Upcoming Events
APRS and Packet Messaging
📅 Date: Friday, February 13th, 2026
Time: 5:00pm Alaska Time
📍 Location: Virtual - Zoom
Complete introduction to APRS and its many features. Active membership with LFARS is REQUIRED.
Understanding Propagation
📅 Date: Tuesday, February 17th, 2026
Time: 5:00pm Alaska Time
📍 Location: Virtual - Zoom
A deep dive into reading and understanding all of the numbers pertinent to propagation. Active membership with LFARS is REQUIRED.
Challenges with Propagation in the North
📅 Date: Friday, February 20th, 2026
Time: 5:00pm Alaska Time
📍 Location: Virtual - Zoom
This will cover many of the challenges we face with the HF bands in the north. Active membership with LFARS is REQUIRED.
Linux for the Radio Amateur
📅 Date: Tuesday, February 24th, 2026
Time: 5:00pm Alaska Time
📍 Location: Virtual - Zoom
Great starting resource for those who want to use Linux in the ham shack. Active membership with LFARS is REQUIRED.
QSL Cards - an Old Time Tradition
📅 Date: Friday, February 27th, 2026
Time: 5:00pm Alaska Time
📍 Location: Virtual - Zoom
Learn the history of QSL Cards and get design tips to make your own! Active membership with LFARS is REQUIRED.
ARRL Field Day 2026 Intro
📅 Date: Tuesday, March 3rd, 2026
Time: 5:00pm Alaska Time
📍 Location: Virtual - Zoom
We will do a presentation on ARRL Field Day 2026 and what it looks like for LFARS. Active membership with LFARS is REQUIRED.
In-Person License Testing
📅 Date: Saturday, May 30th, 2026
Time: 10:00am Alaska Time
📍 Location: Fairbanks, Alaska
We will be doing a hybrid in-person exam session for anyone in Alaska's interior that would like to test. More to follow!
QRP / Low-Power Operations
📅 Date: Friday, June 12th, 2026
Time: 6:00pm Alaska Time
📍 Location: Virtual - Zoom
This will be a deep dive on the art of low power HF operations. Active membership with LFARS is REQUIRED.
Simple Wire Antennas
📅 Date: Friday, June 26th, 2026
Time: 6:00pm Alaska Time
📍 Location: Virtual - Zoom
We will are doing a presentation on simple wire antennas for HF operations and live demo on assembly. Active membership with LFARS is REQUIRED.
Sign-Up / Contact
If you are interested in participating in any of our listed events, please email events|[at]|lfars.net to RSVP and include the even(s) you'd like to attend.