December
2004

 

NEXT MEETING: Monday, 20 December,  2004  8:00 PM at the Sterling Community Center Annex.


 Contact Gordon (NQ4K) email: nq4k@arrl.net

 

<>PRESENTATION

REFRESHMENTS: Ray, KD4RSL.

 

PRESIDENTS THOUGHTS:


Hi,

The last month went by very fast. Here it is Christmas and I have not  been on the radio very much. Oh, and I have not brought a present for my wife's birthday or for Christmas. Oh well, I think a sign of impending middle age is a certain tendency to delay doing things.


The next SPARC meeting is on Monday, 20 December.


Bill, KC4ATU, reports that the interchange with Route 28 is now open. There are road ghanges in the area so people need to allow more time. 


Jim, KF4PQL, arranged for an invited guest for the meeting.  Dennis Bodson, W4PWF, Director, Roanoke Division, ARRL Field Organization, will join us. I believe that most folks know Dennis, he is an integral part of ham radio in the area. I am looking forward to meeting him again and having an interesting discussion.

The Virginia QSO Party preparations are coming along fine. After the last meeting, Dick, W2YE, helped me to update the rules and we have posted them to our web site. Several plaque sponsors have responded saying they would again support the Virginia QSO party.

Dick, W2YE, has also emailed saying that several club members have participaed in the various contests that have occurred over the past few months. Hopefully we will hear form Dick on oru club participatin in the various events.

Looking forward to seeing you at the meeting.

73,
Gordon

 

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

 

 

UPCOMING SPARC ACTIVITIES


17 January 2005     Club Meeting  

 
CONTESTS


9-20 February 2005     ARRL International DX Contest (CW)

5-6 March 2005     ARRL International DX Contest (Phone)
19-20 March 2005    VA QSO Party


 

OTHER NOTES


None.