Section Happenings Newsletter
edited by George Tranos N2GA
NLI Section Manager
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Septmeber 2006 |
ARRL NYC/LI September E-happenings Newsletter Written and Edited by George Tranos N2GA, ARRL Section Manager NYC/LI -- 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. September 2006 is the 65th 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 * Sid Wolin K2LJH to step down as NLI Technical Coordinator * BARA to host Hudson Division Awards Dinner on November 11 * KCRA annual September 11th Memorial Special Event * UPCOMING Club Events * Other "stuff" * NLI Section Website: http://hudson.arrl.org/nli HAPPENINGS * From George Tranos N2GA, Section Manager It's hard to believe but September is really here! The summer is almost gone and the first strong storm (Ernesto) of the Hurricane season is upon us. It's not too late to update your disaster preparedness plan. Before the colder weather moves in, it's time to finish your outside antenna projects (or get moving if you haven't already started!). Please consider joining your local ARES group, keep your batteries charged and have an evacuation and communications plan. Last weekend, I drove up to Boxboro, MA, for the biannual New England Division convention and hamfest. Except for the longer than usual drive up (because of a tornado warning and heavy rain), the weekend was wonderful. The organizers in Boxboro do a great job of creating an event with something for everyone. I attended the DX dinner on Friday night, cruised the manufacturer's exhibits and flea market Saturday morning, attend Bob Heil's fantastic seminar on "It all starts at the microphone" at noon. Bob is a great speaker, a knowledgeable technician and terrific promoter of Amateur Radio. As an aside, I recently returned from a long weekend motorcycle trip out to the Rock and Roll Hall of Fame in Cleveland, Ohio. This is a "must do" trip for any music fan and was part of a great summer trip for us. Just by chance when visiting the museum, I came across a large display with Heil sound equipment. Looking more closely, there was a biography of Bob Heil with a history of his audio innovations. Bob had recently been inducted as a member of the Rock and Roll Hall! Bob spent much time as the audio guru for the Grateful Dead and the Who, among others. Anyway, in this biography was a mention of Amateur Radio! It came across that Bob owes a lot of what he's done to his Amateur Radio roots. After hearing Bob speak at Boxboro, it's obvious of his love for the hobby (and his tireless promotion of both ham radio and Heil Sound)! Bob did a great live presentation of how proper audio adjustment and microphone choice can affect your on-the-air audio quality. Great stuff and if you ever get a chance to hear and see him, make sure you don't miss it! There was a great presentation by members of the Yankee Clipper Contest Club on different aspects of contesting and why and how you can get started. See http://www.yccc.org for more information. A YCCC meeting was held right afterwards. I got a chance to renew my YCCC membership and took a chance in the scholarship raffle for a new Icom IC756 Pro III radio and other prizes. After the meeting, John Crovelli W2GD was chosen to draw the raffle prize winners. When John said the winner of the Icom radio was callsign N2GA, I couldn't believe I had won! There was applause as I walked up to the mike and then the YCCC president Mark Pride K1RX announced the ticket number that matched the prize. As it turned out, when he read the ticket number, it didn't match the one on my ticket.... yep, John had "broken" my call - I wasn't the winner! The winner turned out to be N2GC - Mike Musitano of Huntington - congratulations Mike! Mike is a great contester in his own right and has been using an old Kenwood rig. While I didn't "need" the radio, it was still a great disappointment having been called as the winner and then subsequently told "oops, sorry"! Maybe Mike will let me use his new radio every once in a while! Anyway, Boxboro was a great event. There were all types of seminars, a nice manufacturer's area where you could see all the new "stuff" and even buy some if you wanted. There was a nice outdoor fleamarket and it was held at a nice facility, the Holiday Inn at Boxboro off a main highway (route 495). It got me thinking of another nice event that's held right here in our own back yard - Ham Radio University. Ham Radio University 2007 is tentatively set for Sunday, January 7, 2007, at Briarcliffe College in Bethpage. After four years as HRU chairman, it is time for a change and I've resigned as chairman. Neil Heft KC2KY is now the new Ham Radio University 2007 chairman! Congratulations and good luck to Neil. I'll be staying on the HRU committee and will continue to help out at HRU but Neil will now be the front man and I'm sure will continue to guide the Ham Radio University concept to new heights. HRU founder and past chairman Phil Lewis N2MUN will also be continuing on the committee. We all will continue to strive to make HRU an important event for our area. The HRU committee continues to welcome input from hams throughout New York City and Long Island. Initial plans call for the first HRU planning meeting on Wednesday, September 20th at Babylon Town Hall starting at 7 pm. All are welcome to attend. In the meantime, keep your eyes and ears open for more HRU activity shortly and join me in wishing Neil Heft good success in his first year as HRU chairman! 