Section Happenings Newsletter
edited by George Tranos N2GA
NLI Section Manager
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December 2004 |
Welcome! This is the December 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 January issue prior to the end of December. December 2004 is the 45th regular edition since this newsletter was inaugurated in March, 2001. Best wished from the NLI Staff for a happy and healthy holiday season! 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: * NLI Section Manager election results * Hudson Division Awards dinner on Saturday, November 13th * Ham Radio University 2005 on Sunday, January 9, 2005 * HRU 2005 planning meeting on Tuesday, Dec. 14 * From Tom Carrubba KA2D, Section Emergency Coordinator * From Claire Heil WA2VZK, Section Traffic Manager * List of Frequently Asked Questions on BPL available * SKYWARN Recognition Day is Saturday, December 4 * K2LS DX-Packetcluster node available for DX spots * Long Island Transmitter Hunters seeking new participants * 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 * NLI Section Manager election results In the New York City/Long Island Section, George Tranos, N2GA, of Bellport, was re-elected to a new term of office when he received 534 votes, and his opponent, Steve Barreres, K2CX, received 351. George Tranos has held the SM position since April 1998. See http://www.arrl.org/news/stories/2004/11/23/101/?nc=1 * Hudson Division Awards dinner on Saturday, November 13th The 2004 Hudson Division Awards dinner was held on Saturday, November 13, 2004, in Jericho, Long Island. The dinner was hosted by the Long Island Mobile Amateur Radio Club at the Maine Maid Inn in Jericho, NY. This dinner was held to honor the winners of the Hudson Division Awards. They were presented their plaques at the event as over 80 attendees looked on. Each award winner was introduced by the person who nominated them for the award. George "Hank" Cooke, W2LOP, of Morris Plains, NJ, was awarded Grand Old Ham. Mike Lisenco, N2YBB of Brooklyn, NY, was awarded Amateur of the Year. Jerry Sevick, W2FMI, of Basking Ridge, NJ, was chosen as the winner of the Technical Achievement Award. The food was excellent, the camaraderie was great and there were plenty who walked away with door prizes. Van Field W2OQI of Center Moriches, NY, was presented the QST Cover Plaque Award for his article in September 2004 QST. Gerry Agilita of New Rochelle, NY, was presented with the ARRL President's Award for distinguished service to the ARRL and presented by its board of directors. ARRL President Jim Haynie W5JBP was on hand for the event, as were the three section managers, Pete Cecere N2YJZ from ENY, Bill Hudzik W2UDT from NNJ and George Tranos N2GA from NLI. Hudson Division Director Frank Fallon N2FF hosted the event. Mel Granick KS2G served as master of ceremonies. Congratulations to all the award winners! * 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, Dec. 14 The next planning meeting for HRU 2005 will be held on Tuesday, December 14, 2004. The meeting will be held at Briarcliffe College, 1055 Stewart Ave, Bethpage, NY 11714, in the cafeteria. 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 Licenco N2YBB: October was a very busy month. We started the month on the District level participating with SATERN in the Simulated Passenger Aircraft Disaster Drill at LaGuardia Airport. 9 ARES members provided communications support to the Disaster Response team of the Salvation Army and SATERN. The drill, sponsored by the Port Authority, involved hundreds of emergency responders and a simulated airplane crash. Also in October, we participated in numerous public service events. Manhattan ARES participated in the Central Park Biathlon, Queens ARES participated in the Totten Trot and Brooklyn ARES participated in 6 different events: Miles for Midwives, Eileen C. Dugan Memorial Run/Walk, Deborah Hospital Foundation 4 Mile Run, Get to the Point 5K Run/Walk, American Cancer Society - Making Strides Against Breast Cancer, and the Race Against Violence 5K. October also saw the resumption of classes sponsored by the Red Cross. Over three consecutive Sundays, 32 ARES members took the 4 hour required ARC class which prepares them for