Field Day Picnic for SPARC Members/Guests: A volunteer has been found to cater picnic food from 2:00pm to 6:00pm Saturday June 22nd. The menu includes hot dogs with all the fixins, potato salad, cold slaw and sodas. Given the weather forecast, food will be served inside DMI. Bring some chips or cookies to share if you can.
Your Help is Needed: One person can’t work alone. So we still need some volunteers to set up tables and chairs. Volunteers should show up around 1:15 – 1:30 pm and some evening eaters are asked to help put away tables and chairs and clean up a bit after 6:00pm.
Food for Operators: Additional food will be provided for operators. We will have drinks, snacks, sandwiches for the night watch and bagels for Sunday morning.
We hope to see everyone Saturday or any time Saturday and Sunday to operate or visit. Questions?: Email: tom_w4cu@yahoo.com
These events are for all SPARC members. Also invited are operators from other area clubs, Hams visiting the area and anyone interested in learning more about Amateur Radio
MARCH Name: ARRL International DX Contest, SSB Date/Time: 7:00pm Mar 1 to 7:00pm Mar 3 Note: Work DX with your own call. We will set up a log for you.
If you are interested in participating in operating, training or just observing operations, notify Tom W4CU (tom_w4cu@yahoo.com) to register and obtain additional details.
If there is sufficient interest, the operating events will be held at the club station. Everyone expressing interest will be notified whether or not each event will take place. So don’t just show up at the station without knowing if the event is a go. Note for Technical Class – you may operate under supervision using full Extra Class privileges on HF.
James Osborne, KI4EN, became a Silent Key at 93 at the VA hospital at Bay Pines on 7/27. He was a WW2 veteran. He lived for 40 years in St. Petersburg and was known by many local hams. He built and repaired of radio equipment for himself and others and has a large inventory of parts and tools.
James’ son, Jim K7LYQ, is advising us the estate sale has been postponed by hurricane Irma until September 29th through October 1st and will include the following ham equipment:
Henry 2K-4L amplifier with Eimac 3-500 tube and spare HV transformer.
BTI amplifier with Eimac 3–1000 tube.
2 Ten-Tec Titian 425 amplifiers with tubes.
Icom IC-2KL solid-state amplifier.
Icom IC-751A & power supply.
Icom IC-AT-500 antenna tuner.
Icom IC-PS30 power supply.
Cushcraft R-7000 vertical antenna.
Drake TR-3 transceiver/power supply.
Spare RF power amplifier tubes 4CX-1000 (very low hrs).
Kenwood K-2000 amplifier with tube.
2 Autec WM-1 power meters
Large HV transformers and capacitors for 10 Kw amplifiers
All the equipment is in good operating order and stored in a clean non-smoking environment. Manuals are available for most equipment. The estate sale is being handled by:
If you missed last Friday’s meeting, you missed a fine presentation by Kyle, N4NSS on his “sub-hobby” of collecting CW keys. The photos show Kyle in action at the SPARC meeting, as well as a close up of his collection. Click on title to display photos and click on a photo to enlarge it.
