D.E.A.R.S. will be at Maker Faire Orlando this weekend, November 10th and 11th at the Central Florida Fairgrounds! Our van will be located outside in the same general location that we normally are for Hamcation, so please stop by and say hello.
For more details about Maker Faire Orlando, including times, ticket info and more, check out their website at www.makerfaireorlando.com.
Join us Wednesday evening, October 24th at 7 pm for the October D.E.A.R.S. Fun Net with the illustrious Captain Bruce Keller (K4BAK) at the helm as Net Control! Bruce is the reason we call our net the “Fun” Net. He makes it an exciting event you don’t want to miss.
Please join us from all over the world and check in to our net. Everyone is welcome to check in and share any traffic or announcements with us.
We will begin promptly at 7 pm Eastern Time. In the Orlando area you will find us on the D.E.A.R.S. repeater at frequency 147.300 PL 103.5. You can also join us via EchoLink node #632802.
Settle yourself in your radio shack, grab a cup of coffee in your D.E.A.R.S. coffee mug
(right handed or left handed – either way works) and check in to the net. We want to know you are listening and we can be heard.
We love to share our net with all hams no matter where you may be located. This is a way to ensure we are being heard and our repeater is working properly and ready to be used in case of an emergency situation.
Don’t miss out on your opportunity to once again be a part of the monthly D.E.A.R.S. Net!!
Sean Wall KV4WV
The October D.E.A.R.S. Club Meeting and V.E. Test Session will take place on Wednesday October 10, 2018.
V.E. Test Session begins at 5:00 pm
D.E.A.R.S. Club Meeting begins at 6:00 pm
V.E. Test Session will be held at 5 pm in the Box Office Conference Room at Disney’s All Star Cast Services Building and is open to anyone who would like to obtain or upgrade their ham license. This includes all levels of licensing. You do not have to be a D.E.A.R.S Club member to attend the V.E. Test Session or the Club meeting. We invite everyone to attend.
Our speaker will be Dan Cockerell, former Vice President of the Magic Kingdom. His topic will be:
“The journey from the Disney College Program to Inspiring Leader, Presenter, and Storyteller”
The meeting will be held in the Players Conference Room at Disney’s All Star Resort. We should be able to get in the room starting around 5:45 pm. Directions to the location are as follows:
Disney’s All Star Resort Cast Services Building
1601 West Buena Vista Drive
Lake Buena Vista, FL 32830
Players Conference Room
Follow Buena Vista Drive through the light by McDonalds. Take your first right onto Showtime Drive (if you get to the Security Guard Shack, you have gone too far!). Stop at the security camera kiosk, push the button to alert security and show a photo ID (can be a drivers license) to the host or hostess via the security camera. Let them know you are there to attend the D.E.A.R.S. Club meeting. The gate to your right will open. You may park in any of the visitor (or open) parking spaces.
Enter the Cast Services Building through the covered entrance and double glass doors. Turn left and follow the hallway to the end and turn left again. The Players Conference room is on the right.
We will be monitoring the 147.300 PL tone 103.5 repeater and the 442.000 D-Star repeater. If you have made it to the McDonalds at All Star and are having trouble finding us, just give a call on 146.52 simplex.
The “Chat and Chew” will be at the McDonalds located prior to the All Star entrance. Someone usually arrives between 4 and 4:30 pm.
See you there!
Sean Wall
KV4WV
Saturday, Nov 17, 2018
Basic SKYWARN; 10 am-noon
Advanced SKYWARN: 1-3 pm
Location: *IMPORTANT – location changed*
DC-2 Warehouse Blue
3241 East Vista Blvd
Lake Buena Vista, FL 32830
World of Disney conference room
Space is limited, contact the D.E.A.R.S. President or Vice President if you are interested in attending!
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The September D.E.A.R.S. Club Meeting will take place on Wednesday September 12, 2018
* No testing session at this meeting*
D.E.A.R.S. Club Meeting begins at 6:00 pm
Due to unforeseen circumstances, the testing session for the September meeting has been cancelled. Testing will resume with the October meeting.
Our speaker will be our own Ricardo Galarza KV4OP who will be discussing his trip to the “Last Man Standing” set to witness the recording of the first episode of the new season.
The meeting will be held in the Players Conference Room at Disney’s All Star Resort. The room will not be available to us until *6:00 pm* so please do not arrive earlier than that for the meeting. Directions to the location are as follows:
Disney’s All Star Resort Cast Services Building
1601 West Buena Vista Drive
Lake Buena Vista, FL 32830
Players Conference Room
Follow Buena Vista Drive through the light by McDonalds. Take your first right onto Showtime Drive (if you get to the Security Guard Shack, you have gone too far!). Stop at the security camera kiosk, push the button to alert security and show a photo ID (can be a drivers license) to the host or hostess via the security camera. Let them know you are there to attend the D.E.A.R.S. Club meeting. The gate to your right will open. You may park in any of the visitor (or open) parking spaces.
