[ETS/PARC List] Fw: NNJ UPDATE

[Don WILSON]

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Sent: Friday, November 3, 2017 7:57 PM
Subject: NNJ UPDATE

(wow ... you go away for a few days and things pile up!)

*** JOTA Results ***
JOTA 2017 had several activations in NNJ.

NJ2CN set up at NNJC Camp No-Be-Bos-Co during Ramapo Valley District's Baconfest 2017 Fall Camporee. Several hundred scouts were in attendance and many stopped to participate in the JOTA station. The scouts had a great time talking to other scouts on the radio. The Foxhunt activity was a great success, several teams were sent out with a directional antenna to find a transmitter hidden on the campgrounds. Fifteen hams were at the event participating in some way. Special Thanks to Scott Wylie, WY1LIE, for his intro presentation and activities plus thanks to prime station operators Steve Ruff, KD2JQK and Bob Beyer, KE2D who did an admirable job getting kids on the air!

Webelos Scouts from Pack 175 in Ramsey were treated to a two hour hands-on activity of communications activities which included getting on the air for JOTA, a morse code sending and receiving activity, assembly of a VHF/UHF Go Box station, a demonstration of QRP kits, an overview of radio propagation and antennas, and also they were able to "see" the signals on the air through the use of an SDRPlay 2 connected to an ICOM IC-746Pro. They had a local contact demonstration on 146.52 FM simplex between their presenters Steve, KC2VBU and Gordon, W2TTT that was then followed by contacts and individual conversations for each Scout with stations in Indiana, Ohio and Missouri on 40m SSB. ARRL handout packages were distributed to each Scout and adult present generating follow-up interest by several Scouts and a few Dads.

Troop 108 participated in JOTA with the support of the Wayne Radio Amateur Emergency Team (KD2KWT) at Our Lady of the Valley Church in Wayne, NJ. Some photos of that event can be seen here: ( https://photos.app.goo.gl/bSYWPoXJ68qSc29s1 )

*** Fair Lawn Amateur Radio Club Annual Auction ***
The Fair Lawn Amateur Radio Club hosts one of metro New York's largest auction of amateur radio equipment on Friday, November 24, 2017 (the day after Thanksgiving), beginning at 7PM at the Fair Lawn Senior Center, 11-05 Gardiner Road, Fair Lawn, NJ  07410. Sellers are asked to arrive at 5:00 PM; the auction is open to buyers beginning at 5:30 PM with proceedings starting promptly at 6:30 PM. Equipment is limited to  Amateur Radio or computer related items for amateur radio only.

Admission is free and refreshments will be served.  KJI Electronics will be a part of the excitement as well.

For more information and directions, please visit the club's website at www.fairlawnarc.org<http://www.fairlawnarc.org>, or call 201-791-3841.
Fair Lawn (NJ) Amateur Radio Club<http://www.fairlawnarc.org/>
www.fairlawnarc.org
Ham radio club with operating stations and club area, serving northern Bergen County, NJ. Active affiliation with Fair Lawn OEM.




*** Amateur Radio Videos ***
Thom Guida, W2NZ, has advised that he has posted a new video on the FLARC youtube channel featuring a club visit by Tom Gallagher, NY2RF, ARRL CEO.  ( https://youtu.be/4QyF-xqOJ5M ) Check out this video as well as the many others at ( https://goo.gl/coq4hw )
[https://yt3.ggpht.com/-1PcrIdwCFv0/AAAAAAAAAAI/AAAAAAAAAAA/NXwrGgUo3Z0/s900-c-k-no-mo-rj-c0xffffff/photo.jpg]<https://goo.gl/coq4hw>

FairlawnARC.org<https://goo.gl/coq4hw>
goo.gl
We are celebrating our 60th year of Ham Radio Operation and celebratory and emergency community service! And that our friends is what you will see here!


[https://i.ytimg.com/vi/4QyF-xqOJ5M/maxresdefault.jpg]<https://youtu.be/4QyF-xqOJ5M>

Tom Gallagher CEO ARRL at FLARC ARC 1<https://youtu.be/4QyF-xqOJ5M>
youtu.be
Tom Gallagher, NY2RF, is the current CEO of the ARRL. On 12.09.16 he presented a "State of the ARRL" and later celebrated with FLARC on their 60th Anniversar...




Alan  Wolke, W2AEW, Section Technical Coordinator, has posted an index of  his videos at ( https://goo.gl/kBsW1t ). All 269! The index is chronological and by topic such as Circuit Construction, Components, Theory, Radio Repair, etc. This is a wealth of knowledge and a great resource to have.

*** Section Calendar ***
We've added a "Calendar" tab to the section website. The goal is to collect all upcoming, meetings, nets, special events, contests, hamfests, etc. of interest to NNJ. The goal is to have a one-stop-shop for: "I've got some free time what's going on in NNJ?" Please send updates to ka2pbt at arrl.org. Club leaders, please send us your regular club meeting schedule to be included! This could be a good resource for new hams .... or even old hams new to the area looking to get more involved in local activities.

The direct URL is: http://nnj.arrl.org/calendar

*** HamSCI Workshop in NNJ ***
HamSCI, the Amateur Radio citizen science initiative, has announced a 2-day workshop February 23-24 at New Jersey Institute of Technology (NJIT) in Newark. HamSCI’s Nathaniel Frissell, W2NAF, has posted a survey to gauge interest and potential attendance. For more info: https://goo.gl/8s4hRE

*** Save the Dates *****

November 4-5 (THIS WEEKEND) ARRL Sweepstakes (CW) Sat 17:00 – Sun 21:59 (ET) More info at: http://www.arrl.org/sweepstakes

November 11-12 - CQ WE - Since NNJ is home to lots of current and former "Bell System" employees .... CQ-WE stands for CQ - Western Electric. The objective is to contact as many Bell System Radio Amateurs as possible during the contest period.  The contest is open to all Radio Amateurs. More info at: http://cqwe.cboh.org/

November 18-19 - ARRL Sweepstakes (Phone) Sat 16:00 – Sun 21:59 (ET) More info at: http://www.arrl.org/sweepstakes

November 24 - Fair Lawn ARC Auction -  Fair Lawn Senior Center 11-05 Gardiner Road, Fair Lawn, NJ 07410. Doors open at 5:00 pm for sellers, 5:30 pm for buyers. More info: http://flarc.net/AUCTION.pdf email: w2npt at arrl.net

*** NNJ on the Internet ***
Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/ARRLNNJ/
Twitter: https://twitter.com/arrlnnj
Website: http://nnj.arrl.org/

73 DE KA2PBT

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