73, George * From Tom Carrubba KA2D, Section Emergency Coordinator The new, long-awaited Suffolk County EOC (Emergency Operations Center) is almost complete. There will be an official announcement by Suffolk DEC William Scheibel N2NFI with more information. Tom thanks all ARES volunteers for their involvement. 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 JULY 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 28 2 20 245 0 0 295 KB2KLH 40 40 20 0 0 0 100 W2DSX 40 40 20 0 0 0 100 K2TV 40 30 10 5 0 0 85 All stations are encouraged to report even if activity is less than qualifying total! NO LATE PSHR FOR JULY 2006 ******************************************************************** STATION ACTIVITY REPORTS: The following stations have submitted activity reports for the Month of JULY 2006 CALL ORIGINATED RECEIVED SENT DELIVERED TOTAL KB2KLH 0 38 17 6 61 W2DSX 1 44 4 11 60 K2TV 0 13 17 0 30 AB2IZ 0 0 2 0 2 Brass Pounder's League: Month of JULY 2006 No one qualified for the BPL this month. ******************************************************************** Section Traffic Manager Monthly Report MONTH OF JULY 2006 Section and Local Nets: Net Name Abbreviation Sessions QNI QTC/QSP Net Manager NY STATE/MORN. NYS/M 31 106 41/36 KA2GJV NY STATE/EARLY NYS/E 31 234 85/77 KA2GJV NY STATE/LATE NYS/L 31 202 155/113 W2YGW NY PUBLIC OPER. NYPON 30 276 88/77 N2YJZ NY PHONE NYP 31 141 119/66 K2MPE BIG APPLE VHF BAVHF 31 504 46/46 KB2KLH NASSAU CO VHF NCVHF 31 111 51/46 W2DSX SUFFOLK CO VHF SCVHF * ** EMPIRE SLOW SP. ESS 31 418 109/* WI2G * = report not received in time for posting. ** = position open, please contact w2dsx if interested in position ******************************************************************** 1)NTS SECTION LEVEL CW nets : NYS/M 10am local time daily NYS/E 7pm local time daily NYS/L 10pm local time daily All our "section level" CW nets meet on 3677 kHz , with a daytime alternate freq. of 7042 kHz +/- and a alternate of 1825 kHz depending if propagation on 80 goes long... 2)NTS SECTION LEVEL HF/phone nets: New York Phone (NYP) 1pm daily Try 3925 kHz first during the winter months, but may also be on 7237 kHz. New York Public Operations Net (NYPON) 5pm daily on 3925 kHz +/- QRM, alternate freq. 3913 kHz 3) INDEPENDENT NETS which maintain close association with the NTS. Empire Slow Speed Net (ESS) 6pm daily on 3590 kHz . Hit and Bounce Net (HBN) 8:30am daily on 7042 kHz . Hit and Bounce Slow Net (HBSN) 7:30am daily on 3714 kHz (alternate freq. 7114 kHz). New York City -Long Island CW net (NLI) 7:30pm Mon. through Fri. on 3630 kHz - Not meeting at this time, however if you're interested in participating, please let me know w2dsx@arrl.net 4)The NTS "local nets" are: Big Apple VHF Net 8pm daily on 146.430 MHz (1 MHz split) Nassau Co. VHF Net 7:30pm on 146.805 MHz (136.5/114.8 dual input) Suffolk Co. VHF Net Not meeting at this time, however if you're interested in participating, please let me know w2dsx@arrl.net ******************************************************************** 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 Check out "Contact!", the online monthly magazine for hams involved in public relations. This month there are articles about National Preparedness Month, PIO survey, submitting your photos directly to CNN and more. National Preparedness Month is a nationwide coordinated effort held each September to encourage Americans to take simple steps to prepare for emergencies in their homes, businesses and schools. The U.S. Department of Homeland Security (DHS) is sponsoring National Preparedness Month 2006 which will focus on family emergency preparedness. more. You can find Contact! at http://www.arrl.org/pio/contact/2006/09/ Last weekend was the ARRL New England Division Convention and Hamfest in Boxborough, Massachusetts. One of the many seminars was on Clubs and Public Relations and I gave and got many good tips (see photo on arrl.org - story with Joel Harrison photo). The panel consisted of ARRL Assistant Editor Khrystyne Keane, K1SFA; ARRL PR Committee Member/NYC LI Public Information Coordinator Diane Ortiz, K2DO; CQ Editor Rich Moseson, W2VU, and Eastern Massachusetts ARRL Public Information Coordinator Ron Wood, W1PLW. Does your club have a Public Relations Officer? If not, why not? Get the benefit of being an ARRL appointee. Contact me or see the ARRL website for more information. 