New News
Field Day - Attend one near YOU...
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To ALL NC DECs and
ECs
I received the
following in an
email and am passing
it along, as
requested.
Quote.
In our continuing
effort to gather
information and
establish a baseline
to begin making
recommendations on
the tasks that were
given us from the
ARRL Board of
Directors and
the Programs and
Services Committee,
we (the ECAC) have
designed a survey
for Emergency
Managers.
We are asking your
help in getting the
survey out to
Emergency Managers.
We do not have the
capability to target
Emergency Managers
nationwide, so we
are asking the SEC
and SM, if
necessary, to send
the link to your
ARRL Emergency
Coordinators (ECs)
in the hope that
they will send it to
their local
Emergency Manager.
If you do not have
an EC in every
jurisdiction, then
we hope that a DEC,
ADEC, the SEC or SM
could send it to the
Emergency Manager in
those jurisdictions
having no appointed
EC.
Please copy and
paste the following
paragraph to be sent
to the Emergency
Managers.
The survey will end
on the close of
business
on May 31.
Thank you.
73, Jim Cross
WI3N Section
Manager, Maryland/DC
Chairman ARRL
ECAC
wi3n@arrl.org
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The Emergency
Communications
Advisory Committee
of the American
Radio Relay League,
the national
organization for
Amateur Radio, hopes
that you will take a
few minutes to take
our survey by
clicking this link:
<Complete Survey
Now>
Or, copy the
following web
address into your
browser:
https://www.surveymonkey.com/s/G5PGTPL
We are gathering
information so that
we may better adjust
the capabilities of
Amateur Radio to the
needs of Emergency
Management. Your
input is critical
and we appreciate
your taking the time
to help us help you.
The Survey will end
on the close of
business
on Tuesday, May 31.
Unquote
Thanks to all of you
for the good job
that you are doing.
73,
Tom N4TAB
NC SEC
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Please
help
us
spread
the
word.
We
are
coming
back
home
to
Shelby,
NC!
Yes
we
are
returning
to
the
Cleveland
County
Fairgrounds
in
Shelby,
NC.
We
are
giving
away
awesome
prizes
in
celebration
of
our
"homecoming".
You
can
order
tickets
online
at
http://www.shelbyhamfest.org
or
using
the
form
attached
and
mailing
your
check
with
an
SASE.
You
do
not
have
to
be
present
to
win
these
prizes
so
order
your
tickets
today!
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6/01/2013 |
Badin Bomber Crash (Badin is near
Albemarle NC)
Jun 1,
1400Z-1800Z, NC4MC ,
Badin, NC. Montgomery Amateur Radio
Society. 14.250 USB 7.250 LSB 14.030 CW.
Certificate. Don Grady, KG4ZRH, 120
Woodline Dr, Troy, NC 27371. June 08,
1944 crash of USN Bomber into Lake Badin
Badin, NC.
Badin is part
of the Golden Triangle (Morrow Mountain,
Lake Badin and Albemarle).
Paul -
KD4OZI
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Sent to me
and forwarded to Club
members.................
Sam
(KA4ATT) The Brazos Valley Amateur
Radio Club, KK5W is participating in
this years Museum Ships Weekend.
June 1-2, 2013. Our call sign,
KK5W will be credited as a contact
with both WW II Submarine USS Cavalla
and Destroyer Escort USS Stewart.
Visit our web page for more information,
www.bvarcmswe.org. We will
be operating from Seawolf Park in
Galveston, Texas, NA-143.
Frequencies as follows: SSB
7.260 MKHz
14.260 MHz 21.360 MHz 28.360 MHz
CW 7.039 Mhz 14,039 MHz
21.039 KHz 28,039 KHz
Amateur
radio operators in the Galveston -
Houston area are cordially invited to
participate. You can sign up on the web
page if you would like to operate
KK5W during the event at Seawolf Park.
KK5W will also host two VHF Nets for
Houston-Galveston amateurs to contact
the local museum ships using the
WA5CYI repeater 146.94 (-) PL 167.9
on Saturday and
Sunday from 11AM - 1 PM Local
time. We are anticipating the USS
Texas (NA5DV), Elissa (N5E), and the
Grandcamp/High Flyer Memorial (AC0TX)
will be on the net.
Operation on
OSCAR satellites is planned for daytime
passes
on Saturday, June 1. A
balloon launch is scheduled for Saturday
morning,
For the second year,
KK5W is sponsoring the Texas Navy Award.
This years Texas Navy Fleet is expanded
to include: USS Cavalla and USS
Stewart KK5W USS Texas NA5DV Tall
Ship Elissa N5E USS Lexington W5LEX
SS High Flyer and SS Grandcamp Memorial
AC0TX National Museum of the Pacific
War N5P For KK5W and AC0TX, one
contact counts for both ships.
Provide evidence of two way
communication (log extract) with at
least four
of the call signs
during MSWE 2013 to earn the 2013 Texas
Navy Certificate. Work all six to
earn the coveted Clean Sweep
endorsement. Visit our web page,
www.bvarcmswe.org for information on how
to claim the certificate.
73,
Ron, K5HM Event Coordinator
k5hm.ron@gmail.com
www.qrz.com/db/k5hm
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Spring Time
in the Western Branch
New DEC for Area-11 Welcome
our new DEC for Area-11 Jared
Gohlke (N4JMG), Jarred lives in
Kannapolis and was the former EC
for Rowan County. Welcome aboard
Jared. This adds a new
replacement for Jared. The new
EC for Rowan County is George
Huffman (KD4MXA), George lives
in Salisbury. George is a go
getter and was the A.E.C. for
Rowan County.
Welcome aboard Jared and George.
