Southern District

We are in need of operators for a RACES regional hurricane drill with the local hospitals. The drill is to be held on May 31, 2008 and is designed to provide information as to the communications abilities between the hospitals in our region (Westchester, Putnam, Rockland, Orange, Dutchess, Columbia, Green).

We will need operators for Vassar, St. Francis, Northern Dutchess, and Castle Point VA. and Dutchess EOC) Please confirm your availability ASAP. I expect this drill to last no more than 1 hour. I will as soon as available forward a verified start time which I at this time believe to be 11 AM.

You may confirm participation by email to either Brian, W2BJP at optonline dot net or to my email at KC2DAA at aol dot com.

Adam, KC2DAA

Dutchess County RO

Dutchess County ARES Group Visits County EOC

QSY Society CW Net

(From Shirley Dahlgren N2SKP)

The QSY Society CW Net (QSY Net) is a CW training net meeting most days at 9:00 p.m. Eastern time on 3,576 KHz. Name notwithstanding, all stations are warmly invited to check in regardless of QSY Society membership. Click here for more information.

Orange County Packet Radio Digipeater Test

(From Steve Fleckenstein N2UBP - Orange County EC)

This first site has a huge coverage area and may include parts of Ulster, Dutchess, and Putnam Counties but we won't know without your help.

W2KI-3 / W2KI-7 (KA-NODE) - Harriman, NY (southern Orange County)
N2KI-11 / N2KI-12 (KA-NODE) - Between Middletown and Montgomery, NY
N2UBP-3 - Southwest Middletown, NY
N2UBP-5 - EOC, Government Center, Goshen, NY

Sites to try to connect to:

Winlink TelPac nodes: (Running a standard terminal program you will get a greeting message and "H" for help or "I" for info message.)

N2ATQ-10 - Blooming Grove
N2KI-10 - East of Middletown
KA2GRS-10 - Middletown
N2UBP-15 - Goshen
N2UBP-14 - SW of Middletown
W2JTS-10 - Goshen

Winlink TelPac at 9600 baud also available on 145.070 at N2UBP-15 Goshen and N2UBP-14 Middletown.

My findings so far:

W2KI connects easily into N2TMT. From N2TMT you can reach N2KI, N2UBP nodes in Goshen.
The N2UBP-5 in Goshen can connect to W2JTS-10 and N2ATQ-10. N2KI has good coverage into N2TMT, Goshen nodes, and Middletown area nodes.

The second week of the test the digipeater will be relocated to Wurtsboro Mountain where we will test coverage again and compare the results from the two sites.

Thanks for your help.

Steve
N2UBP
OC ARES/RACES

Orange County ARES/RACES Comm Vehicle

(From Steve Fleckenstein N2UBP - Orange County EC)

Here is one of our projects. Mobile Life was willing to donate their mobile home to Orange County ARES. We could not afford the operational costs. After two meetings with the OC Executive and a presentation to the County Legislative Emergency Services Committee I won the approval for Orange County to take ownership of the vehicle and cover all operating and maintenance expenses.

The vehicle will include amateur and first responder radios, a talking GPS, scanner, CB, KPC 9612+ 1200/9600 baud TNC for remote Internet via WinLink 2000, HF, supporting laptop computers, a small conference table, and more.

Orange County ARES will train drivers and operate the vehicle for ARES, RACES and other first responder events within Orange County.

Steve LaCroce N2TMT (OC AEC) has been the driving force behind this project.