Section Happenings Newsletter
edited by Tom Carrubba KA2D
NLI Section Manager
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March 2007 |
Welcome! This is the March edition of the New York City-Long Island Section "e-Happenings" newsletter. This newsletter is here to serve the Amateur Radio community in our area. We welcome and encourage all submissions. Help make this your newsletter. We especially encourage NLI Radio clubs and Organizations to submit their meeting announcements, guest speakers and any special events. Please submit any information for the April issue prior to the end of March. 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: * from Tom Carrubba KA2D, Section Manager * from Mike Lisenco N2YBB, Section Emergency Coordinator * from Jim Minor W2SDX, Section Traffic Manager * from Diane Ortiz K2DO NLI Public Information Coordinator * UPCOMING Club Events * Other "stuff" [ARES] [DX] * NLI Section Website: http://hudson.arrl.org/nli HAPPENINGS * From Tom Carrubba KA2D, Section Manager ATTENTION ARRL Affiliated NLI Clubs, it's time to file your annual report. Details and benefits of ARRL club affiliation can be found on the ARRL web or contact NLI Affiliated Club Coordinator, Phil Lewis N2MUN. Details on NLI web. Welcome new HF ops... as expected there was a lot of VE activity in NLI. STARC, HOSARC and LIMARC all report busy VE sessions. Long Island Radio Day, ATTENTION NLI CLUBS Here is great opportunity for your Club or EMCOMM Group to display it's talents while supporting LIWHS which has been very good to us by supporting club meetings and HRU. See details below. Steve K2CX has secured the Special Event call W2R NLI wishes a speedy recovery to Big Apple VHF Net Manager Nat (KB2KLH). Nat recently had surgery and hopefully is on the mend. Send Nat a RADIOGRAM via one of the NLI NTS Nets. Get well soon Nat. Effective March 1, 2007 NLI welcomes Steve Barreres K2CX to the NLI staff as Technical Coordinator. Steve Barreres K2CX, former WB2MMH and WN2DVA has been licensed since 1971 and holds an extra class license. Steve works in the TV Broadcast Industry. and is a NLI Technical Specialist, ARRL C-CE accredited EC-001, EC-002 and EC-003. Steve is active in a number of NLI and upstate radio clubs. Steve recently headed the W1F Brant Rock special event station. He will be available to those who need a helping hand whether it be a home project or club repeater trouble. You can contact Steve at: Steve Barreres K2CX 21 Sagamore St. Plainview, NY 11803 516-349-0981 k2cx@arrl.net Tom KA2D * from Mike Lisenco N2YBB, Section Emergency Coordinator NYC/LI has adopted a Sectionwide policy of non-compliance with the current Red Cross request for background checks of our membership. We understand and agree with a need for security, and do not have a problem per se with their request for criminal background checks. We do, however, feel that their requests for credit and/or style of life checks are unnecessary and go far beyond whatever is reasonable and necessary to secure their internal issues. We are aware of an internal Red Cross memo that was recently issued by their Interim Acting President, Jack McGrath, which attests to a revised policy of not asking for such credit checks. However, in re-examining their vendors website, we find that the language used still deals with credit/consumer reports, which are not synonymous with criminal background checks. Until such time as we feel that our issues are dealt with, we will not comply with their request to complete such checks. Unfortunately, while we will continue to support the ARC during a request for help, not complying with their background check leaves our members in limbo, as they will NOT be covered under the ARC insurance policy. As such it will be extremely difficult finding ARES members who will assist in time of need as ARES and the ARRL maintains no insurance coverage for ARES members. Both the ARRL and the ARC claim to be studying this issue. We hope that a satisfactory conclusion is reached BEFORE something happens that requires our assistance. [*SM Note: In the recent issue of ARES e-Letter released Feb 21 it is noted that an ARRL Committee will formally study