July 2006 |
ARRL NYC/LI July E-happenings Newsletter
Written and Edited by George Tranos N2GA,
ARRL Section Manager NYC/LI
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Welcome! This is the July 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 August issue prior
to the end of July.
July 2006 is the 63rd 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
* World Radiosport Team Championship (WRTC-2006)
* WRTC 2006 - Score Board
* 13th International QSO Convention to be held in Queens on July 21 to 23
* UPCOMING Club Events
* Other "stuff"
* NLI Section Website: http://hudson.arrl.org/nli
HAPPENINGS
* From George Tranos N2GA, Section Manager
July is here and with it, the onset of the summer season and hot weather. June was
an eventful month, with field day and the end of month rain storms and flooding. We
in southern New York were lucky as our neighbors to the west in New Jersey and
Pennsylvania and in upstate New York were hit hard with river flooding. I crossed
the Delaware Water Gap on Thursday, June 29th, and saw houses and cars underwater!
Trees seemed to be growing straight out of the river. People were evacuated, lives
disrupted and businesses ruined. Shelters were set up, ARES and RACES were activated
and hams were dispatched to aid in emergency communications.
Don't think that this cannot happen here! People become complacent after months and
years without a major storm. Hurricanes can and do happen and New York and Long
Island are very vulnerable to them. Heed the warning as we go further into Hurricane
season by being prepared with your go-kits and emergency plans. Join your local ARES
group if you're not a member and
go out and train to be a communicator in times of need. Your local ARES Emergency
Coordinator would welcome your involvement and would be happy to help you get more
prepared. Just shoot them a quick email or phone call. If you don't know
who they are, please contact me or our Section Emergency Coordinator Tom Carrubba KA2D to
find out. We can be
reached at our-call at ARRL.net (n2ga@arrl.net or ka2d@arrl.net).
Field Day has come and gone - I can't believe it's over already! While it wasn't the
best weekend weather-wise, it was a great test of emergency preparedness. Adverse
conditions test the mettle of newcomers and seasoned veterans alike. I hope you were
able to participate in some way.
I spent sometime with Diane Ortiz K2DO and Mel Granick KS2G touring the various Field Day
sites. We started out early Saturday at Great South Bay ARC in North
Babylon and were happy to see over 20 members setting up in the rain. GSBARC President Jay
N2PIK and Field Day chairman Ken N2ZN along with TOBARES President Walter KA2RGI welcomed
us and showed
us around. GSBARC ran 6F using callsign W2GSB. We next tried to visit Suffolk
County Radio Club but they were not at their site in East Islip. We continued east
to Riverhead and the David Sarnoff Preserve (an appropriate place for a radio site) but
couldn't find the Radio Central ARC. Later on, we were told that they had set up at
a different entrance to the preserve. Undeterred, we continued east to Southold
where we found the Peconic ARC setting up at Horton's Point lighthouse. Don N2QHV
and Warren WM2Z welcomed us and showed us around. We found a couple of other NLI
Assistant Section Managers here as well - Len W2FX and John KB2SCS.
Ken WB2AMU was setting up his 6-meter station. Peconic ran 2A using callsign W2AMC.
Heading back west, we stopped at the home of Ted K2QMF in Baiting Hollow. Ted and
his son Dave were using Dave's AA2DC callsign to run 2D. Ted, Diane, Mel and I are
all members of the Order of Boiled Owls contest club, that unfortunately this year decided
not to run a Field Day
operation. Our visit to Ted's was a nice substitute for an Owl's site visit.
We made our way to the 147.575 Long Island Amateur Radio Simplex Club at the RCA site on
Whiskey Road in Rocky Point. Frank WA2LIR welcomed us and showed us around.
LIARS was running 2A using W2LIS on HF and 6 meters. 6 meter guru Frank AA2DR was
making SSB contacts with the west coast during the first hour of Field Day. We also
met with Bob Lundquist
KA2KDB, the last chief engineer at the RCA site. He was last there in 1978 as an RCA
employee and it was fun listening to his stories about what the site was like when RCA
ruled the radio waves. We then continued west to visit the Larkfield ARC at their
site in West Hills Park in Huntington. Larkfield President Ed KC2E showed us around
their nice 2A operation using callsign W2LRC. Charlie K2HTX was cranking out the CW
contacts and was also Larkfield Field Day chairman.
