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LATEST SOLAR CONDITIONS

Courtesy of Paul L. Herrman N0NBH website:  http://www.hamqsl.com/solar.html

WCF SECTION ARES STATUS

 

WCF SECTION ARES ACTIVATION LEVEL:  No Activation

Last Activations: 

  • Level 2 – Hurricane and Tropical Storm Eta – 11/11/20 through 11/12/20
  • Level 2 and 3 – Hurricane Dorian – 8/29/19 through 9/04/19

WCF Section ARES Groups Currently Activated: None at the present time.

WCF Section ARES Providing Other Services: None at the present time.

WCF Section Activation Levels:

Level 3 – Stand By: ARES on Standby for possible activation in one or more WCF Counties.

Level 2 – Partial Activation: One or more WCF Section ARES Groups are activated.

Level 1 – Full Activation: All WCF Section ARES Groups are activated.

LATEST NEWS

The January 2021 issue of the WCF PRESSER is published.  For more information see WCF SECTION PRESS RELEASE #21-03.

Winter 2021 Quarterly WCF Section ARES Meeting to be held via Zoom on 1/16/21.  For more details see WCF SECTION PRESS RELEASE #21-02.

Darrell Davis KT4WX appointed as Assistant Section Manager and Technical Coordinator.  For more details see WCF SECTION PRESS RELEASE #21-01.

Randy Payne K4EZM is the 2020 White Award recipient.  For more details see WCF SECTION PRESS RELEASE #20-61.

Steve Muller KM4VRK is a Silent Key.  For more information see WCF SECTION PRESS RELEASE #20-60.

UPCOMING SPECIAL MEETINGS AND EVENTS IN THE WEST CENTRAL FLORIDA SECTION

Note:  These events are tentatively scheduled.  If they are cancelled a WCF SECTION PRESS RELEASE will be disseminated to announce their cancellation.

1/16/21 – 1330: ARRL West Central Florida Section ARES Meeting – Winter 2021 – To be held as a Zoom Teleconference.  Please click here to go to ARES page for Zoom meeting info.

2/25/21 – 2/26/21:  7th Annual TECHCON – Polk County EOC – Winter Haven, FL.

UPCOMING HAMFESTS IN THE WEST CENTRAL FLORIDA SECTION

Note:  These events are tentatively scheduled.  If they are cancelled a WCF SECTION PRESS RELEASE will be disseminated to announce their cancellation.

1/23/20:  Desoto County Hamfest – Arcadia, FL  CANCELLED as of 12/15/20

3/06/20:  Charlotte County Hamfest – Punta Gorda, FL.

For a list of all hamfests that are scheduled in the West Central Florida Section please go the Special Events Calendar.  NOTE:  If a particular hamfest has been cancelled, it will be marked as cancelled and the date of the cancellation will be listed.

For hamfests in the Northern Florida Section:  http://arrl-nfl.org/

For hamfests in the Southern Florida Section:  http://sflarrl.org/

WHAT IS THE ARRL WEST CENTRAL FLORIDA SECTION?

wcfcountiesThe ARRL West Central Florida Section is one of seventy-one administrative sections of the ARRL – The American Radio Relay League.   The ARRL is the National Association for Amateur Radio in the USA.

The West Central Florida (WCF) Section of the ARRL Field Organization serves amateur radio operators in the following ten counties in Florida: Charlotte, Desoto, Hardee, Highlands, Manatee, Pasco, Pinellas, Polk, and Sarasota.

The WCF section includes the following cities and towns:  Arcadia, Auburndale, Avon Park, Bartow, Bradenton, Brandon, Clearwater, Englewood, Haines City, Lakeland, Lake Placid, Lake Wales, Land O Lakes, New Port Richey, North Port, Palmetto, Port Charlotte, Punta Gorda, St. Petersburg, Riverview, Sarasota, Sebring, Sun City Center, Tampa, Venice, Wauchula, Winter Haven, and Zephyrhills.

This web page has information specific to the ARRL Field Services activities in the ARRL West Central Florida Section.