[LeArc] ARLB052 Amateurs to remember September 11

[Tony Coniglio]

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> ARLB052 Amateurs to remember September 11
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> ARRL Bulletin 52  ARLB052
> >From ARRL Headquarters  
> Newington CT  September 10, 2002
> To all radio amateurs 
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> ARLB052 Amateurs to remember September 11
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> New York City Amateur Radio Emergency Service/Radio Amateur Civil
> Emergency Service (NYC ARES/RACES) members will observe the first
> anniversary of the September 11 terrorist attacks that destroyed the
> World Trade Center by activating to assist with the remembrance
> activities. NYC ARES/RACES will provide communications support to
> various agencies during commemorative services and events. In
> addition, ARRL President Jim Haynie, W5JBP, has been invited to
> address a global repeater linkup the evening of September 11. And,
> special event stations are set to be on the air from New York City
> and from Washington, DC, to commemorate the occasion.
> 
> Some 30 NYC ARES/RACES members will be deployed across the Greater
> New York City area to support the American Red Cross, The Salvation
> Army, the New York City Office of Emergency Management and other
> agencies. One year ago, ARES teams--most of them from New York City,
> Long Island and New Jersey--supported the same agencies during the
> response to the terrorist attacks on the World Trade Center.
> 
> ARRL New York City District Emergency Coordinator and RACES Officer
> Charles Hargrove, N2NOV, expressed heartfelt thanks to all amateurs
> coming to NYC to help. "With the chance to train and practice made
> even more available to the average ham these days, please join your
> local ARES group and put into practice what you learn," he said.
> "Your community will thank you for it when the need truly arises."
> 
> The NYC ARES/RACES activation on the first anniversary of the
> terrorist attacks will honor the memories of the amateurs who lost
> their lives in the collapse of the World Trade Center's twin towers
> and the other victims.
> 
> President Haynie is scheduled to address a massive repeater linkup
> that hopes to span the globe. "I plan to thank all the hams who
> spent thousands of hours volunteering their time on September 11,"
> Haynie said. "They again demonstrated the power of Amateur Radio in
> times of need." Haynie also said he wants to again acknowledge the
> hundreds of supportive messages from International Amateur Radio
> Union (IARU) member-societies that arrived in the wake of the
> attacks.
> 
> The effort, called the Commemorative 9/11 Net, is being spearheaded
> by Len Signoretti, N2LEN, of Brooklyn, New York. N2LEN's 440.050 MHz
> (CTCSS 114.8 Hz) internet-linked repeater covers the Greater New
> York City area. The linkup will rely on either EchoLink or eQSO
> Internet software connections. Signoretti said his UHF machine is
> used as a central hub to coordinate EchoLink and eQSO, so users on
> each can communicate. The net will attempt to interconnect repeaters
> in all 50 US states as well as in many other countries around the
> world.
> 
> The Commemorative 9/11 Net is scheduled to get under way at 8 PM
> Eastern Daylight Time (0000z September 12) on EchoLink and eQSO
> servers and could run as long as two hours. Haynie is scheduled to
> address the cyberspace and RF-linked gathering at around 9 PM EDT.
> 
> John Nistico, NY6DX, has announced plans to operate special event
> station W2002WTC starting at 0000z September 11. To comply with FCC
> rules, he will append "W2002WTC" to his legally assigned call sign.
> QSL requests go to NY6DX.
> 
> Deanna Lutz, K7DID, reports that special event station K4P will
> operate from the Pentagon and other Washington, DC-area sites
> September 11 and 12. QSL with an SASE to K7DID, PO Box 70071,
> Washington, DC 20024.
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