Section Happenings Newsletter
edited by George Tranos N2GA
NLI Section Manager
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November 2004 |
Welcome! This is the November edition of the NY City / Long
Island"ehappenings" Section newsletter! This newsletter is here to
servethe 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 December issue prior to the end of November. November 2004 is the 44th 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: * Hudson Division Awards dinner on Saturday, November 13th * Ham Radio University 2005 on Sunday, January 9, 2005 * HRU 2005 planning meeting on Tuesday, Nov. 9 * From Tom Carrubba KA2D, Section Emergency Coordinator * From Claire Heil WA2VZK, Section Traffic Manager * NLI Section "most valuable players" * List of Frequently Asked Questions on BPL available * NY City Marathon looking for ham radio volunteers * Section Good and Welfare * US Coast Guard Auxiliary 65th Anniversary Special Event K2G * Wantagh ARC reaffiliates with the ARRL * ARRL C-CE course advance registration opportunities via e-mail * New ARES apparel available with "Amateur Radio Communications" * MetroCor is coordinating body for the New York metro area * Emil Tillona KD1F is the section DXCC card checker * Section VE Sessions * UPCOMING Club Events * NLI Section Website: http://hudson.arrl.org/nli HAPPENINGS * Hudson Division Awards dinner on Saturday, November 13th The 2004 Hudson Division Awards dinner will be held on Saturday, November 13, 2004, in Jericho, Long Island, starting at 7 PM. The dinner will be hosted by the Long Island Mobile Amateur Radio Club on November 13 at the Maine Maid Inn in Jericho, NY at 7 PM. This was the site of our first Awards Dinner in 1998. Tickets are $38 per person and may be obtained by making your check payable to "LIMARC" and mailing it to: Awards Dinner, LIMARC, Box 392, Levittown, NY 11756-0392. Seating is limited to the first 90 people. Don't be left out - get your tickets today! This dinner is held to honor the winners of the Hudson Division Awards. They will presented their plaques. George "Hank" Cooke, W2LOP, of Morris Plains, NJ, has been selected Grand Old Ham. Mike Lisenco, N2YBB of Brooklyn, NY, was chosen as Amateur of the Year. Jerry Sevick, W2FMI, of Basking Ridge, NJ, was chosen as the winner of the Technical Achievement Award. The food will be good, the camaraderie is great and there are plenty of door prizes for all. We expect that attendance will again have be limited on a first come, first served basis, so please reserve early. ARRL President Jim Haynie has promised to be on hand for the event. For more information, contact Hudson Division Director Frank Fallon N2FF at n2ff@arrl.org * Ham Radio University 2005 on Sunday, January 9, 2005 The sixth annual Ham Radio University will be held this year at Briarcliffe College, 1055 Stewart Avenue, Bethpage, Long Island, NY 11714. It will be held on Sunday, January 9, 2005, from 8 AM to 4 PM. HRU is a day of education to share ideas, experiences, knowledge and fellowship among Amateur Radio operators. HRU 2005 will feature 25 different forums covering all areas of ham radio, Amateur Radio demonstrations, an area for clubs and organizations, a special event station (W2V) and a VE session. Our keynote speaker will be Riley Hollingsworth of the FCC. For more information about HRU including an up-to-date forum schedule, see the HRU 2005 website at http://www.hudson.arrl.org/nli/hru2005.htm or e-mail HRU Chairman George Tranos N2GA at n2ga@arrl.net * HRU 2005 planning meeting on Tuesday, Nov. 9 The next planning meeting for HRU 2005 will be held on Tuesday, November 9, 2004. The meeting will be held at Briarcliffe College, 1055 Stewart Ave, Bethpage, NY 11714, in room Nassau 3. It will start at 7 PM. Anyone interested in helping with the planning and set up for HRU 2005 is invited. This will be our 6th annual day of education for and about ham radio. Ham Radio University is all about Spreading Ham Radio Knowledge and Know-How. It is billed as "A day of education to share ideas, experiences, knowledge and fellowship among Amateur Radio operators". Please join us in making this year even better! Please RSVP to n2ga@arrl.net if you are planning on attending and thanks in advance! Submitted by George Tranos N2GA, Chairman, Ham Radio University 2005 * From Tom Carrubba KA2D, Section Emergency Coordinator New York City District - DEC Michael Lisenco N2YBB: September saw the end of the Republican National Convention. Thankfully, our stand-by