Section Happenings Newsletter
edited by George Tranos N2GA
NLI Section Manager
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| January 2003 | ARRL NYC/LI January E-happenings Newsletter Written and Edited by George Tranos N2GA, ARRL Section Manager NYC/LI -- Welcome! This is the January edition of the NY City / Long Island "ehappenings" Section newsletter! This newsletter is here to serve the Amateur Radio community in our area. I welcome and encourage all submissions. Please help make this your newsletter! I especially encourage officers of the area's Amateur Radio clubs to submit their meeting announcements, guest speakers and special events. Please submit any information for the February issue prior to the end of January. Section News Section News is available ONLY on the world-wide-web. See the NLI site at: http://www.arrl.org/sections/?sect=NLI HAPPENINGS Happy New Year from the NLI Section Staff! Ham Radio University 2003 set for Sunday, January 19. HRU 2003 will be held on Sunday, January 19, 2003, at East Woods School, 31 Yellow Cote Road, Oyster Bay, Long Island, New York. This is a special day of education for Amateur Radio. Many ham radio clubs and organizations in the NY City / Long Island area will set up tables with information about their group. Please take this opportunity to learn about them - where they meet, special events, membership and services. There will also be 18 different technical forums scheduled starting at 9 AM on all aspects of Amateur Radio. A preliminary schedule is show below. The HRU planning committee has been working hard to make this a fun day for all involved. There will be a VE session at 3 PM, a special event station W2V on the air from the site, plus other demonstrations of Amateur Radio. A donation of $2 is requested for admission and includes complementary refreshments. Talk-in is on 146.85 (-600, 136.5 PL) or 147.210 (+600, 136.5 PL). For more information contact George Tranos N2GA at n2ga@arrl.org or see the NLI website at http://hudson.arrl.org/nli Preliminary forum schedule: DX 2 1/2 hour multiple topic DX forum sponsored by LIDXA 9:00 - 11:30 AM Marv W2FGD Internet Linking The future of Amateur Radio with Internet Linking 9:00 - 9:45 AM Len N2LEN Introduction to Amateur Radio Introduction to Amateur Radio 9:00 - 9:45 AM Walt KA2RGI Stealth Antennas Installation and Use of Stealth Antennas 10:00 - 10:45 AM Jeff Casey WB5GWB APRS / APRN Automatic Packet Reporting System 10:00 - 10:45 AM John KB2SCS Guide to buying used equipment How to select and buy used gear 10:00 - 10:45 AM Ed K2EPM Emergency & Portable Antennas Emergency and Portable Antennas 11:00 - 11:45 AM Sid K2LJH Digital Modes Introduction Introduction to the digital modes 11:00 - 11:45 AM Bob W2ILP History of Radio on Long Island History of Radio on Long Island 11:00 - 11:45 AM Connie Currie New Digital Modes A look at the newer digital modes 12:00 - 12:45 PM Gordon WB6NOA Frequency Coordination - Metrocor Frequency Coordination - Metrocor 12:00 - 12:45 PM Larry WA2CNV Contesting 2 1/2 hour multiple topic Contest forum 1:00 - 3:30 PM Mel KS2G Zoning and Tower Regulations Antenna Zoning and Tower Regulations 1:00 - 1:45 PM Joseph Buzzell, Esq. Satellite Working Amateur Radio Satellites 1:00 - 1:45 PM Ken N2WWD Skywarn Skywarn Weather Spotting 1:00 - 1:45 PM Scott Reynolds KC2JCB Debunking Antenna Myths Debunking Antenna Myths 2:00 - 2:45 PM Howard W2QUV 10 GHz and microwave operating 10 GHz and microwave operating 2:00 - 2:45 PM to be announced Emergency Communications Emergency Communications & ARES 2:00 - 2:45 PM Tom KA2D Volunteer Exam Session Testing for all Amateur Radio licenses 3:00 - 3:45 PM VE Exam Team Please note all forums are scheduled for 45 minutes EXCEPT for the DX forum (9:00 - 11:30 AM) and Contesting forum (1:00 - 3:30 PM). The Contesting Forum will have the following topics and presenters: Introduction to Contesting Mel Granick KS2G Station Setup & Ergonomics John Bagno KD2RD Single Op 2 Radio Contesting George Tranos N2GA Contesting from the DX-side Rich Gelber K2WR Contesting as a YL Diane Ortiz K2DO VHF Contesting Ken Neubeck WB2AMU The following organizations and clubs have confirmed their attendance: Long Island Mobile Amateur Radio