JULY 2024 NYC-LI Section Newsletter
This is the July 2024 edition of the New York City-Long Island
Section Happenings newsletter.
This newsletter is here to serve the Amateur Radio community in our
area. We welcome and encourage all submissions. Help make this your
newsletter. We especially encourage NLI radio clubs and organizations
to submit their meeting announcements, guest speakers and any special
events. Please submit any information for the August 2024 issue prior to
the end of the second week in August.
Section News is available ONLY on the world-wide-web. See the NLI site
at: http://nli.arrl.org
INCLUDED IN THIS ISSUE:
* From Jim Mezey, W2KFV – Section Manager
* Silent Keys
* Hamfests:
* Events
* VE Sessions
* From the ARRL
* NLI Section ARES Reports and PSHR
* National Traffic System
* Club Info
Hello Everyone,
I hope everyone is enjoying the summer with friends and family. Don’t forget to keep hydrated especially when the temperatures climb. Seems to me that the sun seems stronger then when I was younger,
The ARRL is slowly getting back to normal after the cyber attack this past May. Log Book of The World is back online and working. Updates are below in the From the ARRL.
I am still trying to get my ARRL.org email address back on line as it was affected by the cyber attack. In the meantime you can contact me at W2KFV@aol.com .
I also would like to congratulate all the clubs and members in their participation in Field Day last month. I visited all the clubs in the Section that were on the locater site and was very happy to see everyone having a good time and making many contacts.
I had the pleasure of attending the Peconic Amateur Radio Club and presenting member, Bill Scheibel, N2NFI, a plaque for his many years as District Emergency Coordinator of Suffolk County. Thank you Bill! Bill has become a “Snowbird” traveling back and forth to Florida. Our new DEC for Suffolk County is John Melfi, W2HCB. I wish John the best of luck moving forward.
Radio Waves is a new email subscription available to ARRL members
The idea is to showcase amateur radio to educators and community through local clubs. More information after the ARRL Letters below.
Heard Around the Section:
Ed Wilson, N2XDD, Vice Director of the Hudson Division has taken over the position of Director on June 12th after current Director Nomar Vizcarrondo NP4H, stepped down for personal reasons. We are all sorry to see Nomar go and wish him the best of luck in the future. We also wish Ed the best of luck in his new position as Director. We are very happy to have a member the NLI Section take over the reigns.
Remember, webinars and training are available at:
The ARRL Learning Network
http://www.arrl.org/arrl-learning-network
ARRL You Tube,
https://www.youtube.com/user/ARRLHQ/videos?app=desktop
RATPAC presentations:
Ham Radio University You Tube Channel
https://www.youtube.com/c/HamRadioUniversityNLI/videos
LIMARC You Tube Channel
https://www.youtube.com/@limarc-longislandmobileama3620
LICW You Tube Channel
https://www.youtube.com/@longislandcwclub
My Zoom account is available for clubs or group meetings. Please contact me at w2kfv@arrl.org for more information.
That’s all for now but don’t forget to get on the air, have fun, and enjoy our great hobby and by all means…. keep those batteries charged and be safe….. ….<ar>
73, Jim Mezey, W2KFV
w2kfv@arrl.org
Section Manager – NYC/ Long Island
ARRL ~ the national association for Amateur Radio™
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Silent Keys
The Larkfield Amateur Radio Club reports that long time club member Adrian Zeffert, AB2IX, has passed He was a fixture in the Larkfield club, helping out at field day when it was at Sunken Meadow,
Hamfests:
45th Annual Sussex Hamfest July 14, 2024
Sussex County Fair Grounds
37 Plains Road
Augusta, NJ 07822
GPS
Lat. / Long: 41o 08’ 10.2” x 74o 43’ 01.9”
(decimal 41.136200 x -74.717233)
Indoor sales, Tailgating, VE Session, refreshments and Door Prizes.
• Admission $8
• Indoor Tables $25
• Tailgate Space $25 includes One ($8) Admission
• Each Additional person $8
Phone: 973-862-8124 – Email: hamfest@scarcnj.org
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Northeast HamXposition, ARRL New England Division Convention
Start Date: 08/22/2024
End Date: 08/25/2024
Location: Best Western Royal Plaza Hotel
181 Boston Post Road W.
Marlborough, MA 01752
Website: http://www.hamxposition.org/
Sponsor: FEMARA
Type: ARRL Convention
Talk-In: see website
Public Contact: Michael Raisbeck , K1TWF
85 High St. Chelmsford, MA 01824
Phone: 508-574-5432
Email: k1twf@arrl.net
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Events:
International Lighthouse Lightship Weekend – ILLW
Normally held on the 3rd full weekend in August
This year: 00.01 UTC 17th August 2024 to 24.00 UTC 18th August 2024 (48 hours)
Then 00.01UTC 16th August 2025 to 24.00UTC 17th August 2025 (48 hours
For more information check out https://illw.net/
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Upcoming VE Sessions:
(Note if you have a VE Session you want to list, please send it to w2kfv@arrl.org
LIMARC
All test sessions are held at Levittown Hall, 201 Levittown Parkway, Hicksville, NY 11801
2024 Schedule
July 13th
September 14th
November 10 Hamfest (10 AM)
Sessions begin promptly at 9am (unless otherwise indicated)
For further information Contact: VE@limarc.org
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Larkfield ARC
Where: Halesite Fire Department
1 North New York Ave, Halesite, NY 11743
Time: During club meetings or TBD
Contact: larkfieldarc@gmail.com
VOIP: (516) 415-2406
Tests will be conducted during monthly club meetings or on an as-needed basis by appointment only.
