Section Happenings Newsletter
edited by George Tranos N2GA
NLI Section Manager
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February 2006 |
ARRL NYC/LI February E-happenings Newsletter Written and Edited by George Tranos N2GA, ARRL Section Manager NYC/LI -- Welcome! This is the February 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 March issue prior to the end of February. February 2006 is the 58th regular edition since this newsletter was inaugurated in March, 2001. 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: * HRU 2006 a success! * From Tom Carrubba KA2D, Section Emergency Coordinator * From Jim Minor W2DSX, Section Traffic Manager * RTTY DXer Jules L. Freundlich, W2JGR, SK * LIMARC Hamfest in Hicksville on Sunday, February 26 * UPCOMING Club Events * Other "stuff" * NLI Section Website: http://hudson.arrl.org/nli HAPPENINGS * HRU 2006 a success! Ham Radio University 2006 was Sunday, January 8, 2006 in Bethpage. Held at Briarcliffe College, the seventh annual HRU was a day of education to share ideas, experiences, knowledge and fellowship among Amateur Radio operators. This year, the weather cooperated and provided warm enough temperatures for over 400 people attend. They came primarily to attend some of the 25 different forums about all aspects of Amateur Radio. Keynote Speaker Gordon West WB6NOA put on a great show while talking about new happenings in Amateur Radio. Over 20 different clubs and groups set up in the "club" room and distributed information about their group. Special event station W2V was active passing out QSO's and providing live Amateur Radio demonstrations (please QSL all W2V contacts via N2MUN for a special event QSL card). More than a dozen people participated in our volunteer exam session, with many walking away with a new license or upgrade. Every attendee was provided with a "goodie bag" containing brochures and handouts from manufacturers. Door prizes were handed out to some of the lucky ones who's ticket got pulled in our hourly drawings. HRU 2006 is a cooperative effort. Radio amateurs from many different organizations came together to help put on this event, our seventh annual Ham Radio University! HRU 2006 thanks all of the forum moderators (listed below) for sharing their knowledge and expertise. HF Propagation - Emil Tillona KD1F Satellite - Peter Penta NA2P Transmitter Hunting - Larry Berger WA2SUH QRP - Norm Wesler K2YEW Repeater Coordination - Larry Lutzak WA2CNV ARRL Forum - George Tranos N2GA Boating & Ham Radio - Gordon West WB6NOA Antennas - Walter Wenzel KA2RGI Echolink - Jonathan Taylor K1RFD Coast Guard Auxiliary - Brendan Earls KC2LIM ARES - Tom Carrubba KA2D VHF Propagation - Ken Neubeck WB2AMU and Gordon West WB6NOA Mobiling - Sid Wolin K2LJH Contesting - Mel Granick KS2G Keynote Speaker - Gordon West WB6NOA Old-time Radio - George Flanagan W2KRM WRTC 2006 - Jeff Briggs K1ZM Both Way Radio Internet E-mail - John Blowsky KB2SCS Computers & Ham Radio - Rich Rosner N2STU and Nancy Rosner N2TKA Hurricane Katrina Relief - Allen Pitts W1AGP LI Wireless History - Connie Currie (Friends of LI Wireless) Troubleshooting - Neil Heft KC2KY SATERN and Go-boxes - Jeff Schneller N2HPO Grounding and Lightning Protection - Don Kane WB2BEZ DX'ing - Pat Masterson KE2LJ (LIDXA) VE Session - Al Bender W2QZ and all the VE's who stepped forward Yankee Clipper Contest Club - Mark Pride K1RX The following groups participated at HRU 2006: American Radio Relay League (ARRL) American Red Cross Emergency Communications Service Friends of Long Island Wireless History Grumman Amateur Radio Club Great South Bay Amateur Radio Club Hall of Science Amateur Radio Club Kings County Radio Club Larkfield Amateur Radio Club Long Island DX Association Long Island QRP Club Long Island Mobile Amateur Radio Club MetroCor Repeater Coordinators Nassau County ARES / Nassau County RACES Nassau Amateur Radio Club Nassau County Police Amateur Radio Club National Weather Service (Upton) New York City ARES Quarter Century Wireless Association Radio Central Amateur Radio Club SATERN Town of Babylon Amateur Radio Emergency Svcs. Tri-State SKYWARN Group Wantagh Amateur Radio Club US Coast Guard Auxiliary CQ Communications