Club (HRU 2003 sponsor club) American Radio Relay League Great South Bay Amateur Radio Club Nassau Amateur Radio Club Nassau Police Amateur Radio Club Hall of Science Amateur Radio Club MetroCor Town of Babylon ARES and RACES Nassau County ARES Kings County Radio Club NY Civil Air Patrol Long Island QRP Club Tri-State Skywarn Group National Weather Service / Upton Friends of Long Island Wireless Radio Central Amateur Radio Club Long Island DX Association Please check for forum changes when you arrive. The HRU committee thanks all the forum moderator for their time and effort in helping to make this event a success. Please remember that all moderators are volunteers and appreciate your thoughts and comments. The HRU committee also thanks Harris Stein KG2HO and the East Woods School for providing the use of the facility for the HRU 2003. From Tom Carrubba KA2D, Section Emergency Coordinator: New York City: NYC ARES participated in the New York City Marathon in November. They were also on standby in case of a transit strike in December. NYC ARES continues to support Athons. Nassau County: Nassau ARES supported Athons; November 3 NYC Marathon and November 17 Mineola Mustang Run. Membership has grown 36%. Suffolk County: John Alloca WA2LUA held an Emergency Communication Training course on Nov. 16. SEC Tom KA2D: All Districts were on standby for the storm of Nov 15. No action was required. Members did participate with weather info for SKYWARN. I was honored to received the Hudson Division "Ham of the Year" award at the Hudson Division awards dinner on Nov 9. The linked repeater project for NLI is now backed by RACES SEMO Region I RO, Bill Scheilbel N2NFI. The project has been assigned to the Rockhill Repeater Assc and Interplex. Most of the system is in place. They are working on a solution to have redundant connectivity through the lower Hudson Valley into the Albany NY area. It is slow going with everyone being busy with job and family obligations. I have completed CCE EC002 and CCE EC003. Nassau County OEM is now a separate commission. In a meeting with Deputy Commissioner Greg Caronia, Greg who is a licensed ham KB2BWV, expects much support from the ham community in this county. Nassau County is the only district in NLI who has separate ARES and RACES groups. We hope to align these groups in the near future. STM Charlie WA2YOW reports the following: 1)NTS "section level" CW nets : NYS/M 10am local time daily NYS/E 7pm local time daily NYS/L 10pm local time daily All our "section level" cw nets meet on 3677 KHz . 2)NTS "section level" phone nets: New York Phone (NYP) 1pm daily (currently meeting on 7237 KHz but usually meets on 3925 KHz during the winter months.) New York Public Operations Net (NYPON) 5pm daily on 3913 KHz (alternate freq. 3925 KHz +/- QRM). 3)"Independent nets" which maintain close association with the NTS. Empire Slow Speed Net (ESS) 6pm daily on 3590 KHz . Hit and Bounce Net (HBN) 8:30am daily on 7042 KHz . Hit and Bounce Slow Net (HBSN) 7:30am daily on 3714 KHz (alternate freq. 7114 KHz). New York City -Long Island cw net (NLI) 7:30pm Mon. through Fri. on 3630 KHz . (all times listed are local eastern times) 4)The NTS "local nets" are: Big Apple Net 8pm daily on 146.430 MHz Nassau Co. VHF Net 7:30pm on 146.805 MHz (meeting irregularly at present). Suffolk Co. VHF Net 8pm (Mon. through Thurs.) on 145.210 MHz. The ARRL PUBLIC SERVICE HONOR ROLL Month of November 2002 New York City/Long Island Section Monthly qualifying total: 70 or more points AB2IZ 219, N2AKZ 115, WB2GTG 100, KB2KLH 100, WA2YOW 100, KE2SX 83, KB2GEK 81, N2ECR 76, KC2JXM 75. NTS Section or Local nets Net Name Abbrev Sessions QNI QTC/QSP Net Manager NY State/morning/cw NYS/M 30 186 52/48 KA2GJV NY State/early/cw NYS/E 30 326 231/211 WB2QIX NY State/late/cw NYS/L (*) W2YGW NY Phone NYP 30 217 425/419 N2LTC NY Public Opr. Net NYPON 30 399 159/152 N2YJZ Empire Slow Speed net ESS 30 396 0/98 WI2G NYC-LI/cw NLI 21 63 32/32 ** Big Apple VHF BAVHF 30 546 116/116 KB2KLH Nassau Co. VHF NCVHF (*) N2WGF Suffolk Co. VHF SCVHF 13 65 4/4 WA2VZK (**)--stats kept and reported by WA2YOW (*) report not received in time for this list Section Staff changes: Daniel Reisman NY2L has been appointed as the new Official