02/28/2026
St. Petersburg Amateur Radio Club
The ARRL has announced the preliminary results for the 2019 RTTY Roundup held the first weekend this past January.
In the Multioperator, single transmitter, low power class the W4TA team finished third place overall and first in W4 land!
N8LRG 109,557
K9NR 103,360
W4TA 88,780 – First in W4 land
SPARC Members of the “W4TA Green Key Bunch” were Don, VE3XD, Leslie, WA4EEZ, Dee, N4GD, Tom, W4CU, Dave, KR4U, Rex, KB8ESY, Paul, KA4IOX, Tom, NY4I, Bob, N2ESP and Ron, KP2N.
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The CQ WPX SSB contest is a great contest for people that liked the fun of contesting during Field Day. This is a 48 hour contest with exciting runs where we call CQ most of the time. If you have ever wondered what it was like on the other side of the pile-up, this is the contest to find out.
We will use callsign NY4I which is a multiplier. That means other stations want to work us. Last year, my first hour run was 160 stations per hour. It is … Click for more
SPARC has made arrangements with a local uniform shop to supply custom-embroidered shirts for members. The shirts feature the embroidered club logo along with your first name and callsign. These are short-sleeve, collared pull-over shirts available in sizes from extra small to 5 XL. The shirt below is an example of the same shirt printed for the UPARC club in Palm Harbor. Of course, your shirt will have the SPARC logo.
Pricing on the shirts is as follows (tax included):
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The two latest videos of SPARC club meeting programs have been posted to the SPARC YouTube page.
Antenna Analyzers, January 4, 2019
AMSAT Communications, February 1, 2019
More info at Getting Started in AMSAT
Special thanks to Billy, KN4LUZ for the videos.
Join us February 1 at the SPARC monthly meeting for a presentation on ham satellite communications. Drew, KO4MA, AMSAT Vice-President Operations and Member of the Board will present and if conditions are right may be able to demonstrate a satellite QSO.
AMSAT is a worldwide group of Amateur Radio Operators who share an active interest in building, launching and then communicating with each other through non-commercial Amateur Radio satellites.
The Radio Amateur Satellite Corporation (AMSAT) was formed in 1969 as a not-for-profit educational organization. Its aim is to foster Amateur … Click for more
If you missed it or were there enjoying the SPARC membership get together, you’ll want to see this video clip. See you all next year at the After the Holidays Party.