Section Happenings Newsletter
edited by George Tranos N2GA
NLI Section Manager
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December 2005 |
ARRL NYC/LI December E-happenings Newsletter Written and Edited by George Tranos N2GA, ARRL Section Manager NYC/LI -- 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. On behalf of the NLI section staff, Happy Holidays to you and your family and best wishes for a healthy 2006! December 2005 is the 56th 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 * From Tom Carrubba KA2D, Section Emergency Coordinator * From Jim Minor W2DSX, Section Traffic Manager * SKYWARN Recognition Day - Saturday, December 5 * Peconic ARC renews as special service club * Herman Milatz W2TLC sk * 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 the following forums: Forum Topic / Confirmed? / Room / Start time / Moderator -------- ---------------------------------------------- Satellite How to work Amateur Radio Satellites Y B 9am Peter Penta NA2P QRP The fun of low power operating Y D 9am Norm Wesler K2YEW Transmitter Hunting The art and science of finding hidden transmitters Y C 9am Larry Berger WA2SUH Repeater Coordination Repeater Coordination and METROCOR Y A 10am Larry Lutzak WA2CNV Boating & Ham Radio Boating & Ham Radio Y C 10am Gordon West WB6NOA Antennas The art and science of Antennas Y D 10am Walter Wenzel KA2RGI Echolink Echolink Y E 10am Jonathan Taylor K1RFD Mobiling Mobile Radio Installation and Setup Y D 11am Sid Wolin K2LJH Contesting Amateur Radio Contesting Y E 11am Mel Granick KS2G VHF Propagation VHF Propagation Y A 11am Ken Neubeck WB2AMU ARES Amateur Radio Emergency Service Y C 11am Tom Carrubba KA2D Keynote Speaker - Amateur Radio Today Y E 12noon Gordon West WB6NOA Vintage Equipment Collecting vintage ham radio equipment N E 1:30pm pending WRTC - Ham Olympics World Radiosport Team Contesting - the Olympics of Ham Radio Y B 1:30pm Jeff Briggs K1ZM Computers & Ham Radio Integrating today's computers with ham radio Y D 1:30pm Rich Rosner N2STU BWRIE Both Way Radio Internet E-mail Y C 1:30pm John Blowsky KB2SCS Katrina Emergency Communications during Hurricane Katrina Y E 1:30pm Allen Pitts W1AGP LI Wireless History History of Radio on Long Island Y A 2:30pm Connie Currie (Friends of LI Wireless) Troubleshooting Troubleshooting Equipment Y B 2:30pm Neil Heft KC2KY DX'ing Techniques of the best DX operators Y E 2:30pm Pat Masterson KE2LJ (LIDXA) Grounding and Lightning Protection Proper methods of grounding and lightning protection Y D 2:30pm Don Kane WB2BEZ SATERN Salvation Army Emergency Radio Network Y C 2:30pm Jeff Schneller N2HPO VE Session Volunteer Exam Session Y A 3:30pm Yankee Clipper Contest Club meeting Y room and time TBA Mark Pride K1RX Other topics and moderators will be announced once confirmed. The next planning committee meeting will be held on Tuesday, December 13 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 * From Tom Carrubba KA2D, Section Emergency Coordinator New York City District - DEC Michael Lisenco N2YBB: October was an active month for New York City District ARES. Our public service event schedule was very full in Brooklyn (see Adam Fine's attached report and after-action reports), with Queens adding to the mix. Autumn will see the winding down of the event season, with only two more planned through the remainder of the year. John Healy, KA2ABV, EC New York County No meeting this month Owen Debowy N2WPO passed RL EC-01 Course Joe Nieves N2TEE; EC Richmond County: No Additional Comments Charles Gallo KC2V; EC Queens County Totten Trot 10/30/05 report filed. Gabriel Cuebas, N2PQT, EC Bronx No Additional Comments Adam Fine AB2IZ, EC Kings County Kings County ARES has a new meeting location. Our meetings are now held in the Executive Dining Room at Methodist Hospital. The hospital entrance is located on 6th Street, between 7th and 8th Avenues in Park Slope, Brooklyn. I would like to thank all those that attended our inaugural meeting: AB2IZ, KB2SUR, KB2VDV, KC2CBL, KC2JXM, KC2KRX, KC2MGY, N2BMU, N2RGA, N2UJG, W2DEA, WA2JNF, and WB2AAP. Our next meetings are November 16th, 2005, and December 7th, 2005. 10/09/05 - Get to the Point 5K This annual event, which snakes through the streets of Greenpoint, Brooklyn, benefits the St. Stan's Athletic League. Eight members of Kings County ARES braved the elements to perform like the professionals they are, including: KB2SUR, KB2VDV, KC2JXM, KG4FXJ, N2RGA, N2ULX, W2DEA and WB2AAP. 10/16/05 - American Cancer Society - Making Strides This event, which raised over $120.000 for the American Cancer Society was held in Prospect Park, Brooklyn. Nine Kings County ARES members provided essential communications support including a lost child that was reunited. These intrepid volunteers included: KA2KDQ, KB2SUR, KB2VDV, KC2JXM, N2BMU, N2RGA, W2DEA, WA2JNF and WB2AAP. 10/23/05 - Deborah Hospital 4 Mile Run For the 3rd year Kings County ARES has supported this event held annually in Bay Ridge. Thanks to some street repair that was performed the Monday prior to the event, a last minute change of the route was necessitated. Mitch, N2RGA, the coordinator for this event, was able to get everybody redeployed to their new positions in time for the start. Thanks also to the group for being flexible, including: KB2SUR, KB2VDV, KC2JXM, KC2MBV, KC2MGY, KC2NBE, N2RGA, W2/8R1B, WA2JNF and WB2AAP. 