KJI Communications Yankee Clipper Contest Club The HRU 2006 planning committee consists of: George N2GA (HRU Chairman), Phil N2MUN (HRU founder & chairman HRU 2000, 2001, 2002), Diane K2DO, Tom KA2D, Neil KC2KY, Sid K2LJH, Linda Aue, Lance KA2EJD, Pat KE2LJ, Walter KA2RGI, Pat N2QXH. The date for the next Ham Radio University, HRU 2007, will be Sunday, January 7, 2007, at Briarcliffe College in Bethpage! The first planning committee meeting for HRU 2007 will be held on Tuesday, August 8, 2006, starting at 7:30 PM. The meeting will be held at Babylon Town Hall, ARES/RACES Room in the basement (enter around back), 200 Sunrise Highway, North Lindenhurst, NY. HRU is a day of education for and about Amateur Radio. Thank you for participating in this year's HRU! If you did come down, please see the HRU website at: http://www.hudson.arrl.org/nli/hru2006.htm and fill out a "forum evaluation" sheet and let us know what you thought of the event! 73, George Tranos N2GA Chairman, Ham Radio University 2006 ARRL Section Manager NYC/LI * From Tom Carrubba KA2D, Section Emergency Coordinator New York City District - DEC Michael Lisenco N2YBB: We finished off the year with Operation Santa Claus at JFK. This event, the highlight of the public service schedule, has been an annual event for NYC District ARES for a number of years. Operation Santa Claus, an annual event sponsored by The Community Mayors of New York and New Jersey, provides a spectacular holiday party for 5,000 special needs children. A hangar at John F. Kennedy International Airport is transformed into a winter wonderland and, with the assistance of hundreds of volunteers and many corporate and government sponsors, the children are treated to a fantastic box lunch, candy treats and a very special gift. Santa taxis into the hangar on his private jet, where he disembarks and greets the thousands of children to their delight. New York City ARES is proud to be a part of this wonderful annual program. I want to thank the following members for their participation: N2ECR (once again the interface with the event organizers), AB2IZ, W2/8R1B, KC2NBE, WA2JNF, KA2KAB, W2KMA, WA2IAF, KC2LSB, KB2JOE, WA2KDG,W2DEA, and K2ZIR. Our plans for an in-house EC-001 training session are coming to fruition. The class will start on January 4, 2006, run for 8 weeks, and culminate in a test session. We have 10 ARES members already signed up for the class. Best wishes to all for a happy and healthy holiday. John Healy, KA2ABV, EC New York County Richard Grover - W2RAG, AEC New York County reporting New York County ARES meeting One meeting this month - December 1, 2005 - Held at the San Remo - 13 Member participated 12/05 - New York City Red Cross New York City Red Cross was the beneficiary of these events. From time to time W2RAG physically visits the 150 Amsterdam location to check the operating conditions of the Ham Gear at that location. New York County (Manhattan) ARES has a weekly net, every Tuesday at 7:30 PM. We meet on the W2ABC repeater at the frequencies listed above. It is an open net, round table style for discussions pertaining to Manhattan ARES Group, emergency communications, Ham Radio in general. All radio amateurs are welcome to participate. Year end wrap-up During 2005, Manhattan ARES revamped its administrative organization, adding several new AEC's to its ranks. The group worked with the American Red Cross Greater New York Chapter to further develop and solidify rapport with this key served agency, conducting tests and drills in the ARC-GNY Emergency Operations Center and introducing newer members of the ARC management team to ARES skills and capabilities. Several drills were conducted during the year to test the groups ability to function under adverse conditions. Of particular interest was the simplex drill, which provided training in efficient traffic handling and allowed the group to determine areas where additional coverage is needed in the event repeaters were not available. The plan is to eventually map out the entire island to determine coverage areas for simplex use. The end of 2005 saw a new Manhattan ARES list server created to store files, disseminate information and serve as a forum to meet