Speculator Amateur Radio Club

www.sparcham.org
Speculator Amateur Radio Club (SpARC)

Adirondack Mountains ~ Hamilton County, New York
Speculator - Lake Pleasant - Piseco - Morehouse area
Speculator Repeater 147.165 +

New Six Meter Repeater in Syracuse on 53.67 / 52.67 PL 103.5. Antenna is the former Channel 3 TV antenna at the top of an 850 foot tower. If you could receive channel 3 you may be able to work this repeater. Expected activation May 5 or 6. See kd2sl.com for details.

Events
ongoing...	Fire Tower Radio - The NNYARA is putting together a project to coordinate and recognise operations from current and former Adirondack fire tower locations. See www.FireTowerRadio.net for details.
Tues. April 3	Quarterly NNY Hospital Net
Saturday June 9	Public Service Radio Communications for the Black Fly Challenge mountain bike race Inlet to Indian Lake through the Moose River Plains. This will be a real communications challenge. Remote location, hilly terrain, no repeater coverage, etc. For information or KC2WI.
Weekend June 9-10	ARRL VHF QSO Party. A great oppoirunity for anyone to operate with only simple equipment, by hiking to a fire tower or other high spot - see FireTowerRadio.net for details of possible Adirondack/NNY activity. This event is a good opportunity for all license class hams to get involved. All you need is a HT or mobile, a good antenna, and a good high location.
Fri.-Sun. June 22-23	Field Day Weekend Field Day, the national 24 hour emergency communications training exercise, is the biggest event in Amateur Radio. The actual on-air Field Day event starts at 2 PM Saturday afternoon and continues for 24 hours until 2 PM Sunday afternoon, but setup generally begins on will begin on Friday. KC2WI and K2LML will be coordinating set up and operation. Although we don't plan to operate for 24 hours straight, depending on weather, band conditions, and number of people wanting to participate, we will be on the air late into the night, and may resume operation on Sunday. This is a great opportunity for anyone to get on HF no matter what class license you have or what equipment you have. Non-licensed individuals can operate under supervision of a licensed control operator. We also need loggers and people to help set up and tear down. This is also a great opportunity for general Amateur Radio fellowship. Come and operate or just hang out and socialize. The last 2 years we set up at Piseco Airport, but for 2012 we are considering a location more "in the field." using 100% emergency power and possibly all QRP operation. Details TBD. Please contact KC2WI or K2LML to indicate your interest, and when you might be able to help set up or operate. THE PUBLIC IS ENCOURAGED TO VISIT AND PARTIICPATE. YOU DO NOT NEED AN AMATEUR RADIO LICENSE. If you are interested in Amateur Radio or emergency preparedness please stop in and see us!! For more general Field day information visit the ARRL Field Day web pages.
July 1- 15	Special Event Station K2S for the Town of Lake Pleasant Bicentennial. SpARC will be setting up and operating at various locations. Operators needed. Guest operators welcome. Details to follow.
Tues. July 3	Quarterly NNY Hospital Net
Saturday July 21	Piseco Lake Triathlon Public Service Comunications operators needed - contact KC2GCH
Sunday August 5	Lane 10K Lake Run Public Service Communications operators needed - contact KC2GCH
Weekend Sept 10-12	ARRL VHF QSO Party - see FireTowerRadio.net for details of possible Adirondack/NNY activity. This event is a good opportunity for all license class hams to get involved. All you need is a HT or mobile, a good antenna, and a good high location.
Tues. Oct. 3	Quarterly NNY Hospital Net

The Speculator Amateur Radio Club was organized in May of 2002 to to support the local repeater, provide emergency and public service communications, generate interest in amateur radio, and afford amateur radio operators and those interested in radio as a hobby an opportunity to meet socially.

SpARC is working with county agencies to build volunteer emergency communications capabilities throughout all of Hamilton County. If you are a ham, we need your participation.

If you live or spend any time in the area, we encourage you to join our club. Repeater dues are $8/year and club dues are $2/year. Dues are due in July.

If you are interested in getting your Amateur Radio license, we can help.

Meetings are held at the Lake Pleasant Fire Hall 7:00 PM on the third Monday of each month, except December. All hams and non-hams welcome. Please contact us for details.

We hold a net every Monday night at 6:30 PM (except meeting nights) on the Speculator repeater (147.165+).

Club decals are available for $2.00. Club T-shirts are available for $9.00. T-shirts are high-visibility orange and excellent for wearing while on emergency or public service communications duty.

Seaplane Fly-In Insulated Travel Mugs are still available to the public. Please purchase a mug to help the support volunteer emergency and public service communications provided by SpARC.

SpARC Officers

Area Repeaters

Local callsign directory

Amateur Radio general info

Emergency Communications

Standard Operating Procedures

SpARC Constitution & By-laws

Annual Events List

For more information contact Shelly Weaver KC2GIS

Adirondacks Speculator Region Chamber of Commerce

SpARC is a member of the Northern New York Amateur Radio Association.

Web site created and maintained by Pete Newell KC2WI Affordable Technical Solutions.

Looking for the old Shore Point Amateur Radio Club web site that used to be at this address? Go to www.sparc.us