Winter Field Day 2022 is Moving inside!

By Tom Schaefer NY4I on 01/27/2022

Since the forecast is for temperatures this weekend in the high 40s and low 50s during the day and to be 44 overnight with 20 mph winds, the decision was made to move the operating positions inside the Fire Training Center. This will be the same room used for Summer Field Day so the operating should be more comfortable than it would have been outside.

Just a reminder, if you did not sign up already, your chance to reserve meals has passed so please bring your own if you want … Click for more

Winter Field Day 2022 Update

By Tom Schaefer NY4I on 01/13/2022

Do you like operating in the field but hate dripping in sweat while setting up antennas? Does the idea of enduring another Field Day constantly fighting off every mosquito in Tampa Bay make you wish they held Field Day in January? Well, you’re in luck! Winter Field Day is an event very similar to the June ARRL Field Day except—you guessed it—it’s held in Winter. Specifically January 29 & 30, 2022. This is a joint operation with the Upper Pinellas Amateur Radio Club (UPARC) and the Clearwater Amateur Radio Society… Click for more

Parks on the Air Event – October 9th at Sawgrass Lake Park

By Tom Schaefer NY4I on 09/15/2021

SPARC will be hosting a Parks on the Air (POTA) event on October 9th at Sawgrass Lake Park. The park is located at 7400 25th Street N in St. Petersburg and opens at 7:00 AM. For those that do not know, Parks on the Air is a worldwide group to activate various State and National Parks. Sawgrass Lake Park is the result of a unique cooperative agreement between the Pinellas County Parks & Conservation Resources and the Southwest Florida Water Management District — hence its qualification for the POTA … Click for more

Field Day 2021

By Tom Schaefer NY4I on 06/28/2021

There is a much bigger wrap-up article to come yet but in the meantime, thanks to everyone that came out to Field Day this year. The facility was great as always, the teams worked great together and I believe everyone had a good time. We had around 60 people there and made around 1200 QSOs (preliminary scoring summary here) plus obtained our satellite contact. More to come but in the mean time, take a gander at this fantastic photo from our club president, Pat AA0O.

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Keeping Track of Field Day Contacts

By Tom Schaefer NY4I on 06/26/2021

We have a real-time status display of the operation at this year’s Field Day. The contacts are tracked in real-time and available in several handy graphs. If you can’t make it to Field Day but want to check on our progress, please click on the map at the right side of the website. You can also access it directly at https://www.sparc-club.org/sparc-real-tme-contest-display-dashboard/

Enjoy!

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Field Day 2021 – We’re Back!!!

By Tom Schaefer NY4I on 05/21/2021

Sign-up Sheet Now Available See below…

Signup Deadline to guarantee Meals: Tuesday June 22 @ 11:59 PM.

After a long cold winter of no Field Day events, we are happy to announce that Field Day 2021 is on! As has been our mode for the last several events, we will be operating Field Day with a combined club effort with the Clearwater Amateur Radio Society and the Upper Pinellas Amateur Radio Club. The event is on June 26 and 27th, 2021 at the Clearwater Fire Training Center (1716 N … Click for more

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