the needs of members. Looking forward to 2006, Manhattan ARES is planning the installation of a repeater system with emergency power atop one of the taller buildings on the upper West Side. The group holds regular meetings at the San Remo, 146 Central Park West, on the third Thursday of alternating months, starting with Thursday, January 19th. Joe Nieves N2TEE; EC Richmond County: Roster update in progress Russ Logar, KC2LSB, EC Queens County Queens County ARES meeting The December Queens County ARES meeting was held on Sunday the 11th at our normal meeting place at Elmhurst General Hospital. Eight members were present. We discussed a number of topics like; Meeting time, Day and venue, Training, HRU participation, Agenda for January and general preparedness, especially as cold weather and the transit crisis approached. 12/07/2005 Operation Santa Clause Four Queens County ARES members participated in this event . KB2JOE, K2ZIR, WB2KDG and KC2LSB all manned the actual event. And as usual, WA2GUG helped us get organized and take care of all of the administrative work. Thanks to all that participated. Year end wrap-up Queens County ARES provided, on average, 5.4 operators per event for each of the nine events we participated in. These events include public service events as well as the SET and NYC Marathon. Our work at these events has always been well received and we look forward to being invited back to all of them in 2006. Eight monthly meetings were held in 2005 with average attendance at 8.5 members per meeting. The remaining four meetings were deferred due to event participation. Membership in Queens County ARES grew by at least 5 members in 2005. This is a trend that we wish to continue to help us boost our per event turn-out. Digital modes were a hot topic during 2005, with several members of Queens an other NYC District members helping to set up packet and TelPac systems in the area. This is a theme that will continue to be important to Queens ARES in 2006 and we look to partner with other NYC District ARES members to define a system we can all benefit from.In November of 2005, Charlie Gallo, KG2V, stepped down from his position as EC of Queens County. We would like to thank Charlie for his years of leadership, knowledge and support. The NYC DEC Mike, N2YBB, nominated Russ Logar, KC2LSB as the new Queens EC. Russ accepted the appointment in mid November. Though Charlie has stepped down as EC, he was appointed an AEC by Russ and continues to be an active and valued member of the group. In addition to Charlie, KG2V, we also greatly appreciate the continued diligence of Charlie, WA2GUG for his administrative help as well as his continued efforts to boost preparedness and assist in the development of the packet network. Similarly, the continued efforts of Joe, KB2JOE, in managing the Queens ARES web site and help on the packet network are also greatly appreciated. During 2005, Bill KC2GSK was appointed an AEC and OES. In addition he assumed the Queens weekly net NCS duties. He is doing a fine job and we look forward to his continued participation. We would also like to thank all of the members of Queens ARES for their participation, commitment and enthusiasm for this service and the hobby. We look forward to great things in 2006 from all of you. Thanks! HRU Queens County ARES will be setting up a table at the 2006 Ham Radio University on January 8th. We will have examples of GO-Kits, ARES brochures and fliers, an animated loop slideshow of photos from past events and a number of members to talk to perspective new members about what ARES does. Applications will be on hand as well. We look forward to seeing you all there. Membership Queens County ARES has welcomed a new member this month. He is AB2UV (formerly KB2RXN) Rob. We look forward to his participation and help. Meetings and Nets The Queens County Weekly nets are on Thursday nights at 8:00 PM on the K2CJP repeater (145.410MHz/-600KHz/114.8PL). Thanks to our net control station KC2GSK. Our first monthly meeting this year is on January 15th, 2006. Meetings begin at 2:00PM at Elmhurst Hospital. For information on meetings please visit the Queens ARES website, www.queensares.org . Thanks to