73/33 Diane K2DO Diane Ortiz, ARRL NYC/LI Public Information Coordinator K2DO@arrl.net * Sid Wolin K2LJH to step down as NLI Technical Coordinator Sid has served as TC for over 5 years and is moving to upstate New York. Sid has done a wonderful job as TC and has been able to handle all the technical issues and questions asked of him. The section will miss him and we wish him well in his new home! He writes as follows: "My house is almost finished. I will be moving upstate at end October. Therefore, I respectfully must resign my position as TC for the NLI Section of ARRL effective at the end of September, 2006. I have enjoyed working with the Section and will keep in touch with all down here." Respectfully, Sid Wolin K2LJH * BARA to host Hudson Division Awards Dinner on November 11 The Bergen Amateur Radio Association will host the 2006 Hudson Division Awards Dinner at the Holiday Inn in Saddle Brook, New Jersey on a Saturday night, November 11th , at 7 PM. We will have a very good view from the 12 floor. Some attendees may want to work a little HT DX. The location is at the junction of Route 80 and the Garden State Parkway. Ticket price will be the same as last year, $48 per person. Please join us to honor all those receiving a division award. Ticket and ad applications will soon be available on the division web site. BARA President Tony Izzo, K2AMI promises that tickets will be sold at the BARA Hamfest. No tickets will be sold the night of the event. Ticket sales will close October 27th. Please don't leave it to the last minute! This year's awardees are: Amateur of the Year - Barry Cohen, K2JV (from NNJ) nominated by: K2AL, WW2OLF, KC2KMK, N2VI, W2FMI and KC2ONP (New Providence ARC/Salt Brook School ARC) Grand Ole Ham - Bob Raffaele, W2XM (from ENY) nominated by: Saul Abrams K2XA Technical Achievement: Elmer Sharp, WA2YSM (from ENY) nominated by: Donald Hitt KB2ZE Special Recognition for Public Service Excellence: Jeff Schneller, N2HPO (NLI) nominated by: Mike Lisenco, N2YBB and Charles Gallo, KG2V The awards will be presented at the 2006 Hudson Division Awards Dinner hosted by the Bergen Amateur Radio Association at the Holiday Inn in Saddle Brook New Jersey just off Route 80 on Saturday night, November 11th at 7 PM. Please attend to help us honor these outstanding Amateur Radio operators who truly make us all proud to be part of the Amateur Radio Service. Tickets are $48 and an application form is available at http://www.bara.org/ Reprinted from Hudson Division Beacon - July 2006 e-mail edition # 64 * KCRA annual September 11th Memorial Special Event The Kings County Repeater Association invites you to It's annual September 11th Memorial Event. It will be held on September 10th, 2006 from 9:00am to 3:00pm at Owl's Head Park Shore Road and 68th Street, Bay Ridge, Brooklyn. The Kings County Repeater Association is a club, which is involved in the very important hobby known as Amateur Radio. The Members of the KCRA pay tribute to those who lost their lives on that fateful morning each year. Members will have several radio stations set up for contacts with other Amateur Radio Operators around the world. Members of the public interested in this hobby are welcome to stop by and speak to the members about Amateur Radio, as well as operate stations where you may talk with someone thousands of miles away! Also learn about how Amateur Radio is so important in a post 9-11 world. A special QSL card will be sent out to any Amateur Operator making contact with this Special Event Station. The Bands will be posted on the KCRA website. Also anyone attending this event will receive a limited edition QSL card. For additional information visit the club's website at: www.kc2ra.com - Submitted by Chris Stafford KC2OLS, who may be contacted at KC2OLS@AOL.COM * UPCOMING Club Events NOTE - As usual, please check with the club to verify the date and time of all events. CHECK with the CLUB! Peconic ARC normally has its monthly general meeting on the first Friday of the month. The next regular meeting is Friday, Sept. 1, 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. Huntington ARES/RACES meeting will be on Wednesday, Sept. 6 at the Senior Citizens Center in Huntington, Room 106. There will be an ARES/RACES meeting at 7:30 pm on the first Wednesday of the month at the Senior Citizen's Center, Room 106, 423 Park Avenue, Huntington, NY. The remaining dates for 2006 are as follows: October 4, November 1, and December 6. Further information can be found at www.WB2LUA.com John WB2LUA, ARES EC for the Town of Huntington. The Long Island Amateur Radio Simplex (LIARS) club will hold its monthly meeting on Wednesday, Sept. 6 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, Sept. 7, starting at 8:00 pm at the Long Beach Auxiliary Police Headquarters, 859 East Park Ave Long Beach, NY (Maple Blvd and E Park Ave). Please use the westernmost driveway for parking, (thats the second driveway) and if the first car pulls in all the way to the back we will have room for a good number of cars.. Hope to see a good turnout! Look forward to seeing you there! 