backround checks. Also highlighted in this newsletter are: + LANDMARK ARRL EMERGENCY PLANNING REPORT RELEASED; NATIONAL ARES DATA BASE, MAJOR DISASTER EMERGENCY COORDINATOR AMONG RECOMMENDATIONS + EMERGENCY COMMUNICATIONS MANAGER POSITION OPEN IN NEWINGTON + LEAGUE ROLLS OUT EMERGENCY RADIO PUBLIC RELATIONS CAMPAIGN, WEBSITE New York City John Healy KA2ABV, DEC New York City No additional comments Nassau County Jim Mezey W2KFV , DEC Nassau County The month started out with a call out to assist Red Cross at the scene of an apartment fire in Hewlett. HRU 2007 was next with a fine turnout by Nassau ARES members. Our monthly meeting was about Introduction to Disaster Services. Some staffing restructuring is taking place with the addition of two EC's. Suffolk County Bill Scheibel N2NFI, DEC Suffolk County: No additional comments * SECTION TRAFFIC MANAGER'S report for February 2007. Any questions, please feel free to ask. * from Jim Minor W2SDX Section Traffic Manager This is the SECTION TRAFFIC MANAGER'S report for February 2007. Any questions, please feel free to ask. As always, please confirm receipt via email by 'reply' or to w2dsx@arrl.net. Many thanks! 73, Jim Minor W2DSX ******************************************************************** THE ARRL PUBLIC SERVICE HONOR ROLL Month of FEBRUARY 2007 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 KB2KLH 40 40 20 0 0 0 100 W2DSX 40 40 20 0 0 0 100 K2TV 40 40 10 10 0 0 100 KE2SX 18 3 10 0 0 0 31 All stations are encouraged to report even if activity is less than qualifying total! NO LATE PSHR FOR JANUARY 2007 ******************************************************************** STATION ACTIVITY REPORTS: The following stations have submitted activity reports for the Month of FEBRUARY 2007 CALL ORIGINATED RECEIVED SENT DELIVERED TOTAL K2TV 0 58 58 7 123 W2DSX 2 61 5 14 82 KB2KLH 0 41 16 8 65 KE2SX 0 1 2 0 3 Brass Pounder's League: Month of FEBRUARY 2007 No one qualified for the BPL this month. ******************************************************************** Section Traffic Manager Monthly Report MONTH OF FEBRUARY 2007 Section and Local Nets: Net Name Abbreviation Sessions QNI QTC/QSP Net Manager NY STATE/MORN. NYS/M 25 121 82/74 KA2GJV NY STATE/EARLY NYS/E 31 256 132/125 N2QZ NY STATE/LATE NYS/L 31 117 71/32 W2YGW NY PUBLIC OPER. NYPON 31 401 175/174 N2YJZ NY PHONE NYP 31 181 105/101 K2MPE BIG APPLE VHF BAVHF 31 530 49/49 KB2KLH NASSAU CO VHF NCVHF 31 131 121/107 W2DSX SUFFOLK CO VHF SCVHF * ** EMPIRE SLOW SP. ESS 31 541 159/* WI2G * = report not received in time for posting. ** = position open, please contact w2dsx if interested in position ******************************************************************** NTS SECTION LEVEL and INDEPENDENT CW nets : PLEASE READ!!! The FCC R&O is mandating drastic changes to 80 meter CW NTS, and the NET Frequencies are changing weekly as everyone tries to find room in the first 100 kHz of 80 meters. I will post them as I get them, but by the time you read this, it probably will have changed. Through foresight and good planning of Bud W2RU and Jack W0UCE (among others), there is a frequency matrix which has all of the major nets and their meeting times/frequencies. (thanks to the folks at http://groups.yahoo.com/group/NTS-EAN for this info.) The matrix is http://4rnc4.homestead.com/80mCWNETMATRIX.html NYS/M 10am local time daily NYS/E 7pm local time daily NYS/L 10pm local time daily Consult the above mentioned matrix for the net QRG's. Also, there is the daytime alternate freq. of 7042 kHz +/- and a alternate of 1812 or 1825 kHz depending if propagation on 80 goes long... INDEPENDENT CW NETS which maintain close association with the NTS. Empire Slow Speed Net (ESS) 6pm daily on 3576 kHz . (Freq subject to change!! Tnx Anne!) Hit and Bounce Net (HBN) 8:30am daily on 7042 kHz . Hit and Bounce Slow Net (HBSN) 7:30am daily on ???? kHz (Unsure now, waiting to hear from NM Sis WD8DIN. Try the alternate freq. 7114 kHz). NTS SECTION LEVEL HF/phone nets: New York Phone (NYP) 1pm daily Try 3925 kHz first during the winter months, but may also be on 7237 kHz. New York Public Operations Net (NYPON) 5pm daily on 3925 kHz +/- QRM, alternate freq. 3913 