Joe, KB2JOE for his website management. Gabriel Cuebas, N2PQT, EC Bronx We have two new members N2OIH Miguel and N2YGW Noel Looking forward to go to HRU It has been a good year for Bronx County ARES we have a great group of members that are willing to go when and where asked. Even thought I have been Only EC for 6 months, it has been great working with the group. Adam Fine AB2IZ, EC Kings County 12/07/05 - Operation 'Santa Claus' Five members of Kings County ARES participated with members from throughout the NYC District in this annual event. Disabled schoolchildren are invited to a hanger at Kennedy International Airport to see Santa Claus arrive via a jet, this year a Boeing 767!!! Those that participated included: AB2IZ, KC2NBE, N2ECR, W2/8R1B, W2DEA and WA2JNF. 12/07/05 - Kings County ARES meeting Although the weather was brutal, eight members of Kings County ARES managed to make it to the final meeting of the year in which all business was wrapped up. Topics discussed included: Backup battery power; Event wrap up for 2005; Uniforms; Net Protocols: Applications for 2006;ID cards. Those in attendance included: AB2IZ, KA2KDQ, KB2VDV, KC2JXM, KC2MGY, N2BMU, N2RGA, & W2DEA. Our next meetings are scheduled for January 18th 2006 & February 15th, 2006. Kings County ARES meetings are held at Methodist Hospital in the Executive Dining Room - East Pavilion. The hospital is located on 6th Street, between 7th and 8th Avenues and is accessible via the "F' train (7th Avenue), B67, B69 and B75 buses. All meetings will start at 7pm. All information regarding this new location and Kings County ARES can be found at www.kingscountyares.org. Thanks to Mitch, N2RGA, for all the upkeep and for the newest upgrade of the website. Kings County ARES has a weekly net, every Sunday at 8PM. Nets are held 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. Thanks to Tony, KC2JXM, for managing this net. Year end wrap-up 2005 has been a very trying year for Kings County ARES and it is with a sigh of relief that 2006 has arrived. We lost our meeting spot early in the year and went eight months without a formal meeting location. although we had a few meetings at diners, it can be difficult to conduct business in that environment. This, unfortunately, led to the loss of some people whom were 'on the fringe' of participation. This lead to another problem of getting the events staffed. This situation was also exacerbated by my six-day work schedule from June to November which rendered me unable to attend/participate in any events. The staffing problem led us to drop some events we had worked in previous years. One of the bright spots to come out of this was Mitch, N2RGA, newly appointed AEC, who was able to attend and staff all of these events. It is to him that I, and the County, owe a debt of gratitude. Even with all of these issues, it was still a good year for Kings County ARES. We still had 18 events in the borough (down from 20 in 2004) and participated in 3 outside the borough (down from 6 in 2004). We also assisted in providing communications for the NYC Marathon albeit fewer people (2005-15 / 2004-21) and fewer hours (2005-95 / 2004-133). However, there are three members of Kings County ARES who are on the staff of the NYC Marathon Communications Team and a few Mile Captains as well. All told, Kings County ARES had 35 members in 2005 (down from 44 in 2004) of which 31 down from 41 in 2004) provided event/drill communications for a total of 791 hours (down from 1425 hours in 2004). Not too bad for a bad year. I guess you can say this year was a year of using the resources that we had to the greatest efficiency. Another positive thing that came out of 2005 was Tony, KC2JXM, becoming net manager for our weekly Kings County ARES net. Our record keeping and training of net control adds yet another valuable aspect to our communications group. What I do, I would not be able to, without the assistance of my AEC's Tony, KC2JXM and Mitch, N2RGA. It is only through their hard work, valuable input, cooperation and dedication to this organization, that we were able to make it through 2005. Here's hoping for a better 2006!!! Happy New Year!!! Nassau County - Jim Mezey W2KFV, DEC