Black River Valley
Amateur Radio Club

Lewis County, New York
www.brvarc.org

"The President can make you a general,
but only communications can make you a commander."
General Curtis LeMay


  President:  
     Dan Hirschey N2OYQ

Lewis County ARES EC:
     Pete Newell KC2WI

Lewis County RACES RO:

     Pete Newell KC2WI

Lewis County SKYWARN Coordinator:

     Dan Hirschey N2OYQ

EMERGENCY COMMUNICATIONS INFORMATION

  Vice President
     Pete Cecconi KC2NUN
  Secretary:
      Dottie Suiter KC2LDF
  Treasurer & Webmaster:
      Pete Newell KC2WI
  Repeater Trustee 
     Pete Newell KC2WI
 
Repeater:   146.955 (-)        Note: Old frequency was 147.015 (-)
VHF Net:

Lewis County Roundtable. 8:00 every evening on the club repeater 146.955. All operators encouraged to check in.  This is an informal net.  If the repeater is down, the net will be held on 146.955 simplex. If no one picks up net control -- you do it!

VHF Net:

Black River Valley Service Net.
9:00 every evening on the Boonville Club repeater 146.655

HF Net: Mountain Valley ARC/NNY check-ins - 9:00 AM Saturday mornings 3.958
HF Net: North Country Group - 8:30 AM Sunday mornings. 3.958
Meetings:
 
March 10
April 13
May 12
July
On the repeater at 8 PM (Lewis County Roundtable time slot)
EOC at 6:30 PM
On the repeater at 8 PM
Summer Picnic
Meetings are the second Tuesday of the month. Meetings are generally either 6:30 PM at the Lewis County EOC or 8:00 PM on the air during the Lewis County Roundtable. Please check web site or contact officers for future meeting schedule.

Events:
Amateur Radio is a great hobby. It is fun and educational. Perhaps more importantly,
it provides a means of communications in emergencies when other systems are
inoperative or overloaded. For fun, and for your safety and the safety of your family,
friends, and community, consider getting your Amateur Radio license this year.
  2010 MEMBERSHIP DUES ARE DUE - SEND TO KC2WI
Monday March 15 SKYWARN training 7 PM @ Lowville Fire Department more info
TBD (May 17-28) Hospital Interoperable Communications Drill - tentative -
June 26-27 ARRL Field Day info packet from ARRL
July 13 Summer Picnic. details TBD
August 8 Riverfest Communications

If you join ARRL or renew your membership, be sure to specify that you are a member of the Black River Valley ARC. The club receives a $15 commission on new ARRL memberships and $2 for renewals. Use the form at www.arrl.org/FandES/field/club/forms/clubapp.pdf. Send the form and make your payment directly to the Black River Valley Amateur Radio Club.
News and Notes:
Silent Key (2/5/10) George Davis KB2JRE

Revised New Technician Question Pool:

SB SPCL @ ARL $ARLX004
ARLX004 NCVEC Releases Second Technician Question Pool

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QST de W1AW
Special Bulletin 4 ARLX004
From ARRL Headquarters
Newington CT February 2, 2010
To all radio amateurs

SB SPCL ARL ARLX004
ARLX004 NCVEC Releases Second Technician Question Pool

A new question pool was released in January. Upon further review of the pool, more than 50 minor typographical errors were corrected and clarifications made toquestions and answers, making them easier to understand.

These adopted changes are now incorporated in a revised question pool. The errata list, as well as the revised Technician question pool, is available on the NCVEC Web site at, http://www.ncvec.org/.

The previously released pool dated January 4, 2010 is invalid for use. The newly revised Technician question pool will become effective for all examinations administered on or after July 1, 2010; it will remain valid until June 30, 2014.

The current Technician question pool that became effective July 1, 2006 will expire June 30, 2010. The new Technician pool contains approximately 400 questions, from which 35 are selected for an Element 2 examination; it will contain graphics and diagrams, something new for this element.

The current General class question pool was effective July 1, 2007 and is valid through June 30, 2011. The current Amateur Extra class pool was effective July 1, 2008 and is valid until June 30, 2012.

source: ARRL Special Bulletin 4 (ARLX004) 2 Feb 2010


Help and advice for the new ham:
    Repeater Ettiquette: Manners everyone should have when using a Repeater
    (from the Stu Rockafellow Amateur Radio Society in Plymouth, Michigan.)
HR 2160, the Amateur Radio Emergency Communications Enhancement Act of 2009, has been introduced in the House. Similar legislation may be introduced in the Senate at some point. ARRL requests that you write to your congressional representatives and urge them to cosponsor and support this legislation. Contact information:  Rep. John McHugh    Senator Schumer  Senator Gillibrand
The repeater is EchoLink enabled. Connect to AB2XN-R, or node number 427886. EchoLink is typically up weekday afternoons between approximately 1600 and 2200 local. Thanks to Dave AB2XN for setting up the EchoStation software and Frank KC2MRL for the link radio.
Public Service Communications Support: If you are planning a public event at which you need radio communications, please contact any club member. Our resources are limited, but we would like to help out where possible. Better yet, consider getting your license and joining the club so that there are more operators available to handle public service and emergency communications.

 Constitution and By-laws

Neighbor clubs:    Boonville    Jefferson County    St. Lawrence County  Rome   Utica   

          Speculator (Hamilton Co.)     Madison - Oneida (moarc)     Kingston Ontario  

Northern New York Amateur Radio Association   Central New York Amateur Radio Association

National Association For Amateur Radio (ARRL)



What is Amateur Radio? (A beginner's introduction)            Links to more ham radio information.

Ham radio ambassador: Nothing amateur about this form of communication

High Voltage Nick Is Calling  

Radio Hams (Old MGM short film on YouTube)


Check LewisFirst for area information!

Last updated February 10, 2010.
Maintained  by Pete Newell,  KC2WI
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