Section Happenings Newsletter
edited by George Tranos N2GA
NLI Section Manager
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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. January 2005 is the 46th regular edition since this newsletter was inaugurated in March, 2001. Best wishes from the NLI Staff for a happy and healthy New Year! Section News Section News is available ONLY on the world-wide-web. See the NLI site at: http://www.arrl.org/sections/?sect=NLI IN THIS ISSUE: * Ham Radio University 2005 this Sunday, January 9, 2005 * HRU 2005 planning meeting on Tuesday, Jan. 4 * From Tom Carrubba KA2D, Section Emergency Coordinator * From Claire Heil WA2VZK, Section Traffic Manager * Digital Modalities Training Course in Northport on January 22 * General Theory Class starts January 18 in North Lindenhurst * LIMARC Winter Hamfest on February 27 in Bethpage * NYC District ARES Participates in Toy Drive for Children * Long Island Congressman Israel honored * Students on Long Island speak with the astronauts aboard the ISS * List of Frequently Asked Questions on BPL available * K2LS DX-Packetcluster node available for DX spots * Long Island Transmitter Hunters seeking new participants * ARRL C-CE course advance registration opportunities via e-mail * MetroCor is coordinating body for the New York metro area * Emil Tillona KD1F is the section DXCC card checker * Section VE Sessions * UPCOMING Club Events * NLI Section Website: http://hudson.arrl.org/nli HAPPENINGS * Ham Radio University 2005 this Sunday, January 9, 2005 The sixth annual Ham Radio University will be held this year at Briarcliffe College, 1055 Stewart Avenue, Bethpage, Long Island, NY 11714. It will be held THIS Sunday, January 9, 2005, from 8 AM to 4 PM. HRU is a day of education to share ideas, experiences, knowledge and fellowship among Amateur Radio operators. HRU 2005 will feature 25 different forums covering all areas of ham radio, Amateur Radio demonstrations, an area for clubs and organizations, a special event station (W2V) and a VE session. Our keynote speaker will be Riley Hollingsworth of the FCC. The forum schedule is shown below: Time / Forum / Moderator / Track and room 9:00 - 9:50 AM DX'ing from Albania Rich Gelber K2WR 1A 9:00 - 9:50 AM Satellite Pete Penta Jr. NA2P 1B 9:00 - 9:50 AM Transmitter Hunting Larry Berger WA2SUH 1C 9:00 - 9:50 AM QRP Norm Wesler K2YEW 1D 9:00 - 9:50 AM Computers and Ham Radio Steve Bossert KC2GOG 1E 10:00 - 10:50 AM Repeater Coordination Larry Lutzak WA2CNV 2A 10:00 - 10:50 AM Intro to Morse Code Lance Aue KA2EJD 2B 10:00 - 10:50 AM Soldering Joe Mielko N2IMF 2C 10:00 - 10:50 AM Antennas Walter Wenzel KA2RGI 2D 10:00 - 10:50 AM Logging Programs Daniel Reisman NY2L 2E 11:00 - 11:50 AM VHF Propagation Ken Neubeck WB2AMU 3A 11:00 - 11:50 AM Urban Ham Radio David Ellenberg WA2KWP, Peter Dougherty W2IRT 3B 11:00 - 11:50 AM ARES Tom Carrubba KA2D 3C 11:00 - 11:50 AM RF Safety Bob Wexelbaum W2ILP 3D 11:00 - 11:50 AM Contesting Mel Granick KS2G 3E 12:15 - 1:15 pm Keynote Speaker Riley Hollingsworth 4E 1:30 - 2:20 PM Preparing for Severe Weather Scott Reynolds KC2JCB (NWS)5A 1:30 - 2:20 PM Echolink Jonathan Taylor K1RFD 5B 1:30 - 2:20 PM Radio Go Kits Jeff Schneller N2HPO 5C 1:30 - 2:20 PM Grounding and Lightning Rich Rosner N2STU 5D 1:30 - 2:20 PM Logbook of the World Tom Carrubba KA2D 5E 2:30 - 3:20 PM History of Radio on LI Connie Currie (Friends of LI Wireless) 6A 2:30 - 3:20 PM Test Equipment Neil Heft KC2KY 6B 2:30 - 3:20 PM Winlink 2000 Charles Alfano WA2GUG 6C 2:30 - 3:20 PM Mobiling Sid Wolin K2LJH 6D 2:30 - 4:20 PM DX Pat Masterson KE2LJ 6E 3:30 - 4:20 PM VE Session VE Team 7A Please note: The event will be held REGARDLESS of the WEATHER! Talk-in is on 146.85 MHz, -600 KHz, 136.5 PL. Doors open to clubs for setup at 7:30 AM. For more information about HRU including the official HRU 2005 handout and list of organizations, see the HRU 2005 website at http://www.hudson.arrl.org/nli/hru2005.htm or e-mail HRU Chairman George Tranos N2GA at n2ga@arrl.net * HRU 2005 planning meeting on Tuesday, Jan. 4 