CQ CQ CQ, this is KN4VDW calling CQ.
It’s been a while since I have posted on our site. My apologies for the lack of updates, but thank God I have the best board members a President can ask for and others have been taking over while I was MIA.
As you may have heard, the current board has been re-confirmed in our last Club meeting of 2024. The only board member who did not run for reelection was Mike Wolf KD4OVP.
So, with no further due, this is the Board for 2025:
Charlie Artner (KN4VDW) — President / Secondary PIO
David Pomerantz (KO4DKN) — Vice President / Primary PIO
Tyler Shaikh (KQ4ETQ) — Secretary
Jim Schwantes (KJ4GJB) — Treasurer
Bill Mercer (KE8TPU) — Director at Large
Mike Sam (KF4ZW) — Repeater Trustee
Thank you for your continued trust
2024 was the first year we started holding test sessions again, and they went great. I have to thank our VP, David Pomerantz (KO4DKN), for this success. I have to admit I was without expectations when I asked David in 2023 if he would head the test sessions, and he more than acceded my imagination. I could not have picked a better person than David to run our test session. He is organized, punctual, doesn’t drop a beat, and, most of all, is as reliable as possible. When you see David the next time, please thank him for all the time he committed to our club and his excellent work.
Our Test Sessions are held at the Community Church of Davie. For more details, click here.
A lot has happened with our repeaters this year. In January we were able to purchase a new Yaesu repeater thanks to the gracious donations from Mike Sam (KF4ZW), David Pomerantz (KO4DKN), and Alan Lisler (NT4AL)
Mike Sam, our Repeater Trustee, did an excellent job this year. No matter how difficult the problem seemed, Mike stopped once it was solved. Once again, I have to say that the club could not have asked for a more capable and willing person to take care of our repeaters.
To learn more about our and other repeaters in Broward County, click here.
Currently we have 2 repeaters on the air. Our 2m repeater (147.375 MHz PL 91.5) and the 70cm repeater.
Our PARC Hoppers Field Days have concluded for 2024. There are no Field Days in December. But we do have a Christmas Party coming up.
December 7, 2024: This is the Palmetto ARC Christmas Party. Please RSVP if you have not done so so we can get a head count. Click here to RSVP and get more details.
We are looking forward to seeing you at our 2nd annual Christmas Party at GG’s.
73 de KN4VWD