Members of the Northern New York Amateur Radio Association
(NNYARA) would like to promote the idea of operating from current and
former Adirondack Fire Tower locations. We'd like to set
up something similar to the ARLS to coordinate and
recognize operation. For those of us who hike, it is
easy enough to take a HT up, but making VHF-FM
contacts other than through repeaters is pretty rare
unless other stations know to listen. We envision this
site to be a way to let people know what's happening
and coordinate events. The ARRL VHF QSO Party
is a good opportunity. VHF Simplex contacts are
possible if other hams know when you will be "up
there". Join the Yahoo Group to exchange info.
Eventually we'll set up special events and awards,
but for now, we can just post a list of 'activations' .
Contacts may also qualify for SOTA, GORC, & POTA.
Check the Yahoo Group and KC2WI to get
involved.
*You might find KC2WI on the NNY 75M frequency 3.958
North Country Group Sunday morning 8:30 AM: NYSPTEN
3.925 6 PM; ECARS 7.255, Ragchewers 7.272,
Nightwatch 7.192 or other times on these freqs; QRP,
HFPack , or RaDAR frequencies when 'deployed'; or
the Black River Valley ARC repeater 146.955 (Echolink
node AB2XN) [8 PM net], Boonville ARC 146.655
(Echolink KD2AIT) [9 PM net],Hamilton County ARC
147.165 or