The final planning meeting for HRU 2005 will be held on Tuesday, January 4, 2005. The meeting will be held at Briarcliffe College, 1055 Stewart Ave, Bethpage, NY 11714, in the cafeteria. It will start at 7 PM. Anyone interested in helping with the planning and set up for HRU 2005 is invited. This will be our 6th annual day of education for and about ham radio. Ham Radio University is all about Spreading Ham Radio Knowledge and Know-How. It is billed as "A day of education to share ideas, experiences, knowledge and fellowship among Amateur Radio operators". Please join us in making this year even better! Please RSVP to n2ga@arrl.net if you are planning on attending and thanks in advance! Submitted by George Tranos N2GA, Chairman, Ham Radio University 2005 * From Tom Carrubba KA2D, Section Emergency Coordinator New York City District - DEC Mike Lisenco N2YBB: November starts the winter lull. Many members participated in the New York City Marathon. On Thanksgiving Day, Brooklyn ARES participated in the annual Turkey Trot sponsored by the Prospect Park track Club and the New York Roadrunners Club. An EC meeting was held in the beginning of the month, and plans to develop lessons on various topics were made. A follow-up meeting is planned for January 2005. On a personal note, I want to thank all those responsible for my being awarded the "Amateur of the Year" Award that I received from the Hudson Division of the ARRL on Saturday, November 13th. I am very humbled to have been considered for the award and very proud to have received it. John Healy, KA2ABV, EC Manhattan: We are pleased to announce that Manhattan ARES and the Broadcast Employees Amateur Radio Society, W2ABC, have re-established their long standing working relationship. The trustees of the BEARS repeater system have generously permitted Manhattan ARES to designate their two meter repeater (147.27 +600Khz, PL 141.3) as the main Manhattan Tactical Frequency as well as an NYC-ARES Citywide Frequency. We are holding our weekly Manhattan ARES Net on the BEARS repeater each Tuesday evening beginning at 7:30 PM. All are invited to check in. During the New Year, Manhattan ARES will be assisting BEARS with its VE sessions at the ABC corporate campus on Manhattan's upper West Side. Further details will be posted on both the BEARS website http://www.w2abc.org/, the NYC-ARES website http://www.aresnyc.org/, and in QST. Next New York County ARES meeting - 12/16/04 at 6:30pm Meeting location: American Red Cross of Greater New York, 150 Amsterdam Avenue. Joe Nieves N2TEE; EC Richmond County: Over at St. Vincent's Hospital this past Wednesday, nine of our eleven students passed their Technician exam. With two more official classes to go, we may be able to rein in those last two potential hams. I hope to welcome these hard working folks into our ham fraternity and instill a sense of public service at next week's class. After a concerted training effort by Ron WA2RF and Jan W2KMA, I applaud them on this successful endeavor which brings new ideas and renewed interest to our hobby. Charles Gallo KC2V; EC Queens County No additional comments. Adam Fine AB2IZ, EC Kings County ING/NYC Marathon - 11/07/04 Twenty members of Kings County ARES came out to participate in this citywide party. Participants were greeted with warm fall weather and beautiful sunny skies in this annual event. Participants included: AB2IZ, K2RMX, KA2FXR, KA2KDQ, KB2SUR, KB2VDV, KC2CBL, KC2EDR, KC2FKL, KC2HMS, KC2JOX, KC2JXM, KD2AU, KG4FXJ, N2ECR, N2ULX, W2/8R1B, W2DEA, WA2JNF and WA3YRE. Turkey Trot 5M - 11/25/04 - Prospect Park, Brooklyn A first time event for Kings County ARES and the final event for the year. This annual event had fifteen participants and was able to get the event in between the morning downpour and the afternoon drop in the mercury. Amateurs included: KA2KDQ, KB2SUR, KB2VDV, KC2BYH, KC2CBL, KC2EDR, KC2FKL, KC2HMS, KC2JXM, KC2NBE, KC2NGU, N2ECR, N2RGA, W2/8R1B, W2DEA and WA2MNR. Kings County ARES meeting - 11/17/04 Topics: Uniforms and appearance at events; Staff resignation/appointment; Citywide