8 Octoberr 2020
SPARC
Activities 2020-2021
(Black print - Club Meetings, Green -
Club Activities, Purple -
Club Contesting)
5 August 2020 (Wednesday) on-line
meeting (19 members and guests present)
Refreshments: Bring your own.
Activity: "Show and Tell" - all bring in ham-related item and
tell about it.
Annual Ham Radio Stuff Exchange
Club Business:
Tech-Ten-Talk:
2 September 2020 (Wednesday)
Club Meeting (On-Line) (16 members and guests present)
Refreshments:
Presentation: Nathaniel Frissell, W2NAF, on "Personal Space Weather
Station" (Presentation)
Club Business: Discuss 2020-2021 Activity Calendar
Discuss Sterlingfest Special Event Station
Tech-Ten-Talk:
20 September 2020 (Sunday) Stand-In (9 members
present)
1300 at Claude Moore Park Visitor Center
Pictures ( Picture 1 Picture 2
Picture 3
Picture 4
) by Kevin, W4KLS
7 October 2020 - (Wednesday) Club
Meeting (On-Line) (29 members and guests present)
Refreshments:
Presentation: Frank Bauer, KA3HDO, "Future of ARISS and Other
Amateur Radio in Space Projects"
(Video of Presentation) (Presentation
in .PDF)
Club Business: Discussion of SPARC participation in upcoming
contests
Initial discussion of VA QSO Party rules
Tech-Ten-Talk:
18 October 2020 (Sunday) Stand-In (10 members and
guests attended)
1300 at Claude Moore Park Visitor Center
24 - 25 October 2020 CQ WW DX Contest SSB
7-9 November 2020
ARRL November Sweepstakes - CW
4 November 2020 Wednesday
Club Meeting (On-Line)(23 members and
guests attended)
Refreshments:
Presentation: Bob Bruninga, WB4APR, "Energy and Emergency
Power for the Ham"
(Video of
Presentation) (Presentation in PDF)
Club Business: Finalize VA QSO Party rules.
Tech-Ten-Talk:
15 November 2020 (Sunday) Stand-In (7 attendees)
1300 at Claude Moore Park Visitor Center
21-23 November
2020 ARRL November Sweepstakes - Phone
28 - 29 November 2020 CQ
WW DX Contest CW
2 December 2020 Club Meeting (On-Line)(16 members
and guests attended)
Refreshments:
Activity: "Show and Tell"
Club Business: Review VA QSO Party status.
Tech-Ten-Talk:
20 December 2020 (Sunday) Stand-In (9 members and guests
attended)
1300 at Claude Moore Park Visitor Center
4-6 December 2020 ARRL 160M Contest
12 - 13 December 2020 ARRL 10 Meter Contest
6 January 2021 Wednesday
Club Meeting (On-Line)
Refreshments:
Presentation: Luci Finucan "A Top to Bottom Virtual Tour of the
Green Bank Radio Telescope"
(Video of Presentation)
Club Business: Annual dues collection
Group Photo
Review VA QSO Party status.
Discuss February Tech class and exam
Tech-Ten-Talk:
?? 1-2 February 2020 General Class
License Class
3 February 2021 Wednesday Club
Meeting
Refreshments:
Presentation: Jay Diepenbrock, KM4EP, on The IEEE MOVE truck,
a Disaster Response and STEM vehicle."
PDF of Presentation
Club Business: Initial coordination for VA QSO Party, organize
club station, etc.
Final coordination for February
license class and examination.
Tech-Ten-Talk:
21-22 February 2021 ARRL International
DX Contest - CW
6-7 March 2021 ARRL International DX Contest
- Phone
3 March 2021 Wednesday Club
Meeting (18 members and guests attended)
Refreshments:
Presentation: Michael Burnette, AF7KB will present “How to Hammer
Your Next Ham Exam”
Club Business: Final coordination for VA QSO Party, organize
club station, etc.
Tech-Ten-Talk
TBD March 2020 License Examination
Session
20-21 March 2020 VA QSO Party
27 - 28 March
2021 CQ WPX - SSB
7 April 2021 Wednesday
Club Meeting (21 attendees)
Refreshments: John, W4XWT
Presentation: John Pinckney, W3XWT, returns for his third talk
“Numbers Stations: An Audience of One?”
Club Business: VQP summary
Herndon Festival
Field Day
Tech-Ten-Talk
Cancelled April 2020 Virginia QSO Party
Log Scoring at NQ4K QTH
5 May 2021 Club Meeting (18 attendees)
Refreshments:
Presentations: Tom Brownlee, AF2D, will take us “Behind The
Scenes of the Berryville Hamfest”
Video of Presentation
Screenshot of Participants
Club Business: Coordination for Field Day
Discussion of support for Herndon Fest and Race.
Nomination of Officers
Tech-Ten-Talk
POSTPONED UNTIL 9 OCT 21 Sterling Fest
in Sterling, Virginia (Club participation TBD)
29- 30 May 2021 CQ
WPX - CW
CANCELLED May 2020 Herndon
Festival SPARC Booth
CANCELLED May 2020 Herndon
Festival 5/10K Marathon Races
2 June 2021 Club Meeting (16 attendees)
Refreshments:
Presentation: Carl, K9LA, on "Solar Cycles and Propagation" (https://k9la.us/)
Video of Presentation
Presentation slides
Club Business: Coordination for Field Day
Election of Officers
Tech-Ten-Talk:
12 June 2021
Manassas Hamfest:- Tailgate Only on Grass Field
Presentation of Virginia QSO Party Plaques
26-27 June 2021 ARRL Field Day
July 2020 Club Meeting Virtual (17 attendees)
Refreshments:
Presentation: John, W3XWT, on "Numbers Stations."
Club Business: Discussion of Annual Pizza Party
Tech-Ten-Talk: Kevin, W4KLS, brief demo of the Yaesu FT 991A
4 August 2021
Annual Pizza Party
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