NO WALK-INS ALLOWED
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Suffolk County Radio Club:
VE Sessions are the 1st Thursday of the month at 7 PM on the FIRST Thursday of each month at the:
Longwood Youth / LYSA Sports Complex
210 Meadows Blvd E
Yaphank, NY 11980-9999
Walk-in’s allowed.
Please contact Bob N2OCH to confirm your attendance or to get additional assistance.
Prior to arriving for your exam, please have $15 in EXACT CASH.
Checks ARE NOT accepted and change is NOT available.
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Suffolk VHF/UHF Association:
OUR TEST 2024 SCHEDULE WILL BE EVERY SECOND SATURDAY AT 10 AM.
Location: Smithtown Elks Lodge
124 Edgewood Ave
just off Landing Ave
Walk-ins okay.
Smithtown NY 11787-2737
You can pre-register or walk ins are always welcome.
To get info please contact Scott NQ2F
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Great South Bay Amateur Radio Club
2024 Dates:
7/27, 8/31, 9/28, 10/26, 11/30 and 12/28
Candidates are required to have an FRN number.
All VE Sessions are in the basement of:
Babylon Town Hall
200 Sunrise Hwy.
- Lindenhurst, NY
(between Rt. 109 and Wellwood Ave.)
In the Emergency Operations Center which is located in the basement. Access to Town Hall after hours (Evening and Weekends) is only via the rear of the building, inside of the courtyard and down the stairs.
Starts at 10 AM.
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From the ARRL:
ARRL Systems Service Disruption
Updated 07/09/2024
As previously reported, ARRL® Logbook of The World® (LoTW®) returned to service on Monday, July 1, 2024. As anticipated, there was a significant rise in use to catch up on processing logs following the outage. It took 4 days for normal processing times to return.
The ARRL Radiosport Department has resumed processing applications for most awards. The systems for Worked All States (WAS), VUCC, and issuing credits for CQ WAZ and CQ WPX awards have returned to service. These award applications are being processed on a “first in/first out” basis.
WAS applications submitted through July 4 and VUCC applications submitted through July 1 have been processed. CQ awards applications are processed by CQ and not ARRL.
While we can process these ARRL awards and update records, the ability to print and deliver certificates, endorsements, and other material has not yet returned.
The online DXCC® application is unavailable at this time and DXCC awards are not able to be processed. Work continues to return the DXCC systems to service. All DXCC data is secure.
This story will be updated with new developments.
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New ARRL Section Managers
07/03/2024
Nominations for 2024 ARRL Section Managers have been made. All nominees listed ran unopposed and returned their nomination forms by the June 7, 2024, deadline. They have been notified by mail and elected for new terms beginning October 1, 2024.
Connecticut:
Douglas Sharafanowich, WA1SFH (new)
Idaho:
Dan Marler, K7REX
Minnesota:
Bill Mitchell, AEØEE
North Dakota:
Ralph Fettig, NØRDF
Ohio:
Thomas Sly, WB8LCD
Oklahoma:
Mark Kleine, N5HZR
Puerto Rico:
Carmen N. Greene Rodriguez, KP4QVQ (new)
Southern Florida:
Barry Porter, KB1PA
Virgin Islands:
Fred Kleber, K9VV
Western New York:
Scott J. Bauer, W2LC (new)
In South Carolina, Matthew Crook, W1MRC is the new Section Manager as of July 1, 2024. Current Section Manger John Gendron, NJ4Z, is moving out of the section.
There are now two new Section Managers in both the San Joaquin Valley & San Diego Sections. In the San Joaquin Valley Section, Steven Hendricks, KK6JTB, is the new Section Manager as of April 24 ,2024, replacing outgoing Section Manager John Litz, NZ6Q. In the San Diego section, Bruce Kripton, AG6X, was appointed Section Manager on June 7, 2024, replacing Dave Kaltenborn, N8KBC, who became a Silent Key in late May.
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LOGBOOK OF THE WORLD RETURNS TO SERVICE
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Effective July 1st, 12:00pm ET / 16:00 UTC we will be returning Logbook of The World® (LoTW®) to service.
As work progressed on the network, some users encountered LoTW opening briefly during which some 6600 logs were uploaded. The logs were not processed until this weekend as we tested that the interfaces to LoTW were functioning properly.
We are taking steps to help manage what will likely be a huge influx of logs. We are requesting that if you have large uploads, perhaps from contests or from a DXpedition, please wait a week or two before uploading to give LoTW a chance to catch up. We have also implemented a process to reject logs with excessive duplicates. Please do not upload your entire log to “ensure” your contacts are in LoTW as they will be rejected. Lastly, please do not call ARRL Headquarters to report issues you are having with LoTW. You can contact support at LoTW-help@arrl.org.
Through the end of the year, you may experience planned times when LoTW will be unavailable. We have been using this time to evaluate operational and infrastructure improvements we would like to make to LoTW. Those times will be announced.
