Sterling
Park Amateur Radio Club (SPARC)
2022 Annual Pizza Party
2022 Annual Pizza Party
The 2022 SPARC Pizza Party was held at Joe's Pizzeria on Wednesday, 3 August 2022. It was attended by 19 members and guests. |
We remember the members who attended the
last, but are not attending this Party. William "Bill"/"Red" Free SK October 2021 Charles "Monte" Whitman SK December 2021 |
We
have come a long way over the past year. We
have restarted our monthly in-person meetings. We
merged the 1-Letter Prefix Incoming QSL Bureau with
our 2-letter Bureau so we now handle all of the 4th
Call Area. We
held the largest Virginia QSO Party ever in March. We started a weekly 2m/Zoom Net meetings on Wednesday evenings. |
 Kevin, W4KLS, coordinated the Pizza Party. He is smiling because he is thinking of all the jokes he is going to tell. |
 The first arrivals. |
 Some more arrivals. |
 The serving line starts. Really good salad and pizza. |
 Kevin, WB0POH, sometimes participates in activities with the Vienna Wireless Society, but we think he really likes SPARC the best. |
 A visitor. |
 Gordon, NQ4K, takes pictures and enjoys talking to people. |
 Carol taking a picture. |
 Mike, WB8RDN, often leads our amateur radio licensing examination sessions and devotes a great amount of time as a Red Cross volunteer. |
 Eric, AJ4LN, our secretary. |
 Heidi came with Eric. |
 Duane, K4UW, is looking very well. |
 Kevin. |
 Jordan came with Kevin. |
 Bud, W4KSN. Being an amateur radio operator goes well with his day job at National Public Radio. |
 Charlie, K3SR, the SPARC treasurer. Kevin, W4KSL, extended a special invitation for Charlie to attend with the SPARC checkbook. |
 Evan, KQ4CI, operates the Ashburn 2M repeater, KI4AD, that we use for our Wednesday evening 2M/Zoom net. |
 Daniel, W5DJV, is probably our youngest active member. He provided and worked the digital station during our ARRL Field Day in June. |
 Evan, KM4SK, is an Incoming QSL Bureau letter manager, our PIO, and our interface with the Virginia Section Leadership. |
 Barry, KD4BK, is a member of the Virginia QSO Party committee. |
 Paul, KK4AIA, is a letter manager and, being a Loudoun County Auxiliary Deputy Sheriff, keeps us straight with the Sheriff's station where we hold our monthly meetings. |
 Jeff, KB4IWD, handles three letters in the Incoming QSL Bureau. |
 Amit, WY2Z, leads our technician license preparatory classes, is a volunteer examiner, and is a QSL Bureau Letter Manager. |
 The long table with people enjoying their meal. |
Pictures provided by Carol, No License Yet; Amit, WY2Z, and Gordon, NQ4K.