meeting/party; ARRL CCE 001 course; Red Cross ID cards; and PSHR In attendance: AB2IZ, K2RDG, KA2KDQ, KC2BYH, KC2CBL, KC2HMS, KC2JOX, KC2JXM, KC2MGY, KC2NGU, N2ECR, N2RGA, W2DEA, and WA2JNF. It is with sadness that I announce the retirement of Mike/W2MPL as AEC of Kings County ARES. Mike has been a valuable asset to this group and his guidance and wisdom will be missed. Good luck OM. Stepping in to fill the void is Tony/KC2JXM. I ask everyone to join me in welcoming him to the staff. Congratulations on making the Turkey Trot happen in your first assignment as AEC. Kings County ARES has a weekly net, every Sunday at 8PM. We meet on the W2CMA repeater (446.675/-5MHz/114.8) in order to discuss issues of relevance to the ARES community at large and Kings County ARES specifically. We welcome, encourage and invite all amateur radio operators to participate. Kings County ARES can be found on the web. Visit us at www.kingscountyares.org. Thanks to Mitch (N2RGA) for all the hard work he puts into the site on an almost daily basis. The next meeting will be on Wednesday, December 15th, 2004 at 7:30pm. The location is UCP 121 Lawrence Street, between Ocean Parkway and Seton Place Brooklyn, NY. Nassau County - Mario Maltese WF2T; EC Nassau County (for George Gluck, DEC, WA2WKV). On November 9, Nassau ARES met at the American Red Cross to see a presentation by WA2GUG on Winlink and its impact on the Section in regards to emergency communications. KC2CHA demonstrated the new packet setup in the chapter. A review of recent emergency operations also took place. Suffolk County - Bill Schiebel N2NFI, DEC SC: SET held by Southold and Riverhead. County Meeting held on second Wednesday of the month. New report requirements discussed as well as requirement for more training in 2005. Development of a Winlink task force to study feasibility was discussed. County wide membership renewal in progress. Walter M. Wenzel, KA2RGI, EC Town of Babylon: No additional comments John A. Allocca, WB2LUA EC, Town of Huntington: No additional comments John Blowsky KB2SCS, EC Town of Islip No additional comments Don Fisher, N2QHV, EC Town of Southold: No additional comments. Tom Carrubba KA2D, Section Emergency Coordinator: Attended HRU monthly planning meeting. NLI ARES groups will have information tables. in main room. KA2D will moderate the forum. Charles Alfano WA2GUG will demo WINLINK 2000 in a separate forum. Attended the Hudson Division Awards Dinner and had the honor to present "The Amateur of the Year" award to NYC DEC Mike Lisenco N2YBB. Attended MARS/ARES/RACES INTEROPERABILITY CONFERENCE on Nov 20. Details in The ARRL Letter Vol. 23, No. 47 Happy Holidays. * From Claire Heil WA2VZK, Section Traffic Manager STM Claire Heil WA2VZK 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 Suffolk Co. VHF Net 8pm (Mon. through Thurs.) on 145.210 MHz. The ARRL PUBLIC SERVICE HONOR ROLL Month of November 2004 New York City/Long Island Section Monthly qualifying total: 70 or more points N2YBB 513, AB2IZ 425, N2AKZ 107.5, W2DSX 100, KB2KLH 100, KE2SX 88 NTS Section or Local nets Net Name Abbrev Sessions QNI QTC/QSP Net Manager NY State/morning/cw NYS/M * KA2GJV NY State/early/cw NYS/E 29 124 63/47 WB2QIX NY State/late/cw NYS/L 27 181 110/99 W2YGW NY Phone NYP 30 238 626/612 N2LTC NY Public Opr. Net NYPON 30 405 305/303 N2YJZ Empire Slow Speed net ESS 30 478 0/149 WI2G NYC-LI/cw NLI * WA2YOW Big Apple VHF BAVHF 30 521 73/73 KB2KLH Nassau Co. VHF NCVHF 30 188 108/107 W2DSX Suffolk Co. VHF SCVHF 17 83 5/5 KC2LEV (*) report not received in time for this list 73, Claire Heil WA2VZK, Section Traffic Manager. Contact Claire at CAHEIL@aol.com This is Claire's LAST report as STM. She has resigned effective 12/31/04. Thank you Claire for all the hard work you have put in as Section Traffic Manager! As of this date, the STM position is open and I am active looking for a new Section Traffic Manager. If you would like to be considered for this position, please contact George Tranos N2GA at n2ga@arrl.org * Digital Modalities Training Course in Northport