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ARRL Field Day 2025 Follow-Up Report

Club banners and satellite antenna [Photo by AF4O]
It would be somewhat trite to say we got the band back together for ARRL Field Day this year, but that is nonetheless what we did. Members of SPARC teamed up with members from the Clearwater Amateur Radio Society and the Upper Pinellas Amateur Radio Club for the annual ARRL Field Day this past June. Specifically, June 27 and 28th at the Clearwater Fire Training Center off of Belcher Road. 

We have been at this facility before with both the other clubs … Click for more

ARRL 2025 Field Day Dry-Run Report

On Saturday June 21, members of CARS, SPARC and UPARC met at the Clearwater Fire Training Center for the Field Day Dry-Run. This is where we setup the radios and computers to ensure we have all the necessary cables for this coming weekend’s ARRL Field Day. We do not setup the antennas or coax but we do perform a transmitter test on the Elecraft K3 radios to ensure they are transmitting full power.

Ron N2SKH and Ryan AF4O setting up the CW station. while Olev N4OHI looks on. [Photo by
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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.
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ARRL Field Day 2025

The Sign-up deadline for food has passed.

You are still welcome to attend but please plan on your own meals.

ARRL Field Day is a combined event to test our ability to setup radio communication under less than ideal conditions–think temporary antennas, generators and radio gear. Our event this year is a combined event with three clubs—the Clearwater Amateur Radio Society (CARS), St. Petersburg Amateur Radio Club (SPARC) and the Upper Pinellas Amateur Radio Club (UPARC). The date is Saturday, June 28th starting at 2:00 PM until Sunday, June … Click for more

After Holiday Party – February 2025

The St. Petersburg Amateur Radio Club held their annual After Holiday Party for 2025 on February 23, 2025, at Kristina’s Cafe in St. Petersburg. 

There was a great turnout and great food, and a good time was had by all.

Here are the phots of the day’s festivities.

(photos by: Bruce, K2BHS)

 

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Parks-on-the-Air Trip to St. Marys, Georgia

Sunrise over the southeastern Georgia coast [Photo by NY4I]
Just beyond the Florida-Georgia border, exit 1 off I-95 ushers you into a world that feels distinctly different. As you leave the bustling traffic of Jacksonville behind, time seems to slow in St. Marys, Georgia. The first landmark to greet you is the sail of a mock Polaris submarine, seemingly surfacing from the parking lot of the Naval Submarine Base Kings Bay. From March 26th to March 30th, several members of local radio clubs made their way to … Click for more

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