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. All meetings will start at 7pm. The remaining meeting dates for 2005 are Wednesday, November 16th, 2005 and Wednesday, December 7th, 2005. All information regarding this new location and Kings County ARES can be found at www.kingscountyares.org. Thanks to Mitch, N2RGA, for all the upkeep of the website. 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. Thanks to Tony, KC2JXM, for managing this net. Note: All after action reports filed Nassau County - Jim Mezey W2KFV, DEC Nassau County Report by Mario Maltese WF2T ARES supported emergency preparedness event in Gries Park in Lynbrook on October 1st with 5 members, and the Simulated Emergency Test was held on October 2nd. 13 members participated in a full scale simulated test that included deployment to two fire battalion EOC's, the American Red Cross HQ in Mineola, as well as LIPA, MSBA, and Nassau OEM. A training session on October 12 at the monthly meeting featured a presentation by DEC Jim Mezey W2KFV on the deployment of ARES in the Fire Battalion EOC's, their present equipment status and procedures for operators. Suffolk County - Bill Schiebel N2NFI, DEC SC: Bill Scheibel N2NFI, DEC Suffolk County Several towns not reporting. All hours are estimated. SET on Oct ###was a great success. Several towns participating with an emphasis on utilizing other modes besides FM phone. Packet was utilized by several towns and the DEC. DEC attended a hurricane planning session. DEC will be on the communications committee going forward. A budget of 44,000.00 dollars was submitted for the rebuilding of amateur radio communications at the EOC. We have been asked to par it down and resubmit. 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 Great South Bay Run on October 1 was a big success I would like to thank the following for their help in making this event the success it was. KB2PWA GUY, KA2RGI WALTER, KB2WIA SEAN, KB2WHY PEG, N2UHR DAVE, KC2JGH JOHN AND KC2OOY MAT. 7 in total. Not a bad turn out. Could have used a few more. 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: Congratulations to Laura KB2CDV, new NLI OES appointment. Oct 1 I visited Huntington's mini FD/SET and got a working tour of the new COMM Trailer. For more info visit http://www.larkfield.org/article.php?story=20051002120606965 Oct 26 KA2D and N2MUN attended Knickerbocker ARC. N2MUN spoke about HRU2006 KA2D spoke about the importance of ARES. Monitored several SET groups. It was good to see packet utilized in the SET. It is important for all EC/AEC and ARES members to register and use the Packet Bulletin Board System (PBBS). This will insure good and proper traffic flow. It is also important to know the local node structure. I would like to say good luck and a sad good bye to Scott Reynolds of NWS/SKYWARN. Scott in moving on to NWS in NH. Scott has been a good friend to amateur radio. Scott has tasked his successors to get their amateur radio licenses. * From Jim Minor W2DSX, Section Traffic Manager The folks at NREN have teamed up with K6KPH in providing training CW NTS nets. K6KPH is the Amateur station at a restored Marine Coast Station (www.radiomarine.org) and has an outstanding signal, and the operators are former commercial CW traffic operators. This a rare opportunity to hear traffic of varying speed sent by some of the best. For more info about this and NREN, see http://www.emcomm.org/em/october2005.htm and scroll down about half way to "Net of the Month". THE ARRL PUBLIC SERVICE HONOR ROLL Month of OCTOBER 2005 New York City/Long Island Section Monthly qualifying total: 70 or more points [STATION] [PSHR CATEGORY/POINTS] [TOTAL] 1 2 3 4 5 6 TOTAL AB2IZ 39 14 20 545 0 0 618 KB2KLH 40 40 20 0 0 0 100 W2DSX 40 40 20 0 0 0 100 NO LATE PSHR FOR OCTOBER 2005 ******************************************************************** STATION ACTIVITY REPORTS: The following stations have submitted activity reports for the Month of OCTOBER 2005 CALL ORIGINATED RECEIVED SENT DELIVERED TOTAL W2DSX 3 55 8 16 82 KB2KLH 0 47 7 8 62 AB2IZ 0 6 8 0 14 Brass Pounder's League: Month of OCTOBER 2005 No one qualified for the BPL this month. ******************************************************************** Section Traffic Manager Monthly Report MONTH OF OCTOBER 2005 Section and Local Nets: Net Name Abbreviation Sessions QNI QTC/QSP Net