Nassau County Nassau ARES was activated in support of the Lynbrook "Fly with the Owls" 4 Mile Run/Walk for the benefit of the Lynbrook Community Coalition on Saturday, Dec 3, 2005. The event was centered at the Lynbrook North Middle School 529 Merrick Rd, Lynbrook NY. There were nine ARES operators were in attendance. Thank you WF2T and KC2CHA for spearheading this event. The December ARES meeting was our "End of The Year" meeting where by we went over our goals and, our accomplishments for 2005 and set our goals for 2006. There was also a very nice presentation made to our former DEC George Gluck, WA2WKV. George was presented with a plaque thanking him for all that he has done for Nassau ARES for more than twenty three years as DEC. A very nice video "Thank You George Gluck" was shown, showing many aspects of George and ARES over the years. A copy was given to George as a memento. Thanks to Mario, WF2T and Lorrie KC2CHA for putting that together. Suffolk County - Bill Schiebel N2NFI, DEC Suffolk County: Progress at County EOC still stalled by budget. Looking forward to HRU. Walter M. Wenzel, KA2RGI, EC Town of Babylon: No additional comment Joe Werner, KC2BPS, EC Town of Brookhaven No additional comment John A. Allocca, WB2LUA EC, Town of Huntington: No additional comment John Blowsky KB2SCS, EC Town of Islip On December 4 Islip ARES provided communications for the Islip Historical Society Holiday House Tours. Our communications started at 11:00 am and were completed by 3:00pm. I would like to thank the following in no particular order for participating in this event and making it the success it was. Lenny W2FX, Sean KB2WIA, Peg KB2WHY, Vinny N2KJV, Chuck WA2IDG Don Fisher, N2QHV, EC Town of Southold: No additional comment Stan Bryer W2SCB, EC in training, Town of Smithtown No additional comment Tom Carrubba KA2D, Section Emergency Coordinator: HRU 2006 is next month, January 8th. All NLI ARES EMCOMM talk this up on all your nets and meetings. All Groups are encouraged to attend, and to set up an information table in the club room. Contact NLI ACC Phil Lewis N2MUN@arrl.net. The ARES Forum will be the NLI ARES annual meeting. Each DEC will give a short presentation. Dress code for the day, Your ARES attire. Allen Pitts W1AGP of ARRL forum "Katrina Response" should be of interest to all. For more information about HRU2006 goto: www.hudson.arrl.org/nli Reports due in January - 2005 SET, 2005 Annual EC report Happy New Year * From Jim Minor W2DSX, Section Traffic Manager It was great to meet many of you at HRU 2006, and many thanks to the organizers and speakers who made it possible. As always, feel free to email me with any questions about NTS, especially for training purposes in ARES/RACES programs. I know there is renewed interest in packet and I'd be glad to assist, whether it's leaving practice messages on the area BBS's or on-air QSO, just drop me an email. It was also a pleasure meeting John N2NSA who has rendered a lot of assistance with packet and is SYSOP of KC2COJ and KB2VLX. John and John WB2CIK (among many others) have aided enormously in providing NLI with an outstanding packet network (Northeast Flexnet) which we are fortunate to have. Section Traffic Manager's Report for DECEMBER 2005: THE ARRL PUBLIC SERVICE HONOR ROLL Month of DECEMBER 2005 New York City/Long Island Section Monthly qualifying total: 70 or more points [STATION] [PSHR CATEGORY/POINTS] [TOTAL] 1 2 3 4 5 6 TOTAL AB2IZ 40 24 20 265 0 0 265 KB2KLH 40 40 20 0 0 0 100 W2DSX 40 40 20 0 0 0 100 [STATIONS WITH LESS THAN 70 PTS BUT REPORTING IN] KE2SX 7 8 10 0 0 0 25 All stations are encouraged to report in even if it's less than the qualifying total. ******************************************************************** STATION ACTIVITY REPORTS: The following stations have submitted activity reports for the Month of DECEMBER 2005 CALL ORIGINATED RECEIVED SENT DELIVERED TOTAL W2DSX 1 55 4 25 85 KB2KLH 0 52 20 9 81 AB2IZ 0 13 11 0 24 KE2SX 3 3 0 2 8 Brass Pounder's League: Month of DECEMBER 2005 No one qualified for the BPL this month. ******************************************************************** Section Traffic Manager Monthly Report MONTH OF DECEMBER 2005 Section