shelter operations. This is a new, abbreviated course developed just for ARES communicators. John Healy, KA2ABV, EC Manhattan: No additional comments. Joe Nieves N2TEE; EC Richmond County: No additional comments. Charles Gallo KG2V; EC Queens County A busy month - Started with the SPADD at LGA airport, and ended with the Totten Trot. Adam Fine AB2IZ, EC Kings County Miles for Midwives - 10/02/04 - Prospect Park, Brooklyn Fifteen members of Kings County ARES came out to participate in this event. Participants were greeted with warm fall weather and the beautiful color of the fall foliage in this event in this event that raises scholarship money for Schools of Midwifery. Participants included: AB2IZ, K2RDG, KA2FXR, KB2SUR, KB2VDV, KC2EDR, KC2FKL, KC2HMS, KC2JXM, KC2KGU, KC2KGV, KC2LYT, KC2MHY, N2KEN and W2DEA. Congratulations and a job well done to Ray, W2DEA, on his first stint as an NCS for a Kings County ARES event. Also, congratulations to Rosie, KC2FKL on participating in her first public service event. Eileen C. Dugan Memorial Run/Walk - 10/03/04 - Carroll Gardens, Brooklyn: This was a first time event for Kings County ARES in the streets of Brooklyn. Twelve members participated in this worthwhile event, which raises money for the Circle of Hope Cancer Foundation. Participants included: AB2IZ, K2RDG, KB2VDV, KC2BGT, KC2EDR, KC2HMS, KC2JXM, KC2MGY, N2ECR, N2ULX, W2/8R1B and WA2JNF. Deborah Hospital Foundation 4 Mile Run - 10/09/04 - Bay Ridge, Brooklyn: This was the second year that Kings County ARES participated in this event in the hills of Bay Ridge. This run, which benefits the Children of the World program, was staffed by fourteen Kings County ARES members, including: AB2IZ, KB2SUR, KC2EDR, KC2FKL, KC2HMS, KC2JXM, KC2KGU, KC2KGV, KC2LYT, KC2MHY, KC2NGU, N2ECR, N2RGA and W2DEA. After this event, Kings County ARES received a plaque form Mickey Alvino and the Deborah Hospital Foundation as a sign of appreciation for the communications service that we provided. Congratulations to Ralph, KC2NGU, on participating in his first public service event. Get to the Point 5K Run/Walk - 10/10/04 - Greenpoint, Brooklyn: Once again, Kings County ARES members took to the streets of Brooklyn to assist with yet another first time event. This event, which benefits the St. Stan's Athletic League, had six members participate, including: KC2KGU, KC2KGV, KC2LYT, W2/8R1B, W2DEA and WA2JNF. Special thanks to Stu, WA2JNF, for picking up this event and running it so well. American Cancer Society - Making Strides Against Breast Cancer - 10/17/04: This event, which took place in the hills of Prospect Park, was one of many events such as this held nationwide. This is the second year that Kings County ARES has participated in this event and a good time was had by all. A job well done to: KC2BGT, KC2JXM, KC2MBV, KC2NGU, KC2NJC, KD2AU, N2ECR and N2RGA. Special thanks to Tony, KC2JXM and Mitch, N2RGA for making the event run so well. Congratulations to Mark, KC2NJC, for participating in his first public service event. Race Against Violence 5K - 10/24/04 - Bay Ridge, Brooklyn: With the Verrazano-Narrows Bridge as a backdrop, Kings County ARES participated in this event for a second year. This race raises money for women and children in abusive relationships and ten members participated, including: KC2EDR, KC2KGU, KC2KGV, KC2MBV, KC2MHY, KC2NGU, KG4FXJ, N2ECR, N2ULX and W2DEA, Thanks to Joe, N2ECR, for running this successful event. Kings County ARES meeting - 10/20/04: Topics: Showing plaque group received from Deborah Hospital Foundation; Critiques of the past nine Kings County ARES events; Discussion on the American Red Cross training course; Following through on commitments; Operators for Race Against Violence; Proper Net Operations and check in procedures. In attendance: AB2IZ, K2RDG, KA2FXR, KA2KDQ, KB2SUR, KB2VDV, KC2CBL, KC2EDR, KC2HMS, KC2JXM, KC2KGV, KC2LYT, KC2MGY, KC2MHY, KC2NGU, KC2NJC, KD2AU, N2ECR, N2RGA, W2/8R1B, 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, Mark (KC2NJC) Kirshner family on the passing of his uncle. The next meeting will be on Wednesday, November 17th, 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 October 3, Nassau ARES supported the Huntington SET. On the 