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
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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
Members of SPARC – we have our annual election of Officers and Board Members coming up.
At the October meeting, the nominating committee will announce nominations we have come up with, and we will call for nominations from the floor.
At that time, any member wishing to nominate someone, or themselves, for a particular position, can do so. Remember, you must be a current SPARC member. At the following meeting in November, we will hold the election. Hal Chase W1EES will handle the collection of nominations again(Thanks Hal!). … Click for more
while perusing the state of Florida VE session counts on the ARRL website, i noticed our own Dee Turner, N4GD, is in the top 10 of all sessions (in fact, he’s 7th overall) in the number of VE sessions he has attended… and that’s out of more than 1,600 VEs in Florida!! congrats Dee, keep up the good work!!!
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SPARC member and former club Vice President Rich, AA2MF, was among the top finishers in the 2021 ARRL RTTY Roundup radiosport event. Competing in the Single Operator, RTTY Only, Low Power category, Rich earned 102,178 points, giving him a top ten finish in the US and Canada. Congratulations Rich for a job well done.