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Slight SET Lcation Change
Good morning all,
For those of you traveling to the FTC for today's SET exercise the location has changed slightly.
The new location is at building J4 at the County complex.
Just look for the building closest to the water tower.
If you have any questions please call me.
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Section Emergency Coordinator,?ARRL Eastern New York Section | |
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Latest Spaceweather Women forecast
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2024 Simulated Emergency Test (SET) reminder
Good evening everyone,
Just a friendly reminder that the annual?Simulated Emergency Test (SET) is scheduled for tomorrow, Saturday, October 5th from 9:00 until noon. There will also be a special session on Monday the 7th to allow EOC offices from around the ENY Section to participate in this years SET exercise during a normal business day.
Saratoga County will be participating in the SET exercise following the section-wide plan as outlined in the attached documents.
There are four activities listed in the attached documents. All four can be accomplished from your home (depending on your HF and Winlink capabilities).??Also, I will be arriving at the Fire Training Center (FTC) at 8:00 am on Saturday to begin the setup of an NVIS antenna and a Winlink compatible HF/VHF station.
Take a look at the attached documents and if you would like to participate at the FTC feel free to come out on tomorrow.?
Also, I forgot to mention the Saratoga County mobile command vehicle will be on location and will be used as one of our operating stations. If you haven't seen this vehicle before it's something you don't want to miss!
Feel free to contact me if you have any questions.
'73 | | Fred Halley - W2EMS
Section Emergency Coordinator,?ARRL Eastern New York Section | |
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What are SCARA's plans for
the Simulated Emergency Test on Saturday?? And details available??
Peter - W2BEW
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Brian,
I’ve been listening to them all week.? They are doing a great service to their community.?
Chuck KE2DUZ
On Wed, Oct 2, 2024 at 5:12?PM Brian Szewczyk NJ1F via <nj1f= [email protected]> wrote: If you want to hear how ham radio serves during stressed times, listen here. This is a live stream of the W4HTP amateur radio repeater on Mt. Mitchell in North Carolina.
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Brian
NJ1F
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If you want to hear how ham radio serves during stressed times, listen here. This is a live stream of the W4HTP amateur radio repeater on Mt. Mitchell in North Carolina.
https://www.broadcastify.com/webPlayer/43107?fbclid=IwY2xjawFqlPpleHRuA2FlbQIxMQABHRSlXxQKKjB7t4jFrdJNFS3U22fQzac46OoZJhuxk1KsLDcj0gm5BeFflQ_aem_OV5-DXGiwYVkd06GqZdn1g
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Brian
NJ1F
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Wednesday October 2 RATPAC: Special ARRL elections presentation
Sharing this with the group in case you haven’t already voted.
73 Brian? NJ1F? Pro
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From: RATPAC - K7REX <dan4nwdivision@...>
Date: October 1, 2024 at 9:29:25 PM EDT
To: nj1f@...
Subject: Wednesday October 2 RATPAC: Special ARRL elections presentation
Reply-To: dan4nwdivision@...
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Wednesday, October 2,?RATPAC Zoom/YouTube Live Presentation?
9:00 PM AST / 9:00 PM ET / 800 PM CT / 7:00 PM MDT / 6:00 PM PDT / 5:00 PM AKDT / 4:00 PM HADT/?GMT?01:00 AM Thursday
Agenda:
Hear what the candidates for ARRL elections have to say and let your voice be heard.
The agenda involves each director candidate presenting their views on key issues for up to five minutes, followed by a Q&A. We'll briefly discuss disqualified candidates and welcome comments on that topic.
NOTE:?Zoom will take the first 1000 participants, we will also have live-streaming on our Youtube channel:?YouTube.com/@RATPAC?
- This meeting will be recorded. By participating,, you consent to being recorded.?
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Please change your?display name?to your?First Name, Call Sign (or organization)
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???and Location, e.g., Dan K7REX Idaho.?
- Please stay muted until you are ready to speak. Your space bar works like a PTT for unmuting?
Please Join Wednesday's Zoom Meeting
Join Zoom Meeting
Meeting ID: 212 888 4758
Passcode: RATPAC
We will also be live-streaming on our YouTube channel:?YouTube.com/@RATPAC
Past RATPAC Presentations?//???
Website link:?
FaceBook:???
RATPAC Speaker & Suggestion Form:?
