Section Happenings Newsletter
edited by George Tranos N2GA
NLI Section Manager
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ARRL NYC/LI November E-happenings Newsletter Written and Edited by George Tranos N2GA, ARRL Section Manager NYC/LI Welcome! This is the November 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 December issue prior to the end of November. November 2005 is the 55th 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: * HRU 2006 planning progresses * Hudson Division awards dinner on Nov. 12 * From Tom Carrubba KA2D, Section Emergency Coordinator * From Jim Minor W2DSX, Section Traffic Manager * "Guying question" from Briggs AB2NJ * Nassau ARC supports the Scout Jamboree on the air * NY City Marathon on November 6th utilizes ham radio volunteers * ARES to the rescue (by Laura Rudin KB2VDV) * UPCOMING Club Events * Other "stuff" * NLI Section Website: http://hudson.arrl.org/nli HAPPENINGS * HRU 2006 planning progresses Planning for Ham Radio University 2006 is progressing well. HRU 2006 is planned for Sunday, January 8, 2006 in Bethpage. HRU is a day of education to share ideas, experiences, knowledge and fellowship among Amateur Radio operators. As of this writing, we have confirmed response from moderators for 12 forums. The following forums are confirmed: 1. Repeater coordination and METROCOR - Larry WA2CNV 2. Mobile radio installation and set up - Sid K2LJH 3. Troubleshooting equipment - Neil KC2KY 4. Techniques of the best DX operators - Pat KE2LJ 5. The art and science of antennas - Walter KA2RGI 6. VHF propagation - Ken WB2AMU 7. The fun of low power QRP operating - Norm K2YEW 8. Section-wide ARES meeting - Tom KA2D 9. Emergency communications during Hurricane Katrina - Allen W1AGP 10. Salvation Army Emergency Radio Network - Jeff N2HPO 11. Amateur Radio contesting - Mel KS2G 12. How to work Amateur Radio satellites - Pete NA2P Other topics and moderators will be announced once confirmed. The next planning committee meeting will be held on Tuesday, November 15 starting at 7:30 PM. The meeting will be held at Briarcliffe College, 1055 Stewart Ave, Bethpage in the cafeteria. This is one of the monthly operational meetings of the planning committee for Ham Radio University 2006. HRU is a day of education for and about Amateur Radio. This will be the 7th annual event! This year, HRU is again being held at Briarcliffe College, 1055 Stewart Avenue, Bethpage, NY, on Sunday, January 8, 2006. The HRU planning committee jointly decides the format and structure of the event including what forums are held, what moderators to invite, the setup, takedown, talkin, publicity, special event operation and all other aspects of HRU. As always, your help is solicited. Please feel free to spead the word of this announcement to the Amateur Radio population in general. I hope you can make the meeting and we can again make this year's HRU a success. For the latest news on HRU, see the section website at http://hudson.arrl.org/nli 73, George Tranos N2GA Chairman, Ham Radio University 2006 ARRL Section Manager NYC/LI * Hudson Division 2005 awards dinner on Nov. 12 Be there with us on Saturday night, November 12th, at the Elk's Lodge in Park Ridge, New Jersey to honor our recipients. It promises to again be a fun event with loads of door prizes. The Awards Committee selected the following: Amateur of the Year, Tom Raffaelli - WB2NHC Technical Achievement, Ulrich Rohde - N1UL Grand Ole' Ham, Frank Fix - K2AW Grand Ole' Ham, Lew Malchick, N2RQ 73, Joyce Birmingham, KA2ANF, Nominations Chair for the Hudson Division Awards Committee, 2005 ARRL Hudson Division Vice Director ka2anf@arrl.org (Excerpts reprinted from the Hudson Division Beacon) * From Tom Carrubba KA2D, Section Emergency Coordinator New York City District - DEC Michael Lisenco N2YBB: September was a very active month for New York City District ARES. Our public service event schedule reactivated after a summer lull. We held our SET on Saturday, September 24, 2005. Using a blackout scenario, we combined the emergency power (no a/c) ARRL drill of the prior week with the annual SET, normally scheduled for the first weekend in October. Participation was extensive throughout the boroughs, and we utilized the EOC at the American Red Cross in Greater New York for our command post. Locally, the Bronx announced the