{"id":307,"date":"2023-09-22T14:03:28","date_gmt":"2023-09-22T18:03:28","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/kc4flb.wordpress.com\/?page_id=307"},"modified":"2026-02-23T16:12:47","modified_gmt":"2026-02-23T21:12:47","slug":"monthly-meeting","status":"publish","type":"page","link":"https:\/\/w4qr.org\/?page_id=307","title":{"rendered":"Monthly Meeting"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<p>Our monthly SPARK meetings are a great place to get started in Amateur Radio. At these meetings you can meet local HAMs and learn more about Amateur Radio. In Amateur Radio everyone likes to talk about their rigs and share information &#8211; it&#8217;s a learning experience for all. You may even meet your &#8220;Elmer&#8221; (HAM mentor) to help you along. You don&#8217;t have to have your Amateur license to come when they occur in person. SPARK meetings are held every month on the first Tuesday.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<div style=\"height:19px\" aria-hidden=\"true\" class=\"wp-block-spacer\"><\/div>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"has-text-align-center has-base-color has-text-color has-link-color has-large-font-size wp-elements-0b1e680d21226879363b63989d7b3e74\">The meetings start at 7:00 PM and are held at:<\/p>\n\n\n\n<div style=\"height:19px\" aria-hidden=\"true\" class=\"wp-block-spacer\"><\/div>\n\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-group alignfull has-global-padding is-layout-constrained wp-container-core-group-is-layout-415f85d1 wp-block-group-is-layout-constrained\">\n<p class=\"has-base-color has-text-color has-link-color wp-elements-fe7e4a5f4685a60e3c8fd0e741caa6df\" style=\"margin-right:var(--wp--preset--spacing--30);margin-left:var(--wp--preset--spacing--30)\">The American Red Cross<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"has-link-color wp-elements-4e43e0650b68badc51c30b0042dd1827\"><a href=\"https:\/\/www.google.com\/maps\/place\/American+Red+Cross+Donor+Center+Hampton\/@37.0206684,-76.3722623,17z\/data=!3m1!4b1!4m6!3m5!1s0x89ba82d82d6f4c81:0xc7e6ba4aa2e0b1ae!8m2!3d37.0206684!4d-76.3722623!16s%2Fg%2F1tyyy022?entry=ttu&amp;g_ep=EgoyMDI1MTEyMy4xIKXMDSoASAFQAw%3D%3D\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\" title=\"\">1323 W Pembroke Ave, Hampton, VA 23661<\/a><\/p>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image aligncenter size-large\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"1024\" height=\"464\" src=\"https:\/\/w4qr.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/12\/Red-Cross-1-1024x464.png\" alt=\"Red Cross Building picture from Google maps\" class=\"wp-image-1213\" srcset=\"https:\/\/w4qr.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/12\/Red-Cross-1-1024x464.png 1024w, https:\/\/w4qr.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/12\/Red-Cross-1-300x136.png 300w, https:\/\/w4qr.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/12\/Red-Cross-1-768x348.png 768w, https:\/\/w4qr.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/12\/Red-Cross-1-1536x696.png 1536w, https:\/\/w4qr.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/12\/Red-Cross-1.png 1646w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 1024px) 100vw, 1024px\" \/><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<p style=\"margin-right:var(--wp--preset--spacing--30);margin-left:var(--wp--preset--spacing--30)\">The SPARK pre-meeting dinner starts at 6 PM and is held at:<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"has-base-color has-text-color has-link-color wp-elements-a5727962d74c9e4dda4a3e6f28d97e45\" style=\"margin-right:var(--wp--preset--spacing--30);margin-left:var(--wp--preset--spacing--30)\"><a href=\"https:\/\/goo.gl\/maps\/LQpPBsKdadLutsiE7\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">Anna&#8217;s Italian Restaurant<\/a> &#8211; 1156 Big Bethel Rd, Hampton, VA 23666<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"has-vivid-cyan-blue-color has-text-color has-link-color wp-elements-af461e6d35d82ba65a58fdd8f16c4e77\" style=\"margin-right:var(--wp--preset--spacing--30);margin-left:var(--wp--preset--spacing--30)\"><\/p>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image aligncenter size-large\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"1024\" height=\"338\" src=\"https:\/\/w4qr.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/02\/image-1024x338.png\" alt=\"Street View of Anna's\" class=\"wp-image-1277\" srcset=\"https:\/\/w4qr.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/02\/image-1024x338.png 1024w, https:\/\/w4qr.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/02\/image-300x99.png 300w, https:\/\/w4qr.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/02\/image-768x253.png 768w, https:\/\/w4qr.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/02\/image.png 1085w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 1024px) 100vw, 1024px\" \/><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image aligncenter size-full is-resized\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"1024\" height=\"1024\" src=\"https:\/\/w4qr.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/02\/eating.png\" alt=\"Eating at Anna's cartoon\" class=\"wp-image-1340\" style=\"width:368px;height:auto\" srcset=\"https:\/\/w4qr.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/02\/eating.png 1024w, https:\/\/w4qr.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/02\/eating-300x300.png 300w, https:\/\/w4qr.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/02\/eating-150x150.png 150w, https:\/\/w4qr.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/02\/eating-768x768.png 768w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 1024px) 100vw, 1024px\" \/><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"has-vivid-cyan-blue-color has-text-color has-link-color wp-elements-af461e6d35d82ba65a58fdd8f16c4e77\" style=\"margin-right:var(--wp--preset--spacing--30);margin-left:var(--wp--preset--spacing--30)\"><\/p>\n<\/div>\n\n\n\n<p><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Our monthly SPARK meetings are a great place to get started in Amateur Radio. At these meetings you can meet local HAMs and learn more about Amateur Radio. In Amateur Radio everyone likes to talk about their rigs and share information &#8211; it&#8217;s a learning experience for all. 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