We appreciate your patience as we worked through the challenges keeping LoTW from returning to service. We know the importance of LoTW to our members, and to the tens of thousands of LoTW users who are not ARRL members. LoTW, just behind QST, is our second most popular ARRL benefit.
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2024 ARRL Field Day Wrap Up
06/28/2024
It was a successful 2024 ARRL Field Day, despite severe weather and extreme temperatures impacting much of the country. Social media has hundreds of photos and stories from the United States. By Wednesday morning, nearly 2200 log entries had been received, with more arriving hourly. Just a reminder, the deadline for entries is July 23, 2024. Check out the ARRL Field Day website for the latest updates and information.
ARRL member-volunteers on the Board of Directors, along with Section Managers and other Field Organization staff fanned out to visit as many of the sites as possible in their areas. We’ve collected some of their photos and reports from the road on 2024 ARRL Field Day.
Kenzie Denton, KO4GLN, is the Assistant Section Manager for Youth in the ARRL Virginia Section, and she is the 2023 winner of the Roanoke Division Service Award, the Division’s highest honor. A junior at Old Dominion University (ODU) majoring in pre-med, she is president of the ODU Amateur Radio Club, and undertakes many youth outreach initiatives. Her latest was a fox hunt aimed at encouraging girls to participate by using the legacy of Amelia Earhart as inspiration. The Williamsburg Area Amateur Radio Club (WAARC) is known for having a high percentage of active YL members.
Denton and her mother, Nicole, handmade 62 pennants to memorialize Silent Key members of the Williamsburg Area Amateur Radio Club (WAARC). The pennants were strung on two lines which hung adjacent to the park shelter where the club was operating category 3A. It took about 30 minutes to make each pennant, and the collection will remain a fixture for future club events.
ARRL Treasurer John Sager, WJ7S, joined the Utah Valley Amateur Radio Club (UVARC) at their Field Day operation in Trout Creek, Utah. “I joined what was supposed to be a three-man team of CW operators, John Mitton, KK7L, Ralph Nunn, K7RLN, and me … as a 3A station operating under the UVARC callsign of K7UVA,” said Sager. “We were joined by Forrest Stephenson, KI7QCF, a fairly new CW operator and POTA activator, who wanted to see our CW effort in action. We ended up making about 500 CW 3A QSOs during Field Day for the K7UVA effort.
Ed Wilson, N2XDD, Vice Director of the Hudson Division, drove a total of 947 miles to visit 18 different Field Day sites within the Division. He started on Saturday morning visiting the Warren County (NY) Amateur Radio Club. After a last-minute cancellation of their original site, they quickly scrambled and secured a new location in Lake George, New York. “It was great visiting all the clubs and speaking about my passion for bringing more clubs together on joint efforts, as well as my strong beliefs on increasing education outreach within the hobby,” said Wilson. “Along the way I got to meet various club officials and members, listening to their concerns and sharing my visions for the future. I was also able to meet 10-year-old Michael Jones and his 12-year-old brother, Zaydin Jones, grandchildren of April MacMurray, WU2BBY, at the Schenectady Curling Club joint site. On Long Island, at the Long Island Mobile Amateur Radio Club (LIMARC) site, met two more kids, Aiden Reiter, KE2BXH, and Caleb Sullivan, who were busy making contacts when I arrived.”
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ARRL and Momobeam Introduce Dual-band Beam Antenna for 6- and 10-Meters
06/28/2024
ARRL The National Association for Amateur Radio® has a new product to help radio amateurs get active and on the air.
As Solar Cycle 25 continues to increase HF radio propagation on the upper bands, ARRL has partnered with the Italian antenna manufacturer Momobeam to design a dualband beam antenna to help take full advantage of the exciting opportunities for distant contacts. The ARRL Dual-band Momobeam 6/10 Antenna is an easy-to-use antenna with a small footprint and a big reach. The beam features a 10 meter Moxon (28 MHz) and 6 meter Yagi (50 MHz).
At just over 10 pounds and with a turning radius of approximately 6.5 feet, the design is compact enough to fit places that otherwise wouldn’t have space for a beam antenna. It comes with two sets of hardware for both permanent installation and portable use for temporary deployments such as 2024 ARRL Field Day or park activations.
The ARRL Dual-band Momobeam 6/10 Antenna is ideal for Technician-class operators to be able to work DX. “This is a great ‘first’ beam antenna for every ham,” said ARRL Director of Marketing and Innovation Bob Inderbitzen, NQ1R. “If you’ve ever been intimidated by the prospect of owning a beam antenna, this one will allay your fears and give you a whole lot of fun. Radio clubs will want to add this beam to their deployment gear, as it’s a great fit for field operating and special event stations. College radio clubs that don’t have room for a large beam, or another beam, will enjoy adding this antenna for some gain on 6- and 10-meters. It is lightweight and can be turned with a simple TV rotator.”
The 10-meter Moxon is an effective design for this dual-band antenna, as it’s around 30% smaller than a traditional Yagi and uses no traps or other shortening techniques that reduce performance. A Moxon antenna includes a number of antenna configurations that were referred to by Les Moxon, G6XN (SK), and have received attention over the years in QST and editions of The ARRL Antenna Book.
