WCF SECTION PRESS RELEASE #23-13

SECTION NET CANCELLATIONS FOR THE MONTHS OF NOVEMBER AND DECEMBER 2023

In observance of Thanksgiving, the 48th Annual Tampa Bay Hamfest, Christmas, and New Years holidays, and in keeping with tradition, the following Section nets will be cancelled during the months of November and December 2023:

For the month of November the following Section nets will be cancelled:

The ARRL West Central Florida Section ARES and Information Net on the NI4CE Repeater System scheduled for 1930 EST on Monday November 20, 2023 will be cancelled.  This net will resume normal operation on Monday November 27, 2023.

The ARRL West Central Florida Section Technical Net on the NI4CE Repeater System scheduled for 2100 EST on Thursday November 23, 2023 will be cancelled.  This net will resume normal operation on Thursday November 30, 2023.

The ARRL West Central Florida Section ARES and Information Net on 3940 KHz scheduled for 0730 EST on Saturday November 25, 2023 will be cancelled.    This net will resume normal operation on Saturday December 2, 2023.

For the month of December, the following Section Nets will be cancelled:

The ARRL West Central Florida Section ARES and Information Net on 3940 KHz scheduled for 0730 EST on Saturday December 9, 2023 will be cancelled due to the operation of the Tampa Bay Hamfest.  The net will resume normal operation on Saturday December 16, 2023, for the last time in 2023.

The ARRL West Central Florida Section ARES and Information Net on the NI4CE Repeater System scheduled for 1930 EST on Monday December 25, 2023 and Monday January 1, 2024 will be cancelled.  This net will resume normal operation on Monday January 8, 2024.

The ARRL West Central Florida Section Technical Net on the NI4CE Repeater System scheduled for 2100 EST on Thursday December 21, 2023 and Thursday December 28, 2023 will be cancelled.  This net will resume normal operation on Thursday January 4, 2024.

The ARRL West Central Florida Section ARES and Information Net on 3940 KHz scheduled for 0730 EST on Saturday December 23, 2023 and Saturday December 30, 2023 will be cancelled.  This net will resume normal operation on Saturday January 6, 2024.

The Eagle Net, the NTS traffic for the ARRL West Central Florida Section, on the NI4CE Repeater System scheduled for 2030 EST daily, will operate as scheduled throughout the holidays, as it is an NTS traffic net.  In keeping with tradition, Darrell Davis KT4WX, will be net control of the Eagle Net for the Christmas Eve and New Years Eve editions of the Eagle Net.  Look for the details of these special nets in an upcoming WCF SECTION PRESS RELEASE.

The ARRL West Central Florida Section wishes everyone a very Merry Christmas and a Happy New Year season.

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