Section Happenings Newsletter
edited by George Tranos N2GA
NLI Section Manager
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ARRL NYC/LI June E-happenings Newsletter Written and Edited by George Tranos N2GA, ARRL Section Manager NYC/LI 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 2005 is the 51st 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: * Field Day is THIS month - June 24, 25 & 26 * What have you done for ham radio lately? * From Tom Carrubba KA2D, Section Emergency Coordinator * Section Traffic Manager position filled by Jim Minor W2DSX * From the Section Traffic Manager * HOSARC Hamfest is Sunday, June 5 in Queens * LIMARC Hamfest is Sunday, June 12 in Bethpage * Ralph Bose WP4KO, silent key * Congratulations to BEARS for renewing as a special service club! * List of Frequently Asked Questions on BPL available * K2LS DX-Packetcluster node available for DX spots * Long Island Transmitter Hunters seeking new participants * ARRL C-CE course advance registration opportunities via e-mail * MetroCor is coordinating body for the New York metro area * Emil Tillona KD1F is the section DXCC card checker * Section VE Sessions * UPCOMING Club Events * NLI Section Website: http://hudson.arrl.org/nli HAPPENINGS * Field Day is THIS month - June 24, 25 & 26 ARRL Field Day weekend is Friday, June 24, through Sunday, June 26, 2005. Field Day is a contest-style operating event which simulates an emergency. Clubs and individuals around the country will set up portable stations and operate for 24 consecutive hours and attempt to make contact with as many other stations as possible. This simulates a real emergency. Field Day is a great opportunity to learn and practice important skills. You can learn how to set up and operate a temporary station using emergency power, either a generator, battery or other sources such as solar, wind or even bicycle powered! It's a fun time and many clubs make it their largest event of the year. Later this month, I will publish a list of clubs holding Field Day. Clubs - please send me your Field Day plans! Please include: Name of club, Location of Field Day (site name and address), Planned operating class (1A, 2A, etc..), Club Contact Person, Contact e-mail and phone #, club website, talk-in frequency, day and time setup is to begin, any special modes or antenna plans, any other important information and directions to your site. For those of you who have never been to Field Day, try to visit at least one (and preferably more than one) Field Day site. As John KA2YMR (sk) used to say: Field Day is the most fun you can have in ham radio in one day! Please submit all Field Day plans to n2ga@arrl.org * What have you done for ham radio lately? With Field Day upon us this month, there will be many newcomers coming down to their first Field Day. Now is the time to welcome them to our ranks and help them get started! Ham radio has always had a proud tradition of "elmering" newcomers into the hobby. When was the last time you said a positive word or helped out a fellow ham? It's never too late to take the first step and give something back to the hobby. Join a club, be a mentor, help out at a VE test session, run a license study class or help set up (or better yet - take down) at Field Day! Helping a new ham choosing and installing their first radio is a positive experience and very appreciated! Get that warm and fuzzy feeling - give something back and help the hobby stay healthy. Submitted by George Tranos N2GA. * From Tom Carrubba KA2D, Section Emergency Coordinator New York City District - DEC Michael Lisenco N2YBB: We have been busy recruiting and training. The a-thon season is upon us. The Bronx participated in its first event of the season. The first public service event of the year occurred on April 3rd when we provided communications support for the Van Cortlandt Park Track Club's "Urban Environmental Challenge 6.2 mile race through the forest that makes up the northern section of the park. Standing out in the rain during the event was an experience. Thanks go to: KC2FUZ, N2NSA, N2YBB, KB2VJM, WA2JNF, WB2SEB, KA2KCR, N2PQT and N2ZRC for their participation. John Healy, KA2ABV, EC New York County I would like to thank Mitch, N2RGA and Mike, N2YBB, for coming to the April Manhattan ARES meeting and giving us their PowerPoint presentation on Winlink 2000. Their talk was extremely informative, and several members of the Manhattan group are