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

[Bill Marx]

Hurricane season is off to a quick start.  We had two named storms by the
second day of the official season.  Hopefully we will have only rain events
for the rest of the season.  But we can't control Mother Nature.

The Southern Florida section will see some changes at the start of the 
second
month of the storm season.  Effective July 1st Karen Briggs, K8KB will 
assume
the appointment of Section Emergency Coordinator.  Jeff Beals, WA4AW will
assume the appointment of District Emergency Coordinator for the Gold Coast
District.  Both Karen and Jeff are working to make this a smooth transition.
Many thanks to Jeff for the dedication and leadership he has brought to the
SEC position for the past several years.  Information about Karen can be
found at: http://www.k4ocd.com/amateur/k8kb/k8kb.htm She has been in a
leadership position with Martin County ARES for several years and was
recently acting SEC when Jeff was traveling.

Also on July 1st, Harry Newell, N3HN will assume the appointment of Official
Observer Coordinator. Harry is the 2007 recipient of the Joseph Chwick, 
AC4TV
Memorial CHAMP Award. Pictures are available at http://sffma.net/champ_
2007.htm.  He is also very involved in Miami-Dade ARES/RACES, volunteers as
an ARECC Instructor and Examiner and ARRL VE.

We have a new Public Information Officer in Monroe County -- John Gassler,
KI4QMK.  He has already had several media hits and is working to promote the
ARES program in Monroe County.

In July the section's ARES leadership and the Public Information Officers 
will
meet for training and planning.

Reports:
SAR - MAY 2007: KA4FZI 278, NY4E 110, KE4CB 84, K4FQU 70,
WA4EIC 69, WA2YL 56, AA4BN 38, KI4MGF 15, KC4TM 11, W4WYR 10
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PSHR - MAY 2007: KA4FZI 120, K4FQU 117, WA4EIC 100, and WA2YL 100.
NY4E 90, AA4BN 84
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SFL Bulletin Report from David Smith KE4UEI: Recd 21, Sent 6, Total 27
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SFL NET REPORTS - MAY 2007
NET, ABB, SESS, QNI, QTC, MGR
All Florida CW Traffic Net, QFN, 62, 610, 259, NY4E
Florida Amateur Sideband Traffic Net, FAST, 31, 182, 55, K4SCL
Florida Medium Speed Net, FMSN, 31, 205, 31, AG4RJ/AB4XK
Jupiter-Tequesta Repeater Group, JTRG, 8, 91, 49, AG4BV/KF4NJB
Palm Beach County ARES Net, PBCAN, 10, 144, 38, KG4PFY
Saint Lucie Repeater Association, SLRA, 4, 35, 6, KE4UEI
Southeast Florida Traffic Net, SEFTN, 62, 663, 63, AG4RJ/AI4GE
Southwest Florida Traffic Net, SWFTN, 27, 27, 4, 50, K4FQU
So FL ARES Net, SFAN 3, 33, 2  N5KFR
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ARES:
In the 8 counties reporting there were 463 members. Eleven nets held 60
sessions and six of these nets had NTS liaison.
The ECs reporting: WA4GUK (Lee), AA4BN (Hendry), WA4ASJ (Indian River), 
KF4MJJ
(Collier), KA4HLO (Miami-Dade), WA2DXQ (Broward), N5KFR (Glades) and K4NNX
(Monroe)
There were six drills, tests & training sessions and a total of 66 ARES
operations.

 I will be updating the section news page this weekend with some new photos,
Field Day sites, and club and ARES events.  Please continue to send me club
newsletters and photos (no larger than 1 meg in jpg format please) for the
section news.

I will not be doing a Field Day tour this year, however don't be surprised 
if
you hear my call responding to your CQ. Karen, Jeremy, our Affiliated Club
Coordinator and Jeff will be visiting several sites. Don't forget the NTS
messages to me and to Jeff, your SEC, for those bonus points.  Enjoy the
challenges and camaraderie of Field Day.  I wish everyone a fun and safe
Field Day weekend.

Stay safe and stay on the air.
73,
Sherri, W4STB


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