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December 2020

Sunday	Monday	Tuesday	Wednesday	Thursday	Friday	Saturday
		Tuesday December 1 1	Wednesday December 2 2	Thursday December 3 3 7:00 pm – 8:00 pm CARS 6 meter Net on 50.200 USB CARS 6 meter Net on 50.200 USB 7:00 pm Join us for the Charlotte Amateur Radio Society’s 6-meter net on 50.200 USB at 7:00 pm on the first and third Thursday each month.	Friday December 4 4	Saturday December 5 5 9:00 am – 1:00 pm Emergency Radio Communications Exercise Emergency Radio Communications Exercise 9:00 am Get the Latest Information - https://cars-fl.groups.io/g/main/message/1010 Charlotte Amateur Radio Society A Preparation Exercise for an Emergency Radio Communications Drill ( https://cars-fl.groups.io/g/main/message/830 ) This exercise is the first step towards a scenario-based training drill that involves a county-wide simulated emergency. This simulated emergency includes a loss of regular emergency communications through telephone, cell phones, and internet services. The drill specifies that radio communications may not utilize any repeater services nor any internet services. The first phase is to test the capabilities of the hand-held radio and determine their ability to reach a portable VHF/UHF station. The goals of this exercise are: * Determine the maximum range to complete reliable and effective voice communications of the hand-held radios. * Identify the issues involved in setting up a portable operation for VHF/UHF communications. * Determine the ability of the portable operation to complete reliable communications to a portable command center. * Evaluate the ability of mobile units to augment emergency communications with the portable field centers and the portable command center.
Sunday December 6 6	Monday December 7 7	Tuesday December 8 8	Wednesday December 9 9	Thursday December 10 10 7:00 pm – 9:00 pm CARS MONTHLY MEETING	Friday December 11 11	Saturday December 12 12 8:00 am – 2:00 pm Tampa Bay Hamfest and WCF Convention Tampa Bay Hamfest and WCF Convention 8:00 am The Hamfest Committee travels to the 45th annual Tampa Bay Hamfest and WRRL Florida State Convention. http://www.arrl.org/hamfests/tampa-bay-hamfest-arrl-florida-state-convention
Sunday December 13 13	Monday December 14 14	Tuesday December 15 15	Wednesday December 16 16	Thursday December 17 17 7:00 pm – 8:00 pm CARS 6 meter Net on 50.200 USB CARS 6 meter Net on 50.200 USB 7:00 pm Join us for the Charlotte Amateur Radio Society’s 6-meter net on 50.200 USB at 7:00 pm on the first and third Thursday each month.	Friday December 18 18	Saturday December 19 19
Sunday December 20 20	Monday December 21 21	Tuesday December 22 22	Wednesday December 23 23	Thursday December 24 24	Friday December 25 25 Christmas	Saturday December 26 26
Sunday December 27 27	Monday December 28 28	Tuesday December 29 29	Wednesday December 30 30	Thursday December 31 31 CARS Membership Dues are due! CARS Membership Dues are due! Charlotte Amateur Radio Society CARS-FL@groups.io ————————————————- The Charlotte Amateur Radio Society 2020 dues are $20.00 per individual and $25.00 per family membership. Your membership supports many things including the Sunshine Net and the WX4E repeater system. This repeater system covers all of Charlotte County and a good portion of the surrounding counties. Please return the application to CARS, P.O. BOX 510415, Punta Gorda, FL 33951-0415

January 2021

Sunday	Monday	Tuesday	Wednesday	Thursday	Friday	Saturday
					Friday January 1 1 New Years Day	Saturday January 2 2
Sunday January 3 3	Monday January 4 4	Tuesday January 5 5	Wednesday January 6 6	Thursday January 7 7 7:00 pm – 8:00 pm CARS 6 meter Net on 50.200 USB CARS 6 meter Net on 50.200 USB 7:00 pm Join us for the Charlotte Amateur Radio Society’s 6-meter net on 50.200 USB at 7:00 pm on the first and third Thursday each month.	Friday January 8 8	Saturday January 9 9
Sunday January 10 10	Monday January 11 11	Tuesday January 12 12	Wednesday January 13 13	Thursday January 14 14 7:00 pm – 9:00 pm CARS MONTHLY MEETING	Friday January 15 15	Saturday January 16 16
Sunday January 17 17	Monday January 18 18	Tuesday January 19 19	Wednesday January 20 20	Thursday January 21 21 7:00 pm – 8:00 pm CARS 6 meter Net on 50.200 USB CARS 6 meter Net on 50.200 USB 7:00 pm Join us for the Charlotte Amateur Radio Society’s 6-meter net on 50.200 USB at 7:00 pm on the first and third Thursday each month.	Friday January 22 22	Saturday January 23 23
Sunday January 24 24	Monday January 25 25	Tuesday January 26 26	Wednesday January 27 27	Thursday January 28 28	Friday January 29 29	Saturday January 30 30 Winter Field Day
Sunday January 31 31 Winter Field Day

