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Monthly Summary for October 2008
News last updated: Mon, October 20, 2008 at 4:45 PM ET
Surf to www.sflarrl.org to view section data and recent e-mail news. Take a look at the site and if information about your county is missing ask your EC or Club President to send the information to Jeremy.
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Please check the affiliated club listing and update the contact name, phone number, e-mail and web site address. You won't get new club members is your club can't be contacted and the meeting sites can't be located. Also, be sure to appoint a publicity chairperson in order to have local media outlets contacted for meeting dates and club events.
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Displays for public events: The ARRL Web page has a new on-line page that enables someone to
conveniently place an order (using credit card) for event and exhibit kit materials. The direct Web page link is http://www.arrl.org/brochures/. I visited the site and completed an order for a full exhibit kit with 2 large and 3 small brochure holders, brochures, and 100 extra of each the following: ARES, When All Else Fails, and Hello. Total cost was for shipping to my zip code -- Less than $13. This is certainly less than ordering each brochure separately and less than the cost of the just the holders from your local office supply store. Take a look and have your club PIO order a kit and extra brochures for the club. These will make your public displays look more professional.
Looking for new hams and new ARES volunteers? Did you know that in 2005 the highest rate of volunteering of any age group was that of the baby boomers, 33.2%? This is above the national average of 29%. Boomers are those individuals born from 1946 through 1964.
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LICENSING CLASSES
Please remember to register all of your licensing classes (you need to log in
as a member to do this). Recent experience has taught us that people will
drive 100 miles for a test session and I had someone drive 100 miles for a
licensing class that I recently taught. Also, if you become a
registered instructor you can purchase textbooks and instructors manuals at a
discount.
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Hamfests and Free Fleas--
Any hamfest, no matter what size may request ARRL sanctioning. Please see: http://www.arrl.org/FandES/field/hamfests/rules.html for hamfest and convention rules
See:
http://www.arrl.org/awards/dxcc/checkers.html for the list of ARRL awards checkers. If you wish to have an awards checker at your hamfest these arrangements must be made by the hamfest committee and the cards checker.
11/08 - Boca Raton - Boca Raton ARA)
11/15 Flamingo Net / UMARC Free Flea http://www.FlamingoNet.8m.netCoral Gables
10/25 - Hamtoberfest - Dade Radio Club of Miami http://www.hamboree.org
Nov 15 - Flamingo Net / UMARC Free Flea - Coral Gables
http://www.FlamingoNet.8m.net
11/22/08 - Fort
Lauderdale - Broward ARC - Cy Harris Memorial Free Flea
http://www.eagle3.net/barc
11/29 - Okeechobee Hamfest in the Woods
http://www.k4oke.com
1/17/09 - SFL Section Convention - Fort Myers - Fort Myers ARC
3/21/09 Martin County Hamfest - Martin County Amateur Radio Association, Stuart http://www.mcaraweb.com
"A great hamfest is usually one that you find something you wanted or something you thought you would never see," says Bill, W2CQ.
SPECIAL EVENT -- Major Edwin H. Armstrong Memorial Radio Club & Palms West ARC will operate special event stations W2XMN & W2XEA, December 13 & 14, 2008, 1400-2200Z, to celebrate the 75th
anniversary of the invention of FM radio by Major Edwin H. Armstrong in 1933. Frequencies:7.270 & 14.270 SSB and 29.600 & 52.525 FM. SASE for QSL to Major EH Armstrong FM
Association, PO Box 1584, Loxahatchee, FL 33470.
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Amateur Radio Operators Needed on December 13th, 2008 for the 2008 Winterfest Boat Parade. This event requires you to be at your assignment site early the day of the parade to obtain a parking spot and to access your position. The Parade will start at 6:30 PM. Also if you or a friend owns a boat and wants to be a security boat operator for a better front row seat, then have them contact me too. There are many front row seats available throughout the parade right on the water.
Please, callRobin, N4HHP and sign up for this. In December, (date to be announced) there will be a Control Boat meeting (PIZZA PARTY) and after the Parade in February, (date to be announced) there will be a super volunteer party. All you need is a handheld with PL capability. A fully charged spare battery, a headset and the desire to have fun. You will have a front row seat to the parade since all the parade boats (all 100 of them) will
pass right in front of your Bridge or water position. For all bridge positions, you can bring one friend, wife OR husband to keep you company.
AGAIN, PLEASE CALL Robin @ 954-249-5343 or send me an email at n4hhp@comcast.net
Ps.... Any Ham from anywhere is welcome to participate in this parade.
