The next meeting of the North Florida Amateur Radio Society is Thursday, March 9th at Hogan Baptist Church, 8045 Hogan Rd. The meeting begins at 7pm. All interested in Amateur Radio are invited.
Work by city contractors to replace transmission lines and install a new metal grid atop the Wells Fargo Tower continues. When the new grid is completed, our antennas will be relocated. Service interruptions may occur as work progresses.
Watch JaxRadio.net for W4IZ service updates.
NOFARS is helping restore the ship's radio room and install an Amateur Radio station. A goal is to have the station in operation during the Ships On The Air weekend in June.
Around thirty NOFARS members attended an organizational meeting on the ship last month to look over equipment and plan antenna installation. Several wire antennas and verticals are already in place and it is hoped these can be used for our ham station. Transmission lines will need repair or replacement.
Additional volunteers are welcome. Attend the next NOFARS meeting or contact W4IJJ.
Dues remain at only $5 per year. Avoid future dues increases by joining or renewing for multiple years at the low $5/yr rate.
NOFARS Life Memberships start at only $50 for those who have been a member for five years or more. For newcomers, the cost is $75. See JaxRadio.net/membership.html for more.
Please send dues to:
NOFARS Secretary Chris Russell, KF4AAF
12956 Chets Creek Dr. S.
Jacksonville FL 32224
The deadline to remain a NOFARS member in good standing is March 31st. For renewals, if your roster information is correct, you need only include your name and callsign with dues. Otherwise use the NOFARS membership form or include update details with dues payment. Phone number and/or e-mail is optional if you want these included on roster.
Please make checks payable to NOFARS. You may renew for multiple years at the low $5 annual rate.
ARES TRAILER: Funded by an ARDC grant, the Duval County ARES trailer will soon go live. The trailer was on display at Winter Field Day in January. Volunteers are installing internal wiring, antennas and equipment.
WWD: Wacky Wing Ding Certificate Manager Jim Cortez, KM4JQK reports a flurry of activity with several certificate requests last month. Get yours by contacting at least seven WWD certificate holders. Make contact on the two weekly nets each Monday--28.390 MHz at 7pm local time and W4IZ 146.7 MHz repeater at 8pm. See the WWD page for details.
W4DAK TRENTON HAMFEST: The Dixie Amateur Radio Klub's 2nd Annual Hamfest/Tailgate is Saturday, April 29th at the Trenton (FL) Community Center, 214 SE 3rd Ave. Activities start at 9:00 am.
ALABAMA HAMFESTS: The Mobile Hamfest is Saturday, April 22nd at the Greater Gulf State Fairgrounds in west Mobile. RV hookups available. See w4iax.net. And the Daleville Area Hamfest, a free event, will be held on Saturday, April 15th, from 8am until 5pm at Culpepper Park on South Daleville. FCC testing begins at 8am and other activities start at 9 am.
BEAM ANTENNA FOR SALE: New HyGain TH-3-JRS HF Tri-Band beam. Never been in the air, elements & boom assembled with original box--$400. Contact Steve, WB4WNO at (904)716-5909 or pixxharley47@hotmail.com
WANTED
**Tube-type Transmitters, Receivers, Test Equipment, Accessories.
**Hasselblad Camera Equipment
Contact Bob Meadows, W4RRD at 904-264-2946
E-mail rpmeadow@bellsouth.net
President----John Reynolds, W4IJJ
Vice President----Billy Williams, N4UF
Secretary----Chris Russell, KF4AAF
Treasurer----Todd Lovelace, K1KVA
Activities Manager----Mike Robinson, KG2MM
Director----Roger Knight, KI4PIL
Director----Randy Bahr, KI4RHQ