Updated 06/01/2026
06/08/26 – Lakeland Amateur Radio Club (LARC) – Meeting starts at 7pm. Amateur Radio exams begin at 5:30pm. Meetings at at the Parkview Baptist Church, 509 Parkview PL, Lakeland, FL 33805. You can find more information at https://lakelandarc.org
06/11/26 – Lake Wales Radio Amateurs (LWRA) – Meeting starts at 7pm – Meetings are at the Lake Wales City Fire Department Station 1, 253 W Central Ave, Lake Wales, FL 33853. Our Polk County clubs are some of the best around and you’ll find a lot of friendly amateur radio operators. Find more information at https://lwra.us
06/26 14:00 – 06/27/2026 12:00 – ARRL Field Day hosted by the Lakeland Amateur Radio Club featuring operators from LARC and LWRA. *** Note, this year’s Field Day is at an all new location. This year we will be at the same place that the Lakeland Amateur Radio Club had a Special Event Station at Sun-n-Fun. We will be at the Tom Davis Educational Center at 4590 Rocky Rd., Lakeland, FL, 33811. Talk-in will be on the LARC 2 meter repeater on 146.685/- with a PL of 127.3. We are still in need of operators, so if you’re interested, send an email to n4rtd at arrl.net.
08/22/26 – TARCFest – Tampa Amateur Radio Club, 7801 N. 22nd St. Tampa, FL 33601. http://www.hamclub.org Gates open 8AM – 1PM. Admission is $5 per person, children under 12 are free. Tailgating is free with paid admission. Food, drinks, and VE Testing.
10/9 & 10/10 – Melbourne Hamfest 2026 & ARRL Florida State Convention in Melbourne, FL, at the Melbourne Auditorium (625 E Hibiscus Blvd). This event is hosted by the Platinum Coast Amateur Radio Society (PCARS) and will mark the 61st annual celebration of the Hamfest, which has been a Florida tradition since 1965. Admission: $10 for adults (covers both days), free for youth 18 and under. Online Tickets: Available via https://hfpcars.plumtx.com/. Features: Commercial vendors, outdoor tailgate area, amateur radio license exams, forums, youth tech workshops, and special event stations
11/14/26 – SPARC Fest – FREE Swapmeet and Tailgate FREE, Freedom Lake Park, Pinellas Park, FL, 8:00 AM UNTIL NOON, FREE ADMISSION, VE TESTING, TALK-IN ON 147.060 (+), NO PL – more info at https://www.sparc-club.org/sparcfest/
