{"id":857,"date":"2020-08-09T00:09:07","date_gmt":"2020-08-09T00:09:07","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/polkares.org\/?page_id=857"},"modified":"2026-06-01T23:56:11","modified_gmt":"2026-06-01T23:56:11","slug":"current-events","status":"publish","type":"page","link":"https:\/\/polkares.org\/?page_id=857","title":{"rendered":"Current Events"},"content":{"rendered":"
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06\/08\/26 – Lakeland Amateur Radio Club (LARC) – Meeting starts at 7pm.\u00a0 Amateur Radio exams begin at 5:30pm.\u00a0 Meetings at at the Parkview Baptist Church, 509 Parkview PL, Lakeland, FL 33805.\u00a0 You can find more information at https:\/\/lakelandarc.org<\/a><\/strong><\/p>\n

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06\/11\/26 \u2013 Lake Wales Radio Amateurs (LWRA) \u2013 Meeting starts at 7pm \u2013 Meetings are at the Lake Wales City Fire Department Station 1, 253 W Central Ave, Lake Wales, FL 33853.<\/strong>\u00a0 Our Polk County clubs are some of the best around and you\u2019ll find a lot of friendly amateur radio operators.\u00a0 Find more information at\u00a0https:\/\/lwra.us<\/a><\/strong><\/p>\n

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06\/26 14:00 – 06\/27\/2026 12:00 \u2013 ARRL Field Day hosted by the Lakeland Amateur Radio Club featuring operators from LARC and LWRA.\u00a0 *** Note, this year’s Field Day is at an all new location.\u00a0 This year we will be at the same place that the Lakeland Amateur Radio Club had a Special Event Station at Sun-n-Fun.\u00a0 We will be at the Tom Davis Educational Center at 4590 Rocky Rd., Lakeland, FL, 33811.\u00a0 Talk-in will be on the LARC 2 meter repeater on 146.685\/- with a PL of 127.3.\u00a0 We are still in need of operators, so if you’re interested, send an email to n4rtd at arrl.net.<\/strong><\/p>\n

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08\/22\/26 – TARCFest – Tampa Amateur Radio Club, 7801 N. 22nd St. Tampa, FL 33601.\u00a0 http:\/\/www.hamclub.org\u00a0<\/a> Gates open 8AM – 1PM.\u00a0 Admission is $5 per person, children under 12 are free.\u00a0 Tailgating is free with paid admission.\u00a0 Food, drinks, and VE Testing.<\/strong><\/p>\n

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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.\u00a0 Admission: $10 for adults (covers both days), free for youth 18 and under. Online Tickets: Available via https:\/\/hfpcars.plumtx.com\/<\/a><\/span>. <\/strong>Features: Commercial vendors, outdoor tailgate area, amateur radio license exams, forums, youth tech workshops, and special event stations\u00a0<\/strong><\/p>\n

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11\/14\/26 – SPARC Fest – <\/strong>FREE Swapmeet and Tailgate FREE,\u00a0 <\/strong>Freedom Lake Park, Pinellas Park, FL, <\/strong>8:00 AM UNTIL NOON, <\/strong>FREE ADMISSION, <\/strong>VE TESTING, <\/strong>TALK-IN ON 147.060 (+), NO PL – more info at https:\/\/www.sparc-club.org\/sparcfest\/<\/a><\/span><\/strong><\/p>\n

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\u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 Updated 06\/01\/2026\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0 06\/08\/26 – Lakeland Amateur Radio Club (LARC) – Meeting starts at 7pm.\u00a0 Amateur Radio exams begin at 5:30pm.\u00a0 Meetings at at the Parkview Baptist Church, 509 Parkview PL, Lakeland, FL 33805.\u00a0 You can find more information at https:\/\/lakelandarc.org 06\/11\/26 \u2013 Lake […]<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":8,"featured_media":0,"parent":0,"menu_order":0,"comment_status":"closed","ping_status":"closed","template":"","meta":{"footnotes":""},"class_list":["post-857","page","type-page","status-publish","hentry"],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/polkares.org\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/pages\/857","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/polkares.org\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/pages"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/polkares.org\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/types\/page"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/polkares.org\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/users\/8"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/polkares.org\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Fcomments&post=857"}],"version-history":[{"count":374,"href":"https:\/\/polkares.org\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/pages\/857\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":3111,"href":"https:\/\/polkares.org\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/pages\/857\/revisions\/3111"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/polkares.org\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Fmedia&parent=857"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}