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

[Bill Marx]

Hello everyone,
The holiday season begins soon and I wish you a happy, healthy season with
family and friends.

We have talked a lot about training lately.  All the training does no good 
if
we don't get on the air. So dust off the equipment, use a rig that has been
idle, try a new mode, check into a different net, call CQ and make a new
friend.  Have some fun on the air and get to know your equipment because an
emergency is not the time to drag out the manual.  In December there will be
the NWS Skywarn Appreciation Day event and at the end of December there will
be celebration of 100 years of voice over radio.  Take part in one of those
events or contact a special event station listed in QST.
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MONTHLY REPORTS

SAR October 2006: KA4FZI 363, NY4E 149, N3OZP 144, KE4UOF 123, KI4JRT 89,
AA4BN 82, WA2YL 51, K4FQU 43, WA4EIC 41, KI4OUD 20, K3QC 3
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PSHR October 2006: KE4UOF 130, KA4FZI 120, WA4EIC 100, N3OZP 100, WA2YL 100,
NY4E 90, AA4BN 86, K4FQU 76, W4DKB 22
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NET ABB. SESS QNI QTC MGR
All Florida CW Traffic Net QFN 62 745 307 NY4E
Florida Amateur SSB Traffic Net FAST 31 207 39 K4SCL
Florida Medium Speed Net FMSN 31 240 88 AG4RJ/AB4XK
Jupiter-Tequesta Rptr Group JTRG 6 78 19 AG4BV
Palm Beach County Ares Net PBCAN 4 41 12 KG4PFY
Saint Lucie Repeater Assn SLRA 5 56 5 KE4UEI
Southeast Florida Traffic Net SEFTN 60 673 145 AG4RJ/AI4GE
Southwest Florida Traffic Net SWFTN 26 320 50 K4FQU
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Bulletin Report from David Smith KE4UEI: Recd 20, Sent 5, Total 25
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OES Reports received from AB4AN, W3ALE, KE4UEI, W4DKB, KC2DPP, KE4NUZ, 
WN3DHI,
N6USP, N4ZEB, WB2CKM

PIO Reports received from W3ALE, AG4BV, WB2FAU, W4REN, WB3ANE, AI4GK

TS reports received from K8KB, KF4DQY, N4TZH, KF4KDO, K9ES,

ARES Report for October 2006 ARES Members in the counties reporting: 1055
Change +3
Nets 11 -  Sessions 42 -- Nets with NTS Liaison 5
ECs reporting: WA4GUK(Lee), AD4RZ (Okeechobee), AA4BN (Hendry), 
N5KFR(Glades),
WA4ASJ (Indian River), N4QPM (Palm Beach), N1XC (Martin) and N4LEM (Brevard)
Drills, tests & training 6, Total ARES ops 48

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Want to become a Skywarn storm spotter?

Training classes to become a spotter will be held on Nov. 18, a Saturday, 
for
beginners from 9:30 a.m. to noon and for advanced students from 1 to 3 p.m.
at the Broward County Emergency Operations Office, 201 N. W. 84th Ave., in
Plantation. The classes will be conducted by a meteorologist with the
National Weather Service in Miami.

There are several Public Service opportunities listed on the news page at
www.arrl.org/sections/SFL.html.   I have posted news items and photos in the
last two weeks and photos of the Okeechobee hamfest will be posted soon.

Many clubs have reflectors for their members.  Please add our Affiliated 
Club
Coordinator, Jeremy Briggs, K4OCD to your list for newsletters and
reflectors.  I also read a lot of the reflectors and gather news from them.
This is the time of year that most clubs elect officers for the coming year.
Please remember to update your club page and to send a list of the officers
to Jeremy and me.  If you are the publicity chairperson for your club make 
an
early New Year resolution to send the local news an updated listing of your
meetings and exam sessions and a list of the new officers.

Till next month stay safe and stay on the air.

73
Sherri, W4STB


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