April

2003

NEXT MEETING: Monday, April 21, 2003 8:00 PM At the Sterling Community Center Annex. Open house Contact Bill Rowlett (KC4ATU) 703-430-7290  eMail: kc4atu@yahoo.com

PRESENTATION: SPARC Amateur Radio General meeting.   REFRESHMENTS: KC4ATU   GENERAL: PRESIDENTS THOUGHTS   As of yesterday's pickup at 599, we now have just under 100 logs, not counting the 35 LARG logs I got from W4AU hand delivered yesterday.  Since today is the designated deadline, next Monday's pickup should likely be the last we need to worry about.   CU guys on Monday. – W2YE   How is it going with the digital modes? Who has played with MFSK, MT63. Did someone setup a ILink or Airmail or APRS station yet? Please leave any comments or advice at our Yahoo group page. www.groups.yahoo.com/group/k4nva     - AI2P   Strays: This is great news for the casual contester that still has DOS capability.  The old de facto standard contesting program is now free.  Those of you that have been using that very old "free" version might want to download and can be picked up at http://www.k1ea.com/ctvault/.
           73, Dick, W2YE   Want to advertise PC with FM radio: Pentuim PI with 40MRAM. – AI2P

WEBSITES

www.qcwa.org Quarter Century Wireless Association www.qsl.net/sterling SPARC Website
www.amateurradio-far.org FAR Website
www.groups.yahoo.com/group/k4nva
www.arrl.org/divisions/roanoke/ ARRL Roanoke Division
www.wage.com WAGE Radio, Leesburg, VA
http://nist.time.gov NIST time site
http://spaceflight.nasa.gov/realdata/tracking/index.html International Space Station tracking information   HAMFESTS 22 Feb 2003 + ARA of the Southern Tier
http://www.arast.org NY
 23 Feb 2003 + Greater Buffalo Winter Hamfest
Lancaster ARC http://larc.hamgate.net NY
 23 Feb 2003 + Wireless Association of South Hills
http://www.washarc.org PA   UPCOMING SPARC ACTIVITIES   CONTESTS www.arrl.org/contests http://www.contesting.com/  April, 2003 SP DX RTTY Contest 1200Z, Apr 26 - 1200Z, Apr 27 
Helvetia Contest 1300Z, Apr 26 - 1300Z, Apr 27 
QRP to the Field 1500Z - 2400Z, Apr 26 
Florida QSO Party 1600Z, Apr 26 - 0159Z, Apr 27  1200Z - 2159Z, Apr 27 
Nebraska QSO Party 1700Z, Apr 26 - 1700Z, Apr 27  

May, 2003 

AGCW QRP/QRP Contest 1300Z - 1900Z, May 1 
IPA Contest, CW 0000Z - 2359Z, May 3 
MARAC County Hunters Contest, CW 0000Z, May 3 - 2400Z, May 4 
10-10 Int. Spring Contest, CW 0001Z, May 3 - 2400Z, May 4  Microwave Spring Sprint 0600 - 1300 local, May 3  Indiana QSO Party 1300Z, May 3 - 0500Z, May 4  ARI International DX Contest 2000Z, May 3 - 1959Z, May 4  New England QSO Party 2000Z, May 3 - 0500Z, May 4 and   1300Z - 2400Z, May 4  IPA Contest, SSB 0000Z - 2359Z, May 4  Nevada QSO Party 0000Z, May 10 - 0600Z, May 11  VOLTA WW RTTY Contest 1200Z, May 10 - 1200Z, May 11  Oregon QSO Party 1400Z, May 10 - 0200Z, May 11 
FISTS Spring Sprint 1700Z - 2100Z, May 10 
CQ-M International DX Contest 2100Z, May 10 - 2100Z, May 11 
50 MHz Spring Sprint 2300Z, May 10 - 0300Z, May 11  US Counties QSO Party, SSB 0000Z, May 17 - 2400Z, May 18 
Anatolian RTTY WW Contest 1800Z, May 17 - 2100Z, May 18 
His Maj. King of Spain Contest, CW 1800Z, May 17 - 1800Z, May 18 
Baltic Contest 2100Z, May 17 - 0200Z, May 18  CQ WW WPX Contest, CW 0000Z, May 24 - 2400Z, May 25 
VK-ZL Trans-Tasman Contest, Phone 0800Z - 1400Z, May 24 
QRP ARCI Hootowl Sprint 2000 local - 2400 local, May 25

From SPARC Gap Editor.

