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GCARA General Meeting (ZOOM ONLY)

Date: Tuesday 7pm, Jan 20, 2026

Topic: GCARA/ARES/RACES Meeting – Field Day Planning

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Meeting ID: 849 5988 8559
Passcode: 288965

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SEFTN_Announcements

Dear friends and fellow Hams,

You may have heard the old saying: “A good antenna is the best amplifier.”

I am personally very fortunate — my antennas and our repeater are installed on a 300-ft condominium, thanks to an exceptionally understanding board. Without their goodwill, my station would hardly be workable.

Many of you may not be so lucky.

Here in Florida, as we all know, it is nearly impossible to find housing without an HOA. That means most Hams in our state face severe limitations on antennas, sometimes even on small and unobtrusive ones. This affects our hobby, our emergency-response capability, and the future of Amateur Radio overall.

The ARRL has now put forward important legislation that would finally help level the playing field and allow reasonable outdoor antennas, even in HOA-controlled communities.

To make this happen, we need as many Florida Hams as possible to contact our Senators and Representatives. Fortunately, ARRL has created an easy one-click tool that generates the letter automatically. You simply enter your name and address and send it off.

Click here to send the ARRL letter

It takes less than a minute — but it can make a real difference for every Ham in Florida who dreams of having a usable antenna again.

Thank you for taking the time to support this effort.

Let’s stand together to protect and strengthen Amateur Radio in our state.

73
Dirk N4AN
Treasurer GCARA

Click here to check out pictures and videos from our 2025 ARRL Field Day!

2025 Field Day Pictures

Ham License TESTING:

1st Saturday 10:00 at Northwest Regional Library see parrotarc.org for details
2nd Saturday 10:00 at Community Church of Davie see palmettoarc.org for details
3rd Sunday 13:00 at DCARC see dcarc.club for details
4th Tuesday (except Dec.) 18:00 at Broward Health Imperial Point

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