Section Happenings Newsletter
edited by George Tranos N2GA
NLI Section Manager
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| September 2002 | Welcome! This is the September 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 October issue prior to the end of September. QST Section News The QST Section News column for November 2002 is due on Sept. 12. If you or your club has anything which you feel is of interest to the other members in the section, please contact me before Sept. 12. As stated in my previous bulletin, the Section News column in QST will be discontinued in January 2003. The ARRL Board of Directors voted at their July 2002 meeting to discontinue the printed version of section news. Each section now has a site on the world-wide-web to replicate section news. See the NLI site at: http://www.arrl.org/sections/?sect=NLI HAPPENINGS NY State PRB-1 bill dormant for now. The NY State legislature has adjourned. The bill has passed the Senate. There have been rumblings about the legislature reconvening in December after the November elections. Whether this happens or not is anyone's guess. Please standby and be ready to contact you assemblyman if this happens. See the Hudson Division web-site http://www.hudson.arrl.org/ for more information. International Lighthouse / Lightship weekend successful. Amateurs from two clubs on Long Island operated on August 17 and 18. Peconic Amateur Radio Club operated W2AMC from Horton's Point Lighthouse. Great South Bay Amateur Radio Club operated W2GSB from Fire Island Lighthouse. Congratulations to both clubs for participating. From Tom Carrubba KA2D, Section Emergency Coordinator: KA2D reports that NYC ARES responded to a power outage on 7/20/02 in support of NYC OEM and Satern NYC Satern HQ was in the area of the power outage. NYC DEC Charles Hargrove N2NOV will the ARES forum speaker for HAMCATION in Orlando in February 2003.. He reports that Nassau County hams continue to support local A-Thons. Nassau is also planning an SET exercise on September 14 - contact George WA2WKV. Suffolk County had a New York State certified ICS training course (level I) on 7/23/02. This course was presented to EC and AEC personnel. The EC's will present the course to their membership in the coming months. Local AEC John A. Allocca WB2LUA outlined an ARES jumpkit. Tom further states: "I am working to compile the needed information for the National Guard request about 9/11/01. KA2D was featured in two local newspapers, The Amityville Record and The Beacon for receiving the Kenwood top gun award. "Local Ham Radio volunteer honored for 9/11", here are the links: http://www.amityvillerecord.com/news/2002/0731/Front_Page/013.html http://www.babylonbeacon.com/news/2002/0801/Front_Page/015.html I continue to reply to questions received from students who are participating in the ARRL CCE program. I also continue to solicit reports for the NLI ARES Staff". STM Charlie WA2YOW reports the following: The ARRL PUBLIC SERVICE HONOR ROLL Month of July 2002 New York City/Long Island Section Monthly qualifying total: 70 or more points N2AKZ 117, AB2IZ 135, KB2KLH 100, WA2YOW 98 The following stations, though not eligible for PSHR had activity: WB2GTG 59, KE2SX 37. NTS Section or Local nets Net Name Abbrev Sessions QNI QTC/QSP Net Manager NY State/morning/cw NYS/M 31 194 74/61 KA2GJV NY State/early/cw NYS/E 31 304 147/123 WB2QIX NY State/late/cw NYS/L (*) W2YGW NY Phone NYP (*) N2LTC NY Public Opr. Net NYPON (*) N2YJZ Empire Slow Speed net ESS 30 281 0/53 WI2G NYC-LI/cw NLI 23 55 20/20 ** Big Apple VHF BAVHF 31 616 70/70 KB2KLH Nassau Co. VHF NCVHF (*) N2WGF Suffolk Co. VHF SCVHF 14 81 2/2 WA2VZK (**)--stats kept and reported by WA2YOW (*) report not received in time for this list LIMARC plans a one day Technician Class license study course on Saturday, September 28, 2002 in Levittown. For more information, please contact George Tranos N2GA at n2ga@arrl.org New ARES apparel available with "Amateur Radio Communications". The items are: 1. Orange reflective vest with "Amateur Radio Communications" on the back, $9.95; 2. Blue windbreaker with ARES logo on the front and "Amateur Radio Communications" on the back, $30.95 (can be personalized with name/call); and 3. Black equipment bag with ARES logo, $24.95. To see these products, please visit http://www.barkerspecialty.com/arrl/ and click on "ARES Products". MetroCor is the new coordinating body for the New York City metropolitan area. See their website at http://www.qsl.net/metrocor/ Congratulations to the Manhattan Amateur Radio Club and club President Jesus Quintana, N2KPK for affiliating as an ARRL Affiliated Club! Also, congratulations to Tri-State Amateur Radio Club (TRIARC) and club President Eli Tuazon, KG2RK for also affiliating as an ARRL Affiliated Club! We are in the middle of the Atlantic Hurricane Season. As we all know, hurricanes, tropical storms, and the flood waters that often accompany them can affect a very large portion of the country and beyond. Be alert for Hurricane watches and warnings, have plenty of spare batteries available and be prepared to operate on emergency power. Tune in to your local ARES or SKYWARN nets. 