27 April 2016
SPARC
Activities 2015-2016
(Black print - Club Meetings, Green -
Club Activities, Purple -
Club Contesting)
July 2015: No
meeting
5 August 2015 Annual Pizza Party
2 September 2015 Club Meeting (21 members and guests present)
Refreshments: Dick, W2YE
Activity: "Show and Tell" - all bring in ham-related item and
tell about it.
Club Business: Discuss 2015-2016 Activity Calendar
Discuss Sterlingfest Special Event Station
12-13 September 2015 Technician Class License
Class
13 September 2015 License
Examination Session
27 September 2015 Foxhunt at Claude
Moore Park
7 October 2015 - Wednesday Club Meeting (22 members and guests
present)
Refreshments: Gordon, NQ4K
Presentation: Paul Bock, K4MSG, discusses "Beginner's Guide to
Small-station EME." Click
for Presentation
Club Business: Discussion of SPARC participation in upcoming
contests
Initial discussion of VA QSO Party rules
10 October 2015 2015 SterlingFest in
Sterling, Virginia
24-25 October 2015 CQ WW DX Contest SSB
7-9 November 2015 ARRL November
Sweepstakes (CW)
4 November 2015 Club Meeting (21 members and guests present)
Refreshments: Paul, K4PDF
Presentation: Ross, KM4HIL, discusses "Thrifty Amateur Radio" (in .pptx
format (132 MB), in .pdf
format (3 MB))
Club Business: Finalize VA QSO Party rules.
Discuss plans for Herndon Caboose Special Event Station - Identify
SPARC coordinator
21-23 November 2015 ARRL November
Sweepstakes (Phone)
28-29 November 2015 CQ WW DX Contest CW
2 December 2015 Club Meeting (26 members and guests present)
Refreshments: Monte, KV4KS
Presentation: Keith, KB3TCB, presents an "Update on HSMM-MESH
or Broadband-Hamnet" (in
.pdf format)
Club Business: Foxhunt Award Ceremony
Review VA
QSO Party status.
Review
plans for Herndon Caboose Special Event Station
12 December 2015 Special Event
Station in Caboose at Annual Herndon Holiday Train Show
12-13 December 2015 ARRL 10 Meter
Contest
6 January 2016 Club Meeting (22 members and guests
present)
Refreshments: Red, N3TG
Activity: Gift Exchange and "Show and Tell"
Club Business: Annual dues collection
Group
Photo (in jpg format)
Review VA QSO Party status.
Discuss February Tech class and exam
3 February 2016 Club Meeting (29 members and guests present)
Refreshments: Bill, K4UPE
Presentation: Steve, KS1G, on "Satellite Operation" (in
.PDF format)
Club Business: Initial coordination for VA QSO Party, organize
club station, etc.
Final coordination for February license class and examination.
20-21 February 2016 ARRL International
DX Contest (CW)
20 February - 21 February 2016 Technician
Class License Class
21 February 2016 License Examination Session
2 March 2016 Club Meeting (27 members and guests present)
Refreshments: Eric, AJ4LN
Presentation: Presentation: Charlie, K3SR, Raspberry
Pi (in
.PDF format)
Rob, W4VRD,
Dayton hamvention (in
.PDF format)
Gordon, NQ4K Club
survey by Marty, NV3H (in
.PDF format)
Gordon, NQ4K, Virginia QSO Party presentation (go to VA QSO Party folder)
Club Business: Final coordination for VA QSO Party, organize
club station, etc.
5-6 March 2016 ARRL International DX
Contest (Phone)
19-20 March 2016 VA QSO Party
6 April 2016 Club Meeting (18 members present)
Refreshments: Blair, KC9BBW
Presentation: Blair, KC9BBW, on "JT65/JT9/WSJT Weak Signal
Operations" (in .PDF
format)
Club Business: VQP summary -
Herndon Festival 4-5 June 2016
Field Day 24-25 June 2016
23 April 2016 Virginia QSO Party Log Scoring
at NQ4K QTH
4 May 2016 Club Meeting (25 members and guests present)
Refreshments: Jason, W4JAL
Presentations: Dave, K7HMP/4, "Telegraph 101" and his
telegraph collection. (Picture)
Club Business: Coordination for Field Day
Discussion of support for Herndon Fest and Race.
Nomination of Officers
1 June 2016 Club Meeting (30 members and guests present)
Refreshments: Duane, K4UW
Presentation: Rob, W4VRD, on D-Star Picture
Presentation
Club Business: Final coordination for Field Day
Coordination for VQP Awards Ceremony
Election of Officers
4 June 2016 Herndon Festival
5 June 2016 Marathon Race, Herndon VA
19 June 2016 At 0900, Manassas Hamfest:
Presentation of Virginia QSO Party Plaques
25-26 June 2016 ARRL Field Day
July 2016 No Meeting
3 August 2016 Annual Pizza Party
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