St. Augustine Amateur Radio Society

Winter Field Day will be held at the St. Johns County Fair Grounds (5840 S.R. 207 Elkton, Florida 32033 Map Enter the fairgrounds from Armstrong Rd immediately off of Hwy 207) on January 29 and possibly Sunday January 30. Sunday activities are to be determined. Setup will start at approximately 9:00am on Saturday following the end of month Breakfast Social at KeKe’s. Please fill out the surveys regarding attendance, meals and equipment.

Information on Winter Field Day can be found on their web page.

Happy New Year!!

The next meeting will be held at 7:00 pm, Tuesday, January 4, 2022 via Zoom.

We sincerely apologize for the late posting.

Please see Allen’s email for details.

The program this month will be: Winter Field Day Planning

KP2N, Ron Hall, Sr. is now a Silent Key. Ron was first licensed in the 50s and was a lifelong DXer. He worked in the radio broadcast industry as an engineer for many years in Puerto Rico where he had to be creative in keeping a station on the air through hurricanes and a long-distance supply chain. As a ham, Ron served as the ARRL section manager for the Virgin Islands. Recently Ron has been an active member of the St Augustine Amateur Radio Society, participating in the 2021 Field Day working over a hundred FT8 contacts during a rare 6-meter opening. Just last week he was able to attend the SAARS Christmas party along with his daughter Jina where he entertained many of us with his radio stories. He will be sorely missed by his many ham friends all over the world. Please keep Ron and his family in your thoughts and prayers.

Since the last Saturday of December is Christmas Day, we will not be meeting for break fast.

SAARS wishes everyone a most joyous Christmas.

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 7th – Brisky’s BBQ Resturant

6 pm

State Road 16 @ Hwy. US-1

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

It will be a buffet at Brisky’s BBQ.  Pulled Pork, Brisket, Turkey and sides plus desert.   $15 for members and $20 for guests.  Beverages extra.   We will be needing commitments on attendance so that we can give the restaurant a number.  Emails to follow.

SAARS wishes a most Happy and Safe Thanksgiving to all of it members and friends.

This Saturday (27th) is the last Saturday of the month. We will be holding our Last Saturday of the Month Breakfast Social at KeKe’s Breakfast Cafe, 135 Jenkins St, Ste 106, St. Augustine (Cobblestone) (map) at 7:30am. We hope to see you there.

The next meeting will be held at 7:00 pm, Monday, November 1, 2021 at  the  St. Johns County Fair Grounds, 5840 S.R. 207 Elkton, Florida 32033 Map
Enter the fairgrounds from Armstrong Rd immediately off of Hwy 207.

The official meeting time is 7 to 8:30 but Allen will be there about 6 pm to set up a station to attempt a Bimini contact via SSB or FT8. This will be a mostly informal meeting around the radio. Allen will have his 7300 and an OCF dipole. Anyone else is welcome to bring a rig and or an antenna. Bring something to talk about. Also last but not least, it is time to talk about officers for 2022. I am always open to being replaced and would welcome some new blood. There are plenty of good candidates in our membership.

This Saturday (October) is the last Saturday of the month when we do a Breakfast.  This Saturday we 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 next meeting will be held at 7:00 pm, Tuesday, October 5, 2021 at  the  St. Johns County Fair Grounds ,5840 S.R. 207 Elkton, Florida 32033 Map
Enter the fairgrounds from Armstrong Rd immediately off of Hwy 207.

The program this month will be on  Solar by George Winston.

Please Note:
Please wear your masks regardless of vaccination status.
No food or beverages are allowed in the meeting room

This Saturday (September 25) is the last Saturday of the month when we do a Breakfast.  This Saturday we are going to move it from KeKes to “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.

Hopefully this will not cause too much confusion.  We will be in the back room.