It was a crisp morning, but it was a welcome respite from a summer in Florida that decided to overstay its welcome. Start time was 8:00 AM but as usual, that means folks were lines up at 6:30 to get the best spots. The SPARCFest at Freedom Lake Park in Pinellas Park is in its 3rd year now. This is an extension of the hamfest the club used to do at Lake Maggiore in St. Petersburg. The SPARCFest had the usual assortment of people selling treasures from their attic to … Click for more
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In order to promote our club, SPARC “eyeball” QSL cards are available free to members. These cards are business card size versions of our world famous W4GAC QSL cards, and feature our web address and Mr. Sun on the reverse side.
Carry a few in your wallet or in your car. When asked about the world’s greatest hobby, simply hand out a card. Personalizing the card with your name and call is encouraged.
Cards are available at all club meetings.
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WHO: Open to all, but you must be 18 to receive an I.D.
WHAT: SKYWARN Basic Spotter training by the National Weather Service.
For more information on SKYWARN, click here.
WHEN: Tuesday, December 15 at 7:00 PM
WHERE: Pinellas Coty EOC 10750 Ulmerton Rd. Largo, FL 33778
Seating is limited to 100 people so sign up by clicking here.
For additional information, contact:
Clayton Parrott, KJ4RUS
Emergency Management Coordinator
Pinellas County Emergency Management
(727) 464-4526
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The weather was perfect with a cooling breeze blowing over our waterfront venue. The 20M vertical and VHF/UHF Yagi antennas rose above the tent that provided us shade from the Florida sun. Signage identified our mission as strange sounds emanated from the radios we had set up. This was the scene at the SPARC booth as the 2015 St. Petersburg Science Festival got underway.
Tom, NY4I was searching for satellites to work aided by the custom antenna … Click for more
As you may have read on this site, SPARC is setting up a display at the St. Pete Science Festival. This is the first year I have been in town to attend so I thought it would be a “cool” display to go “whole-hog” with the satellite demonstrations. One of the things that first drew me to amateur satellites was, believe it or not, the rotor turning automatically. I visited a ham in Salt Lake City and he had two beams (2m and 440) on a common boom and they … Click for more
Saturday 10/3 was spent assembling a temporary satellite station, this year’s new addition to our exhibit. It is hoped that that the shiny antennas moving above our tent along with the graphic display of satellite orbits will attract additional interest this year. Using equipment on loan from Tom, NY4I, Tom along with Dave, KR4U, John, KI4UIP, Felax KI4TWQ and Bob, N2ESP assembled and tested the station. Clayton, KJ4RUS has provided us with updated graphics for the booth. We will also be demonstrating PSK and SSB communications, and providing … Click for more