Every year the Sterling
Park Amateur Radio Club participates in the Annual SterlingFest
held in Sterling, Virginia.
We set up an amateur
radio station and operate on-the-air for the duration of the Fest.
It is an excellent way to meet new people at the festival, make
some contacts on the air, and interest passers-by in amateur
radio.
10 Oct 14: The 2014
Sterling Fest SPARC special event station and information booth at
Sterlingfest 2014 on Saturday, 11 October 2014, was cancelled due
to bad weather. Don, KC4RCG, was the
coordinator.
27 Sep 14: The letter from the Sterlingfest Committee
assigning SPARC
booth space.
1 Sep 14: Submitted 2014 Registration Form.
Sterling Fest 2013
11 Oct 13: The 2013
Sterling Fest SPARC booth activity originally scheduled to
be held on Saturday, 12 October 2013, 11 am - 5 pm, was
cancelled due to bad weather.
3 Oct 13: Don, KC4RCG, has updated the plan
for SPARC booth at Sterlingfest.
30 Sep 13: The letter from the Sterlingfest Committee
assigning SPARC
booth space.
27Jul 13: Submitted 2013 Registration Form.
Sterling Fest 2012
The 2012 Sterling Fest was
held on Saturday, 6 October 2012, 11 am - 5 pm.
14 Oct 12: The pictures
from the special event station.
The 2011 Sterling Fest was
held on Saturday, 8 October 2010, 11 am - 5 pm.
10 Oct 11: The pictures
from the special event station.
6 Oct 11: Plan,
based upon conversation at October Club meeting. A change was to
use batteries for power, not a generator.
2 Oct 11: Booth space assignment letter and map.
17 Jul 11: Submitted 2011 Registration Form.
Sterling Fest 2010
The 2010 Sterling Fest was
held on Saturday, 9 October 2010, 11 am - 4 pm.
7 Oct 06: SPARC
participation in Sterlingfest cancelled due to rain.
5 Oct 06: Updated plan
as of the end of the day after a few telephone calls. 4 Oct: Updated plan
as of the end of the monthly SPARC meeting. 2 Oct 06: Updated plan
posted for comment. 23 Aug 06: Draft plan
posted for comment. Special event notice submitted to ARRL
"Sterling, VA: Sterling Park ARC (www.qsl.net/sterling), K4NVA,
1400 7 Oct 06 to 2000 7 Oct 07, Sterlingfest 2006, 14.260 7.240 .
QSL. SPARC, Call Box 599 , Sterling, VA 20167."
Jun 06: Registration form submitted to Sterlingfest Committee.
Sterling Fest 2005
8 Oct 05: Sterlingfest has
been cancelled.
The Sterling Park Amateur Radio Club will participate in the
Annual SterlingFest held
in Sterling , Virginia, to be held this year on Saturday, 8
October, 10 a.m. – 4 p.m, Rain or Shine.
20 Sep 05: A final plan
is available for review and coordination. 15 Sep 05: A draft plan
is available for review and coordination.
15 Sep 05: Special event announcement submitted to ARRL It
will be posted to the ARRL web site soon. "Oct 8,
1400Z-2000Z, Sterling, VA. Sterling Park Amateur Radio Club,
K4NVA. Sterlingfest 2005. 14.260 7.240. QSL. SPARC, Call Box 599,
Sterling, VA 20167. www.qsl.net/sterling. "
Registration form submitted to Sterlingfest committee.
10 Oct 04: The special event station at the 2004 Sterlingfest was
a great success. The weather was temperate and the food was good,
and the propagation was excellent. We had numerous visitors to the
station and a special hit, especially among the younger visitors,
was the practice code ocsillator set which enabled all to try out
CW. We made 50 QSO's on SSB and the 1-watt QRP CW rigs.
Special thanks go to the members of the club who supported the
set-up and operation of the station: Russ, W3RST; Ray,
KD4RSL; Gordon, NQ4K; Forrest, N4UTY; Bill, WF1L, Bill,
KC4ATU; and Dick, W2YE. Several SPARCies also stopped
by to check out the station operation. Jim, AF4MO,
Kevin, W4KLS, Bill, KI4DHY, Duane, K4UW, Jim, KF4PQL,
Linda, K4LDT, and Joe, WB2SAI, contributed to the camaraderie at
the station. At one point, I suspect we had more hams at
Sterlingfest then we normally get at our regular meetings. Russ,
W3RST, took many photographs and we hope to post these here in the
near future.
21 Sep 04: The plan for
the 2004 Sterlingfest is available.
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16 Jul 04: Submitted on-line ARRL/QST Special Event notice.
Jun 04: Registration form submitted to Sterlingfest
committee.
Sterling Fest 2003
The final plan for
the 2003 SPARC Special Event Station.