Updated 08/30/2025
09/08/25 – Lakeland Amateur Radio Club Meeting – Meeting starts at 7pm – FREE VE Testing starts promptly at 5:30pm – Parkview Baptist Church, 509 Parkview Pl, Lakeland, 33805 – Walk-ins for testing are welcome, but you can find more info on VE testing by clicking here. Our Polk County clubs are some of the best around and you’ll find a lot of friendly amateur radio operators
9/11/25 – 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
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.
11/08/25 – 08:00 – Noon – SPARCFest – St. Petersburg Amateur Radio Club – St. Petersburg, FL – FREE Swapmeet and Tailgate Freedom Lake Park, Pinellas Park, FL – FREE ADMISSION – VE TESTING – TALK-IN ON 147.060 (+), NO PL – Visit their Web site at https://sparc-club.org/sparcfest
12/06/25 –8:00 AM – 3:00 PM – Ocala, FL – Silver Springs Radio Club Hamfest -First Christian Church, 1908 East Fort King St., Ocala, FL 34470. Click here for the club web site and more information. The event will feature tailgating, a grand prize and door prizes, VE testing, commercial vendors, and more. Talk-in on 146.610 PL -123
12/12/25 and 12/13/25 – Tampa Bay Hamfest and ARRL West Central Florida Section Convention – Florida Strawberry Festival, 303 Berrryfest Place, Plant City, FL 33564 – Talk In 145.410 131.8 – More information is available at http://www.fgcarc.org/
01/16/26 and 01/17/26 – Southwest Florida Regional Hamfest 2026 (Fort Myers), ARRL Southern Florida Section Convention – Florida Southwestern College, 8099 College Parkway, Fort Myers, FL 33901. Talk-In: 145.170 pl 136.5. More information is available at https://swlhamfest.com