investigating the use of this communications software for future events. We are currently investigating the possibility of several events during the coming months and will keep you posted. Any members who know of events where ARES can be of service are asked to contact John Healy, EC for Manhattan, at 917-886-0825, or via email at KA2ABV@ARRL.NET . We are holding our weekly Manhattan ARES Nets on the BEARS repeater (147.27) each Tuesday evening beginning at 7:30 PM. All are invited to check in. Manhattan ARES will be assisting BEARS with its VE sessions at the ABC corporate campus on Manhattan's upper West Side. We are currently finalizing details for this program, and further details will be posted on both the BEARS website http://www.w2abc.org/, the NYC-ARES website http://www.aresnyc.org/, and in QST. Next New York County ARES meeting - Thursday, June 16th, 2005 at 6:30pm Meeting location: San Remo, 146 Central Park West, at 75th Street. Please note that after a poll of our membership, Manhattan ARES is holding its meetings on a bi-monthly basis Joe Nieves N2TEE; EC Richmond County: I would like to thank those stations who participated in the Richmond County Tri-Hospital Drill this past April 23rd. The simulated emergency required the coordination of each facility to help transport and relocate clients. Our team of hams also arrived early enough to conduct simplex tests which provided a wealth of information for future drills. The hospital board members and directors were very happy with our participation. Our efforts provided these organizations with loads of valuable data on logistical issues and areas requiring needed attention. Sunday, April 24th, was our first running event of the year. We staffed the Scott's 5K Memorial run honoring one of our FDNY heroes lost on September 11. Senator Schumer was on hand to say a few kind to all those gathered. The event organizers entrusted our fellow ARES members with the official duties of activating the two mile marker clocks. Dave KB2KAB and Jan W2KMA were whisked along in a FDNY vehicle just seconds prior to the start run to get those timers in place. To say the least, the organizers we quite pleased with our performance and professionalism. June 11th will find us participating in the Sgt. Doreen Scrimemti Scholarship Run. Looking for a good turn-out at this event. If you'd like to get involved, please contact me ASAP. Charles Gallo KG2V; EC Queens County No additional comment. Adam Fine AB2IZ, EC Kings County Kings County ARES meeting - 03/16/05 No meeting was held in April. We are in the process of securing a new meeting location. All information regarding this new location and Kings County ARES can be found at www.kingscountyares.org. Thanks to Mitch, N2RGA, for all the work he does maintaining the site. Kings County ARES has a weekly net, every Sunday at 8PM. We meet on the W2CMA repeater (446.675/-5MHz/114.8) in order to discuss issues of relevance to the ARES community at large and Kings County ARES specifically. We welcome, encourage and invite all amateur radio operators to participate. The next meeting will be on Wednesday, May, 18th, 2005 at 7:30pm, the location TBA. Nassau County - Mario Maltese WF2T; EC Nassau County (for George Gluck, DEC, WA2WKV). The monthly meeting of Nassau ARES took place on April 12, and was a continuation of the previous meeting's "hands-on" packet session. Six individual packet stations were set up, and members practiced connecting,executing TNC commands and sending messages. A planning session for the upcoming LI Marathon also took place. On April 17, thirteen ARES provided communications for the MS Walk at Jones Beach, where they helped to reunite two small children with their parents. ARES cadre also participated as observers in Nassau County's "Operation Unity" WMD drill held at the Supreme Court Building (and surrounding area) in Mineola. Suffolk County - Bill Schiebel N2NFI, DEC SC: Towns not reporting: East Hampton, Southampton, Shelter Island. County Meeting held on second Wednesday of the month. There is no EC appointed for Smithtown at this time. Southold, as well as others, would like to do an EC1 "cram class" along with a group test. We cannot seem to get this approved or the test, accepted as a methodology for EC 1 acceptance. The Suffolk county wide packet network is once again functional. EOC in Yaphank is still non functional and funding for its rebuilding seems to be non