Welcome to SPARC

Our Monthly Meeting Location Has Changed
Beginning August 5, 2026, SPARC meets at the South Pasadena Fire Department: 817 Mound Ave. 91030. Meetings are held at 7:30 p.m. on the first Wednesday of the month. All are welcome to attend.

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About Us

SPARC (W6SPR) is an organization of amateur radio operators in South Pasadena, CA and the surrounding communities. Our focus is connecting local hams and providing emergency communications training and services. Please join us at our monthly meetings, whether you’re a long-time operator with an Amateur Extra license or someone new to the hobby who wants to learn more. Thanks for visiting, and 73!

President
Tom Bruegge, KE6SRO
Vice-President
Jeff Liter, W2JCL
Treasurer
John Aboud, KK6ZVQ


Monthly Schedule

First Wednesday of the Month
Member Meeting
7:30 p.m.
NEW LOCATION as of August, 2026:
South Pasadena Fire Department
817 Mound Ave., 91030

Second Wednesday of the Month
Simplex Net
7:30 p.m.
145.600 MHz, no PL

Third and Subsequent Wednesdays
TELCO Repeater Net
7:30 p.m.
145.180 MHz, negative offset, PL 156.7

Join, Renew or Donate

Click here for our membership form.

Dues are $20 per year. One membership covers all members in the same household. Our preferred method of payment is Zelle. Use payments@southpasradio.org or scan the code below.

Zelle QR code

You can also pay via credit card using PayPal.

Donations are always welcome!

Upcoming SPARC Events

Before the July 4th Parade 2019
Preparing to march in the Festival of Balloons on July 4, 2019
Our Get On the Air (GOTA) station at Field Day 2019. Photo by Henk Friezer for the South Pasadena Review. Correct spellings in the Review caption should read, “Standing in the back row are Conrad Besocke, Rick Besocke, Jason Chan, Stan Tahara (president of SPARC), Robert Jiminez and Bob Vanderwall.”
Get On the Air station at Field Day 2019
SP Police and Fire Open House 9-16-18-7
SPARC members at the 2018 South Pasadena Public Safety Open House