(note - January meeting is Thursday 1/25/18, Bootcamp at 6:15pm)
Thursday, December 28, 2017
Upcoming education and training by LARC in Syracuse
Additional information at: http://www.w2cm.com/
(note - January meeting is Thursday 1/25/18, Bootcamp at 6:15pm)
(note - January meeting is Thursday 1/25/18, Bootcamp at 6:15pm)
Tuesday, December 26, 2017
Winter Field Day - January 27-28
Its not too early to start planning for Winter Field Day 2018. Winter Field Day is coming up on January 27-28, 2018 and is an opportunity to hone your winter outdoor operating skills.
Purpose: To encourage emergency operating preparedness in the winter.
When: The contest runs for 24 hours during the last full weekend in January each year from 1700 UTC (12:00 noon EST) Saturday to 1700 UTC (12:00 noon EST) Sunday.
For 2018, the dates are January 27 and 28, 2018. Station set up may begin no earlier than 1300 UTC (8:00 AM EST) on January 28, 2018.
Latest From QRZ.com: Without further adieu and by popular demand!
We are back! The Winter Field Day Association brings you Winter Field Day.
Join Us on Saturday, January 27 at 1900z (2:00 PM EST) until Sunday, January 28 at 1900z (2:00 PM EST). On all the bands and modes, except the WARC bands.
We have changed the rules so now it will be similar to ARRL Field Day. For example the exchange will be WX4ET 1O TN, for the Multi Ops. It will be by the number of stations, for example WX4TN 10O TN.
Operate solo, in pairs, or as a team (multi) from home, a remote location, indoors, or outdoors... it's up to you! Earn bonus points for outdoor operation, non-commercial power, and remote locations. Winter Field Day is a perfect opportunity for your club or team to put together an outing.
Check us out on the web at www.winterfieldday.com and we are also on Facebook at www.facebook.com/groups/winterfieldday/
If you post on Twitter and/or Facebook, use the hashtag #WFDA18
Hope to hear you calling CQ WFD on the bands on Winter Field Day 2018 !!!!
From The WFDA Committee,
Purpose: To encourage emergency operating preparedness in the winter.
When: The contest runs for 24 hours during the last full weekend in January each year from 1700 UTC (12:00 noon EST) Saturday to 1700 UTC (12:00 noon EST) Sunday.
For 2018, the dates are January 27 and 28, 2018. Station set up may begin no earlier than 1300 UTC (8:00 AM EST) on January 28, 2018.
Latest From QRZ.com: Without further adieu and by popular demand!
We are back! The Winter Field Day Association brings you Winter Field Day.
Join Us on Saturday, January 27 at 1900z (2:00 PM EST) until Sunday, January 28 at 1900z (2:00 PM EST). On all the bands and modes, except the WARC bands.
We have changed the rules so now it will be similar to ARRL Field Day. For example the exchange will be WX4ET 1O TN, for the Multi Ops. It will be by the number of stations, for example WX4TN 10O TN.
Operate solo, in pairs, or as a team (multi) from home, a remote location, indoors, or outdoors... it's up to you! Earn bonus points for outdoor operation, non-commercial power, and remote locations. Winter Field Day is a perfect opportunity for your club or team to put together an outing.
Check us out on the web at www.winterfieldday.com and we are also on Facebook at www.facebook.com/groups/winterfieldday/
If you post on Twitter and/or Facebook, use the hashtag #WFDA18
Hope to hear you calling CQ WFD on the bands on Winter Field Day 2018 !!!!
From The WFDA Committee,
Saturday, December 23, 2017
Merry Christmas! ........and some Holiday Shortwave Radio listening options:
Merry Christmas from UpstateHam.com!Enjoy some Holiday Shortwave listening.........