February 2021

Sunday	Monday	Tuesday	Wednesday	Thursday	Friday	Saturday
	Monday February 1 1	Tuesday February 2 2	Wednesday February 3 3	Thursday February 4 4 7:00 pm – 8:00 pm CARS 6 meter Net on 50.200 USB CARS 6 meter Net on 50.200 USB 7:00 pm Join us for the Charlotte Amateur Radio Society’s 6-meter net on 50.200 USB at 7:00 pm on the first and third Thursday each month.	Friday February 5 5	Saturday February 6 6
Sunday February 7 7	Monday February 8 8	Tuesday February 9 9	Wednesday February 10 10	Thursday February 11 11 7:00 pm – 9:00 pm CARS MONTHLY MEETING	Friday February 12 12	Saturday February 13 13
Sunday February 14 14	Monday February 15 15	Tuesday February 16 16	Wednesday February 17 17	Thursday February 18 18 7:00 pm – 8:00 pm CARS 6 meter Net on 50.200 USB CARS 6 meter Net on 50.200 USB 7:00 pm Join us for the Charlotte Amateur Radio Society’s 6-meter net on 50.200 USB at 7:00 pm on the first and third Thursday each month.	Friday February 19 19	Saturday February 20 20
Sunday February 21 21	Monday February 22 22	Tuesday February 23 23	Wednesday February 24 24	Thursday February 25 25	Friday February 26 26 12:00 pm 7th Annual TECHCON 7th Annual TECHCON 12:00 pm WCF SECTION PRESS RELEASE #20-49 – 9/17/20 : TECHCON 2021 DATE AND VENUE SET The 7th Annual TECHCON date and venue have been set. The 7th Annual TECHCON, the ARRL West Central Florida Section Technical Conference, will be held on Friday February 26 , 2021 and Saturday February 27 , 2021. The location for the 7th Annual TECHCON will be at the Polk County Emergency Operations Center located between Winter Haven and Lakeland. The Friday Afternoon Workshop topic is to be determined. If the Polk County Emergency Operations Center becomes unavailable due to the COVID-19 situation, the conference will be transitioned to a virtual conference via Zoom Teleconferencing. Registration is now open for the 7th Annual TECHCON. If you are planning on attending TECHCON, please register for TECHCON by filling out a TECHCON Registration Form on the Section website at http://arrlwcf.org/section-forms/wcftechconfregistration/. Some of our previous presenters at TECHCON are planning on returning for the 7th Annual TECHCON, but we are looking for new presenters for the 7th Annual TECHCON as well. If you wish to be a presenter, please fill out the TECHCON Registration Form and our current Section Manager Darrell Davis KT4WX will get back with you. For more information on TECHCON you may go to the TECHCON web page on the Section website at http://arrlwcf.org/wcf-special-events/wcftechconference/. END OF PRESS RELEASE	Saturday February 27 27 7th Annual TECHCON ⤺ Ends 5:00 pm 7th Annual TECHCON WCF SECTION PRESS RELEASE #20-49 – 9/17/20 : TECHCON 2021 DATE AND VENUE SET The 7th Annual TECHCON date and venue have been set. The 7th Annual TECHCON, the ARRL West Central Florida Section Technical Conference, will be held on Friday February 26 , 2021 and Saturday February 27 , 2021. The location for the 7th Annual TECHCON will be at the Polk County Emergency Operations Center located between Winter Haven and Lakeland. The Friday Afternoon Workshop topic is to be determined. If the Polk County Emergency Operations Center becomes unavailable due to the COVID-19 situation, the conference will be transitioned to a virtual conference via Zoom Teleconferencing. Registration is now open for the 7th Annual TECHCON. If you are planning on attending TECHCON, please register for TECHCON by filling out a TECHCON Registration Form on the Section website at http://arrlwcf.org/section-forms/wcftechconfregistration/. Some of our previous presenters at TECHCON are planning on returning for the 7th Annual TECHCON, but we are looking for new presenters for the 7th Annual TECHCON as well. If you wish to be a presenter, please fill out the TECHCON Registration Form and our current Section Manager Darrell Davis KT4WX will get back with you. For more information on TECHCON you may go to the TECHCON web page on the Section website at http://arrlwcf.org/wcf-special-events/wcftechconference/. END OF PRESS RELEASE
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March 2021