and Local Nets: Net Name Abbreviation Sessions QNI QTC/QSP Net Manager NY STATE/MORN. NYS/M 31 142 123/87 KA2GJV NY STATE/EARLY NYS/E 31 225 156/150 WB2QIX NY STATE/LATE NYS/L * W2YGW NY PUBLIC OPER. NYPON 31 338 182/178 N2YJZ NY PHONE NYP 31 262 281/* K2MPE NYC/LI (CW) NLI * WA2YOW BIG APPLE VHF BAVHF 31 565 67/67 KB2KLH NASSAU CO VHF NCVHF 31 221 72/59 W2DSX SUFFOLK CO VHF SCVHF * ** EMPIRE SLOW SP. ESS 31 441 160/* WI2G * = report not received in time for posting. ** = position open, please contact w2dsx if interested in position ******************************************************************** 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 , with a daytime alternate freq. of 7042 kHz +/- and a alternate of 1825 kHz depending if propagation on 80 goes long... 2)NTS SECTION LEVEL HF/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 3925 kHz +/- QRM, alternate freq. 3913 kHz 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 - Meeting sporadically at this time (all times listed are local eastern times) 4)The NTS "local nets" are: Big Apple Net 8pm daily on 146.430 MHz (1 MHz split) Nassau Co. VHF Net 7:30pm on 146.805 MHz (136.5/114.8 dual input) Suffolk Co. VHF Net 8pm (Mon. through Thurs.) on 145.210 MHz - Not meeting at this time. Anyone interested in reviving this net, or starting a sectionwide HF, possibly multimode, NTS net please contact me: w2dsx@arrl.net ******************************************************************** Digital Stations: Month of DECEMBER 2005 STATION MODE TX RX W2DSX HF/PACTOR 0 0 W2DSX VHF/PACKET 0 6 A caveat: This is NOT indicative of the total digital NTS activity within the Section, as I'm still not successful in capturing total activity. We're fortunate to have several major players behind the Northeast Flexnet Packet Network here in NLI. I've been running Pactor Liaison for NLI with Tom N2LTC, but as he recovers from recent operations (and we wish him well) the Pactor activity has shifted to Nick N2QZ via WB2FTX for the time being. I'm also looking for any reports of WinPack activity, or any other of the new modes... ******************************************************************** End of report, respectfully submitted by Jim Minor W2DSX, NLI STM Any corrections, comments and questions to w2dsx@arrl.net * RTTY DXer Jules L. Freundlich, W2JGR, SK Jules L. Freundlich, W2JGR, of Minneapolis, Minnesota, died January 10 following a short illness. He was 88. Licensed in 1935, Freundlich evolved in the early 1980s into a serious RTTY DXer, ultimately confirming 327/333 (current/deleted) DXCC entities. RTTY enthusiasts also may remember him as the longtime editor of VK2SG RTTY DX Notes, a post he left in 2003. In addition to being an ARRL member, he was a past president and member of the Long Island DX Association and the Twin Cities DX Association. "He was a tremendous Elmer to anyone interested in RTTY DXing and/or contesting," recalls Bob Garwood, W0BV, adding that above all "Jules was a truly great guy." A memorial service was held January 13 in Minneapolis. The W2JGR Ham Radio Biography appears on the AA5AU Web site - http://www.aa5au.com/w2jgr.html Reprinted from - www.arrl.org * LIMARC Hamfest in Hicksville on Sunday, February 26 The Long Island Mobile Amateur Radio Club (LIMARC) will hold its Wiinter Long Island Hamfair & Electronics Show on Sunday, February 26, 2006, at Levittown Hall, 201 Levittown Parkway, Hicksville, NY 11801. This is a large Indoor Location! Doors open at 9:00 AM for buyers, to sellers at 8:00 AM. (ends @ noon to 1 pm "ish") Seller Pre-Registration is required for this indoor hamfest! At the hamfest, there will be Amateur Radio Equipment, Computers, Ham Equipment Dealers, ARRL Information, CB Equipment, Television, VHF Tune-up Clinic (Get your rig checked), Long Island Mobile ARC Information. General Admission: $6.00* Free parking for all! Door Prizes! Food & Refreshments Available Talk-in on W2VL, 146.85 repeater (136.5 PL, negative ' - ' shift) Vendor info~ All spaces $20.00. Admission for each person including the main vendor is $6.00 each. Gates open 8 AM for vendors. Special close parking and/or drop off area for vendors. For more information, For information, see