07/18/2024
St. Petersburg Amateur Radio Club
The coax from the surge protection devices outside the building
has been redirected
to the antenna switch panel at the new shack location.
Thanks to John KI4UIP and Dave KR4U for the installation and to Tom NY4I for fabricating the coax cable assemblies.
We’re still looking for a location for our monthly meetings. Email suggestions to president@sparc-club.org.
Lots of progress has been made moving the shack to its new location.
The electrical panel has been moved, the wiring and outlets have been installed, and the antenna switch panel has been relocated. Many thanks to Dee N4GD, Billy KN4LUZ, Ray KD4HUW , George W1AAG, Dave KR4U, John KI4UIP. The holes creating the path from the switch panel through the ceiling to the outside box junction box is complete.
We are waiting for the new coax cables from the outside box to the new … Click for more
At the October 5 meeting, Glenn, N4GRC will tell us how he designed and installed his shack ground system and how he planned out his perimeter ground loop.
The October meeting on the 5th will be at DMI Research in the usual meeting room. Stay tuned for future meetings that will be in a new location. Meeting starts at 7:30 PM.
You may remember Glenn from the dynamic Wi-Fi presentation and demo he gave to SPARC last year. For this talk his grounding presentation pictures show how Glenn constructed his … Click for more
SPARC has been asked to relocate their station to another room in the same building. Our station engineering team consisting of John KI4UIP and Dave KR4U has worked out a plan to move our equipment, furniture, power, internet and antenna wiring to the new station location.
On Saturday 9/15, the furniture and equipment was relocated to the new room. Additionally, all the equipment previously stored in the back room was also moved. In addition to John and Dave, thanks to Ron KP2N, Rich AA2MF, Tom NY4I, … Click for more
SPARC Fest – The best “Free to exhibitors and attendees” Ham Fest in the Tampa Bay area.
Saturday, November 10 at Freedom Lake Park in Pinellas Pk, FL
Sellers enter when park opens and setup before buyers official time of 8AM
If you could not get to the last club meeting, Sept 7, don’t miss this video clip of Ron, KP2N telling us about his time at Heathkit. Ron shares Heathkit history, the people, the products and personal stories. If you have ever used/built Heathkit gear, don’t miss this video.