73 ~Dan
Dan Marler, K7REX
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Radio Amateur Training Planning and Activities Committee (RATPAC)?comprises Amateur Radio Operators of a wide variety of backgrounds and experiences. Together, we host weekly nationwide Amateur Radio Zoom presentations that cover all?general radio topics, including amateur radio emergency communications.?The presentation audience consists of thousands of amateur radio operators worldwide who participate directly in the Zoom sessions or with video links of the presentation and related documentation sent??out after each session.
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Re: ham radio operators helping after Helene
Jim
Great clip thank you for sharing.
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On Oct 2, 2024, at 11:13 AM, Jim AAT2BR - K2LM <k2lm@...> wrote:
? ? Nice piece on a ham in the Research Triangle of NC helping find missing people in the Asheville, NC area. ? Jim K2LM
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Nice piece on a ham in the Research Triangle of NC helping find missing people in the Asheville, NC area.
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ham radio operators helping after Helene
? Nice piece on a ham in the Research Triangle of NC helping find missing people in the Asheville, NC area. ? Jim K2LM
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In support of this weekend's SET, I have activated the N2YQT-10 Winlink RMS on 145.05 Mhz. This provides 1200 BPS packet, and VARA FM WIDE (with vara digipeat?function).
It provides? decent coverage for South Glens Falls, Glens Falls, and Queensbury. Here is a heat map of the station coverage.?
Feel free to try it tonight?during the Winlink training exercise following the?W2WCR Tech Net.
Here are my go-to Winlink RMS stations:?
N2YQT-10 145.05 Mhz (South Glens Falls)
K2DLL-10 145.05 Mhz (Wilton EMS Jones Rd.) W2GSA? ? 7090.5 Mhz (VARA 500)
There are other HF RMS gateways, but W2GSA is always reliable and plenty fast if you aren't using a registered version of VARA.
Area packet digipeaters: W2WCR-7 145.05 Mhz (Prospect Mt.)
K1FFK 145.05 Mhz (Mt. Greylock)
Ryan, N2YQT
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Re: W2WCR 900mhz Presentation
Tonight is the night! 7pm
Gonna be a great presentation from K2GOG, hope to see you there! :)
On Wed, Sep 25, 2024 at 8:06?AM Adam Koeble KD2YFY via <kd2yfy= [email protected]> wrote: Hello K2DLL!
Just wanted to let you all know at W2WCR's monthly club meeting on September 30th, we will be having a guest speaker talking about 900mhz (Meshtastic, Data, etc)
I'd like to extend the invite to you all, as this is a really cool opportunity with hands?on demonstrations to follow the meeting!
Monday September 30th?@ 7pm Location: Queensbury Central Fire Department 17 Lafayette Street Queensbury NY 12804
See Presentation writeup below!
Looking forward to it! Hope to see you there!
Guest Speaker:?Steve Bossert K2GOG This presentation will focus on the ITU Region 2 use of the 902 to 928 MHz band, who else shares it currently with the amateur radio service and some really cool things you can do today beyond normal boring voice oriented modes.? Topics covered includes MeshTastic, LoRaAPRS, LoRa BBS and a clever spin on Morse Code. This portion of spectrum is valuable and we as amateurs need to find more ways to use this valuable resource before it is taken away. Hands on demonstration to follow the presentation.?
Adam Koeble - KD2YFYWarren County Radio Club President Club Website:? KD2YFY's Hamshack Hotline Extension: 5500445 W2WCR Club Discord Server:?
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Re: Thank You for Voting!
Hello Brain?
?I am very active and get out to club meetings , field day sites zoom calls and ham fests.? Perhaps there's a chance we have never crossed paths ? I am very well known in the Eastern NY section.??
I believe my response was published here on this list earlier today . An email and postal mailing should be arriving soon. My phone number is 6314848826 if you would like to chat.?
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Exactly...
For some time we in the Hudson Division has not had a director that communicates what is going at the League. I get whats happening at HQ from other division directors that I come in contact with at Hamcation, Hamvention, Hamexpo, Nearfest, and other clubs
organizations that have Directors give presentations.?
I did receive an email from one of the candidates which outlined his positions, but heard zero from the other.
As a life member I want the ARRL to be successful, gain membership and represent our hobby for decades to come.