appointment of John, N2NSA as AEC. And once again (on a continuing basis), our own Mitch, N2RGA has performed a yeoman's task in coordinating and maintaining the District website, as well as picking up webmaster duties for the new NYC RACES website. A big thank you to both gentlemen. Plans for the near future include a drill involving packet/Winlink 2000 and an in-house EC-001 self-study course culminating in a qualified exam session. John Healy, KA2ABV, EC New York County No report Joe Nieves N2TEE; EC Richmond County: No Additional Comments Charles Gallo KC2V; EC Queens County No additional comment. Gabriel Cuebas, N2PQT, EC Bronx John N2NSA has accepted the appointment of AEC for Bronx County. Adam Fine AB2IZ, EC Kings County Kings County ARES meeting No meeting this month 09/17/05 - Dan's Fun Run The weather was beautiful in Gerritsen Beach and Marine Park for this annual event. Make-A-Wish Foundation was the beneficiary of this event and Kings County ARES contributors included: KA2FXR, KB2VDV, KC2EDR, KC2JXM, N2RGA, W2DEA and WA2JNF. This event was fun-filled and handled very professionally by the above mentioned operators. 09/18/05 - Chris Hoban Run This annual event held in Bay Ridge, raises scholarship money for attendees of Xaverian HS in honor of Chris Hoban, an NYPD officer killed in the line of Duty. Nine members of Kings County ARES participated in this event and they included: KB2SUR, KB2VDV, KC2EDR, KC2FKL, KC2JXM, KC2MBV, N2RGA, W2/8R1B and WB2AAP. The event coordinators were very appreciative of all operators' skills. 09/24/05 - SET Eleven Kings County ARES members participated in this annual drill which simulated another blackout in the greater NYC area. This drill had deployments to various hospitals throughout the borough and simulated its corresponding relief. Many thanks to those that took a Saturday morning away from their families to help expose some kinks in our deployment system, including: AB2IZ, KB2VDV, KC2JOX, KC2MBV, KC2MGY, KC2MHY, N2ECR, N2RGA, W2DEA, WA2JNF and WB2AAP. 09/25/05 - Music that Heals 5K This event, held in Prospect Park, was a great success. Five Kings County ARES members provided essential communications for this organization which raises funds to provide health and wellness through the arts. Stations participating included: KC2BGT, N2RGA, W2/8R1B, WA2JNF and WB2AAP. Again, many thanks were extended to the group for the communication services we provided. Kings County ARES has secured a new meeting location. Meetings will now be held in the Executive Dining Room - East Pavilion of Methodist Hospital. The Hospital is located on 6th Street, between 7th and 8th Avenues and is accessible via the "F' train (7th Avenue), B67, B69 and B75 buses. The meeting will start at 7pm. All information regarding this new location and Kings County ARES can be found at www.kingscountyares.org. 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. Nassau County - Jim Mezey W2KFV, DEC Nassau County The monthly ARES meeting consisted of table top discussion with all present on some upcoming events plus what changes we are considering for theorganization. We added some new personnel to the served agency staff. From N2XOJ: Saturday September 17 Skywarn activated for Thunderstorm Activity at 2000 Hours. From WF2T, EC for Ops and Training: On 9/25/05, Nassau ARES supported once again the GLI Road Runners Club Charity Event, the 50-mile, 8-legged relay "Ocean To Sound" event. 10 operators participated providing valuable coordination, priority, and logistical traffic. APRS was also deployed, tacking the end of race vehicle. Nassau ARES participated in the LIMARC Hamfest September 25. DEC W2KFV, Set up a table with new ARES flyers and applications. Suffolk County - Bill Schiebel N2NFI, DEC SC: Bill Scheibel N2NFI, DEC Suffolk County Monthly County meeting was attended by newly appointed SC ARC Communications Officer. He introduced himself and discussed the relationship with ARES. NLI SEC KA2D was also present. Plans for upcoming SET were outlined John KB2SCS discussed the upcoming MS Bike Tour. Stan W2SCB resigned as EC in training of Smithtown SC EC/ROs are encouraged to join the ECRO list at http://groups.yahoo.com/group/ecro/ Walter M. Wenzel, KA2RGI, EC Town of Babylon: No additional comment Joe Werner, KC2BPS, EC Town of Brookhaven No additional comment John