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Hamilton County Amateur Radio Club
Adirondack Mountains ~ Hamilton County, New York
Speculator Repeater 147.165 + no pl
Blue Mountain Repeaters 147.075 + pl 71.9 ; 442.750 + pl 103.3
If you are interested in getting your Amateur Radio license,
please contact any club member. We are here to help!
Everyone is invited to meetings and events. No license needed. Come see what
ham radio is all about.
Events
| Meetings are 7 PM the third Monday of the month except December at the Lake Pleasant Fire Hall. | |
| ARES/RACES Net is 7:00 PM Mondays except meeting nights. All licensed operators encouraged to check in. | |
| The North Country Group meets 8:00 Sunday mornings on 3.958 | |
| Fire Tower Radio:The Northern New York Amateur Radio Association is encouraging operation from current and former Adirondack fire tower or other mountaintop locations. | |
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| Tue January 3 | 6:15 PM NNY Hospital and Emergency Net on the Whiteface repeater. Hamilton County participation from LPFD/EOC in conjunction with radio tests. Contact NNY SEC Kc2WI if interested in participating. |
| Mon Feb. 20 | NBEMS Digital Messaging - Fldigi installation and configuration workshop after the regular club business meeting. Contact KC2WI for more information. |
| Feb. 23~25 | DOD/MARS COMEX 23-1 interoperability exercise with Amateur Radio. See the Emcomm page on the NNY Section website for general info about the relationship between MARS (Military Auxiliary Radio System) and amateur radio and/or please contact SEC KC2WI if you have questions. |
| Tue April 4 | 6:15 PM NNY Hospital and Emergency Net on the Whiteface repeater. Hamilton County participation from LPFD/EOC in conjunction with radio tests. Contact NNY SEC KC2WI if interested in participating. |
| May TBD | DOD/MARS COMEX 23-2 interoperability exercise with Amateur Radio. See the Emcomm page on the NNY Section website for general info about the relationship between MARS (Military Auxiliary Radio System) and amateur radio and/or please contact SEC KC2WI if you have questions. |
| May 12-13 | Armed Forces Day Crossband Test. Military stations transmit on military frequencies and listen on Amateur frequencies. Hams tranmit on Amateur frequencies. Details TBA. |
| May 20 | TIRC Hamfest @ Depauville FD Thousands Islands Repeater Club 8AM~12PM |
| Sat June 10 | Communications for the Black Fly Challenge mountain bike race through the Moose River Plains. Up to 1000 participants! OPERATORS NEEDED. Contact Dennis N2LBT. |
| June 10-12 | ARRL June VHF QSO Party Perfect opportunity for some Adirondack mountaintop operation. |
| June 24 | Tupper Lake Tinman Triathlon.Communications by AARA. OPERATORS NEEDED. Please contact KC2VMF opr KC2WI for more information. |
| June 24~25 |
Field Day weekend. See ARRL Field Day locator for more information and additional locations. NNY Field Day operators should meet on the air Sunday 8:00 AM 3958 on the North Country Group. |
| Tue July 4 | 6:15 PM NNY Hospital and Emergency Net on the Whiteface repeater. Hamilton County participation from LPFD/EOC in conjunction with radio tests. Contact NNY SEC Kc2WI if interested in participating. |
| August 13 | NNYARA"Junk In A Trunk" |
| Sept. 9-11 | ARRL VHF QSO Party Perfect opportunity for some Adirondack mountaintop operation. |
| Sept. 23 | Demonstration and publicity station at the Applefest in Speculator. Please contact KC2GCH, K2LML, or KC2WI if you can help. Anyone intersted in ham radio is encouraged to visit the station. |
| Tue October 3 | 6:15 PM NNY Hospital and Emergency Net on the Whiteface repeater. Hamilton County participation from LPFD/EOC in conjunction with radio tests. Contact NNY SEC Kc2WI if interested in participating. |
| October TBD | ARRL Simulated Emergency Test See description on the NNY section web site. This will be a practice collecting, consolidating, and transmitting specific information. |
| Sat Oct. 14 | New York QSO Party 10 AM-10 PM. Let's get ALL NNY counties on the air for this. |
| December | No monthly meeting in December. Merry Christmas! |
| TBD based on interest | Amateur Radio Demonstration If you would like a hands-on demonstration, either individually or for your group, please contact any club member. Amateur Radio is a fascinating and educational hobby, the original 'social networking' technology, and a valuable communcations resource in emergency situations when other systems are inoperable or overloaded. |
The club was organized in May of 2002 as the Speculator Amateur Radio Club (SpARC) to support the local repeater, provide emergency and public service communications, generate interest in amateur radio, and afford amateur radio operators and those interested in radio as a hobby an opportunity to meet socially.
In November 2012, we voted to change our name to the Hamilton County Amateur Radio Club. Our goal is to provide emergency communications throughout all of Hamilton County if needed.
We now have a Hamilton County RACES repeater on Blue Mountain.
The club continues to work with county agencies to build volunteer emergency communications capabilities. If you are a ham, we need your participation. Please contact NNY ARES Section Emergency Coordinater Peter Newell KC2WI.
If you live or spend any time in the area, we encourage you to join our club. Repeater dues are $8/year and club dues are $2/year. Dues are due in July.
If you are interested in getting your Amateur Radio license, we can help.
Meetings are held at the Lake Pleasant Fire Hall 7:00 PM on the third Monday of each month, except December. All hams and non-hams welcome. Please contact us for details.
Hamilton County ARES holds a net every Monday night at 7:00 PM (except club meeting nights). Initial callup is on the Speculator repeater (147.165+) followed by a call on the Blue Mountain / Hamilton County RACES repeater (147.075+ pl 71.9). All licensed operators encourage to check in. We are in need of Net Control and Alternate Net Control stations. If you do not hear a net control station after a couple of minutes, YOU are encouraged to become net control. net preamble More information on Hamilton County ARES is available on the Hamilton County page of the NNY Section website.
The primary repeater used by Albany National Weather Service SKYWARN is the 147.375+ (100) KA2QYE machine in the Helderbergs southwest of Albany. Alternate is Gore Mountain.
All donations appreciated to help with the cost of repeater operation and maintenance. Seaplane Fly-In Insulated Travel Mugs are still available. Please purchase a mug or make a donation to help support the volunteer emergency and public service communications provided by the club.
If you are interested in getting your Amateur Radio license, please contact us or come to a club meeting.
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ARRL Northern New York Section |
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Adirondacks Speculator Region Chamber of Commerce
The club is a member of the Northern New York Amateur Radio Association.
Web site created and maintained by Pete Newell KC2WI Affordable Technical Solutions.