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

Bill Marx bmarx at bellsouth.net
Mon Apr 17 19:06:23 EDT 2006


 Hello everyone,
>
> North America. National Volunteer Week this year is April 23-29. 
> Therefore, I
> am sending a big THANK YOU to all who volunteer, whether it be with ARES,
> your local radio club, local civic group, local government agency, animal
> shelter, school, or other organization.  Without volunteers many
> organizations would not be able to function.  A special THANK YOU goes to 
> our
> ARRL appointees that are active, radio club presidents and AECs.  Tell 
> them
> THANK YOU yourself - they do a lot of work that you never see, you only 
> see
> the results.
>
> Florida QSO party is coming up on April 22 & 23. I hope to work many of 
> you
> during this contest.  This is a good opportunity for everyone to try
> contesting so get on the air and give the county hunters and contesters 
> some
> points.
>
> Here is a great tool for new hams, and the rest of us. Jeremy Briggs, 
> K4OCD,
> authored this guide for new hams. He has given us permission to use it.
> http://www.piccentric.com/amateur/publications/practicalradioapplication4nd.pdf
>
> REPORTS
> ARES Members 977 Change +7 in the counties reporting
> ECs reporting 9
> Nets 9 Liaison 5
> ECs reporting: WA4GUK, AG4AN, AD4RZ, KF4IHX, N4LEM, AA4BN,
> N5KFR, KF4MJJ & WA4ASJ
> Drills, tests & training 14 Total ARES ops  44
> So FL ARES Net Report -- No report this month
>
> SAR: KA4FZI 504, KE4UOF 117, AI4GE 70, K4FQU 54,
> WA4EIC 51, N3OZP 40, AA4BN 37, WA2YL 34,
> KG4MLC 13, W4WYR 8, K9GZT 4, K3QC 3, KI4KQQ 1
> ==================
> PSHR: KE4UOF 130, KA4FZI 120, K4FQU 116, WA4YL 104,
> WA4EIC 100, N3OZP 100, AI4GE 90, AA4BN 85, W4DKB 18
> ==================
> NET Reports
> NET ABB. SESS QNI QTC MGR
> Florida Amateur SSB Traffic Net FAST 31 280 59 KC4ZHF/K4SCL
> Florida Medium Speed Net FMSN 31 215 38 AG4RJ/AB4XK
> Jupiter-Tequesta Repeater Group JTRG 4 68 19 KF4NJB
> Martin County Amateur Radio Association MCARA 4 50 4 KE4UEI
> Saint Lucie Repeater Association SLRA 4 47 4 KE4UEI
> Southeast Florida Traffic Net SEFTN 62 719 92 AG4RJ/AI4GE
> Southwest Florida Traffic Net SWFTN 27 404 53 K4FQU

SOAPBOX
> Currently we can expect brush fires, or tornadoes, or severe 
> thunderstorms.
> In a few short weeks we can expect tropical disturbances ranges from mild 
> to
> CAT #? and we need to ask ourselves: ARE WE PREPARED?
>
> Preparedness takes on additional meanings for hams.  Food, batteries,
> flashlights, etc that your neighbors are gathering should be on your mind
> also.  But there other things we need to do to prepare.  First --  
> connectors,
> emergency power sources, rigs that are not used daily, more batteries,
> portable antennas, feedline, etc.
>
> Second, your local ARES organization.  Are you a member of your local ARES
> organization?  Yes.  When was the last training session or meeting you
> attended?  Who is your EC? Who are the assistant ECs?  Can't answer those
> questions? You are not prepared.  Not a member of your local ARES?  Why 
> not?
> Active in local ARES?  If not, why not?  Have you ever been NCS for the
> weekly training net?  No weekly training net?  Offer to help organize one.
>
> Want to be more active in ARES?  Get out of that chair and contact your 
> EC -
> http://www.sflarrl.org/ARES,%20SOUTH%20FLORIDA.htm -- and offer to assist.
> Your EC has volunteered for a huge job.  He/she is responsible for
> organizing, training and helping deploy responders.  This entails phone
> calls, record keeping, training plans, meeting with county and municipal
> officials, meeting with served agency officials, and long hours at EOC 
> during
> an emergency event.  Pitch in and help out.  Organize the phone call-up 
> tree.
> Keep a record of training completed by individual members, teach a subject
> needed by ARES members. Pick up the net control one week a month. Offer to 
> be
> an assistant in the event that the EC is ill, at work, or out of town when
> the emergency occurs.  There are tasks you can do without leaving the 
> comfort
> of your home.  Your EC will thank you, your fellow hams will thank you, 
> your
> community will thank you, and Jeff WA4AW, our Section EC and I will thank
> you.
>
> Check out the section news at www.arrl.org/sections/SFL.html. I done 
> several
> updates recently.
>
> Stay safe and stay on the air.
> 73
> Sherri, W4STB
>
>
> --------------------------------------------------------------------
> ARRL Southern Florida Section
> Section Manager: Sharon T. Brower, W4STB
> w4stb at arrl.org





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