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Introduction to WinLink by Mike Drake. SPARC meeting, July 2025

WinLink presentation by Mike Drake at SPARC’s July meeting. Email over radio, including concept, detailed operation, and how to set up your own WinLink station.

In this presentation by Mike, he starts with the basic concepts of email via radio and then goes into many of the features of WinLink. Finally, he discusses what is needed to set up your own WinLink station.

Click here for the video.

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Mobile Installations Contest – 5/2/2025

The St. Petersburg Amateur Radio Club held its annual Mobile Installation Contest at the Monthly Meeting on May 2, 2025.  

Congratulations to this year’s winners: Lisa, KC1YL and Joe, W4GGJ.

Thank you to everyone who participated in the contest.  A great time was had by all.

(photos by: Bruce, K2BHS)

Lisa KC1YL, winner of the HF category Installation (with Paul KA4IOX). [Photo by Bruce K2BHS]
Joe W4GGJ, winner of the VHF/UHF category Installation (with Paul KA4IOX). [Photo by Bruce K2BHS]
Lisa KC1YL next to her POTA-mobile complete with orange mast. [Photo by Bruce K2BHS]
How exactly does Lisa KC1YL get through a drive-thru? [Photo by Bruce K2BHS]
Ed NZ1Q filling in his score sheet as a judge. [Photo by Bruce K2BHS]
The mounting section of Lisa KC1YL’s portable antenna. [Photo by Bruce K2BHS]

Bruce K2BHS’s installation.
Bruce K2BHS

Glenn N4GRC showing his installation [Photo by Bruce K2BHS]

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Operating HF Split…

Have you ever listened to a DX pile-up and heard someone yelling, “He’s working up, up!”? Do you know what that means? If not, Ryan AF4O (Wednesday 2m net control) at the next SPARC meeting on December 6th will give a presentation on operating split. He goes into the reasons to do so, when it is something you will encounter and other tips and tricks. In addition, his presentation goes through a bunch of current radios to show you exactly how to engage split mode on your specific radio. We will have all the usual things at the meeting, so we hope to see you there. More information about the meeting including where it is and a map to anyone new to SPARC can be found here

Click here to see the presentation video

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Open the latest SPARC Gap Newsletter!

Thanks to Bruce, KF4TYA, the newsletter editor, the latest SPARC Gap contains club and member activities, including member builds, antenna activities, meeting pictures and notes, and club presentations. Click on the link below.

SPARC Newsletter v2n1-Apr 2024

Create your own submission and send it to Bruce for possible inclusion in an upcoming newsletter.

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July meeting POTA presentation.

At the July club meeting Lisa, KC1YL, presented her POTA Operation, Setup, and Techniques. Learn about the many options for setting up and parks to work from.  Check out the video link below.

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Friday, Feb 2 is Home Brew Night!

SPARC members! Friday, Feb 2 is Home Brew Night! Let Carol – AB4YI, SPARC VP know what you have for the Show-and-Tell. Any radio project is acceptable – radio mods, antennas, go boxes, solar & batteries, rare QSL cards, etc.

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