existent or at best low on the County's priority list Walter M. Wenzel, KA2RGI, EC Town of Babylon: No additional comments Joe Werner, KC2BPS, EC Town of Brookhaven No additional comments John A. Allocca, WB2LUA EC, Town of Huntington: No additional comments John Blowsky KB2SCS, EC Town of Islip No additional comments Don Fisher, N2QHV, EC Town of Southold: No additional comments. Tom Carrubba KA2D, Section Emergency Coordinator: 2005 SKYWARN training schedule will be posted on OKX webpage; http://www.erh.noaa.gov/er/okx/spottertraining.html George Gluck WA2WKV, has announced his retirement as ARES District Emergency Coordinator (DEC) for Nassau County, as of July 31st of this year. George has served Amateur Radio and public service for more than twenty years. His record speaks for itself. He leaves Nassau County ARES with a successful program. George will continue to act as a mentor and advisor for the group, and will continue to be active in ARES. NLI commends his dedication and thanks him and his family for the countless hours of service. The NLI SM and SEC will interview candidates for ARES DEC of Nassau County. The requirements are: ARRL member ARES member with a back round in Amateur Radio Emergency Communications ARRL CCE Amateur Radio Emergency Communications certificates EC-01, EC-02 and EC-03. Good group management skills and a desire to serve and promote Amateur Radio Emergency Communications. Send resumes to NLI SEC Tom Carrubba KA2D. at ka2d[at]arrl.net. * Section Traffic Manager position filled by Jim Minor W2DSX Jim Minor W2DSX has recently been appointed NLI's new Section Traffic Manager. Jim brings with him his time as Net Manager of the Nassau VHF Traffic Net and many years as an Amateur Radio operator. Thanks and best wishes to Jim for his commitment to Amateur Radio! You can contact him at w2dsx@arrl.net This is an important position and the NTS program in our section will greatly benefit from Jim's leadership. Please send all public service traffic and net reports to Jim. If you are at all interested in the National Traffic System and traffic handling, please contact Jim for more information. * From the Section Traffic Manager (April activity captured by N2GA; please send all May activity to W2DSX) I have the received the following reports: 1)NTS "section level" CW nets : NYS/M 10am local time daily NYS/E 7pm local time daily NYS/L 10pm local time daily All our "section level" cw nets meet on 3677 KHz . 2)NTS "section level" phone nets: New York Phone (NYP) 1pm daily (currently meeting on 7237 KHz but usually meets on 3925 KHz during the winter months.) New York Public Operations Net (NYPON) 5pm daily on 3913 KHz (alternate freq. 3925 KHz +/- QRM). 3)"Independent nets" which maintain close association with the NTS. Empire Slow Speed Net (ESS) 6pm daily on 3590 KHz . Hit and Bounce Net (HBN) 8:30am daily on 7042 KHz . Hit and Bounce Slow Net (HBSN) 7:30am daily on 3714 KHz (alternate freq. 7114 KHz). New York City -Long Island cw net (NLI) 7:30pm Mon. through Fri. on 3630 KHz . (all times listed are local eastern times) 4)The NTS "local nets" are: Big Apple Net 8pm daily on 146.430 MHz Nassau Co. VHF Net 7:30pm on 146.805 MHz Suffolk Co. VHF Net 8pm (Mon. through Thurs.) on 145.210 MHz. The ARRL PUBLIC SERVICE HONOR ROLL Month of April 2005 New York City/Long Island Section Monthly qualifying total: 70 or more points AB2IZ 133, KB2KLH 100 NTS Section or Local nets Net Name Abbrev Sessions QNI QTC/QSP Net Manager NY State/morning/cw NYS/M 30 150 95/88 KA2GJV NY State/early/cw NYS/E 30 241 178/163 WB2QIX NY State/late/cw NYS/L 30 196 160/138 W2YGW NY Phone NYP * N2LTC NY Public Opr. Net NYPON 30 321 196/186 N2YJZ Empire Slow Speed net ESS 30 483 0/106 WI2G NYC-LI/cw NLI * WA2YOW Big Apple VHF BAVHF 30 431 49/49 KB2KLH Nassau Co. VHF NCVHF 30 174 115/101 W2DSX Suffolk Co. VHF SCVHF 9 36 8/8 KC2LEV (*) report not received in time for this list As of this date, the STM position is open and I am actively looking for a new Section Traffic Manager. If you would like to be considered for this position, please contact George Tranos N2GA at n2ga@arrl.org * HOSARC Hamfest is Sunday, June 5 in Queens On Sunday, June 5, 2005, The Hall of Science ARC will hold its Spring Hamfest at the New York Hall of Science Museum Parking Lot. 47-01 111th Street, Flushing Meadow Corona Park, Queens NY. Gates are open to the public from 9 AM to 2 PM. Setup for vendors begins at 7:30 AM. There will be electronic and computer equipment, tailgating. New drop and shop, Museum exhibit station WB2JSM, (Separate museum admission $6.00 with Ham ticket). Free Parking, ARRL info, Tune up clinic, door prizes, food and refreshments will be available. 