5 August
2009 Annual Pizza Party @ Joe's in Sterling
2 September 2009 Club Meeting (16 members
attended)
Refreshments:
Gordon, NQ4K
Activity:
"Show and Tell" - all bring in
ham-related item and tell about it.
Code Speed Contest
Club Business: Membership Meeting
Discuss & organize Special
Event
Station
@
The
Herndon
Train
Depot, Bill McCourt, WF1L
Organize
Sterlingfest
Special
Event
Station
Discuss
2009-2010
Activity Calendar
12 September
2009 SPARC Special Event Station @ The Herndon Train Depot, Bill
McCourt, WF1L
7 October 2009 Club
Meeting (16 members present)
Refreshments:
Bud,
W4KSN
Presentation:
Dick,
W2YE.
DX
Packetcluster
Club
Business: Final discussion of Sterlingfest Special Event Station
Discussion
of SPARC
participation in upcoming contests,
Initial
discussion of VA
QSO Party rules
10 October 2009 2009
Sterling Fest in Sterling,
Virginia
24-25
October 2009
CQ WW DX Contest SSB
4 November
2009
Club Meeting (18 members present)
Refreshments:
Dick,
W2YE
Presentation:
Gordon,
NQ4K,
presents
a
few
ICOM videos.
Club
Business: Review of club participation in
contests.
Finalize
VA QSO Party rules.
7-8 November
2009 ARRL
November
Sweepstakes (CW)
21-22
November 2009
ARRL November
Sweepstakes (Phone)
28-29
November 2009
CQ WW DX Contest CW
2
December 2009 Club Meeting (19 members and 2 visitors
present)
Refreshments:
Henry,
K2BFY
Presentation:
Chaz
Holland
and
Tom
Woolman
(KJ4JWO) discuss The Virginia Defense Force
Club
Business: Review VA QSO Party status.
12-13
December 2009
ARRL 10
Meter Contest
6 January 2010 Club Meeting
(18 members present)
Refreshments:
Duane,
K4UW,
and
Gary,
K4SRX
Presentation:
Ham Gift Exchange - Show and Tell
Club
Business: Annual dues collection
Review
VA
QSO
Party
status.
3 February 2010 Club
Meeting (14 members present)
Refreshments:
Red,
N3TG
Presentation:
Dick,
W2YE, presents the K5D, Desecheo, video.
Club
Business: Initial coordination for VA QSO
Party,
organize club station, etc.
20-21
February 2010
ARRL International DX Contest (CW)
6-7 March
2010
ARRL International DX Contest (Phone)
3 March
2010 Club Meeting (20 members present)
Refreshments:
Mark,
KI4OBT
Presentation:
Frank
Gentges,
K0BRAdiscusses
Software
Defined
Radio
(SDR)
Club
Business: Final coordination for VA QSO
Party,
organize club station, etc.
20-21 March
2010 VA QSO Party
7 April
2010 Club Meeting (18 members present)
Refreshments:
Eric,
AJ4LN
Presentation:
No presentation
Club
Business: Initial coordination for Herndon Festival
Discussion of improvements for Field Day
Call
for
nominations for Club Officers for 2010-2011 year.
5
May
2010 Club Meeting (16 members present)
Refreshments:
Bill,
WF1L
Presentation:
Mike
Gray, Plans Chief, VA Department of Emergency Management/Virginia
Emergency Operations Center, will provide a presentation on
"Virginia Emergency Operations Center and Amateur Radio."
Club
Business: Coordination for Field Day
Coordination for Herndon Festival
Nomination of
Officers
2 June 2010
Club
Meeting (16 members present)
Refreshments:
Bruce,
KJ4MFF
Presentation:
No presentation.
Club
Business: Final coordination for Field
Day
Coordination for
VQP Awards Ceremony
Election of
Officers
5 June 2010 Herndon
Festival in Herndon, VA
6 June 2010 Herndon Festival. Marathon
Race, Herndon VA
13 June
2010 Manassas
Hamfest: Presentation
of Virginia QSO
Party Plaques
26-27
June
2010
ARRL Field Day
July
2010 No Meeting
4 August 2010 Annual Pizza Party