News from the Sterling Park Amateur Radio Club (SPARC)

Hi,

It is time for the June monthly meeting and June is a very busy month.

Our meeting is on Wednesday, 5 June.

Refreshments will be provided by Amit, KC3HVX.

The presentation this month will from Mike, WB8RDN, on "ARRL ARES and Red Cross Amateur Radio Demo."  Mike coordinated a pretty cool and large amateur radio demo with the ARRL and Red Cross on Thursday, May 23. During the event, he was at the Red Cross/FEMA meeting in Baltimore and helped set up the demonstration station.
  For the demo, ARRL had about 20 stations (about 33 people) participating from Maine to SC. TV coverage at https://fox61.com/2019/05/23/american-radio-relay-league-ready-for-hurricane-season/.

We also have other SPARC activities this month.

On Sunday, 2 June, this coming weekend, SPARC is supporting the Herndon Festival 5/10K races by positioning hams with radios along the race route.  Marty, NV3G, is coordinating the effort. This is always a fun event. Starts early and over by mid-morning, leaving most of the day free for other activities.  Contact Marty, NV3H, if you are interested.

On Saturday, 15 June, at 0900, we will hold the Virginia QSO Party Awards Ceremony at the Manassas Hamfest. The event will be held at the Manassas Park Community Center, 99 Adams Street, Manassas Park, VA 20111.  We hope to print the certificates next week.  Plaques have been ordered.  Hope to see you all there.

Field Day is on 22-23 June.  A draft plan has been posted to our website.  We will send around a separate email to continue coordination for the event.

Our meeting will conclude with the Tech Ten Talk from the Tech Ten Talk Team.

See you at the meeting,
73, Gordon, NQ4K
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