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FYI, see the email below. As of now, the club is not participating in the Fl. QSO Party. We don’t have enough interest. But you can participate from your QTH with your call sign. I encourage you to get on the air and make some contacts. People from all over the US and world would love to make contact with you. The details are in the email below. The results of last years Fl QSO Party are in the link below. We are down in the Florida Multi Op Multi Transmitter SSB category. Thanks to everyone that came out and participated, we had a great time. Terry Gordon, K4TMG President, Gainesville Amateur Radio Society (GARS) Phone: 352.278.1717 From: Chris Blake, NX4N <cqdenx4n@...> Sent: Wednesday, April 16, 2025 12:05 PM To: fcg new <[email protected]>; FQP List <[email protected]>; [email protected] Notification <[email protected]>; cq-contest@... Cc: Dan Street K1TO <K1to@...>; Chris Plumblee <chris.plumblee@...>; Jeff Clarke <ku8e@...> Subject: 2024 FQP Results, Writeup and Records posted Hello FQP Friends, The 2024 Florida QSO Party results, writeup and records have been posted to the FQP website here: https://floridaqsoparty.org/results-page/ HUGE thanks to Dan K1TO for all the results and line scores, to Chris W4WF for the FB writeup and to Jeff KU8E for posting everything to the website. The 2025 FQP will be held April 26 & 27; the Rules can be found here: https://floridaqsoparty.org/rules/ Rules Changes: - Expanded Suggested Frequencies - Log submissions required within 10 days after the end of FQP For those seeking a County Sweep or Spelling Bee sweep, the following way-cool activity tracking tools are available: Be sure to check out the links under the Counties tab here to two terrific county-tracking tools by Bob K0RC and Chuck NO5W (thanks guys!). In addition, Chip N3IW runs a FQP spotting website at http://qsopartyhub.com/fqp-spots.php. Please remember that self-spotting or requesting to be spotted is not allowed (exception for spelling bee 1x1 stations only). REMINDER - ACTION REQUIRED!!! Florida Stations of all types – please go to the FQP website and register your fixed, mobile, expedition and 1x1 Spelling Bee operations; just click on the “Counties" link and then the Activation Forms to get started – thanks! Saturday Registration Form: https://floridaqsoparty.org/counties/saturday-route/ Sunday Registration Form: https://floridaqsoparty.org/counties/sunday-route/ *PLEASE MAKE SURE YOU REVIEW YOUR ENTRY FOR ACCURACY BEFORE SUBMITTING* We hope you enjoy reading the results! THANK YOU in advance for making the 2025 FQP another terrific event – see you then! FQP - So Bright, you gotta wear Shades! ? 73, Chris, NX4N, on behalf of: Chris, W4WF and Dan, K1TO – President and Past President Florida Contest Group, proud sponsors of the FQP since 1998