The feed system uses an open sleeve feed method, coupling the driven element of the 50 MHz section by proximity and length to the 10-meter driven element with minimal loss. “Just attach a single coaxial cable to included SO-239 equipped coaxial pigtail, and you’re ready to go on two bands!” said Inderbitzen.
The antenna debuted at the 2024 ARRL National Convention hosted at Dayton Hamvention® in May. The first run sold out at the show, but ARRL has taken delivery of more units, available now.
“It’s surprising how few amateurs have experience with antennas beyond basic wire designs,” said Inderbitzen. “Our interest in introducing this antenna is to increase the depth and breadth of knowledge and experience among our members.” Inderbitzen added that members should watch for more content, including video tutorials, coming from ARRL about the antenna. More information about the antenna can be found at www.arrl.org/beam where future content will also be published.
While this antenna was produced exclusively for ARRL, Momobeam offers many of its popular antenna designs in the US through its partnership with Ham Radio Outlet.
The ARRL Dual-band Momobeam 6/10 Antenna is available from the ARRL Store at www.arrl.org/shop (ARRL Item No. 0084, $299.95 retail plus shipping, handling, and sales tax where applicable. Available to ship in the US, only. Call 860-594-0355 or, toll-free in the US, 888-277-5289).
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The latest ARRL Letter is at:
http://www.arrl.org/arrlletter/?issue=2024-07-11
The latest ARES-Letter is at:
http://www.arrl.org/FandES/field/ares-el/?issue=2024-06-19
The latest NTS Letter is at:
http://www.arrl.org/nts-letter?issue=2024-07-02
The latest ARRL Contest Update Newsletter is at:
http://www.arrl.org/contests/update/?issue=2024-07-03
The latest ARRL Club News is at:
http://www.arrl.org/club-news?issue=2024-06-19
ARRL Member Bulletin:
http://www.arrl.org/member-bulletin?issue=2024-06-06
ARRL Current:
http://arrl.org/arrl-magazines
Radio Waves:
To receive Radio Waves, register as an ARRL Instructor or Teacher, or simply edit your personal profile to select Radio Waves as one of your email subscriptions.
Radio Waves aims to showcase how educators and license class instructors are getting their students and local communities involved in ham radio. These efforts deserve to be documented and shared. The contributors are teachers and instructors who are currently bringing amateur radio into the classrooms and beyond, just like you!
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ARRL DX news bulletin:
SB DX ARL ARLD025
ARLD025 DX news
This week’s bulletin was made possible with information provided by The Daily DX, 425 DX News, DXNL, Contest Corral from QST and the ARRL Contest Calendar and WA7BNM web sites. Thanks to all.
PHILIPPINES, DU. Christian, F4EBK is QRV as DU3/F4EBK from Luzon Island, IOTA OC-042, until January 2025. Activity is on 20, 15 and 10 meters typically around 0900 and then after 2100z. QSL via F4EUO.
ESTONIA, ES. Ric, DL2VFR is QRV as ES0/DL2VFR from Hiiumaa, IOTA EU-034, until July 15, and then ES8/DL2VFR from Kihnu, IOTA EU-178, on July 16 and 17. Activity is on the HF bands using mostly CW. QSL to home call.
- PIERRE AND MIQUELON, FP. Eric, KV1J is QRV as FP/KV1J from Miquelon Island, IOTA NA-032, until July 16. He is active on 80 to 6 meters using primarily SSB and FT8, plus some CW, RTTY, and FT4. This includes being an entry in the IARU HF World Championship. QSL to home call.
REUNION ISLAND, FR. Giovanni, IZ2DPX is QRV as TO7PX until July 14. QSL via IK2DUW.
SCOTLAND, GM. Look for Alan, GM4EEL to be QRV from Ailsa Craig, IOTA EU-123, on July 14. Activity will be on 20, 17, and 15 meters using FT8, and possibly CW, all with QRP power. QSL via VK6CQ.
HONDURAS, HR. Alex, K6VHF will be QRV as K6VHF/HR9 from Roatan Island, IOTA NA-057, from July 13 to 22. Activity will be on the HF bands and 6 meters using mainly digital modes. QSL to home call.
THAILAND, HS. Special event station HS72KING is QRV until July 29 to celebrate the 72nd birthday of His Majesty King Maha Vajiralongkorn, HS10A. QSL via LoTW.
HAWAII, KH6. Jim, N6TJ will be QRV as KH7M from the Big Island in the IARU HF World Championship. Activity will be on all HF bands using only CW. QSL via KH6ZM.
AMERICAN SAMOA, KH8. A group of operators are QRV as K8R from Tutuila Island, IOTA OC-045, until July 25. Activity is on all HF bands using CW, SSB, and FT8. This includes an entry in the IARU HF World Championship. QSL via HA7RY.
WAKE ISLAND, KH9. Tom, NL7RR is QRV as NL7RR/KH9 for about two weeks. He is active in his spare time on 20 meters using SSB between 0400 and 0800z. QSL to home call.
NORWAY, LA. Carlos, LA9PJA plans to be QRV as LA9PJA/p from Hadseloya, Vesteralen Islands, IOTA EU-033, from July 15 to 26. QSL via LoTW.
AUSTRIA, OE. Special event stations OE2XXM and OE5XXM are QRV during July around the 38th International Amateur Radio meeting in Gosau. QSL via bureau.
