What a great day for ham radio for in Pettis County. At Spark’s September meeting we had 36 dedicated ham radio enthusiasts in attendance. At the start of the meeting Paul (kd0etl) was presented with his Lifetime Membership plaque. Lifetime membership into Spark is something that one cannot buy but has to be rewarded with. Paul has been a tremendous ambassador for not only Spark but for ham radio in our area for many years. Congratulations Paul on a well deserved award. After some regular business we talked about several things. Connie gave a short presentation on her upcoming CW class beginning in October. For those who have not signed up for it please get with Connie to reserve your spot and get the information for the class. The Christmas Parade committee is hard at work getting Spark’s entry into this years Christmas Parade in Sedalia off the ground. They have been working hard and it shows. Thanks Ladies. The ladies of Spark continue to amaze us at each meeting. They have been working hard on the parade and a few other things. After the parade report they all came up to the front of the room with a big announcement. The ladies have a formed a group within Spark so they can do other things during the year. These ladies have been a big park of the excitement regarding the Christmas Parade. Thanks go out to the “SPARKLERS”. Of course the big event of the year is a month away, SPARKFEST 2022. The excitement is building for a great event this year, Ham’s from all over the state will be coming to Sedalia October 15th for our 2nd annual event. Bret and Richard went over information about SPARKFEST with the membership. Some of the important dates to remember are:
October 13th Setup at the church for the event from 6pm to 8pm
October 14th Vendor setup will take place from 3pm to 8pm
October 15th Sparkfest is on.
We went over some assignments that we need our members to do those days. Our next meeting will be all about Sparkfest. This is our big event. If you were unable to attend the September meeting we strongly encourage you to please attend our October meeting.
We would like to welcome our newest members who joined SPARK today at our meeting:
Russell KN6NDZ
Kevin KB0VZS
Kellee’ KM7BEL
John KI7CMV
Larry KB0LCO
If you heard them on the radio please welcome them to the club.
After the meeting Russell (KN6NDZ) took his test for General and we are happy to report that he passed with flying colors. Congratulations Russell.
Our next meeting of SPARK will be on October 8th beginning at 8:30 am at Our Savior Lutheran Church located at 3700 West Broadway in Sedalia (across from Lowe’s in the shelter house weather permitting. Please remember to bring your lawn chair if you don’t want to sit on the picnic tables. It’s 1 week from SPARKFEST so PLEASE plan to attend this very important meeting.
73″s for now and look forward to talking to you on the air and seeing you at our October meeting. Richard ke0qya