ARRL Member Bulletin for April 14, 2025 FYI, see the email from the ARRL below regarding the FCC, Delete Delete Delete document. Terry Gordon, K4TMG Phone: 352.278.1717 From: ARRL <memberlist@...> Sent: Monday, April 14, 2025 4:44 PM To: gordontm@... Subject: ARRL Member Bulletin for April 14, 2025 April 14, 2025 Dear ARRL Member, ARRL The National Association for Amateur Radio? filed comments [PDF] with the Federal Communications Commission in response to its request for public input on alleviating unnecessary regulatory burdens by deleting or modifying rules, In the Matter of Delete, Delete, Delete. Implementing ARRL’s suggestions would promote and protect the art, science, and enjoyment of amateur radio, and enhance the development of the next generation of radio amateurs. In response to ARRL’s request, over 200 members submitted suggestions that were reviewed when considering what rules should be deleted or modified. ARRL will continue to engage with members and advocate for the Amateur Radio Service. In its filing, ARRL asked the FCC to delete or amend the following rules: Delete the LF and VHF/UHF Symbol (Baud) Rate and Bandwidth Limitations ARRL supports the deletion of these restrictions as proposed by the Commission in late 2023. Doing so would enhance Amateur experimentation with digital technologies. Update and Modernize Entry Level Technician Class License Privileges ARRL reiterated its earlier proposal for extending additional limited privileges for Technician class operators. Adopting its proposal would provide new licensees an introductory window to HF data and phone communications that are at the core of the Amateur Radio experience and serve to incentivize the next generation of technical leaders just as Novice CW HF privileges did for earlier generations of operators. Modernize 80/75 Meter Subband Divisions ARRL requested action on an earlier proposal that would make more efficient and intense use of the 80/75 meter band. Changes in technology and modes since band usage was last addressed have resulted in overcrowding in one band segment that would be alleviated by adoption of ARRL’s proposal. Delete and Replace Obsolete Digital Code Limitations ARRL also asked the FCC remove provisions that refer to digital codes that today are obsolete and permit Radio Amateurs to experiment freely with new digital codes, so long as such codes are publicly documented and decodable over the air. Implement Changes to Third Party Rules Adopted Internationally at WRC-03 Although the United States fully supported changes to the ITU Radio Regulations in 2003 that removed a treaty requirement for third-party messages, there is no record of this change having been considered and the FCC’s rules were never conformed to the new provision. Being the only nation known to continue to require a formal treaty for such purposes has resulted in no new such treaties for since the treaty changed more than two decades ago. Thus ARRL asked the FCC to Implement rules that are consistent with those internationally agreed to align with the rest of the world. Delete Amplifier Drive Limitation ARRL requested that the Commission act favorably on a pending proposal to remove limits HF amplifier gain that add to Amateur equipment cost and impede use of new efficient amplifier technology. Remove Non-current Personal Information in Amateur ULS records ARRL requested that the FCC complete a rule making in which it proposed that only current licensee information to be visible in the public (ULS) database. Right now, if an amateur changes their address to a Post Office Box to shield their home address, the previous address remains visible. ARRL advocates for protecting the privacy of radio amateurs. Delete Obsolete Identification Requirement for Special Call Signs Users of special event call signs are required to identify with the FCC-issued responsible call sign at least once each hour. This can be confusing, especially on data and CW modes. ARRL proposed reliance on the web-based database that clearly identifies each special event call sign and auth

Hello everyone, We have a local ham, Mike Hasselbeck WB2FKO, participating in a 2 Meter simplex contest. Mike is working on getting everything set up to WIN this contest and could use our help. The contest starts this Monday, 4-14-2025 at 7:00 PM local time. Mike will be monitoring 146.52 MHz FM Simplex for an hour or so before he moves on to 2 Meter FT8. The exchange is call signs, grid square, and thank you 73. For most of us in the Gainesville area, our grid square is EL89. Let’s all give him a call and keep him busy. Each contact adds points to his score. Only one contact per station on phone. Helping Mike gives us a chance to practices 2 Meter simplex. He is just south of High Springs. Mike has an amazing 2 Meter antenna system so don’t worry about not being able to get to him, just give him a try with whatever radio you have. You don't have to have a big station and a KW to get him. Please forwarded this email to anyone who would like to contact Mike and add to his score. Give Mike a call during the contest and wish him good luck, Terry Gordon, K4TMG Phone: 352.278.1717

Don’t forget, today, April 12 8 AM to 2 PM. The GARS club is hosting a Radio tailgate. Trinity United Methodist Church; also, for sale are the last of the 200 total tickets in our $20 donation/drawing to win either $1000 or $500 gift certificates to Publix or DX engineering. Drawing to be done today before 2pm . Also, ARES is set up there as part of the SET being held today- come by and participate! Barbara KO4TWZ

