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News of www.newsofkingspoint.com

October, 2013

You’ve Seen Us at Golf Cart Parades & Charity Walks Special to News of Kings Point Sometimes you see people walking down the street talking into what looks like a cell phone with an antenna as big as a fishing pole. These people also have radios in their golf carts and cars. Who are they talking to? They are probably talking to other members of the Sun City Center or Kings Point Amateur Radio Clubs. You may know them as “ham radio” guys, and if you don’t know them, you should. These are the guys you will need after a storm. When the power is out and phone service is down these guys can still communicate. In times of emergency they are able to call an ambulance, police or fire truck to your aid. Radio amateurs were the first to help bring communications back in the states affected by hurricane Katrina. Closer to home our club members assisted in the Punta Gorda disaster. Radio amateurs assist first responder groups. They

Remember Those Golf Cart Parades and Charity Walks The radio club stations their members along each route to radio for help if a situation develops. You probably have seen them in their orange shirts and baseball caps. Visitors are always welcome at the Sun City Center clubhouse Monday through Friday from 9 to 11 AM. They will be glad to show you their equipment and let you sent a message to your fiends up north or talk on the radio. Training classes for amateur radio licenses are given several times a year. Watch out or they will get you to be one of them.

enable different emergency services, which normally talk on different radio frequencies to interface with each other. The Rescue Squad can talk to the Security Patrol, the Community Emergency Response Team (CERT) can talk to the Community Association Maintenance with

Amateur Radio Operators providing the link. If a disaster should befall Sun City Center and an electric line crew from Georgia comes to help they won’t know where the

downed lines are. TECO trucks that know where the outages are cannot communicate with the Georgia trucks. Put one radio amateur in each of the Continued on Page 5

Men’s Club Provides Funds for Amateur Radio Club On September 13, 2013 The Men’s Club of Sun City Center (SCC) presented a check, for $ 2,700, to representatives from the Kings Point (KP) Amateur Radio Club for the purchase of a Digital Repeater. As per Dick Bishop, Radio Club member, “The Kings Point Amateur Radio Club has undertaken a project to build and operate a digital, ham repeater system to serve Sun City Center and Southern Hillsborough County. The digital repeater system known as D-Star is a growing mode of operation in ham radio. It has the advantage of transmitting digital and voice message at the same time, plus it utilizes the Internet to link repeater coverage zones all over the world. Digital messages are sent error free and semi-encrypted making it possible to keep personal information private. The digital system has been adopted by law enforcement, weather agencies, FEMA, and many state and local Emergency Operation Centers (EOCS) for back up emergency communication needs. The

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Photo by Gary Bowman L to R: Jim Rottman, Men’s Club President and Kings Point Amateur Radio Club representatives Bill Love and Dick Bishop.

repeater and user groups will be open to all amateurs. As a hobby, amateur radio utilizes many modes of communication and having a D-Star repeater in our SCC community will allow our hams to stay in touch with family and friends around the world while providing an important service if the need arises.” Other projects funded and supported by The Men’s Club in

2012 and 2013 to date, include $ 3,900 for a hearing loop system in the Community Hall, $2,000 for a hearing loop system in the Florida Room, $5,200 for an automatic sliding door from the indoor to the outdoor pool, $1,700 for a defibrillator for the Pickle Ball Club, $ 1,000 to the Kings Point Library, $2,000 to the SCC Community Association from which $1,200 was used to purchase a new computer for

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the SCC Library, and presently $4,000 is allocated for a hearing loop system in the Rollins Theatre. The Men’s Club, also, provides operating funds for the Men’s Health Project (prostate cancer), Parkinson Support Group, Hearing Loss Group, and the Neuropathy Resource Group. In addition to the above, the Club installs and maintains the Life Line Medical Alert system in residents’ homes. Life Line provides 24/7 medical alert monitoring for residents that have the system installed. Help can be summoned by simply pressing the Personal Help Button. On October 22, 2013, in appreciation for support given by residents of the Sun City Center Community, the Men’s Club is planning an open house with free ice cream, cup cakes, and entertainment at the Community Hall on South Pebble Beach Blvd. So watch for additional information from the Men’s Club. For information about the Men’s Club of Sun City Center please visit the Club web site at www.sccmensclub.org or call John Armstrong at 813.634.6434. Scan the code with your Smart Phone to find us online at www.NewsOfKingsPoint.com.


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