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Brian
NJ1F
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From: "Howard Lester N7SO via groups.io"
To: [email protected]
Cc:
Sent: Friday September 27 2024 10:58:38AM
Subject: Re: [K2DLL - Saratoga County ARA] Thank You for Voting!
Yes, it’s easy, but I have no idea who to vote for, whoever will help shake up the League (per Fred Brown’s post several days ago).
Howard N7SO
On Sep 27, 2024, at 10:55?AM, Fred - W2EMS <w2ems@...> wrote:
My vote is in, how about yours? It was quick and easy doing it online this morning.
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Re: Thank You for Voting!
Howard Exactly... For some time we in the Hudson Division has not had a director that communicates what is going at the League. I get whats happening at HQ from other division directors that I come in contact with at Hamcation, Hamvention, Hamexpo, Nearfest, and other clubs organizations that have Directors give presentations.? I did receive an email from one of the candidates which outlined his positions, but heard zero from the other. As a life member I want the ARRL to be successful, gain membership and represent our hobby for decades to come. 73 Brian NJ1F ----------------------------------------- From: "Howard Lester N7SO via groups.io" To: [email protected]Cc: Sent: Friday September 27 2024 10:58:38AM Subject: Re: [K2DLL - Saratoga County ARA] Thank You for Voting!
Yes, it’s easy, but I have no idea who to vote for, whoever will
help shake up the League (per Fred Brown’s post several days
ago).
Howard N7SO
On Sep 27, 2024, at 10:55?AM, Fred - W2EMS
<w2ems@...> wrote:
My vote is in, how about yours? It was quick and easy doing it
online this morning.
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[W2WCR] Statement from Ed N2XDD
---------- Forwarded message --------- From: Adam Koeble KD2YFY via <kd2yfy=[email protected]>Date: Fri, Sep 27, 2024 at 11:13?AM Subject: [W2WCR] Statement from Ed N2XDD To: < [email protected]> Last thing I'll share on this - Ed wanted me to share this out with all of you!
Have a great weekend ahead! Adam Koeble - KD2YFYWarren County Radio Club President Club Website:? KD2YFY's Hamshack Hotline Extension: 5500445 W2WCR Club Discord Server:?
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Yes, it’s easy, but I have no idea who to vote for, whoever will help shake up the League (per Fred Brown’s post several days ago).
Howard N7SO
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My vote is in, how about yours? It was quick and easy doing it online this morning.
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FW: Thank You for Voting!
My vote is in, how about yours? It was quick and easy doing it online this morning. | | Fred Halley - W2EMS
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Thank you for voting in the 2024 American Radio Relay League
(ARRL) Election!
This confirms that your vote has been cast successfully.
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http://arrl.org/news/helene-storm-updates
Helene - Storm Updates
09/26/2024
Thursday, September 26, 2024, 9:00 AM Eastern Update:
Hurricane Helene has been upgraded to a Category 2 storm by the
National Hurricane Center. It is expected to strengthen and bring
catastrophic winds and storm surge to the northeastern Gulf coast. At
8:00 AM Thursday morning, Helene was located about 320 miles from Tampa,
Florida, with winds of 100 miles per hour (mph).?
The storm is moving toward the north-northeast near 12 mph. This
general motion is expected to continue with a significant increase in
forward speed during the next 24 hours. On the forecast track, Helene
will move across the eastern Gulf of Mexico Thursday and cross the
Florida Big Bend coast Thursday evening or early Friday morning. After
landfall, Helene is expected to turn northwestward and slow down over
the Tennessee Valley on Friday and Saturday. Weakening is expected after
landfall, but Helene's fast forward speed will allow strong, damaging
winds, especially in gusts, to penetrate well inland across the
southeastern United States, including over the higher terrain of the
southern Appalachians.?
The Hurricane Watch Net will activate Thursday morning at 10:00 AM
EDT on both 14.325 MHz and 7.268 MHz. Here are the current plans, from
HWN:
Thursday Activation?
? 20 meters: 14.325 MHz (USB) at 10:00 AM EDT (1400 UTC) until we lose propagation at night.
? 40 meters: 7.268 MHz (LSB) at 10:00 AM EDT (1400 UTC). We will remain
active on this frequency throughout the day and overnight for as long as
propagation allows. If propagation allows us to operate all night, we
will suspend operations at 7:30 AM EDT Friday to allow the Waterway Net
to conduct their daily net.