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 Green WB2KDG 718-898-5599 email: WB2KDG@arrl.net www.HOSARC.org VE Test Session at 10:00 AM, contact Lenny Menna at 718-835-1548. * LIMARC Hamfest is Sunday, June 12 in Bethpage On Sunday, June 12, 2005, the Long Island Mobile Amateur Radio club will hold its Spring outdoor hamfest at Briarcliffe College, 1055 Stewart Ave, Bethpage NY 11714. Gates are open to the public from 8:30 AM to 1 PM, setup for sellers begins at 7 AM. There will be Amateur Radio equipment, computers, ham equipment dealers, CB equipment, ARRL and LIMARC information, VHF tune-up clinic (get your rig checked), television equipment. General admission is $6, children 11 and under free with paying adult. Vendor spaces are $10 each plus $6 admission for each person including the main vendor. For further information, contact LIMARC hamfest chairman Rick Bressler K2RB at hamfest@limarc.org or 516-526-6975. Talk-in is on 146.850, PL 136.5. See http://www.limarc.org for more info. * Ralph Bose WP4KO, silent key I am saddened to report the passing of Ralph Bose WP4KO. Ralph was a long-time member of the Wantagh Amateur Radio Club and a former club president. Wantagh newsletter editor Frank Porcaro N2RSO reports the following: "Yes, it was a shock to all of us. I'm not sure of the exact dates, but one evening during the week of April 10th, Ralph telephoned Jack Wicks, KI2M, for assistance, stating that part of his body was paralyzed, probably due to a stroke. Jack immediately dialed 911 and requested an ambulance for a possible stroke victim. When he arrived at Ralph's home, the ambulance was just pulling up to the curb. They transported him to NUMC where he was diagnosed with a stroke. He lived for two or three days, complaining of extreme hunger, but the hospital was reluctant to feed him, fearing that he would be unable to swallow properly, and might choke on the food. He was fed intravenously instead. A few days later he suffered another attack, and was subsequently pronounced dead. He was 61 years old. Ralph was a valuable asset to our club, and was instrumental in keeping the club from disbanding. He was also a true friend, and will be missed by me and probably all who knew him." 73 de Frank Porcaro, N2RSO * Congratulations to BEARS for renewing as a special service club! The Broadcast Employees Amateur Radio Society, Inc. (BEARS) has just renewed as a special service club of the ARRL - congratulations! BEARS is currently in the process of reviving its VEC program in cooperation with NYC ARES to help train and license new and upgrading hams. The BEARS repeater, W2ABC, is tasked to NYC ARES and SATERN on demand for emergency communications as requested. Additionally, a new W2ABC backup repeater site will be installed, equipped with generator-supplied backup power sufficient to keep the repeater on the air in continuous operation for at least five days. To contact BEARS, please e-mail club president Howard Price KA2APJ at President@w2abc.org * List of Frequently Asked Questions on BPL available I received this via e-mail from Jim N2ZZ, the ARRL Section Manager from South Carolina. It is an informative list of frequently asked questions about Broadband over powerlines. Check it out at http://www.qrpis.org/~k3ng/bpl.html * K2LS DX-Packetcluster node available for DX spots The K2LS DX-Packetcluster node, located in Merrick, NY, is available on both RF and the internet. RF input/output 144.970. Internet (Telnet) is DXC.K2LS.COM, either standard port 23, or port 7300. The K2LS node is filtered to pass only spots from zones 1 thru 8, but, I can allow any combination of spots/bands to be passed at the users request. Some users connect simultaneously with a different ssid, i.e. KA2D & KA2D-3, enabling them to see both filtered and unfiltered information. The node also filters all talk/chat from outside zones 1 thru 8. For more information, contact Larry Strasser K2LS at k2ls@optonline.net * Long Island Transmitter Hunters seeking new participants We have a newly reorganized Hidden Transmitter Hunters group active and seeking new participants. LITHARC (Long Island Transmitter Hunters ARC) info may be found