Section Happenings Newsletter
edited by George Tranos N2GA
NLI Section Manager
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September 2003 |
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. Section News Section News is available ONLY on the world-wide-web. See the NLI site at: http://www.arrl.org/sections/?sect=NLI HAPPENINGS Hundreds of Amateur Radio operators responded when the power went out on Thursday, August 14. When the electricity stopped flowing and cell sites were overwhelmed with call volume, hams stepped in to help out. Hams passed hundreds of inquiries and health-and-welfare traffic. Tom Carrubba KA2D, the NLI Section Emergency Coordinator said "It is though their dedication and training that makes my job easy. I did not have to call out anyone, all three districts were already on the air as soon as the power went down. Special mention to Suffolk County DEC Bill Scheibel N2NFI, NYC DEC Charles Hargrove N2NOV and Nassau County DEC George Gluck WA2WKV and their staff for responding to our served agencies needs. Also to the NYC VHF Big Apple NTS Traffic Net with Adam Fine AB2IZ as NCS and Suffolk County VHF Traffic Net with Ed Heidelberger N2IHR as NCS for operating under emergency conditions". Hams were there and ready because they have the equipment, training and expertise to get and stay on the air. Many Amateur Radio repeaters and home stations relied on emergency power to continue communicating. Some ran impromptu "information" nets and stood by for emergency and priority traffic. Mobile radio amateurs operated from the cars and from handheld transceivers. Other hams headed towards emergency operations centers, served agency locations (such as the Salvation Army or American Red Cross) or to their homes to be available if needed. Tom further stated "They are there every day.. 24/7". If you helped out in any way, thank you for showing that a need still exists for Amateur Radio in emergencies. LIMARC Hamfest on Sunday, September 7 The Long Island Mobile Amateur Radio Club will hold its Fall Outdoor hamfest on Sunday, September 7, at Briarcliffe College, 1055 Stewart Ave, Bethpage NY. For more information, see http://www.limarc.org or e-mail hamfest@limarc.org The Second Annual 9/11 Commemorative Net will be held on Thursday, September 11 to honor those who lost their lives and those who spent so much time trying to find survivors after that terrible act of terrorism against our people and our country. The day will start with the main EchoLink net servers opening at 6:00 AM EST and the directed net to begin that evening at 7:00 PM EST. All EchoLink, IRLP and eQSO servers are invited to join at the times of their own choosing during the day to actively participate or just listen, but should plan to link no later than 7 PM EST. Do you know someone who operated in the original 9/11 operation in NYC? We are looking for hams, firemen, Police and other relief workers who would be guest speakers to remember friends and loved ones they may have lost, and talk about acts of heroism by those involved in the search and rescue effort. Special speakers from such organizations as the ARRL and others will speak to the network -- as Jim Haynie, ARRL President did last year. If you know of a possible guest speaker, contact N2LEN (N2LEN1@aol.com) or K5JD (K5JD@arrl.net) and give them contact information. (Submitted by Len N2LEN). The Long Island Mobile Amateur Radio Club will hold a combined Technician Class theory course and Morse Code 5 words-per-minute class in Huntington. It starts on Tuesday, September 23, at Huntington High School. It will run from 7:30 to 8:30 PM for the theory and from 8:30 to 9:30 PM for the Morse Code. The theory course will last 5 weeks and the Morse Code class will last 8 weeks. For more information, contact Norman Wesler K2YEW at k2yew@limarc.org or 516-536-5911. ARRL re-soliciting 2003 McGan Award nominations During its July meeting, the ARRL Board of Directors voted to re-solicit nominations for the 2003 Philip J. McGan Memorial Silver Antenna Award. The ARRL Public Relations Committee has determined that none of the nominations submitted for this year's award adequately fit the award criteria. "All three nominees have achieved notable success in the area of public service," Committee Chairman Jeff Reinhardt, AA6JR, said, "but the committee did not feel that the nominations reflected the important volunteer public relations efforts for which the award is given." Public relations involves efforts specifically directed