Greetings! Winter Field Day is almost here and we expect this to be a great deal of fun. First, to recap, the Winter Field Day site is at the Clearwater Fire Training Center at 1700 N Belcher Rd. That is just past the railroad tracks between NE Coachman and Sunset Point Rd. US 19 to Sunset Point Road or Belcher Road are your best bets. We will start setup between 8 and 9 AM on Saturday with operating starting at 2:00 PM and running through to 2:00 PM Sunday. Help … Click for more
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Here is the list of people that have already signed up for Winter Field Day:
(Note if you still need to signup, click here.)
| Tom Schaefer | NY4I |
|---|---|
| Jason Esterline | N4BOZ |
| Glenn Panazzolo | N4ESU |
| Ron Hall | KP2N |
| Jack Kinney | N4KIN |
| Patrick Connelly | AA0O |
| Ken Shur | KO4V |
| Ron Appel | W4RFA |
| Ruth Appel | None |
| Kenneth Martens | WK4KM |
| Herb Mooney | KM4YZP |
| Alan Streitman | W4UB |
| Steve Foy | N4FOY |
| REX W. SYMONDS | kb8esy |
| George | WB9AZV |
| David W Trewin | KR4U |
| Julia Sausville | NF1T |
| Scott Sausville | KN4NNA |
| Ira Brand | KC1EMJ |
| Gerry Pollack | WR6N |
| Henry | AK4M |
| Norman | KA1IJA |
- Web Site of Interest
For an all-inclusive weather site, check out Mike’s Weather Page (https://spaghettimodels.com)
- 65 Great Things about Ham Radio
A few years ago, CQ Magazine ran an article titled “60 Great Things about Ham Radio.” The series was quite popular and it’s repeated below with the permission of CQ Magazine, including a few updates and five more “Great Things about Ham Radio.”
1. It works when nothing else does
2. It makes you part of a worldwide community
3. The opportunity to help neighbors … Click for more
Sign up for Winter Field Day (January 25/26, 2020) by clicking here.
Registration is over for guaranteed meals but feel free to attend
Deadline to signup for guaranteed meals is Wednesday at 7:00 PM EST.
Look here to see if you already signed up: Winter Field Day 2020 Sign Up Roster
More info available here…
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W4TA, the SPARC Contest Group, continues its winning ways by taking First Place in both the West Central Florida section and ARRL Southeast Division as well as Third Place in USA/Canada in the Multi-operator, Single transmitter, Low power category of the 2019 RTTY Roundup.
Posting a score of 88,788 points were: Paul KA4IOX, Rex KB8ESY, Ron KP2N, Dave KR4U, Bob N2ESP, Dee N4GD, Don VE3XD, Tom W4CU, Johnnie W4TSP and Leslie WA4EEZ.
If you are interested in joining this elite group of operators in the 2020 RTTY Roundup, save January … Click for more
Only 16 Days left to register to ensure your meals
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 25 & 26, 2020. This is the third time SPARC is participating in … Click for more