Section Happenings Newsletter
edited by George Tranos N2GA
NLI Section Manager
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Welcome! This is the June 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 July issue prior to the end of June. June 2006 is the 62nd 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: * From George Tranos N2GA, Section Manager * From Tom Carrubba KA2D, Section Emergency Coordinator * From Jim Minor W2DSX, Section Traffic Manager * From Diane Ortiz K2DO, Public Information Coordinator * How to get better Field Day Publicity * NYC Radio Amateurs honor Samuel F. B. Morse * Staten Island ARES participates in "STORM REHEARSAL" * Hall of Science Hamfest - Sunday, June 4 in Queens * Long Island Mobile Amateur Radio Club Hamfest - Sunday, June 11 in Bethpage * UPCOMING Club Events * Other "stuff" * NLI Section Website: http://hudson.arrl.org/nli HAPPENINGS * From George Tranos N2GA, Section Manager Clubs are the backbone of Amateur Radio. A strong club can be a motivator, educator, social system and service organization. It can provide mentors (elmers) to the newcomers and reinvigorate the old-timers with new blood. Good clubs have activities such as meetings, hamfests, special events, public service and field day. They work hard to keep their activities interesting and relevant to their membership. They continually look to improve what they do and how they do it. They get new people involved and rotate tasks so that one person or a small group of people are not the only ones actually doing things. Clubs encourage their members to be active on the air! We are radio amateurs and as such we should actually operate radios now and again to sustain our interest and that of our hobby and service. Field Day is just around the corner. It is important for club leaders to use the resources that are available to them to publicize their field day activities. Use your club PIO to send out press releases. Use your ARES contacts to get public officials down to your site. Use your experienced members to show the newcomers how to set up and operate. Use your field day site as a model for portable emergency operations. Use some different modes and try some new antennas this year. Above all - GET ON THE AIR for field day! Your ARRL section staff is here to help you. Most section managers including myself send out bulletins regularly to our members. We want and need to know your field day information! Please observe the following do's and don'ts: - DO send you field day information to your section manager - DO include your CLUB name, field day location, day and time your setup will begin, contact person with name, phone # and e-mail address, club website, talk-in frequency, proposed field day class (# of stations and category), field day callsign to be used, GOTA callsign to be used (if any), special field day plans. - DO download the field day package from ARRL HQ http://www.arrl.org - DO talk up field day on your club's repeater, at meetings and in your newsletter - DO invite your local village or town administrator to your field day site - DO send out press releases about field day in advance - DO follow up with local media to attempt to get coverage - DO use your section staff (ACC, PIC, SEC, etc.) for help if you need it - DON'T assume someone else will provide this information for your club - DON'T assume people will just show up at field day - RECRUIT them to come down! - DON'T let one person in your club do all the work - DO make sure to HAVE FUN! - DO ask the section manager to visit your site Field Day is the most fun you can have in Amateur Radio in one day. It is a great opportunity to show your stuff and to energize your membership. Let's make this field day the best one yet! Good luck and I hope to hear from you about your field day plans and see you on Field Day! 73, George * From Tom Carrubba KA2D, Section Emergency Coordinator Tom was unable to file a report this month but did want me to indicate that he has received reports from the districts. Tom thanks all ARES volunteers for their involvement and promises a recap of activity in the next ehappenings. New York City District - DEC Michael