News from the Sterling Park Amateur Radio Club (SPARC)
The SPARC web site is at http://www.qsl.net/sterling.
Monday, October 31, 2016
Club meeting, Wednesday, 2 November 2016 - Early starting time _UPDATE
We have posted the presentation by John, KM4KMU, to our website.
http://www.qsl.net/sterling/Activities/20161102_KM4KMU_VHF_Contesting/KM4KMU_103016_v2.pdf
You are invited to be there to watch John set up his rig. He should arrive around 6:00 PM and start setup of his rig at about 6:30 PM.
See you there.
73, Gordon, NQ4K
Saturday, October 29, 2016
Club meeting, Wednesday, 2 November 2016 - Early starting time
It is time for our November club meeting. It is this coming Wednesday, 2 November 2016, at the Sheriff's station in Sterling.
The meeting starting time is different as I will explain below.
Refreshments will be provided by Shiva, KM4NPL.
Our presentation will be by John Young, KM4KMU, on "VHF/UHF Contesting and the September ARRL VHF/UHF Contest." John's equipment and approach to contesting are described at https://qrz.com/db/KM4KMU.
* John will arrive at the Sheriff's station at around 6:00 PM.
* He will start to set up his rig at 6:30 PM.
* At 7:00PM, John will give his presentation in the community room.
* Then we will take a break to get drinks and snacks and John will start to take down his station.
* After the break we will continue with our normal meeting.
We do have a couple of items of business to discuss after we do introductions.
We will finalize VA QSO Party rules.
And we will discuss plans for the Herndon Caboose Special Event Station. We still need a couple of volunteers to operate the station.
See you at the meeting and remember to come early to see the VHF/UHF station setup.
73, Gordon, NQ4K
Saturday, October 15, 2016
Foxhunt Pics
Mark, KI4OBT, has posted the winners and pictures of the 2016 foxhunt.
See http://www.qsl.net/sterling/Foxhunt/Foxhunt_Main.html.
73, Gordon, NQ4K
Monday, October 10, 2016
Sterlingfest pictures
We have posted the Sterlingfest pictures at
http://www.qsl.net/sterling/Sterlingfest/2016_Sterlingfest/2016_Sterlingfest_Web/2016_Sterlingfest.htm
73, Gordon,NQ4K
Saturday, October 08, 2016
SPARC: Sterlingfest Plan - ITS OVER
It was a good Sterlingfest. At 1530, it started to rain a little heavier and we decided it was over.
We had several visitors in the morning and early afternoon. Around 2 it seemed most people had come and gone. Very few still walking around.
We had many SPARC people come out to visit us at the booth. I had a good time and I hope that others did also.
Paul, I have your antenna, including the pipe, at my house. I will be gone for a few days. Will email when I get back.
73, Gordon, NQ4K
Sterlingfest Plan - UPDATE
It is 0820. It is raining very lightly. With a light jacket and a hat and the canopy, I would be OK, especially if it does not rain harder.
Sterlingfest is ON for me.
73, Gordon, NQ4K
Tuesday, October 04, 2016
Meeting on Wednesday, 5 October at 7PM
Another month has gone by, the foxhunt has come and gone, and contesting
season is starting.
In addition, our October club meeting is this coming Wednesday, 5
October, at 7PM at the Sheriff's substation in Sterling.
Refreshments will be provided by Earl, KB0NRK, and Mary, KK4HMX.
Our Presentation this month is from Bud, W4KSN, on "New Facilities Build
NPR’s New Headquarters Project." Bud is a longtime member of SPARC
although he does not participate in many meetings and many of you may
not have met him. He is also deeply involved in technology and the
application of new technology at National Public Radio. You can do an
internet search for him (try "Bud Aiello NPR") and find that the
internet has immortalized him.
We also have a few items of club business.
We can review our plan for Sterlingfest, which is this coming Saturday,
8 Oct. Our Sterlingfest booth is always fun.
We can discuss SPARC participation in upcoming contests. Several of our
members enjoying contesting and the contesting season is starting. I
know that I enjoy participating in contests and consider that I have
done well if I get at least 10 percent of the QSOs completed by Dick, W2YE.
And finally we can have an initial discussion of 2017 VA QSO Party
rules. Maybe Dick, W2YE, can recap any recommendations from last year.
See you at the meeting.
73, Gordon, NQ4K
Saturday, October 01, 2016
Foxhunt is over
The foxhunt is over and it was fun.
Mark, KI4OBT, was out early setting up. We had a canopy to protect us and Mark's radios from the light mist.
A total of 4 teams, a total of 10 people. participated. This included a small group of boy scouts, all with handheld radios and at least one with an amateur radio license.
We had a winner, but we will leave that announcement for Mark.
Overall, it was a very enjoyable morning.
The monthly meeting is coming up on Wednesday and I hope to see you all there.
73, Gordon, NQ4K
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