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Next Meeting: Monday, September 16, 2002 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 Open house.
Refreshments: KC4ATU
General PRESIDENTS THOUGHTS
I want to thank everyone for giving me this opportunity to serve as your president for the upcoming year. The officers will do our best to provide the type of Club you want. But, we need your input. Any thoughts or ideas for programs or activities you have, please give them to either myself or Gordon.
The turnout for the August pizza party was a good one. I enjoyed seeing all who were there.
Mark you calendars for Monday November 18, Dennis Bodson, W4PWF, our Roanoke Division Director will be with us to give his State of the ARRL and the Roanoke Division Address. Have your questions ready as he will answer any and all. This has always been a very informative meeting.
I hope to see everyone at the September Open House on Monday the 16th. As our custom, there is no business meeting at this time, just a good time to catch up on what everyone has been doing all summer. If you have built or purchased a new toy, BRING IT TO SHOW.
Along this line, many of you were looking forward to seeing my new Argonaut V from Ten-Tec. Well, the shipping date has been moved up to the middle of September, so you have to wait until October. The show and tell I hope becomes a part of all meetings.
We are working on a new operating event/contest for just club members. Will have all the information for you next month. Can’t let it all out.
Hope to see you all Monday night.
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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 Home Page www.wage.com WAGE Radio, Leesburg, VA http://nist.time.gov NIST time site http://spaceflight.nasa.gov/realdata/tracking/index.ht ml International Space Station tracking information
HAMFESTS Sept 09-15 Hamfest: New York - Bethpage
UPCOMING SPARC ACTIVITIES Open House. Virginia Beach Hamfest September 28 and 29. Anyone like to help man the QSL Bureau table? It's at a new location this year, Pembroke Mall. Please contact Dick.
CONTESTS www.arrl.org/contests http://www.contesting.com/ YLRL Howdy Days 1400Z, Sep 11 - 0200Z, Sep 13 WAE DX Contest, SSB 0000Z, Sep 14 - 2359Z, Sep 15 ARRL Sept VHF QSO Party 1800Z, Sep 14 - 0300Z, Sep 16 North American Sprint, SSB 0000Z - 0400Z, Sep 15 Tennessee QSO Party 1800Z, Sep 15 - 0100Z, Sep 16 AGB NEMIGA Contest 2100Z - 2300Z, Sep 20 ARRL 10 GHz Cumulative Contest 0600 local - 2400 local, Sep 21 and 0600 local - 2400 local, Sep 22 SARL VHF/UHF Contest 1000Z, Sep 21 - 1000Z, Sep 22 Scandinavian Activity Cont, CW 1200Z, Sep 21 - 1200Z, Sep 22 Collegiate QSO Party 1200Z, Sep 21 - 0400Z, Sep 22 Washington State Salmon Run 1600Z, Sep 21 - 0700Z, Sep 22 and 1600Z - 2400Z, Sep 22 Panama Anniversary Contest 1200Z - 2359Z, Sep 22 Fall QRP Homebrewer Sprint 0000Z - 0400Z, Sep 23 CQ/RJ WW DX Contest, RTTY 0000Z, Sep 28 - 2400Z, Sep 29 Scandinavian Activity Cont, SSB 1200Z, Sep 28 - 1200Z, Sep 29 Texas QSO Party 1400Z, Sep 28 - 0200Z, Sep 29 and 1400Z - 2000Z, Sep 29 Louisiana QSO Party 1400Z, Sep 28 - 0200Z, Sep 29 and 1400Z - 2000Z, Sep 29 Anatolian DX Contest 1600Z, Sep 28 - 2400Z, Sep 29 a Alabama QSO Party 1800Z - 2400Z, Sep 28 October, 2002 SARL 80-Meter QSO Party 1700Z - 2000Z, Oct 3 TARA PSK31 Rumble 0000Z - 2400Z, Oct 5 Oceania DX Contest, Phone 0800Z, Oct 5 - 0800Z, Oct 6
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From SPARC Gap Editor. This is the first print from a new editor. As our president (KC4ATU) requested, I also need your input to make this news letter useful to you. Any criticisms pos/negative will be appreciated. Please email to pengel@hotmail.com
STERLING PARK AMATEUR RADIO CLUB Call Box 599, Sterling Park, Virginia 20167 |
EU Autumn Sprint, SSB 1500Z - 1859Z, Oct 5 California QSO Party 1600Z, Oct 5 - 2200Z, Oct 6 QCWA QSO Party 1800Z, Oct 5 - 1800Z, Oct 6 Pro CW Contest 0400Z - 0759Z, Oct 6 RSGB 21/28 MHz Contest, SSB 0700Z - 1900Z, Oct 6 YLRL Anniversary Party, CW 1400Z, Oct 9 - 0200Z, Oct 11 10-10 Day Sprint 0001Z - 2400Z, Oct 10 Oceania DX Contest, CW 0800Z, Oct 12 - 0800Z, Oct 13 EU Autumn Sprint, CW 1500Z - 1859Z, Oct 12 Pennsylvania QSO Party 1600Z, Oct 12 - 0500Z, Oct 13 and FISTS Fall Sprint 1700Z - 2100Z, Oct 12 Iberoamericano Contest 2000Z, Oct 12 - 2000Z, Oct 13 North American Sprint, RTTY 0000Z - 0400Z, Oct 13 YLRL Anniversary Party, SSB 1400Z, Oct 16 - 0200Z, Oct 18
SPECIAL EVENTS Parsons, WV: Mountain State Transmitters Amateur Radio Club, W8T. 1400Z-2100Z Sep 1. Annual Tucker County Hick Festival. 14.230 14.050 7.235 7.050. Virginia Beach, VA: Virginia Beach Amateur Radio Club, Inc, W4UG. 1300Z-2200Z Sep 7. 221st Anniversary of the Battle of the Virginia Capes. 28.370 21.370 14.270 7.270 Washington, DC: Deanna Lutz, K4P. 0400Z Sep 11-0400Z Sep 12. Remembering the Pentagon on 9/11. 14.275. Bassett, VA: Ruritan Club of Bassett, W4B. 1100Z-2400Z Sep 14. Bassett Virginia Hertage Day Festable. PSK 14.070 7.070 Phone 20 40 m. Kingwood, WV: Preston County Amateur Radio Operators, W8B. 1400Z Sep 26-0200Z Sep 29. 61st Annual Buckwheat Festival. 40, 20 & 10 m Smithfield, VA: Western Tidewater Radio Association, K4S. 1500Z Sep 28-2100Z Sep 29. 250th Anniversary of the founding of Smithfield, VA. 28.350 21.250 14.250.
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Hope the Holiday was good!!