It is once again time to begin planning for the 2009 Miami Marathon, scheduled for Sunday January 25, 2009. The race director has asked me to again thank all of you for the terrific job you did last year, and ask for your help to make the 2009 race safe and enjoyable for the runners and for our community. If you know at this point that you either can or cannot participate, please let me know. If you would like to participate, but are not sure if you can, please let me know. If you do plan to volunteer, and would like the same spot as last year or have a location preference, please tell me that also. I will hold last year's spots until Dec.1 before offering them to others. There have been some minor changes to the route, and later this month I will send an updated map and list of aid station locations to everyone who responds. You can find general race information on : http://www.ingmiamimarathon.com
Please let me know of any changes to email/snail mail addresses or phone numbers within the last year. As always, I ask for your comments, suggestions, and any ideas. Thanks again to everyone. de Ben Nemser WA4DZS --
email: bnemser@nemal.com---
cell: 305-439-7190
The MS-150 bike tour to Key Largo is coming up on May 2nd and 3rd. Planning has just started so I don't know what changes will be made until I get the info, but please if any are interested please contact me via e-mail for now. _Darka50@aol.com_ (mailto:Darka50@aol.com)and remember first come, first served for positions if you request them. I'll place positions as soon as I get them. The info I will need from all you will be phone number, times you will be available, and time you need to leave as well as if you are able to travel to another rest stop or position after you finish your first -- thanks in advance. de Matthew P. Ginn, KG4LGO
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Materials in Spanish
Visit this web site if you know someone who wants to get an amateur license but finds reading easier in Spanish. You will find a Spanish Technician License manual for sale. http://www.prarl.org/prod01.htm
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Useful and Fun Web Sites and articles:
21st century disaster tips you won't hear from officials Internet acess during a disaster instructions on youtube http://www.youtube. com/watch? v=T9F5x_qZ5CA
72-hour emergency kit An excellent video about making a 72-hour emergency kit http://www.youtube. com/watch? v=lrHhsBkfVzY
American Red Cross "Be Prepared" page http://www.redcross .org/services/ disaster/ beprepared/
American Red Cross - terrorism preparations link http://www.redcross .org/services/ disaster/ keepsafe/ unexpected. html
Disaster Preparedness IT WON'T HAPPEN HERE STAY PREPARED MAINTAIN SUPPLIES http://www.youtube. com/watch? v=FeUNI25_ Stk&NR=1
Excellent overview of Family Radio Service (FRS): http://en.wikipedia .org/wiki/ Family_Radio_ Service
Excellent overview of General Mobile Radio Service (GMRS): http://en.wikipedia .org/wiki/ GMRS
FEMA Training video This is a preparedness video produced by FEMA teaching the basics of emergency preparedness http://www.youtube. com/watch? v=b8T_1wD0d1U&feature=related
How to Prepare for any Disaster - Free Download A free download of a 46-page booklet on emergency preparedness: http://www.areyoupr epared.com/ emergency_ guidebook. html
Portable Radio Fundamentals. How to use a portable, handheld radio effectively in an emergency. Virginia RACES, Incorporated has kindly provided a link to their presentation of how to use FRS radios more effectively in emergencies. They developed the presentation for non-commercial, educational, and government to assist in emergency management, CERT, Neighborhood Watch, and other nonprofit groups. We thank Virginia RACES for allowing us to link to this very fine material. The title of the downloadable PDF document is: "Portable Radio Fundamentals. How to use a portable, handheld radio effectively in an emergency." http://www.varaces. org/races- basic/VACORPS2- WayFund.pdf
spca Pet Tips: Disaster Preparedness for Pets on youtube http://www.youtube. com/watch? v=mSEqAn79NjY
Disaster tip: keep your medical records on a thumb drive! Youtube http://www.youtube. com/watch? v=kAGQKCXPgFk
Walkie-talkie networks in disasters insturctions on youtube for use of walkie-talkie networks in disasters http://www.youtube. com/watch? v=8twBaixrvCo
An interesting website that shows photographs of DX
entity/countries: http://dx-hamspirit.com
Makes it much easier to understand why no sane person
would ever want to live or even visit there.
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CLUB NOTES and other news of interest:
Here, in no particular order are the affiliated clubs and their websites. Where I have news sent to me from the clubs there is a brief note and/or a photo below.
