[South Florida DX Association] Monthly Southern Florida Section News Summary

[Bill Marx]

 Hi Everyone,
> The past few weeks have been very busy for me and this e-mail won't have a
lot
> of club and ARES® news.  I'll post that on the web site as soon as
possible.
> Meanwhile, if you haven't viewed the news page lately please check it out
at:
> www.arrl.org/sections/SFL.html.
>
> First the reports:
> ECs reporting for February: AD4RZ, WA4GUK, WA4ASJ, N5KFR, N1XC, N4QPM,
> KG4CHW, KA4HLO & AA4BN
>
> SAR February 2005: KA4FZI 404, K4FQU 277, WA4EIC 189, WA9VND 178, WA2YL
102,
> AA4BN 61, AI4GE 51, AF4NR 29, KG4ILJ 18, WY4F 6, W3JI 5, W4WYR 4, KG4EQY 3
> ===============
> PSHR February 2005: K4FQU 257, KA4FZI 120, WA2YL 110, WA4EIC 100, AI4GE
95,
> AA4BN 84
> =================
> NET / Abbreviation / Sessions / QNI / QTC / MGR
> ARRL Information Net / AIN / 2 / 30 / 4 / W4WYR
> FL Amateur SSB Traffic Net / FAST / 27 / 187 / 47 / KC4ZHF
> FL Medium Speed Net  / FMSN / 28 / 202 / 31 / AG4RJ
> Martin County ARA  / MCARA / 4 / 34 / 3 / KE4UEI
> St Lucie Repeater Assoc / SLRA / 4 / 41 / 3 / KE4UEI
> Southern FL ARES Net / SFAN  / 2 / 29 / 2 / AF4NR
> Southeast FL Traffic Net / SEFTN / 56 / 929 / 103 / AG4RJ
> Southwest FL Traffic Net / SWFTN / 24 / 379 / 158 / K4FQU
>
> Next, a few reminders:
> If you have recently moved to this section or you are planning to move to
> another section and you hold an ARRL appointment, please remember that all
> appointments are made by the section manager where you reside and they are
not
> automatically transferable.  We always need volunteers everywhere so
please
> ask about continuing the appointment in the new section.
>
> There is an interesting article on Osmosis in Contact.   To read it,
please
> visit: http://www.arrl.org/pio/contact/2005/03/. Take the ideas to your
next
> club meeting.
>
> BPL -- Is it?  There is a lot of noise in the air and much of it is not
BPL.
> No matter what new or strange noise you hear please listen, note
frequencies
> and times you hear it over a period of several days, write down your
> observations and contact one of the section Technical Specialists.  We
want to
> know about any interference and any noise that hampers your
communications.
> Before you call the power company, write to the newspaper, or call the
local
> television station, be sure you are hearing BPL and not a bad transformer.
> The best way to be sure -- let the Technical Specialists know about the
noise.
> Also, please note that Broadband and Wi-Fi can be provided without having
BPL.
>  For more information go to: http://www.arrl.org/tis/info/HTML/plc/
>
>
> Club liaisons -- each affiliated club should have a liaison listed on the
ARRL
> web site.  A club web site is good, but it is not personal.  The liaison
> should have e-mail that is not blocked and a working telephone and that
person
> should return all calls and e-mails.  Club presidents, please review the
data
> for your club and speak with the person listed as the contact to be
certain
> that your club shows a friendly face to potential new members.
>
> Contacting me -- The quickest and easiest way to contact me for a
non-emergency
> situation is e-mail.  Unless I am traveling with sporadic net access or
> there's a long power outage, I check e-mail at least once per day.  Phone
> calls mean that you talk to a machine, I don't always know your question
and
> we end up playing tag.  So, send me an e-mail or at least leave a detailed
> message with the OM or on the machine, I'll research your question and
reply.
>
> ARECC classes -- Time is running out for reimbursement from grant funding
for
> these classes.  If you've been putting off taking one the online emergency
> communications course NOW is the time to register.
>
> Last, It's spring.  Enjoy yourself outdoors.  Keep an eye to the sky
because
> spring is severe weather season.
>
>  It is also contest season and if you haven't tried contesting ask
yourself
> why not.  Visit www.floridacontestgroup.org/ for information on
contesting.
> The Florida QSO party takes place in April and think of the fun you can
have
> while providing county hunters and contesters with a QSO from your county.
> Here are the details and I'll see you in the FQP.
> http://www.floridaqsoparty.org/
>
> 73
> Sherri, W4STB
>
>
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> ARRL Southern Florida Section
> Section Manager: Sharon T. Brower, W4STB
> w4stb at arrl.org