A. Allocca, WB2LUA EC, Town of Huntington: No additional comment John Blowsky KB2SCS, EC Town of Islip The MS Bike Tour held on September 18. was a big success. The 10 Townships of Suffolk County did a great job supporting this event. I hearby would like to thank the following for their support of the MS Bike Tour. In no particular order here they are. W2PB Paul,W2FX Lenny,N2NVZ Ted,N2BJL Art,KB2ZHF Les, WX2NY Vinny,KC2BPS Joe, KB2WHY Peg,KB2WIA Sean, KD4EXN Bruce,KF4LSQ Andie,N2QHV Don,KC2JGH John, KC2LIN Tim,KC2IGT Jim,KC2KJX Eric,N2KJV Vinny,KC2IWJ Jerry,N2UIC Tom K2LCK Ed,K2GLP Charlie,KC2MRG Jon, N2MY Rock,KB2SCS John Don Fisher, N2QHV, EC Town of Southold: No additional comment Stan Bryer W2SCB, EC in training, Town of Smithtown No additional comment Tom Carrubba KA2D, Section Emergency Coordinator: Attended the Suffolk County ARES/RACES monthly meeting to meet the newly appointed SC ARC Communications Officer. On September 18th at the request of Hudson Division Director Frank Fallon N2FF, KA2D hosted a press conference for Congressman Steve Israel (D-NY). Congressman Israel re-introduced the Amateur radio Emergency Communications Consistency Act. See http://www.arrl.org/news/stories/2005/09/23/7/?nc=1 for details of this import bill. This bill could make it easier for radio amateurs living in communities with deed covenants, conditions and restrictions (CC&Rs) to erect suitable antennas. KA2D had the pressure of demonstrating the capabilities of amateur radio to the Congressman and the press. Congressman Israel had a QSO with Fred K2CVS on the 147.00 repeater with KA2D as control operator. Hudson Division Director N2FF fielded questions from the press. It is now up to the amateur radio community to write the congressional representatives to support this bill. I continue to monitor our fellow amateur radio volunteers supporting the recovery in the Gulf Coast. * From Jim Minor W2DSX, Section Traffic Manager I wish to thank Claire WA2VZK, Paul KC2LEV and Les KB2ZHF for their efforts in keeping the Suffolk County VHF running recently, as well as the many operators I didn't mention here. However, I'm looking for operators to help get the net running again, perhaps on a different repeater. Anyone who is interested, anyone with any comments or suggestions please contact me at w2dsx@arrl.net. I have the received the following reports: 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 nighttime alternate of 1825 kHz 2)NTS SECTION LEVEL HF/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 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 . (all times listed are local eastern times) 4)The NTS "local nets" are: Big Apple Net 8pm daily on 146.430 MHz (1 MHz split) Nassau Co. VHF Net 7:30pm on 146.805 MHz (136.5/114.8 dual input) Suffolk Co. VHF Net 8pm (Mon. through Thurs.) on 145.210 MHz. The ARRL PUBLIC SERVICE HONOR ROLL Month of September 2005 New York City/Long Island Section Monthly qualifying total: 70 or more points AB2IZ 414, KB2KLH 100, W2DSX 100 NTS Section or Local nets Net Name Abbrev Sessions QNI QTC/QSP Net Manager NY State/morning/cw NYS/M 30 120 123/66 KA2GJV NY State/early/cw NYS/E 30 286 186/176 WB2QIX NY State/late/cw NYS/L 30 191 157/123 W2YGW NY Phone NYP * N2LTC NY Public Opr. Net NYPON * N2YJZ Empire Slow Speed net ESS 30 442 0/99 WI2G NYC-LI/cw NLI * WA2YOW Big Apple VHF BAVHF 30 499 28/28 KB2KLH Nassau Co. VHF NCVHF 30 158 67/59 W2DSX Suffolk Co. VHF SCVHF ** (*) report not received in time for this list (**) = position open, please contact w2dsx if interested in position * "Guying question" from Briggs AB2NJ Hey, I need your help! I'm trying to find "guideline" on "guying" as it would commonly apply for hams use. Maybe I'm suffering from major brain cramps, but I can't seem to find this valuable information anywhere. I'm not talking about the serious calculations needed for erecting and guying towers with heavy topgear, but more like for guying the 20-30ft mast mounted stuff (maybe 20-30lbs max) we would use for Field Day or portable operations. How does one determine when, how, and where to guy a mast properly to keep his stuff in the air and off the ground in moderate gusts? I expected to find this easily on the League's website, but searching under "guying" "antenna guying" and similar keywords hasn't turned up much of anything helpful. Any ideas? I'd