status did not have to change to active. As such, while we were fully capable of supplying our clients with the manpower they needed, we were able to continue with our daily lives without interruption. The month also saw the beginning of the Fall 2004 "A-Thon" season. Manhattan had their second biathlon of the year and Brooklyn had three events throughout the month. We also participated in the third annual 9/11 Memorial Service at the site of the World Trade Center as communicators for the Red Cross. October is shaping up to be a busy month with events each weekend at the resumption of the Red Cross class schedule. John Healy, KA2ABV, EC Manhattan: Next New York County ARES meeting - 10/23/04 at 6:30pm We will show a video presentation on Hurricanes and will discuss various scenarios in the event a hurricane hits our area. The meeting location is the American Red Cross of Greater New York, 150 Amsterdam Avenue. Joe Nieves N2TEE; EC Richmond County N2TEE was net control for a Monday Nite ARES net with KB2KAB as backup. Richmond County ARES is performing a Technician training class at Saint Vincent's Hospital. Due to the tireless efforts of Ira Lipson, N2KB, one of the hospital's directors, a grant was secured from the hospital's board. With books and supplies reimbursed by the hospital, a total of eleven hospital employees have begun training for their Technician license. These future hams are dedicating two hours per week of their after hours time to complete the 10-12 week course. This long term effort helps solidify our commitment to community service and promoting our radio hobby. I would like to thank the following ARES members for coordinating and teaching the course material: W2KMA, WA2RF, KB2KAB, KC2CYE. Towards the end of October, we will be having an ARES meeting at a new location. Information will be forthcoming shortly. Charles Gallo KG2V; EC Queens County No additional comments Mark Elzey, K2CSX; EC Bronx No additional comments Adam Fine AB2IZ, EC Kings County Republican National Convention/ARCGNY - STANDBY 09/01/04 to 09/03/04: Nine members stood watch and waited to deploy in event of an American Red Cross of Greater New York activation during the Republican National Convention. Although all went off without a hitch, these operators deserve a debt of thanks and recognition for standing by, just in case. The participants were: AB2IZ, KA2KDQ, KC2CBL, KC2HMS, KC2MHY, N2ECR, W2/8R1B, W2MPL, and WA2JNF Dan's 5K Fun Run - 09/18/04: Ten ARES members came out to participate in this run, which benefits Circle of Hope. The run took place in the Gerritsen Beach and Marine Park sections of Brooklyn. Although the remnants of hurricane Ivan came visiting that morning with a deluge of rain, all Kings County ARES members that volunteered for this event showed up and were greeted with clear skies just prior to the event. Turnout of the runners was low, but the team spirit here is Kings County ARES was sky high. Thanks go out to: AB2IZ, KC2EDR, KC2HMS, KC2JOX, KC2JXM, KC2LYT, KC2MBV, N2ECR, WA2JNF and W2DEA Chris Hoban 5K Memorial Run - 09/19/04 One of many first time events for Kings County ARES, we were able to participate this year in the 16th annual running of this event. The course, which runs along Shore Parkway in the Bay Ridge section of Brooklyn, featured phenomenal views of New York harbor from the Narrows out to Liberty Island. ARES members that assisted in the event were: AB2IZ, KA2KDQ, KB2SUR, KC2EDR, KC2HMS, KC2JOX, KC2JXM and W2/8R1B. Music That Heals 5K - 09/26/04: Kings County ARES participated in the 7th annual running of this event, which raises funds to help bring music to seriously ill children in NYC hospitals. This event was run in Prospect Park and 14 ARES members participated including: KA2FXR, KA2KDQ, KB2VDV, KC2EDR, KC2HMS, KC2JXM, KC2KGU, KC2LYT, KC2MHY, N2ECR, W2/8R1B, W2DEA, and WA2JNF. A special thanx to Rich, WA2MNR, who came out from Manhattan to help us with this event. Kings County ARES meeting - 09/01/04 Deployment procedures for Republican National Convention duty with the Red Cross: Upcoming events: Need for more recruitment: Need to improve self/stations/go-bags: Group participation in meetings: In attendance: AB2IZ, KA2KDQ, KB2SUR, KC2CBL, KC2EDR, KC2JXM, KC2KGV, KC2LYU, KC2LYT, KC2MGY, KC2MHY, KC2NBE, KC2NGU, KD2VQ, N2ECR, N2RGA, N2UJG, N2YBB, W2DEA, and WA2JNF. Kings County ARES has a weekly net, every Sunday at 8PM. We meet on the W2CMA repeater (446.675/-5MHz/114.8) in order to discuss issues of relevance to