SPARC | St. Petersburg Amateur Radio Club

SPARC Repeater Trustee Changes…

By Tom Schaefer NY4I on 11/22/2024

On behalf of all the SPARC board and members, I want to extend a heartfelt thanks to Billy KN4LUZ for his service to the club as the repeater trustee of SPARC. Billy–while maintaining his role as SPARC net manager–has asked to step-down as trustee and in an act that makes being president easy, found his own replacement.

Alex KO4CEE was authorized by the SPARC board at its most recent meeting to become the trustee for the WA4AKH club repeater callsign. There are some housekeeping tasks to get the change … Click for more

Operating HF Split…

By Tom Schaefer NY4I on 11/22/2024

Have you ever listened to a DX pile-up and heard someone yelling, “He’s working up, up!”? Do you know what that means? If not, Ryan AF4O (Wednesday 2m net control) at the next SPARC meeting on December 6th will give a presentation on operating split. He goes into the reasons to do so, when it is something you will encounter and other tips and tricks. In addition, his presentation goes through a bunch of current radios to show you exactly how to engage split mode on your specific radio. We … Click for more

Plan to attend SPARC Fest, Nov 9

By Ed NZ1Q on 10/26/2024

Get ready to set up your table or tailgate and sell that unused gear up on those high shelves of your shack. Click here for Details. And look around for great deals on equipment you might need.

See you at Freedom Lake Park on Saturday, Nov 9.

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Open the latest SPARC Gap Newsletter!

By Ed NZ1Q on 09/07/2024

Thanks to Bruce, KF4TYA, the newsletter editor, the latest SPARC Gap contains club and member activities, including member builds, antenna activities, meeting pictures and notes, and club presentations. Click on the link below.

SPARC Newsletter v2n1-Apr 2024

Create your own submission and send it to Bruce for possible inclusion in an upcoming newsletter.

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July meeting POTA presentation.

By Ed NZ1Q on 07/16/2024

At the July club meeting Lisa, KC1YL, presented her POTA Operation, Setup, and Techniques. Learn about the many options for setting up and parks to work from. Check out the video link below.

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SPARC Field Day Results & Video

By Tom Schaeffer W4CU on 07/03/2024

The 2024 SPARC Field Day was attended by 47 Hams, guests and visitors. Twenty two individuals operated and shared in reaching 1924 QSOs. The breakdown of QSOs was 800 on phone, 671 on CW and 453 on FT8. The Club’s total submitted score was 6,796 with 6096 points attributed to contacts and 700 bonus points for items such as media publicity, sending formal messages, copying the ARRL Field Day message, and site visits by an elected official. The picnic lunch/dinner event was enjoyed by all who attended. Over all, Field … Click for more