[CC-ARES-RACES] ARLB052 Amateurs to remember September 11

[JD Delancy]

We will attempt to connect to the N2LEN conference server at 2050, about ten minutes
before ARRL President Haynie's speech.  If we get connected, the local outlet will
be the SMARC repeater, 147.15


JD Delancy wrote:
> 
> Plans are in the making to carry ARRL President Haynie's (W5JBP) speech on the
> Southern Maryland Amateur Radio Club (SMARC) Brandywine repeater (WA3YUV/R, 147.15)
> via Echolink.  SMARC (sponsor of 147.15) was the major Southern Maryland participant
> at the Pentagon 9/11 disaster.
> 
> If the 147.15 repeater will not be available, look for ARRL President Haynie's
> speech on the Hughesville W3ZO/R machine (145.39. PL/CTCSS 7Z) or on simplex,
> 146.535.   Linking from N2LEN is scheduled to begin at 2000 hours with ARRL
> President Haynie scheduled to address the cyberspace and RF-linked gathering at
> around 2100 hours (9PM EDT).
> 
>   jd
> 
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> SB QST @ ARL $ARLB052
> ARLB052 Amateurs to remember September 11
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> ZCZC AG52
> QST de W1AW
> ARRL Bulletin 52  ARLB052
> >From ARRL Headquarters
> Newington CT  September 10, 2002
> To all radio amateurs
> 
> SB QST ARL ARLB052
> ARLB052 Amateurs to remember September 11
> 
> New York City Amateur Radio Emergency Service/Radio Amateur Civil
> Emergency Service (NYC ARES/RACES) members will observe the first
> anniversary of the September 11 terrorist attacks that destroyed the
> World Trade Center by activating to assist with the remembrance
> activities. NYC ARES/RACES will provide communications support to
> various agencies during commemorative services and events. In
> addition, ARRL President Jim Haynie, W5JBP, has been invited to
> address a global repeater linkup the evening of September 11. And,
> special event stations are set to be on the air from New York City
> and from Washington, DC, to commemorate the occasion.
> 
> Some 30 NYC ARES/RACES members will be deployed across the Greater
> New York City area to support the American Red Cross, The Salvation
> Army, the New York City Office of Emergency Management and other
> agencies. One year ago, ARES teams--most of them from New York City,
> Long Island and New Jersey--supported the same agencies during the
> response to the terrorist attacks on the World Trade Center.
> 
> ARRL New York City District Emergency Coordinator and RACES Officer
> Charles Hargrove, N2NOV, expressed heartfelt thanks to all amateurs
> coming to NYC to help. "With the chance to train and practice made
> even more available to the average ham these days, please join your
> local ARES group and put into practice what you learn," he said.
> "Your community will thank you for it when the need truly arises."
> 
> The NYC ARES/RACES activation on the first anniversary of the
> terrorist attacks will honor the memories of the amateurs who lost
> their lives in the collapse of the World Trade Center's twin towers
> and the other victims.
> 
> President Haynie is scheduled to address a massive repeater linkup
> that hopes to span the globe. "I plan to thank all the hams who
> spent thousands of hours volunteering their time on September 11,"
> Haynie said. "They again demonstrated the power of Amateur Radio in
> times of need." Haynie also said he wants to again acknowledge the
> hundreds of supportive messages from International Amateur Radio
> Union (IARU) member-societies that arrived in the wake of the
> attacks.
> 
> The effort, called the Commemorative 9/11 Net, is being spearheaded
> by Len Signoretti, N2LEN, of Brooklyn, New York. N2LEN's 440.050 MHz
> (CTCSS 114.8 Hz) internet-linked repeater covers the Greater New
> York City area. The linkup will rely on either EchoLink or eQSO
> Internet software connections. Signoretti said his UHF machine is
> used as a central hub to coordinate EchoLink and eQSO, so users on
> each can communicate. The net will attempt to interconnect repeaters
> in all 50 US states as well as in many other countries around the
> world.
> 
> The Commemorative 9/11 Net is scheduled to get under way at 8 PM
> Eastern Daylight Time (0000z September 12) on EchoLink and eQSO
> servers and could run as long as two hours. Haynie is scheduled to
> address the cyberspace and RF-linked gathering at around 9 PM EDT.
> 
> John Nistico, NY6DX, has announced plans to operate special event
> station W2002WTC starting at 0000z September 11. To comply with FCC
> rules, he will append "W2002WTC" to his legally assigned call sign.
> QSL requests go to NY6DX.
> 
> Deanna Lutz, K7DID, reports that special event station K4P will
> operate from the Pentagon and other Washington, DC-area sites
> September 11 and 12. QSL with an SASE to K7DID, PO Box 70071,
> Washington, DC 20024.
> NNNN
> /EX
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