DENMARK, OZ. Special event stations OZ60IOTA, 5P60IOTA/0, IOTA EU-030, 5P60IOTA/1, IOTA EU-171, 5P60IOTA/2, IOTA EU-172, 5P60IOTA/5, IOTA EU-125, 5P60IOTA/8, IOTA EU-088, and 5P60IOTA/9, IOTA EU-029, are QRV until the end of August to celebrate the 60th anniversary of IOTA, the Islands On The Air program. QSL via LoTW.
BANGLADESH, S2. Abdullah, S21AF has been active on 17 meters using FT8 around 1930z. QSL via I8KHC.
LORD HOWE ISLAND, VK9L. Jeff, W7BRS is QRV as VK2/W7BRS until August 1. Activity is on 160 to 10 meters using CW, SSB, and FT8. This includes being an entry in the upcoming RSGB IOTA contest. QSL via M0URX.
UK SOVEREIGN BASE AREAS ON CYPRUS, ZC4. Adrian, G3KOM is QRV as ZC4MK until July 17. Activity is on the HF bands, with a focus on 6 meters. QSL to home call.
THIS WEEKEND ON THE RADIO. The IARU HF World Championship, QRP 20-Meter CW Fox Hunt, NCCC FT4 Sprint, Weekly RTTY Test, NCCC CW Sprint, K1USN Slow Speed CW Test, SKCC Weekend CW Sprintathon and the QRP ARCI Summer Homebrew CW Sprint will certainly keep contesters busy this upcoming weekend.
4 States QRP Group Second Sunday Sprint, K1USN Slow Speed CW Test, ICWC Medium Speed CW Test, OK1WC Memorial, RSGB FT4 Contest, Worldwide Sideband Activity Contest, ZL Sprint, Phone Weekly Test, A1Club AWT, CWops Test, VHF-UHF FT8 Activity Contest, Mini-Test 40 CW and the Mini-Test 80 CW are on tap for July 15 to 17.
Please see July QST, page 81, and the ARRL and WA7BNM contest websites for details.
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Reported NLI ARES ACTIVITY:
JUNE 2024
Total number of ARES members: 45
DECs/ECs reporting this month: 3
ARES net sessions held: 13
ARES net sessions held with NTS liaison: 4
Number of participants in nets: 93
Number Hrs
Exercises/Training this month: 3 101
Public Service Events this month: 4 255
Emergency events this month: 0 0
SKYWARN events this month: 9 67.3
Meetings this month: 4 93
Unclassified events this month: 0 0
EC’s/DEC’s Reporting: KD2GXL, KD2LPM, KE2ERA
Comments:
Nassau: Gen Mtg June 13th
Training Mtg June 27th
Hamfest recruitment drive Field Day June 22-23rd
NYC :
2 Community events Buckley Run and Community Board Q8 Health Fair.
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NLI ~ National Traffic System STATS:
| TRAFFIC NETS | JUNE | 2024 | |||||
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BA |
30 | 311 | 10 | 10 | 687 | ||
| ESS | 30 | 257 | 50 | ||||
| NCVHFTN | 24 | 80 | 1 | 206 | |||
| NLISTN | NR | ||||||
| NYS/E | 30 | 109 | 74 | 67 | 257 | ||
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KD2TDG |
0 | 7 | 3 | 6 | 16 | ||
| KD2LPM | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | ||
| KD2YYK | NR | ||||||
| W2ITT | NR | ||||||
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PSHR |
1/Nets | 2/Tffc | 3/Pos | 4/Pub | 5/Emg | 6/Dig | TOT |
| KD2LPM | 27 | 0 | 20 | 45 | 40 | 40 | 172 |
| KD2TDG | 38 | 16 | 20 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 74 |
| KD2GXL | 9 | 1 | 10 | 225 | 0 | 0 | 245 |
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Digital Activity |
JUNE | 2024 | |||||
| DTR | R | S | T | ||||
| KD2MDV | 0 | 3 | 3 | ||||
| W2ITT | NR | ||||||
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NTS INFORMATION
NYS/M*/ 10am local time daily /*NYS/E*/ 7pm local time daily /*NYS/L*/
10pm local time daily –
As of now the frequency for all things NTS in NY is 3576. The alternate
freq. is usually 7042 kHz ± but 80 is starting to go long again, so if
you can get on top band, the alternate of 1807 kHz.
INDEPENDENT CW NETS which maintain close association with the NTS.
Empire Slow Speed Net (ESS) 6pm daily on 3566 kHz . Alt. 7044 kHz ±
Hit and Bounce Slow Speed Traffic Net (HBSN) 7112 kHz at 7:30 am daily.
Hit and Bounce Net (HBN) 8:30 am daily on 7112 kHz
NTS SECTION LEVEL HF/phone nets:
New York Public Operations Net (NYPON) 5pm daily on 3925 kHz ± QRM,
alternate freq. 3913 kHz
The NTS local nets are:
Big Apple Traffic Net meets @ 8:00 PM on 440.600 +5 141.3 PL
Nassau Co. VHF Net Nightly at 7:30pm. Pri: 146.805/R (136.5pl)Alt.1:
147.135/R (136.5pl) Alt.2: 443.525/R (114.8)
NCVHFTN Website: : http://www.nassautraffic.net
NLI Student Traffic Net
Meetings
Every Tuesday and Thursday from 15:30 to end of the net (no later than 16:30)
Here is a link to the NLI Student Traffic Net Website
https://sites.google.com/jrhaleteacher.me/nlistn/home
Frequencies
W2ABC – 147.270 MHz (+) 141.3 PL (West Side Manhattan)
WA2DCI – 446.325 MHz (-) 127.3 PL (Farmingville, Suffolk)
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Digital Traffic:
KD2MDV, KD2MEN, W2ITT and N2WGF are now operational as a Digital Relay Stations on HF winlink representing the New York City/Long Island Section.
