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

[Bill Marx]

Hello everyone,

We have less than a month before the start of hurricane season.  As always,
update your emergency kits, check batteries, etc.  This is also a good time
to recruit new hams and to rekindle the interest of the inactive hams.

I have done something a bit different with the news page at
www.arrl.org/sections/SFL.html.  At present the news is not completely 
posted
but I would like you to visit the page and notice the web site of your club.
Many of the web sties listed on the ARRL database either went nowhere, and
are not shown on the news page.  Some web sites are so outdated that a
prospective club member could not contact the club or find the meeting 
place.
 We still have several listings in error for club contacts and e-mails,
including a silent key.  With the current economic situation it is important
for you to recruit and retain club members.  Please prompt your club 
officers
to make the necessary updates.


Traffic Reports from KA4FZI --
SAR Reports for April: KA4FZI 313, KE4CB 128,
AA4BN 55, KC4TM 18, W7GXW 13, K9GZT 8
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PSHR Reports for April: KA4FZI 120, KE4CB 95, AA4BN 89
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NET Reports for April:
NET, ABB, SESS, QNI, QTC, MGR
All Florida CW Traffic Net, QFN, 60, 541, 255, AD4DO
Florida Amateur SSB Traffic Net, FAST, 30, 279, 68, K4SCL
Florida Medium Speed Net, FMSN, 30, 254, 49, AG4RJ/AB4XK
Jupiter-Tequesta Repeater Group, JTRG, 7, 66, 25, AG4BV/W4FK
Palm Beach County Ares Net, PBCAN, 10, 101, 39, K4DLF
Saint Lucie Repeater Association, SLRA, 4, 38, 1, KE4UEI
Southeast Florida Traffic Net, SEFTN, 30, 739, 45, AG4RJ/KI4IQZ
Southwest Florida Traffic Net, SWFTN, 26, 325, 105, KE4CB
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THE TOTALS ARE UP FOR THE SECOND MONTH IN A ROW.
GREAT JOB, SOUTHERN FLORIDA! Total April checki-ns 2343, Total April
traffic 587

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ARES Report from K8KB--
Total reported number of ARES members in the 11 counties reporting: 990
15 ARES nets active, 8 with NTS liaison, 62 sessions held.

DECs/ECs reporting:  N4LEM, WA2DQX,  N5KFR, AA4BN, WA4ASJ, WA4GUK, AI7Q,
K4FLC, AD4RZ, AJ4BP, WN7YJJ reporting for Osceola County

Number of drills, tests and training sessions: 55, Person hours:  95.5
Number of public service events: 7, Person hours: 318
No emergency operations this month
Total number of ARES operations: 62, Total Person hours: 413.5

SFL ARES Net Report --- QNI 28, QTC 2, