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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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Events:
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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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| Sat-Sun Jun 26-27 | ARRL Field Day local operations: CNYARA |
| July 1-5 | Thirteen Colonies Special Event |
| Sat. July 18 | Radiocom 2009 (Utica Hamfest @ Herkimer Co Fairgrounds) ... VE Testing |
| Sat. August 1 | Riverfest communications |
| Sat. August 22 | HamJam 2009 -CNYARA Hamfest at the Deerfield Volunteer Firehouse |
| Date TBD | CNYARA is planning a a tour of WIBX / WKTV studios. Anyone interested should contact . |
| September - October | Technician License course by Jefferson County Radio Amateur Club. |
| Sat Oct. 17 - Sun. Oct 18 | New York State QSO Party -- Saturday 1800 UTC thru Sunday 0600 UTC (12 Hours) sponsored by the Rochester DX Association (www.rdxa.com) |
| Sat Oct. 17 - Sun. Oct 18 | Scouting Jamboree On The Air (JOTA) ARRL JOTA info |
| 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. |
| 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 now 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. The repeater is back on the air with new DB-224 antenna, new Heliax feed line, and new cabling in the duplexer. Range is significantly increased, so if you've had problems getting in the past, give it another try. We've had reports of coverage at some spots in Watertown and Utica ! Thanks to Bob Verdon KA2FWG for all his help. Future planned improvements include replacing the controller and possibly RF linking to other repeaters. 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
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Last updated June 15,2009.
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