Club Meetings and Information:
The Club listing is always being updated. Please submit your meeting
information to w2kfv@arrl.org
NOTE: Always check with the club to verify the date, time and
location of the events/meetings listed here.
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ARCECS
The ARCECS meets monthly on the first Tuesday of every month at 7:30 PM.
American Red Cross on Long Island
For more information go to their website: http://www.arcecs.org
Please contact Leonard Smith (PIO) at: n2ldv@arrl.net for information.
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BONAC Amateur Radio Club (BARC)
BARC meets the 4th Thursday of the month at 6:00 PM at the Amagansett
Library (except November, which is on the 3rd Thursday). For more
information please go to the club website at http://www.bonacarc.org
Or contact President Eddie Schnell, WZ2Y at wz2y@arrl.net
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Brookhaven National Labs Amateur Radio Club (BNLARC)
President ; Joe Levesque III – AC2ND ac2nd@arrl.net
For more information please go to the club website at http://www.arc.bnl.gov/BNLARC/Home.html
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Camp Pouch Amateur Radio Association (WA2CP) http://www.wa2cp.org
Meetings are held on the 2nd Saturday of each month. 1 PM. At the William H. Pouch Scout Camp, 1465 Manor Road, Staten Island. Club E Mail, info@wa2cp.org
Contact: Gary Lindtner, KB2BSL at kb2bsl@wa2cp.org
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Grumman ARC (GARC) http://www.qsl.net/wa2lqo/
Meetings are held on the fourth Wednesday of each month at the Haypath Road Park in Old Bethpage, starting at 5:30 PM.
GARC VE sessions are held on the second Tuesday of each month in the meeting rooms at the Bethpage Community Park in Bethpage, starting at 5:00 PM.
Contact: Ed Gellender at wb2eav@yahoo.com
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Great South Bay ARC
GSBARC Monthly meetings are the last Thursday of the month, 8PM.
Babylon Town Hall EOC, 200 East Sunrise Hwy, North Lindenhurst. GSBARC
Monthly VE are the 4th Saturday starting 10:00 am. For more
information, Contact AB2ZI Kevin Morgan at kmorgan6@optonline.net.
Please see the club website for directions http://www.gsbarc.org/
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HOSARC
The NY Hall of Science ARC has general membership meetings on the
second Tuesday of each month, 7:30 PM, with the exception of July and August.
The meetings are a time to take care of club business, listen to a
great speaker regarding an interesting topic related to ham radio, and
to make new friends and catch up with old friends. The club has its
meetings at the Fort Totten Coast Guard Auxiliary
611 Little Bay Road
Bayside, NY 11359
Outside Staircase is in the back to 2nd floor
Please check the clubs website at www.hosarc.org for more detailed
information.
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Kings County Radio Club (KC2RC)
Club Meeting Info:
Zoom Virtual Meeting Software
1st Wednesday of Each Month
7:00 PM – Pre-Meeting (informal discussion, questions, etc.)
8:00 PM – General Meeting (Club business, etc. The meeting can continue until 8:30 to 9:30)
Presently we have our meetings by Zoom virtual meeting software. Anyone can request a link to our next meeting by requesting one by email to Roy AC2GS (at AC2GS@AC2GS.com) and identifying themselves (anonymous email addresses are insufficient).
Our 2 Meter Nets Tuesdays at 9:00 PM, 146.730 Pl 88.5 -600hz Encode / Decode
Our 2 Meter Tech Net is Second and Fourth Wednesday of Every Month At 9:00 PM 146.730 Pl 88.5 – 600hz Encode / Decode
Our 10 Meter KCRC Net Sunday 10 Meter Net 28.380.0 USB Every Sunday 11:00 AM Eastern Time Zone
We now have Wire-X Room KCRC-RPT #85663.
To listen to Digital Side and 2 Meter Club Net Stream us when you are away from your radios
https://www.kingscountyradioclub.com/stream/
Kings County Radio Club Facebook Page
https://www.facebook.com/groups/kingscountyradioclub/
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Larkfield Amateur Radio Club
Club Meetings and Information:
Larkfield Amateur Radio Club
Club Meetings are in person/virtual
Larkfield Amateur Radio Club meetings take place at 7:30 PM on the second Thursday of every month, at the Halesite Fire Department, 1 North New York Ave, Halesite, NY 11743.
Utilize the Town Park parking lot to the rear of the building. Do NOT park in Firefighter parking spots. Use rear entrance and take elevator to 2nd floor meeting room.
