QRP Outing Saturday 27 Jan 2024

Warm up and get out in the fresh air and play ham radio with us! Bring your new toys that Santa brought you and get on the air!

Annual Freeze Your Buns Off (FYBO) QRP contest sponsored by Arizona Scorpions club is coming up the first Saturday of February. Get some practice in for a fun event and work some cold weather stations all over North America!

About 0800 or so we’ll start heading to the park to setup our gear. Sylvan Lake Park – Picnic Area A west of Sanford, FL off SR 46 go south on Lake Markham Road about one mile to park entrance. Watch out for young children crossing the street at the soccer fields and playground!!! Directions to the Park

This weekend is Winter Field Day and some will be operating with your clubs. This is a good way to get some QSO’s and perhaps find a new state for your pursuit of Worked All States!

Hope to see ya’ in the park!

72, Kelly K4UPG for the Group

QRP in the Park Saturday 23 December 2023

Weather is better temperature and makes for a good QRP outing time. Unless you have to finish your shopping, you should come out to the park and show off your new gear! What’s holding you back? Here’s a peek at some of the contacts made last month! Thanks to Walter KA4KXX and Glenn KO4NTA…

About 0800 or so we’ll start heading to the park to setup our gear. Sylvan Lake Park – Picnic Area A west of Sanford, FL off SR 46 go south on Lake Markham Road about one mile to park entrance. Watch out for young children crossing the street at the soccer fields and playground!!!

• 0800 – 1200 EST stay later if you want!
• Bring your sandwich and snacks if you’d like
• Bring along some water, coffee or cold drinks
• Normally we operate until noon, but feel free to stay longer if you’re having fun!
• QRP or max 15 watts requested to avoid rig damage due to proximity to other stations
• All modes welcome
• Please check which bands others are using to avoid conflicts!
• Come learn from one another and enjoy the outdoors
• Bring your license and rig, but we’ll share if you don’t have portable gear handy!

Have a very wonderful pre-Christmas time in the great outdoors. a great New Year, and lots of playing ham radio with the group!

72, Kelly K4UPG for the group

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QRP in the Park Saturday 25 Nov 2023

Tryptophan in your Thanksgiving turkey dinner makes you drowsy! Get out to the park in the fresh air and play radio with us to clear your brain of this chemical blah!

Once again, we’re getting ready to visit our favorite park, Sylvan Lake Park, west of Sanford, FL south of SR 46 on Markham Road. Fall brings us cooler weather and it looks like it will be very good time to get out of the house and play radio.

About 0800 or so we’ll start heading to the park to setup our gear. Sylvan Lake Park – Picnic Area A west of Sanford, FL off SR 46 go south on Lake Markham Road about one mile to park entrance. Watch out for young children crossing the street at the soccer fields and playground!!!

• 0800 – 1200 EST stay later if you want!
• Bring your sandwich and snacks if you’d like
• Bring along some water, coffee or cold drinks
• Normally we operate until noon, but feel free to stay longer if you’re having fun!
• QRP or max 15 watts requested to avoid rig damage due to proximity to other stations
• All modes welcome
• Please check which bands others are using to avoid conflicts!
• Come learn from one another and enjoy the outdoors
• Bring your license and rig, but we’ll share if you don’t have portable gear handy!

Bring your family and enjoy being outdoors and explore the park! Hope to see you in the park or work you on the air!

72, Kelly K4UPG for the CFL QRP Group