Our next stop was the Grumman ARC set up at the old Grumman runway in Bethpage. Grumman
President Pat KE2LJ welcomed us and showed us their impressive 3A operation. Two
40-meter antennas, a "bazooka" and a sloper, were utilized along with a full
size 80 meter dipole. Ed K2MFY was plugging away on the CW key as we visited.
Onward to the Nassau ARC in Eisenhower Park in East Meadow, we met up with Lance KA2EJD
and Mike WY2U. They were running 3A using K2VN on SSB, CW and VHF.
Multi-element arrays for 15/20/80 and a 40 meter wire Yagi were used. For logging,
they had N3FJP logger.
Heading south, we found ourselves at LIMARC at the Rosemary Kennedy BOCES center in
Wantagh. LIMARC chairman Don WB2BEZ and club President Rick K2RB welcomed us
andescorted us around. LIMARC used W2VL and ran 2A. It was here that KS2G ran
off a bunch of20 meter SSB QSO's and I had a chance at the key on 20 and 40 meter CW.
Our last stop for the day was over at the Wantagh ARC at Wantagh Park off Merrick Road.
Frank N2RSO showed us around their 2A operation. W2VA was the callsign. They
were set up in a good location for visibility, just passed the entrance to the park!
Nice work guys!
The rain prevented us from visiting more clubs this year and put a damper on many of the
festivities. However, good old ham radio ingenuity seemed to be in ample supply!
Many new "waterfront" field day locations were utilized, even if
unintentionally! Tents and stations were moved after flooding made the site
unusable. This was truly a good test of our preparedness and
flexibility and gave NY City / Long Island radio amateurs a chance to show their stuff.
"When all else fails" - ham radio's motto - appears to be more than just
a slogan!
On Sunday, I got a chance to make about 50 contacts on CW from home as N2GA with my 1D
setup. This was fun and I was able to add a few points with a contact to some local
stations as well. Congratulations to each of you that participated in this year's
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
THE ARRL PUBLIC SERVICE HONOR ROLL
Month of MAY 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 38 7
20 420 0
0 485
KB2KLH 40 40 20
0 0
0 100
W2DSX 40 40 20
0 0
0 100
K2TV 40 40
0 15 0
0
90
All stations are encouraged to report even if activity is less than qualifying total!
NO LATE PSHR FOR MAY 2006
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STATION ACTIVITY REPORTS:
The following stations have submitted activity reports for the
Month of MAY 2006
CALL ORIGINATED RECEIVED SENT DELIVERED TOTAL
W2DSX 1
74 10
12
87
K2TV 0
29 26
3
58
KB2KLH 0
33
10
5
48
AB2IZ 0
2
5 0
7
Brass Pounder's League:
Month of MAY 2006
No one qualified for the BPL this month.
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Section Traffic Manager Monthly Report
MONTH OF MAY 2006
Section and Local Nets:
Net Name Abbreviation Sessions QNI QTC/QSP Net Manager
NY STATE/MORN. NYS/M 31 117
23/22 KA2GJV
NY STATE/EARLY NYS/E 31 215
103/89 KA2GJV
NY STATE/LATE NYS/L *
W2YGW
NY PUBLIC OPER. NYPON *
N2YJZ
NY PHONE NYP
31 181
190/181 K2MPE
NYC/LI (CW) NLI
*
WA2YOW
BIG APPLE VHF BAVHF 31
536 54/54 KB2KLH
NASSAU CO VHF NCVHF 31 151
105/84 W2DSX
SUFFOLK CO VHF SCVHF *
**
EMPIRE SLOW SP. ESS 31
425 97/*
WI2G
* = report not received in time for posting.
** = position open, please contact w2dsx if interested in position
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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
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Digital Stations:
Month of MAY 2006
STATION MODE
TX RX
W2DSX HF/PACTOR
0
0
W2DSX VHF/PACKET
2
2
A caveat: This is NOT indicative of the total digital NTS activity within the
Section, as I'm still not successful in capturing total activity. We're still
greatful for Nick N2QZ/STM for ENY and Dave WB2FTX/STM for NNJ who are assisting in taking
Tom N2LTC's digital NTS traffic while
he recovers from an illness. Typically I'm liaison for NLI's HF Pactor, but don't
have a good path to Dave's station, so thanks to Nick for taking this and Alec N2XOJ for
bringing that down as well from SDN. We wish Tom the best for a speedy recovery! 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
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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
Post Field Day Publicity
It's not too late to get publicity for your club or group. Send your Field Day stories and
photos to the local weekly newspaper or magazine. Make sure to highlight any special
features, for example if your site was visited by a Scout troop, was at a historic or
unusual location or you received a proclamation from a politician. Use the press release
format found at www.arrl.org/pio.