the ARES community at large and Kings County ARES specifically. We welcome, encourage and invite all amateur radio operators to participate. Kings County ARES can be found on the web. Visit us at www.kingscountyares.org. Thanks to Mitch (N2RGA) for all the hard work he puts into the site on an almost daily basis. Our heartfelt sympathies go out to, Mitch (N2RGA), Amanda (KC2NHE) and the Cohen family on the passing of Barbara wife/mother. This courageous woman lost her battle with colon cancer on September 23rd, 2004. Mitch is an OES and Kings County ARES Webmaster. The next meeting will be on Wednesday, October 20th, 2004 at 7:30pm. The location is UCP 121 Lawrence Street, between Ocean Parkway and Seton Place Brooklyn, NY. Nassau County - Mario Maltese WF2T; EC Nassau County (for George Gluck, DEC, WA2WKV). On September 11th, Nassau ARES was present at a Local Fair in Lynbrook commemorating 9/11. Nine operators attended, and one new member joined.September 12th DEC George Gluck hosted an ARES table at the LIMARC hamfest, recruiting another member. The monthly meeting on September 14th was a working one at the Red Cross Chapter, where the 19 participating members broke off into work groups to prepare some of the new ham radio equipment donated to the Red Cross, programming the radios, testing the new 200W generator, preparing cables, etc. The ARES vests received by the Section by the ARRL grant, received from Section Manager George Tranos N2GA, were distributed at that time to the operators with the most hours posted to the Service Log. Nine operators supported the "MS Pooch Walk" on September 19th, and 15 operators supported the 50 mile "Ocean To Sound" Relay Race on September 26th, which included APRS coverage from the last vehicle. It was a busy month, with over 246 man hours posted. See the Monthly Newsletter for additional. Suffolk County - Bill Schiebel N2NFI, DEC SC: No additional comments Walter M. Wenzel, KA2RGI, EC Town of Babylon: No additional comments John A. Allocca, WB2LUA EC, Town of Huntington: The Suffolk NTS net is out of our range. Therefore, we make contact with the Nassau County NTS net. We provided communications for the Cow Harbor Run Saturday September 18th (7am to noon). This was an extremely difficult event as very heavy cold rain flooded the course and 4,500 or so runners had to race along hilly streets with ankle to knee depth rushing water. The SAG vehicle could not follow the runners to the end of the course because the water was too deep to drive through. There were no adverse incidents reported although there were a few cases of hypothermia. Some of our operators put the runners with hypothermia in their cars with the heat on. They all warmed up well and went home. Don Fisher, N2QHV, EC Town of Southold: Southold ARES participated in the Millwood Power Plant Drill form Southold EOC. Official report to follow. Tom Carrubba KA2D, Section Emergency Coordinator: No additional comments * From Claire Heil WA2VZK, Section Traffic Manager 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 Suffolk Co. VHF Net 8pm (Mon. through Thurs.) on 145.210 MHz. The ARRL PUBLIC SERVICE HONOR ROLL Month of September 2004 New York City/Long Island Section Monthly qualifying total: 70 or more points AB2IZ 675, N2YBB 430, W2DSX 140, N2AKZ 100, KC2GOW 100, KB2KLH 100, KE2SX 53 NTS Section or Local nets Net Name Abbrev Sessions QNI QTC/QSP Net Manager NY State/morning/cw NYS/M * KA2GJV NY State/early/cw NYS/E 30 224 147/138 WB2QIX NY State/late/cw NYS/L 30 180 95/85 W2YGW NY Phone NYP * N2LTC NY Public Opr. Net NYPON 30 379 192/185 N2YJZ Empire Slow Speed net ESS 30 453 0/93 WI2G NYC-LI/cw NLI * WA2YOW Big Apple VHF BAVHF 30 615 54/54 KB2KLH Nassau Co. VHF NCVHF 30 211 78/75 W2DSX Suffolk Co. VHF SCVHF 17 62 5/4 KC2LEV (*) report not received in time for this list 73, Claire Heil WA2VZK, Section Traffic Manager. Contact Claire at CAHEIL@aol.com * NLI Section "most valuable players" NLI Section staff named their "most valuable players" at the NLI Section Staff meeting held on October 3rd. Section Emergency Coordinator Tom Carrubba KA2D named Mike Lisenco N2YBB as his MVP for his leadership of New York City ARES. District Emergency Coordinator for Nassau County, George Gluck WA2WKV named Mario Maltese WF2T and Laurie Morrow KC2CHA as his co-MVP's for Nassau County ARES. District Emergency Coordinator for New York City Mike Lisenco N2YBB names Adam Fine AB2IZ, Charlie Gallo KG2V (ex-KC2IXE), John Healy KA2ABC and Joe Nieves N2TEE as his