Author: Richard - KE0QYA

March Sunday Night Net Control Operators
6th Richard (KE0QYA)
13th Don (KF0ARQ)
20th Doc (W3MEB)
27th Paul (KD0ETL)

What a meeting! At our meeting this morning we had 36 in attendance. We are truly blessed to have such a strong group of members who are dedicated to promoting ham radio in Central Missouri.

Daren (KD0OPS) started us out by a special presentation on DMR. We discussed the Missouri QSO party coming up in April, a Scott Joplin special event station, and Sparkfest 2022 just to name a few topics.

After the meeting we conducted a VE test session. We are proud to announce that Leo & Lori Shuart passed and our now Spark’s newest Technicians.

Our next meeting will be April 2nd at EMA Headquarters.

Don(KF0ARQ) left and Bret(WOVK) right presented Don Weaver(center) a plaque for his generous donation of 2 limousine golf carts for Sparkfest 2021. His donation made it possible for us to take care of our vendors and guests due to a funeral being held at the church the same day and us having to use the parking lot across the street. Mr. Weaver is a tremendous supporter of our community and organizations such as ours. Mr. Weaver is looking forward to supporting Sparkfest 2022 this October. Thanks again Don

NOTE MEETING DATE: Our March 5th meeting will be held at Sedalia-Pettis County EMA Headquarters located at 1511 N. Ohio in Sedalia. After the meeting we will conduct a testing session for locals who want to upgrade or for new Tech’s. If you would like to test please pre-register with Bret(W0VK), his email address is hota2@hotmail.com. It’s that time to pay your club dues for 2022. Hope to see everyone there.

Congratulations to those who tested at our February 5th meeting who received their call signs. If you hear them on the radio please welcome them to the hobby that we all love.
Marcia Withers KF0HYQ Technician
Jordan Polk KF0HYR Technician
Ryan Anderson KF0HYP Technician

Bart Kuhns KE0WZTG ( Upgrade License to General)

February Net Control Operators
6th Doc (W3MEB)
13th Paul (KD0ETL)
20th Richard (KE0QYA)
27th Joel (KE0WJX)
Sunday Night Net begins at 8:00pm on our 2 meter repeater 147.030(-) offset

Join us each Tuesday night beginning at 7pm for our weekly ragchew net operated by Dennis (KY0P) on our 2 meter repeater 147.030 (-)offset

On Wednesday nights beginning at 8pm we have our Simplex Net operated by Paul (KD0ETL).

Plenty of opportunities to stay in touch with our club members and local friends.

At our February 5th meeting Doc(W3MEB) was awarded his lifetime membership plaque by President Bret(WOVK). Doc was voted by SPARK to receive this prestigious award before SPARKFEST of last year. He was deployed by FEMA after hurricane Ida to Louisiana for 144 days so we had to wait till now to recognize him. Thank Doc for your many contributions and help to the ham radio community.

After the meeting we conducted our 1st VE test session of the year. Congratulations to the following for their new licenses and upgrade:
Marcia Withers Technician
Ryan Anderson Technician
Jordan Polk Technician
Bart Kuhns Upgrade to General

Our next club meeting will be on March 5th at EMA headquarters.

NOTE MEETING DATE: Our February 5th meeting will be held at Sedalia-Pettis County EMA Headquarters located at 1511 N. Ohio in Sedalia. After the meeting we will conduct a testing session for locals who want to upgrade or for new Tech’s. If you would like to test please pre-register with Bret(W0VK), his email address is hota2@hotmail.com. It’s that time to pay your club dues for 2022. Hope to see everyone there.

January Net Control Operators
9th Richard (KE0QYA)
16th Scott (KJ4MWF)
23rd Paul (KD0ETL)
30th Don (KF0ARQ)

special thanks to Paul ((KD0ETL) for running the net on the 2nd.

December Meeting: What a great meeting we had today. With over 30 members in attendance President Bret (WOVK) started it off with the year in review. We had many highlights happen during the year thanks to the outstanding members that our club is blessed with. With starting the year having over the air meetings on our repeater because of COVID, to Field Day, acquiring our club owned Ecom trailer, SPARKFEST 2021, and the SET, POTA, and Turkey Trot communication duties. We truly had a busy year with those just being the highlights. On a more somber note we lost one of our own, Bob (KE0CYR) who became a silent key on September 11th. Preparations are beginning to be discussed for 2022. We are going to be going full steam ahead to insure that 2022 will be just as fun and exciting thank in part to our fabulous members.

During our meeting 2 awards of appreciation were presented to a couple of members who exemplify great leadership to SPARK. The 1st award was presented by President Bret to Scott (KJ4MWF) for his outstanding contributions and dedication to our club. The 2nd award was presented by Bret to Paul (KD0ETL) for his expertise in being a outstanding leader during our SET exercise.

The board is excited about the opportunities that our club will have in 2022. With such a great group of members, anything is possible.