12th, a presentation took place at the Nassau Red Cross regarding the upcoming SET. 24 members participated. On the 24th, several operators provided communications for the American Diabetes Walk. On the 26th, a digital communications meeting took place at the chapter to prepare new digital equipment and software intended for use during the SET. The American Red Cross activated ARES to provide communications during their operations on the 24th in Cedarhurst for an overturned gas truck, and again on the 27th for an evacuated apartment building in Farmingdale that resulted in over 150 shelter evacuees. Nassau County held its annual SET on the 30th, deploying packet operations between the ARC and EMO, portable packet in the ARC ERV as a data concentrator for welfare traffic, a generator team, as well as tactical voice at the 1st, and 6th Fire Battalion EOC's and the ARC. A phone patch was made whereby the ARC Director of Emergency Services directly addressed the all the operators on the air via the landline. Suffolk County - Bill Schiebel N2NFI, DEC SC: Meeting with SC FRES to discuss new county appointments and reorganization of SC EOC in Yaphank. Walter M. Wenzel, KA2RGI, EC Town of Babylon: No additional comments John A. Allocca, WB2LUA EC, Town of Huntington: October 3, Annual SET. Don Fisher, N2QHV, EC Town of Southold: No additional comments. Tom Carrubba KA2D, Section Emergency Coordinator: NLI SEC Attended local ARES meetings to discuss WINLINK. Initial reports have not been favorable. There are unsolved issue as to how (reply to) messages are correctly routed. As more stations participate we will have a better overview. Annual renewals are in progress. KA2D will represent NLI in a November meeting between ARES, RACES and MARS in New York State. * 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 October 2004 New York City/Long Island Section Monthly qualifying total: 70 or more points AB2IZ 687, N2YBB 516, W2DSX 120, N2AKZ 100, KB2KLH 100, KE2SX 50 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 31 250 191/175 WB2QIX NY State/late/cw NYS/L 31 191 127/99 W2YGW NY Phone NYP 29 189 348/345 N2LTC NY Public Opr. Net NYPON 31 372 191188 N2YJZ Empire Slow Speed net ESS 31 460 0/99 WI2G NYC-LI/cw NLI * WA2YOW Big Apple VHF BAVHF 31 554 61/61 KB2KLH Nassau Co. VHF NCVHF 31 215 85/79 W2DSX Suffolk Co. VHF SCVHF 12 43 0/0 KC2LEV (*) report not received in time for this list 73, Claire Heil WA2VZK, Section Traffic Manager. Contact Claire at CAHEIL@aol.com * 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 * SKYWARN Recognition Day is Saturday, December 4 The sixth annual SKYWARN Recognition Day (SRD) special event will take place Saturday, December 4, 2004. SKYWARN Recognition Day, co-sponsored by the American Radio Relay League and the National Weather Service, pays tribute to Amateur Radio operators for the vital public service they perform. During the 24-hour event, Amateur Radio operators visit their local National Weather Service (NWS) office and work as a team to contact other hams across the world. "Ham radio operators are a tremendous resource for the National Weather Service", says Scott Mentzer (N0QE), organizer of the event and Meteorologist-In-Charge at the NWS office in Goodland, Kansas. "The dedication these amateurs have shown is inspirational, and their assistance during the year is invaluable". SKYWARN Recognition Day will be held from 0000 UTC to 2400 UTC on December 4th. Last year, participants logged nearly 19,000 QSOs during the 24 hour event. To learn more, check out the web site: http://hamradio.noaa.gov * 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 Briggs AB2NJ at bruggo@optonline.net * 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 holidays! Many clubs hold holiday parties in lieu of regular meetings in the month of December. CHECK with the CLUB! The Long Island Amateur Radio Simplex (LIARS) club will hold its monthly meeting on Wednesday, Dec. 1 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 will hold its holiday party in December. Please check with George WB2GTC for more information. 