Reid Tillery Tel 352.494.5134 Email reidtillery@... "We shall not cease from exploration, and the end of all our exploring will be to arrive where we started and know the place for the first time." T.S. Eliot ---------- Forwarded message --------- From: Reid Tillery <reidtillery@...> Date: Sun, Apr 13, 2025, 08:09 Subject: Yesterday's simulated emergency test (SET) and our Melrose GMRS network To: Charlie Scordo <noflyman1@...>, Josh Hebert <jhebert_1@...>, Pam Pease <ppease@...>, Tina Smith <smithadventures7@...>, Elizabeth Henderson <cray01a217@...>, Peter Landauer <plandauer6@...>, Adam Moore <gator5248.am@...>, Amy Stanley <hicotn@...>, Scott Alexander <scottealexander@...>, Bill Farmerie <bill.farmerie@...>, Ron Mythaler <rmythaler@...>, Mark Miller <mmillerpe@...>, Cliff Sirman <cliffs@...>, Carissa Williams <Classycarissaw05@...>, Michael Rose <brasstuba92@...>, Carson Williams <happy6842@...>, Melissa Montgomery <5khorseranch@...>, Melrose Fire Rescue <melrosefiredepartment@...>, Sarah Mixon <scomuf@...>, Sue Sinclair <spilot9174@...>, David Alumbaugh <farrier66@...>, Bennie Smith <smithadventures10@...>, Pam Johnston <az4mee@...>, Paula Russell <russell4095@...>, Teresa Dockery <tdockery3@...>, Gina Hopen <ghendurocat@...>, Sara Hebert <sara.k.manning@...>, Susie <suetillery@...>, Danny Adkins <dg.adkins@...>, Terry Bone <terrybone10@...>, Gayle Bone <bonegayle@...> Hello all stations, Yesterday, hams all over the State of Florida conducted a simulated emergency test (SET) to practice emergency communications in case of disaster. The scenario was that a series of powerful tornadoes struck Florida. At the same time, a hostile government which had been selectively knocking out small parts of our communications grid to test their ability, decided to strike in full force to take full advantage of the chaos caused by the tornadoes. All communications--telephone, cell phone, internet, commercial radio and TV, NOAA weather radio--were out. In Alachua County, hams were at their posts in the County Emergency Operations Center (EOC) and hams from around the area were passing traffic (i.e messages) to and from the EOC. The traffic passed included field situation reports of utilities available or not available and in one case, a 911 request in which an 18-year-old male wrecked an ATV, suffered a broken femur and possible spinal injuries, and was going into shock likely due to massive internal bleeding into the thigh. When all else fails, ham radio works. Sure, we made some mistakes, but we learned from them. Our procedures will get better. Our Melrose GMRS network, which can interface with ham networks due to dual-licensed operators, can be a valuable asset to us all but only if we actually use it. If you're the only one on the air, your radio is useless. The best plan is not to wait until an emergency to use your radio. Learn to use the network now. As much as possible, monitor the repeater (Channel 24). If someone calls, acknowledge that you hear them. Such acknowledgements give everyone more confidence that they can actually use the radio to call for help, if needed. Besides being useful in emergencies, radio brings people together. I can all but guarantee you that you will make some new friends if you use your radio. So, please...turn on and tune in. 73, Reid K9RFT, WRZM878 -- Reid Tillery Tel 352.494.5134 Email reidtillery@... "We shall not cease from exploration, and the end of all our exploring will be to arrive where we started and know the place for the first time." T.S. Eliot

Congrats!! Just in time to be involved with the northern Florida section simulated emergency test next weekend on Saturday from 9 AM to noon. You can go by the booth at the GAR’s tailgate and get involved! Gordon KX4Z

Hello all stations, Congratulations to the four new hams from the Winter 2025 class. Two tested out early: Charlie Scordo KR4BDJ - Melrose Mark Miller KR4BEA - Melrose (now a General) Those testing yesterday: Tina Irwin - Gainesville Leanna Hawkins - Palatka So far, 100% of the students taking the test have passed! We welcome these good people to our ham radio community. 73, Reid K9RFT -- Reid Tillery Tel 352.494.5134 Email reidtillery@... "We shall not cease from exploration, and the end of all our exploring will be to arrive where we started and know the place for the first time." T.S. Eliot

Thanks to all those that help with content for this month’s Newsletter. Lot of folks doing good things to promote Ham Radio. Don’t forget to check out all the information on the rest of the site – https://arrl-nfl.org Here’s a shortcut to the April Newsletter: https://arrl-nfl.org/wp-content/uploads/2025/04/01-QST-NFL-April-2025.pdf Earl McDow K4ZSW

