Amateur Radio Emergency Preparedness Act - can you help?

EH.R. 1094 House Bill and S. 459 Senate Bill are in Congress to protect the rights of 3/4 million hams to put-up their antennas!

Explanation from WD4EHW:

I am writing this post to inform the Amateur Radio Community that Bill H.R. 1094 – Amateur Radio Emergency Preparedness Act was introduced in February 2025, by Congressman Pfulger and others. H.R. 1094 is currently in committee. Please, let me encourage you to contact your congressman/woman in regards to the importance of this bill to the Amateur Radio Community, and operators who currently live in an HOA. This bill would allow the erecting of Amateur Radio antennas at their homes who live in an HOA without the hindrance of HOA restrictions. Once again, make your voice be heard by contacting your Federal representative in regard to H.R. 1094 and/ or contact A.R.R.L. and let them know the importance of this Bill to the overall Amateur Radio Community.

Jacob McWilliams Sr. WD4EHW

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If you are a licensed Ham radio operator please follow the link to submit your letter to your representative.

H.R. 1094 House Bill and S. 459 Senate Bill are in Congress to protect the rights of 3/4 million hams

to put-up their antennas! (See ARRL email below.)

H.R. 1094 House Bill

https://www.congress.gov/.../119th.../house-bill/1094/text

S. 459 Senate Bill

https://www.congress.gov/.../119th.../senate-bill/459/text

So don't delay and write your Congressman and your Senator!

https://send-a-letter.org/hoa/

ARRL press release:

https://www.arrl.org/news/amateur-radio-emergency-preparedness-act-re-introduced

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?

The effects of severe weather are felt every year by many Americans. To obtain critical weather information, NOAA’s National Weather Service (NWS), part of the U.S. Department of Commerce, established SKYWARN® with partner organizations. SKYWARN® is a volunteer program with nearly 290,000 trained severe weather spotters. These volunteers help keep their local communities safe by providing timely and accurate reports of severe weather to the National Weather Service.

KLARA Repeater Round Up Contest - 10/11/25

 

More info at: https://klara.us/

 

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

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)

After 6 months of planning, our state-wide activation of the Erie Canal for its 200th Anniversary, is only two weeks away! 

This event is a great opportunity to experience and share about the canal that transformed America, as clubs and individuals across New York State join together over the airwaves to activate the Erie Canalway National Heritage Corridor.

We're excited to share the 14 clubs that will be activating the Erie Canalway National Heritage Corridor for this huge celebration -- just like how each town celebrated upon the completion of the Erie Canal and their excitement of Governor DeWitt Clinton's inaugural voyage as he crossed New York State!

• East Greenbush ARA (USS Slater) • Eastern Fulton Montgomery Amateur Radio Club • Fort Herkimer Amateur Radio Association • Fulton Amateur Radio Club • Genesee Radio Amateurs • Lancaster Amateur Radio Club • Orleans County Amateur Radio Club • Radio Amateurs of Greater Syracuse • Radio Association of WNY (USS Little Rock) • Rochester Amateur Radio Association • Skenoh Island Amateur Radio Club • Tompkins County Amateur Radio Association • Tryon Amateur Radio Club • Warren County Radio Club

These clubs, and many more individuals, are planning Parks On The Air (POTA) activations within the Erie Canalway National Heritage Corridor (US-6532) from Sept 16-25. For those activating along the canal (which is encouraged), they might also be activating the Empire State Trail (US-8098), which is a common two-fer with the corridor. The Heritage Corridor is a large area that also includes Cayuga and Seneca Lakes, and even north of Albany, so regardless of location in the state, there are a lot of eligible locations and possible n-fers (activating from multiple POTA entities at once).

Activate the Adirondacks - Sept. 12-14, 2025

 The ARRL Northern New York Section is sponsoring this all-new operating event! The dates are Friday to Sunday, September 12th – 14th 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