WCF SECTION PRESS RELEASE #31

SECTION NET CANCELLATIONS FOR THANKSGIVING, TAMPA BAY HAMFEST, CHRISTMAS AND NEW YEARS HOLIDAYS,

In observance of the Thanksgiving holiday the following Section nets are canceled: (1) The West Central Florida Section (WCF) Technical Net for Thursday November 23, 2017; the net will resume normal operation on Thursday November 30, 2017. (2) The WCF Section ARES and Information Net, held on 3940 KHz., will be canceled on Saturday November 25, 2017; The net will resume operation on Saturday December 2, 2017.

Due to the concurrence of the Tampa Bay Hamfest and the West Central Florida Section Convention on Friday December 8, 2017 and Saturday December 9, 2017, the WCF Section ARES and Information Net, held on 3940 KHz., will be canceled on Saturday December 9, 2017. The net will resume operation on Saturday December 16, 2017.

In observance of the Christmas and New Years holidays the following Section nets are canceled: (1) The WCF Section ARES and Information Net on 3940 KHz., for Saturday December 23, 2017 and Saturday December 30, 2017; the net will resume normal operation on Saturday January 6, 2018; (2) The WCF Section ARES and Information Net on the NI4CE Repeater System for Monday December 18, December 25, 2017 and Monday January 1, 2018; the net will resume normal operation on Monday January 8, 2018.

The WCF Section Technical Net on the NI4CE Repeater System on Thursday evening will operate as scheduled in the month of December. The Eagle Net, the NTS traffic net for the WCF Section operates 365 days a year, on the NI4CE Repeater System, emergencies pending.

For a list of the Section Net schedule you may go to the Section website at http://arrlwcf.org/home/wcf-section-nets/

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