Friday Activation
? 20 meters: we will resume operations on 14.325 MHz at 7:00 AM EDT (1000 UTC).
? 40 meters: we will resume operations on 7.268 MHz at 8:30 AM EDT (1230 UTC).?
Any change to the Hurricane Watch Net plans will be on their website,, and social media page.?
The VoIP Hurricane Net will activate at 10 AM EDT Thursday and remain
active for as long as necessary for Hurricane Helene and impacts to
Florida and Georgia, through Friday morning. The net, on *WX_TALK*
EchoLink conference node: 7203/IRLP 9219 system and other VoIP radio
systems via the KC5FM-R node, is supporting WX4NHC, the amateur radio
station at the National Hurricane Center in Miami, Florida. WX4NHC will
also be active beginning at 3 PM EDT Thursday through late Thursday
evening.?
The ARRL West Central Florida Section will be activating both the
State EOC at Tallahassee (KA4EOC) and an alternative communications
point at the Escambia County Emergency Operations Center (W4UC.)?
Current planned ICS 205 activation:?
SARNET should be used as the primary communications point except for any sensitive traffic.?
Note that if the microwave link is lost along the way, it may impact
communications if the transmission can’t reach the central routing
point?
If using Winlink, ?formal for messaging traffic and should be sent to
either KA4EOC for ham or NNA4FL for SHARES. Winlink is monitored as
well as configured to automatically forward to the State Watch Office:?
·??????? For HF, 7197 for daytime and 3940
for night primary (KA4EOC & W4UC will share responsibility for
monitoring the frequencies)?
·??????? No time has been set to place
SARNET in a restricted net or when the HF net will begin, but that
information will be shared soon. Activation of the formal nets will not
begin until storm impacts start being felt in the state.?
ARRL will report current updates and amateur radio activations as the storms move inward.?
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Re: N4MB SE ARRL Director comments on the ARRL Cyber attack
Fred
There is an election for the Hudson Division Director happening real soon. Perhaps it would be good to invite the candidates to give a talk to the club’s membership?
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On Sep 25, 2024, at 12:12 PM, w5bn12850@... wrote:
? Brian, They had a great discussion, Our ARRL management is not thinking logically, about the magazine ,young members, how to manage our files ….We have wiser members who should be directing the present fools to wise up or step down. The magazine, loss of advertising, are just the tip of the ice berg. When I was drafted during the Vietnam conflict I couldn’t afford the membership so that was my only lapse of membership….that could have been the end but fortunately I came back , many I’m sure didn’t. Just one of the reasons for our demise. We need wise people directing the ARRL….Time for some serious change at the league!!!!!!!!!?? Fred ? ? I found this update that N4MB the South Eastern ARRL Division Director recently shared on on the cyber attack as well as other information with the SEDXC worthy of sharing. ? Here is a link to a recording of the SEDXC zoom meeting.? There were some zoom difficulties in the first few minutes, so the real discussion starts around the 11 minute mark.
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Re: N4MB SE ARRL Director comments on the ARRL Cyber attack
Brian, They had a great discussion, Our ARRL management is not thinking logically, about the magazine ,young members, how to manage our files ….We have wiser members who should be directing the present fools to wise up or step down. The magazine, loss of advertising, are just the tip of the ice berg. When I was drafted during the Vietnam conflict I couldn’t afford the membership so that was my only lapse of membership….that could have been the end but fortunately I came back , many I’m sure didn’t. Just one of the reasons for our demise. We need wise people directing the ARRL….Time for some serious change at the league!!!!!!!!!?? Fred ?
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From: [email protected] < [email protected]> On Behalf Of Brian Szewczyk NJ1F via groups.io Sent: Tuesday, September 24, 2024 11:12 PM To: [email protected]Subject: [K2DLL - Saratoga County ARA] N4MB SE ARRL Director comments on the ARRL Cyber attack ? I found this update that N4MB the South Eastern ARRL Division Director recently shared on on the cyber attack as well as other information with the SEDXC worthy of sharing. ? Here is a link to a recording of the SEDXC zoom meeting.? There were some zoom difficulties in the first few minutes, so the real discussion starts around the 11 minute mark.
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Ryan Tourge, N2YQT
Adam Koeble KD2YFY