kHz 4)The NTS "local nets" are: Big Apple VHF 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) Alternate freq. of 145.290 pl 94.8 -Tnx Bernie NY4Z Suffolk Co. VHF Net Not meeting at this time, however if you're interested in participating, please let me know w2dsx@arrl.net ******************************************************************** Digital Activity for FEBRUARY 2007: **** Newsflash: As per the FCC R & O dated 15 Dec 2006, there will be NO Pactor III at all on 80 meters. **** Also programs such as Winlink may not be used automatically or unattended on 80 meters. Anyone who uses PIII with any questions about this feel free to inquire w2dsx@arrl.net W2DSX-4 VHF REC/3 SENT/4 HF-Pactor I REC/2 SENT/3 All stations are encouraged to send in any digital NTS/EMCOM activity, including those that use New soundcard modes and the various forms of packet being used now... ******************************************************************** End of report, respectfully submitted by Jim Minor W2DSX, NLI STM Any corrections, comments and questions to w2dsx@arrl.net * from Diane Ortiz K2DO, NLI PIC * additional from Steve Barreres K2CX Long Island Radio Day - Saturday March 3, 10AM - 4PM The Long Island Wireless Historical Society (LIWHS) and WCWP/88.1FM (the CW Post radio station) are jointly sponsoring Long Island Radio Day. Long Island Radio Day is an event that will be of interest to local hams and ham radio clubs. LIWHS is looking for support and participation from local radio clubs and offers club exhibit table space (for club information but not for selling merchandise) at no charge to radio clubs. The event will feature antique and restored radios for sale and exhibit, an open tour of the WCWP radio station, a special event station, hands-on displays, ham radio demonstrations, door prizes, and raffles. Admission to general public is $6.00. Date and time: Saturday March 3, 2007 10:00 AM to 4:00 PM. Place: Tilles Center / C.W. Post Campus, Northern Blvd, Brookville, NY. Directions: LIE Exit 41 North (Rte 107). Proceed north to Northern Blvd. Turn left onto Northern Blvd. Go to 2nd Traffic light and make a left into the campus. Follow the road to the RIGHT to Tilles Center, to rear parking lot. Contact point: Robert Raynor (516) 623-5967 raynortown@juno.com. Check the LIWHS web site for updates: www.liwhs.org. From Steve Barreres K2CX Through a cooperative effort with the Long Island Wireless Historical Society and WCWP FM the PECONIC ARC has been allowed the setup of an Amateur Radio "Special Event Station" at the first LONG ISLAND RADIO DAY at CW Post Tilles Center on March 3, 2007. The FCC callsign of W2R (Whisky 2 Radio) has been reserved for the stations. More info on this event can be found at: http://www.liwhs.org/specialevents.html We intend to have 2 amateur stations on the air from the large glass enclosed conference room that is visible when you walk into the FM station main door. Licensed hams will be invited to operate the station, if they wish, and those without l icenses will have the opportunity to go on the air, control op present of course, similar to a GOTA (Get On The Air) station at an ARRL Field Day station. We expect to operate 40 and 17 Meters. [Editor's note; this is a great opportunity for newly upgraded hams to get on HF and experience the thrill of operating. This is also ARRL International DX Contest weekend SSB. There will plenty of stations on the air! * UPCOMING Club Events/Meetings The previous listing needs updating. Please submit your meeting information to ka2d@arrl.org NOTE - Always check with the club to verify the date, time and location of the events/meetings listed here. ECS-ARC Meets at Queens Borough Hall, 120-55 Queens Blvd. Room 213, Kew Gardens, NY 11424 Meeting Time: 1st Tuesday Monthly 7:30 PM Home page URL: http://www.arcecs.org Please contact Leonard Smith (Director) at: n2ldv@arrl.net for information. Grumman ARC GARC) http://www.qsl.net/wa2lqo/ Meetings are held on the third Wednesday of each month at the Allen Ellsworth Park in Farmingdale, starting at 5:30 PM GARC Meetings will no longer be held at the Underwriters Lab. GARC VE sessions are held on the second Tuesday of each