Next Meeting: Monday, November
19, 2001 8:00 PM At the Sterling
Community Center Annex. Contact Bill Lorentz, KS4II, at 703- 444-6341
or ks4ii@arrl.net.
Presentation: Bill Rowlett, KC4ATU will lead a discussion on amateur radio operating practices.
Refreshments: Pieter Engelbrecht, KG4NXP
YAHOO CLUB PAGE
Do not forget to check out the K4NVA club page on Yahoo.com and while
you are there register as a club member.
ARRL 2001 Field Day Results
Our latest 2200 point ARRL Field Day efforts landed us about midway in
the 2A category pack. It looks like scores in general were down
slightly from last year. Thanks again to everyone who participated!
Marconi Anniversary
The Society of Newfoundland Radio Amateurs is planning a special
celebration commemorating Marconi's historic trans Atlantic achievement
100 years ago on December 12, complete with special call, certificates
and qsl cards. Details can be seen on SONRA's web page at: www.sonra.ca
UPCOMING SPARC ACTIVITIES
ARRL November Sweepstakes, Phone November 17 - 19
2002 Virginia QSO Party March 16 & 17, 2002
CONTESTS
November 17 - 19
ARRL November Sweepstakes, Phone
North American Collegiate ARC Championship, Phone
LZ DX Contest, CW
November 24 - 25
CQ WW DX Contest, CW
W1AW Qualifying Runs
December 1 - 3
Tennessee QSO Party
TARA RTTY Sprint
Holiday Spirits Homebrew CW Sprint
December 7 - 9
ARRL 160-Meter Contest
SPECIAL EVENTS
November 23 - 24
Gold Rock Ranch-Glamis, CA, Yuma ARC
December 1 - 2
SKYWARN Recognition Day, Upton, NY, National Weather Service/ARRL
Civil Air Patrol 60th Anniversary, New York, NY
December 7 - 8
City of Massillon Quinseptuacennial, Massillon, OH
Oglebay Park Festival of Lights, Wheeling, WV
HAMFESTS
February 10, 2002, Frostfest Quinton, VA
January 27, 2002, Maryland Mobileers ARC, Pasadena, MD
March 3, 2002, Winterfest, Bristow, VA
April 6 & 7, 2002 Maryland State Convention, Timonium, MD WEBSITES
www.arrl.org/divisions/roano ke/ ARRL Roanoke Division Home Page
www.qsl.net/sterling SPARC Website
www.amateurradio-far.org FAR Website
www.qcwa.org Quarter Century Wireless Association
www.wage.com WAGE Radio, Leesburg, VA
http://nist.time.gov NIST time site