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Section News for November 2006 Section News for November 2006 Atlantic Division Northern New York WWW.RADiOSCAMATORUL.Hi2.RO Season Greetings, It has been a great adventure for some 8 years. I have enjoyed being Section Manager and it is now time to move on. The NNY-Section is in great shape and in more than capable hands of our new NNY- Section Manager, Tom Valosin – WB2KLD. As I depart from these duties please remember that Tom with his new found duties needs your wonderful support also. Remember that without Amateurs Radio Operators that stepped forward to serve this New NNY-Section; it would look a whole lot different. Many thanks to Fred Jarrett – W2NVW, NNY – SEC and John Duquette – N2RUL, NNY- ESN Net Manager for their years of dedicated service to our NNY- Section. Next, time you see them at a local club meeting please thank them too! I will still be active “on the air” and please remember this “AMATEUR RADIO IS THE GREAT AMERICAN HOBBY & RESOURCE, A VALULABLE EXPRESSION OF OUR FREEDOM” so get involved we need you and until we meet again in person or “on the air”! Merry Christmas & Happy New Year etc.! 73’s Tom - KF2GC Southern NewWWW.GiURUMELE.Hi2.RO Jersey SOUTHERN NEW JERSEY NEWSLETTER FOR DECEMBER 2006 SECTION MANAGER, JEAN PRIESTLEY, KA2YKN As we take leave of 2006, we should reflect on what we personally may have accomplished as a ham radio operator or look back on what have been the highlights of Amateur radio. I am pleased to say that Amateur classes have done very well and the numbers are very rewarding. Many classes have had 100%. My congratulations to all the instructors and a great big thank-you to the VE test volunteers who are fair and honorable. This is so important to the continued existence of this program. Without the strong teamwork and dedication, we would not have the great number of new hams we have grown by this year. Let’s make next year a “bumper crop”. Also hats off to the merit badge scout programs planting the seeds of Amateur Radio on the Battleship New Jersey through the encampment program and many other merit badge programs throughout Southern New Jersey and the United States. Let’s not forget the great job that JOTA does to enlighten the scouts to our hobby. I have had a few more reports of silent Keys. It is always sad but more so at this time of the year. The first SK is Ray Morgenweck, age 80, K2QEF of Egg Harbor City. He passed on October 30, 2006. He was a veteran and served his country in the Army during the Korean conflict. Ray had many hobbies. We also report the passing of Fred Snow, W2IFR, from the Burlington County area. Fred was a friend of ours for 20 years. He passed on November 15, 2006. Check one of the local Burlington papers for details. Fred was very active in the Burlington County ARES/RACES group and public service and a member of SJRA. In my early years as a ham I worked with Fred in many of the Burlco Public Service activities. For those of us who know and love John Fisher, K2JF, he is still on the right side of the green but not walking on the green or the carpet. John fell and broke his left femur and they put a titanium rod in his leg. He is now at the Silvercare on Brace Rd in Cherry Hill for a while undergoing rehabilitation. He is in room 321-A. I am quite sure he would love to get one of those funny haha type get well cards. We all wish John a speedy recovery and lots of cute nurses to tend to his every need. Wes Sammis, W2YRW is ill and currently living at a convalescent center in Voorhees, at a location named "summerdale (sp?). Our Skywarn program is very important and especially in winter. It is good to be trained as a spotter but it is also important to be active. Spotters are asked, at a minimum, to take the Basic Spotter Course as a refresher. Just go to the National Weather Service online and go to Skywarn or Spotters. The battleship is on winter hours and open 7 days a week 9AM to 3PM but after the first of the year, she will only be open Thurs to Suns and closed Monday, Tuesday and Wednesday. If your club is thinking about visiting the NJ2BB club station, please be sure and make arrangements ahead of the scheduled date to insure that someone will be there. Just go on our website www.nj2bb.org for how to schedule a visit. If you have worked NJ2BB and want to send a card, the QSL manager is Margaret Burgess, KB2BRR 150 Schooner Ave, Barnegat, NJ 08005. Please send