Sunday	Monday	Tuesday	Wednesday	Thursday	Friday	Saturday
	Monday March 1 1	Tuesday March 2 2	Wednesday March 3 3	Thursday March 4 4 7:00 pm – 8:00 pm CARS 6 meter Net on 50.200 USB CARS 6 meter Net on 50.200 USB 7:00 pm Join us for the Charlotte Amateur Radio Society’s 6-meter net on 50.200 USB at 7:00 pm on the first and third Thursday each month.	Friday March 5 5	Saturday March 6 6
Sunday March 7 7	Monday March 8 8	Tuesday March 9 9	Wednesday March 10 10	Thursday March 11 11 7:00 pm – 9:00 pm CARS MONTHLY MEETING	Friday March 12 12	Saturday March 13 13
Sunday March 14 14	Monday March 15 15	Tuesday March 16 16	Wednesday March 17 17	Thursday March 18 18 7:00 pm – 8:00 pm CARS 6 meter Net on 50.200 USB CARS 6 meter Net on 50.200 USB 7:00 pm Join us for the Charlotte Amateur Radio Society’s 6-meter net on 50.200 USB at 7:00 pm on the first and third Thursday each month.	Friday March 19 19	Saturday March 20 20
Sunday March 21 21	Monday March 22 22	Tuesday March 23 23	Wednesday March 24 24	Thursday March 25 25	Friday March 26 26	Saturday March 27 27
Sunday March 28 28	Monday March 29 29	Tuesday March 30 30	Wednesday March 31 31

April 2021

Sunday	Monday	Tuesday	Wednesday	Thursday	Friday	Saturday
				Thursday April 1 1 7:00 pm – 8:00 pm CARS 6 meter Net on 50.200 USB CARS 6 meter Net on 50.200 USB 7:00 pm Join us for the Charlotte Amateur Radio Society’s 6-meter net on 50.200 USB at 7:00 pm on the first and third Thursday each month.	Friday April 2 2	Saturday April 3 3
Sunday April 4 4	Monday April 5 5	Tuesday April 6 6	Wednesday April 7 7	Thursday April 8 8 7:00 pm – 9:00 pm CARS MONTHLY MEETING	Friday April 9 9	Saturday April 10 10
Sunday April 11 11	Monday April 12 12	Tuesday April 13 13	Wednesday April 14 14	Thursday April 15 15 7:00 pm – 8:00 pm CARS 6 meter Net on 50.200 USB CARS 6 meter Net on 50.200 USB 7:00 pm Join us for the Charlotte Amateur Radio Society’s 6-meter net on 50.200 USB at 7:00 pm on the first and third Thursday each month.	Friday April 16 16	Saturday April 17 17
Sunday April 18 18	Monday April 19 19	Tuesday April 20 20	Wednesday April 21 21	Thursday April 22 22	Friday April 23 23	Saturday April 24 24
Sunday April 25 25	Monday April 26 26	Tuesday April 27 27	Wednesday April 28 28	Thursday April 29 29	Friday April 30 30

May 2021

Sunday	Monday	Tuesday	Wednesday	Thursday	Friday	Saturday
						Saturday May 1 1
Sunday May 2 2	Monday May 3 3	Tuesday May 4 4	Wednesday May 5 5	Thursday May 6 6 7:00 pm – 8:00 pm CARS 6 meter Net on 50.200 USB CARS 6 meter Net on 50.200 USB 7:00 pm Join us for the Charlotte Amateur Radio Society’s 6-meter net on 50.200 USB at 7:00 pm on the first and third Thursday each month.	Friday May 7 7	Saturday May 8 8
Sunday May 9 9	Monday May 10 10	Tuesday May 11 11	Wednesday May 12 12	Thursday May 13 13 7:00 pm – 9:00 pm CARS MONTHLY MEETING	Friday May 14 14	Saturday May 15 15
Sunday May 16 16	Monday May 17 17	Tuesday May 18 18	Wednesday May 19 19	Thursday May 20 20 7:00 pm – 8:00 pm CARS 6 meter Net on 50.200 USB CARS 6 meter Net on 50.200 USB 7:00 pm Join us for the Charlotte Amateur Radio Society’s 6-meter net on 50.200 USB at 7:00 pm on the first and third Thursday each month.	Friday May 21 21	Saturday May 22 22
Sunday May 23 23	Monday May 24 24	Tuesday May 25 25	Wednesday May 26 26	Thursday May 27 27	Friday May 28 28	Saturday May 29 29
Sunday May 30 30	Monday May 31 31

