From jon.perelstein at gmail.com  Wed Jun  1 11:29:01 2011
From: jon.perelstein at gmail.com (jon.perelstein at gmail.com)
Date: Wed, 01 Jun 2011 15:29:01 +0000
Subject: [CTSARA] SARA Monthly Meeting Thurs Night
Message-ID: <20cf30050d9617474304a4a82e50@google.com>

We're all so busy planning for Bennett Cancer Center that nobody's sent out  
a meeting reminder.

Our monthly meeting will be tomorrow, Thurs June 2, at 8pm at the Stamford  
Government Center. The subject is Field Day planning.

We'll be meeting for pizza at Nick's in Glenbrook at about 6:15 if anybody  
would like to join us.

Jon

From wb1grb at hotmail.com  Wed Jun  1 13:22:33 2011
From: wb1grb at hotmail.com (John Sabini Jr.)
Date: Wed, 1 Jun 2011 13:22:33 -0400
Subject: [CTSARA] TORNADO WATCH  Issue Date: 106 PM EDT WED JUN 01 2011
Message-ID: <COL123-W383AE5E9C4FFF35F91AD699C7D0@phx.gbl>


TORNADO WATCH

Issue Date: 106 PM EDT WED JUN 01 2011
Expiration: 800 PM EDT WED JUN 01 2011
 
TORNADO WATCH 411...IS IN EFFECT UNTIL 8 PM EDT THIS EVENING FOR THE
FOLLOWING AREAS

IN CONNECTICUT THIS WATCH INCLUDES 2 COUNTIES
IN SOUTHERN CONNECTICUT
FAIRFIELD             NEW HAVEN

IN NEW JERSEY THIS WATCH INCLUDES 5 COUNTIES
IN NORTHEAST NEW JERSEY
BERGEN                ESSEX                 HUDSON
PASSAIC               UNION

IN NEW YORK THIS WATCH INCLUDES 10 COUNTIES
IN SOUTHEAST NEW YORK
BRONX                 KINGS (BROOKLYN)      NASSAU

NEW YORK (MANHATTAN)  ORANGE                PUTNAM
QUEENS                RICHMOND (STATEN ISLAND)
ROCKLAND              WESTCHESTER


http://www.weatherforyou.com/cgi-bin/hw3/hw3.cgi?config=&forecast=warnings&place=stamford&state=ct&zipcode=06906&country=us&county=09001&zone=ctz009&nc=forecast,pands,country






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From wb1grb at hotmail.com  Fri Jun  3 07:36:01 2011
From: wb1grb at hotmail.com (John Sabini Jr.)
Date: Fri, 3 Jun 2011 07:36:01 -0400
Subject: [CTSARA] SARA Field Day Set Up update Sign Up
Message-ID: <COL123-W93F84F8EFB5EF63526B8C9C7F0@phx.gbl>


This is very important for a successful Field Day! 
 
Field Day Stations has been updated.
http://www.ctsara.org/stations.html
 
Pre Field Day Antenna Set Up needs update.
Friday June 24th. Who will be attending?
http://www.ctsara.org/pre_field_day_antenna_set_up.html
 
Set-Up needs update. June 25. Who will be attending?
http://www.ctsara.org/ctsara_field_day_setup.html
 
Computers & set-Up needs updating. Who is bringing computers & equipment?
http://www.ctsara.org/computers_generators.html
 
FOOD
Cooks & Helpers Sat.- Lunch & Dinner Sun. - Brunch
Deserts / Appetizers Dips, Chips Snacks / etc. 
http://www.ctsara.org/food.html
 
Need, Looking For......... 
Laptop Computers and Router
?Heavy Duty Extension Cords
?Coax
?Coolers
?Operators, Loggers
?We need to identify who wants training
?Terry will donate his time & PRO 3 for training
?Need someone to volunteer a training location
http://www.ctsara.org/tents.html

---------------------------------------------------
 
Use Sign-Up Sheet 
Terry will send me Update or corrections. 
I will update or correct pages.
http://ctsara.org/FDsignup.htm
 
 
J/S WB1GRB




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From jon.perelstein at gmail.com  Sat Jun  4 19:37:32 2011
From: jon.perelstein at gmail.com (jon.perelstein at gmail.com)
Date: Sat, 04 Jun 2011 23:37:32 +0000
Subject: [CTSARA] Fwd: FIELD DAY - Announcement to Boy Scouts
In-Reply-To: <E41A4452A5474997854123918E91A625@douglasfm2vbp5>
Message-ID: <bcaec54859aeab1f1604a4eb5aea@google.com>

Just wanted to share with you folks something that WA1SFH sent out to all  
the local boy scout troops.

What he sent out was in color with some nice use of fonts and such -- it  
looks about a zillion times better than the plain old text that mailman  
allows.

J

---------- Forwarded message ----------
From: Douglas - WA1SFH <wa1sfh at optonline.net>
Date:
Subject: FIELD DAY - Announcement to Boy Scouts



> Amateur Radio Field Day 2011

> June 25- June 26

> Starts at 2 pm



> CQ (Calling)
> ALL SCOUTS!

> You are invited to visit Ham Radio Clubs in the CT Yankee
> Council area

> AND GET ON THE AIR!



> When you arrive, just say:

> "I am a BOY SCOUT.

> Where is the GOTA station?"



> OBJECTIVE:

> To contact as many Amateur
> Radio stations as possible in a 24 hour period, and to learn to
> operate in abnormal situations in less than optimal conditions.



> WHERE:

> STAMFORD

> Stamford
> Amateur Radio Association (SARA)

> Planetarium Area

> Stamford Museum & Nature Center

> 39 Schofield Town Road





> NORWALK

> Greater Norwalk
> Amateur Radio Club (GNARC)

> Veterans Park





> REDDING

> Candlewood Amateur Radio Association (CARA)

> Putnam Park





> WALLINGFORD

> Meriden
> Amateur Radio Club (MARC)

> Marcus Cook Memorial Park





> NEW MILFORD

> Northville Amateur Radio Association

> Town Green
> (South End)





> Please contact
> me (best=email)
> with any questions you may have.



> Yours In Scouting,

> Douglas Sharafanowich

> -
> Devon's
> Dad

> -
> Merit Badge Counselor: Radio,
> Rifle, Shotgun

> -
> Committee Member - Troop 1, Milford

> -
> Amateur Radio Licensee: WA1SFH

> -
> Connecticut Amateur
> Radio Emergency Service (CT ARES) ? Member

> -
> Milford Amateur
> Radio Assoc. (MARA) - Member

> -
> Shore Point Amateur Radio Club (SPARC) ? Member

> -
> Greater Bridgeport
> Amateur Radio Club (GBARC) ? Member

> -
> Milford
> Community Emergency Response Team (CERT) - Member



> Contact Info:

> 168 Housatonic Drive, Milford,
> CT 06460

> Home: 203-876-1189

> Cell: 203-494-3885

> email: wa1sfh at optonline.net


From jon.perelstein at gmail.com  Sat Jun  4 19:37:42 2011
From: jon.perelstein at gmail.com (jon.perelstein at gmail.com)
Date: Sat, 04 Jun 2011 23:37:42 +0000
Subject: [CTSARA] Fwd: FIELD DAY - Announcement to Boy Scouts
In-Reply-To: <bcaec54859aeab1f1604a4eb5aea@google.com>
Message-ID: <20cf3054a0954ae39604a4eb5be5@google.com>

VERY nice, thanks

J

On , jon.perelstein at gmail.com wrote:
> Just wanted to share with you folks something that WA1SFH sent out to all  
> the local boy scout troops.

> What he sent out was in color with some nice use of fonts and such -- it  
> looks about a zillion times better than the plain old text that mailman  
> allows.

> J

> ---------- Forwarded message ----------
> From: Douglas - WA1SFH wa1sfh at optonline.net>
> Date:
> Subject: FIELD DAY - Announcement to Boy Scouts



> > Amateur Radio Field Day 2011
> >
> > June 25- June 26
> >
> > Starts at 2 pm
> >
> >
> >
> > CQ (Calling)
> > ALL SCOUTS!
> >
> > You are invited to visit Ham Radio Clubs in the CT Yankee
> > Council area
> >
> > AND GET ON THE AIR!
> >
> >
> >
> > When you arrive, just say:
> >
> > "I am a BOY SCOUT.
> >
> > Where is the GOTA station?"
> >
> >
> >
> > OBJECTIVE:
> >
> > To contact as many Amateur
> > Radio stations as possible in a 24 hour period, and to learn to
> > operate in abnormal situations in less than optimal conditions.
> >
> >
> >
> > WHERE:
> >
> > STAMFORD
> >
> > Stamford
> > Amateur Radio Association (SARA)
> >
> > Planetarium Area
> >
> > Stamford Museum & Nature Center
> >
> > 39 Schofield Town Road
> >
> >
> >
> >
> >
> > NORWALK
> >
> > Greater Norwalk
> > Amateur Radio Club (GNARC)
> >
> > Veterans Park
> >
> >
> >
> >
> >
> > REDDING
> >
> > Candlewood Amateur Radio Association (CARA)
> >
> > Putnam Park
> >
> >
> >
> >
> >
> > WALLINGFORD
> >
> > Meriden
> > Amateur Radio Club (MARC)
> >
> > Marcus Cook Memorial Park
> >
> >
> >
> >
> >
> > NEW MILFORD
> >
> > Northville Amateur Radio Association
> >
> > Town Green
> > (South End)
> >
> >
> >
> >
> >
> > Please contact
> > me (best=email)
> > with any questions you may have.
> >
> >
> >
> > Yours In Scouting,
> >
> > Douglas Sharafanowich
> >
> > -
> > Devon's
> > Dad
> >
> > -
> > Merit Badge Counselor: Radio,
> > Rifle, Shotgun
> >
> > -
> > Committee Member - Troop 1, Milford
> >
> > -
> > Amateur Radio Licensee: WA1SFH
> >
> > -
> > Connecticut Amateur
> > Radio Emergency Service (CT ARES) ? Member
> >
> > -
> > Milford Amateur
> > Radio Assoc. (MARA) - Member
> >
> > -
> > Shore Point Amateur Radio Club (SPARC) ? Member
> >
> > -
> > Greater Bridgeport
> > Amateur Radio Club (GBARC) ? Member
> >
> > -
> > Milford
> > Community Emergency Response Team (CERT) - Member
> >
> >
> >
> > Contact Info:
> >
> > 168 Housatonic Drive, Milford,
> > CT 06460
> >
> > Home: 203-876-1189
> >
> > Cell: 203-494-3885
> >
> > email: wa1sfh at optonline.net
> >

From jon.perelstein at gmail.com  Sat Jun  4 19:43:08 2011
From: jon.perelstein at gmail.com (Jon Perelstein)
Date: Sat, 4 Jun 2011 19:43:08 -0400
Subject: [CTSARA] Weather For Sunday
Message-ID: <BANLkTik2zWQpcGYHVRah3Z0Sq8OQ++CoHA@mail.gmail.com>

All the forecasts agree that it should be dry for the Bennett event.
 However, some forecast the rain starting as early as 2pm tomorrow
afternoon.  Just to play it safe, you might want to bring some rain gear
with you.

J

From wb1grb at hotmail.com  Sat Jun  4 20:11:21 2011
From: wb1grb at hotmail.com (John Sabini Jr.)
Date: Sat, 4 Jun 2011 20:11:21 -0400
Subject: [CTSARA] Fwd: FIELD DAY - Announcement to Boy Scouts
In-Reply-To: <20cf3054a0954ae39604a4eb5be5@google.com>
References: <bcaec54859aeab1f1604a4eb5aea@google.com>,
	<20cf3054a0954ae39604a4eb5be5@google.com>
Message-ID: <COL123-W16EBC79D2DDEFE5B25F9249C610@phx.gbl>


MAILMAN.QTH.NET SPAM FAQ
This is the reason Mailman is in plain text! 
 
Read this.
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----------------------------------------
> Date: Sat, 4 Jun 2011 23:37:42 +0000
> From: jon.perelstein at gmail.com
> To: ctsara at mailman.qth.net
> Subject: Re: [CTSARA] Fwd: FIELD DAY - Announcement to Boy Scouts
>
> VERY nice, thanks
>
> J
>
> On , jon.perelstein at gmail.com wrote:
> > Just wanted to share with you folks something that WA1SFH sent out to all
> > the local boy scout troops.
>
> > What he sent out was in color with some nice use of fonts and such -- it
> > looks about a zillion times better than the plain old text that mailman
> > allows.
>
> > J
>
> > ---------- Forwarded message ----------
> > From: Douglas - WA1SFH wa1sfh at optonline.net>
> > Date:
> > Subject: FIELD DAY - Announcement to Boy Scouts
>
>
>
> > > Amateur Radio Field Day 2011
> > >
> > > June 25- June 26
> > >
> > > Starts at 2 pm
> > >
> > >
> > >
> > > CQ (Calling)
> > > ALL SCOUTS!
> > >
> > > You are invited to visit Ham Radio Clubs in the CT Yankee
> > > Council area
> > >
> > > AND GET ON THE AIR!
> > >
> > >
> > >
> > > When you arrive, just say:
> > >
> > > "I am a BOY SCOUT.
> > >
> > > Where is the GOTA station?"
> > >
> > >
> > >
> > > OBJECTIVE:
> > >
> > > To contact as many Amateur
> > > Radio stations as possible in a 24 hour period, and to learn to
> > > operate in abnormal situations in less than optimal conditions.
> > >
> > >
> > >
> > > WHERE:
> > >
> > > STAMFORD
> > >
> > > Stamford
> > > Amateur Radio Association (SARA)
> > >
> > > Planetarium Area
> > >
> > > Stamford Museum & Nature Center
> > >
> > > 39 Schofield Town Road
> > >
> > >
> > >
> > >
> > >
> > > NORWALK
> > >
> > > Greater Norwalk
> > > Amateur Radio Club (GNARC)
> > >
> > > Veterans Park
> > >
> > >
> > >
> > >
> > >
> > > REDDING
> > >
> > > Candlewood Amateur Radio Association (CARA)
> > >
> > > Putnam Park
> > >
> > >
> > >
> > >
> > >
> > > WALLINGFORD
> > >
> > > Meriden
> > > Amateur Radio Club (MARC)
> > >
> > > Marcus Cook Memorial Park
> > >
> > >
> > >
> > >
> > >
> > > NEW MILFORD
> > >
> > > Northville Amateur Radio Association
> > >
> > > Town Green
> > > (South End)
> > >
> > >
> > >
> > >
> > >
> > > Please contact
> > > me (best=email)
> > > with any questions you may have.
> > >
> > >
> > >
> > > Yours In Scouting,
> > >
> > > Douglas Sharafanowich
> > >
> > > -
> > > Devon's
> > > Dad
> > >
> > > -
> > > Merit Badge Counselor: Radio,
> > > Rifle, Shotgun
> > >
> > > -
> > > Committee Member - Troop 1, Milford
> > >
> > > -
> > > Amateur Radio Licensee: WA1SFH
> > >
> > > -
> > > Connecticut Amateur
> > > Radio Emergency Service (CT ARES) ? Member
> > >
> > > -
> > > Milford Amateur
> > > Radio Assoc. (MARA) - Member
> > >
> > > -
> > > Shore Point Amateur Radio Club (SPARC) ? Member
> > >
> > > -
> > > Greater Bridgeport
> > > Amateur Radio Club (GBARC) ? Member
> > >
> > > -
> > > Milford
> > > Community Emergency Response Team (CERT) - Member
> > >
> > >
> > >
> > > Contact Info:
> > >
> > > 168 Housatonic Drive, Milford,
> > > CT 06460
> > >
> > > Home: 203-876-1189
> > >
> > > Cell: 203-494-3885
> > >
> > > email: wa1sfh at optonline.net
> > >
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From jon.perelstein at gmail.com  Sun Jun  5 19:26:56 2011
From: jon.perelstein at gmail.com (Jon Perelstein)
Date: Sun, 5 Jun 2011 19:26:56 -0400
Subject: [CTSARA] SARA At Bennett Cancer Center Hope In Motion
Message-ID: <BANLkTim87OxLAZEO1D9P1-+XwbxSam-GFg@mail.gmail.com>

We had a great turnout for the Bennett Hope In Motion bike ride today and
our crew did a superb job.

Because of the great turnout, we were able to let the public service novices
do most of the operating under the tutelage of more experienced operators.

I would like to thank

Jon, W3EIC who made his debut as net control and did an excellent job
Stan, WA2NRV who assisted Jon
AT, KK1R who managed to keep his SAG wagon driver awake for most of the ride
Chris, KB1QXR who learned more than he wanted to know about fixing bike
flats
James, KB1UHP who put up with my driving
Fred, K1FC who proved that antennas work just as well without HTs as they do
with HTs
Luis, KB1TJM who put up with Fred's driving
Terry, W1TSM who learned more than he wanted to know about Port-Potties
Bill, KB1IFY and Donna, KB1TGW who may have found the perfect shade tree
Bill, WG1HM who did his usual superb job
Bruce, KC2WGX who did a very nice job in his first outing with us
Frank, KB1IFX who helped out down at Columbus Park

The event organizers have a given us a special thank you for the work we do
and I'll tell those of you who participated about it in a separate email.

Thank you all.  You really did us proud.

73s
Jon
WB2RYV

From jon.perelstein at gmail.com  Sun Jun  5 20:09:07 2011
From: jon.perelstein at gmail.com (Jon Perelstein)
Date: Sun, 5 Jun 2011 20:09:07 -0400
Subject: [CTSARA] Bennett Followup
Message-ID: <BANLkTinwCy=1_i460_EyrNUk22GAEXzorA@mail.gmail.com>

I forgot to mention -- for those of you who were at the event, the guy on
the recumbent bike was NOT the last finisher.  In the last five miles he
overtook the guy ahead of him (wearing a blue and white jersey) and came in
about 10 minutes ahead of the last guy.

J

From jonstv at gmail.com  Sun Jun  5 21:25:53 2011
From: jonstv at gmail.com (Jonstv)
Date: Sun, 5 Jun 2011 21:25:53 -0400
Subject: [CTSARA] Bennett Followup
In-Reply-To: <BANLkTinwCy=1_i460_EyrNUk22GAEXzorA@mail.gmail.com>
References: <BANLkTinwCy=1_i460_EyrNUk22GAEXzorA@mail.gmail.com>
Message-ID: <FA407D3D-F516-4353-99F7-FDBFFC233097@gmail.com>

I forgot to mention, I followed that guy home!  He was in front of me as I was turning from High Ridge Rd to Oaklawn!

