We are short a few Public Service operators for the Y-Triathalon event this Saturday June 12the at Green Lakes State Park. It is a fairly short morning event of about 3 hours.
Please contact Walt, N2IK, at n2ikwkb@gmail.com or Amir, K9CHP, at sarlabs@gmail.com if you can help.
Thanks,
Jerry, NK2C
Field Day is just a few weeks away........June 26th and 27th, 2021
Moravia Hamfest - (sponsored by W2JWW)
Saturday July 24th - 6am until everyone is gone?
2214 State Route 38A, Moravia NY 13118. (Next to the Cayuga Correctional Facility)
No admission or tailgate fees!
50-50 raffle tickets will be sold to help cover expenses.
Lots of vintage and newer radio equipment on display for sale or trade!
ALSO....... Cruise in for cars, hot rods, tractors and trucks that will be featured next to tailgate vendors.
Bring the kids, pets or what have you....we want everyone to have a good time!
Picnic tables, chairs and bathrooms will be provided.
Food offered by 10-10 Barbeque of Moravia - awesome barbecue!!! ( https://1010bbq.com/ )
Contact Mike; W2JWW on the Auburn repeaters with any questions
The fest is put on by Mike; W2JWW
Everyone is welcome !!!
Admission is $5.00 each, and includes outdoor flea market space.
25 indoor flea market spaces available at $5.00 per 10' space, first
come first served.
VE testing will begin at 9 AM sharp. To register or for
information about VE testing only, e-mail wa2kfv@twcny.rr.com
Breakfast will be available, provided by the 4-H Teen Council.
Talk-in on 147.180 + PL 71.9.
Covid 19 safety protocols will be in effect, including six
foot social distancing and masks required on the fairgrounds,
both indoors and outside!
For details e-mail k2iwr@arrl.net.
Travel directions {signs will be posted}: I-81 to exit 12; turn left on to Route 281 South. Turn left again on to Fisher Ave, (8/10 mile) then right on to Fairgrounds Drive.
From Ithaca: Route 13 North to Route 281 North. Turn right onto Fisher Ave, then right on to Fairgrounds Drive.
For your GPS: 4301 Fairgrounds Dr. Cortland, NY 13045
-- ~ - ~ - ~ - ~ - ~ - ~ - ~ - Andrew C. Slaugh KB2LUV Secretary, Skyline Amateur Radio Club of Cortland, NY 145.490 Repeater PL 71.9 Cortland, NY
from Southgate Amateur Radio News
Ham Census (hamcensus.org) is inviting all hams to take part in a unique survey. The project’s founders are looking forward to responses from both the United States and the rest of the globe, notably from Canadian neighbors to the north, the large Japanese and Thai ham communities, and all other operators worldwide. Questions deal with operating preferences, gear, the shack, views on regulations, clubs and associations, and importantly, about the future of amateur radio.
More info at: http://www.southgatearc.org/news/2021/april/amateur-radio-census.htm#.YJpxdZBKhPY
W2LGA will be having a remote amateur radio station set up on June 5th & 6th for the Museum Ship weekend at the H. Lee Maritime Museum in Oswego NY..
Learn more at: https://www.nj2bb.org/museum/
More info and contest documentation at: https://klara.us/
It is open to any licensed amateur, the object being to make as manycontacts with as many different amateurs, in as many towns, using 2meter simplex, as possible; during the four hour contest period.
N1PTB/W2RMT Ham Radio & Electronic Yard Sale!
Randy Gudeahn (N1PTB) and Rick Torrey (W2RMT) have rented the Community building in Almond N.Y. and plan to have a small Hamfest on June 5th. We will furnish one 8' x 30" table and chairs to each vendor. We have six Vendors signed up leaving 12 tables available.
No charge to public but the cost to the Vendors will be an equal share of the rental fee. Expect to pay $15.00 or less to set up.
Date: Saturday, June 5, 2021
Open to Vendors: 6:00 AM
Open to Public: 8:00 AM until early afternoon
Location: 1 Marvin Ln, Almond, NY 14804
Coffee will be available. No breakfast or lunch.
COVID Rules - Masks required and a maximum 75 people at one time.
If you would like to sell or have any questions, email me at rtorrey@xdrnet.com and let me know.
73,
Rick Torrey – w2rmt
From ARRL News - 04/12/2021
The FCC has announced that rule changes detailed in a lengthy 2019 Report and Order governing RF exposure standards go into effect on May 3, 2021. The new rules do not change existing RF exposure (RFE) limits but do require that stations in all services, including amateur radio, be evaluated against existing limits, unless they are exempted. For stations already in place, that evaluation must be completed by May 3, 2023. After May 3 of this year, any new station, or any existing station modified in a way that’s likely to change its RFE profile — such as different antenna or placement or greater power — will need to conduct an evaluation by the date of activation or change.
Read the full ARRL News story at:
http://www.arrl.org/news/updated-radio-frequency-exposure-rules-become-effective-on-may-3
Correction:
The date published in the recent RAGS Review was incorrect. The location and correct date is:
RAGS HAMFEST :
SATURDAY, JULY 10, 2021
6117 NEWPORT ROAD
CAMILLUS, NY 13031
SAVE THE DATE!!!
Amateur Radio experimenters were the first to discover that the short-wave spectrum — far from being a wasteland — could support worldwide propagation. Amateur Radio pioneers met in Paris in 1925 and created the IARU to support Amateur Radio worldwide.
From the 25 countries that formed the IARU in 1925, the IARU has grown to include over 160 member-societies in three regions. IARU Region 1 includes Europe, Africa, the Middle East, and Northern Asia. Region 2 covers the Americas, and Region 3 is comprised of Australia, New Zealand, the Pacific island nations, and most of Asia.
Since its founding, the IARU has worked tirelessly to defend and expand the frequency allocations for Amateur Radio. Thanks to the support of enlightened administrations in every part of the globe, radio amateurs are now able to experiment and communicate in frequency bands strategically located throughout the radio spectrum.
The International Telecommunication Union (ITU) has recognized the IARU as representing the interests of Amateur Radio. Today, Amateur Radio is more popular than ever, with more than 3,000,000 licensed operators!
IARU has chosen “Amateur Radio: Home but Never Alone” as the theme for WARD 2021. The theme acknowledges that during our physical distancing to reduce the spread of COVID-19, amateur radio stands out as a welcome respite for its variety of activities and opportunities.
Learn more about WARD info: https://www.iaru.org/on-the-air/world-amateur-radio-day/
ARRL WARD info: http://www.arrl.org/news/celebrate-world-amateur-radio-day-2021-on-april-18
A new study published in the science journal "Standing Waves"(April 1st edition) shows that RF signals are disappearing at an alarming rate. Some scientists are going so far as to say that if action is not taken immediately, the airwaves could be completely silent by 2040.
APRIL FOOLS!!!
