Antique Wireless Association Conference & Flea Mkt - 9/29-10/3/26

AWA Conference & Flea Market 9/29-10/3/26

A highlight of each year is the annual gathering in the Rochester, NY area for a multi-day event of fellowship, information exchange, flea marketing and the sharing of communications history and technology. 

In addition to a series of presentations and the flea market each year an AWA Communication Technologies Museum open house provides an opportunity for all to explore changes and the growth to the collection displays over the past year.

The AWA Annual Conference has a flea market starting on Thursday and running through Friday (October 1 and 2) buyers and sellers can come to the flea market for free. 

We invite you to register for the Conference and enjoy all that it has to offer. You don’t need to register for the conference to sell in the flea market.

See this link for more  details: https://www.antiquewireless.org/homepage/annual-conference/

2026 Skywarn Fall/Winter Training

 

The 2026 Skywarn Fall/Winter Training Season is upon us!

Learn more from your local NWS office listed below:

Binghamton NY NWS SKYWARN page: http://www.weather.gov/bgm/outreachSKYWARNtraining

Buffalo NY NWS SKYWARN page: http://www.weather.gov/buf/Skywarn

Albany NY NWS SKYWARN page:  http://www.weather.gov/aly/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.

Although SKYWARN® spotters provide essential information for all types of weather hazards, the main responsibility of a SKYWARN® spotter is to identify and describe severe local storms. In the average year, 10,000 severe thunderstorms, 5,000 floods and more than 1,000 tornadoes occur across the United States. These events threatened lives and property.

Since the program started in the 1970s, the information provided by SKYWARN® spotters, coupled with Doppler radar technology, improved satellite and other data, has enabled NWS to issue more timely and accurate warnings for tornadoes, severe thunderstorms and flash floods.

Learn more about CNY SKYWARN here: https://www.upstateham.com/p/skywarn.html

Learn more at the National SKYWARN web site: https://www.weather.gov/SKYWARN

Route 66 On-the-Air! ...running thru 9/20/26

 

Celebrating 100 Years of America’s Main Street — 1926–2026

Get your rigs ready — Route 66 is turning 100!

Saturday Sept 12th at 0001Z to Sunday Sept 20th at 2359Z

In 2026, amateur radio operators from across the country and around the world will once again come together to celebrate one of America's most recognizable highways during Route 66 On The Air.

From its establishment in 1926 to the present day, Route 66 has represented travel, adventure, small-town America, friendship, and the freedom of the open road. For amateur radio operators, Route 66 On The Air gives us another way to keep that history alive: one contact at a time.

A Tradition That Began in 1999, Route 66 On The Air has its own history within amateur radio.

The event was originally founded and started in 1999 by the Northern Arizona DX Association, which operated the event for its first two years.

In 2001, the Citrus Belt Amateur Radio Club (CBARC) took the reins and has proudly continued that tradition ever since.

That makes 2026 the 25th consecutive year that W6JBT and CBARC have sponsored Route 66 On The Air.

More info at: https://w6jbt.org/?utm_source=chatgpt.com

NY QSO Party 2026 - Sat. October 17th

 

NY QSO Party Objective :

● New York stations: Work as many stations inside and outside New York as possible during the contest period. 

● Stations outside of New York State: Work as many New York stations and as many New York counties as possible during the contest period. 

● Stations may be contacted on multiple bands and modes, subject to entry class. 

● 12-hour Contest Period: October 17, 2026, from 14:00:00 UTC through 01:59:59 UTC. (10:00 AM Eastern Time through 9:59:59 PM Eastern Time). 

More info at: https://nyqp.org/wordpress/

Lancaster/Lockport Hamfest - Sat. 9/12/26

 

More info at: https://w2so.org/index.php/hamfest/