Unless there was another recumbent cyclist out today...

Sent from my iPad

On Jun 5, 2011, at 8:09 PM, Jon Perelstein <jon.perelstein at gmail.com> wrote:

> I forgot to mention -- for those of you who were at the event, the guy on
> the recumbent bike was NOT the last finisher.  In the last five miles he
> overtook the guy ahead of him (wearing a blue and white jersey) and came in
> about 10 minutes ahead of the last guy.
> 
> J
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From wb1grb at hotmail.com  Tue Jun  7 13:52:32 2011
From: wb1grb at hotmail.com (John Sabini Jr.)
Date: Tue, 7 Jun 2011 13:52:32 -0400
Subject: [CTSARA] Photos of the Hope in Motion / Bennett Cancer Ride 2011
Message-ID: <COL123-W53F2DF5AAC15B4F2E203F99C630@phx.gbl>


Photos of the Hope in Motion / Bennett Cancer Ride
Sunday, June 5, 2011

http://www.ctsara.org/hope_in_motion2011.html

Any other photos of event please send.
I will ad them to web page.
 
J/S WB1GRB





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From jon.perelstein at gmail.com  Wed Jun  8 17:46:45 2011
From: jon.perelstein at gmail.com (jon.perelstein at gmail.com)
Date: Wed, 08 Jun 2011 21:46:45 +0000
Subject: [CTSARA] Fwd: [GNARC] MS bike ride May 12th
In-Reply-To: <133111.90611.qm@web82305.mail.mud.yahoo.com>
Message-ID: <20cf303f6ab6d68a2004a53a4567@google.com>

The MS Bike Ride this Sunday has asked GNARC to provide communications for  
the SAG wagons.

We did a great job this past Sunday for Bennett and we can do it again to  
help out for the MS Bike Ride. If any of you have time, please contact Toy  
per the info below.

We don't have a lot of opportunities to practice, so let's please make the  
best of this opportunity and get a couple of people out there.

73s
Jon
WB2RYV

---------- Forwarded message ----------
From: toy alladin <toyalladin at yahoo.com>
Date:
Subject: [GNARC] MS bike ride May 12th
To: gnarc at mailman.qth.net
CC:


> We have been asked to provide communications again for the annual MS bike  
> ride this Sunday May 12th from Sherwood Island State Park from 8am to  
> 1.30 pm I am in need of operators to ride sag wagons for the event



> Tthis is a smaller event than the bloomin metric about 500 riders tops,  
> but covers about the same distance



> We need your assistance. If you can help, please contact me asap via  
> email, call 203 524 5541 or 203 853 2407

> Toy/K1WYQ



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From jon.perelstein at gmail.com  Wed Jun  8 19:55:33 2011
From: jon.perelstein at gmail.com (jon.perelstein at gmail.com)
Date: Wed, 08 Jun 2011 23:55:33 +0000
Subject: [CTSARA] Fwd: [GNARC] MS bike ride May 12th
In-Reply-To: <8CDF44D5FECDEE0-FC8-49D04@webmail-d084.sysops.aol.com>
Message-ID: <20cf307f35da80efc604a53c128b@google.com>

For those of you who don't understand my full powers, yes -- I do make my  
own calendars!!!

Blame it on Toy, I was just forwarding his message.

J

On , ranceiii at aol.com wrote:

> Jon,

> Aren't we a little to late to help here, or are you living by a different  
> calendar than the rest of us?

From jonsolomon at techie.com  Wed Jun  8 21:57:40 2011
From: jonsolomon at techie.com (Jonathan Solomon)
Date: Wed, 8 Jun 2011 21:57:40 -0400
Subject: [CTSARA] Fwd: [GNARC] MS bike ride May 12th
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We have a great club!   Fred can be in two places at once and Jon P runs on his own schedule!!!

Sent from my iPad

On Jun 8, 2011, at 7:55 PM, jon.perelstein at gmail.com wrote:

> For those of you who don't understand my full powers, yes -- I do make my  
> own calendars!!!
> 
> Blame it on Toy, I was just forwarding his message.
> 
> J
> 
> On , ranceiii at aol.com wrote:
> 
>> Jon,
> 
>> Aren't we a little to late to help here, or are you living by a different  
>> calendar than the rest of us?
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From jon.perelstein at gmail.com  Thu Jun  9 14:14:36 2011
From: jon.perelstein at gmail.com (Jon Perelstein)
Date: Thu, 9 Jun 2011 14:14:36 -0400
Subject: [CTSARA] Comms Test Help Needed Week of 6/13
Message-ID: <BANLkTi=Q9pQMRZNgGQOLaD0H8T0CfgDqbg@mail.gmail.com>

I need one or two people to run a communication test up to Lake Waramaug.

A consortium of clubs is thinking about providing support to the CT
Challenge bike ride at the end of July.  The ride starts in Westport and
goes all the way up past Danbury to Lake Waramaug.  It mostly stays off of
Rt. 7 the entire way.  The question is how to provide coverage on a route
that long.   One thought is the Danbury area repeaters linked in via
Echolink to Norwalk -- and maybe something else (not sure yet).

I need someone to help me test repeater access along the route (see which
repeaters we can hit and where the dead spots would be).  I was thinking of
driving the route some time next week (the week of June 13).  I thought that
mid-day on a weekday would be better than on a weekend.

Anybody want to ride shotgun and do the transmitting?  We can use my car (a
Prius) and I have a 50 watt radio with a 1/2 wave antenna.

73s
Jon
WB2RYV

P.S.  If anybody has any suggestions for how we could cover it, please speak
up.

From jon.perelstein at gmail.com  Fri Jun 10 13:31:00 2011
From: jon.perelstein at gmail.com (Jon Perelstein)
Date: Fri, 10 Jun 2011 13:31:00 -0400
Subject: [CTSARA] Ops Needed For MS Bike Ride This Sunday - DESPERATE
Message-ID: <BANLkTi=ax6m12VXnORpdLKz24w56r5YCLw@mail.gmail.com>

Folks,

Please please please.

If any of you can participate in the coverage of the MS Bike Ride on Sunday,
Toy is desperate for help.  Apparently he had people lined up and some of
them have dropped out -- leaving him in the position where he's going to
have to back out of providing the coverage that was committed.

Ham radio has made a really good name for itself in Fairfield County over
the past couple of weeks (Bloomin Metric, Bennett) and it would be a shame
to ruin all the good publicity we've gotten.  Plus, it's an opportunity for
get practice -- something that we don't get enough of.

We had 14 people for Bennett, including some people who were new to public
service ops.  We don't need many, just a few of you.  To give you an idea
just how strongly I feel about this, I'm busy twisting Tina's arm to get her
to go, and that's an activity not unlike grabbing a pit bull by the tail
(well, except that pit bulls are far more gentle than she is).

Jon

From wb1grb at hotmail.com  Sat Jun 11 07:22:03 2011
From: wb1grb at hotmail.com (John Sabini Jr.)
Date: Sat, 11 Jun 2011 07:22:03 -0400
Subject: [CTSARA] CTSARA Printable Station Field Day Check List
Message-ID: <COL123-W37A909B078BDB09AB7C1F39C670@phx.gbl>



CTSARA Printable Station Field Day Check List   
Any suggestions please let me know.

http://www.ctsara.org/ctsara_field_day_accessories.html

J/S WB1GRB



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From jon.perelstein at gmail.com  Sun Jun 12 19:26:25 2011
From: jon.perelstein at gmail.com (Jon Perelstein)
Date: Sun, 12 Jun 2011 19:26:25 -0400
Subject: [CTSARA] SARA and GNARC Support to Bike MS
Message-ID: <BANLkTi=J8qmr1-xkhc50EBGhp_2dFhE2DQ@mail.gmail.com>

Well folks, GNARC and SARA did it again.  Working together, we put together
some excellent coverage for the Bike MS charity bicycle event.  Our folks
dealt with dire threats of thunderstorm (none materialized), difficult
communications (e.g., Bethel), repeaters on low power (Bridgeport), lost
riders, injured riders (including one who wound up being transported to Yale
New Haven), a route that an Army Pathfinder might have found difficult to
follow, and equipment failure (Toy's mobile rig, my cell phone).  The team
handled it all and handled it all with great aplomb.

Those of us at the Sherwood Island start/finish also had to deal with free
samples from the Fairway market in Stamford, free samples from a "Cupcake
Wars" contender of Southington, and a full barbecue lunch from Bobby Q's BBQ
of Westport.  But on the other hand, we there was the steel drum band...

Toy and I would like to thank the following people who participated:

AT, KK1R
Bruce, KC2WGX
Fred, K1FC
Joel, AB1MU
Marty, KA1WBN
Phil, N3KDJ
Tina, KB1UOB
Vlad, W1ZP

One situation occurred near the end of the event that was a total mystery to
the event organizers.  A large group of mostly twenty-something female
riders just absolutely refused to leave the 4th rest stop.  The event
organizers went crazy trying to figure out why they were refusing to leave.
 The reason was no mystery to us -- that's the rest stop at which Fred was
located.

Thank you all.

73s
Jon
WB2RYV

From wb1grb at hotmail.com  Mon Jun 13 07:05:16 2011
From: wb1grb at hotmail.com (John Sabini Jr.)
Date: Mon, 13 Jun 2011 07:05:16 -0400
Subject: [CTSARA] MS Charity Bicycle Event  PHOTOS
Message-ID: <COL123-W507CEBE56D6D4C741178DE9C690@phx.gbl>


MS Charity Bicycle Event
 
Two photos that Bruce KC2XGX had taken.
Any other photos please send them so we have a record of event.  

http://www.ctsara.org/ms_charity_bicycle_event.6.12.2011.html

J/S WB1GRB 		 	   		  

From jon.perelstein at gmail.com  Wed Jun 15 16:55:00 2011
From: jon.perelstein at gmail.com (Jon Perelstein)
Date: Wed, 15 Jun 2011 16:55:00 -0400
Subject: [CTSARA] Errors In Betsey's Section News Regarding SARA
Message-ID: <BANLkTimkNCFEf+tv3e_qutuirM-Yjfi=Ug@mail.gmail.com>

Those of you who get the ARRL Section newsletter have by now seen the
mention that we got for our Bennett Cancer Center work.  It would have been
nice if Betsey had simply taken the material I wrote and included it, but
instead it appears that she (or someone else) made some changes, and I've
just sent her the following email

*****

Betsey

Thanks for including this writeup in the Section News.  However, what you
included in the newsletter contained two significant errors versus what I
sent you:

1.  This particular event was SARA only, not SARA and GNARC.   SARA fielded
14 people to participate in the coverage and we're pretty damned proud of
the fact that we could get that many participants out of our club.

The two clubs have worked together on the Bloomin Metric (2000+ riders in
late May) and on the Bike MS Down To The Sound (500+ riders this past
weekend), but those were different events.

2.  It's the SARApeater that we didn't use this year, not the SARA repeater.
 The SARApeater is our portable, temporary repeater.  The SARA repeater
(W1EE on 2 meters and on 70 cm) is our main repeater for Stamford and was
used during the Hope In Motion event.

73s
Jon
WB2RYV


******

This is the email I originally sent her

On Sunday June 5, the Stamford Amateur Radio Association (SARA) provided
communications support for the Bennett Cancer Center "Hope In Motion"
charity bicycle ride.   The event is a 50 mile ride from downtown Stamford
up through Pound Ridge NY and into North Salem NY.

Fourteen (14) SARA members participated in the coverage, with hams stationed
at three rest stops, stationed in SAG vehicles to provide support and/or
transport for bicyclists needing help, and hams driving scout/chase vehicles
to track progress and look for riders needing aid.  Net control was
co-located with the Stamford Police Dept mobile command post (at the request
of the Stamford PD) so that we could provide them with real-time information
on the progress of the ride.

Four of the hams participating had not previously participated in public
service events.  The exceptional turnout allowed us to provide these hams
with field training under the supervision of experienced hams.

Our coverage used both the SARA 2 meter repeater (W1EE) and the WECA 2 meter
repeater (WB2ZII) to provide direct coverage through the entire route.  We
would like to thank WECA for its generosity in allowing us to monopolize
their repeater during this event for the fourth year in a row.  In addition,
we also made use of their WB2ZII-15 digipeater near Yorktown Heights and we
would like to also thank WECA for use of the digipeater.

This year, we did not use the SARApeater (a portable 2/440 cross-band
repeater that we developed a few years ago) because it was sent north to
Springfield with SARA members who deployed there with the Red Cross.
 Although we did not use the SARApeater this year, we had made arrangements
with the Westchester County Parks Dept for access to non-public areas of one
of their parks for setting up the SARApeater, and we would like to thank
them for their cooperation.

This year, we were able to use APRS to track the scout/chase vehicles over
the entire course.  This was made possible by the WB2ZII-15 digipeater plus
receivers set up for us by Jonathan (K1RFD) and James (KC2DHU).  We would
like to thank them for their assistance. The event organizers and Stamford
PD were more than a little impressed at our ability to show them real-time
views of vehicle locations.

From jon.perelstein at gmail.com  Wed Jun 15 16:49:03 2011
From: jon.perelstein at gmail.com (Jon Perelstein)
Date: Wed, 15 Jun 2011 16:49:03 -0400
Subject: [CTSARA] Fwd: SARA Support For Bennett Cancer Center Hope In Motion
In-Reply-To: <BANLkTinmoS=tEmJteeH9LAQTbrxa595PUw@mail.gmail.com>
References: <BANLkTinmoS=tEmJteeH9LAQTbrxa595PUw@mail.gmail.com>
Message-ID: <BANLkTi=Menf7YfNVcEMJZgLxs1ZyrHnueg@mail.gmail.com>

Betsey

Thanks for including this writeup in the Section News.  However, what you
included in the newsletter contained two significant errors versus what I
sent you:

1.  This particular event was SARA only, not SARA and GNARC.   SARA fielded
14 people to participate in the coverage and we're pretty damned proud of
the fact that we could get that many participants.

The two clubs have worked together on the Bloomin Metric (2000+ riders in
late May) and on the Bike MS Down To The Sound (500+ riders this past
weekend), but those were different events.

2.  It's the SARApeater that we didn't use this year, not the SARA repeater.
 The SARApeater is our portable, temporary repeater.  The SARA repeater
(W1EE on 2 meters and on 70 cm) is our main repeater for Stamford and was
used during the Hope In Motion event.

73s
Jon
WB2RYV

---------- Forwarded message ----------
From: Jon Perelstein <jon.perelstein at gmail.com>
Date: Mon, Jun 6, 2011 at 10:48 AM
Subject: SARA Support For Bennett Cancer Center Hope In Motion
To: Betsey Doane <k1eic at att.net>


On Sunday June 5, the Stamford Amateur Radio Association (SARA) provided
communications support for the Bennett Cancer Center "Hope In Motion"
charity bicycle ride.   The event is a 50 mile ride from downtown Stamford
up through Pound Ridge NY and into North Salem NY.

Fourteen (14) SARA members participated in the coverage, with hams stationed
at three rest stops, stationed in SAG vehicles to provide support and/or
transport for bicyclists needing help, and hams driving scout/chase vehicles
to track progress and look for riders needing aid.  Net control was
co-located with the Stamford Police Dept mobile command post (at the request
of the Stamford PD) so that we could provide them with real-time information
on the progress of the ride.

Four of the hams participating had not previously participated in public
service events.  The exceptional turnout allowed us to provide these hams
with field training under the supervision of experienced hams.

Our coverage used both the SARA 2 meter repeater (W1EE) and the WECA 2 meter
repeater (WB2ZII) to provide direct coverage through the entire route.  We
would like to thank WECA for its generosity in allowing us to monopolize
their repeater during this event for the fourth year in a row.  In addition,
we also made use of their WB2ZII-15 digipeater near Yorktown Heights and we
would like to also thank WECA for use of the digipeater.

This year, we did not use the SARApeater (a portable 2/440 cross-band
repeater that we developed a few years ago) because it was sent north to
Springfield with SARA members who deployed there with the Red Cross.
 Although we did not use the SARApeater this year, we had made arrangements
with the Westchester County Parks Dept for access to non-public areas of one
of their parks for setting up the SARApeater, and we would like to thank
them for their cooperation.

This year, we were able to use APRS to track the scout/chase vehicles over
the entire course.  This was made possible by the WB2ZII-15 digipeater plus
receivers set up for us by Jonathan (K1RFD) and James (KC2DHU).  We would
like to thank them for their assistance. The event organizers and Stamford
PD were more than a little impressed at our ability to show them real-time
views of vehicle locations.

Jon Perelstein, WB2RYV
President
Stamford Amateur Radio Association

From lstoler99 at optonline.net  Wed Jun 15 18:01:15 2011
From: lstoler99 at optonline.net (Larry Stoler)
Date: Wed, 15 Jun 2011 18:01:15 -0400
Subject: [CTSARA] Public Service Event
Message-ID: <E20CE2899122486E944DEF179A26A765@lawrence78zhq8>

Dear SARA Mailing List,

Some of you may know me as I was an active SARA member a number of years ago.

For those who don't, my name is Larry and my call is WA1PDK.  I have been a ham with this call since 1971 however I started in the hobby as WN1IHO in 1967.  I let the novice expire as it was one year non renewable in those days.

I just read the message from John, WB2RYV abut the recent event the club participated in.  It's good to see that public service activities and participation continue in Fairfield County as this is a very important part of the amateur radio service.

73, 
Larry 
WA1PDK

Larry Stoler
lstoler99 at optonline.net

From jon.perelstein at gmail.com  Sun Jun 19 19:54:09 2011
From: jon.perelstein at gmail.com (Jon Perelstein)
Date: Sun, 19 Jun 2011 19:54:09 -0400
Subject: [CTSARA] Hams Needed For Norwalk Summer Series Running Races
Message-ID: <BANLkTi=z-mx1bToZauM8Y7Ts_A7vDUHVcw@mail.gmail.com>

SARA and GNARC have been asked to provide ham radio communications support
for The Norwalk Summer Series -- a series of distance running races held in
various locations in Norwalk during the summer.