month at Briarcliffe College in Bethpage, Room: Long Beach #5, starting at 5:00 PM. Contact: Robert Wexelbaum w2ilp@optonline.net Long Island DX Association (LIDXA) http://www.qsl.net/lidxa/ Regular meetings are at 8PM on the third Friday of the month at Briarcliffe College, 1055 Stewart Ave., Bethpage (Room 10 in the Huntington Hallway). For club details, see our Web site, or contact Ed Whitman, K2MFY, LIDXA Secretary at edwhit@optonline.net for further information. There are usually two ARRL DXCC card checkers present: Tom AG2A and John W2GW. Bring your new DXCC cards and paperwork to these meetings for official verification and credit. Long Island Mobile ARC LIMARC meets the second Wednesday each month, 8PM at Levittown Hall, 201 Levittown Parkway, Hicksville, NY. All are welcome. Bring a friend! Future meetings are March 14, April 11, May 9, June 13. Webpage is: http://www.limarc.org Club Contact: President, Rick Bressler, K2RB K2RB@limarc.org Club PIO: Eddie Muro, K2EPM K2EPM@limarc.org Long Island Transmitter Hunters (LITHARC) seeking new participants A group of Long Island transmitter hunting enthusiasts has been conducting hunts on Friday nights with an occasional Sunday event and we are seeking new participants to join in the fun. Anyone interested in learning more about the activity of radio direction finding and radio "fox hunting" is invited to come out as a hunter or rider. A LITHARC discussion group (Long Island Transmitter Hunters ARC) has been established on Yahoo Groups as a central information and communications site. You are welcome to sign up to keep informed about upcoming events. If you would like our group to conduct a hunt in your area that would include members of your radio club, please let us know. For more information, contact Larry, WA2SUH at wa2suh@aol.com Nassau ARC (NARC) http://www.nassauarc.org Meetings every Monday night at 8 PM in Eisenhower Park in East Meadow at the Senior Citizen's Center. 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 Suffolk County Radio Club (SCRC) Monthly Meeting is third Tuesday of the month at 8 PM Bohemia Recreation Center on Ruzicka Way, in Bohemia. Contact: Tim Clark KC2LIN, 631-418-5057 http://members.tripod.com/~parasca/index/scrcreve.htm SCRC is hosting a VE Session scheduled for our next meeting on February 20th, 2007. Contact ph# is 631-418-5057, mailing address is; Suffolk County Radio Club 16 Silverpine Drive, Medford N.Y., 11763 . The Town of Babylon Amateur Radio Emergency Services (TOBARES) meetings are on the third Thursday each month at 8:00 PM. 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 tobares@optonline.net. * Other "stuff" Hosstraders QRT for 2007 The October 2006 event was the last Hosstraders. After careful consideration, we have decided to discontinue hosting the event. A combination of factors have led to this difficult decision. We've been running Hosstraders for a third of a century, but we've always done it "our way" and we feel that the result has been an event unique in the Amateur Radio world, certainly in New England. A number of things have been taken into account, but foremost in our mind is that we want Hosstraders to be a quality experience in every way, and not to slowly run it into the ground just for the ride. We want to take things out on a high note, while we can still be proud of our efforts. http://www.qsl.net/k1rqg/ for the rest of the story 73, Craig Clark, K1QX [DX] NLI DXCC card checker John Reiser, W2GW is the section DXCC card checker and is available for field checking of QSL cards for your DXCC Award. John is available by appointment at his home in West Hempstead for card checking , and at all LIDXA meetings. If some lives far from him, John is willing to meet them half way at a diner or someplace. Contact John at w2gw@arrl.net NLI DX Spotting Clusters AA2MF Staten Island-NY, dxc.aa2mf.net W2GSB West Babylon-NY, 24.185.125.244, RF 145.670 K2LS Greensboro- NC. dxc.k2ls.com *K2LS is still a popular spot for many NLI DXers. 