Manager NY STATE/MORN. NYS/M 31 137 123/110 KA2GJV NY STATE/EARLY NYS/E 31 296 131/127 WB2QIX NY STATE/LATE NYS/L 31 175 110/91 W2YGW NY PUBLIC OPER. NYPON 31 281 158/152 N2YJZ NY PHONE NYP 30 227 197/* N2LTC NYC/LI (CW) NLI * WA2YOW BIG APPLE VHF BAVHF 31 502 39/39 KB2KLH NASSAU CO VHF NCVHF 31 166 64/55 W2DSX SUFFOLK CO VHF SCVHF * ** EMPIRE SLOW SP. ESS 31 501 126/* WI2G * = report not received in time for posting. ** = position open, please contact w2dsx if interested in position ******************************************************************** 1)NTS SECTION LEVEL CW nets : NYS/M 10am local time daily NYS/E 7pm local time daily NYS/L 10pm local time daily All our "section level" CW nets meet on 3677 kHz , with a daytime alternate freq. of 7042 kHz +/- and a alternate of 1825 kHz depending if propagation on 80 goes long... 2)NTS SECTION LEVEL HF/phone nets: New York Phone (NYP) 1pm daily (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 - Meeting sporadically at this time (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 - Meeting sporadically at this time ******************************************************************** Digital Stations: Month of OCTOBER 2005 STATION MODE TX RX W2DSX HF/PACTOR 3 5 W2DSX VHF/PACKET 0 6 A caveat: This is NOT indicative of the total digital NTS activity within the Section, as I'm still not successful in capturing total activity. We're fortunate to have several several major players behind the Northeast Flexnet Packet Network here in NLI. I've been running Pactor Liasion for NLI with Tom N2LTC, but as he recovers from recent operations (and we wish him well) the Pactor activity has shifted to Nick N2QZ via WB2FTX for the time being. ******************************************************************** End of report, respectfully submitted by Jim Minor W2DSX, NLI STM Any corrections, comments and questions to w2dsx@arrl.net * SKYWARN Recognition Day - Saturday, December 5 The 7th annual SKYWARN Recognition Day (SRD) special event will take place Saturday, December 3, 2005. SKYWARN Recognition Day is an event co-sponsored by the National Weather Service and the American Radio Relay League. SKYWARN Recognition Day is the National Weather Service's way of saying "thank you" to Amateur Radio operators for their commitment to helping keep their communities safe. During the 24-hour special event, amateur radio operators visit their local National Weather Service (NWS) office and work as a team to contact other hams across the world. To learn more, check out the web site: http://hamradio.noaa.gov. SKYWARN Recognition Day Operating Instructions 1. Object: For all amateur stations to exchange QSO information with as many National Weather Service Stations as possible on 80, 40, 20, 15, 10, 6, and 2 meter bands plus the 70 centimeter band. Contacts via repeaters are permitted. SKYWARN Recognition Day serves to celebrate the contributions to public safety made by amateur radio operators during threatening weather. 2. Date: NWS stations will operate Saturday, December 3, 2005, from 0000 - 2400 UTC. 3. Exchange: Call sign, signal report, QTH, and a one or two word description of the weather occurring at your site ("sunny", "partly cloudy", "windy", etc.). 4. Modes: NWS stations will work various modes including SSB, FM, AM, RTTY, CW, and PSK31. While working digital modes, special event stations will append "NWS" to their call sign (e.g., N0A/NWS). 5. Event and QSL Information: The National Weather Service will provide event information via the internet. Event certificates may be requested from: SKYWARN Recognition Day 920 Armory Road Goodland, KS 67735 Simply enclose a self-addressed stamped envelope with a list of NWS stations worked. The certificate size is 8.5 x 11 inches. Separate stations will also individual QSL cards. See the web site for a list at http://hamradio.noaa.gov. 7. Information: Questions concerning this event can be directed to Matthew Mehle, KC0TER, at matthew.mehle@noaa.gov. NLI specific information: We need to know who is planning to attend the Skywarn Recognition Day and either operate or help with setup and take down. Please contact Walter Wenzel KA2RGI at ka2rgi@arrl.net to sign up. Since we are planning to have at least General Class Control Operators even Techs can take hold of the ability to operate some HF. I will be going out to the OKX office on Friday Dec. 2 after work to setup some dipole antennas and the the vertical. I plan on being at OKX until about 11 PM and then going home for sleep and returning the day about 11 AM and staying until take down. I am hoping to hear from others that would be able to some time operating and helping with setup and take down. Thank you and look to seeing you or working you over the weekend. Walter Wenzel, KA2RGI Suffolk County Skywarn Coordinator OKX NWS Forecast Office, Upton, NY * Peconic ARC