If you have an announcement you'd like to make available to the Club, please contact Nick, K4NHV at nick.k4nhv@gmail.com - ALSO, Please let me know if you've sold items on the For Sale page so I can update the page.
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HCARC Christmas Party
Rick, KF4Y is heading up the 2026 Sebring Hamfest. The flyer is available HERE.
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Looking for volunteers to be Net Control for the Wednesday Night Net at 8:30pm. Contact Jeff, KJ4NEO at 863.464.7660 to sign up.
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Nick, K4NHV, thinks that he successfully connected his Echolink node to the 442.7375 repeater. He does not leave it running all the time, but is willing to fire it up for the morning nets if there is any interest shown. Look for K4NHV-L, node #891265 if you want to try it. -KW4G
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Rob, K4ROB has a YouTube Channel that focuses on Amateur Radio topics. Click Here to go to his YouTube Channel.
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Tommy McMurray, W2WWR - (863) 532-1230 has a Radio Repair Shop and will fix most radio equipment with a 2 day turnaround.
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The Monthly Club Meeting via ZOOM address has moved. You can find the new address and other info HERE.
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Roy, KW4G has been posting on the HCARC Facebook Page. Click HERE to visit the page and JOIN!
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Club Meeting Every Third Monday of the Month
The next Club meeting will be held December 15, 2025 at 7:00PM next door to Dee's Restaurant at Stepz Dance Studio, 132 N Ridgewood Dr, Sebring, FL 33870.
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Link for information to attend the monthly meeting using ZOOM is HERE:
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2026 Officers
President: Mike Enos - KB2UDB
Vice President: Ann Singleton - KJ4BBC
Secretary: Ken Hoffman - KZ4CL
Treasurer: Alan Holmes - KB9CEO
2026 Board Members
Roger Warrick - K2CP
Pete Jordan - K1PJ
Rich McPeak - KA8OAT
Rick Gallagher - KF4Y
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WE ARE CURRENTLY ACCEPTING DUES FOR 2026! PLEASE SEND YOUR CHECK TO:
HCARC
P.O. BOX 7441
SEBRING, FLORIDA 33872
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MEMBERSHIP FEES: INDIVIDUAL $30, FAMILY $35, ASSOCIATE $10 (NO LICENSE, NO VOTE)
AFTER MAILING IN YOUR DUES, PLEASE CLICK HERE ON THE MEMBERSHIP FORM LINK AND FILL OUT THE FORM. THEN CLICK SUBMIT SO WE HAVE YOUR UPDATED INFORMATION. THANKS and 73.
Contact us via email at:
Join us at Dee's Restaurant every Friday morning at 9:00AM for the weekly breakfast PLUS Quarter Century Club Meeting every Tuesday and Thursday at 9:00AM at Oscar's Kitchen.
Dee's Restaurant: 138 N Ridgewood Dr, Sebring, FL 33870
Oscar's Kitchen: 1979 Placid Lakes Blvd, Lake Placid, FL 33852
W4HCA
Morning Net 7 days a week at 9:00 am
Sunday - Bill, KB2RED
Monday - Don, W4CBS
Tuesday - Roy, KW4G
Wednesday - Mike, KB2UDB
Thursday - Alan, KB9CEO
Friday - David, KE4IFD
Saturday - Pete, K1PJ
Net Wed. 8:30 pm Linked System
Net Preamble and Logsheet available HERE.
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Lake Placid 147.045 pl 100.
Lake Placid 442.7375 +5 Echolink and Allstar
Avon Park 442.350 pl 100.
7 pm Roundtable 147.550 simplex
A.R.E.S.
W4HEM
Net Wed. 8:00 pm
Avon Park 145.330 pl 100
Sebring 147.270 pl 100
Avon Park Bombing range 444.825 pl 100.
Lake Placid 145.210 pl 100.
Simplex 146.535
Simplex 446.000
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The Sebring SARNet Repeater is now officially connected to SARNet.
The repeater is at 442.900 MHz with a + offset and a PL tone of 100.0 Hz.
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Highlands County GMRS Repeater
462.6750 pl 100. - Bandwidth: 12.5 kHz (Narrow Band)
Tuesday Night Net: Every Tuesday at 7:30 PM
Saturday Morning Net: Every Saturday at 10:00 AM
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NI4CE
7 days 8:30 pm
Lake Placid 443.950 pl 100.
Verna 145.430 pl 100.
Hardee County
N4EMH
Net. Mon.7:00 pm
Wauchula 146.625 pl 127.3
Lake Wales
K4LKW
Net. Tues. 7:30 pm
147.330 pl 127.3
442.425 pl 127.3
Polk A.R.E.S.
WC4PEM Linked System
Net Wed. 7:30
Frostproof 444.950 pl 127.3
Dundee 146.985 pl 127.3
Davenport 444.625 pl 127.3
Kathleen 443.900 pl 127.3
Okeechobee
K4OKE
Net. Mon. 8:00 pm
147.195 pl 100.
Arcadia
W4MIN
147.075 pl 100.
147.180 pl 100.
Glades County
KQ4YM
147.300 pl 100.
Thanks to KB4FLE, KE4CQA and KE4CPZ for this Website. W4HCA
Highlands County Florida
Amateur Radio
Emergency Services®
Jeff Bronsing, KJ4NEO
Emergency Coordinator
863-464-7660
for more information.
Click HERE to download the
ARES® Registration Form
ATTENTION:
Jeff is also looking for volunteer operators and relief operators to work the shelters in the event of a hurricane or other disaster.
if you can help.
Combined ARES® SkyWarn© Net is on Wednesday evening 8 PM.
The initial call will be on the 147.045 pl 100 about 5 minutes before the hour.
Net Control for the evening will announce what repeater will be used for the evenings net.
The simplex net is now a roll call net, set up in the interest of saving some time.
Net Control Operators will rotate through out the Month so if you would like to be one contact:
We will rotate repeaters as well to make sure they get used and to see that they are working properly
Everyone is invited to check in.
There are many sources of Weather alerts/warnings
I am asking all Sky Warn members to use the FEMA app.
Download the free FEMA app HERE for your smartphone.
You can set 5 locations to get alerts from.
-Recommended by Dan Noah NWS Ruskin-
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