Release to Listen Award 2013
Fitzgerald Crew 2012
OXB Special Install
SARA Work Party 3
AGØH 2013
Fitzgerald Crew 2011
2017 SARA Officers
SARA Does Skywarn
2021 W0TBC Memorial Award
The Joe Simonet WØTBC Memorial Award

SARA This Week: July 24 – July 30

Good morning!

Here’s SARA’s happenings this week.

SARA’s Summer in the Parks

This Thursday we’re heading to back to a nice park near the Stillwater Town Hall at 90th St North and Norell Ave N, just north of Hwy 96: Otto Berg Memorial Park ~6:00 PM to 8:00 PM.

The weekly Eyeball QSO Party is outdoors for the summer months. We will continue to visit different Stillwater-area parks throughout the summer. There will be POTA activations, hands-on radio, POTA portable operating tips and tricks, Mobile Station Show-n-tell, and more possibilities plus a picnic or two. Valley View Park in Oak Park Heights will be a regular location, with the shelter reserved for Aug 4, Aug 25 and Sept 15. Other weeks could see us at Lowell Park in downtown Stillwater, along the St Croix National Wild & Scenic River, along Brown’s Creek State Trail or the Gateway State Trail for “Late Shift” POTA activations. Watch the SARA This Week bulletin for details each week.

ARRL Field Day 2022

LAST CALL: Club Aggregate Scoring for ARRL Field Day. If you worked Field Day on your own – from home or out in the field – be sure to list “Stillwater Amateur Radio Association – MN” as the club for aggregate scoring credit to SARA when submitting your Field Day results. Entries must be postmarked or submitted via web app at field-day.arrl.org/fdentry.php by Tuesday, July 26, 2022.

SARA POTA Challenge ’22

The Challenge has proven to be a great activity for SARA. Hunters and activators alike are enjoying getting on the air and working POTA parks.

Activators: be sure to post planned activations on the POTA Scheduled Activations. Activators can also drop a note to the SARA groups.io page to give members advance notice. If you are not on the groups.io, sign up now at https://groups.io/g/StillwaterMNAmateurRadioAssoc.

Be sure to check POTA spots regularly for activations.

The goal of this club activity is to encourage SARA members to get on the air; as a park activator, as a park hunter, or both.

SARA POTA Awards are planned for both activators (most parks, activations, QSOs & park to park) and hunters (most parks, most QSOs). Contacts with all POTA stations count. And it doesn’t get any easier for hunter credits as only the activator needs to submit their activation log. Be sure to sign up for an account at parksontheair.com.

Watch for the next SARA POTA Activity Day August 13th (corrected date). It all starts with 2nd Saturday Breakfast. Activators will rally immediately after breakfast. Activators will spread out across the region to spend the day activating and then meet again for dinner and brag session. The last activity day was great fun.

This week’s SARA activities

SARA’s on-air and virtual activities are a great way to stay connected with others. These activities provide healthy social contact while maintaining personal distancing.

  • “Sunday Fusion” Digital Voice Hangout July 24
    19:00 Central (00:00 UTC)  
    SARA Repeater 147.060+ MHz (DCS/DTCS 026 Normal)
    or connect via WIRES-X to the W0JH-Room 63969
    System Fusion digital voice hangout to expand use and familiarity with the digital voice capabilities available on the WØJH repeater.
  • SARA Top Band Ragchew
    Nightly
    20:00 Central (01:00 UTC)
    Due to poor local propagation, the SARA Top Band Crew will QSY (move) to 75m. Look for us AROUND 3.820 to 3.826 MHz (depending on QRM). This change is temporary until the 160m and 75m band conditions change.
    Frequency:  966 LSB +/- QRM AROUND 3.820 to 3.826 MHz (depending on QRM).
    Alternates: 21.316 MHz +/- QRM (USB) 50.166 MHz +/- QRM (USB)
  • SARA Monday Morning 75-meter Ragchew July 25
    08:15 Central (14:00 UTC)
    Frequency:  3.856 LSB +/- QRM
  • SARA Two Meter Tuesday (TMT) Round Robin Ragchew July 26
    Time: 7:00 – ~8:00 pm Central (or until we finish!)
    SARA Repeater 147.060+ MHz (DCS/DTCS 026 Normal)
    The Tuesday evening on-air round robin ragchew
    An HF Afterglow follows with the Top Band Ragchew on 160 75 meters
  • SARA Summer in the Parks Outdoor Eyeball QSO Party Thursday July 28
    Time 6:00 PM to 8:00 PM
    Otto Berg Memorial Park, Norell Avenue North and 90th Street North, Stillwater MN 55082