For the last few years, SPARC has held Homebrew Night in February. No, we are not talking about beer. In a long tradition, Homebrew in Amateur Radio is the things you craft yourself that you find useful in some aspect of radio. This is an evening where club members can show the projects they have built over the past year. The loose definition of 
homebrew equipment is something you built from scratch or a piece of gear you modified to suit your purpose. It can be an antenna project, a … Click for more
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Don’t forget about the annual SPARC after-holiday party on February 9, 2020. That is the Sunday after the club meeting and the same weekend as Orlando Hamcation. So unless you are spending the whole weekend in Orlando, stop by Brooklyn Pizza in Seminole and join the club at 3:00 PM. No signup needed as there is plenty of room. More info is available here.
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Greetings! Winter Field Day is almost here and we expect this to be a great deal of fun. First, to recap, the Winter Field Day site is at the Clearwater Fire Training Center at 1700 N Belcher Rd. That is just past the railroad tracks between NE Coachman and Sunset Point Rd. US 19 to Sunset Point Road or Belcher Road are your best bets. We will start setup between 8 and 9 AM on Saturday with operating starting at 2:00 PM and running through to 2:00 PM Sunday. Help … Click for more
Here is the list of people that have already signed up for Winter Field Day:
(Note if you still need to signup, click here.)
| Tom Schaefer | NY4I |
|---|---|
| Jason Esterline | N4BOZ |
| Glenn Panazzolo | N4ESU |
| Ron Hall | KP2N |
| Jack Kinney | N4KIN |
| Patrick Connelly | AA0O |
| Ken Shur | KO4V |
| Ron Appel | W4RFA |
| Ruth Appel | None |
| Kenneth Martens | WK4KM |
| Herb Mooney | KM4YZP |
| Alan Streitman | W4UB |
| Steve Foy | N4FOY |
| REX W. SYMONDS | kb8esy |
| George | WB9AZV |
| David W Trewin | KR4U |
| Julia Sausville | NF1T |
| Scott Sausville | KN4NNA |
| Ira Brand | KC1EMJ |
| Gerry Pollack | WR6N |
| Henry | AK4M |
| Norman | KA1IJA |
- Web Site of Interest
For an all-inclusive weather site, check out Mike’s Weather Page (https://spaghettimodels.com)
- 65 Great Things about Ham Radio
A few years ago, CQ Magazine ran an article titled “60 Great Things about Ham Radio.” The series was quite popular and it’s repeated below with the permission of CQ Magazine, including a few updates and five more “Great Things about Ham Radio.”
1. It works when nothing else does
2. It makes you part of a worldwide community
3. The opportunity to help neighbors … Click for more