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Updated: 5/9/2025

SPECIAL ENTRY: JUNE TECHNICIAN CLASS
Open to Loften Students & Anyone Else, Also!
(Placed here to be quickly found by students)

SUN	MON	TUE	WED	THU	FRI	SAT
1	2	3	4 CLASS 1 7PM-8:30 ZOOM https://us02web.zoom.us/j/89530741792 0, 1.1, 1.2 Before We Begin Transceiver Basics Ham Radio Comms Basics Instructor: Gordon Gibby KX4Z	5 CLASS 2 7PM-8:30 ZOOM https://us02web.zoom.us/j/89530741792 1.3, 2.1 Repeater Basics The FCC & YOU Instructor: Hugh Minnich KN4IIM	6 CLASS 3 7PM-8:30 ZOOM https://us02web.zoom.us/j/89530741792 2.2, 2.3, 2.4 Controlling your station Call Signs Talking to the World! Instructor: Hugh Minnich KN4IIM	7
8	9 CLASS 4 7PM-8:30 ZOOM https://us02web.zoom.us/j/89530741792 3.0, 4.1, 4.2 Things to do! Wavelength / Frequency Bands, Plans and Licenses! Instructor: Hugh Minnich KN4IIM	10 CLASS 5 7PM-8:30 ZOOM https://us02web.zoom.us/j/89530741792 5.0 Signal Propagation Instructor: Leland Gallup AA3YB	11 7:PM (6:30 Chat) NFARC MEETING ALACHUA COUNTY EOC Students invited!! https://us02web.zoom.us/j/8953074179	12 CLASS 6 7PM-8:30 ZOOM https://us02web.zoom.us/j/89530741792 6.0 Processing Signals Instructor: Gordon Gibby KX4Z	13 CLASS 7 7PM-8:30 ZOOM https://us02web.zoom.us/j/89530741792 7.1 Antenna Basics Instructor: Leland Gallup AA3YB	14
15	16 CLASS 8 7PM-8:30 ZOOM https://us02web.zoom.us/j/89530741792 7.2, 7.3 8.1 SWR Coax and Connectors Electricity Basics Instructor: Brett Wallace NH2KW	17 CLASS 9 7PM-8:30 ZOOM https://us02web.zoom.us/j/89530741792 8.2, 8.3 Ohms Law & Power Law Making Electrical Measurements Instructor: Gordon Gibby KX4Z	18	19 CLASS 10 7PM-8:30 ZOOM https://us02web.zoom.us/j/89530741792 9.1, 9.2 Electronic Basics Transistors and More! Instructor: Gordon Gibby KX4Z	20 CLASS 11 7PM-8:30 ZOOM https://us02web.zoom.us/j/89530741792 10.0, 11.0 Digital Modes / Space Contacts Instructor: Gordon Gibby KX4Z	21
22	23 CLASS 12 7PM-8:30 ZOOM https://us02web.zoom.us/j/89530741792 12.0, 13.1 Avoiding Interference, Electrical Safety Instructor: Brett Wallace NH2KW	24 CLASS 13 7PM-8:30 ZOOM https://us02web.zoom.us/j/89530741792 13.2, 13.3 Antenna/Tower Safety/ RF Exposure Instructor: Brett Wallace NH2KW	25	26 TESTING DAY (TBD)	17

MAY 2025

SUN	MON	TUE	WED	THU	FRI	SAT
				1 TECH NITE! 7PM "How to Be Lazy, Work LESS (not more), and have MORE FUN making mucho contacts during Summer Field Day! Thursday Night 7PM Open to all - even our friendly competitors in other clubs and other counties! https://us02web.zoom.us/j/89530741792 ARES NET 8PM 146.820 Repeater (tone123)	2 Fri HF Net	3
4	5	6	7 EOC Visits	8 ARES NET 8PM 146.820 Repeater (tone123)	9 Fri HF Net	10
11	12	13	14 EOC Visits 7:PM (6:30 Chat) NFARC MEETING QUEEN OF PEACE Expect LOTS of planning for FIELD DAY In a disaster, you don't suddenly become brilliant. Rather, you sink to the level of your experience and training. So make it the BEST YOU CAN! https://us02web.zoom.us/j/89530741792	15 ARES NET 8PM 146.820 Repeater (tone123)	16 Fri HF Net	17 LABNLUNCH CANCELED (We found a better way to do it with much less work) Alachua County EOC
18	19	20 GARS MTG GARS ZOOM (6:30 Mtg, 6:00 Chat	21 EOC Visits	22 ARES NET 8PM 146.820 Repeater (tone123)	23 Fri HF Net	24
25	26	27	28 EOC Visits	29 ARES NET 8PM 146.820 Repeater (tone123)	30 Fri HF Net	31

