• Coax Connector Class 03-22-2025

    Hogan Baptist Church 8045 Hogan Rd,, Jacksonville, Florida, United States

    Hear Ye. . .Hear Ye, Come one, come all. This is a friendly reminder of two upcoming events for the Amateur Community. The first one is a class covering the correct installation of Coax Connectors on RG-8x. You can expect to learn how to properly crimp on connectors as well as soldering and everyone will […]

  • Swapfest/Tailgate 03-29-2025

    Journey Church 6225 Lake Gray Blvd, Jacksonville, Florida

    This will be the first-ever Swapfest/tailgate held jointly with our friends in Clay County. The event will take place in the parking lot @ Journey Church. The event begins @ 0600 and wraps up @ 1200, with everyone and everything clear of the parking lot NLT 1300. Anyone found there after 1300 will be fed […]

  • ARRL North Florida SET

    NOFARS will be participating in the ARRL North Florida Simulated Emergency Testing event on Saturday April 12, 2025.  Contact John Reynolds W4IJJ for more information.

  • Memorial Day Special Event Broadcast Orleck Amateur Radio Society (OARS)

    Amateur radio operators from NOFARS and OARS will be broadcasting from the USS Orleck radio shack to honor and remember the men and women who died while serving in the United States Armed Forces on May 26, 2025. Although the Orleck will be closed for regular tours, our radiomen will be on the air using […]

  • Museum Ships On the Air Weekend 2025

    USS Orleck 610 E Bay St, Jacksonville, FL

    The annual Museum Ships on the Air Weekend is a non-contest event for amateur radio operators. The event allows amateur radio operators to contact museum ships and participate in a unique "on-the-air" experience.  It's held annually the first weekend in June, beginning at 0000Z on the first day and running through 2359Z on the second […]

  • NOFARS Monthly Meeting

    Hogan Baptist Church 8045 Hogan Rd,, Jacksonville, Florida, United States

    NOFARS meets monthly for committee reports and programs related to the amateur radio operations, equipment maintenance and safety. Speaker: Mike Buresh - Chief meteorologist at Action News Jax. BURESH 2025 HURRICANE SEASON  

  • Sky Warning Spotter Class

    Hogan Baptist Church 8045 Hogan Rd,, Jacksonville, Florida, United States

    A Sky Warning Spotter Class will be held at the Hogan Street Baptist church. Contact Roger (KI4PIL) for additional information! SKYWARN® is a volunteer program with between 350,000 and 400,000 trained severe weather spotters. These volunteers help keep their local communities safe by providing timely and accurate reports of severe weather to the National Weather […]