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 (-) located east of Lowville.
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: North Country Group - 8:30 AM Sunday mornings. 3.958
  NNY Informal on-air schedule afternoons 5:30 ~ 6:30 3.958
Meetings: none scheduled  

Events:
Friday December 9 Boonville Amateur Radio Club Holiday Dinner 7PM @ Boondocks. Black River Valley ARC members welcome to attend. Please contact Dick WD2ADX. See Boonville web site for info.

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:
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/files/file/Clubs/rebate.pdf . Send the form and make your payment directly to the Black River Valley Amateur Radio Club.
The current Technician class question pool is valid through June 30, 2014. The current General question pool is valid until June 30, 2015. The current Amateur Extra question pool is valid until June 30, 2012. (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

Neighbor clubs:    Boonville    Jefferson County    OVARC (St. Lawrence County)  Rome   Utica   

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

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

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

High Voltage Nick Is Calling  

Radio Hams (Old MGM short film on YouTube)

Check LewisFirst for area information!

Last updated January 18, 2012.
Maintained  by Pete Newell,  KC2WI
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