Lisenco N2YBB John Healy, KA2ABV, EC New York County Joe Nieves N2TEE; EC Richmond County: Russ Logar, KC2LSB, EC Queens County Gabriel Cuebas, N2PQT, EC Bronx Adam Fine AB2IZ, EC Kings County Nassau County - Jim Mezey W2KFV, DEC Nassau County Suffolk County - Bill Schiebel N2NFI, DEC Suffolk County Walter M. Wenzel, KA2RGI, EC Town of Babylon Joe Werner, KC2BPS, EC Town of Brookhaven John A. Allocca, WB2LUA EC, Town of Huntington John Blowsky KB2SCS, EC Town of Islip Don Fisher, N2QHV, EC Town of Southold Stan Bryer W2SCB, EC in training, Town of Smithtown Tom Carrubba KA2D, Section Emergency Coordinator * From Jim Minor W2DSX, Section Traffic Manager Field Day is almost here! Don't forget your bonus points for the Message to the Section Manager, and also getting points for handling messages (10 messages max, not including the message to the SM) Send these messages in the NTS format to neighboring clubs, wishing them luck or brag about who has the best food! For the Section Manager Message, simply address it to N2GA, then stations on the West End can contact either the Big Apple VHF traffic net or the Nassau County Traffic net. I'll be available for HF skeds for stations on the East End, just let me know in advance of Field Day via email w2dsx@arrl.net . Don't forget also the Northeast Flexnet Packet Network also, I'll check all of the Suffolk BBS's, or send it to me at w2dsx@kc2coj-4.#qns.ny or w2dsx@wa2pnu-4.#nli.ny. Any questions about this - w2dsx@arrl.net. Info on how to format a formal NTS message can be found here: http://www.arrl.org/FandES/field/nts-mpg/ Good luck for a safe, dry and fun Field Day! THE ARRL PUBLIC SERVICE HONOR ROLL Month of APRIL 2006 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 20 31 20 195 0 0 276 KB2KLH 40 40 20 0 0 0 100 W2DSX 40 40 20 0 0 0 100 K2TV 40 40 10 0 0 0 90 All stations are encouraged to report even if activity is less than qualifying total! NO LATE PSHR FOR APRIL 2006 ******************************************************************** STATION ACTIVITY REPORTS: The following stations have submitted activity reports for the Month of APRIL 2006 CALL ORIGINATED RECEIVED SENT DELIVERED TOTAL W2DSX 1 75 14 17 107 KB2KLH 0 40 16 9 65 K2TV 1 25 31 1 58 AB2IZ 0 9 12 0 21 Brass Pounder's League: Month of APRIL 2006 No one qualified for the BPL this month. ******************************************************************** Section Traffic Manager Monthly Report MONTH OF APRIL 2006 Section and Local Nets: Net Name Abbreviation Sessions QNI QTC/QSP Net Manager NY STATE/MORN. NYS/M 30 99 28/27 KA2GJV NY STATE/EARLY NYS/E 30 232 144/132 KA2GJV NY STATE/LATE NYS/L 30 177 135/111 W2YGW NY PUBLIC OPER. NYPON 30 332 222/208 N2YJZ NY PHONE NYP 30 197 339/315 K2MPE NYC/LI (CW) NLI * WA2YOW BIG APPLE VHF BAVHF 30 542 30/30 KB2KLH NASSAU CO VHF NCVHF 30 179 108/89 W2DSX SUFFOLK CO VHF SCVHF * ** EMPIRE SLOW SP. ESS 30 424 95/* 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 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 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 - Not meeting at this time, however if you're interested in participating, please let me know w2dsx@arrl.net 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) Suffolk Co. VHF Net 8pm (Mon. through Thurs.) on 145.210 MHz - Not meeting at this time, however if you're interested in participating, please let me know w2dsx@arrl.net ******************************************************************** Digital Stations: Month of APRIL 2006 STATION MODE TX RX W2DSX HF/PACTOR 1 4 W2DSX VHF/PACKET 13 13 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. If there are other stations in the Section using digital means to send messages, let me know or if you questions about this, please contact me: w2dsx@arrl.net or w2dsx@kc2coj-4.