Author: Darrell Davis KT4WX

THE WCF EXPERIMENTER – Summer 2017 – ISSUE HAS JUST BEEN PUBLISHED

The Summer 2017 edition of THE WCF EXPERIMENTER, the Official Technical Newsletter of the ARRL West Central Florida Section has just been published.  You may download the Summer 2017 edition at http://arrlwcf.org/download/wcfexperimenter/WCFExperimenter_3Q2017.pdf.  For all past issues of THE WCF EXPERIMENTER since its reboot a few years ago you may go to http://arrlwcf.org/home/the-wcf-experimenter-technical-newsletter/.

Geoff Haines N1GY, our Technical Coordinator for the West Central Florida Section is the editor of THE WCF EXPERIMENTER.  The next issue will be the FALL 2017 issue so now is the time to get busy writing an article for the next issue if you have a project or idea you would like to write about.  Send any submissions for THE WCF EXPERIMENTER to Geoff Haines N1GY at n1gy@arrl.net.

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WCF SECTION FIELD DAY CARAVAN TRAVEL ITINERARY IS PUBLISHED.

The travel itinerary for the West Central Florida Section Field Day Caravan are now available at the section website on the West Central Florida Field Day Caravan Page at http://arrlwcf.org/wcf-special-events/west-central-florida-section-field-day-caravan/.  As previously stated this year’s Field Day Caravan will be composed of two teams for the first time:  Darrell Davis KT4WX and Christine Duez KK4KJN will be doing the northern counties and Ben Henley KI4IGX and Randy Payne K4EZM will be doing the southern counties.  The Field Day Caravan will be completed on Saturday.

The WCF Section wishes everyone who are planning Field Day operations to have a safe and great Field Day.

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THE WCF PRESSER ISSUE #25 MAY 2017 IS NOW PUBLISHED

The WCF PRESSER Issue #25 May 2017, has been published here on the Section website, the ARRL website. THE WCF PRESSER will be disseminated shortly on the ARRL Section Email List for those who are ARRL members and are signed up for Section/Division news.

For the PDF version of this newsletter and past issues in PDF format go to http://arrlwcf.org/home/the-wcf-section-presser-arrl-west-central-florida-section-news/.

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SECTION NET CANCELLATIONS FOR MEMORIAL DAY

The WCF Section ARES and Information Net scheduled for Saturday May 27 at 0830 on 75 Meters and the WCF Section ARES and Information Net scheduled for Monday May 29th at 1930 on the NI4CE Repeater System have been cancelled in observance of Memorial Day.  Also note the the ARRL Information Net on Saturday May 27 at 0730 on 75 Meters has also been cancelled in observance of Memorial Day.

The Eagle Net, the WCF Section NTS Traffic Net, will continue to operate as normal.  The Eagle Net operates 365 day per year, including Christmas and New Years holidays, only being cancelled for emergency situations.

The WCF Section wishes to recognize the ultimate sacrifice of all those who had given their lives in the armed forces of the United States of America and will never forget their supreme sacrifice.

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THE WCF PRESSER ISSUE #25 MAY 2017 IS NOW PUBLISHED

The WCF PRESSER Issue #25 May 2017, has been published here on the Section website, the ARRL website. THE WCF PRESSER will be disseminated shortly on the ARRL Section Email List for those who are ARRL members and are signed up for Section/Division news.

For the PDF version of this newsletter and past issues in PDF format go to http://arrlwcf.org/home/the-wcf-section-presser-arrl-west-central-florida-section-news/.

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HF EDITION OF WCF SECTION ARES AND INFORMATION NET CHANGING FREQUENCIES

Starting on Saturday April 22, 2017, the WCF Section ARES and Information Net will move from 3913 KHz to 3940 KHz.  This move was approved at the WCF Section ARES Meeting on Saturday April 8, 2017.  The move has been necessitated due to extensive activity on 3910 and 3915 KHz which makes holding the net on 3913 KHz difficult on many occasions.  The net will start at 0830 or immediately following the Southern Florida ARES Net whichever is later.

Currently the following nets are scheduled on Saturday on 3940 KHz:  Florida Phone Traffic Net at 0655, the ARRL Information Net at 0730, and the Southern Florida ARES Net at 0800.  Following the Southern Florida ARES Net at 0830 will also make it a “one frequency stop” for all stations to check into all the above nets without changing frequencies as well.  The WCF Section ARES and Information Net on Monday evening at 1930 on the NI4CE Repeater System will continue as currently scheduled.

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THE WCF PRESSER ISSUE #24 APRIL 2017 IS NOW PUBLISHED

The WCF PRESSER Issue #24 for April 2017, has been published here on the Section website, the ARRL website. THE WCF PRESSER will be disseminated shortly on the ARRL Section Email List for those who are ARRL members and are signed up for Section/Division news.

For the PDF version of this newsletter and past issues in PDF format go to http://arrlwcf.org/home/the-wcf-section-presser-arrl-west-central-florida-section-news/.

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MUNICIPAL PARKS ON THE AIR START DELAYED UNTIL 1/01/18

Due to the time and logistics necessary to compile a complete list of the city, town, and county parks in the ARRL West Central Florida Section, the start of Municipal Parks On The Air (MPOTA) will be delayed until January 1, 2018.  This will also give more time for advertisement of the event to amateur radio operators both inside and outside the Section.

Municipal Parks On The Air is an operating event, where any and all city, town, and county parks in the ARRL West Central Florida Section will be eligible for activation in an event similar to ARRL National Parks On The Air in 2016.

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