WI2XLQ: Brian Justin’s annual longwave broadcast Dec 24-26
https://swling.com/blog/2017/12/wi2xlq-brian-justins-annual-longwave-broadcast-dec-24-26/
Norddeutscher Rundfunk Christmas Eve Broadcast:
https://swling.com/blog/2017/12/norddeutscher-rundfunk-christmas-eve-broadcast-schedule/
Caroling from Antarctica: December 23 on 7,995 kHz USB:
https://swling.com/blog/2017/12/caroling-from-antarctica-december-23-on-7995-khz-usb-at-2300-utc/
Santa Claus Nets:
http://www.upstateham.com/2017/12/santa-claus-nets-2017.html
Alternate? From The Isle of Music & Uncle Bill’s Melting Pot, Dec 24-30:
https://swling.com/blog/2017/12/from-the-isle-of-music-uncle-bills-melting-pot-dec-24-30/
Thursday, December 7, 2017
Santa Claus Nets 2017
Tune in on 3.916 mhz, and give the kids or grand-kids a chance to talk to Santa Claus at the North Pole! It is indeed a magical experience to experience kids talking with Santa through the magic of Amateur Radio!
The 3916 Santa Net is on the air every night, November 27th through December 24th at 7:30 PM Central. To participate in The Santa Net, just have your kids prepared to tell Santa their top 2-3 gift wishes.
The Santa Nets are presented annually by The 3916 Nets. The Weather Bunch, The Rag Chew Crew, The Tailgaters, The Freewheelers and The 3916 Late Late Show are all amateur radio nets that meet on 3.916 MHz.
Saturday, December 2, 2017
RMSC Holiday Science and Technology Days - Rochester
RMSC Holiday Science and Technology Days
By Peter Fournia, W2SKY
Rochester Amateur Radio Association (RaRa) will again host amateur radio exhibits at the Rochester Museum and Science Center (RMSC) for 4 days during the Christmas – New Years holiday. This is part of the RMSC Holiday Science and Technology Days and will be the 19th year that we have participated in this event. It is a MAJOR exhibit for ham radio that exposes hundreds to thousands of people to our hobby / advocation. We have many basic electromagnetism and Morse Code exhibits ready to roll. However, we are always looking for new and interesting additions.
Do you have something to add? Some hams volunteers bring their own project to exhibit when they are present while other volunteers may leave the equipment to allow others my demonstrate it.
The dates are Wednesday, December 27 through Saturday, December 30, 2017 from about 10 AM to 3 PM each day. There will be a very active special events station led by Doug Stewart, N2BEG of the RDXA. RARA will lead the hands-on exhibits. RARA typically has 2 to 4 hams that demonstrate aspects of ham radio and radio communications technology. RDXA staffs and operates the HF special events station.
More information is available in the “Public Service” section on the RARA website: www.rochesterham.org
You can also sign up on the website to volunteer for a day of your choice.
We will also pass around a sign-up sheet at our December 6th RARA meeting.
Peter Fournia, W2SKY and Don Kiser AC2EV will serve as Co-captains for this years event.
(From the December 2017 RARA Rag)
more: http://www.rmsc.org/science-museum/programs-and-events/item/483-science-alive-winter-break-edition
Rochester Amateur Radio Association (RaRa) will again host amateur radio exhibits at the Rochester Museum and Science Center (RMSC) for 4 days during the Christmas – New Years holiday. This is part of the RMSC Holiday Science and Technology Days and will be the 19th year that we have participated in this event. It is a MAJOR exhibit for ham radio that exposes hundreds to thousands of people to our hobby / advocation. We have many basic electromagnetism and Morse Code exhibits ready to roll. However, we are always looking for new and interesting additions.
Do you have something to add? Some hams volunteers bring their own project to exhibit when they are present while other volunteers may leave the equipment to allow others my demonstrate it.
The dates are Wednesday, December 27 through Saturday, December 30, 2017 from about 10 AM to 3 PM each day. There will be a very active special events station led by Doug Stewart, N2BEG of the RDXA. RARA will lead the hands-on exhibits. RARA typically has 2 to 4 hams that demonstrate aspects of ham radio and radio communications technology. RDXA staffs and operates the HF special events station.
More information is available in the “Public Service” section on the RARA website: www.rochesterham.org
You can also sign up on the website to volunteer for a day of your choice.
We will also pass around a sign-up sheet at our December 6th RARA meeting.
Peter Fournia, W2SKY and Don Kiser AC2EV will serve as Co-captains for this years event.(From the December 2017 RARA Rag)
more: http://www.rmsc.org/science-museum/programs-and-events/item/483-science-alive-winter-break-edition
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