MVP's. Public Information Coordinator Diane Ortiz K2DO named Neil Heft KC2KY as her MVP for public information officers. Section Traffic Manager Claire Heil WA2VZK named Les Quackenbush KB2ZHF as her MVP for traffic handling. Section Government Liaison George Tranos N2GA named George Geller WB2GTC as his MVP for local government liaisons. * 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 * NY City Marathon looking for ham radio volunteers Volunteers are needed to help this massive event on November 7, 2004. This year we will have 38,000 runners and 9,000 volunteers who will need help to make the day a success. Amateur Radio is one of the main reasons for that success. If you can spend some time helping the Marathon, please let me know by email to: w2ml@arrl.org. -73- Steve Mendelsohn, W2ML, Communications Coordinator 2004 New York City Marathon * Section Good and Welfare I just heard of the passing of Arthur Albert K2ENT. Art was very active on HF, being at the top of the DXCC honor roll and #1 in the world on RTTY. He was a regular for many years as a VE at LIMARC VE sessions. He will be missed. Some good news - Lew Reinberg W2BIE is on the mend after some time in the hospital. He is still recovering and is undergoing rehabilitation but Lew has been heard on the air from the rehab facility and sounds good! Good luck, Lew - we're all glad your on your way back up! Also, Charles Gallo, the Queens County District Emergency Coordinator, ex-KC2IXE, now has a new callsign - KG2V. Good luck with it, Charlie! * US Coast Guard Auxiliary 65th Anniversary Special Event K2G Members of the First Southern region of the US Coast Guard Auxiliary, the nation's volunteer lifesavers, will operate a special event station on Saturday, November 6th from 9 AM to 4 PM. They will sign the special event callsign K2G from the Coast Guard Station Jones Beach to commemorate the 65th anniversary of the Coast Guard Auxiliary. Other stations from around the nation will also be on the air that day. Look for K2G on SSB on or around 7.230 and 14.240 MHz. Some CW operation is also planned. All QSL requests should be via KE2UK. * Wantagh ARC reaffiliates with the ARRL Welcome back to the Wantagh ARC which has had its club's affiliation re-activated. Club contact is Victor Panzica, K2IY. The club has a website at http://www.qsl.net/w2va/ or contact Vic at k2iy@arrl.net for more information. * 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. * New ARES apparel available with "Amateur Radio Communications" 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 coordinating body for the New York metro area MetroCor is the established coordinating body for the New York Metro area, inclusive of New York City - Long Island, Westchester County and the majority of Northern New Jersey. You must apply for coordination through MetroCor if: you have a system that has an expired TSARC coordination not yet registered with MetroCor, or wish to establish a new system on Amateur Radio Spectrum above 29.5 MHz, These and any other matters related to repeater systems' coordination are welcomed by MetroCor. They invite you to visit their website at: http://www.metrocor.net You can also direct questions to their e-mail at metrocor@metrocor.net * Emil Tillona KD1F is the section DXCC card checker Emil Tillona KD1F is the section DXCC card checker and is available for field checking of QSL cards for your DXCC Award. If interested, please contact Emil at etillona@interserv.com * Section VE Sessions Section VE Sessions - available on the web at: http://www.hudson.arrl.org/nli/nlive.htm * UPCOMING Club Events NOTE - As usual, please check with the club to verify the date and time of all events, especially during the summer! Most club activities are back in full swing for November. The Kings County Repeater Association's (KCRA) monthly VE exam will be held on Tuesday, Nov. 2, at the Guild for Exceptional Children, 260 68th Street, Brooklyn, NY at 7 P.M. Preregister with Ed (W2SN) at 718-833-7120. See http://www.kc2ra.org/ for more information. ARC Emergency Communications Service club meeting will be on Tuesday, November 2, at 7:30 PM at 138-02 Queens Blvd, 1st Floor, Briarwood, New York 11435. Contact Lenny Smith N2LDV at N2LDV@yahoo.com. The Long Island Amateur Radio Simplex (LIARS) club will hold its monthly meeting on Wednesday, Nov. 3 in Selden starting at 7:30 PM. Meetings are held at Newfield High School, Marshall Drive, Selden, New York on the first Wednesday of the month. The board meeting starts at 