renews as special service club We are pleased to report that Peconic Amateur Radio Club has been officially renewed as a Special Service Club. Through the work of its members, this club is recognized for its continued efforts on behalf of Amateur Radio and services to its community. Congratulations! * Herman Milatz W2TLC sk It is with great sadness that I announce that Herman Milatz, W2TLC, became a silent key on Sunday, November 20th. Burial was at Maple Grove Cemetery, 8315 Kew Gardens Rd. in Kew Gardens, on Friday November 25th. Herman was a member of several ham radio clubs here on Long Island and had many friends. Herman was 93 years young! Condolence cards may be sent to Herman's daughter, Susan Reuter, 6438 Cooper Ave, Glendale, NY 11385. Frank Porcaro, N2RSO n2rso@arrl.net * 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 Bob (N2ZWW) at (718) 852-2030 or see http://www.kc2ra.org/ve.htm for additional information. Peconic ARC normally has its monthly general meeting on the first Friday of the month. For December, PARC will hold its annual holiday part at the home of Roberta Keis N2RBU in South Jamesport, on Saturday, Dec. 3, time to be announced. Bring a dish to eat and share. Spouses and guests are invited. See http://www.peconic-arc.org or contact Roberta Keis N2RBU at 631-722-4060 for directions. ARC Emergency Communications Service club meeting will be on Tuesday, Dec. 6, 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, Dec. 7 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 The Long Island DX Association will NOT hold a regular meeting in December. Instead we will be having our annual Holiday Party on Wednesday, December 7 at 6:30PM in "Mary's Backyard" restaurant 720 South Oyster Bay Road, in Bethpage. Their phone number is 516-433-3338. Contact the restaurant for directions. They plan to have a number of price-fixed dinners for us. Non-members of the LIDXA who would like to attend, please contact our President, Marty Miller at mmiller4@optonline.net. Our next regular schedule meeting will be on January 20, 2006. The Nassau County Police ARC will hold its monthly meeting on Thursday, Dec. 8 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, Dec. 8 (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, Dec. 9 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, Dec. 9 at 8 pm at Wantagh Library. 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, Dec. 12 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 HRU 2006 planning meeting on Tuesday, December 13 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. Grumman ARC will hold a VE session on Tuesday, Dec. 13 at the Underwriters Lab in Melville, NY, We intend to continue our usual VE sessions on the second Tuesday of each month, Contact Bob Wexelbaum, W2ILP for more information or to pre-register at (631) 499-2214 or via e-mail w2ilp@optonline.net HOSARC Monthly Meeting is Tuesday, Dec. 13, 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, Dec. 13. For more info, contact Nassau DEC Jim Mezey W2KFV at w2kfv@arrl.net KCRC monthly meeting is Wednesday, Dec. 14, at the Ryan's Visitor Center, Floyd Bennett Field, Room A, in Brooklyn at 7:30 pm. See http://www.qsl.net/kcrc/ LIMARC will hold its next monthly meeting, holiday party and elections of officers on Wednesday, Dec. 14, in Hicksville at 8 pm. 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, Dec. 14 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 monthly Queens County ARES meeting will be Sunday, Dec. 18 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. 20 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. Kings County Repeater Association (KCRA) will hold a regular monthly meeting on Tuesday, Dec. 20 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, Dec. 20 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, Dec. 21 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, Dec. 22, 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, Dec. 22. Location is the basement of Babylon Town Hall in the Emergency Operations Center, 200 East Sunrise Hwy, North Lindenhurst, NY. For more information, see their Website: http://www.tobares.org or contact Babylon town EC Walter Wenzel, KA2RGI at 631-957-0218 or via e-mail at ka2rgi@arrl.net. GSBARC will hold a VE Session on Sunday, Dec. 25 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. 26 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. 28, at the New Village Rec Center in Centereach at 7:30 pm. See http://www.rcarc.org GSBARC Monthly meeting is Thursday, Dec. 29 at 7:00 PM at the Babylon Town Hall EOC, 200 East Sunrise Hwy, North Lindenhurst. For more information, see http://www.gsbarc.org Knickerbocker Amateur Radio Club meeting will be on Wednesday, Dec. 30, 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. * 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) |