in the Yahoo Groups list under LITHARC. All apps are approved for membership and we are using the yahoo group as a central information and communications site. Anyone interested in learning more about the activity of radio direction finding and radio "fox hunting" is invited to join the group. Of course the real fun is joining the group on an upcoming hunt. There is always room for more so grab your HT and come on down to a hunt! For more information, contact Briggs AB2NJ at bruggo@optonline.net * ARRL C-CE course advance registration opportunities via e-mail A service now allows those interested in taking an ARRL Certification and Continuing Education (C-CE) course in the future to receive advance word of registration opportunities via e-mail. To take advantage, send an e-mail to prereg@arrl.org. On the subject line, include the course name or number (eg, EC-00#). In the message body, include your name, call sign, e-mail address, and the month you want to start the course. To learn more, visit the ARRL Certification and Continuing Education Web page <http://www.arrl.org/cce/> and the C-CE Links found there. For more information, contact Emergency Communications Course Manager Dan Miller, K3UFG, <dmiller@arrl.org>; 860-594-0340. * MetroCor is coordinating body for the New York metro area MetroCor is the established coordinating body for the New York Metro area, inclusive of New York City - Long Island, Westchester County and the majority of Northern New Jersey. You must apply for coordination through MetroCor if: you have a system that has an expired TSARC coordination not yet registered with MetroCor, or wish to establish a new system on Amateur Radio Spectrum above 29.5 MHz, These and any other matters related to repeater systems' coordination are welcomed by MetroCor. They invite you to visit their website at: http://www.metrocor.net You can also direct questions to their e-mail at metrocor@metrocor.net * Emil Tillona KD1F is the section DXCC card checker Emil Tillona KD1F is the section DXCC card checker and is available for field checking of QSL cards for your DXCC Award. If interested, please contact Emil at etillona@interserv.com * Section VE Sessions Section VE Sessions - available on the web at: http://www.hudson.arrl.org/nli/nlive.htm * UPCOMING Club Events NOTE - As usual, please check with the club to verify the date and time of all events, especially during the summer months! Many clubs do not hold events over the summer. CHECK with the CLUB! The Long Island Amateur Radio Simplex (LIARS) club will hold its monthly meeting on Wednesday, June 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, June 3, 2005 at the Southold Public Library in Southold at 6:30 pm. This month the progrm is Field Day assignments and preparations and the VP8THU Dxpedition video and DX discussion. See http://www.peconic-arc.org or contact Roberta Keis N2RBU at 631-722-4060 for directions. The Kings County Repeater Association's (KCRA) monthly VE exam will be held on Tuesday, June 7, at the Guild for Exceptional Children, 260 68th Street, Brooklyn, NY at 7 P.M. Preregister with Ed (W2SN) at 718-833-7120. See http://www.kc2ra.org/ for more information. ARC Emergency Communications Service club meeting will be on Tuesday, June 7, at 7:30 PM at 138-02 Queens Blvd, 1st Floor, Briarwood, New York 11435. Contact Lenny Smith N2LDV at N2LDV@yahoo.com. LIMARC monthly meeting is on Wednesday, June 8, in Hicksville at 8 pm. The meetings are held at Levittown Hall, 201 Levittown Parkway, Hicksville, NY 11801. See http://www.limarc.org The Kings County Radio Club will sponsor VE sessions the second Wednesday of the month in June 2005 at 6:15 p.m. (June 8). The session will be held at the Ryan Center at Floyd Bennett Field, Gateway National Park, Brooklyn, NY. Pre-registration is required by the first of the month (June 1st). To pre-register contact George, KD2AU, at 718-859-9381 or kd2au@arrl.net. The fee is $14.00. Please bring exact change or a check payable to the Kings County Radio Club. 2 Forms of identification is required including one form of photo id. All tests will be given including code. If you are upgrading, please bring your original license and CSCEs you are relying upon. We also need copies to retain for our records. KCRC monthly meeting is Wednesday, June 8, at the Ryan's Visitor Center, Floyd Bennett Field, Room A, in Brooklyn at 7:30 pm See http://www.qsl.net/kcrc/ The East Village