Updated 04/16/2025
05/08/25 – Lake Wales Radio Amateurs meeting – Meeting starts at 7:00pm – Lake Wales City Fire Department Station 1, 253 W Central Ave, Lake Wales, FL 33853. For more information on meetings, visit https://lwra.us/meeting/
05/10/25 – EPARS Hamfest – 07:00 – 12:00 – East Pasco Amateur Radio Society – Location: American Legion, 37745 Church Ave., Dade City, FL. Admission $5 – VE Testing – More information at https://eparsonline.org/2024/club-events/club-hamfests/spring-2025/
05/12/25 – Lakeland Amateur Radio Club meeting – Meeting starts at 7:00pm – Parkview Baptist Church, 509 Parkview Pl, Lakeland, FL 33805. There is VE testing available. If you are coming out to test, please arrive by 5:30pm as that is when we begin testing. Testing concludes before the meeting starts at 7:00pm. Learn more about the testing, as well as a map, by visiting https://larc-vec.org/displaysession.php?session=13746 Be sure to follow the instructions on that link and have your FCC FRN number with you when you arrive in order to take the exam.
5/24/25 – 07:00 – ??? – WORMFEST – Freedom Lake Park – Pinellas Park, FL – Talk in on 146.85 PL 146.2. More info at https://w4orm.org/
08/23/25 – TARCfest – Opens 08:00AM – Tampa Amateur Radio Club – 7801 North 22nd Street, Tampa, Florida 33610 – For more information, visit https://hamclub.org/wp/?p=3317
10/10 and 10/11/25 – Melbourne Hamfest and ARRL Florida State Convention. Friday 1pm-7pm, Saturday 9am-3pm. The annual Melbourne Hamfest, which is celebrating 60 years as a Florida tradition, has been awarded the ARRL State Convention for 2025. The Hamfest will take place at the Melbourne Auditorium, 625 E Hibiscus Blvd, Melbourne, FL 32901. Admission $10 for both days. Special Event Station W4MLB will be operating.