Broward County Activities: Broward County EOC Open House: http://drop.io/browardares and Carol (KJ4AWB) and Dave (K4DLF)'s presentation at the South Florida CERT Symposium: http://www.flickr.com/photos/kg4exa/
Miami-Dade county: HAM LUNCHEON First Friday every month at Steak and Ale, 97th Ave South of Kendall Drive. 12:00 Noon, Bring the spouse or significant other, Dutch Treat ( U eat, U pay )
Florida East Coast DX Club (FECDXC) www.freewebs.com/fecdx
FLORIDA KEYS ARC http://www.qsl.net/kb4gcz/
FLORIDA ATLANTIC UNIV ARC http://www.k4fau.org
BOCA RATON AMATEUR RADIO ASSOC http://www.brara.org
PALM BEACH COUNTY ARES, INC http://www.pbcares.org
Web site has listing of nets and upcoming meetings
BIG LAKE AMATEUR RADIO CLUB
LISATS
COCOA AMATEUR RADIO SOCIETY http://www.cocoaars.org
INDIAN RIVER ARC http://irarc.ham-radio-op.net
Calendar lists programs for upcoming meeting and site has nice photo gallery.
WYNMOOR RADIO CLUB
HOLLYWOOD ARC http://www.geocities.com/WB4TON/HARC.html
NORTH DADE REPEATER ASSN
BROWARD ARC http://www.eagle3.net/barc
SOUTH FLORIDA DX ASSN http://www.qsl.net/k4fk/
Listing of meeting dates, nets, and lots of useful information about DXing.
PALMETTO ARC OF BROWARD COUNTY, INC. http://www.palmettoarc.org/
Information about meetings, club activities, and ARES meetings on the main page. Other pages have many useful links.
FORT MYERS ARC http://www.fmarc.net
GULF COAST AREA REPEATER CLUB
FORT PIERCE RADIO CLUBhttp://www.qsl.net/w4akh
C3I AMATEUR RADIO GROUP http://www.ac4xq.net
JUPITER TEQUESTA REPEATER GROUP INC http://www.jtrg.org
Activities calendar on home page and a nice photo album.
KEY WEST ARC INC
LEHIGH PSK31 CLUB
K2UGH KILOWATT CLUB
PALMS WEST AMATEUR RADIO CLUB, INC http://www.freewebs.com/pwarc
Club and other local radio activities listed. There is a nice photo gallery.
PALM BEACH AMATEUR RADIO COUNCIL (Club Council) http://www.freewebs.com/pbarc
MAJOR ARMSTRONG FM ASSOCIATION http://www.freewebs.com/mafma
Learn a lot of radio history at this site.
PLATINUM COAST ARS http://pcars.org
Lots of information about local and state ham radio activities and lots of photos.
FLORIDA WEAK SIGNAL SOCIETY http://www.flwss.net
This site lives up to the comment - Promoting Weak Signal Operating on VHF, UHF, and Microwaves in the Southeast
DADE RADIO CLUB OF MIAMI INC http://www.daderadioclub.org
AMERICA RADIO CLUB, INC. http://www.qsl.net/americaradioclub
NORTH BREVARD AMATEUR RADIO CLUBhttp://www.northbrevardarc.org
ARA OF SOUTHWEST FLORIDA, INC. http://www.araswf.org
All local meetings are posted and there's a nice archive of club newsletters. Check the newsletters when you have some time - there are many informative articles in these publications
GULFCOAST AMATEUR SOCIETY
OKEECHOBEE ARC, INC. http://www.k4oke.com
HARRIS INTERSIL ARC
MOTOROLA ARC
WR4AYC REPEATER GROUP
GOLD COAST AMATEUR RADIO ASSOCIATION INC http:// www.w4bug.org
Informative page of club activities.
PORT ST LUCIE ARA http://www.pslhams.com
MARTIN COUNTY ARES/RACES, INC http://www.wx4mc.org
Live local scanner on this site.
Test session in July: 7 new Techs 3 new Generals and 1 new Extra. One of the Generals was an upgrade all others were new licenses.
MARTIN COUNTY ARA (MCARA) http://www.mcaraweb.com
there's a lot of news and links on this site
TITUSVILLE ARC
VERO BEACH AMATEUR RADIO CLUB http://www.vbarc.net
ST LUCIE REPEATER ASSN INC
WEST PALM BEACH ARC, INC http://www.wpbarc.org
VA MEDICAL CENTER RADIO CLUB
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Note: If your club is not getting recognition in the monthly news, either in the e-mail short summary or on the web news page, step up to the plate and ask your newsletter editor or PIO to send the news to me and to our Affiliated Club Coordinator - Jeff Beals, WA4AW. No newsletter or Public Info Officer/Publicity Chairperson? Volunteer to do the job or share the job with another club member. It is YOUR club.
Please include us on your newsletter e mail or snail mail lists. We obtain most of our info for ARRL Section and national news from these club publications.