at bringing Amateur Radio to the attention of the general public and the news media in a positive light. Nomination forms are available on the ARRL Web site. Return completed entry forms and supporting materials to Philip J. McGan Memorial Silver Antenna Award, c/o Jennifer Hagy, N1TDY, ARRL, 225 Main St, Newington, CT 06111. Nominations must be received at ARRL Headquarters by 5 PM Eastern Daylight Time on September 2, 2003. HUDSON DIVISION AWARDS ANNOUNCED Just before July 4th the ARRL Hudson Division Awards Committee met to select the annual division award winners for 2003. Each year, the Committee selects the Technical Achievement and Ham of the Year winner as well as the Grand Ole Ham. 2003's Technical Achievement Award winner is Len Signoretti Jr, N2LEN, of Brooklyn, New York. The 2003 Grand Ole Ham is Jim Joyce, K2ZO, of Washington Township, New Jersey. The 2003 Hudson Division Amateur of the Year is Bruce Lordi, N2XP, of Flanders, New Jersey. The Hudson Division Awards Dinner will be held on November 8th in Northern New Jersey at Biaggio's. Congratulations to all the award winners! More information can be found at http://www.hudson.arrl.org From Tom Carrubba KA2D, Section Emergency Coordinator: New York City: June was active with A-Thon support. Members of NYC ARES participated in the Al Ronaldson Run On Staten Island on June 15, the Diabetes Bike Tour in Manhattan/NNJ/Rockland on June 22nd with 13 operators, the Liberty Outrigger Challenge in Manhattan on June 28 with 13 operators, the Pepper Martin Run on Staten Island on July 4 with 10 operators. Kings County (from EC Adam Fine AB2IZ): Kings County ARES has lost one of it's own. It is with deep regret and sadness that I announce that W2JER became a Silent Key. Jerry was very active in amateur radio both with his radio club and ARES. He was always somebody I could bounce ideas off of and his guidance and friendship will be sincerely missed. Nassau County: No report Suffolk County: No report SEC; Continue to try and get an interlinked repeater system completed. The project has received resistance by individuals and groups who do not understand the importance or purpose of this system. Continue to support the ARRL CCE EC courses. I have issued a request to all NLI ARES members through the DEC to enroll and complete at least EC-001. STM Claire Heil WA2VZK reports the following: 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 (meeting irregularly at present). Suffolk Co. VHF Net 8pm (Mon. through Thurs.) on 145.210 MHz. The ARRL PUBLIC SERVICE HONOR ROLL Month of July 2003 New York City/Long Island Section Monthly qualifying total: 70 or more points AB2IZ 197, N2AKZ 100, KB2KLH 100, WB2GTG 90, KE2SX 39. NTS Section or Local nets Net Name Abbrev Sessions QNI QTC/QSP Net Manager NY State/morning/cw NYS/M 31 159 24/17 KA2GJV NY State/early/cw NYS/E 31 272 175/156 WB2QIX NY State/late/cw NYS/L 31 227 202/173 W2YGW NY Phone NYP 29 143 312/312 N2LTC NY Public Opr. Net NYPON 31 320 204/200 N2YJZ Empire Slow Speed net ESS 31 367 0/28 WI2G NYC-LI/cw NLI 18 33 13/9 WA2YOW Big Apple VHF BAVHF 31 624 122/122 KB2KLH Nassau Co. VHF NCVHF 9 26 7/5 WA2VZK Suffolk Co. VHF SCVHF 17 76 3/3 WA2VZK (*) report not received in time for this list Transmitter hunting used to be a very popular activity on Long Island, but lately interest has declined. We want to let you know that 2 meter hunts have been sponsored and conducted by the Plaza Repeater Group (146.640/Mineola) for at least the past 25 years. The hunts are normally held in Nassau County, but we are willing to travel into Queens or Suffolk if there is interest. It's an exciting activity and we think you'll have a great time. For further information, contact Larry Berger, WA2SUH at 516-223-4611, or e-mail at wa2suh@aol.com. 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. 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/ 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 Grumman ARC will hold a VE session on Tuesday, Sept. 2, 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 The Kings County Repeater Association's (KCRA) monthly VE exam will be held on Tuesday, Sept. 2, 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, Sept. 4, 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, Thursday, Sept. 4, 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 5, 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. The Long Island Amateur Radio Simplex club (LIARS) will be holding a special operation from the deck of the air craft carrier