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Area-13 Area-13 brings two
new EC’s We will start with
Union County - Jerry Brewer
(N4MIU) the former EC of
Mecklenburg County who has moved
to Union County. Jerry, was the
EC of Mecklenburg for a number
of years and bring a lot of
experience to the table, good
luck Jerry. Please keep your
DEC, Ben (KM4C) posted on
progress and your Monthly
reports. NOW a brand new EC for
Mecklenburg County. Anthony
Lewis (KE4VVF). Anthony is new
to the EC position but will be
successful know his former EC
and dealing with Ben (KM4C) the
DEC of Area-13. Anthony (KE4VVF)
lives in Charlotte and is
looking forward in getting
started in the EC position for
Mecklenburg County.
Added a
new A.D.E.C. Welcome aboard
William Ware (KI4ZCT).
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Well
there, I said it again. Monthly
reports as you all know these
drive the heart of many, not
only doing their dreaded (Short
List) of reports. In QST
monthly new letter no monthly
reports have not been listed for
North Carolina. Tom Brown
(N4TAB) s working to dissolve
this problem.
Good time
to mention Monthly reports as
April Monthly reports are due
now at least by the 7th so Tom
can roll them up and pass them
on To QST.
Paul -
KD4OZI A.S.E.C. - N.C.
Western Branch 5/09/2013
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Congratulations to the new hams who passed their
test on Monday!
Here are their call signs - be sure to listen for
them on the air:
KK4QVH - Michael Morgan
KK4QVI - Garret Starnes
KK4QVJ - David Smith
KK4QVK - Leng Lee
KK4QVL - Heath Roper
KK4QVM - Bryan Harris
KK4QVN - Chuck Safrit
Ray
KI4UDZ
5/1/2013
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Stanly County
If you are an
Amateur Radio Operator and if you are
interested in the weather, here are a couple
of opportunities for you.
The National Weather Service provides
Storm Spotter Training to anyone who
is interested in being a Storm Spotter. The
SkyWarn network ( http://www.nws.noaa.gov/skywarn/)
i ncludes
amateur radio operators. In Stanly county,
we report our weather information through
the Triad Skywarn Network (147.255 -
Asheboro repeater). Certification as a
Skywarn Storm Spotter means that you know
which data the National Weather Service
needs and you have the network through which
to report it.
This training session will be held at the
Commons, in the Partnership room (across
from Stanly Regional Medical Center),
on May 30 at 7:00 p.m.
The second opportunity is for those who are
interested rain data collection. A volunteer
organization which collects
rainfall data (as well as hail and
snow fall data). By installing a special
rain gauge and collecting data on a daily
basis, you can provide important information
to the National Weather Service on rainfall
and drought conditions. You can find more
information at this website:
http://www.cocorahs.org/
If you wish to attend the Storm Spotter
Training, please contact me ( ki4udz@yahoo.com)
or Bill (k4vet -
sirwilliam@ctc.net) so we can add
your name to the list of 13 who have already
committed to attend the training session.
If you have any questions about the
CoCoRahs rain collection, feel free to
contact me (ki4udz@yahoo.com) as I have been
collecting rainfall data for about a year.
73s
Ray
KI4UDZ
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Dennis, always nice to see counties that are
working with the scouts. Our future Ham,
ARES, MARS operators of the duture.
Paul
Date:
March, 2013 ARES Members: 45, Same by
(number) AUXComm Members: 8, Same by (number)
Net Name: Iredell County ARES Training
net.146.685, Net Sessions: 8, Net Liason:
Piedmont Emergency Training Net (145.350)
Number of Drills, Tests, Training Sessions: 8,
Hours: 40 Number of public service events: 1,
Hours: 75 Number of Emergency Operations: 0,
Hours: 0 Total ARES Operations: 9, Hours: 115
--- Begin Comments for N4WHK --- we did a
class for a scout troop to earn their radio
medit badge. There was 3 modules of classroom
and then each scout had to spend 10 mins on the
air making QSO\'s. We had 2 instructors per
class (each module). We had a few scouts in each
class and they rotated classes. --- End
Comments for N4WHK ---
--------------------------------------------- Need your ICOM HF radio repaired?
Well, let us just say the ICOM man has
returned home and is back repairing ICOM HF
rigs.
Paul Hansen, W6XA Amateur Radio Service
1813A N Boulevard
Anderson, SC 29621
864-222-3539 707-479-5892
Thank Bill (WA2EDN) for providing
the above information.
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North Carolina’s
Severe
Weather Awareness Week is
March 3-9,
2013
Statewide Tornado Drill for 2013 Will Take Place
on
Wednesday, March 6, at 9:30 AM EST
The National
Weather Service is proud to be promoting North
Carolina’s Severe Weather Awareness Week, which will
take place during the week of March 3-9, 2013. During
this week, we are asking members of the community to Be
a Force of Nature and better prepare for severe weather
threats in our area. There are three main components of
the Be a Force of Nature theme:
See
NOAA Information.
http://www.weather.gov/rah/2013ncswaw
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2013 Charlotte/Concord Hamfest
Friday & Saturday
March 8th to 9th
Where can KD4OZI (Paul) be
located Saturday
morning from 8:30 A.M. to 2:00 P.M.??
At K4OGB (Stanly
County ARC) tables 205, 206, 207 and 208
If you are coming from the Dealers area, tables
are located on the very back wall. Why don't you come
up and see me sometime.
Here is the layout of the Flea
Market Area
http://www.w4bfb.org/hamfest2013/flea_market_layout.html
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Jared Gohlke (N4JMG), a general class operator.
Jared is the current EC for Rowan County. Jared is also
a Law Enforcement Officer for the State Of North
Carolina. I'm looking forward working with Jared
endeavors in the future. Welcome aboard Jared.
Paul - KD4OZI
Western Branch A.S.E.C. 2/19/13
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