS, BRAD, KM4VRU
Club Meetings still on hold
The Highlands County Amateur Radio Club is in no way, shape or form meeting as a Club, not for Club Meetings, for breakfast or any get-togethers. The Highlands County Amateur Radio Club is in no way legally responsible for the reckless behavior of any individual or individuals claiming to be Members of the Club, or any Ham Radio Operators. All Club Members that are meeting at any public place, are doing so under their own accord and are responsible for their own actions that could lead to the spread of Covid 19, or any other illness or disease that might be spread to anyone by these individuals. Again, The Highlands County Amateur Club is not holding any meetings or get-togethers at this time. The Board will make an Official Announcement when we do decide to once again hold any type of public meetings.
The Highlands County Amateur Radio Club Officers and Board Members.
Diane Saunders, k0dsl, will be putting on a General Prep License Zoom class starting Wednesday January 20th, and a Technican Prep License Zoom class starting Tuesday January 19th. Both classes start at 20:00 EST. If you are interested please contact Diane at k0dslae@gmail.com or call 763-807-8772
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Welcome
Welcome to The Highlands County Amateur Radio Club Website.
Join us and enjoy the exciting world of Ham Radio.
Regardless of your area of interest in the hobby, we strive to make this a club for all to enjoy
Interested in Learning more or getting a Amateur Radio Operators license? Let us know, and we'll be more than happy to help you.
No Club Meetings are Scheduled until futher notice due to Covid-19 Pandemic.
We invite all guests to attend our regular monthly meetings on the third Monday of the month, or join us at our breakfast get togethers.
Tuesday andThursday Breakfast: Lake Placid - 8:30 am to 10 am. At the Smoke Shack next to Dunkin Donuts
Fridays at Dee's Restaurant 138 North Ridgewood Dr. Sebring, just off the circle at 9:00AM
Quarter Century Club meets on the third Wednesday of each month at Dee's Place for lunch at noon.
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2021 Officers
President: Brad Haag - KM4VRU
Vice President: Ben Henley - KI4IGX
Secretary: Randy Payne - K4EZM
Treasurer: John Chaput - KK4LI
Dues
Individual Membership: $30.00
Family Membership: $35.00
Associate Membership: $10.00 (No License / No Vote)
Send to
Highlands County ARC
PO box 7441 Sebring Florida
33872
Nets
The HCARC Health and Welfare net is held everyday at 9:00am on the 147.045/442.350 repeaters. Please check in to let us how you are doing during this pandemic.
The weekly club net is held on Wednesday at 8:30 pm on the club repeater (147.045 / 442.350Mhz, PL 100).
A simple roundtable QSO is held daily at 7 pm on 147.550 Mhz simplex.
Weekly Highlands County ARES- Skywarn nets are held on Wednesday nights at 8pm. Listen to the club repeater (147.045 PL100) just before the net for the announcement of which frequency will be used that night. The ARES simplex net is held following the repeater net on 146.535 Mhz or 446.000 Mhz and is usually a roll-call format of those stations who checked into the repeater net. Anyone is welcome to check into these nets.
Testing
The Lake Wales Club conducts testing on the first Saturday of the month at the Red Cross in Winter Haven.
ATTENTION: We're looking for HCARC members that would be willing to "Elmer" people interested in becoming Amateur Radio Operators.
Repeaters & nets
Highlands County ARC
W4HCA
Net Wed. 8:30 pm Linked System
Lake Placid 147.045 pl 100.
Avon Park 442.350 pl 100.
7 pm Roundtable 147.550 simp.
A.R.E.S.
W4HEM
Net Wed. 8:00 pm
Avon Park 145.330 pl 100
Sebring 147.270 pl 100
Avon Park Bombing range 444.825 pl 100.
Lake Placid 145.210 pl 100.
Simplex 146.535
Simplex 446.000
NI4CE
7 days 8:30 pm
Lake Placid 443.950 pl 100.
Verna 145.430 pl 100.
Hardee ARG
N4EMH
Net. Mon.7:00 pm
Wauchula 146.625 pl 127.3
Lake Wales RA
K4LKW
Net. Tues. 7:30 pm
147.330 pl 127.3
442.425 pl 127.3
Polk A.R.E.S.
WC4PEM Linked System
Net Wed. 7:30
Frostproof 444.950 pl 127.3
Dundee 146.985 pl 127.3
Davenport 444.625 pl 127.3
Kathleen 443.900 pl 127.3
Okeechobee
K4OKE
Net. Mon. 8:00 pm
147.195 pl 100.
Arcadia
W4MIN
147.075 pl 100.
147.180 pl 100.
Glades County
KQ4YM
147.300 pl 100.
Thanks to KB4FLE,KE4CQA and KE4CPZ for this Website W4HCA
ARES®
Highlands County Florida
Amateur Radio
Emergency Services®
Randy Payne K4EZM
Emergency Coordinator
1-863-446-0913
For information on joining ARES
contact Randy K4EZM
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SKY WARN
Combined ARES® SkyWarn© Net is on Wednesday
evening 8 PM.
The initial call will be on the 147.045 pl 100 about 5 minutes before the hour.
Net Control for the evening will announce what repeater will be used for the evenings net.
The simplex net is now a roll call net, set up in the intrest of saving some time.
Net Control Operators will rotate through out the Month so if you would like to be one contact Randy K4EZM, Jeff KJ4NEO or Brad KM4VRU
We will rotate repeaters as well to make sure they get used and to see that they are working properly
Everyone is invited to check in.
There are many sources of Weather alerts/warnings
I am asking all Sky Warn members to use.
FEMA
FEMA is a free app for your smart phone. You can set
5 locations to get alerts from.
reccomended by Dan Noah NWS Ruskin
Quarter Century Club
Quarter Century Club
