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The Southwest Florida Tech Net Originates out of Southwest Florida and locally covers the Communities of Fort Myers, Cape Coral, Naples, Lehigh Acres, Pine Island, Sanibel Island, Captiva Island, Bonita Springs, North Fort Myers, Punta Gorda, Port Charlotte, Marco Island, Golden Gate, Immokalee, Labelle, Clewiston, Arcadia, Bokeelia, St. James City, Estero, San Carlos Park, Buckingham, and Fort Myers Beach. We Cover the Florida Counties of Lee County, Charlotte County, Collier County, Hendry County, Glades County, and Desoto County. Further we Cover and Want To Help and Work With Any Hams Around Florida, The United States of America, or anywhere in the World! All Are Welcome!
NEXT Friday Night Tech NET
Friday at 8:00pm
We will announce when the Next Net Will Be Held.
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Due to Lack of Interest by Hams in the Local Area and Continued Abuse / Misuse (Yelling The F Word Over and Over Again + Hundreds of Malicious Clicks and Key Ups) the Freedom Net is no longer going to carried in Southwest Florida. It seems like every time we try to do anything in Ham Radio the Grumpy Curmudgeons and Power Tripping Karens seem to find a way to silence us!
Our Live Streams
SARnet Florida - Statewide Network
Lee County Government P-25 Trunked System
SW Florida Amateur Radio Repeaters
The Zoom Platform offers amazing opportunities that radio can't:
1) Screen Share
2) Cameras over the work bench for Live Demonstrations.
3) We can CQ LIVE with a Screen Capture of the Radio and audio.
4) We can have in specialists and instructors from anywhere in the world.
5) Video Share - With Permission short videos from other sources can be used.
6) Pre-Produced Segments - we can show video from earlier tests, club events, and equipment demonstrations.
7) Demonstrate Digital Modes with Screen Capture and Audio.
CURRENT BAND ACTIVITY
Consumer Alert - HRD Software AKA - Ham Radio Deluxe
I Strongly Recommend Against Using HRD Software. I Personally purchased the Software Package and paid $100.00. IT NEVER WORKED. They Do NOT Guarantee that it Will Work With Your System! Tech Support is Rude and will give up on you quickly! They Refused to Refund my money! I have spoke personally to three others who have had the same issue and experience. Once you send your money, regardless of the outcome, you DO NOT Get Your Money Back. It is rare to find an experience this bad in Ham Radio, but you can certainly find it here. Much Better, Cheaper Software is out there that does everything that HRD will do and much more. HRD Also has an antiquated look and feel and has lots of issues integrating with Logbook of the World. I would stay away, plenty of better choices!
Ian Hickin - KO4EFS