Changes to SparC Gap: We will be offering the newsletter in HTML email format and will be posting it on our webpage at http://www.qsl.net/sterling/uf1.htm. Shortly we will only send out newsletter to members who requested it. Please email any comments to pengel@hotmail.com                                            

STERLING PARK AMATEUR RADIO CLUB Call Box 599, Sterling Park, Virginia 20167

SPECIAL EVENTS

www.arrl.org/contests/spev  Hopkinton, MA: Southboro Rod & Gun ARC, W1SRG. 0000Z-2400Z Apr 21. Norman, OK: South Canadian ARS, W5NOR. 1500Z-2300Z Apr 26. Piscataway, NJ: Piscataway Amateur Radio Club, K2VOA. 0000Z-2400Z Apr 26. Farmville, NC: Brightleaf ARC, W4AMC. 1200-2400Z Apr 26 - 1200-1800Z Apr 27. Lexington, KY: Bluegrass BSA Council, AG4LB. 0000Z Apr 26-1800Z Apr 27. Jacksonville, TX: Cherokee Cnty/Texas ARC, K5JVL. 1800Z Apr 26-1800Z Apr 27. Manitowoc, WI: USS Cobia Radio Club/Mancorad Radio Club, N9BQV. 1400Z Apr 26-2200Z Apr 27. Marion, IN: Grant County ARC, W9EBN. 1700Z-2200Z Apr 27. Wells County, IN: Grant County ARC, W9EBN. 1700Z-2200Z Apr 27. Mt Clemens, MI: Utica Shelby Emergency Communications Association, W8A. 1200Z-1700Z Apr 27. Mentor, OH: Lake County ARA, N8BC. 1400Z Apr 28-0200Z May 11. HYPERLINK Aquinah, MA: Fall River ARC, W1ACT. 1400Z May 2-1700Z May 4. Smithfield, NC: Triangle East ARA, WA4UQC. 1500-2300Z May 3-1500-2300Z May 4. Liberty, MS: Southwest Mississippi ARC, KD5QNC. 1500Z-2200Z May 3. Louisville, KY: Amateur Radio Transmitting Society, W4CN. 1100Z-1600Z May 3. Peekskill/Cortlandt, NY: Peekskill/Cortlandt ARA, N2T. 1300Z-1900Z May 3. Richmond, KY: Eastern Amateur Radio Society, KE4YVD. 1600Z-2200Z May 3. Richmond, RI: Pawtuxet Valley ARC, WA1USA. 1300Z-2100Z May 3. Springfield, OH: Westcott Wireless Preservation Association, W8AGA. 1400Z-2200Z May 3. Batesburg-Leesville, SC: Ridge ARC, W4RRC. 1300Z-2200Z May 10. Washington, DC: Federal Bureau of Investigation ARA, K3FBI. 1300Z-2200Z May 10. Fairmont, WV: Montaineer ARC, W8SP. 0000Z May 10-2400Z May 11. Springfield, MO: Southwest Missouri ARC, K0S. 1500Z May 10-2400Z May 11. Fairfield, CT: Fairfield ARA, WB1CQO. 1400Z May 10-2000Z May 11. Sioux Falls, SD: Sioux Empire ARC, W0ZWY. 1400Z May 16-2200Z May 17. Dayton, OH: Centerville ARS, K2BSA. 1700Z May 16-1300Z May 18. Dayton, OH: Dayton ARA, W8BI. 1300Z May 16-1700Z May 18. High Point, NJ: Sussex County Amateur Radio Club, W2LV. 1200Z-2400Z May 17. Wheaton, IL: DuPage Amateur Radio Club, W9DUP. 1600Z-2300Z May 17. Chehalis, WA: Chehalis Valley ARS, W7A. 1200Z May 23-0300Z May 24..