like to collate and condense whatever guidelines/info I can find and share it widely for the many that can benefit from it. It would be nice help avoid disasters and potential injury. Thanks in advance and regard to all, Briggs Longbothum, AB2NJ (Please reply to Briggs at ab2nj@arrl.net) * Nassau ARC supports the Scout Jamboree on the air The Nassau Amateur Radio Club hosted the Boy Scout Jamboree on the air at its headquarters in the special activity center in Eisenhower Park in East Meadow on October 16th. The event was attended by 20 cub scouts, 9 boy scouts and approximately 25 scout leaders and parents. The event included both on-the-air operation by the scouts, using voice and PSK31 (which was the most popular mode), screenings of the ARRL video "Amateur Radio Today" and Morse Code demonstrations. Also present was Merit Badge counselor bob Batchelor KC2MWA who certified 4 scouts in the radio merit badge. He also certified that the cub scouts attended for the JOTA patch. Patches were donated by NARC President Lance Aue KA2EJD. The event was "very successful" according to Lance. Submitted by Lance Aue KA2EJD * NY City Marathon on November 6th utilizes ham radio volunteers The New York Marathon is around the corner. This year, the marathon will be held on Sunday, November 6th. Ham radio has been an important part of this race using over 400 hams - this year the roles have been expanded. If you ever wanted to participate in an event that also gives good practice for ARES/RACES and emergency service this is it. Equipment needed is a dual band h/t (single band for most assignments) and a spare battery, I would also reccomend a hand mike or headset (I prefer a headset, single ear of course- MFJ makes a good one for most radios for under $25) If you are at all interested contact Steve W2ML at W2ML@arrl.org You will get a special tee shirt, a rain poncho and credentials for your position as well as a nifty orange baseball cap... what more could you ask for? (Submitted by George Gluck WA2WKV). * ARES to the rescue (by Laura Rudin KB2VDV) The day was October 23, 2005. It was cold and very windy. I (KB2VDV Laura) volunteered to participate in the Deborah Hospital Four-Mile Run a few weeks earlier. My morning started out just like any other day. My usual routine was to go downstairs and meet Mitchell, n2rga. We always eat breakfast at the neighborhood bagel store. Then off we went to the event. As the clocked ticked we all gather at the assigned meeting place. I was deployed to the 69th St. Pier in Bay Ridge to assist with providing communications with the ambulance. The ocean was very rough and choppy. The runners and walkers were lining up. As I was standing near the ambulance, I saw a young father walking with his two children. I noticed he had a plastic container with a turtle, Red Eared Slider, in it. This caught my attention. My naturalist and humanitarian instincts kicked in full drive. As I have raised turtles for years. I turned around to watch him and I asked him "what are you going to do". He said he was going to put the turtle in the ocean. I was appalled. I walked over to him and explained that "This is a fresh water turtle and the ocean is salt water". He then realized it would not survive if he was to deposit the turtle in the ocean. I asked him if I can have it. So the man handed me the turtle and I thanked him. He took off in a hurry with his two children along with the container. I walked back to the area of deployment. I continued my duties as an ARES member holding a turtle in my hand keeping me company. Soon after that, I secured and walked back to the Start/Finish point. I met up with the other members of my group. I was greeted by Tony, kc2jxm, and Mitchell, n2rga. They were surprised and asked me where I got that. So I explained! "They never know what I am up to next!" We quickly got a cardboard box and put it in the backseat of Mitchell's car. I asked all of the ARES members if they want a turtle for a pet. No one wanted it. So I decide to ask Mitchell, my dear buddy, to take me to Prospect Park so I can set the turtle free in the lake were many Red Eared Sliders live all year round. They are also monitored and watched by the NYC Dept. of Parks. Mitchell and I did just that. I placed the turtle on the ground just like Steve, kc2krx, suggested. The turtle walked into the pond and disappeared. Mitchell and I watched the water to see where turtle swam. I noticed a little head sticking out of the water approx. 