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 - available on the web at: http://hudson.arrl.org/nli/nlive.htm UPCOMING Club Events The Kings County Repeater Association's (KCRA) monthly VE exam will be held on Tuesday, Sept. 3, at the Guild for Exceptional Children, 260 68th Street, Brooklyn, NY at 7 P.M. Preregister with Harvey (KB2EA) at 718-948-2290 or Ed (W2SN) at 718-833-7120. See http://www.kcra.org American Red Cross Emergency Communications Service club meeting on Thursday, September 5, at 7:30 PM at 138-02 Queens Blvd, 1st Floor, Briarwood, New York 11435. Contact Lenny Smith N2LDV at N2LDV@yahoo.com. Nassau County Police ARC will have a meeting on Thursday, September 5 at 7:30 pm at Long Beach Auxiliary Police Headquarters. Contact George WB2GTC at GeorgegeeG@aol.com or http://www.qsl.net/kb2uyp/ for more info. Peconic ARC monthly meeting is Friday, September 6, 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. Mid Island Amateur Radio Repeater Association Monthly Meeting is Tuesday, September 10, at 7 PM at the Brookhaven Rec Center in Centereach. See http://www.qsl.net/mid-islandarc HOSARC Monthly Meeting is Tuesday, September 10, 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. Please enter the cafeteria through the back science playground behind the museum. See their website at http://www.qsl.net/hosarc or call 718-760-2022 Grumman ARC will hold a VE session on Tuesday, Sept. 10, at 5 PM, at Underwriters Lab in Mellville, NY. Contact Bob Wexelbaum, W2ILP for more information or to pre-register at (631) 499-2214 or via e-mail w2ilp@juno.com NY City ARES will be active on September 11th in support of the Red Cross from 5 AM to 11 PM. They are going to provide support at Red Cross Headquarters in Manhattan and in each of the 4 boros. The boro locations will be for support of Red Cross tents giving Mass Care and Mental Health service to the public. Amateur Radio will also assist the Salvation Army in staffing at their 14th Street HQ for the afternoon/evening shift, several operators for canteen truck staffing and possibly for the five boro locations during the evening. Contact NYC District Emergency Coordinator Charles Hargrove N2NOV at n2nov@arrl.net if interested in helping out. LIMARC will hold their next regular monthly meeting on Wednesday, September 11, in Hicksville at 8 pm. Their guest speaker will be Tom Carrubba KA2D, Section Emergency Coordinator for NYC/LI who will be speaking on Emergency Response. See http://www.limarc.org Larkfield ARC regular monthly meeting is Thursday, September 12, in Huntington at 7:30 pm. E-mail n2nki@arrl.net or see http://www.larkfield.org Wantagh ARC monthly meeting is Friday, September 13 at 8 pm at Wantagh Library. Please contact Vic Panzica K2IY at vpanzica@optonline.net or www.qsl.net/w2va for more information. The Kings County Repeater Association ARC will memorialize the victims and heroes of the Sept.11th tragedy with the KCRA September 11th Memorial Station on Sept, 14, 2002 at Owls Head Park, Brooklyn, using the special call "N2Y". Operating time will be 1300Z to 1900Z. The planned operating frequencies are 28.340, 21.340, and 14.250 +/- QRM. QSL: Kings County Repeater Association ARC, WA2ZWP/N2Y, PO Box 280285, Brooklyn, NY 11228-0285. See http://www.kcra.org or call 718- 833-7120 for further information. On Saturday, September 14 there will be a meeting of the Yankee Clipper Contest Club in New London, CT (easily accessible from the Orient Point ferry). For information and directions go to http://www.yccc.org LIMARC will hold its outdoor Hamfest on Sunday, September 15 at Briarcliffe College, 1055 Stewart Avenue, Bethpage. Doors open 8:30AM for buyers and 7 PM for sellers. It will run until 2 PM. There is free parking and door prizes. Admission is $6 at the door (XYLs, significant others, children under 12 accompanied by a paying adult are free). Tailgating spaces are $15 and include one person. Get there early for a good spot. Bring your own table and chair. Food/refreshments will be available. More info: http://www.limarc.org or hamfest@limarc.org Suffolk County RC Monthly Meeting is Tuesday, Sept. 17 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 Kings County