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

[Bill Marx]

> Hello everyone,
> I enjoyed meeting many of you at the recent hamfests and hope to see many
of
> you in Stuart in March.  The recent cold spell left many of us wondering
just
> which part of 4-land we lived in and I hope March is a warmer month.  I
will
> attempt to get the news page at the ARRL site updated this weekend,
meanwhile
> if you have not visited the page in the last 3 weeks please take a look.
Go
> to: www.arrl.org/sections/sfl.html
>
> Hugh Connelly, AG4HC, our Assistant Section Manager for Training Resources
is
> preparing a page for the section website with listings of training
> opportunities and links to training programs.  This will be housed at
> www.sflarrl.org. Send him any info you may have on training programs and
> links ag4hc at arrl.net
>
> REPORTS:
> SAR January 2006: KA4FZI 624, WA2YL 136, KE4UOF 123, N3OZP 105, AI4GE 81,
> K4FQU 68, AA4BN 63, WA4EIC 42, AF4NR 11, K9GZT 5, K3QC 2
> =======================
> PSHR January 2006: K4FQU 120, KA4FZI 120, KE4UOF 120, WA4YL 110, WA4EIC
100,
> AI4GE 100, N3OZP 105, AA4BN 84, W4DKB 25
> =====================
> NET ABB. SESS QNI QTC MGR
> Florida Amateur Sideband Tfc Net FAST 31 267 46 KC4ZHF/K4SCL
> Florida Medium Speed Net FMSN 31 235 80 AG4RJ
> Jupiter-Tequesta Repeater Group JTRG 5 85 24 KF4NJB
> Martin County ARA MCARA 5 45 3 KE4UEI
> Saint Lucie Repeater Association SLRA 5 48 3 KE4UEI
> Southeast Florida Traffic Net SEFTN 61 641 138 AG4RJ
> Southwest Florida Traffic Net SWFTN 25 408 62 K4FQU
> Southern Florida ARES Net SFAN 4 40 0 AF4NR
> ======================
> Bulletin Report from David Smith KE4UEI: Recd 18, Sent 3, Total 21
> ======================
> ARES Report for January 2006
> 8 ECs Reporting with 929 Members 929 in those counties
> 8 Nets, 4 with NTS Liaison
> ECs Reporting: WA4GUK, N5LHB, AA4BN, AD4RZ, KF4IHX, N4LEM, KF4MJJ & WA4ASJ
> There were 29 drills, tests & training sessions and 36 ARES operations
>
> This month's featured appointment is the Official Emergency Station.  The
> requirements and qualifications for the position  include the following:
Full
> ARRL membership; experience as an ARES registrant; regular participation
in
> the local ARES organization including drills and tests; participation in
> emergency nets and actual emergency situations; regular reporting of
> activities.
> The OES appointee is appointed to carry out specific functions and
assignments
> designated by the appropriate EC or DEC. The OES appointee and the
presiding
> EC or DEC, at the time of the OES appointment, will mutually develop a
> detailed, operational function/assignment and commitment for the new
> appointee. Together, they will develop a responsibility plan for the
> individual OES appointee that makes the best use of the individual's
skills
> and abilities. During
> drills and actual emergency situations, the OES appointee will be expected
to
> implement  his/her function with professionalism and minimal supervision.
> All ARRL appointments are made by the Section Manager and may be cancelled
at
> any time by the Section Manager.
>
>
> Jeff, WA4AW, our Affiliated Club Coordinator and I would like to keep
abreast
> of your club events & activities during the year. Please include us on
your
> newsletter e mail or snail mail lists. We obtain most of our info for ARRL
> Section and national news from these club publications.  Please inform us
of
> your new club officers, board members, and contact person. These changes
> should also be made on the ARRL web site affiliated club page. The link
below
> will take you  there.
> http://www.arrl.org/FandES/field/club/clubsearch.phtml?section=SFL&selsec
> =Show+clubs+in+selected+ARRL+section#listin
> Should you have any questions on how to update your club page, please let
Jeff
> know. E-mail WA4AW at juno.com
> I have had questions recently about obtaining lists of e-mails for hams in
a
> particular area.  Sorry, can't help you there -- the ARRL values your
privacy.
> I would suggest you use one of the search engines and look for hams by zip
> code and then, slowly, enter each one in other servers that give
e-mails --
> QRZ for example.
>
> Here's some good training for everyone.  Even if you can't deploy with the
> group on a regular basis the training will give you good insight on how
this
> type of group works and some good ideas about the importance of
volunteers.
> FLORIDA BAPTIST DISASTER RELIEF MINISTRY2006 REGIONAL TRAINING DATES
> March 11 First Baptist Church, Quincy
> April 1 First Baptist Church, Live Oak
> April 22 First Baptist Church, Melbourne
> May 6 First Baptist Church, Pompano
> May 20 First Baptist Church, Avon Park
> June 3 New Life Baptist Church, Milton
> June 10 Westside BC, Gainesville
> June 24 Lakeside BC, Lakeland
> No Pre-Registration Required--Registration is onsite at each training
location.
> Cost for training is either $10 or $20, determined by whether or not you
were
> trained before.  Time: 8:30AM to 3:00PM with lunch included on site.
>
> That's all for now.  Stay warm, stay safe and stay on the air.  It's your
> world, say HELLO with radio.
>
> 73,
> Sherri, W4STB
>
>
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> ARRL Southern Florida Section
> Section Manager: Sharon T. Brower, W4STB
> w4stb at arrl.org