7:30 PM and the general meeting starts at 8PM. All are invited to attend. Directions: Marshall Drive is 3 lights east of Nichols Road on route 25. Go north at the 7-11 into the parking lot. LIARS also has weekly on-the-air nets - Join us on the air for our General Information/Rag-Chew/Swap & Shop Net (Tuesday nights at 8 pm on 147.575 FM simplex). Thanks, Frank WA2LIR, President of LIARS Club. Contact Frank at fpeppe@optonline.net Nassau County Police ARC to hold monthly meeting on Thursday November 4th. This is a very important meeting, we will be electing officers for the coming year. The November meeting will be held at Long Beach Aux Police HQ, 859 E. Park Ave in Long Beach (431-6868) time 7:30 (door will be open at 7). Pizza and refreshments will be served. For more information, contact George WB2GTC 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, November 5, 2004 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. Larkfield ARC will hold a VE Session on Saturday, Nov. 6, 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 Members of the First Southern region of the US Coast Guard Auxiliary, the nation's volunteer lifesavers, will operate a special event station on Saturday, November 6th from 9 AM to 4 PM. They will sign the special event callsign K2G from the Coast Guard Station Jones Beach to commemorate the 65th anniversary of the Coast Guard Auxiliary. Other stations from around the nation will also be on the air that day. Look for K2G on SSB on or around 7.230 and 14.240 MHz. Some CW operation is also planned. All QSL requests should be via KE2UK. Larfield ARC Special Event station on Sunday, November 7. Sunday is the date of our Ham Radio Demonstration at the "SeniorCare Assisted Living Center in Lynbrook." We will be on the air 10am - 2pm operating 20m. Our objective is to set up and operate a HF ham station in the casual/snack lounge area of the SeniorCare Center. Sunday is the day when the resident's family usually visit and we're there to show-off ham radio and (hopefully) spark some interest among those who stop by. Visitors will include resident's Sons, Daughters, Grandkids, Friends, maybe some other area hams and us. Please take some time out of your day to ride over (bring a friend/spouse and/or ride in with another Larkfielder) and join us. Coffee, tea, juice, soda, and snacks will be available continuously, but save some room for the banquet lunch to which we're being treated, so just come on down! The SeniorCare Center on the Eastbound side of Sunrise Hwy on Freer St. in Lynbrook:. Turn up into SeniorCare driveway to access the on-site parking garage. (watch out for your rooftop antennas in the garage or try street parking) The SeniorCare Assisted Living Center is administered by our fellow Larkfielder, Jim Schmidt KB2ZBY. Jim, of couse, will be there and besides the ham radio fun, this would be a terrific opportunity to seek answers to any questions you may have regarding any aspect of an assisted living environment. Jim is an expert an will be happy to show off his facility as well as explain "assisted living" programs in general. There is a considerable uniqueness to his facility and there is much to look for and much to avoid if "assisted living" might be a part of the future of someone you know. If you have any questions, RSVP to me or come down on Nov. 7. This is not just for hams, all are welcomed! Briggs Longbothum, AB2NJ - ab2nj@arrl.net The Columbia University ARC VE Team 2002 will hold a VE exam on Monday, Nov. 8 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 Grumman ARC will hold a VE session on Tuesday, Nov. 9 at 5 PM, at Underwriters Lab, 1285 Walt Whitman Road, Mellville, NY. Contact Bob Wexelbaum, W2ILP for more information or to pre-register at (631) 499-2214 or via e-mail w2ilp@juno.com HOSARC Monthly Meeting is Tuesday, November 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. HOSARC meetings are held on the second Tuesday of every month. 