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What is HAM RADIO all about?

LEE ARES    (Amateur Radio Emergency Service) Lee County Emergency Volunter Units 24 and 36 on site at Shell Point
   Please contact us if you have:
     1. Radio Message Handling Training
     2. ARES Training
     3. FEMA Communications Training
   LeeAres Emergency Zone Net Information
     Shell Point is in the Green Zone 

Shell Point Emergency Stations:
   1. Island VHF (adjacent to Cat 5 Evac Center) ✓ 2026
   2. Woodlands Rosemont VHF ✓ 2026
   3. Portable Station with generator VH ✓ 2026
   4. Larsen Med Center VHF  ✓ 2026
   5. Scanning FRS and GMRS Channels 1-22  ✓ 2026

Please let us know if you will have Family Radio Service (FRS), General Mobile Radio Service (GMRS); or HAM handheld radios here during the summer!

You do not need to have a Amateur License to join SPARC!

Quick Guide Sheet for BaoFeng GMRS UV-5G Mini (Two Channels for Team Use)

Quick Guide Sheet for BaoFeng FRS BF-33C (One Channel for Team Use)

Operation/Programming Available for BoaFeng HAM HTs to Local Repeaters: 170 and 820

W4SPF ARC
ARRL Awards:    DXCC   DXCC Digital    DXCC 10M   WAS Mixed 20M   WAS FT8

ARRL Contests:    10 Meter Contest SSB 2025   DX Contest SSB 2026

A local radio club in the Shell Point, Iona,
and Sanibel areas of Lee County, FL

(UNDER CONSTRUCTION)
        ARRL

Monthly Meeting
Woodlands Commons Residential Lounge
First Floor, Right Wing, 1 pm,
Second Wednesday of the Month

14441 Woodsong Ln, Fort Myers )
Coaching and Practice Sessions Also Available.

Hands-on radio operations every Saturday 9 -11 am
various locations depending on weather conditions.
For information NE1Y@ARRL.net to get on email list.


Open your WellZesta Page
to Join SPARC

First ARRL Field Day at SP!!!
June 27-29, 2026
     We operated two stations at the Arbor Gazebo (SSB and Digital) running with one gasoline generator.

     One station was contained in a golf cart and used an Ecoflow battery, which was charged one time during the contest with a generator. This station was data only located ouside the HR building at the Woodlands under a live oak tree. Digital stations were operated remotely to escape the night-time bugs.

      We used W4F for the Gota Station.

SPARC OBJECTIVE #1     2027   Fixed Remote SSB/CW/Digital Station
There are multiple portable sites tested and available...but we need a fixed station.

SPARC OBJECTIVE #2    August 2027   Message Handling
for SP residents when needed.

Used to send email
when SP has no internet.
Used to send a RadioGram
when SP has no phone service.

SPARC OBJECTIVE #3   August 2027   Walkie Talkie Skills
When acting as a team
requires ON-SITE
emergency communication!

HAM (Test and License),
GMRS (No test, 10-year license),
FRS (No test, No license)

   
   


Summer 2026 Operating Event of the Year for W4SPF




   W4SPF operating center at the Woodlands Arboretum.
     MAP

W4SPF Log and Recent Contacts

Setting up your home station for remote access from your winter retreat.

DIGITAL Modes (Remote Operations from Shell Point)


SSB + Modes (Remote Operations from Shell Point)
Working FT8 on 10M (12-hour Scan PskReporter July 25, 2025)
W4SPF 10M 12 hour scan
Our Local Parks on the Air Operating Site, Shell Point Blvd.
Estero Bay Preserve State Park


For more information on Parks on the Air CLICK THIS LINK
Hunting Parks on the Air Stations
© 2026 -- W4SPF ARC, Shell Point, FL