09/28/2023
St. Petersburg Amateur Radio Club
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.
Alan, KO4CR, rebroadcasts an edited version of the Amateur Radio News Line on the SPARC repeater once a week after the evening net. The latest broadcast caused considerable discussion on the morning roundtable as well as the evening pre-net. For those who missed the broadcast, a copy of the article about “dark suckers” follows.
For years it has been believed that electric bulbs emitted light. However, recent information from Bell Labs has proven otherwise. Electric bulbs don’t emit light; they suck dark. Thus they now call these bulbs dark suckers. … Click for more
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 can enjoy more detail, i.e. “The rest of the Story.”
Thanks to Billy, KN4LUZ who has just started up a web page where he is posting more detail behind the trivia Q&A. He often has … Click for more
Every night on the net members and non-SPARC members check-in to just chat about their day after handling any NTS traffic. We also have a multiple choice question each night from the license pool. On your check-in you can give your best answer or just take a guess. We do it just for fun and to help those that are thinking of taking an exam.
We just completed the General class questions and are now starting the Extra Class questions. Even if you are studying for the General Class, many … Click for more