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Affordable Technical SolutionsThank You to all who made the 2022 NNYARA hamfest a success. We hope to see you again next year at the Second Annual NNYARA "Junk In The Trunk" in Speculator on August 12, 2023.
| Tue Jan. 4 | 6:15 PM NNY Hospital Emergency Net on Whiteface repeater. Contact Bob KD2QLH for more information. |
| Feb. 18~21 | MARS COMEX 22-1 interoperability with Amateur Radio. Please contact SEC KC2WI if you have questions. |
| March~April | Entry-level Technician License Exam Preparation Class in Lake Pleasant. Intro March 16. Evening Q&A/review March 30. Afternoon Q&A/review April 3. Weekend "Ham-Cram" April 9 & 10. Sign up/attend any or all sessions. "Ham Cram" fast paced reviews require additional self-study. VE Test session 3PM Sunday April 10. Limited space. Class participants have priority. See details on the Hamilton County Amateur Radio Club web site. Congratulations new hams !!! Baofeng UV-5R programming info |
| Tue April 5 | 6:15 PM NNY Hospital Emergency Net on Whiteface repeater. Contact Bob KD2QLH for more information. |
| April 19 | Monthly NNY NTS Traffic Meeting 7:30 PM via Zoom. All hams welcome. Please contact NNY SM Rocco WU2M for details. |
| April 20 | Monthly NNYARA Meeting 7:00 PM via Zoom. All hams welcome. Please contact NNYARA Chairman John KC2RMD for details. March Minutes April Agenda |
| April 20-30 | Entry-level Technician License Exam Preparation Class in Saranac Lake AARA (Adirondack Amateur Radio Association) Wed. April 20 Evening 5pm-8pm at Adirondack Alliance Church, 72 Canaras Ave., Saranac Lake NY 12983. Note change from original location. Sat. April 23 8:30am-4:30pm & Sat. April 30 8:30am-3:30pm at First Methodist Church Fellowship Room, 63 Church St., Saranac Lake April 30 VE Session to follow course at 3:30pm Contact Kevin, KD2RWK |
| April 26 | NNY Section Meeting 7:00 PM via Zoom. Please contact NNY SM Rocco WU2M for details. |
| May 2~7 | DOD/MARS COMEX 22-2 will include contacts between Military Auxiliary Radio System and Amateur Radio Service operators to exchange information which might be requested by Northern Command or other Federal agencies involved in disaster relief or homeland security in a large-scale disaster or emergency situation. See Amateur Radio and AUXCOMM support to the DOD presentation by US Army NETCOM. MARS is also looking for more volunteer members. No prior military service or experience required. Please contact NNY SEC KC2WI for more information. |
| May 13-14 | Armed Forces Day Crossband Test. Military stations transmit on military frequencies and listen on Amateur frequencies. Hams tranmit on Amateur frequencies. List of stations, times, and frequencies. |
| May 18 | Monthly NNYARA Meeting 7:00 PM via Zoom. All hams welcome. Please contact NNYARA Chairman John KC2RMD for details. |
| May 21 | TIRC Hamfest @ Depauville FD Thousands Islands Repeater Club 8AM~12PM |
| Sat June 11 | Communications for the Black Fly Challenge mountain bike race through the Moose River Plains. Up to 1000 participants! OPERATORS NEEDED. Contact Dennis N2LBT. |
| June 11-13 | ARRL June VHF QSO Party Perfect opportunity for some Adirondack mountaintop operation. |
| June 25 | Tupper Lake Tinman Triathlon.Communications by AARA. OPERATORS NEEDED. Please contact KC2VMF. |
| June 25~26 | Field Day weekend. See ARRL Field Day locator for locations. NNY Field Day operators should meet on the air Sunday 8:00 AM 3958 on the North Country Group. |
| Tue July 5 | 6:15 PM NNY Hospital Emergency Net on Whiteface repeater. Contact Bob KD2QLH for more information. |
Saturday |