June 2021

Sunday	Monday	Tuesday	Wednesday	Thursday	Friday	Saturday
		Tuesday June 1 1	Wednesday June 2 2	Thursday June 3 3 7:00 pm – 8:00 pm CARS 6 meter Net on 50.200 USB CARS 6 meter Net on 50.200 USB 7:00 pm Join us for the Charlotte Amateur Radio Society’s 6-meter net on 50.200 USB at 7:00 pm on the first and third Thursday each month.	Friday June 4 4	Saturday June 5 5
Sunday June 6 6	Monday June 7 7	Tuesday June 8 8	Wednesday June 9 9	Thursday June 10 10 7:00 pm – 9:00 pm CARS MONTHLY MEETING	Friday June 11 11	Saturday June 12 12
Sunday June 13 13	Monday June 14 14	Tuesday June 15 15	Wednesday June 16 16	Thursday June 17 17 7:00 pm – 8:00 pm CARS 6 meter Net on 50.200 USB CARS 6 meter Net on 50.200 USB 7:00 pm Join us for the Charlotte Amateur Radio Society’s 6-meter net on 50.200 USB at 7:00 pm on the first and third Thursday each month.	Friday June 18 18	Saturday June 19 19
Sunday June 20 20	Monday June 21 21	Tuesday June 22 22	Wednesday June 23 23	Thursday June 24 24	Friday June 25 25	Saturday June 26 26
Sunday June 27 27	Monday June 28 28	Tuesday June 29 29	Wednesday June 30 30

July 2021

Sunday	Monday	Tuesday	Wednesday	Thursday	Friday	Saturday
				Thursday July 1 1 7:00 pm – 8:00 pm CARS 6 meter Net on 50.200 USB CARS 6 meter Net on 50.200 USB 7:00 pm Join us for the Charlotte Amateur Radio Society’s 6-meter net on 50.200 USB at 7:00 pm on the first and third Thursday each month.	Friday July 2 2	Saturday July 3 3
Sunday July 4 4	Monday July 5 5	Tuesday July 6 6	Wednesday July 7 7	Thursday July 8 8 7:00 pm – 9:00 pm CARS MONTHLY MEETING	Friday July 9 9	Saturday July 10 10
Sunday July 11 11	Monday July 12 12	Tuesday July 13 13	Wednesday July 14 14	Thursday July 15 15 7:00 pm – 8:00 pm CARS 6 meter Net on 50.200 USB CARS 6 meter Net on 50.200 USB 7:00 pm Join us for the Charlotte Amateur Radio Society’s 6-meter net on 50.200 USB at 7:00 pm on the first and third Thursday each month.	Friday July 16 16	Saturday July 17 17
Sunday July 18 18	Monday July 19 19	Tuesday July 20 20	Wednesday July 21 21	Thursday July 22 22	Friday July 23 23	Saturday July 24 24
Sunday July 25 25	Monday July 26 26	Tuesday July 27 27	Wednesday July 28 28	Thursday July 29 29	Friday July 30 30	Saturday July 31 31

August 2021

Sunday	Monday	Tuesday	Wednesday	Thursday	Friday	Saturday
Sunday August 1 1	Monday August 2 2	Tuesday August 3 3	Wednesday August 4 4	Thursday August 5 5 7:00 pm – 8:00 pm CARS 6 meter Net on 50.200 USB CARS 6 meter Net on 50.200 USB 7:00 pm Join us for the Charlotte Amateur Radio Society’s 6-meter net on 50.200 USB at 7:00 pm on the first and third Thursday each month.	Friday August 6 6	Saturday August 7 7
Sunday August 8 8	Monday August 9 9	Tuesday August 10 10	Wednesday August 11 11	Thursday August 12 12 7:00 pm – 9:00 pm CARS MONTHLY MEETING	Friday August 13 13	Saturday August 14 14
Sunday August 15 15	Monday August 16 16	Tuesday August 17 17	Wednesday August 18 18	Thursday August 19 19 7:00 pm – 8:00 pm CARS 6 meter Net on 50.200 USB CARS 6 meter Net on 50.200 USB 7:00 pm Join us for the Charlotte Amateur Radio Society’s 6-meter net on 50.200 USB at 7:00 pm on the first and third Thursday each month.	Friday August 20 20	Saturday August 21 21
Sunday August 22 22	Monday August 23 23	Tuesday August 24 24	Wednesday August 25 25	Thursday August 26 26	Friday August 27 27	Saturday August 28 28
Sunday August 29 29	Monday August 30 30	Tuesday August 31 31