ZOOM invitations are emailed to all members on the club roster. Guests are welcome to join. For more information contact: larkfieldarc@gmail.com
Club website http://www.larkfield.org/
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Long Island Amateur Radio Simplex Club
The LIARS Club meets on the first Tuesday of the month at Newfield High
School in Selden, NY at 7:30PM. All are welcome. Our web site is:
www.lisimplex.org Contact: Tim MoDavis, KA2VZX at ka2vzx@arrl.net
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Long Island CW Club:
LICW holds 75 classes and classes and forums weekly on Zoom covering CW instruction and many interesting topics on radio and related technology. The club has grown quickly to 3000 members in 50 states and 43 countries. LICW has local events such as portable outings and luncheons. More outings will be planned as Covid eventually eases. LICW has taught CW to over 350 kids with a number getting licenses. Programs for members with disabilities such as hearing impairments are available. LICW has a very unique website dedicated to all aspects of CW: Learn Morse Code – CW with The Long Island CW Club
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Long Island DX Association (LIDXA)
Regular meetings are at 8pm on the third Tuesday of the month at The
Town of Oyster Bay-Ice Skating Center, 1001 Stewart Avenue, Bethpage
(Community Room 1). For club details, see our Web site, or contact Jack
Phelan, NU2Q, LIDXA Secretary at jackp05@aol.com for further
information.
LIDXA President, John, W2GW, Aaron, WC2C and Tom KA2D are ARRL DXCC
card checkers. Bring your new DXCC cards and paperwork to these
meetings for official verification and credit.
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Long Island Mobile Amateur Radio Club (LIMARC)
LIMARC meets the second Wednesday each month, 8PM at Levittown Hall,
201 Levittown Parkway, Hicksville, NY. All are welcome. Bring a
friend!
Webpage is: http://www.limarc.org
Club Contact: President, Richie Cetron, k2knb@limarc.org
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Long Island Transmitter Hunters (LITHARC)
Seeking new participants A group of Long Island transmitter hunting
enthusiasts has been conducting hunts on Friday nights with an
occasional Sunday event and we are seeking new participants to join in
the fun. Anyone interested in learning more about the activity of radio
direction finding and radio fox hunting is invited to come out as
a hunter or rider. A LITHARC discussion group (Long Island Transmitter
Hunters ARC) has been established on Groups IO as a central
information and communications site.
You are welcome to sign up to keep informed about upcoming events. If
you would like our group to conduct a hunt in your area that would
include members of your radio club, please let us know. For more
information, contact Larry, WA2SUH at wa2suh@aol.com
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Nassau Amateur Radio Club (NARC) http://www.k2vn.org/
Meetings every Monday night at 7:30 PM in Eisenhower Park in East Meadow
at the Lannin House, Field #6 / 6A. The General meeting is the last
Monday of the month at 7:30 PM. All are welcome. Contact Mike Croce, N2PPI, President at n2ppi.mike@gmail.com
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New York City Repeater Association (NYCRA)
Meets the second Thursday of the month (except for July and August)
Meetings are held at the South Beach Psych Center, 777 Seaview Ave.
Off Father Cappodano Blvd., in Building 10. The meeting will start
promptly at 8 pm.
Staten Island ARES meets at the same location starting at 7pm.
Talk in frequency is 447.375 minus shift pl. 141.3
All are welcome, members and non-members.
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Peconic Amateur Radio Club (PARC)
PARC’s regular club meeting is held the first Sunday of each month (except in July) at the Custer Institute and Observatory 1115 Main Bayview Road Southold, New York 11971
See the PARC website at www.w2amc.org for our current club activities, meeting details and contact information
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Radio Central Amateur Radio Club
RCAC meets the last Wednesday
of most months from 6:30-9PM at the Middle Country Public Library;
101 Eastwood Blvd, Centereach, NY 11720
+40.8654, -73.0800
Each month, meeting details are on our web site: http://www.rcarc.org
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Radio Club of Junior High School 22 NYC
Joe Fairclough-WB2JKJ
President
PO Box 1052
New York NY 10002
Telephone 516-674-4072 Mobile/Text 516-658-6947
*** Meet us on THE CLASSROOM NET, 7.238 MHz, 7:00-8:30 am, Monday thru Friday.
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Staten Island Amateur Radio Association (SIARA)
From President Neal “Rich” Balas, W2RB:
Due to the current COVID pandemic, all meetings and VE Sessions have been
suspended until further notice
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Suffolk County Radio Club (SCRC)
Please be advised that the SCRC meeting dates will now be held on the last Monday of the month, Beginning on April 25,2002. The board meeting will begin at 7pm and the general meeting will start at 8:00 pm .Our new meeting will now be held at :
Longwood Youth / LYSA Sports Complex
210 Meadows Blvd E
Yaphank, NY 11980
Contact Richie Geraci, KD2NJA, at kd2nja@gmail.com
Or go to their NEW website, http://www.suffolkcountyradioclub.net
The Suffolk County Radio Club holds weekly nets on the W2DQ repeater.All are welcome to check-in. The repeater is located in Yaphank, NY on 145.210 MHz / negative ( – ) 600 kHz shift / PL 136.5
SCRC Information & Rag chew Net
Round table discussions, Club news and information, technical topics and for sale items. Wednesday 8:00 PM
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Wantagh Amateur Radio Club
Meetings are held on the second Friday of each month at 7:30 PM at the
Wantagh Public Library, 3285 Park Ave, Wantagh, NY 11793. Entrance to
the meeting room is at the rear of the library, adjacent to the
parking-lot. For more information, see the club’s website at
http://www.qsl.net/w2va
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Symbol Technologies Amateur Radio Club
The Symbol Technologies Amateur Radio Club is dedicated to serving the
amateur radio community and the general public on Long Island, New
York. The club operates under the vanity call sign of W2SBL. Meets
second Tuesday of each month at Motorola’s Holtsville campus, Exit 62
(I-495) An ARRL affiliated club with membership open to all Motorolans
and Associate membership open to all. Email:
W2SBL@motorolasolutions.com for more details
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Amateur Radio Emergency Service (ARES)
New York City:
DEC: Martin Grillo, W1EMR, w1emr@arrl.net
ADEC: Frank J. Racaniello, KE2ARA, ke2ara@arrl.net
EC: Kings / Queens: Simon Wurster, K2FH, k2fh@arrl.net
AEC: L. Sugai, N2UJG, n2ujg@arrl.net
Nassau County:
DEC : Ken Kobetitsch, KD2GXL, kd2gxl@ncaresmail.net
ADEC : Robert Jagde, KD2GRS, kd2grs@ncaresmail.net
Nassau County ARES meets monthly on the 4th Thursday at 7:30 pm.