Amateur Radio Club will hold a VE exam session in Manhattan on Wednesday, June 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, June 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 Knickerbocker Amateur Radio Club meeting will be on Thursday, June 9, in Port Washington. Knickerbocker ARC always hold its meeting on the second Thursday of the month. Contact Joe K2KYQ at k2kyq@arrl.net for more information. The Staten Island Amateur Radio Association (SIARA) will hold its monthly general meeting on Friday, June 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, June 10 at 8 pm at Wantagh Library. Please contact Vic Panzica K2IY at vpanzica@optonline.net or www.qsl.net/w2va for more information. Grumman ARC will hold a VE session on Tuesday, June 14 at 5 PM, at Underwriters Lab, 1285 Walt Whitman Road, Mellville, NY. Contact Bob Wexelbaum, W2ILP for more information or to pre-register at (631) 499-2214 or via e-mail w2ilp@juno.com HOSARC Monthly Meeting is Tuesday, June 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. The June meeting is devoted to preparations for Field Day. 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 14. For more info, contact Nassau DEC George Gluck WA2WKV at wa2wkv@arrl.net Grumman Amateur Radio Club monthly meeting will be on Wednesday, June 15 at 5:30 PM, at Underwriters Lab, 1285 Walt Whitman Road, Mellville, NY. Contact Bob Wexelbaum, W2ILP at w2ilp@juno.com (631) 499-2214 or Pat Masterson KE2LJ at bat@grumman.com for more info. Larkfield ARC regular monthly meeting is Thursday, June 16, in Huntington at 7:30 pm. There is an ARES/RACES meeting at 7:00 pm before every club meeting. E-mail n2nki@arrl.net or see http://www.larkfield.org The 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 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. Manhattan ARES meeting will be on Thursday, June 16, at 7:30 PM at Red Cross HQ, 150 Amsterdam Avenue (66th Street). Contact John Healy KA2ABV at nyec@aresnyc.org for info. The Long Island DX Association will hold its regularly meeting on Friday, June 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, June 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 Charles Gallo at Charlie@TheGallos.com The Eastern Amateur Radio Service Club monthly meeting will be Tuesday, June 21 in Southampton. The meeting will take place at Southampton Hospital in room A282. The hospital is located at 240 Meeting House Lane, Southampton. For additional information, contact Rocky, KA2JAK, at rkradio@optonline.net. Kings County Repeater Association (KCRA) will hold a regular monthly meeting on Tuesday, June 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, June 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 Field Day weekend starts Friday, June 24, and ends Sunday, June 26. Check back here for a special Field Day message listing sites throughout the section later in the month. Also, check the section website at: http://hudson.arrl.org/nli or the section news website at: http://www.arrl.org/sections/?sect=NLI for further information. GSBARC will hold a VE Session on Sunday, June 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, Tom Odermatt K2ZDX at K2ZDX@ARRL.Net Nassau ARC Monthly Meeting is Monday, June 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 The Columbia University ARC VE Team 2002 will hold a VE exam on Monday, June 27 at 612 West 115th Street, New York, NY 10025 at 6:00 pm. Preregister by calling Alan N2YGK at 212-854-3754 or alan@columbia.edu Radio Central ARC monthly meeting is Wednesday, June 29 at the New Village Rec Center in Centereach at 7:30 pm. See http://www.rcarc.org GSBARC Monthly meeting is Thursday, June 30 at 7:00 PM at the Babylon Town Hall EOC, 200 East Sunrise Hwy, North Lindenhurst. For more information, see http://www.gsbarc.org NLI Webpage: The Section Webpage contains LOTS of great information on section happenings, VE session, Education, Clubs, section staff, and much more! See http://hudson.arrl.org/nli Please contact the webmaster, Tom Carrubba KA2D (ka2d@arrl.net) to add events or other things to this page. NLI Section News is available at http://www.arrl.org/sections/?sect=NLI That's about it for this month! Please help make this newsletter even more interesting and informative by sending me news about YOUR club and events. ---- 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)
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