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:  
     David Allen KB2RQB

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 3.955
HF Net: North Country Group - 8:30 AM Sunday mornings. 3.958
Meetings:  6:30 PM,  Second Tuesday of every Month @ the Lewis County Public Safety Building. Lowville. Nonmembers, non-hams, and other guests welcome!
NOTE: AUGUST 2008 Meeting will be at KB2WNH Ed's camp on Effly Falls Reservoir (Beaver River).

Events:
Tuesday August 12 PICNIC and MEETING at ED KB2WNH's camp on Effley Flow, starting at 1 PM. Hamburgs & hotdogs provided. Bring a dish to pass and your drinks. Contact KB2WNH or KC2WI for details and directions. We will attempt to monitor 146.955 for talk-in and may have a HF station set up.
Friday August 15 Woodsmen's 10K Run Communications 6 PM - Contact WD2ADX or KC2WI
Saturday August 16 Woodsmen's Canoe Race Communications 9 AM - Contact WD2ADX
Saturday August 16 Rome Hamfest
Fri-Sat August 15-16 St. Lawrence Jr. Carp Tournement Communications - Contact Kerry WA2NAN
Fri-Sat 12-13 September Joint MARS/ARES/RACES Emergency Comm Exercise - Contact KC2WI
Fri-Sat September 26-27

Black River Stages Communications - Contact KC2WI

October ?? Simulated Emergency Test

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:
Rome Radio Club 2008 VE test session schedule announced..
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:    Jefferson County     St. Lawrence County    Kingston Ontario

              Boonville     Rome   Utica   Madison - Oneida (moarc)     Speculator (Hamilton Co.)

Northern New York Amateur Radio Association   National Association For Amateur Radio (ARRL)


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Last updated August 6, 2008.
Maintained  by Pete Newell,  KC2WI
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