Southern Florida Section Contact Information

 

Section Manager                         Barry Porter, KB1PA       kb1pa@arrl.org

Assistant Section Manager        Jeff Beals, WA4AW        wa4aw@arrl.org

Assistant Section Manager            Jim. Schilling KG4JSZ   kg4jsz@arrl.org

Affiliated Club Coordinator              Jeff Beals, WA4AW     wa4aw@arrl.org

Public Information Coordinator       Dan Fisher, AI4GK      ai4gk@arrl.net

Assistant PIC                                     Sherri Brower, W4STB w4stb@arrl.org

Section Emergency Coordinator  Ricky DeLuco, K4JTT  k4jtt@yahoo.com

Assistant SEC                                  Barry Porter, KB1PA      kb1pa@arrl.org

Assistant SEC                                  Jeff Beals, WA4AW      wa4aw@arrl.org

Section Traffic Manager                Dave Sheppard, W2PAX w2pax@arrl.net

Section Webmaster                         Barry Porter, KB1PA       kb1pa@arrl.net

Section Youth Coordinator           Andrew Auster, KO4TZK Ko4tzk@arrl.net

State Government Liasion             Sherri Brower, W4STB    w4stb@arrl.org

Technical Coordinator                    Dan Fisher, AI4GK           ai4gk@arrl.net

                           

                                     District Assistant Section Managers

                                         District Emergency Coordinators

 

Gold Coast District  

Monroe, Miami-Dade, Broward & Palm Beach Counties

Asst. SM                          Marty Falk, KI4IQZ                 ki4iqz@arrl.net

Asst. SM           Ryan Krenzischek, W4NTR                   w4ntr@arrl.net

District EC                                Vacant

 

Treasure Coast District 

Martin, St. Lucie, Indian River & Okeechobee Counties                                   

District EC                                Gary Webster, N1PZB      n1pzb@arrl.net

 

Space Coast District              

Brevard & Osceola Counties

District EC                                 Ed Johnson, W2PH           w2ph@arrl.net

     

Gulf Coast District                    

Collier, Lee, Hendry & Glades Counties

ASM                         Tom Muye, AC4TM                     

                                                        

SFL ARES NM             Ed Johnson, W2PH           w2ph@arrl.net

                                               

                                        SECTION NEWS

 

        

                   Recent SFL Field Organization Appointments

 

Brevard County      

                                     Ed Johnson, W2PH             STM

 

Broward County       Marty Falk, KI4IQZ           ASM, Gold Coast

                                      Kenny Hollenbeck, KD4ZFW         NM

                                       Jeff Stahl, K4BH                             EC

                                       Erik Olmer, W4EJO                        PIO

                                        Carol Sjursen, KJ4AWB                PIO 

 

  

Collier County               Larry Kielasa, N4LAK                      EC

                                        Dave Sheppard, W2PAX                  NM

 

Hendry County             Gary Striker, KB4K                    TS

                                       Frank Harris, WA4PAM             DEC/EC

                                        Andrew Frame, WD4RCC     AEC

 

Indian River County   Sherri Brower, W4STB    SGL & Asst. PIC

                                      Gary Webster, N1PZB     DEC & PIO

                                       Paul Bartoszewicz, KC2LXV      PIO

                                        Phil Mollica, W2AR                      TC

Lee County                  

                                        Steve Smith, W9GPI              EC

                                         John Wells, W4CMH             PIO/SEC

                                         Tom Muye, AC4TM                ASM, Gulf Coast

                                          Jeff Kennedy, NK4AA             PIO

 

Miami-Dade County          Luis Pinon, KI4VEY               EC             

 

Palm Beach County          

                                            Chris Anderson, KK4ENJ   EC

                                            Al Maslin, N3EA                 TS

                                            Grant  Baron, W4KEK         SYC

                                            Charlie Dennis, KM4DIZ      PIO

 

St. Lucie County              Richard Cassada, W4DAC         TS

                                            Paul Horner, W4ISZ                     EC

              

EC-001 Graduates     

Jan C Lederman        K9JCL

Jack Meehan             KJ4VLV

Charlie Benn              WB2SNN

Terri Moorhouse         KJ4FJC

Simon Sapot              KM4IQZ

Melen Ham                KM4EWO 

Kevin Jackson            W4JKJ

Nicole Falcone-Weiner    KM4MOM

Gene Weiner             KK4UKC

Chris Anderson         KK4ENJ 

Karen Anderson        KK4ENM

John Wells                 W4CMH

Mike Wilson               KK4HPB

Brad Magill                KW1P

Ron Schoner             K4OIL

Jeff Kennedy             NK4AA

Tom Muye.                 AC4TM

James Cook              W1DR

Ron Ulm                    W2RAU

Mary Ulm                   W2MGU

Robert Cupples           KD8SYP

Paul Horner                  W4ISZ

Bob Schoonover            K4BOB

Mina Shehee                  KS4PB

Craig Montgomery          KK4CID

Scott Bertrand                 AI4TT

Frances Kiperman           K1PYY

Wayne Hayward              KM4OPN

Bob Pearsall                     W4RJP

Pete Amar                         KD4SPW 

Kim Rosenthal                  KN4SLL

Chris Sundlee.                  N6CGS

Ricky DeLuco                   K4JTT

  

