SPARC | St. Petersburg Amateur Radio Club

SPARC Contesters Win US 4th Call Area in CQ WPX RTTY

By Tom Schaefer NY4I on 07/24/2017

During the WPX Contest earlier this year, SPARC posted a score of 2,810,572 points in the Multi-operator, Single Transmitter category. This was good enough to win 1st place in the US 4th call area, 7th place in the country and 23rd in the World. This was a team effort of the following operators: KA4IOX, KB8ESY, KR4U, KP2N, N2ESP, N4BUA, N4RI, NY4I, VE3XD, W4CU ad W4TSP. The full results are available on the CQ WPX RTTY Website as well as the write up in the July 2017 edition of CQ … Click for more

Study Guide Needed

By Bob Wanek N2ESP on 07/21/2017

If you have a current version of either an ARRL or Gordon West Technician Study Guide that you would

like to donate to a deserving student, please contact Kyle, N4NSS at N4NSS@yahoo.com or 727-331-2924. A used book in good condition is all that’s needed. If you have upgraded and no longer need your copy, please contact Kyle.

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W8IM Places 3rd Worldwide

By Bob Wanek N2ESP on 07/18/2017

Dean, W8IM. earned 3^rd place worldwide in the 10M PSK31 QSO Party that is sponsored by 10-10 International. What makes this accomplishment more amazing is that Dean won in the QRP category! An accomplished CW operator, Dean decided to expand his horizons with PSK31. Congratulations Dean. Click the title to see Dean’s certificate.

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W4TA Late Entry Into NAQP RTTY

By Bob Wanek N2ESP on 07/17/2017

Due to a last minute cancellation at DMI, we were able to participate in the NAQP RTTY contest. Operators participating on the W4TA Multi-2 category team were: Ron KP2N, Bob N2ESP, Dee N4GD, Tom NY4I and Johnnie W4TSP. The team used N1MM+ logging software which incorporates the MMTTY RTTY engine. This facilitated the ability to display real time contest statistics on our big screen TV as well as live on our web page. We ended the contest early as thunder storms approached. Claimed score for this event was 446. Thanks … Click for more

W4TA Places Second in RTTY Roundup

By Bob Wanek N2ESP on 07/06/2017

According to the August 2017 edition of QST, W4TA placed second in the Multi-Single Low Power class in the 2017 ARRL RTTY Roundup.

1^st K9NR 103,851

2^nd W4TA 85,845 (908 QSOs and 97 multipliers)

3^rd WS9V 78,587

Way to go SPARC operators: KA4IOX, KP2N, KR4U, KB8ESY, N2ESP, N4GD, N4KPJ, N4RI, NY4I, VE3XD, W4CU and W4TSP.

If you would like to join in the fun, contact Ron KP2N for details on our next Radiosport event.

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July 15th Mini-Hamfest Cancelled – To Be Rescheduled

By Bob Wanek N2ESP on 06/30/2017

Due to circumstances beyond our control, the Mini-Hamfest scheduled for July 15^th has been cancelled. We will reschedule this event as well as making the equipment available at other nearby hamfests. Sorry for any inconvenience.