September 2021

Sunday	Monday	Tuesday	Wednesday	Thursday	Friday	Saturday
			Wednesday September 1 1	Thursday September 2 2 7:00 pm – 8:00 pm CARS 6 meter Net on 50.200 USB CARS 6 meter Net on 50.200 USB 7:00 pm Join us for the Charlotte Amateur Radio Society’s 6-meter net on 50.200 USB at 7:00 pm on the first and third Thursday each month.	Friday September 3 3	Saturday September 4 4
Sunday September 5 5	Monday September 6 6	Tuesday September 7 7	Wednesday September 8 8	Thursday September 9 9 7:00 pm – 9:00 pm CARS MONTHLY MEETING	Friday September 10 10	Saturday September 11 11
Sunday September 12 12	Monday September 13 13	Tuesday September 14 14	Wednesday September 15 15	Thursday September 16 16 7:00 pm – 8:00 pm CARS 6 meter Net on 50.200 USB CARS 6 meter Net on 50.200 USB 7:00 pm Join us for the Charlotte Amateur Radio Society’s 6-meter net on 50.200 USB at 7:00 pm on the first and third Thursday each month.	Friday September 17 17	Saturday September 18 18
Sunday September 19 19	Monday September 20 20	Tuesday September 21 21	Wednesday September 22 22	Thursday September 23 23	Friday September 24 24	Saturday September 25 25
Sunday September 26 26	Monday September 27 27	Tuesday September 28 28	Wednesday September 29 29	Thursday September 30 30

October 2021

Sunday	Monday	Tuesday	Wednesday	Thursday	Friday	Saturday
					Friday October 1 1	Saturday October 2 2
Sunday October 3 3	Monday October 4 4	Tuesday October 5 5	Wednesday October 6 6	Thursday October 7 7 7:00 pm – 8:00 pm CARS 6 meter Net on 50.200 USB CARS 6 meter Net on 50.200 USB 7:00 pm Join us for the Charlotte Amateur Radio Society’s 6-meter net on 50.200 USB at 7:00 pm on the first and third Thursday each month.	Friday October 8 8	Saturday October 9 9
Sunday October 10 10	Monday October 11 11	Tuesday October 12 12	Wednesday October 13 13	Thursday October 14 14 7:00 pm – 9:00 pm CARS MONTHLY MEETING	Friday October 15 15	Saturday October 16 16
Sunday October 17 17	Monday October 18 18	Tuesday October 19 19	Wednesday October 20 20	Thursday October 21 21 7:00 pm – 8:00 pm CARS 6 meter Net on 50.200 USB CARS 6 meter Net on 50.200 USB 7:00 pm Join us for the Charlotte Amateur Radio Society’s 6-meter net on 50.200 USB at 7:00 pm on the first and third Thursday each month.	Friday October 22 22	Saturday October 23 23
Sunday October 24 24	Monday October 25 25	Tuesday October 26 26	Wednesday October 27 27	Thursday October 28 28	Friday October 29 29	Saturday October 30 30
Sunday October 31 31

November 2021

Sunday	Monday	Tuesday	Wednesday	Thursday	Friday	Saturday
	Monday November 1 1	Tuesday November 2 2	Wednesday November 3 3	Thursday November 4 4 7:00 pm – 8:00 pm CARS 6 meter Net on 50.200 USB CARS 6 meter Net on 50.200 USB 7:00 pm Join us for the Charlotte Amateur Radio Society’s 6-meter net on 50.200 USB at 7:00 pm on the first and third Thursday each month.	Friday November 5 5	Saturday November 6 6
Sunday November 7 7	Monday November 8 8	Tuesday November 9 9	Wednesday November 10 10	Thursday November 11 11 7:00 pm – 9:00 pm CARS MONTHLY MEETING	Friday November 12 12	Saturday November 13 13
Sunday November 14 14	Monday November 15 15	Tuesday November 16 16	Wednesday November 17 17	Thursday November 18 18 7:00 pm – 8:00 pm CARS 6 meter Net on 50.200 USB CARS 6 meter Net on 50.200 USB 7:00 pm Join us for the Charlotte Amateur Radio Society’s 6-meter net on 50.200 USB at 7:00 pm on the first and third Thursday each month.	Friday November 19 19	Saturday November 20 20
Sunday November 21 21	Monday November 22 22	Tuesday November 23 23	Wednesday November 24 24	Thursday November 25 25	Friday November 26 26	Saturday November 27 27
Sunday November 28 28	Monday November 29 29	Tuesday November 30 30

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Radio Society, Inc.
P.O. BOX 510415
Punta Gorda, FL 33951-0415

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Lenox Hall
507 West Marion Avenue
Punta Gorda, FL 33950

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