73, George WB2GTC Contact George at GeorgegeeG@aol.com LIMARC Hamfest will be held on Sunday, September 10th at Briarcliffe College, 1055 Stewart Ave, Bethpage, NY 11714. Doors open at 9:00 AM for buyers > maybe slightly earlier if all are ready. Doors open to sellers at 7 AM (ends @ 12:30 pm to 1 pm "ish"). NO Pre-Registration is required for any outdoor hamfest! General Admission: $6.00* *children 11 and under (accompanied by a paying adult) & non-ham Sweethearts FREE! Talk-in on W2VL, 146.85 repeater (136.5 PL, negative shift). Vendor info ~ All spaces $10.00. Admission for each person including the main vendor is $6.00 each. Gates open 7 AM for vendors. For more info contact: hamfest@limarc.org Posted by: Ed Muro K2EPM - contact Ed at k2epm@hotmail.com The Columbia University ARC VE Team will hold a VE exam on Monday, Sept. 11 at 612 West 115th Street, New York, NY 10025 at 6:00 pm. Preregister by calling Alan N2YGK at 212-854-3754 or alan@columbia.edu ARC Emergency Communications Service club meeting will be on Tuesday, Sept. 12 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, Sept. 12 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, Sept. 12, 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, Sept. 12. For more info, contact Nassau DEC Jim Mezey W2KFV at w2kfv@arrl.net KCRC monthly meeting is Wednesday, Sept. 13, 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, Sept. 13, in Hicksville at 7:30 pm. Ronnie P. Milione, W2TAP will give a presentation on "Ghost Hunting". 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, Sept. 13 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, Sept. 14 (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, Sept. 15 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, Sept. 15 at 8 pm at Wantagh Library. Please contact Vic Panzica K2IY at vpanzica@optonline.net or www.qsl.net/w2va for more information. 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 The monthly Queens County ARES meeting will be Sunday, Sept. 17 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) normally holds monthly meetings on the third Tuesday of the month. The next regular meeting will be on Tuesday, September 19 at The Guild for Exceptional Children, 260 68th Street, Brooklyn, starting at 7 PM. Call Steve KC2KRX at (917) 468 7080 or at bklynplumber909@aim.com or see http://www.kc2ra.com/ for more information. Suffolk County RC Monthly Meeting is Tuesday, Sept. 19 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, Sept. 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. HRU 2007 planning committee meeting will be held on Wednesday, September 20, starting at 7:00 pm. The meeting will be held at Babylon Town Hall, ARES/RACES room (enter around back and down the stairs), Sunrise Highway, North Lindenhurst. This meeting is open to anyone interested in the organization and planning for Ham Radio University 2007. For more information, contact HRU 2007 chairman Neil Heft KC2KY at kc2ky@arrl.net Larkfield ARC regular monthly meeting is Thursday, Sept. 21, 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, Sept. 21. 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. GSBARC will hold a VE Session on Sunday, Sept. 24, 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, Sept. 25 in Eisenhower Park in East Meadow at the Senior Citizen's Center at 8 pm. Nassau ARC meets every Monday night @ 7:30 pm. The General meeting is the last Monday of the month at 8 pm. All are welcome. Contact Lance Aue, KA2EJD, President at vze3db97@verizon.net or see http://www.nassauarc.org Radio Central ARC monthly meeting is Wednesday, Sept. 27, at the New Village Rec Center in Centereach at 7:30 pm. See http://www.rcarc.org GSBARC Monthly meeting is Thursday, Sept. 28 at 7:00 PM at the Babylon Town Hall EOC, 200 East Sunrise Hwy, North Lindenhurst. For more information, see http://www.gsbarc.org The Hall of Science Amateur Radio Club is holding the HOSARC hamfest on Sunday, October 1st at the New York Hall of Science Museum Parking Lot, 47-01 111th Street, Flushing Meadow Corona Park, Queens NY. Sellers setup starts at 7:30 and doors open to buyers at 9. Don't forget to try our new Drop'N'Shop feature! Bring