the LIMARC website at http://www.limarc.org or contact LIMARC's Hamfest chairman, Brian Gelber WB2YMC by emailing wb2ymc@hotmail.com or listen to the LIMARC Monday night Info Net at 8:30 PM on W2VL - 146.85 - PL 136.5. * UPCOMING Club Events NOTE - As usual, please check with the club to verify the date and time of all events. CHECK with the CLUB! The Long Island Amateur Radio Simplex (LIARS) club will hold its monthly meeting on Wednesday, Feb. 1 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 Peconic ARC normally has its monthly general meeting on the first Friday of the month. The next regular meeting is Friday, Feb. 3, 2006 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. ARC Emergency Communications Service club meeting will be on Tuesday, Feb. 7 at 7:30 PM at 138-02 Queens Blvd, 1st Floor, Briarwood, New York 11435. Contact Lenny Smith N2LDV at N2LDV@yahoo.com KCRC monthly meeting is Wednesday, Feb. 8, at the Ryan's Visitor Center, Floyd Bennett Field, Room A, in Brooklyn at 7:30 pm. See http://www.qsl.net/kcrc/ LIMARC will hold its next monthly meeting on Wednesday, Feb. 8, in Hicksville at 8 pm. Guest Speaker will be Jim Meezy W2KFV, the NASSAU County ARES DEC.The meetings are held at Levittown Hall, 201 Levittown Parkway, Hicksville, NY 11801. See http://www.limarc.org The East Village Amateur Radio Club will hold a VE exam session in Manhattan on Wednesday, Feb. 8 at 7 PM. The exam session will be held at 1175 York Ave @ 63rd St., Apt 16K NYC. Contact: Robina Asti W2JYT, at 212-838-5995 for more information. Exams are normally held on the 2nd Wednesday of the month. Thank you! Robina Asti W2JYT. We are W5YI VE's NYCRA Club meeting is on Thursday, Feb. 9 (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 The Staten Island Amateur Radio Association (SIARA) will hold its monthly general meeting on Friday, Feb. 10 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, Feb. 10 at 8 pm at Wantagh Library. Please contact Vic Panzica K2IY at vpanzica@optonline.net or www.qsl.net/w2va for more information. The Columbia University ARC VE Team will hold a VE exam on Monday, Feb. 13 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 Grumman ARC will hold a VE session on Tuesday, Feb. 14 at the Underwriters Lab in Melville, NY, We intend to continue our usual VE sessions on the second Tuesday of each month, Contact Bob Wexelbaum, W2ILP for more information or to pre-register at (631) 499-2214 or via e-mail w2ilp@optonline.net HOSARC Monthly Meeting is Tuesday, Feb. 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. HOSARC meetings are held on the second Tuesday of every month. Please enter by the guard shack in the rear, through the loading dock and walk down the corridor to the cafeteria.See their website at http://www.hosarc.org 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, Feb 14. For more info, contact Nassau DEC Jim Mezey W2KFV at w2kfv@arrl.net Grumman Amateur Radio Club monthly meeting will be on Wednesday, Feb. 15 at 5:30 PM, at Underwriters Lab, 1285 Walt Whitman Road, Mellville, NY. Contact Bob Wexelbaum, W2ILP at w2ilp@optonline.net (631) 499-2214 or Pat Masterson KE2LJ at bat@grumman.com for more info. 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, Feb. 16 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. The Long Island DX Association will hold its regularly meeting on Friday, Feb. 17 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 The monthly Queens County ARES meeting will be Sunday, Feb. 19 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 Russ Logar, KC2LSB, kc2lsb@arrl.nrt Kings County Repeater Association (KCRA) will hold a regular monthly meeting on Tuesday, Feb. 21 at The Guild for Exceptional Children, 260 68th Street, Brooklyn, starting at 7 PM. Call Ray W2DEA at 718-759-6657 or see http://www.kc2ra.org/ for more information. Suffolk County RC Monthly Meeting is Tuesday, Feb. 