on January 22 John Allocca WB2LUA will hold a Digital Modalities Training Course on Saturday, January 22, 2005. The two hour course runs from 10 am to Noon. No prior knowledge is required to attend. The 2-hour course will include theory and hands on experience for: 1. VHF/UHF Packet 2. VHF/UHF Packet / Telpac / Winlink 2000 3. HF Pactor II / Winlink 2000 4. PSK-31 Call John, WB2LUA at (631) 261-3726 to register and for the address and directions. You can also contact John at john@allocca.com * General Theory Class starts January 18 in North Lindenhurst The Great South Bay Amateur Radio Club will hold a General License theory class starting on Tuesday, January 18, 2005, at Babylon Town Hall, on Sunrise Highway in North Lindenhurst. For more information, including dates and times, contact Walter Wenzel KA2RGI at ka2rgi@arrl.net * LIMARC Winter Hamfest on February 27 in Bethpage Announcing the annual Long Island WINTER Hamfair & Electronics Show to be held at Levittown Hall, 201 Levittown Parkway, Hicksville, NY 11801 on Sunday, February 27, 2005. Sponsored by the Long Island Mobile Amateur Radio Club, it features a large indoor location. Doors open to vendors at 8 AM and to buyers at 9 AM. Pre-Registration is required for vendors at this indoor hamfest! See http://www.limarc.org/fest.htm for more information. * NYC District ARES Participates in Toy Drive for Children New York City District ARES has concluded it's month long participation in Operation White Dove, the ARRL/United Way toy drive designed to bring some holiday cheer to the many youngsters who suffered due to the three horrendous hurricanes to hit the state of Florida this past summer. Santa, his reindeer and sleigh, disguised as a FedEx delivery truck, has picked up the toys and will deliver them to Florida. He has guaranteed delivery by Christmas. New York City ARES District Emergency Coordinator Mike Lisenco, N2YBB, explains that the call went out to the membership of the five boroughs that make up the City to "open their hearts and do the right thing" in donating toys for these children. "When New York City needed help just 3 short years ago, we received offers of assistance from all parts of the country. This is just one way we can say thank you. To be able to reciprocate and help someone else in their time of need. Paying it forward, if you will." Collections were made and coordinated through the efforts of Joe Prego, N2ECR, New York City District ARES Public Information Officer. Each borough Emergency Coordinator was responsible for the efforts in their county. Ray Lukacs, W2DEA, collected the toys from around town and brought them back to Brooklyn where they were boxed at the December monthly meeting of the Brooklyn ARES group under the watchful eyes of Adam Fine, AB2IZ, Brooklyn Emergency Coordinator. A special thank you has to go out to Bill Davis, KC8CQT and FedEx. Bill, who works as a member of the FedEx Customer Advocate Team, went out of his way to arrange for FedEx to pick up the cost of shipping the toys to Florida. His help, and the generosity of the FedEx Corporation, is greatly appreciated. Submitted by Joe Prego, N2ECR, pio@aresnyc.org * Long Island Congressman Israel honored On December 16, 2004, Congressman Steve Israel (D-NY) was presented the Oustanding Public Service Award by the National Antenna Consortium (NAC). NAC Executive Director Gerald Agliata presented the award to the Congressman at a ceremony in the his Hauppauge office. Representatives from three other organizations from the Amateur Radio Community also were present. On hand to represent the ARRL was George Tranos N2GA, Section Manager for NY City / Long Island. Diane Ortiz K2DO attended as a respresentative and Immediate Past President of the Long Island Mobile Amateur Radio Club. Dick Ross K2MGA attended to represent CQ Magazine. The award, the first ever presented by NAC, was awarded Congressman Israel for his "Introduction of, and sustained advocacy for, Legislation to require reasonable regulation of Amateur Radio Service antennas, and related equipment, by