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VE  A.R.S. License Testing

SPARC members and others, participate in administering examinations for the all current
classes of license.
These are held on the third Thursday of every even numbered months.
Meet at the Lancaster County Emergency Training Center which is located on
 Champ Rd off  
RT-283 West of Lancaster near the Salunga Exit.
Persons desiring testing
must be in the lobby by 1845 hours, or 6:45 PM.    Walk-ins accepted.

For more information regarding testing  contact   Carlos Rivera - WV3Y  (717)-569-2984 
or
Email:  crivera1555@comcast.net      Alternate contact:  Dave  Pyne N3LOM . 
Testing fee per session is $15.00 as of Jan 1,2011.
  The test months are as follows:

Third Thursdays 2011 & 2012


February 16th 2012 0
April 19th 2012 X
June 21st 2012
August 16th 2012
October 18th 2012
December 20th 2012

Lancaster County Public Safty Training  Center - Click on map.
VE TESTING SITE.
Here in  Lancaster County, testing sessions are held at the Lancaster County Public Safety Training Center.  Click on  map. 


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Community & Club 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.  Ckeck the latest issue of QRZNews downloaded  from QRZNews Archive for club actvities.
 

Date
Event
Details and contact info

RACES
Meetings
  2012

Third Thursdays.

April 19th 2012 X

June 21st 2012

August 16th 2012

October 18th 2012

December 20th 2012

Lancaster County RACES Meetings are held
at the Lancaster County Training Center,
unless otherwise announced. Time: 7:oo PM
Monitor 145.310 MHz for announcements.
Map of the Lancaster County Training Center

Lancaster County Public Safty Training  Center - Click on map.
VE TESTING SITE.
Here in  Lancaster County, testing sessions are held at the
 Lancaster County Public Safety Training Center.  Click on  map. 
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Spring Event
usually in April
Walk America       

Spring Event April 2012 done
MS Walk ,Lancaster, PA.
Begins and ends at Clipper Magazine Stadium , Lancaster,PA
Notify Rick, N3SWJ, of your desire to participate,
reach Rick at n3swj@arrl.net or 717-626-4288.
"Rick Watson, N3SWJ" <rwatson@dejazzd.com>
Fall Event TBA
Firemans' Convention Columbia, PA
May ??, 2012    7:00PM Local
K3IR  F.D.  Site
PLANNING  SESSION
SPARC's K3IR  Field Day planning session.
   
2012 Field Day Chief is Paul  Miller,N3APD
      Contact: "Paul Miller,N3APD" <pm344@comcast.net>

23&24 June 2012
Field Day @ K3IR 
          QTH Rapho Twp,
        Lancaster County, PA
Setup starts, to be determined : Awating data. ????
Field day operations runs from 8:00 am Saturday through 8:00 am Sunday
Closedown and cleanup is on Sunday afternoon.  2011 Field Day Chief is
Paul  Miller, contact: "Paul Miller,N3APD" <pm344@comcast.net>
Contact SPARC-K3IR for more information. Visitors welcome.
 FIELD DAY DATES
JUNE 23&24, 2012
JUNE 29&30, 2013
JUNE 28&29, 2014
JUNE 27&28, 2015
JUNE 25&26, 2016
K3IR
FIELD   DAYS

SPARC - K3IR  QTH  MAPS


55th JOTA

 October 2012





55th Jamboree on the Air, sponsored by the World Scout Bureau.

Click here for more JOTA information on
ARRL WEB server.

<> The official hours are 0000 (local time) Saturday, October ?? (right at midnight Friday) through midnight (local time) Sunday, October ?? (midnight Sunday evening).  Stations that participate in JOTA should call “CQ Jamboree” or answer stations doing so. 
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World Scout Calling Frequencies (on the ham frequency bands):
•80 meters- 3.690 and 3.940 (LSSB) MHZ, 3.570 MHz (CW)

•40 meters- 7.090*, 7.190 and 7.270 (SSB), 7.030 MHz.             
•20 meters- 14.290 MHz (SSB), 14.060 MHz (CW)
•17 meters- 18.140 MHz (SSB), 18.080 MHz (CW)
•15 meters- 21.360 MHz (SSB), 21.140 MHz (CW)                          
•12 meters- 24.960 MHz (SSB), 24.910 MHz (CW)
•10 meters- 28.390 MHz (SSB), 28.180 MHz (CW)                    
• 6 meters - 50.160 MHz (SSB), 50.160 MHz (CW)
* Amateurs in IARU Region 2 are not authorized to transmit on this frequency!
<> These are “calling frequencies.” After contact has been made, you should move off that frequency (either above or below) to continue your contact and allow others to use the calling frequency.
Fall Event
Heart Walk
American Heart Association event.
Fall Event Pennsylvania QSO Party Pennsylvania QSO Party
Fall Event
October ??, 2012
Columbia
 Halloween
 Parade

Columbia Halloween Parade will be October ??, 2012. That is the fourth Thursday in October.
Rain date is the following Monday. Once again the organizers have asked for Amateur Radio help.
Mission control is at Hambones Fire hall on  Manor Street in Columbia. We usually start assembling at 5:00 PM and parade steps off at 7:00 PM sharp.  .

Contests

        Many SPARC members are avid contesters.
 

Date
Event
Details and contact info

NOVEMBER

? & ?,    2012

 Annual ARRL Sweepstakes
CW
http://www.arrl.org/news/2012-arrl-cw-sweepstakes-are-you-ready
The 78th Annual ARRL Sweepstakes for US and Canadian operators.
First up is CW Sweepstakes during the weekend of November ??.
Be sure to check out the 2012 ARRL November Sweepstakes Operating Guide.
Link: http://www.arrl.org/files/file/Contest%20Operating%20Guides/2012/2012-SS-OpGuide.pdf




 2012 & 2013
Ham Radio Contests
CONTEST  CORRAL

ARRL Contest HQ
http://www.arrl.org/contests

Contest calendars

    General Contest Information.


May 12th2012 MILITARY to
AMATEUR RADIO
COMMUNICATIONS
CROSSSERVICE
TEST


SPRING  2012
2012 Spring VHF Sprints  222 MHz Sprint will be from 7pm to 11 pm LOCAL time.
TBA- April  2012 2012 Spring UHF Sprints
 432 MHz  Sprint will be from 7pm to 11 pm LOCAL time.
TBA May 2012
Microwave/902 MHz
 & Up Sprint
 Microwave/902 MHz & Up Sprint will be on ? May ?, from 6 AM until 1 PM local time.
TBA, May ??, 2300UTC
Six Meter, 50MHz Sprint
The 50 MHz Sprint will be from 2300Z Saturday, May ??, until 0300Z Sunday, May ??, 2012.
 June ??-??, 2012.
June VHF QSO Party  Begins 1800 UTC Saturday, ends 0300 UTC Monday (1300hrsSat to 2200hrs Sun LocalEastern)





TI&E Program

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

Future programs are planned and will be announced soon.   Ckeck the latest issue of QRZNews downloaded  from QRZNews Archive for club actvities.

Date Topic Presenter



NEXT



  If you would like to offer a presentation for a future meeting, please contact George, W3FEY .
We need programs for May through the rest of the year.

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