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Amateur Radio Club
P.O.Box 1033
Lancaster, Pa. 17608-1033

 
Activities and Events

Community Events

SPARC supports several community service projects by providing communications for special events.  This typically involves staffing a station along the route of a parade or walk to report on progress.   This provides an important service to the sponsors of the event by helping to .  It also provides an opportunity to practice communicating in a non-critical setting.  Following is the most current calendar of events.  For more details, or if you wish to participate, please contact the person listed for each event.
 

Date
Event
Details and contact info
Spring Event
usually in April
Walk America meet at Burle Industries parking lot 1000 New Holland Ave. Lancaster, Pa
Setup starts at noon; the event starts at 1:00 
Contact Rick Watson for more information
Spring Event
usually in May
MS Walk meet behind the Universal Racquet Club
Setup starts at noon; the event starts at 1:00
Contact Rick Watson for more information
7 Jun Firemans' Convention Columbia, PA
28-29 Jun  Field Day  Setup starts on Friday evening
Field day runs from 8:00 am Saturday through 8:00 am Sunday
Teardown is on Sunday afternoon 
Contact SPARC for more information









 




Contests

Many SPARC members are avid contesters.
 

Date
Event
Details and contact info


 

 












 




VE Testing

SPARC regularly provides examinations for the various classes of license.  These are held on the third Thursday of every other month at 19:00 hours (7:00 pm).  Meet at the Lancaster County Emergency Training Center which is located on Champ Rd off or RT-283 West of Lancaster near the Salunga Exit.
Persons desiring testing must be in the lobby by 1845 hours, or 6:45 PM.  For more information regarding testing, contact James "Yogi" Bear.  The test dates for 2007 are as follows:
 
February 15 April 19 June 21 August 16 October 18 December 20

TI&E Program

At each regular meeting SPARC provides a technical program which presents some aspect of radio.  Recent presentations have included

Future programs are planned and will be announced soon.
 
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Presenter
Event
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