Homeowner's Associations and/or restrictive covenants." * Students on Long Island speak with the astronauts aboard the ISS From the ARRL Letter: Teacher April Pokorny's fifth graders at Westhampton Beach Elementary School on Long Island, New York, had reason to be grateful the day before Thanksgiving. That's when they got a chance to speak via Amateur Radio with International Space Station Expedition 10 Commander Leroy Chiao, KE5BRW, at NA1SS. Secondary school students in Quebec spoke with Chiao via ham radio on November 30. Both contacts were arranged via the Amateur Radio on the International Space Station (ARISS) program. Pokorny said the Long Island school's November 24 contact provided a connection between classroom learning and real life. "What could possibly be more exciting than talking to an astronaut while he is in space," she told a reporter for TV Channel 12. In addition to TV coverage, one radio station and two newspapers reported the event. Among other things, Chiao told the Westhampton Beach pupils that the food aboard the ISS was pretty good, that the orbit of the ISS could be altered "a little bit," and that the 2003 shuttle Columbia tragedy, in which seven astronauts died, did not deter his desire to go into space. "We're all professional astronauts, and this is what we do, and we know what the risks are" he said. Chiao said he enjoys looking out the window and taking pictures, and he sometimes spends his spare time watching movies. "I also like floating around a lot," he said. Chiao told another youngster that it would be easier to pitch a fast ball on Earth than in zero gravity. Members of the Peconic Amateur Radio Club (PARC) set up the W2AMC Earth station and made other technical arrangements to enable the contact. PARC also assisted in a 2002 ARISS contact with Quogue School, also on Long Island. "Second time around was not as scary as the first time, but it was not without the usual need for backup planning," PARC President Roberta Keis, N2RBU, said. An auxiliary generator ended up running all the radio and videoconferencing equipment after power at the school kept cutting out due to damp, rainy conditions that day. PARC members also needed to make a last-minute antenna controller repair. "The after-contact comments were all positive," Keis said. "Words like 'amazing' and 'wow!' were mixed with tears of emotion and a general feeling of floating on air." * List of Frequently Asked Questions on BPL available I received this via e-mail from Jim N2ZZ, the ARRL Section Manager from South Carolina. It is an informative list of frequently asked questions about Broadband over powerlines. Check it out at http://www.qrpis.org/~k3ng/bpl.html * K2LS DX-Packetcluster node available for DX spots The K2LS DX-Packetcluster node, located in Merrick, NY, is available on both RF and the internet. RF input/output 144.970. Internet (Telnet) is DXC.K2LS.COM, either standard port 23, or port 7300. The K2LS node is filtered to pass only spots from zones 1 thru 8, but, I can allow any combination of spots/bands to be passed at the users request. Some users connect simultaneously with a different ssid, i.e. KA2D & KA2D-3, enabling them to see both filtered and unfiltered information. The node also filters all talk/chat from outside zones 1 thru 8. For more information, contact Larry Strasser K2LS at k2ls@optonline.net * Long Island Transmitter Hunters seeking new participants We have a newly reorganized Hidden Transmitter Hunters group active and seeking new participants. LITHARC (Long Island Transmitter Hunters ARC) info may be found in the Yahoo Groups list under LITHARC. All apps are approved for membership and we are using the yahoo group as a central information and communications site. Anyone interested in learning more about the activity of radio direction finding and radio "fox hunting" is invited to join the group. Of course the real fun is joining the group on an upcoming hunt. There is always room for more so grab your HT and come on down to a hunt! For more information, contact Briggs AB2NJ at bruggo@optonline.net * ARRL C-CE course advance registration opportunities via e-mail A service now allows those interested in taking an ARRL Certification and Continuing Education (C-CE) course in the future to receive advance word of registration opportunities via e-mail. To take advantage, send an e-mail to prereg@arrl.org. On the subject line, include the course name or number (eg, EC-00#). In the message body, include your name, call sign, e-mail address, and the month you want to start the course. To learn more, visit the ARRL Certification and Continuing Education Web page <http://www.arrl.org/cce/> and the C-CE Links found there. For more information, contact Emergency Communications Course Manager Dan Miller, K3UFG, <dmiller@arrl.org>; 860-594-0340. * MetroCor is coordinating body for the New York metro area MetroCor is the established coordinating body for the New York Metro area, inclusive of New York City - Long Island, Westchester County and the majority of Northern New Jersey. You must apply for coordination through MetroCor if: you have a system that has an expired TSARC coordination not yet registered with MetroCor, or wish to establish a new system on Amateur Radio Spectrum above 29.5 MHz, These and any other matters related to repeater systems' coordination are welcomed by MetroCor. They invite you to visit their website at: http://www.metrocor.net You can also direct questions to their e-mail at metrocor@metrocor.net * Emil Tillona KD1F is the section DXCC card checker 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 Section VE Sessions - available on the web at: http://www.hudson.arrl.org/nli/nlive.htm * UPCOMING Club Events NOTE - As usual, please check with the club to verify the date and time of all events, especially during the holidays! Many clubs also cancel meetings if the weather is inclement. CHECK with the CLUB! The Kings County Repeater Association's (KCRA) monthly VE exam will be held on Tuesday, Jan. 4, at the Guild for Exceptional Children, 260 68th Street, Brooklyn, NY at 7 P.M. Preregister with Ed (W2SN) at 718-833-7120. See http://www.kc2ra.org/ for more information. ARC Emergency Communications Service club meeting will be on Tuesday, January 4, at 7:30 PM at 138-02 Queens Blvd, 1st Floor, Briarwood, New York 11435. Contact Lenny Smith N2LDV at N2LDV@yahoo.com. The final planning meeting for HRU 2005 will be held on Tuesday, January 4, 2005. The meeting will be held at Briarcliffe College, 1055 Stewart Ave, Bethpage, NY 11714, in the cafeteria. It will start at 7 PM. Anyone interested in helping with the planning and set up for HRU 2005 is invited. This will be our 6th annual day of education for and about ham radio. Ham Radio University is all about Spreading Ham Radio Knowledge and Know-How. It is billed as "A day of education to share ideas, experiences, knowledge and fellowship among Amateur Radio operators". Please join us in making this year even better! Please RSVP to n2ga@arrl.net if you are planning on attending and thanks in advance! Submitted by George Tranos N2GA, Chairman, Ham Radio University 2005 The Long Island Amateur Radio Simplex (LIARS) club will hold its monthly meeting on Wednesday, Jan. 5 in Selden starting at 7:30 PM. Meetings are held at Newfield High School, Marshall Drive, Selden, New York on the first Wednesday of the month. The board meeting starts at 7:30 PM and the general meeting starts at 8PM. All are invited to attend. Directions: Marshall Drive is 3 lights east of Nichols Road on route 25. Go north at the 7-11 into the parking lot. LIARS also has weekly on-the-air nets - Join us on the air for our General Information/Rag-Chew/Swap & Shop Net (Tuesday nights at 8 pm on 147.575 FM simplex). Thanks, Frank WA2LIR, President of LIARS Club. Contact Frank at fpeppe@optonline.net Nassau County Police ARC will hold its annual holiday party officer installation at 56th Fighter Group Restaurant (Gate 1 Route 110, Republic Airport, Farmingdale, NY) on Thursday January 6th. Members usually arrive between 7:30 and 8pm XYL's and YL's welcome, Members responsible