Mark your calendars, the SPARC Holiday Party will be at 2pm on Sunday February 6th at Kristina’s Cafe.
Hope to see all of you there!
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As many of you may know, Ron Hall, KP2N, passed away earlier this month as is now SK. Ron was a long-time member of SPARC, licensed since the 1950s. He was instrumental in the US VI (see link) even serving as ARRL section head there. He also worked for heathkit (see this youtube) as well. he was a wonderful man and will be missed by all in the club.
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The club held its annual elections at the November meeting and all candidates ran unopposed and were elected unanimously.
Your 2022 executive board is as follows:
- President: Pat Connely, AA0O
- Vice-President: Lisa Neuscheler, KC1YL
- Treasurer: Tom Wedding, AI4QP
- Secretary: Charles Adkinson, W4BPP
- Board Member: Dee Turner, N4GD
- Board Member: John Toth, KI4UIP
- Board Member: Rich Cariello, AA2MF
Thanks to these fine folks for their efforts and for all who donate time, talent, or treasure to help make SPARC what it is.
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information, and signups for attendance and volunteering will be posted in November or December 2021.
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Just a reminder that SPARC is hosting it’s open house on Sunday the 24th of October from 11-3pm. Several folks have already RSVPed but there is plenty of times to come out, and no time slot is filled at the moment. There will be donuts and coffee and the opportunity to see our club station in action, ask questions, get some elmering, and even to get on the air…. come out regardless of your license, our control operators will all be Extras so you’ll have a chance to play on … Click for more
SPARC’s oldest member, Woodrow Huddleston, K4SCL, USN (Cmdr. Ret. US Navy) 103 of Largo, Florida
passed away peacefully on June 19, 2021, just five days shy of his 104th birthday.
Known as Woody, he was born in Dublin, Mississippi and grew up in Sorrento, Illinois, the second of three children.
Woody served in the Navy for 30 years, as a ship-board radioman, as a “Silver Eagle” pilot, Pensacola flight instructor, flight squadron commander, and anti-submarine warfare strategist, before he retired in 1966.
After moving his family to Largo, FL, he … Click for more