a couple of items down that you'd like to sell and we'll do our best to sell them for you. (so you don't need to buy a table for one or two items, freeing you up to enjoy the hamfest). Electronic and computer equipment, tailgating. New drop and shop, Museum exhibit station WB2JSM, (Separate museum admission $6.00 with Hamfest ticket or from 10 AM to 11 AM come in FREE. Can re-enter.) Free Parking, ARRL info, Tune up clinic, door prizes, food and refreshments will be available. VE Session at 10:00 AM contact Lenny Menna W2LJM tel 718-835-1548 Buyers $5.00 Sellers $10.00 per space Talk in 444.200 PL136.5 or Simplex 146.520 For additional info call evenings only Steve Greenbaum WB2KDG 718-898-5599 email: WB2KDG@arrl.net or http://www.HOSARC.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 the Internet (Telnet) is DXC.K2LS.COM, either standard port 23, or port 7300. The K2LS node is filtered to pass only spots from zones 1 thru 8, but, I can allow any combination of spots/bands to be passed at the users request. Some users connect simultaneously with a different ssid, i.e. KA2D & KA2D-3, enabling them to see both filtered and unfiltered information. The node also filters all talk/chat from outside zones 1 thru 8. For more information, contact Larry Strasser K2LS at k2ls@optonline.net - Long Island Transmitter Hunters seeking new participants We have a newly reorganized Hidden Transmitter Hunters group active and seeking new participants. LITHARC (Long Island Transmitter Hunters ARC) info may be found in the Yahoo Groups list under LITHARC. All apps are approved for membership and we are using the yahoo group as a central information and communications site. Anyone interested in learning more about the activity of radio direction finding and radio "fox hunting" is invited to join the group. Of course the real fun is joining the group on an upcoming hunt. There is always room for more so grab your HT and come on down to a hunt! For more information, contact Larry WA2SUH at wa2suh@aol.com - ARRL C-CE course advance registration opportunities via e-mail A service now allows those interested in taking an ARRL Certification and Continuing Education (C-CE) course in the future to receive advance word of registration opportunities via e-mail. To take advantage, send an e-mail to prereg@arrl.org. On the subject line, include the course name or number (eg, EC-00#). In the message body, include your name, call sign, e-mail address, and the month you want to start the course. To learn more, visit the ARRL Certification and Continuing Education Web page <http://www.arrl.org/cce/> and the C-CE Links found there. For more information, contact Emergency Communications Course Manager Dan Miller, K3UFG, <dmiller@arrl.org>; 860-594-0340. - MetroCor is coordinating body for the New York metro area MetroCor is the established coordinating body for the New York Metro area, inclusive of New York City - Long Island, Westchester County and the majority of Northern New Jersey. You must apply for coordination through MetroCor if: you have a system that has an expired TSARC coordination not yet registered with MetroCor, or wish to establish a new system on Amateur Radio Spectrum above 29.5 MHz, These and any other matters related to repeater systems' coordination are welcomed by MetroCor. They invite you to visit their website at: http://www.metrocor.net You can also direct questions to their e-mail at metrocor@metrocor.net - John Reiser, W2GW is the section DXCC card checker John Reiser, W2GW is the section DXCC card checker and is available for field checking of QSL cards for your DXCC Award. John will be available for card checking at all LIDXA meetings, and otherwise by appointment at his home in West Hempstead. If some lives far from him, John is willing to meet them half way at a diner or someplace. Contact John at w2gw@arrl.net - Section VE Sessions Section VE Sessions - available on the web at: http://www.hudson.arrl.org/nli/nlive.htm NLI Webpage: The Section Webpage contains LOTS of great information on section happenings, VE session, Education, Clubs, section staff, and much more! See http://hudson.arrl.org/nli Please contact the webmaster, Tom Carrubba KA2D (ka2d@arrl.net) to add events or other things to this page. NLI Section News is available at http://www.arrl.org/sections/?sect=NLI That's about it for this month! Please help make this newsletter even more interesting and informative by sending me news about YOUR club and events. ---- NLI Section e-happenings Section Manager - George Tranos N2GA (n2ga@arrl.org) Assistant Section Managers NLI - Tom Carrubba KA2D (ka2d@arrl.net) Nassau County - Norm Wesler K2YEW (k2yew@arrl.net) Suffolk County - Len Battista W2FX (w2fx@arrl.net) Digital Communications - John Blowsky KB2SCS (kb2scs@arrl.net) |