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Upstate NY HAM Radio News & Information
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Sunday, September 28, 2025
Amateur Radio Emergency Preparedness Act - can you help?
Friday, September 26, 2025
SKYWARN - Fall/Winter 2025 training
Winter SKYWARN Spotter Training Classes are coming!
NWS BINGHAMTON FALL-WINTER SKYWARN TRAINING IS NOW GETTING SCHEDULED.
Check back soon; more will be added as they become arranged (including virtual options). All are welcome; you don't have to live in a specific county to attend one of these sessions.
10/15/2025 6-730 PM: Onondaga Co. Winter Skywarn - Bear Bait Radio Club, 4483 NY-31, Clay, NY.
11/19/2025 6-8 PM: Cayuga Co. All-Season Skywarn - Owasco Fire Dept, 7174 Owasco Rd, Auburn, NY.
Link to register: https://www.weather.gov/bgm/outreachSKYWARNtraining
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Most Upstate NY NWS Offices are holding similar training this Fall.
See the links below:
Binghamton NWS Skywarn training info at: https://www.weather.gov/bgm/outreachSKYWARNtraining
Buffalo NWS Skywarn training info at: https://www.weather.gov/buf/Skywarn
Albany NWS Skywarn training info at: https://www.weather.gov/aly/skywarn
learn more about the Skywarn program: https://www.upstateham.com/p/skywarn.html
What is SKYWARN?
Friday, September 12, 2025
KLARA Repeater Round Up Contest - 10/11/25
Sunday, September 7, 2025
The Pathfinder Net is looking for check-ins from the everywhere in the CNY area. The Pathfinder Net start in 1984 and is still going strong. We would enjoy everyone joining us for fellowship and any other information or traffic you may have. Hope to hear you soon on the 147.390 repeater with PL tone of 103.5. Plus we are looking for additional net control operators to cover days....73's
Saturday, September 6, 2025
Erie Canal POTA activations Sept 16-25
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Parks On The Air (POTA) activations within the Erie Canalway National Heritage Corridor (US-6532) from Sept 16-25 (from Matt Brown)
Tuesday, September 2, 2025
Activate the Adirondacks - Sept. 12-14, 2025
Activators will be operating mobile or portable radio stations in POTA locations, State Forests, State Parks, Summits, Fire Towers, and other sites within the Adirondack State Park and surrounding locations. This inaugural event is open to all properly licensed ham radio operators, both as Activators and Hunters. Activators may operate on all HF bands, UHF and VHF (simplex).
More info at: https://nnyarrl.org/events/activate-the-adirondacks-2025
Wednesday, August 27, 2025
Sunday, August 24, 2025
Great 2025 ROC City Hamfest!
The guys at the ROC City Hamfest hit another one out of the park yesterday! The 2025 Roc City Hamfest on August 23rd was held in memory of K2ZX, Joe Merolillo. Joe would be very proud of the groups efforts! Joe was the Hamfest founder and always rallied a gang to put on one of the areas better hamfests.
It was a beutiful day with a very large group of tailgaters as well as buyers. We got to see a lot of faces and shake quite a few hands of folks we had'nt seen in awhile. Lots of equipment was changing hands along with many smiling faces up and down the aisles. They also had quite a few people camping out Friday night as well as over thirty people at the Log Cabin for dinner. Already looking forward to next year guys!
Monday, August 18, 2025
50th Annual Elmira Hamfest - Sat. 9/27/25
The Elmira Hamfest is one of our favorites here in Upstate NY! Always a good turnout and a pretty area to visit this time of year. Check it out!
More info at: https://www.arasth3.org/hamfest/
Sunday, August 17, 2025
Wednesday, August 13, 2025
International Lighthouse/Lightship event - Sat/Sun 8/16-17
Good Afternoon,
Once again W2LGA will be set up inside the Derrick Boat at the H Lee White Maritime Museum in Oswego New York for the International Lighthouse / Lightship Weekend event. We will be there both Saturday and Sunday August 16th and 17th. This will mark the 18th year W2LGA has participated in this event. I will be operating on most Amateur Bands using CW, Phone, and some FT8. Time of operation will be from 9am until 5pm both days weather permitting! Please stop by and work the rig and make some contacts …. Almost 400 lighthouses and lightships world wide have already signed up to participate!! Details can be found at ILLW.net.
Fred Legawiec, W2LGA (w2lga@yahoo.com)
Learn more about the lighthouse museum at: https://hlwmm.org/
Event info at: https://illw.net/
Also - RARA will be at the Charlotte Lighthouse in Rochester.
Monday, August 4, 2025
Keuka Lake Hamfest - Sat. 8/16/25
Friday, August 1, 2025
Great Guy, K2ZX - Silent Key
Joe loved this hobby and was always willing to pitch in and champion a new idea. I remember very well Joe's getting the original ROC City Net going on HF back in 2014. He was a true organizer; nets, picnics, breakfasts and one of the better hamfests in upstate NY!
The 2025 Roc City Hamfest on August 23rd will be held in memory of Joe!
Hamfest link: https://roccitynethamfest.com/
RIP Joe! You will be missed!
Link to Joe's obituary: https://www.newcomerrochester.com/obituaries/joseph-merolillo
Monday, July 28, 2025
ROC CITY NET Hamfest - Sat. 8/23/25
from the Roc City Net FB page 7/26/25:
Ok, for those folks who have been wondering about the 2025 ROC CITY NET Hamfest, it will be going on on Saturday August 23, 2025 at the Log Cabin in Macedon, NY. There will also be a Friday night dinner after the setup, with more details to follow. We got the official approval for our event from the town yesterday, so the fest will be going on. I look forward to seeing you all at the hamfest, and please do spread the word around, that we will be at the Log Cabin in Macedon.
Thanks. Jeff-KD2PQP
more info at: https://roccitynethamfest.com/