JUNE 2025

SUN	MON	TUE	WED	THU	FRI	SAT
1	2	3 Last Day of Alachua County Public Schools	4 CLASS 1 7PM-8:30 ZOOM https://us02web.zoom.us/j/89530741792 0, 1.1, 1.2 Before We Begin Transceiver Basics Ham Radio Comms Basics Instructor: Gordon Gibby KX4Z	5 CLASS 2 7PM-8:30 ZOOM https://us02web.zoom.us/j/89530741792 1.3, 2.1 Repeater Basics The FCC & YOU Instructor: Hugh Minnich KN4IIM ARES NET 8PM 146.820 Repeater (tone123)	6 CLASS 3 7PM-8:30 ZOOM https://us02web.zoom.us/j/89530741792 2.2, 2.3, 2.4 Controlling your station Call Signs Talking to the World! Instructor: Hugh Minnich KN4IIM Fri HF Net	7
8	9 CLASS 4 7PM-8:30 ZOOM https://us02web.zoom.us/j/89530741792 3.0, 4.1, 4.2 Things to do! Wavelength / Frequency Bands, Plans and Licenses! Instructor: Hugh Minnich KN4IIM	10 CLASS 5 7PM-8:30 ZOOM https://us02web.zoom.us/j/89530741792 5.0 Signal Propagation Instructor:Leland Gallup AA3YB	11 7:PM (6:30 Chat) NFARC MEETING ALACHUA COUNTY EOC Students invited!! https://us02web.zoom.us/j/8953074179	12 CLASS 6 7PM-8:30 ZOOM https://us02web.zoom.us/j/89530741792 6.0 Processing Signals Instructor: Gordon Gibby KX4Z ARES NET 8PM 146.820 Repeater (tone123)	13 CLASS 7 7PM-8:30 ZOOM https://us02web.zoom.us/j/89530741792 7.1 Antenna Basics Instructor:Leland Gallup AA3YB Fri HF Net	14
15	16 CLASS 8 7PM-8:30 ZOOM https://us02web.zoom.us/j/89530741792 7.2, 7.3 8.1 SWR Coax and Connectors Electricity Basics Instructor:	17 GARS MTG GARS ZOOM (6:30 Mtg, 6:00 Chat CLASS 9 7PM-8:30 ZOOM https://us02web.zoom.us/j/89530741792 8.2, 8.3 Ohms Law & Power Law Making Electrical Measurements Instructor: Gordon Gibby KX4Z GARS MTG GARS ZOOM (6:30 Mtg, 6:00 Chat	18 FREE	19 CLASS 10 7PM-8:30 ZOOM https://us02web.zoom.us/j/89530741792 9.1, 9.2 Electronic Basics Transistors and More! Instructor: Gordon Gibby KX4Z ARES NET 8PM 146.820 Repeater (tone123)	20 CLASS 11 7PM-8:30 ZOOM https://us02web.zoom.us/j/89530741792 10.0, 11.0 Digital Modes / Space Contacts Instructor: Gordon Gibby KX4Z Fri HF Net	21 PRACTICE DAY AT THE EOC Begins at 0800
22	23 CLASS 12 7PM-8:30 ZOOM https://us02web.zoom.us/j/89530741792 12.0, 13.1 Avoiding Interference, Electrical Safety Instructor:	24 CLASS 13 7PM-8:30 ZOOM https://us02web.zoom.us/j/89530741792 13.2, 13.3 Antenna/Tower Safety/ RF Exposure Instructor:	25	26 TESTING DAY (TBD) ARES NET 8PM 146.820 Repeater (tone123)	27 BEGINNING FIELD DAY SETUP BEGINS at 0800 (This is allowed for Class F entries) COPY W1AW FIELD DAY MESSAGE EVENING	28 ARRL FIELD DAY
29 ARRL FIELD DAY	30

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1. Create Google Form to allow participant registration. Include specific details of event / participation
2. Create Web .html form with same information and link to it from applicable dates on this CALENDAR
3. If EOC is to be used, complete Facility Use Request.
4. Advertise widely, thru email / ARES (R) net, / NFL-SEC Form etc.
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