Right after Field Day I posted to the ARRL Contest Soapbox and you can too. There are
photos from many of the Field Days I visited with SM N2GA.
73, Diane K2DO, ARRL NYC/LI Public Information Coordinator
K2DO@arrl.net
* World Radiosport Team Championship (WRTC-2006)
WRTC 2006 is rapidly approaching. It's run within the IARU contest,
which is from 1200 UTC Saturday July 8 to 1200 UTC Sunday July 9.
To gain some insight into what's going through the minds of WRTC2006
participants, the National Contest Journal website
http://www.ncjweb.com is hosting WRTC-2006 blogs (web
logs). The
blog links are on the home page of the website and on the main page
of the WRTC coverage section. The blog entries will be the thoughts, activities, and
general comments from WRTC2006 competitors, referees, and log checkers. The postings have
already begun, and will continue (on a time-available basis, of course -- the contributors
do have WRTC2006
responsibilities) beyond the Awards Dinner on Monday July 10.
The following individuals will be contributing to the NCJ WRTC-2006
Blogs: Doug K1DG, Randy K5ZD, Jeff K1ZM, Ann WA1S, Tim K3LR, Eric
K3NA, Glenn W0GJ, Ward N0AX, Dean N6BV, Tree N6TR, Rusty W6OAT, and Dale VE7SV.
Thanks to the contributors to this blog, to WA7BNM for setting this
blog up on the NCJ website, and to the ARRL for shipping 300 copies
of the special WRTC2006 July/August NCJ to Brazil.
Carl K9LA, NCJ Editor
(reprinted from ARRL Contest Rate Sheet for July 01, 2006)
* 13th International QSO Convention to be held in Queens on July 21 to 23
The 13th International QSO Convention (Operating Specialty Convention)
will be held from July 21 to July 23, 2006, at the Sheraton La Guardia East Hotel, 135-20
39th Avenue, Flushing, NY. It is sponsored by the Tri-State
Amateur Radio Club. For more information, see http://www.triarc.org
Talk-In: 446.810- (PL 71.9). Contact: Eli Tuazon, N2YZ at n2yz@triarc.org
* WRTC 2006 - Score Board.
During the IARU Contest you will be able to follow the WRTC 2006 Contest
standings on Internet. Demo version is available from now and during the
Contest it will be live. You find the Score Board at http://www.hagasoft.com
Contest Club Finland (CCF), thanks a million for your support of the WRTC
2006, a special thanks to Veijo Kontas, OH6KN and Risto Lund, OH3UU
You also find links to the Score Board on our site http://www.wrtc2006.com
Thanks for supporting WRTC 2006. Oms PY5EG
* UPCOMING Club Events
NOTE - As usual, please check with the club to verify the
date and time of all events. CHECK with the CLUB!
The Columbia University ARC VE Team will hold a VE
exam on Monday, July 3 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
The Long Island Amateur Radio Simplex (LIARS) club will
hold its monthly meeting on Wednesday, July 5 in Selden
starting at 7:30 PM. Meetings are held at Newfield High
School, Marshall Drive, Selden, New York on the first
Wednesday of the month. The board meeting starts at 7:30
PM and the general meeting starts at 8PM. All are invited
to attend. Directions: Marshall Drive is 3 lights east of
Nichols Road on route 25. Go north at the 7-11 into the
parking lot. LIARS also has weekly on-the-air nets - Join
us on the air for our General Information/Rag-Chew/Swap
& Shop Net (Tuesday nights at 8 pm on 147.575 FM
simplex). 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
Nassau County Police ARC will hold its monthly meeting
on Thursday, July 6, starting at 7:30 pm at the Long Beach
Auxiliary Police Headquarters. We will report on Field Day
which thanks to Rob KB2PSM, Phyll KC2DKD (and cheering
us on Julianne and Noah), and Joe KC2JRQ went well indeed.
Last meeting members were very interested in the IC7000, it
will be there again along with some interesting antennas for
Emergency and portable use... Hope to see a good turnout!
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, July 7, 2006 at the Southold Public Library
in Southold at 6:30 pm.
