We will be holding our monthly meetings at DMI Research located at 6699 90th Ave N in Pinellas Park. We look forward to seeing everyone for our next meeting on May 6th.
SPARC
Attention all,
This is a reminder that 2022 SPARC dues are due! IF you have not have a chance to renew your membership, you can do so online. Select the Online Membership Form and navigate to the bottom of the page. There you will see the option to pay your dues using PayPal. You can also mail a check to the SPARC PO Box or provide payment to our Treasurer at the next club meeting.
We will be moving the location of our monthly club meeting. We will post the new location as soon as we have a new location set.
Since the forecast is for temperatures this weekend in the high 40s and low 50s during the day and to be 44 overnight with 20 mph winds, the decision was made to move the operating positions inside the Fire Training Center. This will be the same room used for Summer Field Day so the operating should be more comfortable than it would have been outside.
Just a reminder, if you did not sign up already, your chance to reserve meals has passed so please bring your own if you want … Click for more
Do you like operating in the field but hate dripping in sweat while setting up antennas? Does the idea of enduring another Field Day constantly fighting off every mosquito in Tampa Bay make you wish they held Field Day in January? Well, you’re in luck! Winter Field Day is an event very similar to the June ARRL Field Day except—you guessed it—it’s held in Winter. Specifically January 29 & 30, 2022. This is a joint operation with the Upper Pinellas Amateur Radio Club (UPARC) and the Clearwater Amateur Radio Society… Click for more
At Field Day this past June we welcomed podcaster Mary Beth Toole from the Sonic Earth Expeditions podcast. Mary Beth spent some time with us on Saturday interviewing and listening in on our Field Day contacts. The podcast is available now, “A Field Day For Hams” https://podcasts.apple.com/us/podcast/a-field-day-for-hams/id1549404782?i=1000546620358
Thanks to Charles, Dave, Bruce and Dawn for giving interviews.
Just a reminder that Winter Field Day is coming up on January 29/30th, which will be a joint event with CARS and UPARC at the Clearwater Fire Training Facility at 1700 N … Click for more