7 feet away. Then the turtle went under t he water again and swam away. I know now that the turtle is amongst many of her/his own kind now. It will learn to survive on its own. That was my plan and I carried it out to make sure this reptile will be free and safe. Hopefully this turtle will live a long healthy life. Not only do ARES members volunteer to participate in events to enable, exercise and sharpen our emergency communication skills. If we encounter any injustice, we try and do the right thing. * UPCOMING Club Events NOTE - As usual, please check with the club to verify the date and time of all events. CHECK with the CLUB! The Kings County Repeater Association's (KCRA) 2006 quarterly VE exam schedule: Tuesday, March 7, June 6, Sept. 5 and Dec. 5, 2006. Exams are held at the Guild for Exceptional Children, 260 68th Street, Brooklyn, NY, starting at 7 PM. Preregister with Ed (W2SN) at (718) 833-7120 or see http://www.kc2ra.org/ve.htm for additional information. ARC Emergency Communications Service club meeting will be on Tuesday, Nov. 1, 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. 2 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 Peconic ARC normally has its monthly general meeting on the first Friday of the month. The next regular meeting is Friday, Nov. 4, 2005 at the Southold Public Library in Southold at 6:30 pm. The program will feature Chris McKeirnan, KC2MRE, on robots, and Don Fisher, N2QHV, will demonstrate how to build a ground plane antenna. See http://www.peconic-arc.org or contact Roberta Keis N2RBU at 631-722-4060 for directions. Grumman ARC will NOT hold a VE session on this month! Please note that the VE Session (W5YI-VEC) scheduled for November 8, 2005 to be given at the Underwriters Lab in Melville, NY, sponsored by the Grumman Amateur Radio Club has been cancelled. We intend to continue our usual VE sessions on the second Tuesday of each month, starting again in December, 2005 and throughout 2006. 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, Nov. 8, 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, Nov. 8. For more info, contact Nassau DEC Jim Mezey W2KFV at w2kfv@arrl.net KCRC monthly meeting is Tuesday, November 8, at the Ryan's Visitor Center, Floyd Bennett Field, Room A, in Brooklyn at 7:30 pm. We received a call from Floyd Bennett Field that there was a scheduling conflict which caused them to reschedule the November meeting from Wednesday, November 9th to Tuesday, November 8th. Next month, the meeting will move back to its regular second Wednesday date. See http://www.qsl.net/kcrc/ LIMARC will hold its next monthly meeting is on Wednesday, Nov. 9, in Hicksville at 8 pm. This meeting will focus on nominations for officers and directors. Nominations will be taken from the floor and then all the nominees will have a chance to address the membership. 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, Nov. 9 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 The Nassau County Police ARC will hold its monthly meeting on Thursday, Nov. 10 at 7:30 pm in Long Beach. One of our topics will be meeting day and time. For more information, contact George WB2GTC at GeorgegeeG@aol.com NYCRA Club meeting is on Thursday, Nov. 10 (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, Nov. 11 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, Nov. 11 at 8 pm at Wantagh Library. The meeting will consist of our semi-annual HAM EQUIPMENT AUCTION. This is an early "heads-up" so you can search your shack, basement, attic, garage, shed, PODS container, etc. for goodies to bring to the auction. Please contact Vic Panzica K2IY at vpanzica@optonline.net or www.qsl.net/w2va for more information. The Columbia University ARC VE Team will hold a VE exam on Monday, Nov. 14 at 612 West 115th Street, New York, NY 10025 at 6:00 pm. Preregister by calling Alan N2YGK at 212-854-3754 or alan@columbia.edu The Eastern Amateur Radio Service Club monthly meeting will be Tuesday, Nov. 15 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. HRU 2006 planning meeting on Tuesday, November 15 will be at Briarcliffe College, 1055 Stewart Ave, Bethpage in the cafeteria starting at 7:30 PM. All interested in helping