Enter the Cast Services Building through the covered entrance and double glass doors. Turn left and follow the hallway to the end and turn left again. The Players Conference room is on the right.
We will be monitoring the 147.300 PL tone 103.5 repeater and the 442.000 D-Star repeater. If you have made it to the McDonalds at All Star and are having trouble finding us, just give a call on 146.52 simplex.
The “Chat and Chew” will be at the McDonalds located prior to the All Star entrance. Someone usually arrives between 4 and 4:30 pm.
See you there!
Sean Wall
KV4WV
Join us Wednesday evening, August 22nd at 7 pm for the August D.E.A.R.S. Fun Net with the illustrious Captain Bruce Keller (K4BAK) at the helm as Net Control! Bruce is the reason we call our net the “Fun” Net. He makes it an exciting event you don’t want to miss.
Please join us from all over the world and check in to our net. Everyone is welcome to check in and share any traffic or announcements with us.
We will begin promptly at 7 pm Eastern Time. In the Orlando area you will find us on the D.E.A.R.S. repeater at frequency 147.300 PL 103.5. You can also join us via EchoLink node #632802.
Settle yourself in your radio shack, grab a cup of coffee in your D.E.A.R.S. coffee mug(right handed or left handed – either way works) and check in to the net. We want to know you are listening and we can be heard.
We love to share our net with all hams no matter where you may be located. This is a way to ensure we are being heard and our repeater is working properly and ready to be used in case of an emergency situation.
Don’t miss out on your opportunity to once again be a part of the monthly D.E.A.R.S. Net!!
Sean Wall KV4WV
The August D.E.A.R.S. Club Meeting and V.E. Test Session will take place on Wednesday August 8, 2018.
V.E. Test Session begins at 5:00 pm
D.E.A.R.S. Club Meeting begins at 6:00 pm
V.E. Test Session will be held at 5 pm in the Box Office Conference Room at Disney’s All Star Cast Services Building and is open to anyone who would like to obtain or upgrade their ham license. This includes all levels of licensing. You do not have to be a D.E.A.R.S Club member to attend the V.E. Test Session or the Club meeting. We invite everyone to attend.
Our speaker will be our own Andy Milluzzi KK4LWR who will tell us everything there is to know about dipole antennas. Get on the HF bands with a simple wire antenna!
The meeting will be held in the Players Conference Room at Disney’s All Star Resort. The room will not be available to us until *6:00 pm* so please do not arrive earlier than that for the meeting. Directions to the location are as follows:
Disney’s All Star Resort Cast Services Building
1601 West Buena Vista Drive
Lake Buena Vista, FL 32830
Players Conference Room
Follow Buena Vista Drive through the light by McDonalds. Take your first right onto Showtime Drive (if you get to the Security Guard Shack, you have gone too far!). Stop at the security camera kiosk, push the button to alert security and show a photo ID (can be a drivers license) to the host or hostess via the security camera. Let them know you are there to attend the D.E.A.R.S. Club meeting. The gate to your right will open. You may park in any of the visitor (or open) parking spaces.
Enter the Cast Services Building through the covered entrance and double glass doors. Turn left and follow the hallway to the end and turn left again. The Players Conference room is on the right.
We will be monitoring the 147.300 PL tone 103.5 repeater and the 442.000 D-Star repeater. If you have made it to the McDonalds at All Star and are having trouble finding us, just give a call on 146.52 simplex.
The “Chat and Chew” will be at the McDonalds located prior to the All Star entrance. Someone usually arrives between 4 and 4:30 pm.
See you there!
Sean Wall
KV4WV
D.E.A.R.S. will be live with Neil Rapp, WB9VPG, and his Ham Talk Live! show this evening, Thursday July 26th, at 9 pm ET. The topic is vacationing here at Disney with ham radio. Visit www.hamtalklive.com to listen in live at 9.
Join us Wednesday evening, July 25, at 7 pm for the July D.E.A.R.S. “Fun” Net with the illustrious Captain Bruce Keller (K4BAK) at the helm as Net Control! Bruce is the reason we call our net the “Fun” Net. He makes it an exciting event you don’t want to miss.
Please join us from all over the world and check in to our net. Everyone is welcome to check in and share any traffic or announcements with us.
We will begin promptly at 7 pm Eastern Time. In the Orlando area you will find us on the D.E.A.R.S. repeater at frequency 147.300 PL 103.5. You can also join us via EchoLink node #632802.
Settle yourself in your radio shack, grab a cup of coffee in your D.E.A.R.S. coffee mug(right handed or left handed – either way works) and check in to the net. We want to know you are listening and we can be heard.
We love to share our net with all hams no matter where you may be located. This is a way to ensure we are being heard and our repeater is working properly and ready to be used in case of an emergency situation.
Don’t miss out on your opportunity to once again be a part of the “Fun” D.E.A.R.S. Net!!
Sean Wall KV4WV