Should you have any questions on how to update your club information at ARRL, please let Jeff know. E-mail wa4aw@arrl.net
Only affiliated clubs and ARES groups or national amateur service groups will be given space in the "Club News". The only exception that will be made is Field Day since this is an event to promote amateur radio emergency communications.
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SKYWARN
FREE training on reporting significant weather conducted by the National Weather Service in two sessions: Basic, 10:00 am to noon; Advanced, 1 pm to 3 pm on Sat., Nov. 15, 2008 at the Broward Emergency Operations Center, 201 N.W. 84th Ave., Plantation. Register by 11/5/08 at n4hhp@comcast.net or call (954) 249-5343.
NOTE: You must pre-register by phone or email. If you show up the day of the class, you will not be granted a seat in the class because of security reasons. We have only 70 seats available, first come first serve. Class cut off date is November 5th. NO EXCEPTIONS!
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SILENT KEYS
Don Klobe, W7FOT of Brevard County
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This is a good time to get acquainted
with the HF CW/phone nets as well as local VHF nets. When emergencies happen,
they will need hams who are familiar with net procedures. Each net has its own
check in and traffic/information handling methods. Knowing how the net is
run will greatly enhance net efficiency and save you embarrassment.
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Section policy has been and will continue to be: if health, family or work matters interfere with an appointee performing the duties of the appointment he/she may step aside without hard feelings and may apply for an appointment at a later date when the other matters are settled.
Amateur radio in Oregon received a lot of favorable press and praise from government officials for their work during and after the recent storms. Why? Because there were PIOs (Public Information Officers) working with ARES to get the information out in real time and the PIOs were available to the media. Where does your ARES group stand in this area?
Need to know who your ARES® Emergency Coordinator is? When the traffic nets are held? Hamfests throughout the area? How to complete the Public Service Honor Roll (PSHR) report? Go to: www.sflarrl.org
Need traffic handling procedures? Need information about ARES® and RACES functions? Can't find information on your individual traffic count for your Station Activity Report? Go to: http://www.arrl.org/FandES/field/pscm/index.html
I will be happy to mail traffic handling information to anyone interested...
Just ask. de KA4FZI@ AOL.COM
SFAN (Saturday at 8AM local, 3.940MHz ), Net Manager is Thom, N5KFR.
All ECs are encouraged to check into these nets or send an OES representative if you cannot join the net. All ARES members are welcome to join the nets.
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If your weekly net and local repeater has IRLP or Echolink check-in available please let Karen K8KB, Phylisan KA4FZI and I know. Also advise the ARES EC in your county and the neighboring counties. This information could be useful during disasters.
If you are going out of town for more than a few days when the season is quiet or more than 48 hours with a system beginning, please notify your local EC. Time is of the essence when a phone tree is activated or when members are phoned after they do not check into a resource net. And, especially if you can't deploy to a shelter or to another area, please offer your time to phone members, enter logs into a database, provide route directions, or other at-home activities. Everyone can do something.
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Check into a net - better to learn how now than during a disaster!
FMSN (FL Medium Speed CW Net) 3.651 Daily 6:30 PM
QFN (All FL CW Traffic Net) 3.547 Daily 7:00 PM, 10:00 PM
FAST (FL Amateur Sideband Traffic Net) 3.940 Daily 6:00 PM
FMTN (FL Midday Traffic Net 7.242 Daily 12:00 Noon
FPTN (Friendly Phone Traffic Net -- FL AL GA) 3.940 Daily 7:55 AM
NFAN (North FL ARES Net) 3.950 M-S 9:00 AM
NFPN (North FL Phone Net) 3.950 Daily 5:30 PM Winter 6:30 PM Summer
SFAN (South FL ARES Net) 3.940 Sat 8:00 AM
TPTN (Tropical Phone Traffic Net) 3.940 Daily 5:00 PM
SEFTN (Southeast FL Traffic Net) (2 meter) 146.790- Daily 6:00 PM
SWFTN (Southwest FL Traffic Net) (2 meter) 146.685 M-S 10:00 AM
http://wx4j.com -- A great place to check for other ARES/NTS info
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Does your club have a Publicity Chairperson? Is there a Public Information Officer for your ARES group? Are these people actively promoting amateur radio on an ongoing basis and are they known at the EOC by the county or city PIO? For more information read the e-magazine Contact, at www.arrl.org/pio
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Say Hello to your world with Amateur Radio. Stay on the air, talk up ham radio, support your local club and emergency communications group.
Ham Anagram:
THE MORSE CODE
When you rearrange the letters:
HERE COME DOTS
Would this be a Hamagram?
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