with the planning and logistics of Ham Radio University are invited. See Happenings above for more info. Kings County Repeater Association (KCRA) will hold a regular monthly meeting on Tuesday, Nov. 15 at The Guild for Exceptional Children, 260 68th Street, Brooklyn, starting at 7 PM. Call Ray W2DEA at 718-759-6657 or see http://www.kc2ra.org/ for more information. Suffolk County RC Monthly Meeting is Tuesday, Nov. 15 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, Nov. 16 at 5:30 PM, at Underwriters Lab, 1285 Walt Whitman Road, Mellville, NY. Contact Bob Wexelbaum, W2ILP at w2ilp@optonline.net (631) 499-2214 or Pat Masterson KE2LJ at bat@grumman.com for more info. Larkfield ARC regular monthly meeting is Thursday, Nov. 17, 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, Nov. 17. 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 Monthly meeting is Thursday, Nov. 17 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 Long Island DX Association will hold its regularly meeting on Friday, Nov. 18 at 8PM at Briarcliffe College, 1055 Stewart Ave., Bethpage (Room 10 in the Huntington Hallway). Contact Marty Miller NN2C, President of the LIDXA, at mmiller4@optonline.net for further information, or read details on the Web at http://www.qsl.net/lidxa. The monthly Queens County ARES meeting will be Sunday, Nov. 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 Knickerbocker Amateur Radio Club meeting will be on Wednesday, Nov. 23, in Port Washington. Knickerbocker ARC always hold its meeting on the fourth Wednesday of the month. Contact Joe K2KYQ at k2kyq@arrl.net for more information. GSBARC will hold a VE Session on Sunday, Nov. 27 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, Tom Odermatt K2ZDX at K2ZDX@ARRL.Net Nassau ARC Monthly Meeting is Monday, Nov. 28 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, Nov. 30, at the New Village Rec Center in Centereach at 7:30 pm. See http://www.rcarc.org * Other "stuff" - AA2MF DX-cluster is up and running Just wanted to let you know that my DX-Cluster Node is up and running again. The thanks for alot of repair hours goes to Dave, W9ZRX. While on vacation, he took the time out to set my node up to make it available for this years contest season. Thanks again Dave. Input via telnet AA2MF.net RF input 145.77 MHZ See you in the pile-ups - Rich AA2MF (rcariello@si.rr.com) - Finding ham radio classes a mouse click away! A new user-friendly feature on the ARRL Web site--the ARRL Amateur Licensing Class Search Page--lets prospective hams search for a licensing class in their area. It also allows ARRL-registered instructors to list their classes on the Web. Visitors can search for classes by ZIP code, ARRL Section or state. http://www.arrl.org/FandES/courses/ Registered ARRL instructors can list their classes by visiting the Volunteer Instructor Support page and completing a simple form. http://www.arrl.org/FandES/ead/instructor/ Listings will automatically drop from the list when the class is completed. The new page also links beginners and those planning to upgrade to various resources, including ARRL's Now You're Talking! study manual and the ARRL Exam Session Search page. http://www.arrl.org/arrlvec/examsearch.phtml Newcomers may also want to visit the "Welcome to Amateur Radio" page on the ARRL Web site. http://www.arrl.org/hamradio.html "We're very excited about this new feature that makes it easier for prospective hams to find a class so that they can earn their Amateur Radio license," said ARRL Affiliated Club and Mentor Program Manager Norm Fusaro, W3IZ. "ARRL also continues to support all of the instructors who give so much time and energy to teaching classes for new hams and upgraders." To become a registered ARRL Volunteer Instructor, contact Fusaro; 860-594-0230. [w3iz@arrl.org] - ARES E-Letter debuts, sign up now! The ARES E-Letter to debut (Aug 11, 2005) -- Licensed League members with ARRL Field Organization appointments involving emergency communication or public service will be the first to receive the debut issue of The ARES E-Letter! The premier edition of the monthly national newsletter is set for release Wednesday, August 17, and will publish on the third Wednesday of each month after that. Since 9/11, interest within the Amateur Radio community in emergency communication and public service has