SPARC Fest 2018 – a big hit!

By Ed NZ1Q

SPARC Fest was a once again a great success. The open field at Freedom Lake Park was packed with sellers and buyers. This Free Ham Fest is becoming more popular every year. It was great to see many Hams from all over the region attend. See you next November!

Video clip details here.

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2018 Field Day Results

By Tom Schaefer NY4I

While Field Day “isn’t a contest”, for those that like to keep score, the December 2018 issue of QST has the 2018 Field Day results. The combined CARS/SPARC/UPARC event racked up a score as submitted with 1253 total contacts and a total score of 5180 in the 3A class (3 transmitters, club-portable). By way of … More

Nov 2 club meeting pictures & video presentation posted

By Ed NZ1Q

The November meeting at SPARC’s new meeting place (Hobson Fellowship Hall at the Fifth Ave Baptist Church) was attended by over 40 members and guests. Billy, KN4LUZ captured the presentation on video and took a number of still photos. These have been posted on the Resource Page. Check out the pictures from the meeting, … More

FT8 Nov meeting program file posted

By Ed NZ1Q

The presentation and QSO video clip has been posted on SPARC-club.org, resource page. Check the presentation file for the links that were discussed during the presentation. The sample QSO demo is also there.

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After the Holidays Party

By Bob Wanek N2ESP

Thanks to efforts by Rich AA2MF, we will again expand our collective culinary diversity at our annual After the Holidays Party. We’ll be dining Italian at the Brooklyn Pizza company located at 10785 Park Blvd in Seminole. The festivities will start at 3:00PM on Sunday, January 13, 2019. Members will order off the … More

New to the nightly SPARC Net question – “The rest of the Story”

By Ed NZ1Q

Every night SPARC holds a 2m traffic net on the SPARC 2m repeater. We have also had a question each night, which those who have checked-in can take a shot at the multiple choice answer. We answer the question just for fun, we don’t keep score.

Please join us each night at 6:30. Now you … More