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 December meeting will be the annual PARC Christmas party hosted by President Roberta Keis at her Jamesport home. The party is a pot-luck affair. Bring a dish, or a bottle to share. The date is Saturday, December 4th at 4:00 pm. The next regular meeting is Friday, January 7, 2005 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, Dec. 4, at 9 am at the Huntington Town Hall, 100 Main Street, Room 114 (Entrance on Jackson Ave), Huntington, NY. Contact: Stanley Mehlman N2YKT (631) 423-7132 The Kings County Repeater Association's (KCRA) monthly VE exam will be held on Tuesday, Dec. 7, 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, December 7, at 7:30 PM at 138-02 Queens Blvd, 1st Floor, Briarwood, New York 11435. Contact Lenny Smith N2LDV at N2LDV@yahoo.com. KCRC monthly meeting is Wednesday, Dec. 8, at the Ryan's Visitor Center, Floyd Bennett Field, Room A, in Brooklyn at 7:30 pm See http://www.qsl.net/kcrc/ NYCRA Club meeting is on Thursday, Dec. 9 (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, December 9, in Port Washington. Knickerbocker ARC always hold its meeting on the second Thursday of the month. Contact Joe K2KYQ at k2kyq@arrl.net for more information. The Staten Island Amateur Radio Association (SIARA) will hold its monthly general meeting on Friday, Dec. 10 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, December 10 at 8 pm at Wantagh Library. Please contact Vic Panzica K2IY at vpanzica@optonline.net or www.qsl.net/w2va for more information. LIMARC holiday party and election is on Monday, Dec. 13, in Hicksville at 8 pm. Election of officers and directors will take place with voting starting at 7 PM. NOTE: the change in DAY to a Monday! The meetings are held at Levittown Hall, 201 Levittown Parkway, Hicksville, NY 11801. See http://www.limarc.org The Columbia University ARC VE Team 2002 will hold a VE exam on Monday, Dec. 13 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, Dec. 14 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, December 14, 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 North Lindenhurst on Tuesday, Dec. 14. The planning meeting for HRU 2005 will take place at Briarcliffe College, 1055 Stewart Ave, Bethpage, NY 11714, in the cafeteria. 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 The Long Island DX Association will not be meeting in December. A Holiday Party will be held this month. Details will be firmed up in the November meeting. 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 next regularly scheduled meeting of the LIDXA will be held at 8PM on Friday, January 21, 2005 at Briarcliffe College, 1055 Stewart Ave., Bethpage (Room 10 in the Huntington Hallway). Nassau County ARES meeting will be held at the Red Cross Chapter at 195 Willis Avenue Mineola, at 7:30 pm, on Tuesday, Dec. 14. For more info, contact Nassau DEC George Gluck WA2WKV at wa2wkv@arrl.net Grumman Amateur Radio Club monthly meeting will be on Wednesday, Dec. 15 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, Dec. 16, 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 Kings County Repeater Association (KCRA) will hold its regular monthly "Non-meeting Meeting" (social night) on Thursday, Dec. 16, 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, Dec. 16. 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, Dec. 16, at 7:30 PM at Red Cross HQ, 150 Amsterdam Avenue (66th Street). Contact John Healy KA2ABV at nyec@aresnyc.org for info. The monthly Queens County ARES meeting will be Sunday, Dec. 19 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 The Eastern Amateur Radio Service Club monthly meeting will be Tuesday, Dec. 21 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, Dec. 21 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, Dec. 21 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. GSBARC will hold an additional VE Session on Sunday, December 26 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, Dec. 27 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, Dec. 29 at the New Village Rec Center in Centereach at 7:30 pm. See http://www.rcarc.org GSBARC Monthly meeting is Thursday, Dec. 30 at 7:00 PM at the Babylon Town Hall EOC, 200 East Sunrise Hwy, North Lindenhurst. For more information, see http://www.gsbarc.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) |