EC-016 Graduates      Barry Porter, KB1PA

                                     Gary Webster, N1PZB

                                      John Wells, W4CMH

                                       Jeffrey Kennedy, NK4AA

                                       Jeff Beals, WA4AW

                                       Dolph Holmes, WA2NTW

                                       Alan Zimmerman, KM4ND

                                       Ricky DeLuco, K4JTT

                                       Bill Woody, K4IRC  

EC-015 Graduates         Paul Bartoszewicz, KC2LXV

                                         Jeff Beals, WA4AW

                                          Barry Porter, KB1PA

                                          Gary Webster, N1PZB

                                          Mike Stowe, KV4MS

                                          John Wells, W4CMH

                                          Charlie Dennis, KM4DIZ

                                           Jeff Kennedy  NK4AA

                                           Erik Olmer, W4EJO

                                           Alan Zimmerman, KM4ND

                                           Ricky DeLuco, K4JTT

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                                   Visit our SFL Section Website

                                               www.sflarrl.org

Surf to www.sflarrl.org to get additional info about our section & it's activities. Take a look at the site and if information about your county is missing or outdated, ask your EC or Club President to send the information to our Webmaster, Barry, KB1PA. His email is kb1pa@arrl.net

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If you need more detail on Section officials and  District & County Emergency Coordinators go to www.sflarrl.org. 

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Please check the Affiliated Club listing and update the contact name, phone number, e-mail and web site address. You won't get new club members is your club can't be contacted and the meeting sites can't be located. Also, be sure to appoint a club PIO in order to have local media outlets contacted for meeting dates and club events.

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Hamfests and Free Fleas

Any hamfest, no matter what size may request ARRL sanctioning. Please see: http://www.arrl.org/FandES/field/hamfests/rules.html for hamfest and convention rules
See: http://www.arrl.org/awards/dxcc/checkers.html for the list of ARRL awards checkers. If you wish to have an awards checker at your hamfest these arrangements must be made by the hamfest committee and the cards checker.

If you wish to have cards checked at a location other than a hamfest contact the card checkers directly
*** for details on submitting cards for DXCC awards go to: http://www.freewebs.com/fecdx/dxcccardchecking.htm

"A great hamfest is usually one that you find something you wanted or something you thought you would never see," says Bill, W2CQ.

 

                                            Upcoming Events

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  HAMFEST/CONVENTION

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Section policy has been and will continue to be: if health, family or work matters interfere with an appointee performing the duties of the appointment he/she may step aside without hard feelings and may apply for an appointment at a later date when the other matters are settled.

Amateur radio in many areas receives a lot of favorable press and praise from government officials for their work during and after the storms. Why? Because there were PIOs (Public Information Officers) working with ARES to get the information out in real time and the PIOs were available to the media. Where does your ARES group stand in this area?

Need to know who your ARES® Emergency Coordinator is? When the traffic nets are held? Hamfests throughout the area? How to complete the Public Service Honor Roll (PSHR) report? Go to: www.sflarrl.org

Need traffic handling procedures? Need information about ARES® and RACES functions? Can't find information on your individual traffic count for your Station Activity Report? Go to: http://www.arrl.org/FandES/field/pscm/index.html
I will be happy to mail traffic handling information to anyone interested... Just ask. W2PH@arrl.net

SFAN (Saturday at 8AM local, 3.940MHz ), Net Manager is Thom, N5KFR.
All ECs are encouraged to check into these nets or send an OES representative if you cannot join the net. All ARES members are welcome to join the nets.

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If your weekly net and local repeater has IRLP or Echolink check-in available please let Ed, W2PH and us know. Also advise the ARES EC in your county and the neighboring counties. This information could be useful during disasters.

If you are going out of town for more than a few days when the season is quiet or more than 48 hours with a system beginning, please notify your local EC. Time is of the essence when a phone tree is activated or when members are phoned after they do not check into a resource net. And, especially if you can't deploy to a shelter or to another area, please offer your time to phone members, enter logs into a database, provide route directions, or other at-home activities. Everyone can do something.

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Check into a net - better to learn how now than during a disaster!

QFN (All FL CW Traffic Net) 3.547 Daily 7:00 PM, 10:00 PM
FAST (FL Amateur Sideband Traffic Net) 3.940 Daily 6:00 PM
FMTN (FL Midday Traffic Net 7.242 Daily 12:00 Noon
FPTN (Friendly Florida Phone Traffic Net -- 3.940 Daily 6:55 AM
NFAN (North FL ARES Net) 3.950 M-S 9:00 AM
NFPN (North FL Phone Net) 3.950 Daily 5:30 PM Winter 6:30 PM Summer
SFAN (South FL ARES Net) 3.940 Sat 8:00 AM
TPTN (Tropical Phone Traffic Net) 3.940 Daily 5:00 PM
SEFTN (Southeast FL Traffic Net) (2 meter) 146.610- Daily 6:00 PM
SWFTN (Southwest FL Traffic Net) (2 meter) 146.685 M-S 10:00 AM

http://wx4j.com -- A great place to check for other ARES/NTS info

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Does your club have a Publicity Chairperson? Is there a Public Information Officer for your ARES group? Are these people actively promoting amateur radio on an ongoing basis and are they known at the EOC by the county or city PIO? For more information read the e-magazine "Contact", at www.arrl.org/pio. For more info, contact our PIC, Dan Fisher, AI4GK at ai4gk@arrl.net

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Say Hello to your world with Amateur Radio. Get on the air, talk up ham radio, be an Elmer to a new ham & support your local club and ARES group.

 

Vy 73,

Barry, KB1PA