President’s Message

To all our friends in Florida and elsewhere, welcome.

We are now in the heart of summer and the temperature tries to hit a new record each day, it seems. Rather than moan, let’s look forward to the promised cooler days coming in the Fall season and the delightful days of December here in Tampa Bay. The 2024 Tampa Bay Hamfest is in the planning stages and set for December 13^th and 14^th. Please mark your calendars and join us again this year.

Again, we ask our local hams to step up and volunteer to help plan and run the 2024 Tampa Bay Hamfest.  There are always plenty of opportunities to help FGCARC (Florida Gulf Coast Amateur Radio Council) and we welcome all who can assist in this once-a-year effort.  You can also remind your friends of the hamfest as many who do not belong to a club never seem to get the word. 

Please keep in touch. We always appreciate hearing from our vendors and hams with ideas and suggestions to improve the Hamfest. Please contact me or any of our officers at https://fgcarc.org/contact-page/

We all look forward to our yearly get-together. Stay safe and see you soon.

Bill Williams, AG4QX

President of the Florida Gulf Coast Amateur Radio Council, Inc.
Chairman of the Tampa Bay Hamfest