Wednesday, August 24, 2016

41ST ANNUAL ELMIRA HAMFEST - Sat . Sept. 24th, 2016

Don't miss this one folks! One of the Best Upstate NY Hamfests!

DIRECTIONS

General Admission - Main Entrance: Take exit 53 off of I-86 (Horseheads Exit), and turn south at Grand Central Avenue. Continue on to the Fairgrounds which will be approx 1/2 mile on your left.

Flea Market / Vendors: Bypass the main entrance on Grand Central Avenue and enter via the Flea Market gate on Fairview Avenue.

More info at:
http://www.arast.org/index.php?option=com_content&view=article&id=4&Itemid=6

Thursday, August 4, 2016

U.S. AIR FORCE AND ARMY MARS AND THE DEPARTMENT OF DEFENSE - COMMUNICATIONS EXERCISE

TO ALL WNY/CNY AMATEUR RADIO OPERATORS:

UNITED STATES AIR FORCE AND ARMY MARS AND THE DEPARTMENT OF DEFENSE IS HOLDING ITS 3RD QUARTER COMMUNICATIONS EXERCISE ON MONDAY AUGUST 15TH FROM 08:00 EST TO 20:00 EST AND THEY ARE AGAIN ASKING FOR AMATEUR RADIO SUPPORT IN GATHERING INFORMATION.

THE PREMISE OF THE EXERCISE IS A TOTAL LOSS OF INTERNET AND LANDLINE COMMUNICATIONS THROUGHOUT THE NEW YORK AND NEW JERSEY AREAS.

THE DEPARTMENT OF DEFENSE IS ASKING FOR AMATEUR OPERATORS TO PROVIDE A  COUNTY STATUS  MESSAGE TO MILITARY STATIONS USING THE 60 METER INTEROP FREQUNCIES.
THE INFORMATION IN THIS TYPE OF MESSAGE IS THE STATUS OF UTILITES SUCH AS WATER, POWER, LANDLINE, LOCAL COMMUNICATIONS AND TRANSPORTATION.

Wednesday, August 3, 2016

Upcoming International Lighthouse-Lightship Weekend August 20-21

An update on the ILLW.........

Link to original post:  http://www.upstateham.com/2016/06/international-lighthouse-lightship.html

ROCHESTER:


Rochester Amateur Radio Association (RARA) will also have their station K2R from the grounds of the Charlotte-Genesee Lighthouse for the 2016 International Lighthouse Lightship Weekend. This annual Amateur Radio weekend event was founded in 1995 by 2 members of the AYR Amateur Radio Group, AARG, Scotland and held on the 3rd full weekend in August. This year’s event takes place August 20 & 21 - Duration 48 hours from 0001 UTC 20.8.2016
This is not a contest, it is simply a fun event to highlight lighthouses and lightships around the world.

The 2015 weekend was disappointing do to poor conditions on the airwaves. Here is a weekend summary:
 63 contacts in US and Canada
 22 States
 11 Lighthouses
 2 Lightships
If you would like to join us stop down. Contact Forest, WA2MZG,if you would like to help. WA2MZG@ARRL.NET
(from the August 2016 RARA Rag newsletter)

SYRACUSE:

Monday, August 1, 2016

New location for Hamvention 2017 announced

The Dayton Amateur Radio Association has decided on the new location for Hamvention 2017. After the announcement last week of the closing of the HARA Center, the hamfests long time home, it has been announced that the group intends to move the event to nearby Greene County outside of Dayton. The new location is the Greene County Fairgrounds and Exposition Center in Xenia, Ohio.

Read more at:
http://wdtn.com/2016/08/01/hamvention-to-be-held-at-green-co-fair/

Tour the new facility:
https://ke9v.net/2016/08/03/hamvention-the-fairgrounds/