Repeater Association (KCRA) will hold a regular monthly meeting on Tuesday, Sept. 17, at The Guild for Exceptional Children, 260 68th Street, Brooklyn. See http://www.kcra.org KCRC monthly meeting is Wednesday, Sept. 18, at the Ryan's Visitor Center, Floyd Bennett Field, Room A, in Brooklyn at 7:30 pm See http://www.qsl.net/kcrc/ Long Island QRP Club will hold a meeting on Saturday, Sept. 21, at 10:00 a.m., at Sunken Meadow State Park. For more information, contact Jeff Casey WB5GWB at WB5GWB@ARRL.NET The Peconic Amateur Radio Club, W2AMC, will operate a Special Event Station on Saturday, September 21 and Sunday, September 22, to help celebrate the Greenport Maritime Festival. They are trying to get permission to operate from the Lightship Nantucket which will be present during the festival. Failing that, they will try to get on the HMS Bounty which will be at its new home in Greenport. Their fall back position is to operate from the Maritime Museum. All amateurs and guests are welcome. We will be operating from 0800-1600 local time on Saturday and Sunday on 14.270 or 7.270 MHz (plus/minus QRM). QSL certificates may be obtained for contacts by sending card with SASE to PARC, POB 113, Peconic, NY 11958. Contact Warren Melhado at wmelhado@optonline.net Islip ARES requests the help of Amateur Radio operators on Sunday, September 22 for the 2002 MS Tour for a Cure at Byron Lake, in Oakdale. Contact Joe Lipton, N2IOZ at 631-273-3365 or n2ioz@optonline.net LIMARC will run a 5 wpm Morse Code class at Hungtington High School (adult education program) starting on Tuesday, September 24. You can register the first night of the class. It starts at 7:30 PM and runs for approximately eight weeks. Contact Norm Wesler K2YEW at K2YEW@aol.dom or 516-536-5911. Radio Central ARC monthly meeting is Thursday, Sept. 26, in Shoreham at 7:30 pm at the Shoreham Recreation Center just east of William Floyd Parkway on Route 25A. See http://www.rcarc.org Manhattan / Bronx ARES meeting on Thursday, Sept. 26 at 7:30 PM at Red Cross HQ, 150 Amsterdam Avenue, Manhattan. Contact John KE2UN at JOHNKE2@nyc-ares.org for more info. Long Island DX Association will meet on Friday, Sept. 27. Contact NN2C, Marty Miller, president of the LIDXA, at nn2c@arrl.net GSBARC Monthly meeting is Thursday, Sept. 26 at 8:00 PM at the Babylon Town Hall EOC, 200 East Sunrise Hwy, North Lindenhurst. For more information, see http://www.gsbarc.org LIMARC is holding a 1 day Technician Class license class on Saturday, September 28 in Hicksville. Pre-registration and pre-study are necessary. Cost is $20. 8:30 AM to 5PM at Levittown Hall, 201 Levittown Parkway, Hicksville. A full VE exam session will be held at the end of the day. To register, send check for $20 made payable to LIMARC with your info (name/address/phone/email) to LIMARC class, PO Box 392, Levittown, NY 11756. Contact George Tranos N2GA, 631-286-7562 or N2GA@aol.com for more information. NY City ARES requests the help of Amateur Radio operators on Sunday, September 29 for the Tunnel to Tower 5K Run which follows the route of Firefighter Stephen Siller on the morning of 9/11/01 as he ran through the Battery Tunnel to help at the WTC disaster where he died helping others. Full details of the event can be found at the http://www.tunneltotowersrun.org website. The event will be like a mini-marathon with a runners venue starting at 7AM in Brooklyn near the tunnel entrance, the race starting at 10AM and a finish line/food court with entertainment at Vesey and West Street until 3PM. Contact NYC District Emergency Coordinator Charles Hargrove N2NOV at n2nov@arrl.net if interested in helping out. Nassau ARC Monthly Meeting is Monday, September 30 in Eisenhower Park in East Meadow at the Senior Citizen's Center at 8 pm. See http://www.nassauarc.org The Columbia University ARC VE Team 2002 will hold a VE exam on Monday, September 30 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 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) New York City - Rob Todaro N1XL Nassau County - Norm Wesler K2YEW (k2yew@arrl.net) Suffolk County - Len Battista W2FX (w2fx@arrl.net) Digital Communications - John Blowsky KB2SCS (kb2scs@arrl.net) -------------------------------------------------------------------- ARRL New York City-Long Island Section Section Manager: George A. Tranos, N2GA n2ga@arrl.org -------------------------------------------------------------------- This message can be sent to you via the ARRL Members Only Web site, go to the site at: http://www.arrl.org/members-only/memdata.html?modify=1 Log in with your username and password and change your email options. Check the "Division/Section notices" box. -- webmaster@arrl.org |