Hello all stations, You're in your boat, 10 miles offshore in the Gulf. You stopped your motor to do some fishing, but now it won't restart. It's late in the day and you're not going to make it back to the dock by nightfall. You try to call your wife on the cell phone. No coverage. You have a marine radio tuned to channel 16. You get on that channel and issue a pan-pan call. A boat several miles away hears your call and relays it to the Coast Guard station in Yankeetown. The Coast Guard sends a towboat to haul you back to the dock. This scenario ended well because another boater had a radio and was properly tuned to Channel 16, the hailing and distress channel. Without other boaters on the air, you would have been out of luck. The community of marine boaters with radios makes you safer on the water. Likewise, a community of ham-radio operators can make us all safer here on land. It's always comforting to issue my call sign on a repeater and hear someone come back to me. It's somewhat discouraging to put out your call sign and get nothing back but a squelch tail. If that's all you're going to hear, you might as well not have a radio. We here in Gainesville tend to use 146.820 as our primary repeater. It's a good one, maintained by caring and knowledgeable folks. If we have a radio water fountain, the 82 repeater is it. The problem is oftentimes there's no one else gathered there, no one is on the air. How can we change this? Suggestion: Whenever possible, monitor the repeater. Those who live in Gainesville can likely do so with an HT inside the house. We who live farther out can monitor whenever we're in our shack or in our vehicle. Whenever someone comes on the air, don't let them hear dead air. If nothing else, say your call sign, let them know you're there, issue a 73 and a clear. You don't have to ragchew if you don't want to. With others monitoring, someone else is likely to answer, meaning you can hang out on the side if you wish. With a monitored repeater, we hams can form an on-the-air community of people ready to help if necessary. Cheers and 73, Reid K9RFT -- Reid Tillery Tel 352.494.5134 Email reidtillery@... "We shall not cease from exploration, and the end of all our exploring will be to arrive where we started and know the place for the first time." T.S. Eliot

Hello all stations, We are pleased and proud to welcome Mark Miller as the new General operator here in Melrose. Mark started out in January in my Technician class. He jumped ahead, took the Tech test and got his Tech license, KR4BEA. As of today, he is KR4BEA/AG. He passed the General test online yesterday. Way to go, Mark. 73, Reid K9RFT, WRZM878 -- Reid Tillery Tel 352.494.5134 Email reidtillery@... "We shall not cease from exploration, and the end of all our exploring will be to arrive where we started and know the place for the first time." T.S. Eliot

For anyone interested in contesting or wants to see what contesting is all about, give the WPX SSB contest a try! You don't have to be a serious contester to participate. Just have fun. It’s a great way to hone your operational skills. There will be operators from all over the world participating next weekend that wants to have a QSO with you. The exchange is very simple, you give a signal report plus a progressive contact serial number starting with 001 for the first contact. You don’t have to submit your log but at least you should keep a log for your records. Keeping a log is part of honing your skills. The more you do it the easier it gets. It’s great practice operating and logging information. See the email below. There are links to the CQWPX website where you can find the rules. Give it a try and have fun! Terry Gordon, K4TMG Phone: 352.278.1717 From: CQ WPX Contest <donotreply@...> Sent: Sunday, March 23, 2025 10:46 PM To: gordontm@... Subject: Invitation to Participate in the 2025 CQ WPX SSB Contest - K4TMG Dear K4TMG, The CQ WPX Contest Committee invites you to participate in the 2025 CQ WPX SSB contest which runs from 00:00 UTC on 29 March to 23:59 UTC on 30 March, 2025. CQ WPX SSB is the largest “everyone can work everyone for points” SSB operating event in the world. It’s a phenomenal opportunity to meet friends, build your prefix totals, contribute to your club’s efforts, and have fun! All are welcomed and encouraged to participate. The deadline for submitting logs is 23:59 UTC on 4 April 2025. Logs should be uploaded at < https://www.cqwpx.com/logcheck/ >. We encourage everyone to upload their logs and participants submitting logs for scoring by the deadline can download certificates once the results are published. Please go to https://cqwpx.com for the full set of rules, past results, records, plaques and other resources to support your CQ WPX SSB activities. We wish you all the best and look forward to seeing you in CQ WPX SSB 2025! 73, CQ WPX Contest Committee Contact us: https://cqwpx.com/contact/ Web: https://cqwpx.com