NNYARA "Junk In The Trunk" Hamfest at the Speculator Pavilion and ball field. 8:00 AM ~12:30 Free admission, donations encouraged. Plenty of tailgate space. Pavilion space available. VE Testing. Foxhunt. NNY Section Meeting. BYO Picnic after the swap. More details TBA. Please contact W2POL or KC2WI for more information or if you are willing to help organize and set up. |
| Friday August 19 |
Communications for the Woodsmens 10K Run, Friday evening approximately 5-8 PM Boonville Amateur Radio Club OPERATORS NEEDED!! Please Contact Dan Hirschey N2OYQ or Dick Satterly WD2ADX. Volunteers generally get a free pass to the Woodsmens Field Days |
| Saturday August 20 |
Communications for the Woodsmens Classic Canoe and Kayak Race Saturday morniong approximately 8:30:10:30 AM, Boonville Amateur Radio Club OPERATORS NEEDED!! Please Contact Dan Hirschey N2OYQ or Dick Satterly WD2ADX. Volunteers generally get a free pass to the Woodsmens Field Days |
| Sept. 9-11 | Communications for the Adirondack Canoe Classic "90 Miler" Old Forge-Long Lake-Saranac Lake. Communications by AARA. OPERATORS NEEDED. Please contact KC2VMF. |
| Sept. 10-12 | ARRL VHF QSO Party Perfect opportunity for some Adirondack mountaintop operation. |
| October 1-10 | Northern New York ARES Simulated Emergency Test. Please contact your county ARES Emergency Coordinator or NNY SEC KC2WI for details. Objective is to practice reporting and relaying specific information. |
| Tue Oct. 4 | 6:15 PM NNY Hospital Emergency Net on Whiteface repeater. Contact Bob KD2QLH for more information. |
| Sat Oct. 15 | New York QSO Party 10 AM-10 PM.
NNY Clean Sweep Certificate: Traditionally the NNY counties have been hard to work during the NYQP. The NNYARA is looking for operators to commit to some on-air time so that all 10 NNY counties are "activated" during the NYQP. To encourage operation and promote NNY Section, NNYARA would like to offer an NNY Clean Sweep certificate to anyone making contact will all ten counties in NNY. Obviously, this means we need to have hams on the air in all the counties. Please fill out the form located at nny10.webhop.net and bookmark the address for future reference. Also, please don't forget to inform the NYQP folks that you will be participating by visiting www.nyqp.org. For more information on this event, please contact Tom WB2KLD. |
| Suggested activity: | Fall Field Day. This could be combined with SET, NYQP or some other on-air event. Get out as a group or individually to test out 'lessons learned' from previous Field Days or make up for the cancellation of the summer FD activities. Please contact NNY SEC KC2WI if interested. |
| TBD | NNY NBEMS digital messaging training - Webinars and on-air practice. TBD based on interest/availability. Please contact NNY SEC KC2WI. |
Nearby Hamfests (2022):
March - Saratoga Swapfest See k2dll.org
for info
May 21 - TIRC Hamfest @ Depauville FD See Thousands
Islands Repeater Club for details
July - Syracuse RAGS Hamfest (Cicero) See www.ragsclub.org
for details
July - Utica Hamfest 'RADIOCOMM' @ Deerfield FD. See uticaarc.com
for details
August 13 - "Junk In The Trunk" NNYARA swapfest, NNY Section meeting, NNYARA meeting, Picnic in Speculator
September - Saratoga Hamfest (Ballston Spa) See k2dll.org
for info
Please see club web sites for additional listings and details. Clubs - please
submit important events you would like listed on this page.
The NNYARA Facebook group
and page, and the
NNYARA discussion group on groups.io
are also available for information sharing.
For real-time discussion check in to the 8:00 AM
Sunday morning North Country Group net on 3958 or the NYSPTEN on 3925 at 6:00 PM every day.