The race director is a personal friend of mine, and I am the official scorer
for these races.  The series consists of 6 races held between mid-June and
mid-September.

For each race, we'll need a net control, one or two (preferably two) support
vehicles, and one or two rest stops (depending on the race).  Since this is
running, there are no issues with bike repair or carrying equipment.  The
support vehicle(s) will simply patrol the course looking for runners who
need assistance.  This is a perfect opportunity for our hams to ride the
routes on bicycles, motorcycles, mopeds, or other non-traditional
"vehicles".  I'm seriously thinking of turning over the scoring to someone
else and riding the routes on my bicycle.  Most of the rest stops have good
cell phone coverage, so our focus for rest stops will be providing hams at
those few rest stops that don't have good cell phone coverage.

For this year, we've been asked to provide support for the following races:

a.  The 9 mile race which is run from Calf Pasture Beach on Sat Aug 6.  It's
two loops of about 4.5 miles each, may require a ham at one rest stop and
then the one or two in support vehicles.

b.  The 11 mile race which is run from the Silvermine School on Perry Ave up
in the Silvermine section.  It takes place on Sat Aug 27 and consists of two
loops of about 5.5 miles each.  We would need to cover two support vehicles
and one rest stop (possibly a second, we have to go check).

c.  The Norwalk Half Marathon that is run from Fox Run School on Fillow
Street in West Norwalk.  It's two loops of about 6.5 miles each, and takes
place Sept 10 this year.  We would need to cover two two support vehicles
and two rest stops.

There's also a 7 miler from McMahon School on July 23rd that would need a
support vehicle or two if people are interested in doing that one also.

The races all start at 8am.  The very last runner will finish before 10:30am
for all but the Half Marathon, and will finish by 11am for the Half.  If you
check the records of the races (http://www.lightfootrunners.com/) you will
find that *I* won the coveted last place trophy on these races for a number
of years in a row, so I know what I'm talking about when I estimate their
ending times.

The Norwalk Summer Series is a charity event.  The Half Marathon is a
qualifying race for both the Boston Marathon and the New York City Marathon.
 The 9 mile race is dedicated to a very good drug abuse prevention program
called "Courage To Speak" that targets drug use among school-age children.
 The 9 miler usually attracts our US Representative to Congress as well as
various State legislators.  There is often someone from the Governor's
office and it's not unknown for one of our U.S. Senators to show up.  The
Half Marathon also attracts a fair number of dignitaries.

Since these are much lower key than the bike rides, they are perfect for
people who have little or no experience doing public service events.  Toy
and I are thinking that we would rotate the net control position among
people who have not previously served as net control for training purposes.
 In addition, we want to see what we can do to use these as events to
practice with APRS -- not because they need them, but because they don't
need them and thus offer a low-key opportunity for us to get experience with
the technologies.

Oh, did I mention the free ice cream??

It is not necessary for you to sign up for all the races.  Just one will be
fine -- although of course I would like to encourage people to sign up for
all of them.

If you're interested in participating, please contact me or Toy.

73s
Jon
WB2RYV

From jon.perelstein at gmail.com  Mon Jun 20 15:55:11 2011
From: jon.perelstein at gmail.com (Jon Perelstein)
Date: Mon, 20 Jun 2011 15:55:11 -0400
Subject: [CTSARA] Some Field Day Reminders
Message-ID: <BANLkTimpVXaGvpyxkoBv9UL0Sceuc6Pgyg@mail.gmail.com>

Time for me to play **MOM** and nag you all about a couple of things for
Field Day

1.  We're up at the Observatory, which is basically parkland.  Some of the
operating sites are on grass.  That means bugs.  Wear long pants, especially
if you're going to be sitting in the picnic area in front of the Observatory
or operating from one of those sites located on grass.  Even if you expect
to be operating from a site on asphalt parking areas, long pants are a good
idea.  It's also a good idea to wear over the ankle socks so that you can
tuck your LONG pants into your socks to prevent bugs when you're in grassy
areas.

2.  Wear clean ...    Ooops, sorry, channeling Mom a little too much.

3.  Think shoes, not sandals.  And certainly NOT bare feet.

4.  We expect to have a supply of bug repellent, but bring your own,
especially if you're going to be at one of the remote operating locations
where it's a long schlepp back to the Observatory to get more bug spray.

5.  Bring some bug bite stuff since at least one mosquito will get through
despite whatever anti-aircraft defenses you put up.  Again, we'll bring some
of our own, but it helps to have some of your own.

6.  Sunscreen.  It's a good idea.

7.  It gets dark up there, so bring a fully charged flashlight and spare
batteries.  There's nothing like operating in that remote tent way back in
the parking lot at midnight when the generator runs out of gas and you lose
all the lights, only to discover that you don't have a flashlight.  Aside
from the fact that the mountain lions and tigers and bears and wolves and
Kraken and Cthulhu come out at night when the generator runs out of gas,
we'd rather not have you injure yourself trying to get back to the
Observatory in the dark (assuming you make it through the mountain lions and
tigers and bears and wolves and Kraken and Cthulhu).

8.  Bring your HT and spare batteries.  We're a radio club.  Use radio to
communicate from the Observatory/picnic area to the remote operating sites.
 We'll pick a simplex frequency for operation within the site, and we'll
probably have at least one radio tuned to the repeater for talk-in.

9.  There is poison ivy in some of the brush.  We normally don't head into
the brush, but sometimes we wind up pulling cables through the brush and
once in a while we might even have to venture in to untangle a stuck cable.
 Bring gloves.  Best is disposable surgical kind of gloves (latex or
non-latex, your choice).  We'll have some but it's best if you bring your
own.

10.  Ernest, Terry and a couple of other people have taken steps to kick up
the food a notch this year.  Among other things, there will be decent food
(we think) and a microwave for the night crew, Subway sandwiches for
Saturday lunch, some nice entrees for Saturday dinner, and some good stuff
for Sunday breakfast.  We have not factored any special dietary needs into
the menus.  If you're allergic to something or need a special diet or don't
eat certain types of food, please make sure that you bring supplies of
things that you can eat.

11.  There is no parking in the grassy/dirt areas around the Observatory.
 Please park in the parking lot.  You can drive in on the dirt road (it's
pretty clearly identifiable) to drop things off but please do not park on
the side of the road or off the road or next to the trees or whatever.  Even
for a few minutes.

You the person who lives in Norwalk but comes by our site every year and
gets into a fight with Terry about this issue (you know who you are) -- THIS
MEANS YOU.  If we have to call a towing service, we will (or better yet,
we'll just key your car).  This is a matter of some unhappiness on the part
of the Observatory and we're not going to lose our Field Day site because
you think you're someone special.

12.  There is a certain club member who shall remain nameless (let's call
him 'Phred') who is getting on in years a bit (although he is still spry and
certainly NOT overweight).  Phred really truly does not believe in wireless,
and in the heat and humidity and sun of Saturday midday can be seen rushing
back and forth from the Observatory to the far operating locations
delivering messages that could easily be delivered by wireless or making
adjustments to equipment that could be done by the people at those locations
if only Phred believed in wireless.  When he rushes back-and-forth in the
midday sun, Phred winds up looking a lot worse for wear and tear and we've
grown kinda fond of him.  Should you see Phred doing this, you are all
hereby authorized to perform a citizen's arrest on him and hold him until
(a) he starts using wireless or (b) he deputizes a younger person to run
back-and-forth in the midday sun ("... only mad dogs and Englishmen go out
in the midday sun ...").

*****

WE NEED HELP PUTTING UP THE ANTENNAS FRIDAY AFTERNOON/EVENING.  WE'LL BE
STARTING AT ABOUT 2:30 AND WILL HAVE PIZZA FOR DINNER.

73s
Jon

From jon.perelstein at gmail.com  Mon Jun 20 20:13:03 2011
From: jon.perelstein at gmail.com (Jon Perelstein)
Date: Mon, 20 Jun 2011 20:13:03 -0400
Subject: [CTSARA] Old Tennis Balls and Fire Extinguishers Needed
Message-ID: <BANLkTima815+yYkgqJNT_pL6z_cepUvv1g@mail.gmail.com>

If you have any old tennis balls, we need 4 or 5 of them to put on top of
Field Day grounding rods so that people don't get hurt.  Please reply to me
if you have any you can provide.

Also, if you're bringing a generator, please don't forget to bring a fire
extinguisher with it.

73s

Jon

From jon.perelstein at gmail.com  Tue Jun 21 08:14:17 2011
From: jon.perelstein at gmail.com (Jon Perelstein)
Date: Tue, 21 Jun 2011 08:14:17 -0400
Subject: [CTSARA] Transportation To Field Day
Message-ID: <BANLkTi=wMt_-v2zFrK7Ty+BRFKTjqGRuLA@mail.gmail.com>

Anyone who needs transportation to Field Day, please email me (
jon.perelstein at gmail.com) or call (203-325-1452) with info as to when you'd
like to go up there and when you'd like to return so that we can make
arrangements.  Also don't forget to mention if you have any special needs
like a wheelchair or just need a bigger vehicle for whatever reason.  If you
call and I don't answer, please leave a message on the voice mail and I'll
call you back.

73s
Jon
WB2RYV

From wb1grb at hotmail.com  Tue Jun 21 20:50:30 2011
From: wb1grb at hotmail.com (John Sabini Jr.)
Date: Tue, 21 Jun 2011 20:50:30 -0400
Subject: [CTSARA] SARA  news reporter event
Message-ID: <COL123-W48647038DEDB4B8F117E949C500@phx.gbl>



Hello John,  some photos I took for the lead in for Field day and prior to the Stamford Amateur Radio Association news reporter event. In the photos from left to right John Perelstein, SARA President John Solomon, James Friar ( I am not sure of the spelling of last name for James)
 

http://www.ctsara.org/ctsara_field_day_news_report_2011.html


Photos: Frank, KB1iFX 

 

 

CTSARA Printable Station Field Day Check List 

 

http://www.ctsara.org/ctsara_field_day_accessories.html

 

 


http://www.ctsara.org/ctsara_field_day_accessories.htmlhttp://www.ctsara.org/ctsara_field_day_accessories.htmlhttp://www.ctsara.org/ctsara_field_day_accessories.htmlhttp://www.ctsara.org/ctsara_field_day_accessories.htmlhttp://www.ctsara.org/ctsara_field_day_accessories.html

J/S WB1GRB

 

 

 

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From jon.perelstein at gmail.com  Wed Jun 22 09:21:21 2011
From: jon.perelstein at gmail.com (Jon Perelstein)
Date: Wed, 22 Jun 2011 09:21:21 -0400
Subject: [CTSARA] Call Sign/Name Badges
Message-ID: <BANLkTimKV36K63GvZ41zcwOmO3nT=w6BYA@mail.gmail.com>

I've received a couple of inquiries from members (myself included) about
where to get call sign/name badges.  Can anyone recommend a good source?

73s
Jon
WB2RYV

From jon.perelstein at gmail.com  Wed Jun 22 09:26:45 2011
From: jon.perelstein at gmail.com (Jon Perelstein)
Date: Wed, 22 Jun 2011 09:26:45 -0400
Subject: [CTSARA] Fwd: ARLX003 2011 W1AW Field Day Bulletin Schedule
In-Reply-To: <20110620162049.5AFD725C42@bmail.arrl.org>
References: <20110620162049.5AFD725C42@bmail.arrl.org>
Message-ID: <BANLkTi=_bMWDFmNChttAnnRUWy0SP8-+xA@mail.gmail.com>

We need volunteers to listen to a copy the ARRL Field Day message.

The message is sent in digital, CW, and phone.  We want at least two
different people copying phone, two different people copying CW, and two
different people copying the digital.  I'll be one of the digital stations.

The transmission schedule is listed below.  We do not have to copy each
individual transmission or each individual band -- we just need to get a
clean copy on CW, a clean copy on phone, and a clean copy on digital.

Can we get volunteers to commit to copying the messages please.  Just reply
back to me.

Thanks
Jon
WB2RYV


---------- Forwarded message ----------
From: ARRL Web site <memberlist at www.arrl.org>
Date: Mon, Jun 20, 2011 at 12:20 PM
Subject: ARLX003 2011 W1AW Field Day Bulletin Schedule
To: jon.perelstein at gmail.com


SB SPCL @ ARL $ARLX003
ARLX003 2011 W1AW Field Day Bulletin Schedule

ZCZC AX03
QST de W1AW
Special Bulletin 3  ARLX003
>From ARRL Headquarters
Newington CT  June 20, 2011
To all radio amateurs

SB SPCL ARL ARLX003
ARLX003 2011 W1AW Field Day Bulletin Schedule

Day       Mode         Pacific     Mountain    Central     Eastern

FRIDAY   CW      5:00 PM     6:00 PM     7:00 PM     8:00 PM
         Digital        6:00 PM     7:00 PM     8:00 PM     9:00 PM
         Phone        6:45 PM     7:45 PM     8:45 PM     9:45 PM
         CW           8:00 PM     9:00 PM    10:00 PM    11:00 PM

SATURDAY  CW           7:00 AM     8:00 AM     9:00 AM    10:00 AM
                  Phone        8:00 AM     9:00 AM    10:00 AM    11:00 AM
                  CW           5:00 PM     6:00 PM     7:00 PM     8:00 PM
                  Digital      6:00 PM     7:00 PM     8:00 PM     9:00 PM
                 Phone        6:45 PM     7:45 PM     8:45 PM     9:45 PM

SUNDAY    CW           7:00 AM     8:00 AM     9:00 AM    10:00 AM
                Phone        8:00 AM     9:00 AM    10:00 AM    11:00 AM
                Digital      9:00 AM    10:00 AM    11:00 AM    12:00 PM


K6KPH Field Day Bulletin Schedule

SATURDAY  CW           7:30 AM   8:30 AM   9:30 AM  10:30 AM
         CW           5:30 PM   6:30 PM   7:30 PM   8:30 PM
         Digital      6:30 PM   7:30 PM   8:30 PM   9:30 PM

SUNDAY    CW           7:30 AM   8:30 AM   9:30 AM  10:30 AM
         Digital      9:30 AM  10:30 AM  11:30 AM  12:30 AM


W1AW will operate on its regularly published frequencies.

CW frequencies are 1.8025, 3.5815, 7.0475, 14.0475, 18.0975,
21.0675, 28.0675 and 147.555 MHz.

Digital frequencies are 3.5975, 7.095, 14.095, 18.1025, 21.095,
28.095 and 147.555 MHz.

Phone frequencies are 1.855, 3.990, 7.290, 14.290, 18.160, 21.390,
28.590 and 147.555 MHz.

W1AW will transmit the Field Day bulletin using 45.45-baud Baudot,
PSK31 in BPSK mode and MFSK16.

The Maritime Radio Historical Society station K6KPH will transmit
the 2011 W1AW Field Day bulletin for the benefit of West Coast
stations on 3.5815, 7.0475, 14.0475, 18.0975 and 21.0675 MHz using
CW.

K6KPH will transmit the Field Day bulletin using Baudot, FEC AMTOR,
BPSK31 and MFSK16 on 7.095 and 14.095 MHz.

The K6KPH schedule is accurate as of June 20, 2011.

Any additional transmissions or changes in the schedule will be
posted on the web in PDF format at,
http://www.arrl.org/files/file/Field-Day/2011/2011_W1AW_Sked.pdf.
NNNN
/EX

From andrew at rosca.net  Wed Jun 22 11:22:07 2011
From: andrew at rosca.net (Andrew Rosca)
Date: Wed, 22 Jun 2011 11:22:07 -0400
Subject: [CTSARA] Call sign/name badges
Message-ID: <BANLkTikWr-_uYp0=9K_qAnVMCOR5WDOESA@mail.gmail.com>

I've used http://www.precngraving.com before. They're resonably priced.

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> Message: 1
> Date: Tue, 21 Jun 2011 20:50:30 -0400
> From: John Sabini Jr. <wb1grb at hotmail.com>
> Subject: [CTSARA] SARA  news reporter event
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> Hello John,  some photos I took for the lead in for Field day and prior to
> the Stamford Amateur Radio Association news reporter event. In the photos
> from left to right John Perelstein, SARA President John Solomon, James Friar
> ( I am not sure of the spelling of last name for James)
>
>
> http://www.ctsara.org/ctsara_field_day_news_report_2011.html
>
>
> Photos: Frank, KB1iFX
>
>
>
>
>
> CTSARA Printable Station Field Day Check List
>
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>
> http://www.ctsara.org/ctsara_field_day_accessories.html
>
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>
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> http://www.ctsara.org/ctsara_field_day_accessories.htmlhttp://www.ctsara.org/ctsara_field_day_accessories.htmlhttp://www.ctsara.org/ctsara_field_day_accessories.htmlhttp://www.ctsara.org/ctsara_field_day_accessories.htmlhttp://www.ctsara.org/ctsara_field_day_accessories.html
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> From: Jon Perelstein <jon.perelstein at gmail.com>
> Subject: [CTSARA] Call Sign/Name Badges
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> I've received a couple of inquiries from members (myself included) about
> where to get call sign/name badges.  Can anyone recommend a good source?
>
> 73s
> Jon
> WB2RYV
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From tony.o'connor at credit-suisse.com  Wed Jun 22 11:28:13 2011
From: tony.o'connor at credit-suisse.com (O'Connor, Tony)
Date: Wed, 22 Jun 2011 11:28:13 -0400
Subject: [CTSARA] Call Sign/Name Badges
In-Reply-To: <BANLkTimKV36K63GvZ41zcwOmO3nT=w6BYA@mail.gmail.com>
References: <BANLkTimKV36K63GvZ41zcwOmO3nT=w6BYA@mail.gmail.com>
Message-ID: <1E6994AFF4DD8D4BAF6085726EDAA72802F40A19@EPRI17P32015A.csfb.cs-group.com>

The SignMan of Baton Rouge. 

http://www.thesignman.com/badges/gallery.html

Cheers,
Tony 

-----Original Message-----
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[mailto:ctsara-bounces at mailman.qth.net] On Behalf Of Jon Perelstein
Sent: Wednesday, June 22, 2011 9:21 AM
To: Stamford Amateur Radio Association
Subject: [CTSARA] Call Sign/Name Badges

I've received a couple of inquiries from members (myself included) about
where to get call sign/name badges.  Can anyone recommend a good source?

