26 May 2019
SPARC
Activities 2018-2019
(Black print - Club Meetings, Green -
Club Activities, Purple -
Club Contesting)
July 2018: No
meeting
1 August 2018 Annual Pizza Party
(7PM at Joe's Pizzeria, 22360 S. Sterling Blvd. http://www.joespizzaria.com)
5 September 2018 Club Meeting (30 members and
guests present)
Refreshments: Mary, KK4HMX, and Earl,/KB0NRK
Activity: Second Annual Ham Radio Stuff Exchange
"Show and Tell" - all bring in ham-related item and tell about it.
Club Business: Discuss 2018-2019 Activity Calendar
Discuss Sterlingfest Special Event Station
Tech-Ten-Talk: Steve, KN4BGW, "EM Waves (Extra Exam Questions)"
22-23 September 2018 Technician Class
License Class
23 September 2018 License
Examination Session
3 October 2018 - Club Meeting (18 members and guests present)
Refreshments: Bill, K4UPE
Presentation: Earl, KB0NRK, "Emergency Communications Backup
Power"
Club Business: Discussion of SPARC participation in upcoming
contests
Initial discussion of VA QSO Party rules
Tech-Ten-Talk: Tod, KN4BGX, Amateur Extra Exam "E-M-E transmission"
6 October 2018 2018 Sterling Fest in
Sterling, Virginia (Cancelled)
27 - 28 October 2018 CQ WW DX Contest SSB
3 - 5 November
2018 ARRL November Sweepstakes - CW
7 November 2018 Club Meeting (Room Confirmed)
(29 members and guests present)
Refreshments: Tod, KN4BGX
Presentation: Mike, WB8RDN, "Puerto Rico with the Red Cross"
Club Business: Finalize VA QSO Party rules.
Update on Foxhunt
Tech-Ten-Talk: Steve, KN4BGW, on EM Propagation
17 November 2017 (Tentative)
Foxhunt at Claude Moore Park (Cancelled)
17 - 19
November 2018 ARRL November Sweepstakes - Phone
24 - 25 November 2018 CQ
WW DX Contest CW
5 December 2018 Club Meeting (Room confirmed) (24
members and guests present)
Refreshments: Steve, KN4BGW
Presentation: Mike K3MT, will introduce and answer
questions about the K3AW antenna video.
Club Business: Review VA QSO Party status.
Tech-Ten-Talk: Tod, KN4BGX on EM Propagation
8 - 9 December 2018 ARRL 10 Meter
Contest
2 January 2019 Club Meeting (Room
confirmed) (28 members and guests present)
Refreshments: Red, N3TG
Activity: Gift Exchange and "Show and Tell"
Club Business: Annual dues collection
Group Photo
Review VA QSO Party status.
Discuss February Tech class and exam
Tech-Ten-Talk: Jim, N4FAF, on Echolink
6 February 2019 Club Meeting (Room confirmed)
Refreshments: Rich, KM4WNT
Presentation: Tim Duffy, K3LR, "World Radio Team Championship
in Germany" Tim is from DX Engineering and the presentation will be
via Skype.
Club Business: Initial coordination for VA QSO Party, organize
club station, etc.
Final coordination for February
license class and examination.
Tech-Ten-Talk: Steve, KN4BGW, "DIY hammocan"
16 -17 February 2019 ARRL International
DX Contest - CW
2 - 3 March 2019
Technician Class License Class
3 March 2019 License
Examination Session
2 - 3 March 2019
ARRL International DX Contest - Phone
6 March 2019 Club Meeting (29 members and guests
present)
Refreshments: Eric, AJ4LN
Presentation: Gordon, NQ4K, Virginia QSO Party
Club Business: Final coordination for VA QSO Party, organize
club station, etc.
Tech-Ten-Talk Steve, KN4BGW, "Spectrum Analyzer"
16-17 March 2019 VA QSO Party
3 April 2019 Club Meeting (31 members and guests
present)
Refreshments: Duane, K4UW
Presentation: Riley Hollingsworth, K4ZDH, "Volunteer
Monitoring Program"
Club Business: VQP summary
Herndon Festival
Field Day
Tech-Ten-Talk: Steve, KN4BGW, "Vint Hill Farm Museum"
20 April 2019 Virginia
QSO Party Log Scoring at NQ4K QTH - Cancelled
1 May 2019 Club Meeting (26 members and guests
present)
Refreshments: Bill, K4UPE
Presentations: John Pinckney, W3XWT, "From
Crystal to Digital {Almost) A Century of Washington Television”
Club Business: Coordination for Field Day
Discussion of support for Herndon Fest and Race.
Nomination of Officers
Tech-Ten-Talk: Tod, KN4BGX, Extra Class "Optical Components"
1 June 2019 Herndon
Festival Booth (Cancelled)
2 June 2019
5/10K Races at Herndon Festival
5 June 2019 Club Meeting (31 members
and guests present)
Refreshments: Amit, WY2Z
Presentation: Mike, WB8RDN, "ARRL ARES and Red Cross
Amateur Radio Demo"
Club Business: Coordination for Field Day
Election of Officers
Tech-Ten-Talk: Steve, KN4BGW: "Visit to W2YE Radio Shack"
15 June 2019
Manassas Hamfest: Presentation of Virginia QSO Party Plaques
22 - 23 June 2019 ARRL Field Day
July 2019 No Meeting
7 August 2019 Annual Pizza Party
Previous Year Activities
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2016-2017 Club Activities
2015-2016 Club Activities
2014-2015 Club Activities
2013-2014 Club Activities
2012-2013 Club Activities
2011-2012 Club Activities
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2008-2009 Club Activities
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