[LARC-CQ] Test and Intro

[Jimmy Russ]

Hello, Jerry!

Welcome to the area and to LARC.  Due to current events we haven't had an "in person" meeting in a few months, but this past Monday we had a virtual meeting via Zoom and it went really well.  Keep an eye on your email and the LARC blog https://blog.lakelandarc.org/ for updates.  Hopefully we'll be meeting together soon.

In case you haven't found it yet, our club repeater is on 146.685 (-600, PL 127.3) and there's almost always someone listening.  In addition, a few of us gather at Fred's Market on Harden Blvd on Friday mornings around 8am for an informal breakfast.  It's always a good time.  Lastly, if you happen to be on Facebook, look up the Lakeland Amateur Radio Club.  There are two pages, one is the official club page and the other is a group page to which anyone can post.
Again, welcome.  I look forward to meeting you and to hearing you on the air.

73,
Jimmy Russ
AB4KA


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On Saturday, July 18, 2020 12:13 PM, Jerry Crawford via CQ <cq at lists.lakelandarc.org> wrote:

> This is partly a test to see if my signing up worked and while I’m at it an introduction.
>
> I recently moved to Polk City and am interested in the club but with the current situation have not been able to attend any meetings. I moved here from the Aiken, SC area where I was an active member of the club and county ARES.
>
> I have been a Ham since 1961 but still struggle with CW even though I have had Extra Class license from back when 20 WPM was required. I am a Life Member of ARRL.
>
> In my current QTH I am very antenna restricted with the HOA so it is a good thing I got 5BDXCC at my prior QTH. While DX is my favorite activity I will be working on another WAS from this QTH where I won’t have the good antennas and amplifier I used elsewhere.
>
> I dabble in contests although my CW skills are limited. I operated for awhile in the recent Field Day and even with having just an end-fed halfwave up over a tree I made 250 CW QSOs to 41 states.
>
> So lets see if this works.
>
> 73,
> Jerry
> K7UPJ
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