Earl, I liked the idea of writing about why I got into HAM radio.... ------------------ Why I joined HAM Radio: the quick answer is; because I want to be able to communicate when no other method is available. In the military I was in a job where we had to become proficient with tactical communication. I remember that we always hated setting up the inverted V. The question was, “Why bother with this when we have SATCOM?” Fortunately, the experienced trainers made sure we always had HF. There was no guarantee the satellite will always be available, which, on occasion, turned out to be correct. Sometimes the “Bird” we were assigned was just below the horizon or there were obstacles in the way. Even though I never needed HF in Iraq or Afghanistan (or anywhere else), we always had it available and trained with it. When I retired after 23 years of service, I became the emergency manager of U.S. Naval Hospital Guam for 5 years. One of my duties was to conduct mass casualty scenarios for the hospital twice a year. A new commanding officer took over; I made sure we had a very comprehensive exercise that not only showcased the skills of our medical staff, but how we were intimately integrated into the community healthcare system and the government Office of Civil Defense/Homeland Security (OCD/HS). During the critique of the exercise in the hotwash, the Commander said, “Great exercise Mr. Wallace, but where’s the HAM radio.” I told her I knew where they were, but nobody used them. During the next six months I connected with the local HAM radio club, the Guam-Marianas Amateur Radio Club, AH2G. We had volunteers come to our hospital and the one other hospital on the island where we could communicate with the Emergency Operations Center (EOC). The other hospital didn’t let the HAM guys in and I knew that there was no way these guys would be allowed on the military installation during any emergency we might need them for. So, during the next six months, I earned my Amateur license. I incorporated HAM radio into every exercise thereafter; at least a COMMCHECK with the EOC. Fortunately, the Director for Communications at Guam OCD/HS has his Extra license and was very involved with the local HAM radio club. He spent a great deal of time mentoring me and helping me integrate HAM radio into government responses. Concurrently, the local club was elated that they got to be part of a government led exercise. They hadn’t been utilized since a typhoon about 20 years ago when they helped by sending Radiograms; connecting family members across the Pacific. Guam gets hit with devastating typhoons on an annual basis. The island is connected to the rest of the world by submarine cables, which fail. The chances of needing HF comms seemed, in my mind, quite high. The island was connected with VHF repeaters, but the chance of losing them in a typhoon was probable. I witnessed first hand the bureaucracy/leadership fight against Amateur radio. I don’t believe that after I left the island in 2018 that they’re still utilizing HAM radio, which shows how personality driven it can be. When we moved to Gainesville in 2018, I joined ARRL and found a HAM radio club that specialized in EMCOMM. I now serve at the emergency shelters when activated by the Alachua County EOC. As for me, I don’t consider HAM radio to be a hobby. It’s not that I love talking on the radio, it’s the ability to do so when no other means is available that drives me. ---------------------- 73, Brett Sent: Tuesday, March 18, 2025 at 2:50 PM From: "Earl McDow via groups.io" <earl.mcdow@...> To: earl.mcdow@... Cc: [email protected], [email protected] Subject: [K4GNV] QST NFL April 2025 Newsletter Deadline - 3/28/2025 The Thursday Alachua ARES? Net announced a 3/25 Tuesday deadline which would be appreciated if possible. Drop dead date is 3/28 Friday. April for me includes three birthdays and one anniversary. Let’s not forget Easter and the S.E.T. and open house. If not involved in the NFL S.E.T. find a club and have a learning and helpful in emergencies experience. I’m a little short of articles t

The Thursday Alachua ARES? Net announced a 3/25 Tuesday deadline which would be appreciated if possible. Drop dead date is 3/28 Friday. April for me includes three birthdays and one anniversary. Let’s not forget Easter and the S.E.T. and open house. If not involved in the NFL S.E.T. find a club and have a learning and helpful in emergencies experience. I’m a little short of articles this month so far. Let us hear what you’re doing – even a simple introduction about what got you started in Ham Radio. Please include QST NFL in the subject line. Earl K4ZSW

Per our Repeater committee, we need to test the function and quality of one of our repeaters. Please use our K4GNV repeater at 444.925 ( PL tone 1 2 3) and communicate " This is ( insert your call sign) calling for a test of the Statewide Amateur Radio Network from the Gainesville repeater. Any station, please come back". If you get a contact, please ask them for a signal report, their general location and what kind of radio they are on. Please, then reply to this email with that information. The Repeater team will use it to make sure we are sending our best possible signal. It's a great time to talk on the radio! Thank you, Barbara KO4TWZ

So far, the 444.925 SARNet repeater seems to be functioning well. I have been monitoring today, and speaking to a few stations, and have seen no problems. There have even been a couple of stations that were using the Gainesville repeater while traveling on I-75. We should see some heavy activity as this storm front moves in tomorrow morning affecting the panhandle and reaching us toward noon time. The State EOC is scheduled to activate at 10pm this evening. Jim, KC4MHH

A local fellow ham donated $500 to the Loften high school ham club today as part of his RMD. Anyone wishing to match that?