SPARC will join our friends in South Pasadena CERT and Neighborhood Watch to walk in the Festival of Balloons, the city’s annual Fourth of July Parade. See the flyer below (click to enlarge) for full details. Hope to see you at the parade!
Join Us for Field Day 2017
Field Day is an annual ham radio event that encourages operating in the great outdoors. It’s “amateur radio’s open house,” a great opportunity to learn about the hobby and meet your neighborhood hams.
There are two local transmission sites we encourage you to visit. Members of SPARC will be on the air with fellow hams from the Pasadena Radio Club, JPL RC and Caltech RC on the campus of Art Center College of Design.
Saturday, June 24, 11:00 a.m. to
Sunday, June 25, 11:00 a.m.
1700 Lida Street
Pasadena, CA 91103
Hillside Campus, South Parking Lot
We will join our friends from Altadena Emergency Radio Team and ARES Northeast at Huntington Hospital.
Saturday, June 24 9:00 a.m. to 5:00 p.m.
100 W. California Blvd.
(Outside Research Conference Hall)
Pasadena, CA 91105
Hams Support the AC 100 Ultramarathon
At our February meeting, representatives from the Angeles Crest 100 Mile Ultramarathon demonstrated the radio gear they use to keep runners safe. The thirtieth annual AC100 will start on August 3, 2017 and continue through August 6 (Thursday through Sunday). Licensed hams are invited to volunteer at checkpoints along the route.
This video shows some amazing scenery that AC100 participants and volunteers can enjoy.
Visit AC100.com for more information.
Palm Springs Ham Fest — February 4, 2017
This weekend is the 2017 Palm Springs Ham Fest. If you go, be sure to take some pictures and send them to website@southpasradio.org so we can share them here.
