1st Annual SPARK Breakfast

Ray Krake, KB3MZS, is in charge of SPARK's First Annual Spring Breakfast
to be held at the K3CSG Radio Room & Clubhouse on Saturday, April 26.
This is a fundraiser.  Pass the word.

Menu to follow...

SPARK 2008 Field Day ARRL Map Views

Thanks to SPARK Field Day Coordinator Scott Petty, KA3QLF, for listing us at
the ARRL Field Day web site.

 Go to: ARRLWeb: Field Day Station Locator and type in zip code 18419.
Then click the marker for more information.

2008 Field Day is Coming

A few days left in March, then April, May and June and Field Day is upon us. Stay tuned for more details.

SPARK Field Day Rank

The Scranton Pocono Amateur Radio Klub (SPARK) 2007 Field Day score is official.
(It has probably been official for quite a while. I have just been remiss in so stating.)
SPARK scored 3,236 points and placed 503rd in a field of 2,333 entries.
Get ready for Field Day 2008. The contest rules are available here: 2008 Field Day Rules
There are some changes notably in the rules for GOTA station and the elimination of the Demonstration Mode Bonus Category.

SPARK K3CSG 2007 Field Day Results Are In!

We finished with 1,470 bonus points and 1,766 QSO points for a total of 3,236 points. 

Click the link to see the document submitted to the ARRL. This document is in Adobe Acrobat pdf format.

2007 Field Day Results

Field Day 2007 enters the history pages

Field day is over and results will follow soon. Stay tuned.

SPARK Field Day 2007

Hello everyone, 

SPARK's ARRL Field Day 2007 is just 15 days away, being held again at Seamans Airport in Factoryville on Saturday and Sunday,
June 23-24. We will operate at the same location on the airport that we have  used since 2004, which is shown below in the
mid-right side of this aerial photograph of the airport. This photograph is looking toward the west-southwest, and from left
to right are the hangars, the southeastern taxiway, the airplanes tied down outside, paved runway 4-22, the northwestern taxiway,
the woods, and the opening (a "V") in the woods where we operate Field Day.
                                                  			 

SPARK's ARRL Field Day 2007 will begin at 9 a.m. on Saturday and end at about 3 p.m. on Sunday.  We will coordinate with the
Scranton chapter of the American Red Cross as we have the past few years.  There will be plenty of food, soft drinks, and water
for everyone.  Feel free to bring anything you wish to eat or drink yourself, or that you wish to contribute to the food table,
but remember that all alcohol is prohibited at Field Day. 

Overnight camping in our area of the airport is permitted.  Restrooms at the airport office will be available for our use.  

Anyone unfamiliar with the airport layout should first stop at the airport office for directions and instructions. We are guests
of the airport, and as such we must respect that aircraft that land and taxi always have priority and right of way. If you are
unsure of what you are doing or where you are going at the airport, ask someone. Everyone at an airport is helpful. 

Talk-in is on the SPARK K3CSG repeater of 146.34/.94 MHz. The telephone number of the airport is 945-5125. 

The SPARK June meeting will begin at 7 p.m. on Tuesday, June 19.  At this meeting, we will finalize preparations for Field Day.
Scott Petty, KA3QLF, will give us advice and tips on Field Day operating while having fun at the same time. Please try to
attend the meeting. 

More information about Field Day will follow. 

Here are the tasks or responsibilities being handled by SPARK members during the weekend. Please contact me if you
can help with anything that remains open below. 

Field Day Site: Bill Dobitsch, KB3NEP
First Aid:
Press and publicity: Ray Collins, WX3A
Computers and logging: Christopher Doherty, N3UVR
Bow and arrows: Dennis Moran, KB3FDQ
Wire antennas: Dennis Moran; KB3FDQ; and Scott Petty, KA3QLF
Vertical antenna: Bob Haber, N7KSD
Beam antenna: Ray Collins, WX3A
HF Rigs: Ray Collins, WX3A; Ken Zenker, KB3FDP
Bonus Points: Scott Petty, KA3QLF
Generator: Ray Collins, WX3A
Setup (tent, tables, seating) and takedown: Bob Haber, N7KSD
Electrical: Jon Estes, W3NQ
Lighting:
Other food and beverage purchase: Jeff Jones, ND3Z
Food preparation: Bob Haber, N7KSD
Finances: Ken Zenker, KB3FDP
Fuel: Bob Haber, N7KSD
Operating and operators: Scott Petty, KA3QLF
Youth:
GOTA station (Get on the air): Ben Montalbano, K3BVU
VHF:
Nonconventional modes (APRS, etc.):
Satellite communications:
Alternative power (solar, wind, nuclear, etc.):
Aviation support: Dennis Moran, KB3FDQ; Heath Goldstein, K3HGG; and Ray Collins, WX3A
Still photography:
Video:
Camping:
Astronomy (telescopes): Chris Doherty, N3UVR; and Ray Krake, KB3MZS 

SPARK Minutes November, 2006

 
SPARK MEETING 11/21/06

Presided by Ray Collins, WX3A;  7 members in attendance at Hickory Street Presbyterian Church.
Minutes from the October  meeting were approved as read.
Treasurer Ken, KB3FDP was absent from this meeting so no treasurer’s report was read.  However, the club had about $240 in it’s treasury.

Old Business:
VE test session report:  There were no applicants registered for the November test session so the test session wasn’t held.
Members discussed the Pennsylvania QSO Party.

New Business:
Members talked about the radio room and the repeater.
Scott Petty has joined the club. 

Meeting adjourned. 

Minutes submitted by Jeff Jones, ND3Z, Secretary.

SPARK Minutes October 2006 Meeting

 

SPARK MEETING 10/17/06
Presided by Ray Collins, WX3A;  7 members in attendance at Hickory Street Presbyterian Church.
Minutes from the September meeting were approved as read  (motion by Bob, WA3LWR; seconded by Bob, N3KSD).
Treasurer Ken, KB3FDP was absent from this meeting so no treasurer’s report was read.

Old Business:
VE test session report:  There were no applicants registered for the October test session so the test session wasn’t held.
Members discussed the Pennsylvania QSO Party. And Jamboree on the Air.

New Business:
Members talked about the radio room and the repeater.
It was noted by one member that participation in disaster drills by local hams has been poor in recent history.
It was decided that the club again have its annual holiday dinner at Café Rinaldi in Old Forge.
Bob, WA3LWR, put on a program about chasing DX.

Meeting adjourned.

Minutes submitted by Jeff Jones, ND3Z, Secretary.

Happy New Year, 2007

Happy New Year to all.  May you have a healthy and happy year.
For those who are fortunate in the world; count your blessings, be grateful and remember the less fortunate.

Be generous and kind; for as the less fortunate go, so may you.

May the Mighty One bless you and keep you safe. May the Mighty One return to you what is lost.

Christopher Doherty, N3UVR
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