*** HAMFEST August 13th ***  Plans made Wednesday meeting Please make it
  
Monthly Meetings 2nd Wednesday and presentations @ IRSC Building "R" Room 124
3209 Virginia Ave, Fort Pierce, FL
Next Meeting 2nd Wednesday 7:30pm 
Dinner meetup - Costa Azule 6:00 - 2311 Okeechobee Rd, Fort Pierce

 NET CHECKIN LIST  Watch activity Real time during net 
*** NEW *** Free Plum Logger for your Nets: logger.PlumTX.com
Easier to use than paper; includes map and archiving.
Remembers repeat checkin. Watch your net activity live.   Check it out. Software by KK4SHF

 VE TestingSessions  Ask.
PSL HAM RADIO TESTING - Robert Brown  brownpsl@comcast.net 
Vero Beach BUD HOLMAN budholman@earthlink.net
 
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Weekly Regular VHF Net time: 8:oo pm Tuesdays. 
NCS Schedule:  1st Barry AL7LJ,  2nd John KK4SHF,  3rd Jon Hall KN4QQF,  4th Pete KD4SPW,   5th Dave KG4ORQ
Analog Repeater: 147.345 +.6  ( 107.2  Tone) and Echolink node 2004   
Weekly D-Star net held on W4AKH 444.500 +5 Port B repeater, link to Reflector 78C each Tuesday at 8:30 p.m.

Radio etiquette and for Echolink:
*** PLEASE WAIT 4 SECONDS BEFORE TALKING ON RF **** COUNT TO 4000!!!! give others a chance to break in.

Try Winlink VARA FM FOR RADIO MESSAGING - VHF And HF - 10Xs the speed of PACKET, Ask us how...
Check in FOR ECOMM PRATICE MESSAGING:
TO: W4AKH
SUBJECT LINE:  FL WL NET, FIRSTNAME, CITY, ST (2 CHARACTERS), MODE(VARA FM,PACKET, HF, TELNET ANY MODE)
Winlink Net info:  https://W4AKH.NET/

Winlink RMS VHF station W4SLC-10 Packet 145.530 or VARA FM 145.000 at St. Lucie County EOC for radio email.
Also KG4ORQ-10 145.000 VARA FM  in Vero Beach.
Note: You can also use W4AKH-2 for a via Digipeater for Packet.   For VARA FM you can digi peat any station.
- Important *** Our ARES group would like to see all HAMs up to learning Winlink for fun and emergencies. 
- If you have an HF of VHF radio you can also participate....  Contact John KK4SHF to get up to speed.

WEEKLY NETS  
Our weekly Ragchew, Traders and Tech Net  on FPARC Analog Repeater: 147.345 +.6  ( 107.2  Tone)  each Tuesday at 8:00 p.m
*** FOR OUT OF TOWN NET CHECKINS TUESDAY NITES AT 8PM OR ANYTIME Via Echolink or WinLink****
**** W4AKH-R  ECHOLINK node 2004  ***** 
Florida Winlink Check-in to W4AKH all day Mondays.  In subject line put: first name, city, state, mode (Packet, Pactor, VARA ,ARDOP etc)
Our weekly D-Star net held on W4AKH 444.500 +5 Port B repeater, link to Reflector 78C each Tuesday at 8:30 p.m.
DMR net on TG 31123  9:00 PM Tuesday (Vero, PSL and Ft Pierce DMR repeaters)
DMR repeater 444.800+W4AKH +5 COLOR 1, Time Slot 2
MONDAYS (6m) NET 8PM  RX 53.330 TX:52.330  CTSS 100 

>>> D-star and DMR code plugs and help available here see Digital Univ Menu Link .
*** DSTAR REGISTRATIONS available in menu on left ... see Registrations: Dstar,DMR,Echolink link in main menu ***
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WHO WE ARE:
FORT PIERCE AMATEUR RADIO CLUB 501(c)(7)
 
(Fort Pierce Saint Lucie County, Florida USA) is a general-purpose amateur radio club and its over 80 members are involved in all aspects of amateur radio. We make a special effort to participate in providing communications support for public service events, field day and serving as Volunteer Examiners as part of the ARRL VEC program.
 
Repeaters:  Analog Repeater: 147.345 +.6  ( 107.2  Tone,TSQL ~ CTCSS ). 
With ECHOLINK Available W4AKH-R node:2004
D-Star net held on W4AKH 444.500 +5 Port B linked to 78C often
New DMR repeater 444.800+W4AKH +5 COLOR 1, TS 2   
D-star and DMR code plugs and help available here.
New DStar  Repeater KB4DD   VHF 145.440  -.6   Port C Gateway. Located in in high tower in Martin County.

Club Nets:Tuesday night at 8:00 PM EST 147.345+ PL 107.2 (107.2  Tone,TSQL ~ CTCSS, code decode) Echo-Link Node #2004
D-Star Net Tuesday at 8:30pm W4AKH B, 444.500+   Reflector 78C. D-star set-up files and help available here.
 
Our Club Meets: On the 2nd Wednesday of the month at the Main Campus of Indian River State College in Fort Pierce. All are welcome.
 
Our Club Web sites: are  FPARC.org, W4AKH.com 
 
 Membership, Dues and Donations:
Dues: 25$ a year, $5 goes to WQCS and College, Family Membership is $30 a Year.
Mail to: Fort Pierce Amateur Radio Club,.Box 12086  Fort Pierce, Florida 34979-2086
Make sure you put your callsign on the check.
Or bring to a meeting. PayPal Credit Card Processing available on web site.
Link to Membership Application Form:  Membership Application