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| President:
Dan Hirschey N2OYQ |
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 |
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Events (2013):
| Saturday, May 4 | NNYARA MEETING at Mullen's Family Restaurant on Route 11 south in Gouverneur. 10.00 am. -l 2:00 pm. Order lunch from the menu and if enough folks order lunch they will waive the room charge. directions |
| Wednesday May 8 | SKYWARN Severe Weather Spotter training by NOAA National Weather Service. 7-9PM at Lewis County Search & Rescue. For more information, contact Judith Levan @ NWS (716) 565-0420 x 223 or . |
| Saturday June 8 | Communications for the Black Fly Challenge mountain bike race Indian Lake to Inlet through the Moose River Plains. Contact Dennis N2LBT (try Old Forge repeater) for details. |
| Weekend June 8-9 | ARRL Spring VHF QSO Party |
| Weekend June 22-23 | Field Day |
| Saturday August 3 | Communications for Lewis County Riverfest. |
| Friday August 16 | Communications for Boonville Woodsmens 10K Run. Please contact WD2ADX if you can help. |
| Weekend August 17-18 | Tibbetts Point Lighthouse activation for ILLW - Thousand Islands Repeater Club |
| September 14-15 (?) | 17-21 Group at Kring Point State Park. Saturday picnic. Check in to 7272 Ragchew net, 7191 Nightwatch net, 1871 17-21 net for more information |
| Saturday October 5 (?) |
Boonville Elks Walkathon radio communications. Help needed. Contact WD2ADX |
| Sunday October 6 (?) |
Boonville Town and Country 10K Run radio communications. Help needed. Contact WD2ADX |
| Saturday October 19 | New York QSO Party |
| Weekend October 19-20 | Jamboree On The Air |
| October TBD | NNY Simulated Emergency Test. Details TBD. |
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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. |
News and Notes:
The current Technician class question pool is valid through June 30, 2014. The current General question pool is valid until June 30, 2015. A new Amateur Extra question pool took effect July 1, 2012 and will remain valid until June 30, 2016. (Source: ARRL Letter) Help and advice for the new ham: Repeater Etiquette: Manners everyone should have when using a Repeater (from the Stu Rockafellow Amateur Radio Society in Plymouth, Michigan.) 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 Join the Club/ Renew membership
Neighbor clubs: Boonville Rome Utica CNYARA Madison - Oneida (moarc)
Jefferson County Thousand Islands Repeater Club OVARC (St. Lawrence County) Kingston Ontario
Hamilton County Northern New York Amateur Radio Association
National Association For Amateur Radio (American Radio Relay League)
Links to more ham radio information.
What is Amateur Radio? (A beginner's introduction) Basis and Burpose according to FCC
Ham radio ambassador: Nothing amateur about this form of communication
Radio Hams (Old MGM short film on YouTube)
Check LewisFirst for area information!
Last updated April 13, 2013.
Maintained by Pete Newell,
KC2WI
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