See http://www.peconic-arc.org or contact Roberta
Keis
N2RBU at 631-722-4060 for directions.
ARC Emergency Communications Service club meeting will be
on Tuesday, July 11 at 7:30 PM at 138-02 Queens Blvd,1st Floor,
Briarwood, New York 11435. Contact Lenny SmithN2LDV
at N2LDV@arrl.net
Grumman ARC will hold a VE session on Tuesday, July 11
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, July 11, in Queens at 8 pm.
Meetings are held at the New York Hall of Science Museum cafeteria,
47-01 111th Street, Flushing Meadow, Corona Park, Queens NY.
HOSARC meetings are held on the second Tuesday of every month.
Please enter 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, July 11.
For more info, contact Nassau DEC Jim Mezey W2KFV at
w2kfv@arrl.net
KCRC monthly meeting is Wednesday, July 12, 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, Sep. 13,
in Hicksville at 7:30 pm. LIMARC does not hold meetings in the summer
during July or August. 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, July 12 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, July 13 (the second
Thursday of every month) at 8pm at Eger Nursing Home,
120 Meisner Ave. Staten Island, NY 10306. For more info,
contact Mike KC2CYE, NYCRA Vice-President at
Rocky178@aol.com
The Staten Island Amateur Radio Association (SIARA) will
hold its monthly general meeting on Friday, July 14 starting
at 8 PM. The meeting will be held at a new location on
Staten Island at the EGER Rehabilitation Center, 120 Meisner Ave.
Contact SIARA President Mike Siegel at 718-684-8177 for more
information.
Wantagh ARC monthly meeting is Friday, July 14 at 8 pm at
Wantagh Library. Please contact
Vic Panzica K2IY at vpanzica@optonline.net or
www.qsl.net/w2va for more information.
The monthly Queens County ARES meeting will be Sunday, July 16
at 2:00 pm at Elmhurst General Hospital, 79-01 Broadway, Queens in
conference room A1-15. The meeting topic is to be determined.
New Members welcome. Please Contact Russ Logar, KC2LSB,
EC Queens County at kc2lsb@arrl.net
Kings County Repeater Association (KCRA) will hold a
regular monthly meeting on Tuesday, July 18 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, July 18 in
Bohemia at 8 pm. The meeting site is the Bohemia Recreation
Center on Ruzicka Way, in Bohemia.
Contact Les KB2ZHF at Leskb2zhf@aol.com or call
631-399-4041 or see their webpage at
http://members.tripod.com/~parasca/index/scrc.html
Grumman Amateur Radio Club monthly meeting will be
on Wednesday, July 20 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, July 20,
in Huntington at 7:30 pm. There is an ARES/RACES meeting
at 7:00 pm before every club meeting. E-mail n2nki@arrl.net
or
see http://www.larkfield.org
The 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, July 20.
Location is the basement of Babylon Town Hall in the
Emergency Operations Center, 200 East Sunrise Hwy,
North Lindenhurst, NY. For more information, see their
Website: http://www.tobares.org or contact Babylon
town
EC Walter Wenzel, KA2RGI at 631-957-0218 or
via e-mail at ka2rgi@arrl.net.
The Long Island DX Association regular meeting will be at 8PM on Friday,
Sept. 15 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. There will
be no scheduled meeting until after 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
Radio Central ARC monthly meeting is Wednesday, July 26,
at the New Village Rec Center in Centereach at 7:30 pm.
See http://www.rcarc.org
GSBARC Monthly meeting is Thursday, July 27 at 7:00 PM at the
Babylon Town Hall EOC, 200 East Sunrise Hwy, North Lindenhurst.
For more information, see http://www.gsbarc.org
GSBARC will hold a VE Session on Sunday, July 30,
at Babylon Town Hall, 200 East Sunrise Hwy, North Lindenhurst. The session will
start at 12:00 noon in the ARES/RACES room in the basement.
For more information contact VE liaison, Walter Wenzel KA2RGI at
ka2rgi@optonline.net
Nassau ARC Monthly Meeting is Monday, July 31 in Eisenhower
Park in East Meadow at the Senior Citizen's Center at 8 pm.
Nassau ARC meets every Monday night @ 7:30 pm. The General
meeting is the last Monday of the month at 8 pm.
All are welcome. Contact Lance Aue, KA2EJD, President at
vze3db97@verizon.net or see http://www.nassauarc.org
* 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.
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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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