#qns.ny ******************************************************************** End of report, respectfully submitted by Jim Minor W2DSX, NLI STM Any corrections, comments and questions to w2dsx@arrl.net * From Diane Ortiz K2DO, Public Information Coordinator Field Day Information Just a reminder that Field Day information, fill-in-the-blank documents, backgrounders and other aids are available at http://www.arrl.org/pio/contact/2006/05/ 73, Diane K2DO, ARRL NYC/LI Public Information Coordinator K2DO@arrl.net * How to get better Field Day Publicity ARRL Field Day is coming soon so have a plan of action for publicity. The following files are available for you to download on the www.arrl.org/pio website. Customize for your own group and use to promote your Field Day activities. Basic information about Field Day and the entire week BasicExplanation.doc List of things for PIOs to do to maximize impact PIO-do-List.doc Ideas and helps that make life easier FDtipSheeet.doc Best ways to use a press release How2UseRelease.doc Backgrounder and press release for Take Your HT to Work Day HT2Work.doc Fill in the blank invitation to send to local leaders, media, etc. InvitationSample.doc PR is important for Field Day scores you can earn major points for your group! PIO-FD.doc Get local scouts involved they can earn a merit badge by joining with you ScoutMBcert.doc Main Field Day Press release MainReleaseFD06.doc Get a Proclamation! Field Day is a great time to make a hit with local politicians right up to the Governor's office! They like to make proclamations. It is good PR for both them and for you! Here's a file with a fill-in-the-blank draft of some text you can use. Modify it for your local situation and don't be afraid to ask your mayor, manager or other elected official to make it official. Proclamation.doc Media Preparation and Follow-up Steps to take the day of, and after, your Field Day event Before: Be sure to download and print out all the documents available to you for Field Day. Don't just think of the big daily papers! Weeklies, local magazines, and regional news web sites get just as much attention these days. The Day of the Event: 1. Make one more call to the media if time allows. 2. Be sure all elements are in place. 3. Be sure each person knows his or her role. 4. Greet media representative(s). Get their business card. 5. Have printed fact sheets or backgrounders ready. 6. Don't interrupt or interject during media interaction unless absolutely necessary. 7. Be sure media representative has accurate spellings of names, titles and call signs. After the Event: 1. Thank media representative(s) if appropriate. 2. Be sure to get ample copies of coverage. 3. Share coverage with participants, club members and the ARRL. 4. Look for "secondary exposure" opportunities. 7. Continue ongoing press relations. 73, Diane Ortiz ARRL NYC/LI Public Information Coordinator * NYC Radio Amateurs honor Samuel F. B. Morse The Kings County Repeater Association (KCRA) will honor the memory of Samuel F. B. Morse, creator of the Telegraph and Morse code on Sunday June 18th 2006 which is the 134th Anniversary of his interment. Samuel Morse died on April 2, 1872. A brief memorial service and wreath lying will be held at the grave of Samuel Morse in Green-Wood Cemetery in Brooklyn, NY at 10:30 AM. Afterwards, the KCRA will operate a Special Event Station from the cemetery beginning at 11:30 AM Eastern Time and continue until 3:00 PM Eastern Time. The KCRA will be operating CW and Phone modes on the following bands / frequencies: 10 Meters: 28.150 CW 20 Meters: 14.305 USB 40 Meters: 7.250 LSB 40 Meters: 7.125 CW 80 Meters: 3.900 LSB The KCRA 2 meter repeater, KC2RA, will be the talk-in frequency for anyone visiting the site. The repeater can be accessed on 146.430 with a + 1MHz split and a PL of 136.5 HZ. There will also be a special QSL card issued to stations making contact with the KC2RA Samuel Morse Memorial Special Event Station. Stations making contact who wish to receive this QSL card should send a self addressed stamped envelope to: Kings County Repeater Association Samuel Morse Memorial Special Event P.O. Box 288 Brooklyn, NY 11228-0288 Anyone seeking further information about this event can contact the event Coordinator via email at: n2bmu@arrl.net or they may visit the Kings County Repeater Association website at: WWW.KC2RA.COM for updates as the event date nears. For more information, contact MIKE PATINO N2BMU@ARRL.NET * Staten Island ARES participates in "STORM REHEARSAL" Staten Island, N.Y. The lessons learned