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. Ham Radio University 2005 planning meeting in Bethpage on Tuesday, Nov. 9. The planning meeting for HRU 2005 will take place at Briarcliffe College, 1055 Stewart Ave, Bethpage, NY 11714, in room Nassau 3. The meeting will start at 7 PM. Anyone interested in helping with the organization and planning of HRU 2005 is invited to attend. For more info, contact HRU chairman George Tranos N2GA at n2ga@arrl.net KCRC monthly meeting is Wednesday, Nov. 10, at the Ryan's Visitor Center, Floyd Bennett Field, Room A, in Brooklyn at 7:30 pm See http://www.qsl.net/kcrc/ LIMARC regular monthly meeting will be on Wednesday, Nov. 10, in Hicksville at 8 pm. Nominations of officers and directors is scheduled, with candidates being allowed to make a short statement. The meetings are held at Levittown Hall, 201 Levittown Parkway, Hicksville, NY 11801. See http://www.limarc.org NYCRA Club meeting is on Thursday, Nov. 11 (the second Thursday of every month) at 8pm at Eger Nursing Home, 120 Meisner Ave. Staten Island, NY 10306. For more info, contact Mike KC2CYE, NYCRA Vice-President at Rocky178@aol.com Knickerbocker Amateur Radio Club meeting will be on Thursday, November 11, in Port Washington. Knickerbocker ARC always hold its meeting on the second Thursday of the month. Tom Carrubba KA2D will be the guest speaker and the program will be on the ARRL Logbook of the World (LoTW). Also, ARRL Affiliated Club Coordinator for NYC/LI, Phil Lewis N2MUN will accompany Tom and Phil will briefly discuss Ham Radio University 2005 (HRU2005). Contact Joe K2KYQ at k2kyq@arrl.net for more information. The Long Island DX Association meeting will be on Friday, November 12 (the third Friday of each month) at 8PM at Briarcliffe College, 1055 Stewart Ave., Bethpage (Room 10 in the Huntington Hallway). 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. Wantagh ARC monthly meeting is Friday, November 12 at 8 pm at Wantagh Library. The speaker this month will be NLI Public Information Coordinator Diane Ortiz K2DO. Please contact Vic Panzica K2IY at vpanzica@optonline.net or www.qsl.net/w2va for more information. Nassau County ARES meeting will be held at the Red Cross Chapter at 195 Willis Avenue Mineola, at 7:30 pm, on Tuesday, Nov. 12. For more info, contact Nassau DEC George Gluck WA2WKV at wa2wkv@arrl.net The Staten Island Amateur Radio Association (SIARA) will hold its monthly general meeting on Friday, Nov. 12 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. The 2004 Hudson Division Awards dinner will be held on Saturday, November 13, 2004, in Jericho, Long Island, starting at 7 PM. The Eastern Amateur Radio Service Club monthly meeting will be Tuesday, Nov. 16 in Southampton. The meeting will take place at Southampton Hospital in room A282. The hospital is located at 240 Meeting House Lane, Southampton. For additional information, contact Rocky, KA2JAK, at rkradio@optonline.net. Suffolk County RC Monthly Meeting is Tuesday, Nov. 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, Nov. 16 at The Guild for Exceptional Children, 260 68th Street, Brooklyn, starting at 7 PM. Call Ed (W2SN) at (718) 833-7120 or see http://www.kc2ra.org/ for more information. Grumman Amateur Radio Club monthly meeting will be on Wednesday, Nov. 17 at 5:30 PM, at Underwriters Lab, 1285 Walt Whitman Road, Mellville, NY. Contact Bob Wexelbaum, W2ILP at w2ilp@juno.com (631) 499-2214 or Pat Masterson KE2LJ at bat@grumman.com for more info. Larkfield ARC regular monthly meeting is Thursday, Nov. 18, in Huntington at 7:30 pm. E-mail n2nki@arrl.net or see http://www.larkfield.org Town of Huntington ARES/RACES meeting at 7:00 pm. The Kings County Repeater Association (KCRA) will hold its regular monthly "Non-meeting Meeting" (social night) on Thursday, Nov. 18, at the Guild for Exceptional Children, 260 68th Street, Brooklyn, NY at 6:30 P.M. Call Ed (W2SN) at (718) 833-7120 or see http://www.kc2ra.org/ for more information. 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, Nov. 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. Manhattan ARES meeting will be on Thursday, Nov. 18, at 7:30 PM at Red Cross HQ, 150 Amsterdam Avenue (66th Street). Contact John Healy KA2ABV at nyec@aresnyc.org for info. GSBARC Monthly meeting is Thursday, Nov. 18 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 monthly Queens County ARES meeting will be Sunday, Nov. 21 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 Radio Central ARC monthly meeting is Wednesday, Nov. 24 at the New Village Rec Center in Centereach at 7:30 pm. See http://www.rcarc.org GSBARC VE session is Sunday, November 28 at 12 noon at Babylon Town Hall EOC, 200 East Sunrise Hwy, North Lindenhurst. For more information contact VE liaison Tom Odermatt K2ZDX at K2ZDX@arrl.net Nassau ARC Monthly Meeting is Monday, Nov. 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. All 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) 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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