The SIARC VE team is now a member of the Laurel-Volunteer Examiner Coordinator.
As a result of this change, all exams are now given free of charge. Please follow this link for more information about the Laurel-VEC.
SIARC meets the 2nd Wednesday of every month at 7:00 pm in the Ontario County Safety Training Facility (EOC), County Rd. 48, Town of Hopewell. Directions
To all Ontario County ARES/RACES members: There will no August meeting!
However if any one wants to log some time training at the EOC station, work on their digital setup, or anything else training, or fun related I can be available this Wed. at 7P at the EOC. Just give me a call at 585-314-8429 and let me know you will be there!
At September's meeting we will plan for the Triathlon, KB2NCI will do a presentation on Emergency Preparedness Month, and SIARC will hold its elections
The next scheduled SIARC meeting is Wednesday September 8th, 2010. If you would like information about joining SIARC, please look at our membership page.SIARC holds Amateur Radio Exams each month on the 1st Wednesday. Pre-registration is desired, but walk-ins are welcome. For details check our Exam page.
The next exam is on Wednesday September 1st .
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September 18, 2010 EmComm East Convention St. John Fisher College 3690 East Avenue Rochester, NY 14602 September 18, 2010 Radio Amateurs of Greater Syracuse Hamfest Pompey, NY September 25, 2010 35th Annual Elmira Hamfest Horseheads, NY |
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Linked here is an application to become a Laurel Volunteer Examiner. Please consider volunteering even if you can only do one or two sessions a year.
The exam sessions require three VE’s to administer, grade and sign the CSCE’s. The more of us that join the easier it will be to schedule sessions months in advance.
By the way, the Rochester area depends solely on us in June, July and August when RARA takes a vacation. VE sessions are held the first Wednesday of every month at the Ontario County Safety training Center at 7:00 PM. I am convinced this will help the club in more ways than just new members. Would anyone consider teaching a technician or general class in the future? Please send the application and a signed photo copy of your current Extra class license to: |
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David Foster 1836 Saddle Horn Drive Canandaigua, NY 14424 Or if you prefer, I would be happy to pick up the application at your home or work place. Thanks for your help, Dave AB2WZ Squaw Island Amateur Radio Club contact VE Canandaigua, NY 585-727-5868 cell 585-398-0216 home 585-924-4020 work |
W2ONT NEWSChanges to W2ONT operations: The PL encoder on the 145.450 repeater has been turned off. This means if you have tone squelch turned on your radio the 145.45 will not come through. To hear the 145.45 you must turn tone squelch off. You still need to transmit CTCSS 110.9 to access the 145.450. Hopefully this will solve some of the problems with the machine. We still continue to work on the gremlins that plague the 145.45 and believe me they are crafty and hard to detect. Several work crews have been up there. I appreciate your patience and or help with this situation. The Flexnet node is now in operation on Gannett hill. We are currently connected to the Monroe county EOC (W2EOC) on 220 MHz. This system will also allow you to connect to N2IXD-10 which is a WinLink 2000 RMS station. Any messages sent over N2IXD-10 will go over the WL2K system and the internet. The user port for our flexnet node is on 145.630 and the call is W2ONT. The Airmail client at the Ontario County EOC is now W2ONT-9 Monroe County has pointed a directional antenna in our direction. The link is now up operational and we have an excellent connection. Fire up your TNC or soud card packet program and give it a go. Scott - N2UMH SEPTEMBER MEETING NEWS
Elections, Triathalon planning, and Emergency Planning Month.
SIARC MissionSIARC is not for profit corporation located in Ontario County, N.Y. Currently we maintain the K2BWK 2 meter repeater on 146.820 with a negative (-) offset and pl of 110.9. The Ontario County RACES W2ONT repeaters, 442.200 and 145.45 with 110.9 pl tone are also maintained by SIARC.
Our mission is to promote amateur radio in the region, provide a public service to the community as an ARRL Special Service Club, and have some fun while we are at it. Members pursue many different interests from rag-chewing on local repeaters to exploring the latest in communication technologies. Some SIARC members are using APRS which uses VHF radios to allow tracking of mobile stations. Many also serve the community on a regular basis through the ARRL Amateur Radio Emergency Services (ARES) and the FEMA Radio Amateur Civil Emergency Services (RACES), both long standing programs that have provided emergency communication services through many disasters.
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