73s
Jon
WB2RYV
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From jon.perelstein at gmail.com  Wed Jun 22 12:32:17 2011
From: jon.perelstein at gmail.com (Jon Perelstein)
Date: Wed, 22 Jun 2011 12:32:17 -0400
Subject: [CTSARA] Fwd: [GNARC] Can U Tweet or FACEBOOK?
In-Reply-To: <002201cc30ef$bc108ce0$0200a8c0@AMD1G>
References: <002201cc30ef$bc108ce0$0200a8c0@AMD1G>
Message-ID: <BANLkTi=wxARtjf7WPtwHzDqGbjEB87TfvA@mail.gmail.com>

Apparently ARRL is asking us to Tweet and Facebook for Field Day.  If any of
you have Twitter or Facebook accounts, please blast away.

73s
Jon
WB2RYV

---------- Forwarded message ----------
From: JK <jkolin at optonline.net>
Date: Wed, Jun 22, 2011 at 11:19 AM
Subject: [GNARC] Can U Tweet or FACEBOOK?
To: Distribution 1GNARC <gnarc at mailman.qth.net>



----- Original Message -----
From: Pitts, Allen W1AGP
To: pr at arrl.org
Sent: Wednesday, June 22, 2011 10:58 AM
Subject: [pr:11658] Social media fun this Saturday


Back at the beginning of the month I announced that there would be some fun
with Social media this Field Day.
So "here's the plan...."

               Field Day campaign plans using Facebook and Twitter.

We want to send a blast to Twitter and Facebook for about an hour to get
media penetration at the beginning of the FD weekend event.   Field Day
begins for everyone at 1800 UTC, which is 2:00 eastern, 1:00 Central, noon
mountain, 11:00 AM Pacific.

We're asking everyone who can to tweet at 1600 UTC ( 12 Noon Local Time )
"Meet me at Field Day, [your location] #ARRL #hamradio'.

Re-tweet/send the messages of others.  As field day progresses, continue to
tweet, write on the walls and add pictures of your Field Day activities.

The addresses and codes of the ARRL's Twitter and Facebook sites will be in
the ARRL letter.
The address for the ARRL's PR  account with Twitter is    ARRL_PR


Allen Pitts, W1AGP
Media & PR Manager
ARRL - the national association for Amateur Radio
225 Main St.  Newington, CT 06111
(860) 594-0328
www.ARRL.org






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From jon.perelstein at gmail.com  Wed Jun 22 13:20:00 2011
From: jon.perelstein at gmail.com (Jon Perelstein)
Date: Wed, 22 Jun 2011 13:20:00 -0400
Subject: [CTSARA] Field Day: Solar Charger
Message-ID: <BANLkTimjke8hXqY4On__r+sbg0b=XMTpJg@mail.gmail.com>

My solar charging panel is no longer working and I need one for Field Day so
I can charge up a battery to get the 100 point bonus for using a non-mains,
non-generator charged battery.  It doesn't have to be very powerful -- a 6
or 12 watt panel will be put out enough current to charge the battery in 4
or 5 hours to do the required 5 QSOs.

Of course, if you happen to have a more powerful solar panel capable of
driving a CW transmission at 10 or 20 watts, that would be a good thing.

Please contact me ASAP so that I can get the panel from you and charge the
battery (don't want to wait until FD in case of clouds).

Thanks,

Jon
WB2RYV

P.S.  I write this under a heavy overcast with thunder and lightning --
perfect conditions for using a solar cell

P.P.S.  This is the second major purchase I made from the Power Port Store
(NOT Powerwerx) that's failed after only a year or two.

From wb1grb at hotmail.com  Wed Jun 22 21:23:53 2011
From: wb1grb at hotmail.com (John Sabini Jr.)
Date: Wed, 22 Jun 2011 21:23:53 -0400
Subject: [CTSARA] SARA Field Day Food & supplies
Message-ID: <COL123-W4494EFF389C5E0B77916479C530@phx.gbl>


Ernest and myself went to COSTCO today picked up most of the food supplies. Ernest will finish picking up supplies.

 
http://www.ctsara.org/food.html

 

 

Food

Corrections or additions

Use the sign-up sheet

http://ctsara.org/FDsignup.htm 

 

 

We bought a Aussie Portable Charcoal Grill @ Home Dept. 

 

http://www.homedepot.com/Outdoors-Grills-Grill-Accessories-Charcoal-Wood-Grills/h_d1/N-5yc1vZbx8h/R-100164850/h_d2/ProductDisplay?langId=-1&storeId=10051&catalogId=10053


 

 

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From wb1grb at hotmail.com  Thu Jun 23 20:45:06 2011
From: wb1grb at hotmail.com (John Sabini Jr.)
Date: Thu, 23 Jun 2011 20:45:06 -0400
Subject: [CTSARA] FLASH FLOOD WATCH Issue Date: 333 PM EDT THU JUN 23 2011
 Expiration: 100 AM EDT SAT JUN 25 2011
Message-ID: <COL123-W16B0835EAB1E47449FA89E9C520@phx.gbl>


FLASH FLOOD WATCH
Issue Date: 333 PM EDT THU JUN 23 2011
Expiration: 100 AM EDT SAT JUN 25 2011

 

...PERIODS OF TORRENTIAL RAIN POSSIBLE THROUGH FRIDAY EVENING
ACROSS NORTHEAST NEW JERSEY...MOST OF SOUTHEASTERN NEW
YORK...INCLUDING NEW YORK CITY...AND PARTS OF SOUTHWESTERN
CONNECTICUT...

 

.A WARM FRONT EXTENDING SOUTHEAST ACROSS THE LOCAL AREA FROM A
LOW PRESSURE SYSTEM OVER THE GREAT LAKES WILL TRIGGER PERIODS OF SERVE
HEAVY SHOWERS AND THUNDERSTORMS THROUGH FRIDAY EVENING. ANY
THUNDERSTORMS THAT DEVELOP IN THIS ENVIRONMENT WILL BE CAPABLE OF
PRODUCING TORRENTIAL RAIN...RESULTING IN AREAS OF FLASH FLOODING.

 

NORTHERN FAIRFIELD-SOUTHERN FAIRFIELD- 333 PM EDT THU JUN 23 2011

 

 

...FLASH FLOOD WATCH IN EFFECT THROUGH LATE FRIDAY NIGHT...

THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN UPTON HAS EXPANDED THE

 

* FLASH FLOOD WATCH TO INCLUDE A PORTION OF SOUTHERN 
CONNECTICUT...INCLUDING THE FOLLOWING AREAS...NORTHERN 
FAIRFIELD AND SOUTHERN FAIRFIELD. 

 

* THROUGH LATE FRIDAY NIGHT

 

* HEAVY SHOWERS AND SCATTERED THUNDERSTORMS WILL CONTINUE TO
DEVELOP THROUGH FRIDAY EVENING AS A FRONTAL BOUNDARY SLOWLY
APPROACHES FROM THE WEST. ALTHOUGH IT WILL NOT RAIN THROUGH THE
ENTIRE PERIOD AND ALL AREAS WILL NOT BE AFFECTED...ANY
THUNDERSTORMS THAT DO FORM WILL BE CAPABLE OF PRODUCING RAINFALL
RATES IN EXCESS OF ONE TO TWO INCHES PER HOUR.

 

* RAINFALL RATES OF THIS INTENSITY WILL BE CAPABLE OF PRODUCING 
URBAN AND STREAM FLOODING. IN ADDITION...RIVER FLOODING WILL 
BE POSSIBLE IF THUNDERSTORMS DEVELOP OVER FAVORABLE BASINS OR 
REDEVELOP OVER BASIN MULTIPLE TIMES. 

PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...

 

A FLASH FLOOD WATCH MEANS THAT CONDITIONS MAY DEVELOP THAT LEAD
TO FLASH FLOODING. FLASH FLOODING IS A VERY DANGEROUS SITUATION.
YOU SHOULD MONITOR LATER FORECASTS AND BE PREPARED TO TAKE ACTION
SHOULD FLASH FLOOD WARNINGS BE ISSUED.

&& 


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From jon.perelstein at gmail.com  Sat Jun 25 05:53:31 2011
From: jon.perelstein at gmail.com (Jon Perelstein)
Date: Sat, 25 Jun 2011 05:53:31 -0400
Subject: [CTSARA] Field Day Message
Message-ID: <BANLkTikfJsEMXtbh=qO+E_UDGc8NYTP5WQ@mail.gmail.com>

Jonathan Shapiro (AB1HI) was first in with the Field Day Message at about
8:30 last night.  Thank you Jonathan.

Thanks also to Tony O'Connor (KB1SUN) and Andy Siegel (NC2N) for copying the
message last night.

73s
Jon
WB2RYV

From jon.perelstein at gmail.com  Sat Jun 25 09:14:51 2011
From: jon.perelstein at gmail.com (Jon Perelstein)
Date: Sat, 25 Jun 2011 09:14:51 -0400
Subject: [CTSARA] Stamford Hour Article on SARA
Message-ID: <BANLkTikRrknAJ79N_exUfUTUHTW5Yd81GA@mail.gmail.com>

The current issue has a full page article about SARA, and hit most mailboxes
on Friday (yesterday).

It's a pretty good article.  The reporter got a few minor facts wrong (e.g.,
it's the MILITARY that has wide spectrum access and not just the NAVY) and
she made it sound as if I've stayed in touch with Leonid since the 1960s
when I said that it was funny that someone I spoke to in the 1965 timeframe
turned out to be a member of the club in 2011, but it paints ham radio in a
very positive picture.

73s
Jon
WB2RYV

From lstoler99 at optonline.net  Sat Jun 25 10:04:40 2011
From: lstoler99 at optonline.net (Larry Stoler)
Date: Sat, 25 Jun 2011 10:04:40 -0400
Subject: [CTSARA] The Article about Amateur Radio
Message-ID: <B7E1691D80434867840A5030294D488E@lawrence78zhq8>

Hi John.  I read the message about the article regarding SARA in the Stamford Hour.  Is this article available anywhere online or is it only accessible by regular U.S. mail?
Larry WA1PDK

Larry Stoler
lstoler99 at optonline.net

From david at parmet.net  Sat Jun 25 10:16:44 2011
From: david at parmet.net (David Parmet)
Date: Sat, 25 Jun 2011 10:16:44 -0400
Subject: [CTSARA] The Article about Amateur Radio
In-Reply-To: <B7E1691D80434867840A5030294D488E@lawrence78zhq8>
References: <B7E1691D80434867840A5030294D488E@lawrence78zhq8>
Message-ID: <98ED8DA7-FE51-44A4-ACA3-FD186D154F75@parmet.net>

Here it is - http://thehour.com/story/507097



On Jun 25, 2011, at 10:04 AM, Larry Stoler wrote:

> Hi John.  I read the message about the article regarding SARA in the Stamford Hour.  Is this article available anywhere online or is it only accessible by regular U.S. mail?
> Larry WA1PDK
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From lstoler99 at optonline.net  Sat Jun 25 10:52:07 2011
From: lstoler99 at optonline.net (Larry Stoler)
Date: Sat, 25 Jun 2011 10:52:07 -0400
Subject: [CTSARA] Thank you, Dave
Message-ID: <4EB9081CB4414FE79F80BF8A9DF6BA66@lawrence78zhq8>

Hi Dave.  Thank you for posting the article to the list.

It's good to see some positive publicity about what our hobby is about.
Larry WA1PDK


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From wb1grb at hotmail.com  Sat Jun 25 22:28:14 2011
From: wb1grb at hotmail.com (John Sabini Jr.)
Date: Sat, 25 Jun 2011 22:28:14 -0400
Subject: [CTSARA] SARA Field Day Movie
Message-ID: <COL123-W29604048A366C60D6E99329C540@phx.gbl>


Three SARA Field Day MOVE.

Any Photos send them too wb1grb at hotmail.com 

 

Will have a few more movies Sunday.


http://www.ctsara.org/IMG_0239.MOV

 

 

http://www.ctsara.org/IMG_0238.MOV

 

 

http://www.ctsara.org/IMG_0240.MOV 

 

 

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From wb1grb at hotmail.com  Sun Jun 26 07:00:13 2011
From: wb1grb at hotmail.com (John Sabini Jr.)
Date: Sun, 26 Jun 2011 07:00:13 -0400
Subject: [CTSARA] You TUBE  SARA Field Day
Message-ID: <COL123-W57F6012E458D55E07995AE9C540@phx.gbl>



You TUBE

SARA Field Day 

http://www.youtube.com/my_videos?feature=mhee

 

 

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From jon.perelstein at gmail.com  Sun Jun 26 16:54:20 2011
From: jon.perelstein at gmail.com (Jon Perelstein)
Date: Sun, 26 Jun 2011 16:54:20 -0400
Subject: [CTSARA] Field Day - Flash Report
Message-ID: <BANLkTimqBSM39Tu9oCCt8RkPhgJ4euv=iA@mail.gmail.com>

We didn't just  "do better" than last year.  Based on preliminary numbers
from the logging software, we blew the barn doors off

3A Operation (W1EE)
--------------------------------
Last year:  1742 phone QSOs, 533 CW and digital QSOs

This year:  1850+ phone QSOs, 650+ CW and digital QSOs


GOTA (K1FC)
---------------------
Last year:  196 phone QSOs, 55 digital QSOs

This year:  500+ phone QSOs, 65+ digital QSOs

In fact, we maxed out on points and QSOs from the GOTA tent.

About the only goal we didn't accomplish was a satellite QSO, and we missed
that because we were too busy with everything else we were doing.

*****

More importantly (from my perspective) is that we got more SARA members on
the air than last year, had more guests in total than last year, had more
guest operators in the GOTA tent than last year, and had more under 18
operators than last year (including an 11 year old who passed his general
class exam at our last VE session).  At least three of the non-hams who
operated GOTA last year are now licensed club members who operated in the 3A
operation.  We had a couple of newer hams/new members who came up for "...
an hour or two ..." and wound up staying for 16+ hours each.  We also had
two inactive/past members take part in the activities, both of whom put in a
substantial number of hours.  One of them hadn't been on HF in at least 5 or
6 years.

Aside from the Hour and the Advocate running our press release (something
the Advocate hasn't done in years), the club was the subject of a very nice
article in the Hour this past Friday.  In addition, one of our tents was the
other side of a QSO that was being broadcast live on television down in West
Virginia.

I think it's fair to say that people really enjoyed themselves, and it's
also fair to say that Ernest and John Sabini kicked up the food a couple of
notches.

Hat's off to Terry Martin for an incredible job coordinating Field Day, and
thanks to all of you who participated.  We'll tabulate the numbers and
figure out the points as quickly as possible.

73s
Jon
WB2RYV

From jon.perelstein at gmail.com  Sun Jun 26 20:36:17 2011
From: jon.perelstein at gmail.com (Jon Perelstein)
Date: Sun, 26 Jun 2011 20:36:17 -0400
Subject: [CTSARA] Some Feedback and a Big Thank You
Message-ID: <BANLkTintBoW7t4CL0JhVPFKtm_nDRz4MRw@mail.gmail.com>

I'd like to share some feedback we received from some of the non-ham guests,
new hams, and inactive hams who took part in Field Day.

In each case, the feedback was that they really felt welcome.  As one person
said, it wasn't as if they were "made" to feel welcome (as if it was a job
or because we get points), but that you folks really were glad to see them.
 There was a sense of pleasant surprise at the way they were treated when
they were operating, regardless of their skill levels/experience.  There was
also a sense that instead of finding contest animals who made visitors
uncomfortable or geeks engaging in some arcane techie stuff, they instead
found people who were enjoying themselves and genuinely wanted their
visitors to enjoy themselves too.

You folks gained a couple of new members for the club today and you brought
a couple of inactive hams back into active status.  You were all great
ambassadors for ham radio and the club.   On behalf of the board, I would
like to thank you all for what you did today.

73s
Jon
WB2RYV

From wb1grb at hotmail.com  Mon Jun 27 08:03:41 2011
From: wb1grb at hotmail.com (John Sabini Jr.)
Date: Mon, 27 Jun 2011 08:03:41 -0400
Subject: [CTSARA] SARA Field Day 2011 Photos & Movies
Message-ID: <COL123-W69CAE4AD5D5CFA277C0C69C570@phx.gbl>


F/D 2011


http://www.ctsara.org/sara_field_day_2011.html

 

Still downloading movies on YouTube check back. 

Any more photos please send attachments only to my e-maill address. New top to bottom.
 
wb1grb AT hotmail.com  Can use large attachments!


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From tony.o'connor at credit-suisse.com  Mon Jun 27 08:49:16 2011
From: tony.o'connor at credit-suisse.com (O'Connor, Tony)
Date: Mon, 27 Jun 2011 08:49:16 -0400
Subject: [CTSARA] Some Feedback and a Big Thank You
Message-ID: <1E6994AFF4DD8D4BAF6085726EDAA7280262E0BE@EPRI17P32015A.csfb.cs-group.com>

Great job everybody!

I'm glad -- really glad -- that our guests had so much fun. It was a spectacular event for the members as well. Great teamwork and lots of energy and excitement (not to mention the upgraded menu) carried us through the setup, the 24-hour operating period, and the take-down. 

I propose a new club motto to reflect our dual goals (and apparent successes) at Field Day: "Make contacts and have fun!"

73,
Tony
KB1SUN

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Subject: [CTSARA] Some Feedback and a Big Thank You

I'd like to share some feedback we received from some of the non-ham guests,
new hams, and inactive hams who took part in Field Day.

In each case, the feedback was that they really felt welcome.  As one person
said, it wasn't as if they were "made" to feel welcome (as if it was a job
or because we get points), but that you folks really were glad to see them.
 There was a sense of pleasant surprise at the way they were treated when
they were operating, regardless of their skill levels/experience.  There was
also a sense that instead of finding contest animals who made visitors
uncomfortable or geeks engaging in some arcane techie stuff, they instead
found people who were enjoying themselves and genuinely wanted their
visitors to enjoy themselves too.

You folks gained a couple of new members for the club today and you brought
a couple of inactive hams back into active status.  You were all great
ambassadors for ham radio and the club.   On behalf of the board, I would
like to thank you all for what you did today.

73s
Jon
WB2RYV
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From jon.perelstein at gmail.com  Mon Jun 27 11:52:35 2011
From: jon.perelstein at gmail.com (Jon Perelstein)
Date: Mon, 27 Jun 2011 11:52:35 -0400
Subject: [CTSARA] Field Day Microwave Oven
Message-ID: <BANLkTikddjQ57Md-N66PsdqTuCyKGQdPtw@mail.gmail.com>

I completely forgot to take home my microwave oven that was in the
observatory.

Did anyone pick it up, or is it still there?

Jon

From jon.perelstein at gmail.com  Mon Jun 27 12:52:31 2011
From: jon.perelstein at gmail.com (Jon Perelstein)
Date: Mon, 27 Jun 2011 12:52:31 -0400
Subject: [CTSARA] Field Day: My Samlex Power Supply
Message-ID: <BANLkTikrwxqrNt=6xXn__7BKFqXjqU24cQ@mail.gmail.com>

Apparently I was even flakier than usual yesterday.  Has anyone seen my
Samlex power supply (has my KB1QBZ call on it).

I had it in the VHF tent.  I remember walking out with it when FD was over
and then stopping to see either Frank (IFX) or Chris (QXR) near the 40 meter
tent because one of his power cables was still attached to the power
supplies and we needed a screwdriver to undo it.  I'm pretty sure that I got
waylaid by some other issue while we were looking for the screwdriver and I
walked off without it.

Jon
WB2RYV

From jon.perelstein at gmail.com  Mon Jun 27 13:04:59 2011
From: jon.perelstein at gmail.com (Jon Perelstein)
Date: Mon, 27 Jun 2011 13:04:59 -0400
Subject: [CTSARA] Field Day Microwave Oven
In-Reply-To: <BANLkTikddjQ57Md-N66PsdqTuCyKGQdPtw@mail.gmail.com>
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Message-ID: <BANLkTik2nsp+5=0bSw8xhM+ESZ=eqrY6tg@mail.gmail.com>

It's been found.

Thank you Terry.

Now if I could just figure out what I did with my power supply ...

In a separate story, enough of you reminded me to turn off the hourly
message that I actually did turn it off.

J

From lstoler99 at optonline.net  Tue Jun 28 23:05:36 2011
From: lstoler99 at optonline.net (Larry Stoler)
Date: Tue, 28 Jun 2011 23:05:36 -0400
Subject: [CTSARA] SARA: An Overview
Message-ID: <92A13AEE401D4D26BE1F601236D7B6CB@lawrence78zhq8>

SARA: An Overview
By Larry Stoler
 WA1PDK
June 28, 2010.

The Stamford Amateur Radio Association (SARA) is a volunteer organization which has been in existence since the '1970s.  The following are recollections of the early days of the club along with some thoughts about my years of involvement and where I feel the group is now.

As I mentioned, the club began in the early '70s.  Originally the purpose was to put a repeater on two meter FM, keep it going and encourage licensed hams in the area to use it.  Joe, W1LUH who recently passed away, was the founder of the club and the first repeater trustee.  

In those days, the repeater signed on at 6:30 AM and automatically went off at midnight.  I remember this as I was coming back one night from a meeting of a repeater group I belonged to in new York.  I got into a qso and during the conversation, the machine went off as it had reached midnight.  Needless to say, that surprised me even though I knew that was the case with the repeater at the time.

A couple of years later, SARA's purpose began to broaden and they offered classes for anyone who wanted to obtain the novice license.  That was the entry level ticket or the way to get involved in amateur radio.  Back then, it lasted for one year and you could not renew it.

In the early days, monthly meetings were held at Joe Leferson's house.  Joe as I mentioned earlier started the organization.
Later the meetings would move to the Springdale Fire House and eventually the Stamford Government Center where they are held today.

Throughout its history, SARA has managed to have a program about a specific aspect of amateur radio at the majority of its meetings. Some of the speakers lived in the area while others came from places like Newington, CT. where the ARRL is located and from outside of the state too.

At one time, the club boasted a membership of over 100 in total with anywhere between 30 to 90 attending some of the meetings.  A good percentage of the regulars who came to the monthly gatherings were very active in different aspects of the hobby.

One of the club's most important reasons for its existence was public service.  The members participated in a variety of events over the years.  Everything from bikeathons to road races and other important causes.  We even provided communication during Hurricane Gloria in 1985.  We have also been there providing assistance for the city during emergency situations.

Field Day is another activity that we have made an important part of the organization.  For a number of years, the event took place at Cove Island Park in Stamford.

In the early '80s, we did field day at a school in the back country of Greenwich.  Eventually we would operate from the Stamford Museum and Nature Center where this annual activity takes place today.

I mentioned the novice classes.  Although the license no longer exists, the Stamford Amateur Radio Association continues to offer exams to those who are interested in entering the hobby or upgrading their license.

We have been a regular participant in the volunteer examiner (VE) program since its inception.  We are the only organization in lower Fairfield county that gives exams to all interested applicants on a regular basis.

I joined the club in 1978.  At that time, Bruce, WA1FVZ, I and a number of hams got together and made it our business to continue to make SARA a great organization and bring more activity to the repeater.

I was a control station on the machine.  I also handled getting programs for a year and I also was a Vice President for a year.

In 1979, the idea of a Sunday night net on two meters came up during an off air conversation.  The thought was to provide a specific time of the week where if you went to 146.655, there would be people on the air and you could rag chew for as long as you wanted to.  It was also a nice way to end the week.

   Sometimes the group would be on for over two hours.  Whether the conversation lasted for 30 minutes or over two hours, didn't matter.  It was fun.
  
The net didn't have any specific purpose i.e. traffic handling or anything else.  It was designed as an informal on the air gathering.  The club decided to try this as an experiment.  It's over 30 years later and the net still exists.

In 1980, I played Newsline at a meeting.  In those days, it was known as the Westlink Amateur Radio Network.  I proposed the thought of adding this service to the Sunday night net.  Again the club decided to try it on an experimental basis and see how it would go.  It's over 30 years since that idea came up and it's still there.  I can't believe its been there for so long but I'm glad it is.

   In addition to the repeater in Stamford on 146.655, there were two machines in New Jersey.  One was in Murray Hill.  The other was located in Vineland.

In the early '80s, I was on the board of the Tri State Amateur Repeater Counsel.  TSARC was the group that handled repeater coordination in the Tri state area and took care of any disputes when it came to machines coexisting on the same frequency and other problems.

We had problems with Murray Hill at the time.  A few of us from SARA and the Murray Hill group met at a diner in New Jersey after one of the TSARC meetings and negotiated an agreement where both repeaters would run an anti-PL system.  This meant that if the receiver on the machine in Stamford saw a signal with the tone the system was using in Murray Hill attempting to get in, it wouldn't work.  If the system in New Jersey detected one of our users trying to access their system with the PL tone they were using, it wouldn't work.  All who participated in the meeting agreed and this worked for years.   In other words, both CT. and NJ. could exist together on 146.655 mhz.

The repeater went through a number of different locations and models.  When i first became involved, we operated the two meter system from the top of the Landmark building.  Some of us spent many nights at the site trying to get the system to work better.

In 1983, we moved the repeater to St. Joseph's hospital.  We had emergency power up there too.

Later on, we would go to our current site: Sterling Farms.  We also have backup facilities for both our two meter and 440 repeaters at the local hospital.

As the years rolled on, SARA became a model for other amateur radio clubs.  The attitude at the meetings and on the air began to be noticed by clubs outside the area.  

Sometimes people would come to the meetings from as far away as New Jersey and people would check in from there too.

I have been a volunteer for many organizations and causes since 1974.  Most of my volunteer activities have centered around amateur radio.

One of the things I have come to realize and accept is the fact that every volunteer organization will go through good and bad times.  Unfortunately this happened to SARA.  

A few years ago,  the organization was losing members and as a result participation in activities and meetings.   began to diminish.  Needless to say, this was a sad time for the group.

Fortunately, people like Fred, K1FC, Jon, WB2RYV and a number of others rescued the club from obscurity.  

On a personal note: I was one of the people who predicted that SARA would not survive.  This was during the time I referred to earlier.

  Unlike many people, I admit when I'm wrong and in this case, I definitely was.  Frankly, I'm glad I was.

SARA'S Current State as I see it:

This past weekend, I attended and participated in field day at the museum.  I have worked during a number of field days over the years mostly with the club.

In my opinion, this was the best field day I ever attended.  It was due to the way people were treated whether it be some of the new members, people like myself who had not been active in the hobby for a long time other than attending the annual hamvention in Dayton, Ohio, the kids who operated at the Gota tent and other places and those who stopped by wondering what was going on.

The atmosphere was fantastic.  It made me proud to be there and see the club rise up from a bad time which as I said before all volunteer organizations experience.  Everything about the weekend was great.

I have also noticed a great feeling about the organization on the air.  This also helps people's perception of the club.

I believe that with the continued help and encouragement of so many in the club who have and continue to contribute their ideas that the Stamford Amateur Radio Association will be around for a long time and in the end will be better than ever.

A Final Thought:

There are many who did so much to make SARA a viable organization.  Some of the great contributors to the success of the club are no longer with us.  I will list as many as I can think of.  If I leave anyone out, I apologize in advance of posting this list.

The following are some of the hams who are no longer with us.
Marv, N1AWJ.
Bruce, WA1FVZ.
Joe, W1LUH.
Jim, W1GOZ.
Ben, WB1BSJ.
 Sky, K1GF.
Diran, AB1K.
Here are some of the people who have made SARA work who are still with us.
Dick, WA1VUU.
Stan, WA2NRV.
John, K1VMI.
John, KG1M (now W1PC).
Jeanine, KY1Q.
Jim, WA1CMF.
Ernest, KA1NGG.
Fred, K1FC.
Jon, WB2RYV.
John, WB1GRB.

This article is a tribute to those past and present who have done their part to make SARA a successful organization and be able to continue for over 35 years.
Larry Stoler
WA1PDK
 
     
Larry Stoler
lstoler99 at optonline.net

From lstoler99 at optonline.net  Tue Jun 28 23:45:40 2011
From: lstoler99 at optonline.net (Larry Stoler)
Date: Tue, 28 Jun 2011 23:45:40 -0400
Subject: [CTSARA] Correction on my Article
Message-ID: <0F958832B5A44A2C8B962B260121D384@lawrence78zhq8>

Dear SARA List Members,

I have been informed by Fred, K1FC, that John, K1VMI, passed away last year.  I listed him as one of the hams who are still with us.  I apologize for my error.

John was an active SARA member and a past president of the organization.
Larry
WA1PDK

Larry Stoler
lstoler99 at optonline.net

From wa1sfh at optonline.net  Wed Jun 29 00:06:53 2011
From: wa1sfh at optonline.net (Douglas - WA1SFH)
Date: Wed, 29 Jun 2011 00:06:53 -0400
Subject: [CTSARA] SARA: An Overview
In-Reply-To: <92A13AEE401D4D26BE1F601236D7B6CB@lawrence78zhq8>
References: <92A13AEE401D4D26BE1F601236D7B6CB@lawrence78zhq8>
Message-ID: <A7C87210EADF43D58F3796F7DE30D323@douglasfm2vbp5>

Hi Larry,
Thank you for the great article. 

As a former member of SARA, I found a lot memory there for me. In fact, SARA
was the "local" club for me when I was a new General living in Greenwich
back in the early 1970's. I recall my first club event being a very cold SET
at the stone Public Works building up on Haig Avenue in Stamford. It was
there that I first met Sky (K1GF).

In the Public Service category, I think we would be remiss if we did not
mention SARA's excellent supporting role in the "First Night Stamford"
events of 1988 & 1989.

Thank you, again.

Regards, 
Douglas Sharafanowich, WA1SFH
 
CT ARES (Region 2) - Member
Milford Amateur Radio Assoc. (MARA) -  Member
Shore Point Amateur Radio Club (SPARC) - Member
Milford Community Emergengy Response Team (CERT) - Member
 
Contact Info:
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From jon.perelstein at gmail.com  Wed Jun 29 02:09:47 2011
From: jon.perelstein at gmail.com (Jon Perelstein)
Date: Wed, 29 Jun 2011 02:09:47 -0400
Subject: [CTSARA] SARA: An Overview
In-Reply-To: <92A13AEE401D4D26BE1F601236D7B6CB@lawrence78zhq8>
References: <92A13AEE401D4D26BE1F601236D7B6CB@lawrence78zhq8>
Message-ID: <CAFdYx3WEM3LfgmKRud8p7RKZqPBNmncmXQBb9PpLZM4C=BX12w@mail.gmail.com>

One correction from my perspective:  the club was well-rescued from
obscurity by Fred and Ernest long before I even joined it.  I've been
working to keep it that way, but it was Fred and Ernest who get the credit
for rescuing it, not me.

Jon
WB2RYV

On Tue, Jun 28, 2011 at 11:05 PM, Larry Stoler <lstoler99 at optonline.net>wrote:

> SARA: An Overview
> By Larry Stoler
>  WA1PDK
> June 28, 2010.
>
> The Stamford Amateur Radio Association (SARA) is a volunteer organization
> which has been in existence since the '1970s.  The following are
> recollections of the early days of the club along with some thoughts about
> my years of involvement and where I feel the group is now.
>
> As I mentioned, the club began in the early '70s.  Originally the purpose
> was to put a repeater on two meter FM, keep it going and encourage licensed
> hams in the area to use it.  Joe, W1LUH who recently passed away, was the
> founder of the club and the first repeater trustee.
>
> In those days, the repeater signed on at 6:30 AM and automatically went off
> at midnight.  I remember this as I was coming back one night from a meeting
> of a repeater group I belonged to in new York.  I got into a qso and during
> the conversation, the machine went off as it had reached midnight.  Needless
> to say, that surprised me even though I knew that was the case with the
> repeater at the time.
>
> A couple of years later, SARA's purpose began to broaden and they offered
> classes for anyone who wanted to obtain the novice license.  That was the
> entry level ticket or the way to get involved in amateur radio.  Back then,
> it lasted for one year and you could not renew it.
>
> In the early days, monthly meetings were held at Joe Leferson's house.  Joe
> as I mentioned earlier started the organization.
> Later the meetings would move to the Springdale Fire House and eventually
> the Stamford Government Center where they are held today.
>
> Throughout its history, SARA has managed to have a program about a specific
> aspect of amateur radio at the majority of its meetings. Some of the
> speakers lived in the area while others came from places like Newington, CT.
> where the ARRL is located and from outside of the state too.
>
> At one time, the club boasted a membership of over 100 in total with
> anywhere between 30 to 90 attending some of the meetings.  A good percentage
> of the regulars who came to the monthly gatherings were very active in
> different aspects of the hobby.
>
> One of the club's most important reasons for its existence was public
> service.  The members participated in a variety of events over the years.
>  Everything from bikeathons to road races and other important causes.  We
> even provided communication during Hurricane Gloria in 1985.  We have also
> been there providing assistance for the city during emergency situations.
>
> Field Day is another activity that we have made an important part of the
> organization.  For a number of years, the event took place at Cove Island
> Park in Stamford.
>
> In the early '80s, we did field day at a school in the back country of
> Greenwich.  Eventually we would operate from the Stamford Museum and Nature
> Center where this annual activity takes place today.
>
> I mentioned the novice classes.  Although the license no longer exists, the
> Stamford Amateur Radio Association continues to offer exams to those who are
> interested in entering the hobby or upgrading their license.
>
> We have been a regular participant in the volunteer examiner (VE) program
> since its inception.  We are the only organization in lower Fairfield county
> that gives exams to all interested applicants on a regular basis.
>
> I joined the club in 1978.  At that time, Bruce, WA1FVZ, I and a number of
> hams got together and made it our business to continue to make SARA a great
> organization and bring more activity to the repeater.
>
> I was a control station on the machine.  I also handled getting programs
> for a year and I also was a Vice President for a year.
>
> In 1979, the idea of a Sunday night net on two meters came up during an off
> air conversation.  The thought was to provide a specific time of the week
> where if you went to 146.655, there would be people on the air and you could
> rag chew for as long as you wanted to.  It was also a nice way to end the
> week.
>
>   Sometimes the group would be on for over two hours.  Whether the
> conversation lasted for 30 minutes or over two hours, didn't matter.  It was
> fun.
>
> The net didn't have any specific purpose i.e. traffic handling or anything
> else.  It was designed as an informal on the air gathering.  The club
> decided to try this as an experiment.  It's over 30 years later and the net
> still exists.
>
> In 1980, I played Newsline at a meeting.  In those days, it was known as
> the Westlink Amateur Radio Network.  I proposed the thought of adding this
> service to the Sunday night net.  Again the club decided to try it on an
> experimental basis and see how it would go.  It's over 30 years since that
> idea came up and it's still there.  I can't believe its been there for so
> long but I'm glad it is.
>
>   In addition to the repeater in Stamford on 146.655, there were two
> machines in New Jersey.  One was in Murray Hill.  The other was located in
> Vineland.
>
> In the early '80s, I was on the board of the Tri State Amateur Repeater
> Counsel.  TSARC was the group that handled repeater coordination in the Tri
> state area and took care of any disputes when it came to machines coexisting
> on the same frequency and other problems.
>
> We had problems with Murray Hill at the time.  A few of us from SARA and
> the Murray Hill group met at a diner in New Jersey after one of the TSARC
> meetings and negotiated an agreement where both repeaters would run an
> anti-PL system.  This meant that if the receiver on the machine in Stamford
> saw a signal with the tone the system was using in Murray Hill attempting to
> get in, it wouldn't work.  If the system in New Jersey detected one of our
> users trying to access their system with the PL tone they were using, it
> wouldn't work.  All who participated in the meeting agreed and this worked
> for years.   In other words, both CT. and NJ. could exist together on
> 146.655 mhz.
>
> The repeater went through a number of different locations and models.  When
> i first became involved, we operated the two meter system from the top of
> the Landmark building.  Some of us spent many nights at the site trying to
> get the system to work better.
>
> In 1983, we moved the repeater to St. Joseph's hospital.  We had emergency
> power up there too.
>
> Later on, we would go to our current site: Sterling Farms.  We also have
> backup facilities for both our two meter and 440 repeaters at the local
> hospital.
>
> As the years rolled on, SARA became a model for other amateur radio clubs.
>  The attitude at the meetings and on the air began to be noticed by clubs
> outside the area.
>
> Sometimes people would come to the meetings from as far away as New Jersey
> and people would check in from there too.
>
> I have been a volunteer for many organizations and causes since 1974.  Most
> of my volunteer activities have centered around amateur radio.
>
> One of the things I have come to realize and accept is the fact that every
> volunteer organization will go through good and bad times.  Unfortunately
> this happened to SARA.
>
> A few years ago,  the organization was losing members and as a result
> participation in activities and meetings.   began to diminish.  Needless to
> say, this was a sad time for the group.
>
> Fortunately, people like Fred, K1FC, Jon, WB2RYV and a number of others
> rescued the club from obscurity.
>
> On a personal note: I was one of the people who predicted that SARA would
> not survive.  This was during the time I referred to earlier.
>
>  Unlike many people, I admit when I'm wrong and in this case, I definitely
> was.  Frankly, I'm glad I was.
>
> SARA'S Current State as I see it:
>
> This past weekend, I attended and participated in field day at the museum.
>  I have worked during a number of field days over the years mostly with the
> club.
>
> In my opinion, this was the best field day I ever attended.  It was due to
> the way people were treated whether it be some of the new members, people
> like myself who had not been active in the hobby for a long time other than
> attending the annual hamvention in Dayton, Ohio, the kids who operated at
> the Gota tent and other places and those who stopped by wondering what was
> going on.
>
> The atmosphere was fantastic.  It made me proud to be there and see the
> club rise up from a bad time which as I said before all volunteer
> organizations experience.  Everything about the weekend was great.
>
> I have also noticed a great feeling about the organization on the air.
>  This also helps people's perception of the club.
>
> I believe that with the continued help and encouragement of so many in the
> club who have and continue to contribute their ideas that the Stamford
> Amateur Radio Association will be around for a long time and in the end will
> be better than ever.
>
> A Final Thought:
>
> There are many who did so much to make SARA a viable organization.  Some of
> the great contributors to the success of the club are no longer with us.  I
> will list as many as I can think of.  If I leave anyone out, I apologize in
> advance of posting this list.
>
> The following are some of the hams who are no longer with us.
> Marv, N1AWJ.
> Bruce, WA1FVZ.
> Joe, W1LUH.
> Jim, W1GOZ.
> Ben, WB1BSJ.
>  Sky, K1GF.
> Diran, AB1K.
> Here are some of the people who have made SARA work who are still with us.
> Dick, WA1VUU.
> Stan, WA2NRV.
> John, K1VMI.
> John, KG1M (now W1PC).
> Jeanine, KY1Q.
> Jim, WA1CMF.
> Ernest, KA1NGG.
> Fred, K1FC.
> Jon, WB2RYV.
> John, WB1GRB.
>
> This article is a tribute to those past and present who have done their
> part to make SARA a successful organization and be able to continue for over
> 35 years.
> Larry Stoler
> WA1PDK
>
>
> Larry Stoler
> lstoler99 at optonline.net
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From lstoler99 at optonline.net  Wed Jun 29 05:57:31 2011
From: lstoler99 at optonline.net (Larry Stoler)
Date: Wed, 29 Jun 2011 05:57:31 -0400
Subject: [CTSARA] Question about Field Day
Message-ID: <A87ADBBAA5E44F83A6D648558082735F@lawrence78zhq8>

Jon, WB2RYV, mentioned in a message he posted to the list a few days ago about one of our tents being featured as part of a QSO that was being broadcast live on a TV station in West Virginia.  How did that happen and what tent was featured?
Larry
WA1PDK

Larry Stoler
lstoler99 at optonline.net

From tony.o'connor at credit-suisse.com  Wed Jun 29 08:38:37 2011
From: tony.o'connor at credit-suisse.com (O'Connor, Tony)
Date: Wed, 29 Jun 2011 08:38:37 -0400
Subject: [CTSARA] SARA: An Overview
Message-ID: <1E6994AFF4DD8D4BAF6085726EDAA7280262E110@EPRI17P32015A.csfb.cs-group.com>

Thanks for this, Larry. 

As a relatively new member, I am delighted to hear about the club's origins and evolution, its history and traditions, and to learn that many of the things we do today were started long ago. 

Welcome back!

73,
Tony
KB1SUN

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To: CTSARA at mailman.qth.net <CTSARA at mailman.qth.net>
Sent: Tue Jun 28 23:05:36 2011
Subject: [CTSARA] SARA: An Overview

SARA: An Overview
By Larry Stoler
 WA1PDK
June 28, 2010.

The Stamford Amateur Radio Association (SARA) is a volunteer organization which has been in existence since the '1970s.  The following are recollections of the early days of the club along with some thoughts about my years of involvement and where I feel the group is now.

As I mentioned, the club began in the early '70s.  Originally the purpose was to put a repeater on two meter FM, keep it going and encourage licensed hams in the area to use it.  Joe, W1LUH who recently passed away, was the founder of the club and the first repeater trustee.  

In those days, the repeater signed on at 6:30 AM and automatically went off at midnight.  I remember this as I was coming back one night from a meeting of a repeater group I belonged to in new York.  I got into a qso and during the conversation, the machine went off as it had reached midnight.  Needless to say, that surprised me even though I knew that was the case with the repeater at the time.

A couple of years later, SARA's purpose began to broaden and they offered classes for anyone who wanted to obtain the novice license.  That was the entry level ticket or the way to get involved in amateur radio.  Back then, it lasted for one year and you could not renew it.

In the early days, monthly meetings were held at Joe Leferson's house.  Joe as I mentioned earlier started the organization.
Later the meetings would move to the Springdale Fire House and eventually the Stamford Government Center where they are held today.

Throughout its history, SARA has managed to have a program about a specific aspect of amateur radio at the majority of its meetings. Some of the speakers lived in the area while others came from places like Newington, CT. where the ARRL is located and from outside of the state too.

At one time, the club boasted a membership of over 100 in total with anywhere between 30 to 90 attending some of the meetings.  A good percentage of the regulars who came to the monthly gatherings were very active in different aspects of the hobby.

One of the club's most important reasons for its existence was public service.  The members participated in a variety of events over the years.  Everything from bikeathons to road races and other important causes.  We even provided communication during Hurricane Gloria in 1985.  We have also been there providing assistance for the city during emergency situations.

Field Day is another activity that we have made an important part of the organization.  For a number of years, the event took place at Cove Island Park in Stamford.

In the early '80s, we did field day at a school in the back country of Greenwich.  Eventually we would operate from the Stamford Museum and Nature Center where this annual activity takes place today.

I mentioned the novice classes.  Although the license no longer exists, the Stamford Amateur Radio Association continues to offer exams to those who are interested in entering the hobby or upgrading their license.

We have been a regular participant in the volunteer examiner (VE) program since its inception.  We are the only organization in lower Fairfield county that gives exams to all interested applicants on a regular basis.

I joined the club in 1978.  At that time, Bruce, WA1FVZ, I and a number of hams got together and made it our business to continue to make SARA a great organization and bring more activity to the repeater.

I was a control station on the machine.  I also handled getting programs for a year and I also was a Vice President for a year.

In 1979, the idea of a Sunday night net on two meters came up during an off air conversation.  The thought was to provide a specific time of the week where if you went to 146.655, there would be people on the air and you could rag chew for as long as you wanted to.  It was also a nice way to end the week.

   Sometimes the group would be on for over two hours.  Whether the conversation lasted for 30 minutes or over two hours, didn't matter.  It was fun.
  
The net didn't have any specific purpose i.e. traffic handling or anything else.  It was designed as an informal on the air gathering.  The club decided to try this as an experiment.  It's over 30 years later and the net still exists.

In 1980, I played Newsline at a meeting.  In those days, it was known as the Westlink Amateur Radio Network.  I proposed the thought of adding this service to the Sunday night net.  Again the club decided to try it on an experimental basis and see how it would go.  It's over 30 years since that idea came up and it's still there.  I can't believe its been there for so long but I'm glad it is.

   In addition to the repeater in Stamford on 146.655, there were two machines in New Jersey.  One was in Murray Hill.  The other was located in Vineland.

In the early '80s, I was on the board of the Tri State Amateur Repeater Counsel.  TSARC was the group that handled repeater coordination in the Tri state area and took care of any disputes when it came to machines coexisting on the same frequency and other problems.

We had problems with Murray Hill at the time.  A few of us from SARA and the Murray Hill group met at a diner in New Jersey after one of the TSARC meetings and negotiated an agreement where both repeaters would run an anti-PL system.  This meant that if the receiver on the machine in Stamford saw a signal with the tone the system was using in Murray Hill attempting to get in, it wouldn't work.  If the system in New Jersey detected one of our users trying to access their system with the PL tone they were using, it wouldn't work.  All who participated in the meeting agreed and this worked for years.   In other words, both CT. and NJ. could exist together on 146.655 mhz.

The repeater went through a number of different locations and models.  When i first became involved, we operated the two meter system from the top of the Landmark building.  Some of us spent many nights at the site trying to get the system to work better.

In 1983, we moved the repeater to St. Joseph's hospital.  We had emergency power up there too.

Later on, we would go to our current site: Sterling Farms.  We also have backup facilities for both our two meter and 440 repeaters at the local hospital.

As the years rolled on, SARA became a model for other amateur radio clubs.  The attitude at the meetings and on the air began to be noticed by clubs outside the area.  

Sometimes people would come to the meetings from as far away as New Jersey and people would check in from there too.

I have been a volunteer for many organizations and causes since 1974.  Most of my volunteer activities have centered around amateur radio.

One of the things I have come to realize and accept is the fact that every volunteer organization will go through good and bad times.  Unfortunately this happened to SARA.  

A few years ago,  the organization was losing members and as a result participation in activities and meetings.   began to diminish.  Needless to say, this was a sad time for the group.

Fortunately, people like Fred, K1FC, Jon, WB2RYV and a number of others rescued the club from obscurity.  

On a personal note: I was one of the people who predicted that SARA would not survive.  This was during the time I referred to earlier.

  Unlike many people, I admit when I'm wrong and in this case, I definitely was.  Frankly, I'm glad I was.

SARA'S Current State as I see it:

This past weekend, I attended and participated in field day at the museum.  I have worked during a number of field days over the years mostly with the club.

In my opinion, this was the best field day I ever attended.  It was due to the way people were treated whether it be some of the new members, people like myself who had not been active in the hobby for a long time other than attending the annual hamvention in Dayton, Ohio, the kids who operated at the Gota tent and other places and those who stopped by wondering what was going on.

The atmosphere was fantastic.  It made me proud to be there and see the club rise up from a bad time which as I said before all volunteer organizations experience.  Everything about the weekend was great.

I have also noticed a great feeling about the organization on the air.  This also helps people's perception of the club.

I believe that with the continued help and encouragement of so many in the club who have and continue to contribute their ideas that the Stamford Amateur Radio Association will be around for a long time and in the end will be better than ever.

A Final Thought:

There are many who did so much to make SARA a viable organization.  Some of the great contributors to the success of the club are no longer with us.  I will list as many as I can think of.  If I leave anyone out, I apologize in advance of posting this list.

The following are some of the hams who are no longer with us.
Marv, N1AWJ.
Bruce, WA1FVZ.
Joe, W1LUH.
Jim, W1GOZ.
Ben, WB1BSJ.
 Sky, K1GF.
Diran, AB1K.
Here are some of the people who have made SARA work who are still with us.
Dick, WA1VUU.
Stan, WA2NRV.
John, K1VMI.
John, KG1M (now W1PC).
Jeanine, KY1Q.
Jim, WA1CMF.
Ernest, KA1NGG.
Fred, K1FC.
Jon, WB2RYV.
John, WB1GRB.

This article is a tribute to those past and present who have done their part to make SARA a successful organization and be able to continue for over 35 years.
Larry Stoler
WA1PDK
 
     
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lstoler99 at optonline.net
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From jon.perelstein at gmail.com  Thu Jun 30 10:33:10 2011
From: jon.perelstein at gmail.com (Jon Perelstein)
Date: Thu, 30 Jun 2011 10:33:10 -0400
Subject: [CTSARA] Field Day Point Total
Message-ID: <CAFdYx3WjJpfNs9StG0JtTH39GQ2xp9pYsviXrr1ajwLqivu+VQ@mail.gmail.com>

Sorry for the delay in getting out our Field Day point totals, but an issue
arose about scoring.

First the good news:  Our final score is 9,816.  That's an 1800 point
increase over last year.  The breakdown is given below.

Now the bad news:  It should have been 9,936, but the League is penalizing
us because -- in our desire to introduce ham radio to families (and
especially teenagers)  -- we wound up with 611 GOTA QSOs.  We certainly
won't make the mistake of trying to use the GOTA tent to introduce ham radio
to families (and especially teenagers) next year.

QSOs and QSO Points
----------------------------------

We operated all radios at under 150 watts, so we get a 2x multiplier on our
QSOs.  In addition, there is a 2x multiplier over and above the power
multiplier for CW and digital QSOs.  Thus, each phone QSO is worth 2 points
and each CW or digital QSO is worth 4 points

2504 3A QSOs, consisting of 1846 phone and 658 CW
500 GOTA QSOs, consisting of 419 phone and 81 digital (the rules cap us at
500 points for GOTA QSOs for scoring purposes, that's in the rules and is
not an issue)

Total phone:   2265 x 2 = 4530
Total CW:        658 x 4 = 2632
Total DIG:          81 x 4 =  324
                     -----------------------
Total                              7486
                      -----------------------

GOTA Bonuses
-----------------------
GOTA bonus points come from qualified candidates operating at least 20 QSOs
in the GOTA tent.  Because of the dispute with the League, we were able to
claim only 440 bonus points (instead of 500).

Since we had full-time GOTA Coaching, we can double that to 880

Other bonuses:
-----------------------
3 stations on emergency power =                 300
Media publicity =                                        100
Set-up in public place =                               100
Information booth =                                     100
NTS message to ARRL SM/SEC =               100
W1AW Field Day Message =                       100
Formal NTS Messages handled (23 mgs) =   100
Natural power QSO =                                  100
Site Visit by elected official =                       100
Site visit by served agency official =              100
Educational Activity =                                  100
Youth element achieved =                            100
Submitted using the on-line ap =                    50
                                        ---------------------------------
                                                               1450

Grand Total

QSOs:                      7486
GOTA Bonus:             880
Other Bonuses:         1450
                            ------------
                                9816
                            ------------

73s
Jon
WB2RYV

From tony.o'connor at credit-suisse.com  Thu Jun 30 11:13:11 2011
From: tony.o'connor at credit-suisse.com (O'Connor, Tony)
Date: Thu, 30 Jun 2011 11:13:11 -0400
Subject: [CTSARA] Field Day Point Total
In-Reply-To: <CAFdYx3WjJpfNs9StG0JtTH39GQ2xp9pYsviXrr1ajwLqivu+VQ@mail.gmail.com>
References: <CAFdYx3WjJpfNs9StG0JtTH39GQ2xp9pYsviXrr1ajwLqivu+VQ@mail.gmail.com>
Message-ID: <1E6994AFF4DD8D4BAF6085726EDAA72803386697@EPRI17P32015A.csfb.cs-group.com>


Fantastic job, everybody!  Congratulations!

That's more than a 22% increase over last year.  

And Terry was looking for just an "incremental" improvement.  That's
some increment!

Can't *wait* 'till next year!

73,
Tony
KB1SUN

-----Original Message-----
From: ctsara-bounces at mailman.qth.net
[mailto:ctsara-bounces at mailman.qth.net] On Behalf Of Jon Perelstein
Sent: Thursday, June 30, 2011 10:33 AM
To: Stamford Amateur Radio Association
Subject: [CTSARA] Field Day Point Total

Sorry for the delay in getting out our Field Day point totals, but an
issue
arose about scoring.

First the good news:  Our final score is 9,816.  That's an 1800 point
increase over last year.  The breakdown is given below.

Now the bad news:  It should have been 9,936, but the League is
penalizing
us because -- in our desire to introduce ham radio to families (and
especially teenagers)  -- we wound up with 611 GOTA QSOs.  We certainly
won't make the mistake of trying to use the GOTA tent to introduce ham
radio
to families (and especially teenagers) next year.

QSOs and QSO Points
----------------------------------

We operated all radios at under 150 watts, so we get a 2x multiplier on
our
QSOs.  In addition, there is a 2x multiplier over and above the power
multiplier for CW and digital QSOs.  Thus, each phone QSO is worth 2
points
and each CW or digital QSO is worth 4 points

2504 3A QSOs, consisting of 1846 phone and 658 CW
500 GOTA QSOs, consisting of 419 phone and 81 digital (the rules cap us
at
500 points for GOTA QSOs for scoring purposes, that's in the rules and
is
not an issue)

Total phone:   2265 x 2 = 4530
Total CW:        658 x 4 = 2632
Total DIG:          81 x 4 =  324
                     -----------------------
Total                              7486
                      -----------------------

GOTA Bonuses
-----------------------
GOTA bonus points come from qualified candidates operating at least 20
QSOs
in the GOTA tent.  Because of the dispute with the League, we were able
to
claim only 440 bonus points (instead of 500).

Since we had full-time GOTA Coaching, we can double that to 880

Other bonuses:
-----------------------
3 stations on emergency power =                 300
Media publicity =                                        100
Set-up in public place =                               100
Information booth =                                     100
NTS message to ARRL SM/SEC =               100
W1AW Field Day Message =                       100
Formal NTS Messages handled (23 mgs) =   100
Natural power QSO =                                  100
Site Visit by elected official =                       100
Site visit by served agency official =              100
Educational Activity =                                  100
Youth element achieved =                            100
Submitted using the on-line ap =                    50
 
---------------------------------
                                                               1450

Grand Total

QSOs:                      7486
GOTA Bonus:             880
Other Bonuses:         1450
                            ------------
                                9816
                            ------------

73s
Jon
WB2RYV
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From david at parmet.net  Thu Jun 30 12:37:05 2011
From: david at parmet.net (David Parmet)
Date: Thu, 30 Jun 2011 12:37:05 -0400
Subject: [CTSARA] Field Day Point Total
In-Reply-To: <CAFdYx3WjJpfNs9StG0JtTH39GQ2xp9pYsviXrr1ajwLqivu+VQ@mail.gmail.com>
References: <CAFdYx3WjJpfNs9StG0JtTH39GQ2xp9pYsviXrr1ajwLqivu+VQ@mail.gmail.com>
Message-ID: <DEE62539-85E0-4D30-A985-0C9F7AA3C8BF@parmet.net>

Speaking for myself and for Jeremy - we had a blast. It was a great introduction to the hobby for the boy and a great learning experience for me.

