[South Florida DX Association] Monthly Southern Florida Section
News Summary
Bill Marx
bmarx at bellsouth.net
Sun Apr 15 20:04:53 EDT 2007
Hello everyone,
Please visit the section news page for information about hamfests, free
fleas,
Field Day locations, details of club events, public service opportunities,
useful web sites, ARES reports and events, licensing classes, training
opportunities, and more: http://www.arrl.org/sections/SFL.html
With HF privileges for everyone there is new interest in DXing. Are you a
DXer
or someone interested in DXing but need more information? If you answered
Yes you may want to consider joining a DX club. A DX club brings together
hams with a mutual interest in the DX field, helps newcomers to the world of
DXing and encourages proper DX operating techniques on the bands. We have an
established DX club based in the Broward county area: SOUTH FLORIDA DX ASSN,
Call sign: K4FK. Web: http://www.qsl.net/k4fk/ Contact: WILLIAM H MARX,
W2CQ. E-mail: W2CQ at arrl.net
There has been some interest in DXing and in forming a DX club on the
Treasure
Coast. If you are interested in forming a DX club in the Treasure Coast area
(Martin, St Lucie, Indian River, Brevard and Okeechobee counties)? Send a
short message with your call sign and hometown to: treasurecoastDX at yahoo.com
We will attempt to set up a convenient meeting place for an exploratory
meeting.
Pass the word to all DXers, post on group reflectors and in club
newsletters.
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You may have received an e-mail about the Florida scanner law with an old
version of the law. It was updated in the fall of 2005 and it did change
wording about transporting scanners. The statute number is: 843.16. Full
text can be found at:
http://www.flsenate.gov/statutes/index.cfm?App_mode=Display_Statute&Search_String=&URL=Ch0843/SEC16.HTM&Title=->2006->Ch0843->Section%2016#0843.16
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AWARDS for SFL Hams
Congratulations to Mike Raskin W4UM on reaching the 2500 Level in the
Challenge.
Congratulations to Steve Adams, N4JRW, the 2007 Firefighter of the Year in
Dania Beach. Steve is a firefighter and emergency medical technician (EMT).
A 31-year fire department veteran was cited for his "unselfish dedication to
the department and his fellow firefighters." Adams oversees the ham radio
program for the Dania Beach and Hollywood emergency operations centers
(EOCs). During hurricane emergencies, Adams and his son Josh, N4OSO, staff
both EOCs. Over the years, Adams has spent many hours of his own time to put
equipment and procedures into place so Amateur Radio can back up normal
telecommunications in an emergency or disaster. Ham radio also permits the
local EOC to link with the Broward County EOC.
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Club Updates -- Once a club is affiliated, it remains affiliated. To stay
actively affiliated, a club leader must complete and submit an Annual
Report.
A club's status will be changed to inactive should two years go by without
the submittal of an Annual Report. A club can return to active status at any
time by simply completing and submitting an Annual Report. The Annual Report
form is at: http://www.arrl.org/FandES/field/club/forms/fsd2/ Please update
your information only if something has changed or if it is past due.
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For ARRL VEs: Maria Somma AB1FM, ARRL VE Department Manager, requests that
VEs
administering exams to students who are part of a licensing class include
the
names of the instructors of the class on the reverse of the Test Session
Report. This information can be reported in the Session Evaluation Section.
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ARES Report for March 2007
There were 722 ARES Members in the 11 counties reporting. 15 nets were held
with 68 sessions and 10 nets maintain NTS liaison.
ECs (County) reporting: WA4GUK (Lee), AD4RZ (Okeechobee), AA4BN (Hendry),
N1XC(Martin), WA4ASJ (Indian River), AG4AN (Osceola), KF4MJJ (Collier),
KA4HLO (Miami-Dade), K4NNX (Monroe), N4QPM (Palm Beach) and N5KFR(Glades)
There were 17 drills, tests and training sessions with 85 total ARES
operations.
So FL ARES Net Report -- QNI 50, QTC 4, Sessions 5, Run time 64 minutes
Lee County ARES continued Emcomm Level I & Level II Training on Saturdays in
March. They will be holding exams on April 21, 2007 at Noon. The Exam
session is open to walk-in. Exams will be at the Lee County EOC located at
2665 Ortiz Av. Fort Myers, Florida.
Indian River County ARES is conducting on air EMCOMM Level 1 and 2 classes
on
the 145.13 repeater Tuesday evenings after the traffic nets (7:30 PM). OES
KB5FKG is assisting WA4ASJ, EC with these sessions.
Communications Exercise (COMGAPFILL 2007) was held on March 31, 2007 Collier
County. Members of the Amateur Radio Association of Southwest Florida and
the Marco Island Radio Club participated in cooperation with the Collier
County EOC).Several teams both mobile and stationary (some on emergency
power) participated in a 3 hour emergency communications exercise in
response
to simulated Hurricane Xantippe. (Full details on the SFL web page).
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SFL SAR March 2007: KA4FZI 581, NY4E 158, K4FQU 74, KE4CB 64, AA4BN 53,
WA4EIC
33, WA2YL 31, KC4TM 19, KI4MGF 12, W4WYR 10, K9GZT 8
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SFL PSHR March 2007: KA4FZI 120, K4FQU 102, WA2YL 99, NY4E 90, AA4BN 86,
W4DKB
28
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SFL NETS March 2007
NET ABB. SESS QNI QTC MGR
All Florida CW Traffic Net QFN 62 679 420 NY4E
Florida Amateur Sideband Traffic Net FAST 55 232 55 K4SCL
Florida Medium Speed Net FMSN 31 238 45 AG4RJ/AB4XK
Jupiter-Tequesta Repeater Group JTRG 6 74 27 AG4BV
Saint Lucie Repeater Association SLRA 4 76 2 KE4UEI
Southeast Florida Traffic Net SEFTN 62 722 51 AG4RJ/AI4GE
Southwest Florida Traffic Net SWFTN 27 299 54 K4FQU
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Bulletin Report from David Smith KE4UEI: Recd 22, Sent 2, Total 24
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Why do we need training?
http://www.arrl.org/news/features/2007/04/05/01/?nc=1
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The BIG One has hit. ARES is mobilized. Amateurs put in up to 72 hours
each.
The mayor is on the front page of the local newspaper, the relief groups
and
the National Guard are mentioned in articles, but where are the hams
mentioned? We do good work but rarely get credit for it. It is critical
that
someone be designated as PIO to be at the JIC during an emergency. A JIC is
a joint information center - it may or may not be at the EOC.
Visit this site: http://www.schklar.com/wa4zxv/SAK07/index.htm
Open the CD on the web and scroll down to section 11. For everyday events,
and the "big ones" scroll up to this: Handouts for Media, Politicians and
others in section 8.
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Stay safe and stay on the air. Remember, ham radio is a contact sport --
make
a QSO.
73,
Sherri, W4STB
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ARRL Southern Florida Section
Section Manager: Sharon T. Brower, W4STB
w4stb at arrl.org
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