your card with an SASE to insure receiving a card back from NJ2BB. If you have an activity coming up or want to http://www.arrl.org/admin/sectnews.html/2006?m=11 (1 of 27) [10/18/2007 2:59:13 PM] Section News for November 2006 report something that happened, please send a short write up to me and I will put it in next month. Please remember that if you work traffic to report it to Dan, K2UL. If you do an event, remember to send the information to the league. Those numbers may seem small to you but they add up like pennies in a jar. These numbers go to Washington and help us when a need arises. This is a reminder that we are still collecting nominations for the three New Jersey Traffic Handlers awards. WW2SWE Distinguished Service Award, K2SE VHF New Award and the W2UEZ Newcomer Award. So far Dan, K2UL had only gotten one nomination for the W2SWE award: 2 for the K2SE award and none for W2UEZ. Visit http://k2ul.home.latt. net/awards.htm for more information. The deadline for nominations is New Year’s Day. Section Traffic report for May Traffic manager, WWW.RADiOSCAMATORUL.Hi2.ROK2UL, Dan Ostroy SNJ/NNJ Section Net Reports QNI reports NJM N2GJ NJPN W2CC NJSN K2PB NJN(E) AG2R NJN(L) AG2R (the above nets are dual section nets of both SNJ and NNJ. Liaisons with 2RN) SNJ Local Net Reports JSARS W2HOG SJTN KB2RTZ SJVN NOT AVAILABLE WB2UVB Station Activity Reports (SAR) K2UL AA2SV K2GW KC2IYC W2QOB WB2UVB Public Service Honor Roll (PSHR) KB2RTZ 380 K2UL 120 K2GW 104 N2HQL 87 KA2YKN 70 KC2IYC 56 WA2NDA 46 W2QOB 30 September news: STM monthly reports for the past six years have been posted on the web at http://k2ul.home.att.net/ stm_smothly.htm I Central Division Illinois WWW.GiURUMELE.Hi2.RO CQ DE KA9QPN-- From the top... I'd like to take this opportunity to wish you all the happiest of holidays, whether you celebrate the birth of Christ, the Festival of Lights, or simply togetherness with family and friends; and that 2007 brings you health, happiness, and prosperity. I'd also hope that each of us resolves to rededicate ourselves to the Public Service Spirit of the Amateur Radio Service as our predecessors intended nearly 100 years ago, and that we all make a personal committment of dedication to the Amateur's Code. **We're still soliciting interested applicants for Central District DEC. FSD-156 to KC6VVT, qualifications at http://www.arrl.org/FandES/field/org/dec.html. Get informed... ** The "Omnibus" Amateur Radio Report and Order takes effect on 15 December. Get a copy of the new band chart at http://www.arrl.org/announce/ regulatory/wt04-140/Hambands3_color.pdf. MUCH MORE INCLUDING REPORTS OF HAM RADIO'S RESPONSE TO THE EARLY SNOWSTORM AT http://www.arrl.org/sections/?sect=IL Indiana Indiana Section News for November 2006 I apologize for being so late with the November Indiana Section News. Several reporters were late, and the Christmas season prevented my authoring this column in a timely manner. A late SK report from K9RPZ: Donald F. Fleischhouer W9DIP of Anderson passed away Octoer 8th. My condolances to the friends and family of Donald Fleischhour. He will be missed. ARES Activity for November: Public Service events reported: 6; Person-hours reported: 56; Total number of ARES operations during November: 83; Total Person-Hours reported: 545.42. Number of EC/DEC Reports received by N9YNF: 22. Total number of ARES members reported: 600. Thank You Dave. On February 17, 2007, the Michiana Amateur Radio Club located in South Bend, is going to hold a ONE DAY ONLY Technician Class. Further information on this one day class can be located at the club's website: www.w9ab.org. Click on the "ONE DAY ONLY" tab, for the latest. Or, contact Bob W9OGZ at: [email protected] for additional help. The Disaster Radio Group that was sponsored by the Indianapolis Red Cross for many years is no longer going to be supported. Marion County Emergency Coordinator, Michael Palmer N9FEB, is putting his energies into forming an EmComm group consisting of ARES, RACES, EMA, MARS, SATERN, and REACT radio operators. The first meeting of this group will be on Tuesday January 9th at 6:00pm. The meeting is to be held at the Red Cross HQs, 440 East Street, in Indianapolis. With the upcoming 75/80-meter frequency re-farming, the Indiana CW Traffic Net (QIN) has moved from its long-time frequency of 3656 KHz. Initially, the frequency of 3565 KHz was selected. The band conditions and traffic on this frequency made it difficult to use.