Sorry we cranked out so many QSOs in the GOTA tent - next year we'll be in the big-boy tents!

david KC2JNS



On Jun 30, 2011, at 10:33 AM, Jon Perelstein wrote:

> Sorry for the delay in getting out our Field Day point totals, but an issue
> arose about scoring.
> 
> First the good news:  Our final score is 9,816.  That's an 1800 point
> increase over last year.  The breakdown is given below.
> 
> Now the bad news:  It should have been 9,936, but the League is penalizing
> us because -- in our desire to introduce ham radio to families (and
> especially teenagers)  -- we wound up with 611 GOTA QSOs.  We certainly
> won't make the mistake of trying to use the GOTA tent to introduce ham radio
> to families (and especially teenagers) next year.
> 
> QSOs and QSO Points
> ----------------------------------
> 
> We operated all radios at under 150 watts, so we get a 2x multiplier on our
> QSOs.  In addition, there is a 2x multiplier over and above the power
> multiplier for CW and digital QSOs.  Thus, each phone QSO is worth 2 points
> and each CW or digital QSO is worth 4 points
> 
> 2504 3A QSOs, consisting of 1846 phone and 658 CW
> 500 GOTA QSOs, consisting of 419 phone and 81 digital (the rules cap us at
> 500 points for GOTA QSOs for scoring purposes, that's in the rules and is
> not an issue)
> 
> Total phone:   2265 x 2 = 4530
> Total CW:        658 x 4 = 2632
> Total DIG:          81 x 4 =  324
>                     -----------------------
> Total                              7486
>                      -----------------------
> 
> GOTA Bonuses
> -----------------------
> GOTA bonus points come from qualified candidates operating at least 20 QSOs
> in the GOTA tent.  Because of the dispute with the League, we were able to
> claim only 440 bonus points (instead of 500).
> 
> Since we had full-time GOTA Coaching, we can double that to 880
> 
> Other bonuses:
> -----------------------
> 3 stations on emergency power =                 300
> Media publicity =                                        100
> Set-up in public place =                               100
> Information booth =                                     100
> NTS message to ARRL SM/SEC =               100
> W1AW Field Day Message =                       100
> Formal NTS Messages handled (23 mgs) =   100
> Natural power QSO =                                  100
> Site Visit by elected official =                       100
> Site visit by served agency official =              100
> Educational Activity =                                  100
> Youth element achieved =                            100
> Submitted using the on-line ap =                    50
>                                        ---------------------------------
>                                                               1450
> 
> Grand Total
> 
> QSOs:                      7486
> GOTA Bonus:             880
> Other Bonuses:         1450
>                            ------------
>                                9816
>                            ------------
> 
> 73s
> Jon
> WB2RYV
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From andrew at rosca.net  Thu Jun 30 14:10:47 2011
From: andrew at rosca.net (Andrew Rosca)
Date: Thu, 30 Jun 2011 14:10:47 -0400
Subject: [CTSARA] Field Day Point Total
Message-ID: <BANLkTik=pJypGKJ=WTkACw4tmiAdeh1YjQ@mail.gmail.com>

I'm confused--was the 611 GOTA QSO too high? Were we not supposed to
go over 500?

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> 	<CAFdYx3WjJpfNs9StG0JtTH39GQ2xp9pYsviXrr1ajwLqivu+VQ at mail.gmail.com>
> Content-Type: text/plain; charset=ISO-8859-1
>
> Sorry for the delay in getting out our Field Day point totals, but an issue
> arose about scoring.
>
> First the good news:  Our final score is 9,816.  That's an 1800 point
> increase over last year.  The breakdown is given below.
>
> Now the bad news:  It should have been 9,936, but the League is penalizing
> us because -- in our desire to introduce ham radio to families (and
> especially teenagers)  -- we wound up with 611 GOTA QSOs.  We certainly
> won't make the mistake of trying to use the GOTA tent to introduce ham
> radio
> to families (and especially teenagers) next year.
>
> QSOs and QSO Points
> ----------------------------------
>
> We operated all radios at under 150 watts, so we get a 2x multiplier on our
> QSOs.  In addition, there is a 2x multiplier over and above the power
> multiplier for CW and digital QSOs.  Thus, each phone QSO is worth 2 points
> and each CW or digital QSO is worth 4 points
>
> 2504 3A QSOs, consisting of 1846 phone and 658 CW
> 500 GOTA QSOs, consisting of 419 phone and 81 digital (the rules cap us at
> 500 points for GOTA QSOs for scoring purposes, that's in the rules and is
> not an issue)
>
> Total phone:   2265 x 2 = 4530
> Total CW:        658 x 4 = 2632
> Total DIG:          81 x 4 =  324
>                      -----------------------
> Total                              7486
>                       -----------------------
>
> GOTA Bonuses
> -----------------------
> GOTA bonus points come from qualified candidates operating at least 20 QSOs
> in the GOTA tent.  Because of the dispute with the League, we were able to
> claim only 440 bonus points (instead of 500).
>
> Since we had full-time GOTA Coaching, we can double that to 880
>
> Other bonuses:
> -----------------------
> 3 stations on emergency power =                 300
> Media publicity =                                        100
> Set-up in public place =                               100
> Information booth =                                     100
> NTS message to ARRL SM/SEC =               100
> W1AW Field Day Message =                       100
> Formal NTS Messages handled (23 mgs) =   100
> Natural power QSO =                                  100
> Site Visit by elected official =                       100
> Site visit by served agency official =              100
> Educational Activity =                                  100
> Youth element achieved =                            100
> Submitted using the on-line ap =                    50
>                                         ---------------------------------
>                                                                1450
>
> Grand Total
>
> QSOs:                      7486
> GOTA Bonus:             880
> Other Bonuses:         1450
>                             ------------
>                                 9816
>                             ------------
>
> 73s
> Jon
> WB2RYV
>
>
> ------------------------------
>
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From tony.o'connor at credit-suisse.com  Thu Jun 30 14:29:59 2011
From: tony.o'connor at credit-suisse.com (O'Connor, Tony)
Date: Thu, 30 Jun 2011 14:29:59 -0400
Subject: [CTSARA] Field Day Point Total
In-Reply-To: <BANLkTik=pJypGKJ=WTkACw4tmiAdeh1YjQ@mail.gmail.com>
References: <BANLkTik=pJypGKJ=WTkACw4tmiAdeh1YjQ@mail.gmail.com>
Message-ID: <1E6994AFF4DD8D4BAF6085726EDAA7280338674E@EPRI17P32015A.csfb.cs-group.com>

We didn't get penalized for going over but we were allowed to count only
the first 500 QSO's.  

That is, there's a 500-QSO limit for the GOTA station.  We made 611
QSO's, which is a testament to how much fun everybody was having at the
GOTA station.  There was a lot of excitement and enthusiasm in the tent
and we just kept cranking out the QSO's.  

If we had had the flexibility to select the 500 we were going to count
out of the 611 we made, our score would have been higher.  The rules are
a little ambiguous on this point, so we asked the ARRL for a
clarification and made a very strong argument why it would be within the
rules and in the best interests of amateur radio and Field Day to allow
us to do so.  But the ARRL said, no, we can count only the first 500
QSO's.  So that's what we did.

But, again, spectacular job making all the QSO's we did.  It's the first
time (that anyone involved was aware of) that the SARA GOTA station
maxed out on QSO's -- not just maxed out, but blew the doors off the
barn, so to speak.  

Good job Team GOTA!

73,
Tony
KB1SUN


-----Original Message-----
From: ctsara-bounces at mailman.qth.net
[mailto:ctsara-bounces at mailman.qth.net] On Behalf Of Andrew Rosca
Sent: Thursday, June 30, 2011 2:11 PM
To: ctsara at mailman.qth.net
Subject: Re: [CTSARA] Field Day Point Total

I'm confused--was the 611 GOTA QSO too high? Were we not supposed to
go over 500?

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> Date: Thu, 30 Jun 2011 10:33:10 -0400
> From: Jon Perelstein <jon.perelstein at gmail.com>
> Subject: [CTSARA] Field Day Point Total
> To: Stamford Amateur Radio Association <ctsara at mailman.qth.net>
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>
> Sorry for the delay in getting out our Field Day point totals, but an
issue
> arose about scoring.
>
> First the good news:  Our final score is 9,816.  That's an 1800 point
> increase over last year.  The breakdown is given below.
>
> Now the bad news:  It should have been 9,936, but the League is
penalizing
> us because -- in our desire to introduce ham radio to families (and
> especially teenagers)  -- we wound up with 611 GOTA QSOs.  We
certainly
> won't make the mistake of trying to use the GOTA tent to introduce ham
> radio
> to families (and especially teenagers) next year.
>
> QSOs and QSO Points
> ----------------------------------
>
> We operated all radios at under 150 watts, so we get a 2x multiplier
on our
> QSOs.  In addition, there is a 2x multiplier over and above the power
> multiplier for CW and digital QSOs.  Thus, each phone QSO is worth 2
points
> and each CW or digital QSO is worth 4 points
>
> 2504 3A QSOs, consisting of 1846 phone and 658 CW
> 500 GOTA QSOs, consisting of 419 phone and 81 digital (the rules cap
us at
> 500 points for GOTA QSOs for scoring purposes, that's in the rules and
is
> not an issue)
>
> Total phone:   2265 x 2 = 4530
> Total CW:        658 x 4 = 2632
> Total DIG:          81 x 4 =  324
>                      -----------------------
> Total                              7486
>                       -----------------------
>
> GOTA Bonuses
> -----------------------
> GOTA bonus points come from qualified candidates operating at least 20
QSOs
> in the GOTA tent.  Because of the dispute with the League, we were
able to
> claim only 440 bonus points (instead of 500).
>
> Since we had full-time GOTA Coaching, we can double that to 880
>
> Other bonuses:
> -----------------------
> 3 stations on emergency power =                 300
> Media publicity =                                        100
> Set-up in public place =                               100
> Information booth =                                     100
> NTS message to ARRL SM/SEC =               100
> W1AW Field Day Message =                       100
> Formal NTS Messages handled (23 mgs) =   100
> Natural power QSO =                                  100
> Site Visit by elected official =                       100
> Site visit by served agency official =              100
> Educational Activity =                                  100
> Youth element achieved =                            100
> Submitted using the on-line ap =                    50
>
---------------------------------
>                                                                1450
>
> Grand Total
>
> QSOs:                      7486
> GOTA Bonus:             880
> Other Bonuses:         1450
>                             ------------
>                                 9816
>                             ------------
>
> 73s
> Jon
> WB2RYV
>
>
> ------------------------------
>
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From tony.o'connor at credit-suisse.com  Thu Jun 30 14:36:14 2011
From: tony.o'connor at credit-suisse.com (O'Connor, Tony)
Date: Thu, 30 Jun 2011 14:36:14 -0400
Subject: [CTSARA] Field Day Point Total
In-Reply-To: <DEE62539-85E0-4D30-A985-0C9F7AA3C8BF@parmet.net>
References: <CAFdYx3WjJpfNs9StG0JtTH39GQ2xp9pYsviXrr1ajwLqivu+VQ@mail.gmail.com>
	<DEE62539-85E0-4D30-A985-0C9F7AA3C8BF@parmet.net>
Message-ID: <1E6994AFF4DD8D4BAF6085726EDAA72803386755@EPRI17P32015A.csfb.cs-group.com>

Thank you for your comments, David, that is *exactly* what the GOTA
station is for. We are delighted you and Jeremy had a great time and we
are grateful for every QSO the two of you made.  Both of you have the
makings of excellent contest operators and we look forward to your
return to SARA's Field Day effort next year.  We hope to see you before
then at other SARA events.

73,
Tony 
KB1SUN
 

-----Original Message-----
From: ctsara-bounces at mailman.qth.net
[mailto:ctsara-bounces at mailman.qth.net] On Behalf Of David Parmet
Sent: Thursday, June 30, 2011 12:37 PM
To: Jon Perelstein
Cc: Stamford Amateur Radio Association
Subject: Re: [CTSARA] Field Day Point Total

Speaking for myself and for Jeremy - we had a blast. It was a great
introduction to the hobby for the boy and a great learning experience
for me.

Sorry we cranked out so many QSOs in the GOTA tent - next year we'll be
in the big-boy tents!

david KC2JNS



On Jun 30, 2011, at 10:33 AM, Jon Perelstein wrote:

> Sorry for the delay in getting out our Field Day point totals, but an
issue
> arose about scoring.
> 
> First the good news:  Our final score is 9,816.  That's an 1800 point
> increase over last year.  The breakdown is given below.
> 
> Now the bad news:  It should have been 9,936, but the League is
penalizing
> us because -- in our desire to introduce ham radio to families (and
> especially teenagers)  -- we wound up with 611 GOTA QSOs.  We
certainly
> won't make the mistake of trying to use the GOTA tent to introduce ham
radio
> to families (and especially teenagers) next year.
> 
> QSOs and QSO Points
> ----------------------------------
> 
> We operated all radios at under 150 watts, so we get a 2x multiplier
on our
> QSOs.  In addition, there is a 2x multiplier over and above the power
> multiplier for CW and digital QSOs.  Thus, each phone QSO is worth 2
points
> and each CW or digital QSO is worth 4 points
> 
> 2504 3A QSOs, consisting of 1846 phone and 658 CW
> 500 GOTA QSOs, consisting of 419 phone and 81 digital (the rules cap
us at
> 500 points for GOTA QSOs for scoring purposes, that's in the rules and
is
> not an issue)
> 
> Total phone:   2265 x 2 = 4530
> Total CW:        658 x 4 = 2632
> Total DIG:          81 x 4 =  324
>                     -----------------------
> Total                              7486
>                      -----------------------
> 
> GOTA Bonuses
> -----------------------
> GOTA bonus points come from qualified candidates operating at least 20
QSOs
> in the GOTA tent.  Because of the dispute with the League, we were
able to
> claim only 440 bonus points (instead of 500).
> 
> Since we had full-time GOTA Coaching, we can double that to 880
> 
> Other bonuses:
> -----------------------
> 3 stations on emergency power =                 300
> Media publicity =                                        100
> Set-up in public place =                               100
> Information booth =                                     100
> NTS message to ARRL SM/SEC =               100
> W1AW Field Day Message =                       100
> Formal NTS Messages handled (23 mgs) =   100
> Natural power QSO =                                  100
> Site Visit by elected official =                       100
> Site visit by served agency official =              100
> Educational Activity =                                  100
> Youth element achieved =                            100
> Submitted using the on-line ap =                    50
>
---------------------------------
>                                                               1450
> 
> Grand Total
> 
> QSOs:                      7486
> GOTA Bonus:             880
> Other Bonuses:         1450
>                            ------------
>                                9816
>                            ------------
> 
> 73s
> Jon
> WB2RYV
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From ckovacs at optonline.net  Thu Jun 30 16:21:54 2011
From: ckovacs at optonline.net (Christina Kovacs)
Date: Thu, 30 Jun 2011 16:21:54 -0400 (EDT)
Subject: [CTSARA] Field Day Point Total
Message-ID: <5766365.602612.1309465314782.JavaMail.ckovacs@mail.srv.smfrct.cv.net>

To bad we went over the 500 allowable QSO's for the GOTA tent but I sure 
had a blast (no matter how cold I got in the middle of the night!)