during last year's horrendous hurricanes in the Gulf Coast have not been lost on those in the Emergency Response community in New York City. In preparation for the upcoming storm season, Staten Island and New York County Amateur Radio Emergency Service (ARES) members recently participated in a drill sponsored by The American Red Cross in Greater New York. Code-named "The Staten Island Storm Rehearsal", the drill was designed to prepare volunteers by giving a hands-on experience in emergency shelter operations. The drill was held on Sunday, May 21, 2006 at P.S. 44, 80 Maple Parkway, in Staten Island. ARES served as the primary communicators for most of the drill, which included "non-working" cell phones and a "power outage". When the "blackout" scenario occurred, the hams were able to provide a seamless transition to battery-backup power in order to maintain ongoing critical communication with the Red Cross EOC in Manhattan. "ARES is relied upon by our clients, like the Red Cross, to be able to quickly, adequately and professionally set up and run a portable communications system to help those affected by a disaster. In order to provide that service, ARES members participate in drills such as this to hone our skills" said Mike Lisenco (N2YBB), ARRL ARES District Emergency Coordinator for New York City. "The drill provided the opportunity to test our readiness", said Joe Nieves (N2TEE), ARRL ARES Emergency Coordinator for Staten Island. "We need to be prepared at all times should we be called upon to support our community." ARES was represented in Staten Island by: Joe Nieves, N2TEE; David Lefkowitz, KA2KAB; Carl Glovinsky, WA2IAF; Chris Kilpert, KC2OBN; Gabe Cheng, N2GAB; Stu Siet, WA2JNF and Mike Lisenco, N2YBB. At the Red Cross EOC in Manhattan were: John Healy, KA2ABV; Rich Grover, W2RAG and Wally Ayres, KA2WCB CONTACT: Laura Rudin, KB2VDV, KB2VDV@ARRL.NET * Hall of Science Hamfest - Sunday, June 4 in Queens The Hall of Science ARC Hamfest will be held on Sunday, June 4, 2006 at the New York Hall of Science Museum, Parking Lot. 47-01 111th Street, Flushing Meadow Corona Park, Queens NY. Gates open are open for buyers from 9 AM to 2 PM. Setup starts at 7:30 AM Electronic and computer equipment, tailgating. New drop and shop, Museum exhibit station WB2JSM, (Separate museum admission $6.00 with Hamfest ticket). Free Parking, ARRL info, Tune up clinic, door prizes, food and refreshments will be available. VE Session at 10:00 AM contact Lenny Menna W2LJM tel 718-835-1548 Buyers $5.00 Sellers $10.00 per space Talk in 444.200 PL136.5 or Simplex 146.520. For additional info call evenings only Steve Greenbaum WB2KDG 718-898-5599 email: WB2KDG@arrl.net www.HOSARC.org * Long Island Mobile Amateur Radio Club Hamfest - Sunday, June 11 in Bethpage LIMARC will hold its Long Island Hamfair & Electronics Show on Sunday, June 11, 2006 at Briarcliffe College,1055 Stewart Ave, Bethpage, NY 11714 This is a large outdoor location! Doors open at 9:00 AM for buyers maybe slightly earlier if all are ready. Doors open to sellers at 7 AM (ends @ 12:30 pm to 1 pm "ish") NO Pre-Registration is required for any outdoor hamfest! Featured items include: 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* *children 11 and under (accompanied by a paying adult) & non-ham Sweethearts FREE! 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 $10.00. Admission for each person including the main vendor is $6.00 each. Gates open 7 AM for vendors. For information or to volunteer, contact LIMARC's Hamfest chairmen, Brian WB2YMC and/or Rick K2RB by email to hamfest@limarc.org. * UPCOMING Club Events NOTE - As usual, please check with the club to verify the date and time of all events. CHECK with the CLUB! Nassau County Police ARC will hold its monthly meeting on Thursday, June 1, starting at 7:30 pm at the Long Beach Auxiliary Police Headquarters. Look forward to seeing you there! 