Meetings are held at the American Red Cross 195 Willis Ave. Mineola , NY
For more information about local ARES groups, contact the
following Emergency Coordinators:
Suffolk County:
DEC: John Melfi, W2HCB suffolkcountydec@outlook.com
EC;s
Town of Smithtown: Rich Johnston, KC2TON, kc2ton@arrl.net
Smithtown meets on the 2nd Monday of every month at the Smithtown EOC – 7:30PM.
We also hold weekly Nets on Monday’s at 7:30 pm, (W2LRC/145.43, PL 136.5 Larkfield Repeater)
Town of Brookhaven: John Mishler, N3JWM, n3jwm@arrl.net
2nd Monday of the month at the Middle Country Library,
101 Eastwood Blvd., Centereach, NY at 7:30 pm
Town of Riverhead: Steve Casko, W2SFC, w2sfc@arrl.net
Monthly meeting TBD
Town of Southampton: Vacant
Town of Southold: Don Fisher, N2QHV, n2qhv@arrl.net
ARES announcements and business conducted during the Peconic ARC
meetings.
1st Friday of the month at 6:30 pm. Mattituck Public Library on the Main Road
(route 25) in Mattituck.
Town of East Hampton: Eddie Schnell,WZ2Y, wz2y@arrl.net
4th Thursday of the month at 6:00 pm during the BONAC ARC meeting
(except November which is on the 3rd Thursday). Amagansett
Library, Amagansett
Town of Shelter Island: Vacant
Town of Islip: Phil Jacobs, W2UV, w2uv@arrl.net
Other Stuff :
[DX]
John Reiser, W2GW is the section DXCC card checker and is available for
field checking of QSL cards for your DXCC Award. John is available by
appointment at his home in West Hempstead for card checking, and at all
LIDXA meetings. If some lives far from him, John is willing to meet them
half way at a diner or someplace. Contact John at w2gw@arrl.net
Aaron Broges, WC2C and Tom Carrubba, KA2D are also DXCC card checkers. Aaron and Tom are also members of the LIDXA and is usually available for DXCC QSL checking at the monthly LIDXA meetings (along with W2GW).
Approved DXCC card checkers can also check cards for WAS and VUCC
awards as well.
NLI DX Spotting Clusters:
AA2MF Staten Island-NY, dxc.aa2mf.net
K2LS Greensboro- NC. dxc.k2ls.com
K2LS is still a popular spot for many NLI DXers.
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ARRL Additional :
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/
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ARES E-Letter, sign up now!
The ARES E-Letter is an e-mail digest of news and information of
interest to active members of the ARRL Amateur Radio Emergency Service
(ARES) and to hams concerned with public service and emergency
communications. ARRL members may subscribe to The ARES E-Letter by
going to the Member Data Page at:
http://www.arrl.org/members-only/memdata.html?modify=1
Check the box for ARES E-Letter (monthly public service and
emergency communications news) and you’re all set. Past issues of
The ARES E-Letter are available at: http://www.arrl.org/ares-el/ Issues
are posted to this page after publication.
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Repeaters:
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 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.
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NLI Staff :
DEC New York City: Martin Grillo, W1EMR, w1emr@arrl.net
DEC Nassau County: Ken Kobetitsch, KD2GXL, kd2gxl@ncaresmail.net
DEC Suffolk County : John Melfi, W2HCB, w2hcb@arrl.net
Affiliated Club Coordinator : Richie Cetron, K2KNB, k2knb@arrl.net
Technical Coordinator: Steve Barreres K2CX, k2cx@arrl.net
Public Information Coordinator : Mel Granick, KS2G, ks2g@arrl.net
State Government Liaison: George Tranos N2GA, n2ga@arrl.net
Section Traffic Manager : Todd Walerstein, KD2CBV
Assistant Section Traffic Manager: Eugene Boychenko, KD2MDV, kd2mdv@arrl.net
Assistant Section Managers:
Webmaster: Mitch Cohen N2RGA, n2rga@arrl.net
Skywarn: John Hale, KD2LPM, kd2lpm@arrl.net
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