If you have an announcement you'd like to make available to the Club, please contact Nick, K4NHV at nick.k4nhv@gmail.com - ALSO, Please let me know if you've sold items on the For Sale page so I can update the page.
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Rick, KF4Y is heading up the 2026 Sebring Hamfest. The flyer is available HERE.
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The October 20, 2025 meeting of the Highlands County Amateur Radio Club is a very important one. Nominations will be held for club officers for the 2026 calendar year. Several of the current officers cannot serve next year due to limitations written into our constitution/by-laws. Please consider stepping up to be nominated for a club office. None of the jobs are difficult, but all are necessary for the continued operation of the club. The same people should not have to fill these positions year after year. There are some exciting things going on in the club, e.g. licensing classes with the ROTC group and possible classes with the CAP group. A hamfest is being planned again for February. The morning Health & Welfare net has not missed a day in over 5 1/2 years. You can be a part of the continued success of the club.We will be looking for nominations for all offices, but especially President and Secretary. Elections will be held at the November 17, 2025 meeting. -KW4G
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Looking for someone to be Net Control for the Wednesday Night Net at 8:30pm. Contact Jeff, KJ4NEO at 863.464.7660 to sign up.
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Roy, KW4G has Echolink and Allstar running on the 442.73750 repeater. Give it a listen!
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The Club Picnic will be held Saturday November 8, 2025. A flyer with all the details is available HERE.
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Rob, K4ROB has a YouTube Channel that focuses on Amateur Radio topics. Click Here to go to his YouTube Channel.
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Tommy McMurray, W2WWR - (863) 532-1230 has a Radio Repair Shop and will fix most radio equipment with a 2 day turnaround.
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The Monthly Club Meeting via ZOOM address has moved. You can find the new address and other info HERE.
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Roy, KW4G has been posting on the HCARC Facebook Page. Click HERE to visit the page and JOIN!
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Club Meeting Every Third Monday of the Month
The next Club meeting will be held November 17, 2025 at 7:00PM next door to Dee's Restaurant at Stepz Dance Studio, 132 N Ridgewood Dr, Sebring, FL 33870.
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Link for information to attend the monthly meeting using ZOOM is HERE:
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2025 Officers
President: Roger Warrick - K2CP
Vice President: Jeff Bronsing - KJ4NEO
Secretary: Maggie Maxie - KQ4BIA
Treasurer: Alan Holmes - KB9CEO
2025 Board Members
Roy Jackson - KW4G
Don Roberts - W4CBS
Kevin Prior - KM4ZQK
Rick Gallagher - KF4Y
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WE ARE CURRENTLY ACCEPTING DUES FOR 2025! PLEASE SEND YOUR CHECK TO:
HCARC
P.O. BOX 7441
SEBRING, FLORIDA 33872
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MEMBERSHIP FEES: INDIVIDUAL $30, FAMILY $35, ASSOCIATE $10 (NO LICENSE, NO VOTE)
AFTER MAILING IN YOUR DUES, PLEASE CLICK HERE ON THE MEMBERSHIP FORM LINK AND FILL OUT THE FORM. THEN CLICK SUBMIT SO WE HAVE YOUR UPDATED INFORMATION. THANKS and 73.
Contact us via email at:
Join us at Dee's Restaurant every Friday morning at 9:00AM for the weekly breakfast PLUS Quarter Century Club Meeting every Tuesday and Thursday at 9:00AM at Oscar's Kitchen.
Dee's Restaurant: 138 N Ridgewood Dr, Sebring, FL 33870
Oscar's Kitchen: 1979 Placid Lakes Blvd, Lake Placid, FL 33852
W4HCA
Morning Net 7 days a week at 9:00 am
Sunday - Bill, KB2RED
Monday - Don, W4CBS
Tuesday - Roy, KW4G
Wednesday - Mike, KB2UDB
Thursday - Alan, KB9CEO
Friday - David, KE4IFD
Saturday - Pete, K1PJ
Net Wed. 8:30 pm Linked System
Net Preamble and Logsheet available HERE.
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Lake Placid 147.045 pl 100.
Lake Placid 442.7375 +5 Fusion (Local Only)
Avon Park 442.350 pl 100.
7 pm Roundtable 147.550 simplex
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
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The Sebring SARNet Repeater is now officially connected to SARNet.
The repeater is at 442.900 MHz with a + offset and a PL tone of 100.0 Hz.
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Highlands County GMRS Repeater
462.6750 pl 100. - Bandwidth: 12.5 kHz (Narrow Band)
Tuesday Night Net: Every Tuesday at 7:30 PM
Saturday Morning Net: Every Saturday at 10:00 AM
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NI4CE
7 days 8:30 pm
Lake Placid 443.950 pl 100.
Verna 145.430 pl 100.
Hardee County
N4EMH
Net. Mon.7:00 pm
Wauchula 146.625 pl 127.3
Lake Wales
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
Highlands County Florida
Amateur Radio
Emergency Services®
Jeff Bronsing, KJ4NEO
Emergency Coordinator
863-464-7660
for more information.
Click HERE to download the
ARES® Registration Form
ATTENTION:
Jeff is also looking for volunteer operators and relief operators to work the shelters in the event of a hurricane or other disaster.
if you can help.
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 interest of saving some time.
Net Control Operators will rotate through out the Month so if you would like to be one contact:
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 the FEMA app.
Download the free FEMA app HERE for your smartphone.
You can set 5 locations to get alerts from.
-Recommended by Dan Noah NWS Ruskin-
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