The St Augustine Amateur Radio Society will meet Tuesday, 3, 2026, 6:30 pm. The meeting local will be at the Fraternal Order of Police, St. Johns County Lodge #113
5050 Inman Road, St. Augustine, FL 32084. (MAP).
The gate will be opened at approximately 6 pm.
See Bob’s email for Google Meet info.
Meeting Program: Airpulse, the first living map of the entire radio world, Mike Griffin, W9ALB, Feedline Labs
For a preview of the program topic please visit: https://airpulse.feedlinelabs.com
The St Augustine Amateur Radio Society will meet Tuesday, October 6, 2026, 6:30 pm. The meeting local will be at the Fraternal Order of Police, St. Johns County Lodge #113
5050 Inman Road, St. Augustine, FL 32084. (MAP).
The gate will be opened at approximately 6 pm.
See Bob’s email for Google Meet info.
Meeting Program: QSO One, ham radio without the hardware, Frank Catena, KD8JKK
Tuesday September 15, 2026, Third Tuesday. 7 pm to 8 pm (or so)
This is conducted on Google Meet. Please see Bob’s email for information.
Please join us for our upcoming Tech Roundtable, an informal session where you can ask for help on any ham radio topic that comes to mind.
This is an open and informal session, suitable for those new to the hobby and all others. We will discuss ham radio technology, operating techniques, or just spend the time visiting.
We’ve previously conducted this meeting as an “Elmer Night” and have decided to broaden the scope.
Please mark your calendars, we hope to see you online.
The St Augustine Amateur Radio Society will meet Tuesday, September 1, 2026, 6:30 pm. The meeting local will be at the Fraternal Order of Police, St. Johns County Lodge #113
5050 Inman Road, St. Augustine, FL 32084. (MAP).
The gate will be opened at approximately 6 pm.
See Bob’s email for Google Meet info.
Meeting Program: Grounding and Bonding, Alan Alsobrook, KD4QOF
August 15 and 16 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 8:30-10:00 and begin operating 10:00 am Saturday morning and continue until 2:00pm. We have firm plans to operate on Saturday, August 15, and might operate on August 16, depending upon club member availability. Teardown from about 2:00 pm to 2:30 pm (if we decide not to operate on Sunday).
If we decide to operate on Sunday, We’ll leave our antennas installed overnight Saturday to Sunday. Setup from about 9:15 am to 10 am. Operation from 10 am to about 2:00 pm with teardown from about 2:00 pm to 2:30 pm.
Please see Bob’s email for specifics about operating equipment and antennas.
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.
The St Augustine Amateur Radio Society will meet Tuesday, August 4, 2026, 6:30 pm. The meeting local will be at the Fraternal Order of Police, St. Johns County Lodge #113
5050 Inman Road, St. Augustine, FL 32084. (MAP).
The gate will be opened at approximately 6 pm.
See Bob’s email for Google Meet info.
Meeting Program: From Dits and Dahs to Conversations – Our CW journeys and why you might want to try it, too.
Presenters:
Dave Berman, WA2PAY
Joe Logan KO4VOY
SAARS members and friends gather every Friday at Ned’s Southside Kitchen, 2450 US1, St Augustine, FL 32086, for radio talk and fellowship.
The doors open at 11:00 and we order around 11:15. We normally sit at the tables on the front patio, and sit inside under inclement weather conditions.
Hope to see you there this Friday and any other Friday you can make it!
Please add the club email address to your email white list
We’ve experienced higher than usual email bounce backs on recent messages sent via our club email account, especially for recipients with comcast.net addresses.
Please add staugustineamateurradiosociety@nullgmail.com to your email account white list in order to ensure delivery of email announcements from the club to your inbox.
Thank You
Field Day is an event where you will have the opportunity to get on the air, learn, and have fun in a relaxed environment. You can bring your own station or operate from one of the club stations. Feel free to drop in for part of the event, or stay all weekend, and bring a friend!
When: Saturday, June 27 and Sunday, June 28, 2025.
Set up begins Saturday at about 09:30 local time’. Operation is from 1400 Saturday to 1700 Sunday (or earlier if we decide to leave earlier) (local time).
Where: St Johns County Fairgrounds (schoolhouse building), 5840 FL-207 E, Elkton, FL 32033 Map
We are looking for a chef (any volunteers?) to prepare lunch on Saturday. Other meals and drinks will be on a “bring your own” or ad hoc “food run” basis.
If you plan to attend, please reply to this email with the day(s) and time(s) you’ll be there, as well as any equipment (rigs, antennas, etc.) that you’ll be bringing.
For more information on Field Day you can visit: http://www.arrl.org/field-day
We hope to see you all at Field Day!
Tuesday June 16, 2026, Third Tuesday
This is conducted on Google Meet. Please see Bob’s email for information.
Please join us for our upcoming Tech Roundtable, an informal session where you can ask for help on any ham radio topic that comes to mind.
This is an open and informal session, suitable for those new to the hobby and all others. We will discuss ham radio technology, operating techniques, or just spend the time visiting.
All are welcome!
We’ve previously conducted this meeting as an “Elmer Night” and have decided to broaden the scope.
Please mark your calendars, we hope to see you online.
