[ETS/PARC List] Cross Post: [dsrc at n2re.org] David Sarnoff Radio Club Meeting - Tue 16 Feb 2016

[E. Drew Moore]

From: "John DeGood" <jdegood at gmail.com>
To: dsrc at n2re.org, "Radio Club" <dsrc at lists.epiphanydesign.net>

                    DAVID SARNOFF RADIO CLUB
                      FEBRUARY 2016 MEETING

                  T42US DXpedition (Havana Cuba)
                      Stephanie Koles WX3K

* Tuesday, February 16, 2016, 7:30 PM
* American Red Cross, 707 Alexander Road, Suite 101,
   Princeton, NJ 08540. See http://n2re.org/ for map and directions.

This month Stephanie WX3K will discuss her participation in the T42US
DXPedition to Havana Cuba in which a joint US/Cuban team organized to
renew ham radio relations between the two countries by way of
participation in the CQWW SSB contest. They provided a technical
exhibition to the Cuban ham radio community as well as a focus group
on local youth.

All are invited to join in an informal pre-meeting dinner at the Super
Star East Buffet, 311 Nassau Park Blvd, Princeton, NJ 08540
(same location as our annual holiday party) at 6:15 PM.

DSRC MAILING LIST
The club mailing list will be moving to a new server soon. We will
migrate all the existing subscriptions but the list will have a new
address. Please thank Jamie Pugh N2VVL for hosting our list the past
13 years!

MEETING SPEAKERS
Every one of our members has interesting skills and knowledge worth
sharing with others. Please contact Rebecca KA3IAX, John NU3E, or
Dennis KC2IMI with your ideas.

UPCOMING AREA HAMFESTS (from http://www.qsl.net/w2vtm/hamfest.html &
http://www.arrl.org/hamfests/)
* Sun 14 Feb - Gloucester City ARC Winter Hamfest, Brooklawn, NJ
   http://nj2gc.org/
* Fri 19 Feb - NPARC Auction (Snow Date: February 26, 2016), New
   Providence, NJ http://www.nparc.org/
* Sun 6 Mar - BARA Auction, Township of Washington, NJ
   http://www.bara.org/
* Sat 12 Mar - Cherryville Hamfest and Technical Expo, Annandale, NJ
   http://www.qsl.net/w2cra

UPCOMING DSRC EVENTS AND MEETINGS
* Sat 19 Mar - 41st Annual Trenton Computer Festival, "Ham Cram" and
                License Testing sponsored by DSRC
* Fri 15 Apr to Sun 17 Apr - Vintage Computer Festival East XI,
                InfoAge Science Center, Wall, NJ
* Tue 19 Apr - monthly meeting, 7:30 PM
* Tue 17 May - monthly meeting, 7:30 PM
* Tue 21 Jun - monthly meeting, 7:30 PM
* Sat 25 Jun and Sun 26 Jun - Field Day

DSRC WWW HOME PAGE - http://n2re.org/

DSRC REPEATER - N2RE, 146.46 output, 147.46 input (+1 MHz offset),
131.8 PL

DSRC 2 METER FM NET - First Tuesday of each month, 9 PM, DSRC repeater

DSRC 80 METER PSK31 NET - Second Tuesday of each month, 8:30 PM, BPSK,
3580.5 kHz ±

ARES/RACES - Members are encouraged to register themselves with Mercer
County ARES/RACES. To do so, just send an e-mail to the Mercer County
EC, Kip Burnett at kb2egi at arrl.net for more information.

Two local emergency stations are supported by DSRC. N2ARC is the
callsign at the American Red Cross of Central New Jersey, the lead
American Red Cross chapter in the event of a statewide emergency. W2MER
is the callsign at the Mercer County Emergency Operations Center,
located at the Dempster Fire Service Training School.

"Open houses" are held the last Monday of each month (except December
and May) at 7:15 PM at both the American Red Cross, 707 Alexander Rd
(2 blocks east of Rt 1, use rear entrance) and at the Mercer County EOC
located on Lawrence Station Road. Lawrence Station Road is a right turn
off of Quakerbridge Road about one half mile south of Quakerbridge Mall.
Just follow the signs to the fire school. The Mercer County EOC is in
the basement.

MEMBERSHIP - Club membership is open to anyone with an interest in
amateur radio. There are no dues. To become a member, simply attend a
club meeting and fill-out a membership application. If you would like
to receive club announcements via e-mail, please send your name,
callsign, and email address to mailto:nu3e at arrl.net.