73, George WB2GTC Contact George 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, June 2, 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. HOSARC Hamfest on Sunday, June 4 in Queens. See information above in "happenings". The Columbia University ARC VE Team will hold a VE exam on Monday, June 5 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 ARC Emergency Communications Service club meeting will be on Tuesday, June 6 at 7:30 PM at 138-02 Queens Blvd,1st Floor, Briarwood, New York 11435. Contact Lenny SmithN2LDV at N2LDV@arrl.net The Long Island Amateur Radio Simplex (LIARS) club will hold its monthly meeting on Wednesday, June 7 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). Info on LIARS Field Day can be found at http://www.wa2lir.com/page1.html Thanks, Frank WA2LIR, President of LIARS Club. Contact Frank at fpeppe@optonline.net NYCRA Club meeting is on Thursday, June 8 (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, June 9 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, June 9 at 8 pm at Wantagh Library. Please contact Vic Panzica K2IY at vpanzica@optonline.net or www.qsl.net/w2va for more information. LIMARC hamfest on Sunday, June 11, in Bethpage. See information above in "happenings". Grumman ARC will hold a VE session on Tuesday, June 13 at Briarcliffe College, Room: Long Beach #5, Bethpage , 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, June 13, 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, June 13. For more info, contact Nassau DEC Jim Mezey W2KFV at w2kfv@arrl.net KCRC monthly meeting is Wednesday, June 14, at the Ryan's Visitor Center, Floyd Bennett Field, Room A, in Brooklyn at 7:30 pm. The Club will have guest speakers toward the coordination of a Boy Scout Camporee at Floyd Bennett Field. See http://www.qsl.net/kcrc/ LIMARC will hold its next monthly meeting on Wednesday, June 14, in Hicksville at 7:30 pm. Come enjoy a night with the creator of Echolink, Jonathan Taylor K1RFD. Echolink is great fun and you'll get answers to any questions and learn more about this fun mode. This is a meeting you won't want to miss! 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, June 14 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 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, June 15 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 regular meeting will be at 8PM on Friday, June 16 at Briarcliffe College, 1055 Stewart Ave., Bethpage (Room 10 in the Huntington Hallway). Usually present at the LIDXA meetings are the two ARRL DXCC checkers: Tom, AG2A and John, W2GW. Bring your new DXCC cards and paperwork to these meetings for official verifcation and credit. This will be our last scheduled meeting before our summer hiatus. On September 15 we go back to our regular scheduled meetings (the third Friday of each month). See the Web at http://www.qsl.net/lidxa/ or contact Marty Miller NN2C, President of the LIDXA, at mmiller4@optonline.net for further information. http://www.qsl.net/lidxa The monthly Queens County ARES meeting will be Sunday, June 18 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 Russ Logar, KC2LSB, EC Queens County at kc2lsb@arrl.net GSBARC will hold a VE Session on Sunday, June 18, 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 Kings County Repeater Association (KCRA) will hold a regular monthly meeting on Tuesday, June 20 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, June 20 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, June 21 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. Larkfield ARC regular monthly meeting is Thursday, June 22, 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 Nassau ARC Monthly Meeting is Monday, June 26 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 Radio Central ARC monthly meeting is Wednesday, June 28, at the New Village Rec Center in Centereach at 7:30 pm. See http://www.rcarc.org GSBARC Monthly meeting is Thursday, June 29 at 7:00 PM at the Babylon Town Hall EOC, 200 East Sunrise Hwy, North Lindenhurst. For more information, see http://www.gsbarc.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 - John Reiser, W2GW is the section 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 will be available for card checking at all LIDXA meetings, and otherwise by appointment at his home in West Hempstead. 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 - 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) |