2007 EASTERN VHF/UHF CONFERENCE DXCluster.info back online. Thanks to the efforts of Jim Reisert, AD1C, Chuck Strobel, K6PBT and Scott Neader, KA9FOX, the DX Cluster Resource Connection has been relaunched at its old URL:http://www.dxcluster.info/ This site contains a worldwide listing of both RF and Internet DX Cluster nodes. DXCluster.INFO was a 10 year labor of love on the part of Chuck Strobel, K6PBT who retired from site management in July 2006. He was kind enough to transfer the domain to me and I relaunched it in February 2007. I'm currently trying to update the list of telnet (Internet) nodes. I have recently sent mail to all known sysop E-mail addresses and am working on correcting the list. Later I'll be updating other parts of the web site. Finally, the source data is in a format that can be used to create program-specific data files. If your program needs a list of DX Cluster nodes, send E-mail to the webmaster@dxclster.info and we'll work something out. 73 - Jim AD1C W2 QSL Bureau Rate Increase The W2 QSL Bureau, run by the North Jersey DX Association, will be increasing its subscriber rates. Effective April 1st the minimum credit purchase will be ten postage credits for $6.00. The bureau has kept rates flat for several years absorbing four postage rate increases by cutting expenses and streamlining its operations as much as possible. Based upon news of more postage increases due this spring the Bureau felt it could no longer absorb rate increases without a change. In spite of the increase using the bureau option is still the best dollar value around as evidenced by the amount of QSL cards still handled. More information can be found on the NJDXA webpage: www.njdxa.org. It also lists meeting and program dates as well as other DX news and links. Thanks W2UDT for the info..... 33rd Annual Eastern VHF/UHF Conference to be held April 20, 21 & 22, 2007 once again at the Crowne Plaza Hotel in Enfield, CT. This year we will sponsor a Saturday afternoon Microwave Workshop --mini conference in addition to our regular 3 day conference activities. Friday night hospitality suite, Saturday lectures, band session discussions, vendor displays and noise figure measurements with an evening banquet. Sunday morning weather permitting) we will hold an Outdoor Flea Market specializing in VHF and Up items. The Microwave Workshop will be patterned after the UK Microwave Group's "Microwave Radio Workshop for Beginners". This event is suitable for all newcomers to the microwave bands, with no previous experience necessary. Paul Wade, W1GHZ world renound microwaver and editor of QST's Microwavelengths column is coordinating the event. If you are interested in trying out the microwave bands but haven't done so, or are just getting set up for the bands, then this event is a great opportunity to kick start your activities. The afternoon will be structured around a series of introductory talks and practical demonstrations of microwave station operations. There will be a number of experienced microwave operators on hand over the day so that all of your questions can be answered. The workshop will be an introduction to microwaves. Please note that it is NOT intended for those already experienced in this part of the spectrum. Directions: take Interstate 91 take to Exit 49, bear right at end of the ramp, and take your immediate right (at Friendly's) onto Bright Meadow Blvd. The hotel will be on your left. See WWW.NEWSVHF.COM or contact Bruce Wood, N2LIV, Conference Chairman at N2LIV@ARRL.NET or (516) 938-0698 ext 210, (days) for further info. If you interested in presenting a talk or preparing a paper for inclusion in the Conference Proceedings please contact Bruce Wood, N2LIV, Conference Chairman. Paper submittal deadline March 1, 2007. [From ARRL] 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! studymanual 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 Norm Fusaro; 860-594-0230.