The Amateur Radio Emergency Preparedness Act
Stopping the prohibition of amateur radio antennas in Home Owners Association controlled neighborhoods.
For more information on how you can help please read WCF SECTION PRESS RELEASE #25-30.
LATEST SOLAR CONDITIONS
Courtesy of Paul L. Herrman N0NBH website: http://www.hamqsl.com/solar.html
ARRL West Central Florida Section Social Media Outlets
ARRL West Central Florida Section – YouTube Channel.
ARRL West Central Florida Section – Facebook Page.
ARRL West Central Florida Section ARES Alert Status
WCF SECTION ARES ALERT LEVEL: Level 4 – No Activation.
WCF Section ARES Groups that are activated:
- None at this time.
WCF Section ARES Providing Other Services:
- None at this time.
Recent Activations: Activations Archive
- Level 1: Hurricane Milton: 10/06/24 through 10/10/24.
- Level 2: Hurricane Helene: 9/23/24 through 9/27/24.
- Level 2: Hurricane Debby: 8/02/24 through 8/05/24.
- Level 2: Hurricane Idalia – 8/26/23 through 8/30/23.
- Level 2: Hurricane Nicole – 11/07/22 through 11/10/22.
- Level 1: Hurricane Ian – 9/23/22 through 9/29/22.
WCF Section Alert Levels:
Level 4: Routine Operations – No standby for activation or current activations.
Level 3: One or more ARES groups on Standby for possible activation in one or more WCF Counties.
Level 2: One or more WCF Section ARES Groups are activated.
Level 1: All WCF Section ARES Groups are activated.
LATEST SECTION NEWS
12th Annual TECHCON Date and Venue have been established. For more details see WCF SECTION PRESS RELEASE #25-36.
Nominations for the 2025 Ellen White W1YL award open on November 1, 2025. For more details see WCF SECTION PRESS RELEASE #25-35.
The November 2025 issue of THE WCF ARES COMMUNICATOR is now published. For more details see WCF SECTION PRESS RELEASE #25-34.
THE WCF PRESSER for September/October 2025 is now published. For more details see WCF SECTION PRESS RELEASE #25-33.
John Chaput KK4LK is a Silent Key. For more details see WCF SECTION PRESS RELEASE #25-32.
Cecil Fox KF4CSM is a Silent Key. For more details see WCF SECTION PRESS RELEASE #25-31.
ARRL begin grassroots campaign to stop HOA from banning amateur radio antennas. For more details see WCF SECTION PRESS RELEASE #25-30.
Fall 2025 Section ARES Meeting video and slides are now available. For more details see WCF SECTION PRESS RELEASE #25-29.
THE WCF ARES COMMUNICATOR for September 2025 is now published. For more details see WCF SECTION PRESS RELEASE #25-28.
The July/August 2025 of THE WCF PRESSER is now published. For more details see WCF SECTION PRESS RELEASE #25-26.
Chuck Johnston W4CWJ featured in SRQ MAGAZINE. For more details see WCF SECTION PRESS RELEASE #25-24.
New Section Manager Appointed for the ARRL West Central Florida Section. For more details see WCF SECTION PRESS RELEASE #25-20.
SKYWARN becomes SKYWARN WX-ALERT. For more information see WCF SECTION PRESS RELEASE #25-16.
UPCOMING SPECIAL MEETINGS AND EVENTS IN THE ARRL WEST CENTRAL FLORIDA SECTION
12/12/25 – 12/13/25: 50th Annual Tampa Bay Hamfest – ARRL West Central Florida Section Convention.
1/16/26 – 1/17/26: 2026 Southwest Florida Regional Hamest – ARRL Southern Florida Section Convention.
2/13/25 – 2/15/25: Orlando Hamcation 2026 – ARRL Southeastern Division Convention.
2/28/25: 12th Annual TECHCON – Hillsborough County PSOC – Tampa, FL.
UPCOMING HAMFESTS IN THE ARRL WEST CENTRAL FLORIDA SECTION
11/08/25: SPARCFEST 2025 – Freedom Lake Part, Pinelllas Park, FL.
Note: Due to plug in issues with our website the special events calendar will have to be rebuilt. Our apologies to all for this inconvenience.
For hamfests in the Northern Florida Section: http://arrl-nfl.org/
For hamfests in the Southern Florida Section: http://sflarrl.org/
WHAT IS THE ARRL WEST CENTRAL FLORIDA SECTION?
The ARRL West Central Florida Section is one of seventy-one administrative sections of the ARRL – The American Radio Relay League. The ARRL is the National Association for Amateur Radio in the USA.
The West Central Florida (WCF) Section of the ARRL Field Organization serves amateur radio operators in the following ten counties in Florida: Charlotte, Desoto, Hardee, Highlands, Manatee, Pasco, Pinellas, Polk, and Sarasota.
The WCF section includes the following cities and towns: Arcadia, Auburndale, Avon Park, Bartow, Bradenton, Brandon, Clearwater, Englewood, Haines City, Lakeland, Lake Placid, Lake Wales, Land O Lakes, New Port Richey, North Port, Palmetto, Port Charlotte, Punta Gorda, St. Petersburg, Riverview, Sarasota, Sebring, Sun City Center, Tampa, Venice, Wauchula, Winter Haven, and Zephyrhills.
This web page has information specific to the ARRL Field Services activities in the ARRL West Central Florida Section.