On Thu, Jun 30, 2011 at 2:29 PM, O'Connor, Tony wrote:

> We didn't get penalized for going over but we were allowed to count 
> only
> the first 500 QSO's.
> That is, there's a 500-QSO limit for the GOTA station.  We made 611
> QSO's, which is a testament to how much fun everybody was having at 
> the
> GOTA station.  There was a lot of excitement and enthusiasm in the 
> tent
> and we just kept cranking out the QSO's.
> If we had had the flexibility to select the 500 we were going to count
> out of the 611 we made, our score would have been higher.  The rules 
> are
> a little ambiguous on this point, so we asked the ARRL for a
> clarification and made a very strong argument why it would be within 
> the
> rules and in the best interests of amateur radio and Field Day to 
> allow
> us to do so.  But the ARRL said, no, we can count only the first 500
> QSO's.  So that's what we did.
>
> But, again, spectacular job making all the QSO's we did.  It's the 
> first
> time (that anyone involved was aware of) that the SARA GOTA station
> maxed out on QSO's -- not just maxed out, but blew the doors off the
> barn, so to speak.
> Good job Team GOTA!
>
> 73,
> Tony
> KB1SUN
>
>
> -----Original Message-----
> From: ctsara-bounces at mailman.qth.net
> [mailto:ctsara-bounces at mailman.qth.net] On Behalf Of Andrew Rosca
> Sent: Thursday, June 30, 2011 2:11 PM
> To: ctsara at mailman.qth.net
> Subject: Re: [CTSARA] Field Day Point Total
>
> I'm confused--was the 611 GOTA QSO too high? Were we not supposed to
> go over 500?
>
> On 6/30/11, ctsara-request at mailman.qth.net
> <ctsara-request at mailman.qth.net> wrote:
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>> 
>> ----------------------------------------------------------------------
>>
>> Message: 1
>> Date: Thu, 30 Jun 2011 10:33:10 -0400
>> From: Jon Perelstein <jon.perelstein at gmail.com>
>> Subject: [CTSARA] Field Day Point Total
>> To: Stamford Amateur Radio Association <ctsara at mailman.qth.net>
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>>
>> Sorry for the delay in getting out our Field Day point totals, but an
> issue
>> arose about scoring.
>>
>> First the good news:  Our final score is 9,816.  That's an 1800 point
>> increase over last year.  The breakdown is given below.
>>
>> Now the bad news:  It should have been 9,936, but the League is
> penalizing
>> us because -- in our desire to introduce ham radio to families (and
>> especially teenagers)  -- we wound up with 611 GOTA QSOs.  We
> certainly
>> won't make the mistake of trying to use the GOTA tent to introduce 
>> ham
>> radio
>> to families (and especially teenagers) next year.
>>
>> QSOs and QSO Points
>> ----------------------------------
>>
>> We operated all radios at under 150 watts, so we get a 2x multiplier
> on our
>> QSOs.  In addition, there is a 2x multiplier over and above the power
>> multiplier for CW and digital QSOs.  Thus, each phone QSO is worth 2
> points
>> and each CW or digital QSO is worth 4 points
>>
>> 2504 3A QSOs, consisting of 1846 phone and 658 CW
>> 500 GOTA QSOs, consisting of 419 phone and 81 digital (the rules cap
> us at
>> 500 points for GOTA QSOs for scoring purposes, that's in the rules 
>> and
> is
>> not an issue)
>>
>> Total phone:   2265 x 2 = 4530
>> Total CW:        658 x 4 = 2632
>> Total DIG:          81 x 4 =  324
>>                      -----------------------
>> Total                              7486
>>                       -----------------------
>>
>> GOTA Bonuses
>> -----------------------
>> GOTA bonus points come from qualified candidates operating at least 
>> 20
> QSOs
>> in the GOTA tent.  Because of the dispute with the League, we were
> able to
>> claim only 440 bonus points (instead of 500).
>>
>> Since we had full-time GOTA Coaching, we can double that to 880
>>
>> Other bonuses:
>> -----------------------
>> 3 stations on emergency power =                 300
>> Media publicity =                                        100
>> Set-up in public place =                               100
>> Information booth =                                     100
>> NTS message to ARRL SM/SEC =               100
>> W1AW Field Day Message =                       100
>> Formal NTS Messages handled (23 mgs) =   100
>> Natural power QSO =                                  100
>> Site Visit by elected official =                       100
>> Site visit by served agency official =              100
>> Educational Activity =                                  100
>> Youth element achieved =                            100
>> Submitted using the on-line ap =                    50
>>
> ---------------------------------
>>                                                                1450
>>
>> Grand Total
>>
>> QSOs:                      7486
>> GOTA Bonus:             880
>> Other Bonuses:         1450
>>                             ------------
>>                                 9816
>>                             ------------
>>
>> 73s
>> Jon
>> WB2RYV
>>
>>
>> ------------------------------
>>
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>>
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From lstoler99 at optonline.net  Thu Jun 30 16:35:54 2011
From: lstoler99 at optonline.net (Larry Stoler)
Date: Thu, 30 Jun 2011 16:35:54 -0400
Subject: [CTSARA] Field Day
Message-ID: <F7463A1A19574CE095C03D23E396489B@lawrence78zhq8>

Hi everyone on the SARA list,

I was sorry to read what happened i.e., the gota station and how the ARRL ruled against us.  You can't win them all, I guess!.

As I said in the article I posted a couple of days ago, I have participated in many field days (mostly with the club) over the years .  This was the best one I have attended.  It was due to all of you and the way we worked together and treated each other.  It was fun from an operating as well as a social standpoint.

See you at future events and meetings.
Larry
WA1PDK
P.S. Remember there's always next year.

Larry Stoler
lstoler99 at optonline.net

From tony.o'connor at credit-suisse.com  Thu Jun 30 16:53:24 2011
From: tony.o'connor at credit-suisse.com (O'Connor, Tony)
Date: Thu, 30 Jun 2011 16:53:24 -0400
Subject: [CTSARA] Field Day Point Total
In-Reply-To: <5766365.602612.1309465314782.JavaMail.ckovacs@mail.srv.smfrct.cv.net>
References: <5766365.602612.1309465314782.JavaMail.ckovacs@mail.srv.smfrct.cv.net>
Message-ID: <1E6994AFF4DD8D4BAF6085726EDAA728033867C9@EPRI17P32015A.csfb.cs-group.com>

Not too bad at all that we went over, it was spectacular that we had so
many QSO's.  Too bad we couldn't count any of the extras, but that is a
good problem to have had.  

I'm glad you had a blast.  That's the whole point of the GOTA station in
particular and indeed of Field Day generally.  You were a trooper
working through the night and thank you for a fantastic job! 

73,
Tony

-----Original Message-----
From: Christina Kovacs [mailto:ckovacs at optonline.net] 
Sent: Thursday, June 30, 2011 4:22 PM
To: O'Connor, Tony
Cc: ctsara at mailman.qth.net
Subject: Re: [CTSARA] Field Day Point Total

To bad we went over the 500 allowable QSO's for the GOTA tent but I sure

had a blast (no matter how cold I got in the middle of the night!)


On Thu, Jun 30, 2011 at 2:29 PM, O'Connor, Tony wrote:

> We didn't get penalized for going over but we were allowed to count 
> only
> the first 500 QSO's.
> That is, there's a 500-QSO limit for the GOTA station.  We made 611
> QSO's, which is a testament to how much fun everybody was having at 
> the
> GOTA station.  There was a lot of excitement and enthusiasm in the 
> tent
> and we just kept cranking out the QSO's.
> If we had had the flexibility to select the 500 we were going to count
> out of the 611 we made, our score would have been higher.  The rules 
> are
> a little ambiguous on this point, so we asked the ARRL for a
> clarification and made a very strong argument why it would be within 
> the
> rules and in the best interests of amateur radio and Field Day to 
> allow
> us to do so.  But the ARRL said, no, we can count only the first 500
> QSO's.  So that's what we did.
>
> But, again, spectacular job making all the QSO's we did.  It's the 
> first
> time (that anyone involved was aware of) that the SARA GOTA station
> maxed out on QSO's -- not just maxed out, but blew the doors off the
> barn, so to speak.
> Good job Team GOTA!
>
> 73,
> Tony
> KB1SUN
>
>
> -----Original Message-----
> From: ctsara-bounces at mailman.qth.net
> [mailto:ctsara-bounces at mailman.qth.net] On Behalf Of Andrew Rosca
> Sent: Thursday, June 30, 2011 2:11 PM
> To: ctsara at mailman.qth.net
> Subject: Re: [CTSARA] Field Day Point Total
>
> I'm confused--was the 611 GOTA QSO too high? Were we not supposed to
> go over 500?
>
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>> Date: Thu, 30 Jun 2011 10:33:10 -0400
>> From: Jon Perelstein <jon.perelstein at gmail.com>
>> Subject: [CTSARA] Field Day Point Total
>> To: Stamford Amateur Radio Association <ctsara at mailman.qth.net>
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>> Sorry for the delay in getting out our Field Day point totals, but an
> issue
>> arose about scoring.
>>
>> First the good news:  Our final score is 9,816.  That's an 1800 point
>> increase over last year.  The breakdown is given below.
>>
>> Now the bad news:  It should have been 9,936, but the League is
> penalizing
>> us because -- in our desire to introduce ham radio to families (and
>> especially teenagers)  -- we wound up with 611 GOTA QSOs.  We
> certainly
>> won't make the mistake of trying to use the GOTA tent to introduce 
>> ham
>> radio
>> to families (and especially teenagers) next year.
>>
>> QSOs and QSO Points
>> ----------------------------------
>>
>> We operated all radios at under 150 watts, so we get a 2x multiplier
> on our
>> QSOs.  In addition, there is a 2x multiplier over and above the power
>> multiplier for CW and digital QSOs.  Thus, each phone QSO is worth 2
> points
>> and each CW or digital QSO is worth 4 points
>>
>> 2504 3A QSOs, consisting of 1846 phone and 658 CW
>> 500 GOTA QSOs, consisting of 419 phone and 81 digital (the rules cap
> us at
>> 500 points for GOTA QSOs for scoring purposes, that's in the rules 
>> and
> is
>> not an issue)
>>
>> Total phone:   2265 x 2 = 4530
>> Total CW:        658 x 4 = 2632
>> Total DIG:          81 x 4 =  324
>>                      -----------------------
>> Total                              7486
>>                       -----------------------
>>
>> GOTA Bonuses
>> -----------------------
>> GOTA bonus points come from qualified candidates operating at least 
>> 20
> QSOs
>> in the GOTA tent.  Because of the dispute with the League, we were
> able to
>> claim only 440 bonus points (instead of 500).
>>
>> Since we had full-time GOTA Coaching, we can double that to 880
>>
>> Other bonuses:
>> -----------------------
>> 3 stations on emergency power =                 300
>> Media publicity =                                        100
>> Set-up in public place =                               100
>> Information booth =                                     100
>> NTS message to ARRL SM/SEC =               100
>> W1AW Field Day Message =                       100
>> Formal NTS Messages handled (23 mgs) =   100
>> Natural power QSO =                                  100
>> Site Visit by elected official =                       100
>> Site visit by served agency official =              100
>> Educational Activity =                                  100
>> Youth element achieved =                            100
>> Submitted using the on-line ap =                    50
>>
> ---------------------------------
>>                                                                1450
>>
>> Grand Total
>>
>> QSOs:                      7486
>> GOTA Bonus:             880
>> Other Bonuses:         1450
>>                             ------------
>>                                 9816
>>                             ------------
>>
>> 73s
>> Jon
>> WB2RYV
>>
>>
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From k1eic at att.net  Tue Jun 21 09:24:38 2011
From: k1eic at att.net (Betsey Doane)
Date: Tue, 21 Jun 2011 09:24:38 -0400
Subject: [CTSARA] [Bulk]  Transportation To Field Day
In-Reply-To: <BANLkTi=wMt_-v2zFrK7Ty+BRFKTjqGRuLA@mail.gmail.com>
References: <BANLkTi=wMt_-v2zFrK7Ty+BRFKTjqGRuLA@mail.gmail.com>
Message-ID: <006201cc3016$936cda20$ba468e60$@net>

John,
You are to be commended.  I cannot remember when I've seen a general note
like this that so includes others.

Thank you.

Vy 73,
Betsey Doane, K1EIC SM CT

-----Original Message-----
From: Jon Perelstein [mailto:jon.perelstein at gmail.com] 
Sent: Tuesday, June 21, 2011 8:14 AM
To: Stamford Amateur Radio Association
Subject: [Bulk] [CTSARA] Transportation To Field Day

Anyone who needs transportation to Field Day, please email me (
jon.perelstein at gmail.com) or call (203-325-1452) with info as to when you'd
like to go up there and when you'd like to return so that we can make
arrangements.  Also don't forget to mention if you have any special needs
like a wheelchair or just need a bigger vehicle for whatever reason.  If you
call and I don't answer, please leave a message on the voice mail and I'll
call you back.

73s
Jon
WB2RYV
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From jon at thesolomonhouse.com  Wed Jun 22 09:56:17 2011
From: jon at thesolomonhouse.com (jon at thesolomonhouse.com)
Date: Wed, 22 Jun 2011 09:56:17 -0400
Subject: [CTSARA] Call Sign/Name Badges
In-Reply-To: <BANLkTimKV36K63GvZ41zcwOmO3nT=w6BYA@mail.gmail.com>
References: <BANLkTimKV36K63GvZ41zcwOmO3nT=w6BYA@mail.gmail.com>
Message-ID: <3e7e9d43b30970b40ec4366d77841daa.squirrel@emailmg.ipower.com>

 Jon, et al-

I've used "Precision Engraving" and was very happy with the badge.  There
was a slight mix up with the badge, but the correct badge was already in
the mail when I called them, at no extra charge.

The link below lists their ham radio options...
http://www.precngraving.com/index.php?l=search_list&s[title]=Y&s[short_desc]=Y&s[full_desc]=Y&s[sku]=Y&s[match]=all&s[search]=ham

Specifically, I bought this one:
http://www.precngraving.com/catalog/ham-radio-call-sign-badges-173.html

Be sure to check out the different options in the drop down menu.

If several members are going to order, you might inquire about a group
discount.

Also, I bought a hat from http://www.callsignwear.com/ and was very
pleased.  The sell all sorts of apparel.  Including a chef's hat with your
call on it...

Jon(athan)
W3EIC



> I've received a couple of inquiries from members (myself included) about
> where to get call sign/name badges.  Can anyone recommend a good source?
>
> 73s
> Jon
> WB2RYV
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From jon at thesolomonhouse.com  Thu Jun 30 16:56:34 2011
From: jon at thesolomonhouse.com (Jonathan Solomon)
Date: Thu, 30 Jun 2011 16:56:34 -0400
Subject: [CTSARA] Field Day Point Total
In-Reply-To: <5766365.602612.1309465314782.JavaMail.ckovacs@mail.srv.smfrct.cv.net>
References: <5766365.602612.1309465314782.JavaMail.ckovacs@mail.srv.smfrct.cv.net>
Message-ID: <8D9E6D0E-3CFA-4A05-AECE-DF51EDAE9361@thesolomonhouse.com>

"...but I sure had a blast"

//THAT// is the primary goal of Field Day.  Points are second.  RIGHT TERRY?

Sent from my iPad

On Jun 30, 2011, at 4:21 PM, Christina Kovacs <ckovacs at optonline.net> wrote:

> To bad we went over the 500 allowable QSO's for the GOTA tent but I sure 
> had a blast (no matter how cold I got in the middle of the night!)
> 
> 
> On Thu, Jun 30, 2011 at 2:29 PM, O'Connor, Tony wrote:
> 
>> We didn't get penalized for going over but we were allowed to count 
>> only
>> the first 500 QSO's.
>> That is, there's a 500-QSO limit for the GOTA station.  We made 611
>> QSO's, which is a testament to how much fun everybody was having at 
>> the
>> GOTA station.  There was a lot of excitement and enthusiasm in the 
>> tent
>> and we just kept cranking out the QSO's.
>> If we had had the flexibility to select the 500 we were going to count
>> out of the 611 we made, our score would have been higher.  The rules 
>> are
>> a little ambiguous on this point, so we asked the ARRL for a
>> clarification and made a very strong argument why it would be within 
>> the
>> rules and in the best interests of amateur radio and Field Day to 
>> allow
>> us to do so.  But the ARRL said, no, we can count only the first 500
>> QSO's.  So that's what we did.
>> 
>> But, again, spectacular job making all the QSO's we did.  It's the 
>> first
>> time (that anyone involved was aware of) that the SARA GOTA station
>> maxed out on QSO's -- not just maxed out, but blew the doors off the
>> barn, so to speak.
>> Good job Team GOTA!
>> 
>> 73,
>> Tony
>> KB1SUN
>> 
>> 
>> -----Original Message-----
>> From: ctsara-bounces at mailman.qth.net
>> [mailto:ctsara-bounces at mailman.qth.net] On Behalf Of Andrew Rosca
>> Sent: Thursday, June 30, 2011 2:11 PM
>> To: ctsara at mailman.qth.net
>> Subject: Re: [CTSARA] Field Day Point Total
>> 
>> I'm confused--was the 611 GOTA QSO too high? Were we not supposed to
>> go over 500?
>> 
>> On 6/30/11, ctsara-request at mailman.qth.net
>> <ctsara-request at mailman.qth.net> wrote:
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>>>   1. Field Day Point Total (Jon Perelstein)
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>>> 
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>>> Message: 1
>>> Date: Thu, 30 Jun 2011 10:33:10 -0400
>>> From: Jon Perelstein <jon.perelstein at gmail.com>
>>> Subject: [CTSARA] Field Day Point Total
>>> To: Stamford Amateur Radio Association <ctsara at mailman.qth.net>
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>>> 
>>> Sorry for the delay in getting out our Field Day point totals, but an
>> issue
>>> arose about scoring.
>>> 
>>> First the good news:  Our final score is 9,816.  That's an 1800 point
>>> increase over last year.  The breakdown is given below.
>>> 
>>> Now the bad news:  It should have been 9,936, but the League is
>> penalizing
>>> us because -- in our desire to introduce ham radio to families (and
>>> especially teenagers)  -- we wound up with 611 GOTA QSOs.  We
>> certainly
>>> won't make the mistake of trying to use the GOTA tent to introduce 
>>> ham
>>> radio
>>> to families (and especially teenagers) next year.
>>> 
>>> QSOs and QSO Points
>>> ----------------------------------
>>> 
>>> We operated all radios at under 150 watts, so we get a 2x multiplier
>> on our
>>> QSOs.  In addition, there is a 2x multiplier over and above the power
>>> multiplier for CW and digital QSOs.  Thus, each phone QSO is worth 2
>> points
>>> and each CW or digital QSO is worth 4 points
>>> 
>>> 2504 3A QSOs, consisting of 1846 phone and 658 CW
>>> 500 GOTA QSOs, consisting of 419 phone and 81 digital (the rules cap
>> us at
>>> 500 points for GOTA QSOs for scoring purposes, that's in the rules 
>>> and
>> is
>>> not an issue)
>>> 
>>> Total phone:   2265 x 2 = 4530
>>> Total CW:        658 x 4 = 2632
>>> Total DIG:          81 x 4 =  324
>>>                     -----------------------
>>> Total                              7486
>>>                      -----------------------
>>> 
>>> GOTA Bonuses
>>> -----------------------
>>> GOTA bonus points come from qualified candidates operating at least 
>>> 20
>> QSOs
>>> in the GOTA tent.  Because of the dispute with the League, we were
>> able to
>>> claim only 440 bonus points (instead of 500).
>>> 
>>> Since we had full-time GOTA Coaching, we can double that to 880
>>> 
>>> Other bonuses:
>>> -----------------------
>>> 3 stations on emergency power =                 300
>>> Media publicity =                                        100
>>> Set-up in public place =                               100
>>> Information booth =                                     100
>>> NTS message to ARRL SM/SEC =               100
>>> W1AW Field Day Message =                       100
>>> Formal NTS Messages handled (23 mgs) =   100
>>> Natural power QSO =                                  100
>>> Site Visit by elected official =                       100
>>> Site visit by served agency official =              100
>>> Educational Activity =                                  100
>>> Youth element achieved =                            100
>>> Submitted using the on-line ap =                    50
>>> 
>> ---------------------------------
>>>                                                               1450
>>> 
>>> Grand Total
>>> 
>>> QSOs:                      7486
>>> GOTA Bonus:             880
>>> Other Bonuses:         1450
>>>                            ------------
>>>                                9816
>>>                            ------------
>>> 
>>> 73s
>>> Jon
>>> WB2RYV
>>> 
>>> 
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>>> 
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