Gold Coast Summer Field Day 2024 – June 22/23 2024 The Gold Coast Amateur Radio Association will sponsor its ARRL Field Day event on June 22/23 , again at Quiet Waters Park in Deerfield Beach. All interested parties, licensed amateurs and others , are invited to attend and participate. As in the recent past, we […]
2024 ARRL Field Day is June 22-23 Quiet Waters Park 401 S Powerline Rd, Deerfield Beach, FL 33442 ARRL Field Day is the most popular on-the-air event held annually in the US and Canada. Field Day is ham radio’s open house. Every June, more than 40,000 hams throughout North America set up temporary transmitting stations in […]
David Howard will be discussing Emergency Communications and the value of the volunteers in the ham radio community. David believes that real public safety involves building trust with the communities they serve, understanding their unique needs, and working neighborhood-by-neighborhood to prevent crimes BEFORE they happen. He’s running for Broward County Sheriff to make every community […]
About our guest speaker: Our guest speaker in August 27, 2024 will be Ian Barton (VK5AIB). Ian has been licensed since July 1977 and over the years has had an interest inRTTY including “Glass RTTY” & Packet radio. In 1992 he ceased all operations upon moving location to a much smaller block which couldn’taccommodate his […]
CHANGE IN DINNER VENUE!! 6:00pm Club Monthly Dinner at Pizza Time in Coral Springs This month, GCARA will be meeting at and eating at PIZZA TIME in Coral Springs. The Board has decided to “eat around” at different restaurants until we find a possible “home” for us. Stay tuned each month for our restaurant addresses. […]
Vista View Park 4001 SW 142nd Ave, Davie, FL 33330, USA
Please join us May 28, 2024, for the GCARA General meeting held on Zoom. Rick has been a ham for over 60 yrs We will learn about making satellite contacts and some theory. Our Speaker this month, Rick Rosen K1DS, has over 65 years as a licensed and active Ham Operator. He will introduce us to […]
Subject: Hurricane preparation Robert Molleda is the Warning Coordination Meteorologist at the National Weather Service’s Miami/South Florida Forecast Office. He is a native of Miami and lives in South Florida. Robert’s career has taken him through many South Florida tropical cyclones, from Category 5 Hurricane Andrew in 1992 to the record-breaking 2005 and 2020 hurricane […]
CHANGE IN DINNER VENUE!! It’s ITALIAN!! Sunday March 17, 6:30pm Club Monthly Dinner at Pizza Time in Coral Springs This month, GCARA will be meeting at and eating at PIZZA TIME in Coral Springs 6:30 pm to 9:00 pm. They close at 9 so we are starting a bit earlier to be able to finish […]