for their own tabs. This is usually a great get together and is more of a social event than club meeting, having said that, the conversations often cover many great topics. I hope you can all join us For more information, contact George WB2GTC at GeorgegeeG@aol.com Peconic ARC normally has its monthly general meeting on the first Friday of the month. The next regular meeting is Friday, January 7, 2005 at the Southold Public Library in Southold at 6:30 pm. See http://www.peconic-arc.org or contact Roberta Keis N2RBU at 631-722-4060 for directions. Ham Radio University 2005 is Sunday, January 9th and will take place at Briarcliffe College, 1055 Stewart Ave, Bethpage, NY 11714. Don't miss the 6th annual HRU and the ARRL NYC/LI Section Convention. A day of education to share ideas, experiences, knowledge and fellowship among Amateur Radio operators, HRU 2005 features Riley Hollingsworth of the FCC Enforcement Bureau as our keynote speaker at 12:15 PM. Also, there are 25 forums about all aspects of Amateur Radio, a demonstration room, special event station W2V, Volunteer exam session for all levels of Amateur Radio license testing, door prizes and goodie bags. Food and Refreshments will be available. For more information about HRU including an up-to-date forum schedule, see the HRU 2005 website at http://www.hudson.arrl.org/nli/hru2005.htm or e-mail HRU Chairman George Tranos N2GA at n2ga@arrl.net Grumman ARC will hold a VE session on Tuesday, Jan. 11 at 5 PM, at Underwriters Lab, 1285 Walt Whitman Road, Mellville, NY. Contact Bob Wexelbaum, W2ILP for more information or to pre-register at (631) 499-2214 or via e-mail w2ilp@juno.com HOSARC Monthly Meeting is Tuesday, January 11, 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. HOSARC meetings are held on the second Tuesday of every month. 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. Nassau County ARES meeting will be held at the Red Cross Chapter at 195 Willis Avenue Mineola, at 7:30 pm, on Tuesday, Jan. 11. For more info, contact Nassau DEC George Gluck WA2WKV at wa2wkv@arrl.net LIMARC monthly meeting is on Wednesday, Jan. 12, in Hicksville at 8 pm. The meetings are held at Levittown Hall, 201 Levittown Parkway, Hicksville, NY 11801. See http://www.limarc.org KCRC monthly meeting is Wednesday, Jan. 12, at the Ryan's Visitor Center, Floyd Bennett Field, Room A, in Brooklyn at 7:30 pm See http://www.qsl.net/kcrc/ NYCRA Club meeting is on Thursday, Jan. 13 (the second Thursday of every month) at 8pm at Eger Nursing Home, 120 Meisner Ave. Staten Island, NY 10306. For more info, contact Mike KC2CYE, NYCRA Vice-President at Rocky178@aol.com Knickerbocker Amateur Radio Club meeting will be on Thursday, January 13, in Port Washington. Knickerbocker ARC always hold its meeting on the second Thursday of the month. Contact Joe K2KYQ at k2kyq@arrl.net for more information. The Staten Island Amateur Radio Association (SIARA) will hold its monthly general meeting on Friday, Jan. 14 starting at 8 PM. The meeting will be held at a new location on Staten Island at the EGER Rehabilitation Center, 120 Meisner Ave. Contact SIARA President Mike Siegel at 718-684-8177 for more information. Wantagh ARC monthly meeting is Friday, January 14 at 8 pm at Wantagh Library. Please contact Vic Panzica K2IY at vpanzica@optonline.net or www.qsl.net/w2va for more information. The monthly Queens County ARES meeting will be Sunday, Jan. 16 at 2:00 pm at Elmhurst General Hospital, 79-01 Broadway, Queens in conference room A1-15. The meeting topic is to be determined. New Members welcome. Please Contact Queens Emergency Coordinator Charles Gallo at Charlie@TheGallos.com The Eastern Amateur Radio Service Club monthly meeting will be Tuesday, Jan. 18 in Southampton. The meeting will take place at Southampton Hospital in room A282. The hospital is located at 240 Meeting House Lane, Southampton. For additional information, contact Rocky, KA2JAK, at rkradio@optonline.net. Kings County Repeater Association (KCRA) will hold a regular monthly meeting on Tuesday, Jan. 18 at The Guild for