St. Augustine Amateur Radio Society

Christmas Party Time

It’s been another GREAT Year for SAARS. Let’s finish it off with a bang! Come join us one and all for our annual Christmas Party

Tuesday – December 3rd – Brisky’s BBQ Resturant

6 pm (Arrive between 5:30 and 6:00 pm)

State Road 16 @ Hwy. US-1

3009 North Ponce de Leon Blvd.
St Augustine, FL 32084 (map)

 Buffet style — Beef Brisket, Pulled Pork and Turkey along with sides, tea, and a desert. Some alcoholic beverages available at your own expense.  $20 for members and guests.  Beverages extra.   We will be needing commitments on attendance so that we can give the restaurant a number.  Please reply to Bob’s email for head count.

RSVP by November 30, 2024

Saturday,  November 30th is the last Saturday of the month when we do a Breakfast Social.  This Saturday we will be at  “The Spot” which is located 4508 US 1 St. Augustine near the airport.  (MAP) The Spot opens at 7:30 which is also our normal time to gather for breakfast.

On Saturday, November 16, 2024 SAARS will be operating N4AUG at the Castillo de San Marcos National Monument in downtown St Augustine. Here are the details.

We will be operating from the top deck of the fort, in the area of the northwest bastion. The plan is to operate on HF using the club’s IC-718 and a Buddipole antenna (thanks to Jim, KQ4SXE). We will have one tent and one table for the operating position, a couple of chairs, as well as club pamphlets and a sign-in sheet for visitors. We will aslo bring a DMR radio.

Saturday,  October 26th is the last Saturday of the month when we do a Breakfast Social.  This Saturday we will be at  “The Spot” which is located 4508 US 1 St. Augustine near the airport.  (MAP) The Spot opens at 7:30 which is also our normal time to gather for breakfast.

We will be helping to celebrate the 150th anniversary of the St. Augustine Lighthouse on Monday October 14th.

We will be setting up 2 HF radios as well as a DMR radio. Hopefully we will be able to introduce students to Amateur Radio.

Main setup Sunday 4pm – 6pm
Operating setup Monday  – 8am – 10am
Operations Monday 10am – 4pm
Teardown Monday – 4pm.

Hope to see you there.

The St Augustine Amateur Radio Society will meet  Tuesday October 1st at 6:30 PM. The meeting location will be the St. Augustine Airport Conference Center, 4730 Casa Cola Way, St. Augustine. (map).

After the business meeting we will conduct a couple of workshops — club logging program and radio programming.

Club Logging Program Workshop

We have a club license for the N3FJP logging program, enabling our members to log contacts when operating as N4AUG. In order to better utilize the club’s investment in this program, and to make event log submissions less labor intensive, we would like to set this program up on member computers and test it using a local wireless network to be set up in the conference room.

We’ll also demonstrate this program to those who have not seen it yet.

We also have access to the internet in the conference room, so if you need help downloading the program you will be able to during the workshop.

Please bring your laptops in order to get set up!

Radio Programming Workshop

We’ve had several members ask for assistance setting up both analog and DMR radios. Please bring your radios, programming cables, laptops, and software if you need assistance. Your fellow club members are here to help

Saturday,  Sept 28th is the last Saturday of the month when we do a Breakfast Social.  This Saturday we will be at  “The Spot” which is located 4508 US 1 St. Augustine near the airport.  (MAP) The Spot opens at 7:30 which is also our normal time to gather for breakfast.

The St Augustine Amateur Radio Society will meet  Tuesday September  3rd at 6:30 PM via Google Meet. Please see Bob’s email for meeting information.

After a short business meeting Bob Sileo, N2PE, will present a program on RF Exposure, resources, and responsibilities.

This weekend is the International Lighthouse Lightship Weekend. The St Augustine Amateur Radio Society will be activating the Saint Augustine Lighthouse as N4AUG. Our plan is to setup at 8-8:30 and begin operating 10:00  am Saturday morning and continue until 2:00pm. We will also operate on Sunday from about 10 am – 2pm. Please be sure to wear your SAARS membership ID and club shirt.

QSL information on QRZ.com –  callsign N4AUG

Lighthouse weekend is a good opportunity for those that don’t get to operate on HF very often… Technician through Extra. Come join us, operate and have a good ole time.