Observer Coordinator replacing Rob Todaro N1XL. Rob has been OOC for over 6 years and has spent many hours and much effort helping Amateur Radio. His work and the work of the many section Official Observers was partially responsible for the rededication of the FCC to Amateur Radio enforcement efforts. The section staff joins me in thanking Rob for his time and contributions. We also wish Daniel good luck in his new position. Congratulations to the new officers of the Larkfield Amateur Radio Club: President: Chuck Hartley N2JIY, Vice-President: John Allocca WB2LUA, Treasurer: Roger Rapp W2GLE. Congratulations to the new officers of the Long Island Mobile Amateur Radio Club: President: Diane Ortiz K2DO, Vice-President: Eddie Muro K2EPM, Secretary: Daniel Reisman NY2L, Treasurer: Rick Bressler K2RB. New ARES apparel available with "Amateur Radio Communications". The items are: 1. Orange reflective vest with "Amateur Radio Communications" on the back, $9.95; 2. Blue windbreaker with ARES logo on the front and "Amateur Radio Communications" on the back, $30.95 (can be personalized with name/call); and 3. Black equipment bag with ARES logo, $24.95. To see these products, please visit http://www.barkerspecialty.com/arrl/ and click on "ARES Products". MetroCor is the new coordinating body for the New York City metropolitan area. See their website at http://www.qsl.net/metrocor/ Emil Tillona KD1F is the section DXCC card checker and is available for field checking of QSL cards for your DXCC Award. If interested, please contact Emil at etillona@interserv.com Section VE Sessions - available on the web at: http://hudson.arrl.org/nli/nlive.htm UPCOMING Club Events American Red Cross Emergency Communications Service club meeting on Thursday, January 2, at 7:30 PM at 138-02 Queens Blvd, 1st Floor, Briarwood, New York 11435. Contact Lenny Smith N2LDV at N2LDV@yahoo.com. Nassau County Police ARC will have a meeting on Thursday, Thursday, January 2, at 7 pm at Long Beach Auxiliary Police Headquarters. Agenda will include voting on Officers for 2003 Contact George WB2GTC at GeorgegeeG@aol.com or http://www.qsl.net/kb2uyp/ for more info. Peconic ARC monthly meeting is Friday, January 3, at the Southold Public Library in Southold at 6:30 pm. The program will be HDTV planning and implementation by guest speaker Paul Beeman W2PB. See http://www.peconic-arc.org or contact Roberta Keis N2RBU at 631-722-4060 for directions. The Kings County Repeater Association's (KCRA) monthly VE exam will be held on Tuesday, Jan. 7, at the Guild for Exceptional Children, 260 68th Street, Brooklyn, NY at 7 P.M. Preregister with Harvey (KB2EA) at 718-948-2290 or Ed (W2SN) at 718-833-7120. See http://www.kcra.org The Kings County Repeater Association (KCRA) will hold its regular monthly "Non-meeting Meeting" (social night) on Thursday, January 9th, at the Guild for Exceptional Children, 260 68th Street, Brooklyn, NY at 6:30 P.M. See http://www.kcra.org Larkfield ARC regular monthly meeting is Thursday, January 9, in Huntington at 7:30 pm. E-mail n2nki@arrl.net or see http://www.larkfield.org Knickerbocker Amateur Radio Club meeting will be on Thursday, January 9, in Port Washington. Contact Joe K2KYQ at jreekie@wawnc.org for more information. Wantagh ARC monthly meeting is Friday, January 10 at 8 pm at Wantagh Library. Please contact Vic Panzica K2IY at vpanzica@optonline.net or www.qsl.net/w2va for more information. Ham Radio University 2003 planning meeting set for January 13 The next meeting for planning of the upcoming Ham Radio University 2003 will be held on Monday, January 13, in the Emergency Operations Center, Babylon Town Hall, North Lindenhurst, NY, starting at 7 PM. At this meeting we will discuss the forum schedule, logistics and other aspects of HRU 2003. All are invited to attend. Please RSVP to n2ga@arrl.org if you will be attending. Please forward this meeting notice to anyone who you might think would be interested. HRU 2003 is scheduled for Sunday, January 19, 2003, at the East Woods School in Oyster Bay, Long Island. Mid Island Amateur Radio Repeater Association Monthly Meeting is Tuesday, January 14, at 7 PM at the Brookhaven Rec Center in Centereach. See http://www.qsl.net/mid-islandarc HOSARC