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
JOIN OR RENEW NOW
  President:  
     Dan Hirschey N2OYQ

Lewis County ARES EC:
open - please contact NNY SEC Peter Newell KC2WI if interested

Lewis County RACES RO:
open

Lewis County SKYWARN Coordinator:
Dan Hirschey N2OYQ

EMERGENCY COMMUNICATIONS INFORMATION
  Vice President
     Lou Gorczyca KD2IOU
  Secretary:
      Dottie Suiter KC2LDF
  Treasurer & Webmaster:
      Pete Newell KC2WI
  Repeater Trustee 
     Dave Schultz AB2XN
Repeater: 146.955 (-) located east of Lowville. Callsign W2RHM. Echolink AB2XN
VHF Net:

Lewis County Roundtable. 8:00 every evening on the club repeater 146.955. All operators encouraged to check in.  Echolink checkins welcome. This is an informal net. If no one picks up net control -- you do it! Net preamble and format available here.. If the repeater is down, try 146.955 simplex.
VHF Net:

Black River Valley Service Net. 9:00 every evening on the Boonville Club repeater 146.655
HF Nets: North Country Group - 8:30 AM Sunday mornings. 3.958
  Carrier Net - 9 AM weekdays & Saturdays 3.935
  Top Band SSB Net - 8:30 PM Wednesdays 1.941
Meetings: No regular meeting schedule at this time.
Please contact club officers for further information.


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.
Please contact any club member if you are interested. We are here to help.

News and Notes:

Why You Should Learn to Love Ham Radio (Popular Mechanics March 2015)

Ever ready: Local ham radio operators provide vital link (Mountain News Ashville NC June 2015)

Repeater Etiquette: Manners everyone should have when using a Repeater
    (from the Stu Rockafellow Amateur Radio Society in Plymouth, Michigan.)

 Constitution and By-laws    Join the Club/ Renew membership

   Northern New York Amateur Radio Association  

Neighbor clubs:    Boonville    Rome   Utica   Hamilton County  Madison - Oneida (moarc)

    Thousand Islands Repeater Club  Jefferson County OVARC (St. Lawrence County)  Kingston Ontario  

National Association For Amateur Radio (American Radio Relay League)

  Why does Amateur Radio Exist? (Basis and Purpose according to FCC)

Links to more ham radio information.

Last updated January 5, 2022.
Maintained  by Pete Newell,  KC2WI
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