[w3iz@arrl.org] League Rolls out Emergency Radio Public Relations Campaign, Web Site (Jan 30, 2007) -- "Ham Radio . . . Getting the message through for your family and community" is the theme of the League's 2007 public relations campaign. The "Emergency Radio" Web site debuted this week. ARRL Media and Public Relations Manager Allen Pitts, W1AGP, says the 2007 emergency communications initiative pick up the momentum ARRL public information officers started during the just-ended "Hello" campaign. For the full story,goto http://www.arrl.org/news/stories/2007/01/30/100/?nc=1 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. - ARES E-Letter, sign up now! The ARES E-Letter is an e-mail digest of news and information of interest to active members of the ARRL Amateur Radio Emergency Service (ARES) and to hams concerned with public service and emergency communications ARRL members may subscribe to The ARES E-Letter by going to the Member Data Page at: http://www.arrl.org/members-only/memdata.html?modify=1 Check the box for "ARES E-Letter (monthly public service and emergency communications news)" and you're all set. Past issues of The ARES E-Letter are available at http://www.arrl.org/ares-el/. Issues are posted to this page after publication. [BPL] - 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 - 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 - Section VE Sessions Section VE Sessions - available on the web at: http://www.hudson.arrl.org/nli/nlive.htm NLI Webpage: The Section Webpage will be redone and will contain LOTS of great information on section happenings, VE session, Education, Clubs, section staff, and much more! See http://hudson.arrl.org/nli A new webmaster is under consideration to replace the former webmaster, Tom Carrubba KA2D. NLI Section News is available at http://www.arrl.org/sections/?sect=NLI Emergency Communications Manager Job Announcement To formally apply for the position, the applicant needs to submit a resume to LouAnn Campanello, HR Manager LCampanello@arrl.org. Job Title/Department: Emergency Communications Manager Job Grade: Compensation to be determined by experience Hours: Monday through Friday - Some business travel required including weekends Direct Supervisor: Manager of Programs and Services Department Location: ARRL Headquarters, Newington, CT Qualifications: * Knowledge of Amateur Radio including HF, VHF and digital modes related to emergency communications.. * At least five years experience with amateur radio emergency communications in ARES/ RACES or equivalent * Experience in ARRL Field Organization in a leadership position * Experience as emergency communications professional and/or first responder desired * Knowledge of and experience with ICS and NIMS. NIMS 100 highly desirable and 700 Certification recommended * Amateur Radio license required and ability to attain Amateur Radio Extra Class License * Completion of ARRL EmComm Level Course Level 1 * High level presentation, verbal and writing skills * Bachelor's degree Responsibilities and Objectives: * Act as ARRL Emergency Communications liaison to governmental agencies including FEMA and Homeland Security. * Administer memoranda of understanding between ARRL and served agencies such as The American Red Cross. * Maintain and encourage relationships with all ARRL served agencies. * Creation and administration of the ARRL internal emergency response plan. * Coordinate Simulated Emergency Tests. * Assist Field Personnel with Emergency Communications and Public Service events and planning, as required. * Maintain and update ARRL emergency communications training materials and publications. * Keep ARRL Emergency Communications and Public Service content accurate and updated on the ARRL web site. * Maintain ARES Database. * Act as liaison to ARRL Emergency Communications Field Leadership including ARES and RACES Leadership. * Author and/or edit occasional material for QST and other ARRL Public Service publications. * Manage other Emergency Communications and Public Service Related Issues. -------- Please continue to help make this newsletter even more interesting and informative by sending me news about YOUR club and events. Assistant Section Managers NLI - Mike Lisenco N2YBB (n2ybb@arrl.net) Nassau County - ******* OPEN ******** Suffolk County - Len Battista W2FX (w2fx@arrl.net) Digital Communications - John Blowsky KB2SCS (kb2scs@arrl.net) NLI ARES SEC - Mike Lisenco N2YBB (n2ybb@arrl.net) DEC New York City - John Healy KA2ABV (ka2abv@arrl.net) DEC Nassau County - Jim Mezey W2KFV (w2kfv@arrl.net) DEC Suffolk County - Bill Scheibel N2NFI (n2nfi@arrl.net) |