News from the Sterling Park Amateur Radio Club (SPARC)
The SPARC web site is at http://www.qsl.net/sterling.
Thursday, July 27, 2023
Wednesday 2M/Zoom Net - 26 July at 8 PM - SUMMARY
Hi,<br><br>
Excellent meeting. 8 on Zoom. 1 on 2M Repeater.<br><br>
Conrad, N4QZA, arranged for Mick, W8BE, from the Shenandoah Valley
Amateur Club, to talk about the Berryville hamfest. Coming up on
Sunday 6 August. Good presentation. Said to see their website at
https://berryvillehamfest.com/ for more information. <br><br>
Tech Class is this coming weekend. License examinations are Sunday
afternoon. Both at the Sheriff Substation in Sterling.
Pr-registration is requested for the exam. Contact Mqsl.net/ike,
WB8RDN, at VA20164WV@verizon.net.<br><br>
Pizza Party is coming up on 2 August. Not many signed up yet. If
you expect to be there, please send an email to Kevin, W4KLS,. at
KStu271@aol.com.<br><br>
A couple of really good jokes.<br><br>
My spouse told me to stop acting like a flamingo.<br>
So I put my foot down.<br><br>
You do not need a parachute to go skydiving.<br>
But you do if you want to do it a second time.<br><br>
My friend told me that the Government was going to put chips in
everybody.<br>
I said I want Cheetos.<br><br>
What do you call a lazy kangaroo?<br>
A pouch potato.<br><br>
What did the janitor say when he jumped out of the closet?<br>
SUPPLIES!<br><br>
73, Gordon, NQ4K<br><br><br>
Friday, July 21, 2023
Zoom Meeting 19 July - SUMMARY
Thursday, July 13, 2023
Wed. Night ZOOM 12 July 2023 - SUMMARY
(everybody got in this time)
No real ham radio this past week even though Kevin, W4KLS, moved his radio from one Subaru to the other one.
Discussed the start time for the ZOOM net. 4 suggested 7:30 pm. That would be right after dinner hour and preclude starting other projects that would interfere with joining the net. 1 suggested start time remain at 8:00 pm.
The other 2 didn't care when it started as long as it was before 8:30pm.
Maybe an earlier start time would increase participation.
None of the new licensees showed even though Evan sent out a very nice invitation.
Each attendee told about hobbies they do or did other than amateur radio.
Most got into amateur radio by doing swl to foreign stations and lw and mw frequencies.
Two did model trains. One liked biking and swimming.
There was also a short discussion about us older gentlemen keeping up our calorie intake for better health. Like 1200 calories minimum per day. True that's not amateur radio related but it does affect our capability of doing anything.
We ended the evening with reminiscing about areas of D.C. and Virginia and the attractions or distractions of them.
73's
Conrad, N4ZQA
Thursday, July 06, 2023
Wednesday 2M/Zoom Net - 5 July at 8 PM - SUMMARY
> Meeting summary.
> > I need to learn more about Zoom and it's quirks.
> > Field day notes:
> Move antennas to grassy area between parking lot and road.
> Presents a problem of routing feed lines.
> > Eliminate cw. Only reason presented was it's not required to be licensed.
> > Have a dedicated GOTA station.
> WB0POH volunteering his rig for that.
> > S.P.A.R.C. meeting ideas for presentation.
> How to install antennas and get them.on the air. Not technical stuff, just get an antenna physically operational.
> What parameters are needed to be set in fldigi or HRD to get on the air digitally. Include the physical setup and various definitions (virtual USB).
> The above especially for the newbies. Maybe a special invitation to them for the meeting. (my thought)
> > I asked why so many different zone definitions. Because each organization wants their own.
> > I asked why hams cannot self spot.
> Answers were it can be done in vhf and uhf but not on hf. The reason may be some ARRL rule that gets carried forth to most contests. Note, not all contests follow that rule.
> > No jokes.
> > Again I apologize for not being able to let two members into the net. Never saw the request and neither did Paul.
> > WB0POH, W3XWT, KK4AIA, JOHNNY GUITAR attended.
> > John is resending link to his field day picture file. So far that email has not made it through the server.
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