St. Augustine Amateur Radio Society

Christmas Party Time

It’s been anothor 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 4th – Brisky’s BBQ Resturant

State Road 16 @ Hwy. US-1

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

$20.00 per person – Pay at the door

The next meeting will be held at 6:30 pm, Tuesday, November 6, 2018 in the  St. Augustine Airport Conference Center,  4730 Casa Cola Way, St. Augustine. (map)

The program this month will be:

FT-8 Demonstration by Jack and Buzz.

Please Note: No food or beverages are allowed in the meeting room

The American Diabetes Association’s Tour de Cure bike ride will be held Saturday, December 1, 2018 in St. Johns County.  This is a single day event. The start time for the 65 mile bicycle ride is 8:30am and the finish time is 2:30 pm. Check in for the riders begins at 7:30.

Volunteers are needed and will need to be in position prior to 7:30am.  Now is the time to start signing up to cover the needed Ham Radio Operators positions for this event. We will be staffing the St Johns County EOC, the Start/Finish line located at World Golf Village and 5 Rest Stops along the route. There will be three bicycle routes: a 65 mile route, a 40 mile route and a 12 mile route.

To sign up, go to www.diabetes.org (Volunteers page)and:
    1. click on the “Volunteers” photo block, towards the bottom of the page.
    2. Then click on “Sign up to volunteer today!” link.  
    3. Then scroll down to the “Ham Operator” line, go to the right side and click on “Sign Up”.

This is a very quick process. You only need to provide your name, address, phone numbers and emergency contact.  

This is a great opportunity to give our support to a valuable cause.
 
The routes can be seen on the following links:
65 mile route (with cue sheet showing step by step directions):
https://ridewithgps.com/routes/27884999?beta=false
40 mile route:
https://ridewithgps.com/routes/28291369
12 mile route:
https://ridewithgps.com/routes/28398301

Pictures Are Up
Join Us At The Flea Market

October 27 & 28, 2018

The next meeting will be held at 6:30 pm, Tuesday, October 2, 2018 in the  St. Augustine Airport Conference Center,  4730 Casa Cola Way, St. Augustine. (map)

The program this month will be:

FT-8 Demonstration by Jack and Buzz.

Please Note: No food or beverages are allowed in the meeting room

We will be meeting at Keke’s Breakfast Cafe ,7:30 am,September 29. Keke’s is located in Cobblestone Village, 135 Jenkins St, Ste 106, St. Augustine. Hopefully this will be our new breakfast home for a while.

Map

The next meeting will be held at 6:30 pm, Tuesday, September 4, 2018 in the  St. Augustine Airport Conference Center,  4730 Casa Cola Way, St. Augustine. (map)

The program this month will be:

FT-8 Demonstration by Jack and Buz.

Please Note: No food or beverages are allowed in the meeting room

Come Join us at the St. Augustine Lighthouse

On August 18th and 19th the St. Augustine Amateur Radio Society will be participating in the ILLW Event. You don’t need to bring any equipment. We will operate from approximately 9:00am until 11:00pm on Saturday and 9:00am until mid afternoon on Sunday. Come and enjoy amateur radio at the Lighthouse. Set up will be on Friday August 17th starting around 10:00am.