Monthly Meeting is Tuesday, January 14, in Queens at 8 pm. Meetings are held at the New York Hall of Science Museum cafeteria, 47-01 111th Street, Flushing Meadow, Corona Park, Queens NY. Please enter the cafeteria through the back science playground behind the museum. See their website at http://www.qsl.net/hosarc or call 718-760-2022 Grumman ARC will hold a VE session on Tuesday, Jan. 14, at 5 PM, at Underwriters Lab in Mellville, NY. Contact Bob Wexelbaum, W2ILP for more information or to pre-register at (631) 499-2214 or via e-mail w2ilp@juno.com Nassau County ARES meeting will be held at the Red Cross Chapter at 195 Willis Avenue Mineola, at 7:30 pm, on Tuesday, January 14. For more info, contact Nassau DEC George Gluck WA2WKV at wa2wkv@arrl.net LIMARC will hold their next regular monthly meeting on Wednesday, January 15, in Hicksville at 8 pm. The guest speaker will be Gordon West WB6NOA. See http://www.limarc.org KCRC monthly meeting is Wednesday, Jan. 15, at the Ryan's Visitor Center, Floyd Bennett Field, Room A, in Brooklyn at 7:30 pm See http://www.qsl.net/kcrc/ Radio Central ARC monthly meeting is Wednesday, January 15 at the New Village Rec Center in Centereach at 7:30 pm. See http://www.rcarc.org Manhattan & Bronx ARES meeting will be on Thursday, Jan. 16, at 7:30 PM at Red Cross HQ, 150 Amsterdam Avenue (66th Street). Contact John KE2UN at ke2un@arrl.net for info. Ham Radio University 2003 will be held on Sunday, January 19, at East Woods School, 31 Yellow Cote Road, Oyster Bay. See the announcement above or http://hudson.arrl.org/nli Suffolk County RC Monthly Meeting is Tuesday, Jan. 21 in Bohemia at 8 pm. The meeting site is the Bohemia Recreation Center on Ruzicka Way, in Bohemia. Contact Les KB2ZHF at Leskb2zhf@aol.com or call 631-399-4041 or see their webpage at http://members.tripod.com/~parasca/index/scrc.html Kings County Repeater Association (KCRA) will hold a regular monthly meeting on Tuesday, Jan, 21 at The Guild for Exceptional Children, 260 68th Street, Brooklyn, starting at 7 PM. See http://www.kcra.org The LIQRP Club will meet on Saturday, January 25, at Nicky's of Centerport, 6 Little Neck Road, Centerport, Long Island, NY (telephone: 631-757-7277). The gathering will start at 12 noon and last until at least 2:30 pm. For more info, contact Jeff WB5GWB at wb5gwb@arrl.net or http://www.erols.com/tjmc/LIQRP The Columbia University ARC VE Team 2002 will hold a VE exam on Monday, January 27 at 612 West 115th Street, New York, NY 10025 at 6:00 pm. Preregister by calling Alan N2YGK at 212-854-3754 or alan@columbia.edu Nassau ARC Monthly Meeting is Monday, Jan. 27 in Eisenhower Park in East Meadow at the Senior Citizen's Center at 8 pm. All are welcome. Contact Phil Spampinato, N2LVG, President, NARC at phil2lvg@optonline.net or see http://www.nassauarc.org Kings County ARES meeting is on the Tuesday, January 28, at 7 PM at UCP, 121 Lawrence Avenue, between Ocean Parkway and Seton Place in Kensington, Brooklyn. For info, call Adam Fine AB2IZ at 917-804-3380. GSBARC Monthly meeting is Thursday, Jan. 30 at 8:00 PM at the Babylon Town Hall EOC, 200 East Sunrise Hwy, North Lindenhurst. For more information, see http://www.gsbarc.org The Long Island DX Association will meet at Briarcliffe College on Friday, January 31, at 8:00 PM in room 10. Contact NN2C, Marty Miller, president of the LIDXA, at nn2c@arrl.net NLI Webpage: The Section Webpage contains LOTS of great information on section happenings, VE session, Education, Clubs, section staff, and much more! See http://hudson.arrl.org/nli Please contact the webmaster, Tom Carrubba KA2D (ka2d@arrl.net) to add events or other things to this page. NLI Section News is available at http://www.arrl.org/sections/?sect=NLI That's about it for this month! Please help make this newsletter even more interesting and informative by sending me news about YOUR club and events. ---- NLI Section e-happenings Section Manager - George Tranos N2GA (n2ga@arrl.org) Assistant Section Managers NLI - Tom Carrubba KA2D (ka2d@arrl.net) New York City - Rob Todaro N1XL Nassau County - Norm Wesler K2YEW (k2yew@arrl.net) Suffolk County - Len Battista W2FX (w2fx@arrl.net) Digital Communications - John Blowsky KB2SCS (kb2scs@arrl.net) |