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 Radio Central ARC monthly meeting is Wednesday, Feb. 22, at the New Village Rec Center in Centereach at 7:30 pm. See http://www.rcarc.org GSBARC Monthly meeting is Thursday, Feb. 23 at 7:00 PM at the Babylon Town Hall EOC, 200 East Sunrise Hwy, North Lindenhurst. For more information, see http://www.gsbarc.org Larkfield ARC regular monthly meeting is Thursday, Feb. 23, 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 LIMARC Hamfest in Hicksville on Sunday, February 26 The Long Island Mobile Amateur Radio Club (LIMARC) will hold its Wiinter Long Island Hamfair & Electronics Show on Sunday, February 26, 2006, at Levittown Hall, 201 Levittown Parkway, Hicksville, NY 11801. See "happenings" above. GSBARC will hold a VE Session on Sunday, Feb. 26, 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, Walter Wenzel KA2RGI at ka2rgi@optonline.net Nassau ARC Monthly Meeting is Monday, Feb. 27 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 * Other "stuff" - Finding ham radio classes a mouse click away! A new user-friendly feature on the ARRL Web site--the ARRL Amateur Licensing Class Search Page--lets prospective hams search for a licensing class in their area. It also allows ARRL-registered instructors to list their classes on the Web. Visitors can search for classes by ZIP code, ARRL Section or state. http://www.arrl.org/FandES/courses/ Registered ARRL instructors can list their classes by visiting the Volunteer Instructor Support page and completing a simple form. http://www.arrl.org/FandES/ead/instructor/ Listings will automatically drop from the list when the class is completed. The new page also links beginners and those planning to upgrade to various resources, including ARRL's Now You're Talking! study manual and the ARRL Exam Session Search page. http://www.arrl.org/arrlvec/examsearch.phtml Newcomers may also want to visit the "Welcome to Amateur Radio" page on the ARRL Web site. http://www.arrl.org/hamradio.html "We're very excited about this new feature that makes it easier for prospective hams to find a class so that they can earn their Amateur Radio license," said ARRL Affiliated Club and Mentor Program Manager Norm Fusaro, W3IZ. "ARRL also continues to support all of the instructors who give so much time and energy to teaching classes for new hams and upgraders." To become a registered ARRL Volunteer Instructor, contact Fusaro; 860-594-0230. [w3iz@arrl.org] - ARES E-Letter debuts, sign up now! The ARES E-Letter to debut (Aug 11, 2005) -- Licensed League members with ARRL Field Organization appointments involving emergency communication or public service will be the first to receive the debut issue of The ARES E-Letter! The premier edition of the monthly national newsletter is set for release Wednesday, August 17, and will publish on the third Wednesday of each month after that. Since 9/11, interest within the Amateur Radio community in emergency communication and public service has greatly increased. More than ever, hams are volunteering to help meet the communication needs of our nation, states and communities. The ARES E-Letter is a response to this expanding awareness. Anyone with an interest in emergency communication or public service activities can sign up online to receive The ARES E-Letter. Each issue will contain a wealth of after-action reports, editorials, technical tips, news and views--information you'd otherwise have to wait for in QST. Timeliness, utility and inspiration are the goals of this informative publication that's devoted entirely to Amateur Radio emergency communication and public service. Editing the first issue is former long-time ARRL Headquarters staff member Rick Palm, K1CE, who oversaw activities involving ARRL Section Managers, the ARRL Field Organization and the Amateur Radio Emergency Service (ARES). We invite subscribers to share a copy with club newsletter editors or with friends who may not be ARRL members but still might be interested in receiving it. Those receiving the premier edition also may opt out of getting further copies if they wish. [from ARRL 08/11/05] - 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 Larry WA2SUH at wa2suh@aol.com - 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 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) Nassau County - Norm Wesler K2YEW (k2yew@arrl.net) Suffolk County - Len Battista W2FX (w2fx@arrl.net) Digital Communications - John Blowsky KB2SCS (kb2scs@arrl.net) |