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Lewis County ARES EC:
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| Vice President Pete Cecconi KC2NUN |
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| Secretary: Dottie Suiter KC2LDF |
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| Treasurer & Webmaster: Pete Newell KC2WI |
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| Repeater Trustee Pete Newell KC2WI |
| Repeater: 146.955 (-) Note: Old frequency was 147.015 (-) | ||||||||
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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. |
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| 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. |
| Silent Key (2/5/10) George Davis KB2JRE
Revised New Technician Question Pool: SB SPCL @ ARL $ARLX004 ZCZC AX04 SB SPCL ARL ARLX004 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. |
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
Radio Hams (Old MGM short film on YouTube)
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Last updated February 10, 2010.
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