[Pocono-Hams] Pocono Amateur News Bulletin April 2011

[Mario Arvelo]

Pocono Amateur News Bulletin  April 2011

Welcome to the first Pocono Amateur News Bulletin for the Amateur community in 
the Poconos. We hope to keep you informed of the HAM Radio activities that are 
planned in the Poconos and in surrounding areas and to:
     • Spark new interest in Amateur radio, 
     • Promote Ham radio and related activities in the Poconos and in the 
surrounding areas,
     • Organize amateurs  to help each other and the community and
     • Have fun!!

This new letter is brought to by the Pocono Amateur Radio Klub (PARK) and from 
our sister club the Eastern Pennsylvania Amateur Radio Club (EPARA). Our goal is 
to provide information to the Pocono amateur radio community of upcoming news 
and events occurring in our area.  This news bulletin will come out at least 
every quarter throughout the calendar year. We do welcome other clubs to list 
their events and promote activates in our surrounding area.

This edition of the Pocono Amateur News Bulletin will cover:
     • Upcoming activities
     • Ongoing Activities
     • Additional News from the Poconos
     • New Ideas for an event or function
     • Amateur Radio Resources guide

It is important that you not sit on the sidelines.  We need to show our 
community that Amateur radio is important and vital. To do this your help and 
support is needed to keep amateur radio alive in the Pocono Mountains. Help us 
by joining both or either club. We realize that your schedule may not permit you 
to attend either of the club meetings but your membership will help provide the 
credibility our clubs need when we deal with  our local government and other 
organizations. Any participation in any of the below activities is the FUN part 
of being a member. There is no requirement to be living in the Poconos to join 
and be active. Each member will kept informed via or web site and by email.

If you have any questions about the clubs or on the below items please refer to 
the below websites or send me an email at mario at arvelo.net 


Mario Arvelo
President of PARK and club member of EPARA
mario at arvelo.net


     *** Upcoming activities ***
     _____________________ 

--Run for the Red - May 15  2011--
Help support the Red Cross by providing communications making the course safer 
for our Marathoners in the Poconos.  


--Dinner at Dayton Hamvention - May 20-22--
If you are going to Dayton Hamvention let us know and we can get together and 
have dinner and compare notes and deals. 


--Field Day - June 25 - 26--  
Join us on top of Camelback mountain and contact the world. We will and 
activities for the whole family. See or websites for further details.

--EPARA Technician Prep Class--
EPARA will be having a Technician Prep class  that will cover the material for 
the Technical amateur radio test. If you know a person that looking to become a 
HAM this class is for them. 


--New HF Net--
A new HF net (MARS) has been started by Garry (K2ITT) and Mike KB3SNE.  Mike is 
member of PARK and EPARA and this net is a structures round table that will 
moderated by a net-control. The net will focus on general topics and is a 
friendly spot on 80/75 meters to meet new hams. The frequency is 3716 and you 
must have radio privileges for the advance portion of the 80/75 meter band.
 
If you like to participate in any of these events please send me an email or go 
the clubs websites for further info (see below).


     *** Ongoing Activities ***
     ____________________

Our club members run the below VHF and HF radio nets
     • ARES/RACES Net           Sunday 8:30pm est
     • SPARK Info and Swap Net      Tuesday 8:30pm est
     • Tech Net              Friday 8:30pm est

Information on these nets are available from the PARK website (under Club Info - 
Local Nets) 


**VE sessions - April 21, May 19  and June 16**
Please make sure you contact our VEC if you planning to come down. Their contact 
information are  available on our web sites.


     **Additional News from the Poconos**
     ______________________________

**PARK/EPARA club news letter**
PARK/EPARA will be publishing a clubs news letter  that will go in greater 
details of the events nentined above.  It will be distributed to all members and 
available on the PARK website (www.w3prk.org) in the members only section (soon 
to come).


     **New Ideas for an event or function**
     ______________________________

**Other new activities are currently being planned such as:** 
     • Special Events, 
     • Presentations on a variety of topics and a 
     • DX group

If you have an idea for a new activity send me an email at mario at arvelo.net or 
come to a PARK or EPARA meeting and meet your fellow hams. The location  for 
PARK meeting can found  on www.w3prk.orq (under club info - meeting dates & 
location). The location for EPARA can be found on www.qsl.net/n3is/.


     **Amateur Radio Resources guide**
     _____________________________

The new PARK website (see Below) is a resources guide to help future, new and 
experiences ham. In the near future, information will be made available on a 
various topics such as remote operations, APRS, Foxhunting and SDR radio. This 
material will be available from our member only section.


**Club Websites**
  PARK:    http://www.w3prk.org/
  EPARA:  http://www.qsl.net/n3is/