Exceptional Children, 260 68th Street, Brooklyn, starting at 7 PM. Call Ed (W2SN) at (718) 833-7120 or see http://www.kc2ra.org/ for more information. Suffolk County RC Monthly Meeting is Tuesday, Jan. 18 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 Grumman Amateur Radio Club monthly meeting will be on Wednesday, Dec. 19 at 5:30 PM, at Underwriters Lab, 1285 Walt Whitman Road, Mellville, NY. Contact Bob Wexelbaum, W2ILP at w2ilp@juno.com (631) 499-2214 or Pat Masterson KE2LJ at bat@grumman.com for more info. Larkfield ARC regular monthly meeting is Thursday, Jan. 20, in Huntington at 7:30 pm. There is an ARES/RACES meeting at 7:00 pm before every club meeting. E-mail n2nki@arrl.net or see http://www.larkfield.org The Kings County Repeater Association (KCRA) will hold its regular monthly "Non-meeting Meeting" (social night) on Thursday, Jan. 20, at the Guild for Exceptional Children, 260 68th Street, Brooklyn, NY at 6:30 P.M. Call Ed (W2SN) at (718) 833-7120 or see http://www.kc2ra.org/ for more information. The Town of Babylon Amateur Radio Emergency Services meetings are on the third Thursday each month @ 8:00 PM. This month's meeting will be held on Thursday, Jan. 20. Location is the basement of Babylon Town Hall in the Emergency Operations Center, 200 East Sunrise Hwy, North Lindenhurst, NY. For more information, see their Website: http://www.tobares.org or contact Babylon town EC Walter Wenzel, KA2RGI at 631-957-0218 or via e-mail at ka2rgi@arrl.net. Manhattan ARES meeting will be on Thursday, Jan. 20, at 7:30 PM at Red Cross HQ, 150 Amsterdam Avenue (66th Street). Contact John Healy KA2ABV at nyec@aresnyc.org for info. The Long Island DX Association will hold its regularly meeting on Friday, January 21 at 8PM at Briarcliffe College, 1055 Stewart Ave., Bethpage (Room 10 in the Huntington Hallway). Contact Marty Miller NN2C, President of the LIDXA, at mmiller4@optonline.net for further information, or read details on the Web at http://www.qsl.net/lidxa. John Allocca WB2LUA will hold a Digital Modalities Training Course on Saturday, January 22, 2005. The two hour course runs from 10 am to Noon. No prior knowledge is required to attend. The 2-hour course will include theory and hands on experience for: 1. VHF/UHF Packet 2. VHF/UHF Packet / Telpac / Winlink 2000 3. HF Pactor II / Winlink 2000 4. PSK-31 Call John, WB2LUA at (631) 261-3726 to register and for the address and directions. You can also contact John at john@allocca.com Radio Central ARC monthly meeting is Wednesday, Jan. 26 at the New Village Rec Center in Centereach at 7:30 pm. See http://www.rcarc.org GSBARC Monthly meeting is Thursday, Jan. 27 at 7:00 PM at the Babylon Town Hall EOC, 200 East Sunrise Hwy, North Lindenhurst. For more information, see http://www.gsbarc.org The next meeting of the Long Island QRP Club will be at noon on Saturdays, January 29 -- indoors at Nicky's in Centerport. Details on our January 29 get-together will be forthcoming. Happy Holidays & 73, Jeff WB5GWB. Contact Jeff at WB5GWB@ARRL.NET GSBARC will hold a VE Session on Sunday, January 30 at Babylon Town Hall, 200 East Sunrise Hwy, North Lindenhurst. The session will start at 12:00 noon in the ARES/RACES room in the basement. For more information contact VE liaison, Tom Odermatt K2ZDX at K2ZDX@ARRL.Net The Columbia University ARC VE Team 2002 will hold a VE exam on Monday, Jan. 31 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. 31 in Eisenhower Park in East Meadow at the Senior Citizen's Center at 8 pm. Nassau ARC meets every Monday night @ 7:30 pm. The General meeting is the last Monday of the month at 8 pm. All are welcome. Contact Lance Aue, KA2EJD, President at vze3db97@verizon.net or see http://www.nassauarc.org 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. ---- Section Manager - George Tranos N2GA (n2ga@arrl.org) Assistant Section Managers NLI - Tom Carrubba KA2D (ka2d@arrl.net) Nassau County - Norm Wesler K2YEW (k2yew@arrl.net) Suffolk County - Len Battista W2FX (w2fx@arrl.net) Digital Communications - John Blowsky KB2SCS (kb2scs@arrl.net) |