USS Intrepid on Saturday, September 6 . She is moored in New York Harbor. The event will take place on September 6, 2003. We will be operating on 20 and 40 meters using our club call - W2LIS. We may also be on 6 meters as well. We will be arriving about 7am and setting up our equipment. The purpose of the event is to share good will with other operators. We have been told by a source affiliated by the museum that we will be the first operation on board the ship.The hours of operation for this event will be from 10am - 4pm. QSL with SASE to The 575 Long Island Amateur Radio Simplex Club, PO Box 3129, Patchogue NY 11772. Submitted by Bob Von Lang W2RVL (SS522DBF@aol.com) Nassau County ARES meeting will be held at the Red Cross Chapter at 195 Willis Avenue Mineola, at 7:30 pm, on Tuesday, Sept. 9. For more info, contact Nassau DEC George Gluck WA2WKV at wa2wkv@arrl.net HOSARC Monthly Meeting is Tuesday, Sept. 9, 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. Guest speaker will be Len Signoretti Jr, N2LEN, of Brooklyn, NY. Len is this year's Hudson Division awards winner for Technical Achievement. The specific achievement Len was recognized for was the unique Echolink repeater/internet linking system he has implemented, one of the first in the New York City area. 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. LIMARC will hold their next regular monthly meeting on Wednesday, September 10, in Hicksville at 8 pm. The program will be on "Emergency communications and the NY City Marathon" presented by Steve Mendelsohn W2ML. The meetings are held at Levittown Hall, 201 Levittown Parkway, Hicksville, NY 11801. See http://www.limarc.org The Kings County Repeater Association (KCRA) will hold its regular monthly "Non-meeting Meeting" (social night) on Thursday, Sept. 11, at the Guild for Exceptional Children, 260 68th Street, Brooklyn, NY at 6:30 P.M. See http://www.kcra.org Larkfield ARC regular monthly meeting is Thursday, Sept. 11, in Huntington at 7:30 pm. E-mail n2nki@arrl.net or see http://www.larkfield.org Knickerbocker Amateur Radio Club meeting will be on Thursday, Sept. 11, in Port Washington. Contact Joe K2KYQ at jreekie@wawnc.org for more information. Wantagh ARC monthly meeting is Friday, Sept. 12 at 8 pm at Wantagh Library. Please contact Vic Panzica K2IY at vpanzica@optonline.net or www.qsl.net/w2va for more information. Larkfield ARC will hold a VE Session on Saturday, Sept. 13, 2003 at 9 am at the Huntington Town Hall, 100 Main Street, Room 114 (Entrance on Jackson Ave), Huntington, NY. Contact: Stanley Mehlman N2YKT (631) 423-7132 The Columbia University ARC VE Team 2002 will hold a VE exam on Monday, Sept. 15 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 Suffolk County RC Monthly Meeting is Tuesday, Sept. 16 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. 16 at The Guild for Exceptional Children, 260 68th Street, Brooklyn, starting at 7 PM. See http://www.kcra.org KCRC monthly meeting is Wednesday, Sept. 17, at the Ryan's Visitor Center, Floyd Bennett Field, Room A, in Brooklyn at 7:30 pm See http://www.qsl.net/kcrc/ Manhattan & Bronx ARES meeting will be on Thursday, Sept. 18 at 7:30 PM at Red Cross HQ, 150 Amsterdam Avenue (66th Street). Contact John KE2UN at ke2un@arrl.net for info. 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, Sept. 18. 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 will be meeting on Friday, September 19. Contact Marty Miller NN2C, President of the LIDXA, at mmiller4@optonline.net. See the Web at http://www.qsl.net/lidxa/ for more information. The monthly Queens County ARES meeting will be Sunday, Sept. 20 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 Kings County ARES meeting is on the Wednesday, Sept. 24 at 7 PM at UCP, 121 Lawrence Avenue, between Ocean Parkway and Seton Place in Kensington, Brooklyn. For info, call Adam Fine AB2IZ at 917-804-3380. Radio Central ARC monthly meeting is Wednesday, Sept. 24 at the New Village Rec Center in Centereach at 7:30 pm. See http://www.rcarc.org GSBARC Monthly meeting is Thursday, Sept. 24 at 8:00 PM at the Babylon Town Hall EOC, 200 East Sunrise Hwy, North Lindenhurst. For more information, see http://www.gsbarc.org Nassau ARC Monthly Meeting is Monday, Sept. 29 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. ll are welcome. Contact Lance Aue, KA2EJD, President at vze3db97@verizon.net or see http://www.nassauarc.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) 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) |