Next Meeting: Monday, January 21, 2002 8:00 PM At the Sterling Community Center Annex. Contact Bill Lorentz, KS4II, at 703-444-6341 or ks4ii@arrl.net.
Presentation: ARRL Video: "Your Headquarters at Work"
Refreshments: Jim Purks, KF4PQL
ARRL VIRGINIA SECTION ELECTION
The ARRL Virginia Section Election ballots were sent out the first week
of this month. All ARRL members are reminded to make sure you vote in
this important election. Only 38% of the ARRL members voted in the last
VA Section election. I would encourage you to consider Carl, W4CAC, as
Section Manager (SM). Carl is the current SM and was the Section
Traffic Manager (STM) until last March when he was appointed SM by the
ARRL. He has done a great job as SM in very difficult circumstances.
Please see www.arrlva.org and www.aresva.org for more information on
the Virginia Section.
John W4IM
1st VP Rappahannock Valley ARC
VA ACC
HAMFESTS
January 27, 2002, Maryland Mobileers ARC, Odenton, MD
February 10, 2002, Frostfest, Richmond, VA
March 3, 2002, Winterfest, Annandale, VA
April 6 & 7, 2002 Maryland State Convention, Timonium, MD
UPCOMING SPARC ACTIVITIES
2002 Virginia QSO Party March 16 & 17, 2002
ARRL Field Day June 22 & 23, 2002
Reminder.....2002 Membership
fees are now due!!
Please fill out a SPARC membership application with your updated
information and return it along with your dues to Treasurer Ray
Mullins, KD4RSL at the next meeting.
WEBSITES
www.qcwa.org Quarter Century Wireless Association www.qsl.net/sterling
SPARC Website
www.amateurradio-far.org FAR Website
http://www.stanford.edu/group/pandegroup Stanford University
distributed computer research site
www.arrl.org/divisions/roanoke/ ARRL Roanoke Division Home Page
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
CONTESTS
www.arrl.org/contests
Kansas QSO Party--1800Z Jan 26-1800Z Jan 27 on any band and mode.
Vermont QSO Party--CW/Phone, sponsored by the Central Vermont Amateur
Radio Club, 0000Z Feb 2 to 2400Z Feb 3.
New Hampshire QSO Party--CW/Phone, sponsored by the ARRL of New
Hampshire, 0000Z Feb 2 to 2400Z Feb 3.
Minnesota QSO Party - CW/Phone - co-sponsored by several groups,
1400-2359Z Feb 2.
FYBO (Freeze Your B____ Off) Winter QRP Field Day--CW, sponsored by the
AZ ScQRPions 1400Z Feb 2-0200Z Feb 3.
Delaware QSO Party--CW/Phone, sponsored by the First State ARC (FSARC),
1700Z Feb 2 to 0500Z Feb 3 and 1300Z Feb 3 to 0100Z Feb 4.
Utah QSO Party/Olympics QSO Party--CW/Phone, sponsored by the Utah DX
Club, 0000Z Feb 9 until 0000Z Feb 11.
Winter 6-Meter Contest--CW/Phone, sponsored by the Six Club, 2300Z Feb
8-0300Z Feb 11.
SPECIAL EVENTS
www.arrl.org/contests/spev
Boise, ID: Voice of Idaho, W7BOI. 1600Z Jan 25 to 2400Z Jan 26. Olympic
Torch Relay through Boise. 28.380 14.293 7.225. QSL. Richard Dees,
22765 W Sandalwood Dr, Meridian, ID 83642.
San Diego, CA: Challenger Middle School ARC, KI6YG. 1500Z to 2400Z Jan
28. Commemorating the 16th anniversary of the Challenger tragedy.
146.52 28.350 21.350 14.250. QSL. Frank Forrester, KI6YG, Challenger
Middle School, 10810 Parkdale Ave, San Diego, CA 92126.
Punxsutawney, PA: Punxsutawney Area Amateur Radio Club, K3HWJ. 1400Z
to 2100Z Feb 2. Commemorating Groundhog Day 2002. 14.240 7.240 7.125.
Certificate. Sherman Hollopeter, W3QOS, Box 20 216 E Main St, Big Run,
PA 15715.
Grantsville, UT: West Desert ARC (W7EO), W7U. 0000Z Feb 8 to 0000Z Feb
24. 2002 Winter Olympic Games. 28.400 21.300 14.250 3.768. QSL. W7EO,
PO Box 98, Grantsville, UT 84029.