Monthly Meeting

N4DOV Mobile Radio Installation

Ian Barton, (VK5AIB) in Adelaide, Australia has been licensed since 1977 and over the years has had an interest in RTTY including "Glass RTTY" & Packet radio. In 1992 he ceased all operations upon moving locations to a much smaller home which couldn't accommodate his previous 50ft free standing tower and antennas. Back in about [...]

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Our speaker this month is Dave Vest, K8DV. Dave was first licensed in 1978 at 14 and through the years has experienced many phases of ham radio including code, voice AM, FM and Sideband, HF, VHF, UHF,  Slow-scan TV,  and Radioteletype. David is a Life Member of ARRL. Over the past 2 decades David has become [...]

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Our speaker this month is Robert Molleda from the National Weather Service. Robert will give a presentation on Space Weather followed by a Q&A. This will be a Zoom only meeting due to the unavailability of the library

Our speaker for June will be Sammy Hadid. Sammy is a meteorologist at the NOAA National Weather Service forecast office (WFO) in Miami, FL. Information will be provided on the 2024 Atlantic Hurricane Seasonal Outlook and the potential impacts of La Niña on this hurricane season. We will talk about the main hurricane hazards, a [...]

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Our speaker for July will be Frank Haas KB4T. Frank has been licensed as an Amateur Radio Operator since April 1965. Haas earned both his Amateur Extra Class and First Class Radiotelephone Operator’s Licenses in 1979. Haas serves as the Technical Coordinator for ARRL’s North Florida Section. Haas is employed by Florida Power & Light [...]

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THIS MEETING WILL BE ZOOM ONLY Commissioner Gregg Weiss, a retired business executive from California, was elected to the Palm Beach County Board of County Commissioners in 2018 and reelected in 2022. He focuses on several key priorities. First, Gregg advocates for accessible technology and ethical AI use in local governance, serving on the FCC's [...]

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THIS MEETING WILL BE AT THE LIBRARY AND ON ZOOM John's Bio Licensed since the mid-90’s in northern WI Started working in two-way radio in 1999 Has worked in Law Enforcement, Fire, and is still a Community/Critical Care Paramedic -      Trained in FEMA Com-L, Com-T, and AUXCOM Has worked numerous local events requiring emergency [...]

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THIS MEETING WILL BE ZOOM ONLY Our speakers this month are Fredrick (Rick) DeTar from the Palm Beach County Division of Emergency Management and Dolph Holmes WA2NTW Rick DeTar is the Emergency Program Coordinator for the Palm Beach County (PBC) Division of Emergency Management – Public Safety Department and along with his other responsibilities Coordinates [...]

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THIS MEETING WILL BE ZOOM ONLY Our speakers this month are David Sheppard W2PAX who is the ARRL Southern Florida Section Traffic Manager and John Wells W4CMH who is an Official Relay Station for the National Traffic System (NTS), Liaison for the Southwest Florida Traffic Net and a Professional Teacher.  They will present an introduction [...]

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