WE MEET ON THE 4TH SATURDAY EACH MONTH
OUTING Saturday April 27, 2024
Weather has been good and the bands are waiting for someone to warm things up! Lots of POTA, SOTA and other QRP ops have been reporting making on the high bands. When conditions are good, our portable gear running low power can be a lot of fun and pileups for the rare contacts are heard all over the place! So dust off your rigs, fine tune your antennas and come out the the park and have some fun with the group!
About 0800 or so we’ll start heading to the park to setup our gear. Sylvan Lake Park – Picnic Area A west of Sanford, FL off SR 46 go south on Lake Markham Road about one mile to park entrance. Watch out for young children crossing the street at the soccer fields and playground!!! Directions to the Park
- 0800 – 1200 EST stay later if you want!
- Bring your sandwich and snacks if you’d like
- Bring along some water, coffee or cold drinks
- Normally we operate until noon, but feel free to stay longer if you’re having fun!
- QRP or max 15 watts requested to avoid rig damage due to proximity to other stations
- Please check which bands others are using to avoid conflicts!
- All modes welcome
- Come learn from one another and enjoy the outdoors
- Bring your license and rig, but we’ll share if you don’t have portable gear handy!
72, K4UPG for the CFL QRP Group ..
FL POTA Weekend Apr 6-7, 2024
FLORIDA Parks On The Air (FPOTA)
For all you POTA ops this one is special for you! Check out the rules and times of activity on the air from all the FL Parks On the Air this coming weekend Apr 6-7, 2004. Give some points to activators! Or go activate a park! Rules | Florida State Parks on the Air (flspota.org)
72, Kelly K4UPG for the Central Fl QRP Group
QRP OUTING Sat. March 23, 2024
Weather has been getting really good for outdoor activities like playing QRP amateur radio in the park! Gather up your new toys and gear and come join in on the fun.
About 0800 or so we’ll start heading to the park to setup our gear. Sylvan Lake Park – Picnic Area A west of Sanford, FL off SR 46 go south on Lake Markham Road about one mile to park entrance. Watch out for young children crossing the street at the soccer fields and playground!!! Directions to the Park
- 0800 – 1200 EST stay later if you want!
- Bring your sandwich and snacks if you’d like
- Bring along some water, coffee or cold drinks
- Normally we operate until noon, but feel free to stay longer if you’re having fun!
- QRP or max 15 watts requested to avoid rig damage due to proximity to other stations
- Please check which bands others are using to avoid conflicts!
- All modes welcome
- Come learn from one another and enjoy the outdoors
- Bring your license and rig, but we’ll share if you don’t have portable gear handy!
72, K4UPG for the CFL QRP Group ..