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Stuart Florida Hamfest 2012 Walkabout

http://StuartHamfest.com/ – 2012 Stuart Florida Hamfest- the largest FREE hamfest in the south. This video was shot pretty early- we still had tailgaters showing up after 9AM. 2013 is our 38th year. Free admission, Free tailgating, Free forums- come see us on 16 March 2013 for small hamfest with BIG prizes. 2013 grand prize is a Kenwood TS-480SAT, second prize is a Yaesu FT7900R, third prize is a ICOM IC-T70A. Open to US amateurs, void where prohibited, need not be present to win.

We promise you’ll love it or we’ll refund your admission fee. 😉
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Southern Florida Section Manager Wins Full Term, New SMs on Deck in Two Other Sections

ARRL Southern Florida Section Manager Jeff Beals, WA4AW, has won a full term in his own right, after being appointed to the post earlier this year. In the just-completed summer election cycle, Beals, of Loxahatchee, received 570 votes to 270 for his challenger, Tom Gallagher, NY2RF, of West Palm Beach. Ballots were counted on August 19, at ARRL Headquarters.

 

Beals will begin his 2-year term of …

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In Brief: Scout Sets up Ham Station in Florida Firehouse, plus News Shorts from All Over

  • Scout Sets Up Firehouse Ham Station for Back-Up Communication: Florida TV station Bay News 9 has reported that an Eagle Scout project turned into an “Everyday Hero” nomination for a Pinellas County teenager. According to Bay News 9, Parker Mitchell, KI4YAV, of Clearwater, Florida, the 18-year-old ham decided to create a backup communications system for a Palm Harbor fire station. “I decided sin…

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Florida Scouts Make (Radio) Waves

Late one night back in the ’70s, an 8 year old boy living in a small town in south Mississippi sat in his bed hiding under the covers listening to an old transistor radio that his great-grandmother had given to him. While tuning between stations he picked up a program that was being broadcast from Cuba. It was the first time he had heard a foreign accent. That experience played in the back of h…

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Southern Florida Getting New Section Manager on June 1

The Southern Florida Section will get a new Section Manager on June 1. Current SM David Fowler, K4DLF, of West Palm Beach, has announced plans to step down at the end of the month. Fowler, who has been at the helm in Southern Florida since October 1, 2010, cited recently increased work responsibilities as the reason for his resignation.

Jeff Beals, WA4AW, of Loxahatchee, will take over as the So…

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Trip to Florida 2012 | Rear View | 23 of 24 | From Lincoln, MO to near Nebraska City in Iowa

This portion of the video is more or less a continuation of the larger trip. It starts in Lincoln heading North on U.S. 65 to Sedalia where the Missouri Stat…

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HamCation 2011 Orlando, Florida Hamfest ft. Wouxun, Satellite, and more – StormSector.com

Coverage of the Orlando, Florida HamCation event on Feb 11-13, 2011 huge turnout this year with thousands attending the trade show which features new and use…
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the local ham radio clubs yearly hamfest in lincoln nebraska march 19, 2011 at the lancaster county event center.. see the other video fo the presentation of…
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Florida Man Cited for Causing Harmful Interference to Radio Amateurs

The FCC has issued a Citation and Order to Ruben D. Lopez Jr of Pomona Park, Florida. The Citation, issued April 23, is in response to several complaints about a well pump at Lopez’s residence that was acting as an incidental radiator and causing harmful interference to local radio amateurs.

In July 2010 and February 2011, the FCC received complaints from radio amateurs regarding interference on…

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Florida Hams Prove that Ham Radio Works When Cell Phones Don’t

After a day of exploring the Green Swamp Wildlife Management Area — which covers 50,692 protected acres in Florida’s Lake, Polk and Sumter Counties — with his grandson, Joe Cody, KE4WDP, of Winter Haven, Florida, saw that the roads were flooding and becoming hazardous. As he tried to drive out of the area, Cody’s small pick-up truck got bogged down in the mud. Since he was out of cell phone r…

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ARRL Field Day 2010 Nassau County Florida

Field Day in Yulee, Nassau County Florida 2010

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