greatly increased. More than ever, hams are volunteering to help meet the communication needs of our nation, states and communities. The ARES E-Letter is a response to this expanding awareness. Anyone with an interest in emergency communication or public service activities can sign up online to receive The ARES E-Letter. Each issue will contain a wealth of after-action reports, editorials, technical tips, news and views--information you'd otherwise have to wait for in QST. Timeliness, utility and inspiration are the goals of this informative publication that's devoted entirely to Amateur Radio emergency communication and public service. Editing the first issue is former long-time ARRL Headquarters staff member Rick Palm, K1CE, who oversaw activities involving ARRL Section Managers, the ARRL Field Organization and the Amateur Radio Emergency Service (ARES). We invite subscribers to share a copy with club newsletter editors or with friends who may not be ARRL members but still might be interested in receiving it. Those receiving the premier edition also may opt out of getting further copies if they wish. [from ARRL 08/11/05] - List of Frequently Asked Questions on BPL available I received this via e-mail from Jim N2ZZ, the ARRL Section Manager from South Carolina. It is an informative list of frequently asked questions about Broadband over powerlines. Check it out at http://www.qrpis.org/~k3ng/bpl.html - K2LS DX-Packetcluster node available for DX spots The K2LS DX-Packetcluster node, located in Merrick, NY, is available on both RF and the internet. RF input/output 144.970. Internet (Telnet) is DXC.K2LS.COM, either standard port 23, or port 7300. The K2LS node is filtered to pass only spots from zones 1 thru 8, but, I can allow any combination of spots/bands to be passed at the users request. Some users connect simultaneously with a different ssid, i.e. KA2D & KA2D-3, enabling them to see both filtered and unfiltered information. The node also filters all talk/chat from outside zones 1 thru 8. For more information, contact Larry Strasser K2LS at k2ls@optonline.net - Long Island Transmitter Hunters seeking new participants We have a newly reorganized Hidden Transmitter Hunters group active and seeking new participants. LITHARC (Long Island Transmitter Hunters ARC) info may be found in the Yahoo Groups list under LITHARC. All apps are approved for membership and we are using the yahoo group as a central information and communications site. Anyone interested in learning more about the activity of radio direction finding and radio "fox hunting" is invited to join the group. Of course the real fun is joining the group on an upcoming hunt. There is always room for more so grab your HT and come on down to a hunt! For more information, contact Larry WA2SUH at wa2suh@aol.com - ARRL C-CE course advance registration opportunities via e-mail A service now allows those interested in taking an ARRL Certification and Continuing Education (C-CE) course in the future to receive advance word of registration opportunities via e-mail. To take advantage, send an e-mail to prereg@arrl.org. On the subject line, include the course name or number (eg, EC-00#). In the message body, include your name, call sign, e-mail address, and the month you want to start the course. To learn more, visit the ARRL Certification and Continuing Education Web page <http://www.arrl.org/cce/> and the C-CE Links found there. For more information, contact Emergency Communications Course Manager Dan Miller, K3UFG, <dmiller@arrl.org>; 860-594-0340. - MetroCor is coordinating body for the New York metro area MetroCor is the established coordinating body for the New York Metro area, inclusive of New York City - Long Island, Westchester County and the majority of Northern New Jersey. You must apply for coordination through MetroCor if: you have a system that has an expired TSARC coordination not yet registered with MetroCor, or wish to establish a new system on Amateur Radio Spectrum above 29.5 MHz, These and any other matters related to repeater systems' coordination are welcomed by MetroCor. They invite you to visit their website at: http://www.metrocor.net You can also direct questions to their e-mail at metrocor@metrocor.net - 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 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) |