AMATEUR RADIO LICENSE EXAMS
Th 10/9 Valhalla NY, 7pm, WECA, info Stan 914 831-3258
Sun 10/19 West Point, NY 2pm, USMA ARC, info Joshua 845 515-4547
Sat 10/24 Cornwall, NY 6pm, OCARC, info Ron 845 234-2371
Practice tests and ‘How to Pass VE Exams’ at http://www.qrz.com/i/study.html
Oct 15 – Nov 19 Technician class license class at WECA info www.weca.org
HAMFESTS
Oct 4, BARA, Washington, NJ http://www.bara.org
Apr 26, 2009 MBARC, Lagrangeville, NY http://www.wr2abb.org
CONTESTS
info at http://www.arrl.org/contests/months/oct.pdf
Oct 6, ARS Spartan Sprint (QRP) info http://arsqrp.pbwiki.com/
Oct 8, Fall VHF Sprint
Oct 11, FISTS Fall Sprint
Oct 25-26, CQ World Wide DX Contest, SSB info http://www.cqww.com/
SPECIAL EVENTS, PUBLIC SERVICE
Oct 2, 1400Z-1900Z, New York City, NY. USS Intrepid WA3KEY. USS Intrepid under tow back to its new
pier in Manhattan. The USS Intrepid will be on the air during its tow past the Statue of Liberty and a tribute
at Ground Zero. 14.252 7.243
Oct 10-12, Tuskegee, AL. Tuskegee Airmen Amateur Radio Net, W4T, 7.228 7.100 CW 14.290.
Oct 18-20, Boy Scout Jamboree on the Air, http://www.arrl.org/scouts/jota/ and
http://www.scouting.org/international/highlights/22-218.aspx
Oct 19, Crop Walk public service event, Poughkeepsie, info kc2pni@arrl.net
SatCom Net (Satellite communications) (alt. Thurs), Oct 8, 16, 30; 8pm MBARC 146.97
MAGAZINES about ham radio include QST, CQ, CQ VHF, Popular Communications and World Radio.
WEBSITES include: www.arrl.org and http://www.qrz.com/, w1baa.org and http://ac6v.com/
EQUIPMENT can be purchased by mail-order and at swap meets, called ‘hamfests’. Closest retail stores are KJI Electronics in Caldwell, NJ and Lentini Communications in Newington, CT. Mail order stores include HRO (Ham Radio Outlet) and AES (Amateur Electronic Supply)
This page can be found at http://www.qsysociety.org also within the Calendar for more information about amateur radio: Contact the American Radio Relay League www.arrl.org 1-860-594-0200
HUDSON VALLEY HAM RADIO HAPPENINGS
September 2008
AREA CLUB MONTHLY MEETINGS
QSY SOCIETY: (1st Tues) Tues Sept 2, 7:30pm, East Fishkill Community Library, (348 Route 376, 1.5
miles north of Rt 52 in Hopewell Junction) info: Shirley N2SKP 914-736-0717, n2skp@arrl.net
http://www.qsysociety.org/
MBARC (Mt Beacon Amateur Radio Club) (3rd Tues bi-monthly) Tues Sept 16, 7pm at Town of Fishkill
Police Station Community Room, 801 Rt 52, Fishkill. On Air Meetings are held every Monday evening at 8
pm on 146.970, Pl 100. Info: Dan KB2HAP 845-233-5285 http://www.wr2abb.org/
OCARC (Orange County Amateur Radio Club)
(last Fri, none in July or Aug) Fri Sept 26, 8pm at Munger
Cottage, Cornwall http://www.ocarc-ny.org/ Info: Steve WB2OEE 845-496-5617
PCARA (Peekskill Cortlandt Amateur Radio Assoc)
(1st Sunday, none in July or Aug) Sun Sept 7,
3pm Peekskill, Hudson Valley Hospital, Dining Room B. (Use rear parking lot) Info: Greg
KB2CQE@arrl.net (http://www.pcara.org) (note new web address)
PEARL (Putnam Emergency Amateur Repeater League)
(3rd Weds), Weds Sept 17, 7:30pm at the
Putnam County Bureau of Emergency Services Training & Operations Center, on old Rt 6 in Carmel.
http://k2put.org/
SoBARC (Southern Berkshire Amateur Radio Club)
(first Monday, none in Aug) Mon Sept 1, 7pm
Sharon Community Center, Sharon, CT. Info: Ed n2jba@arrl.net http://www.w1baa.org
Contact person: E-mail: INFO@W1BAA.ORG
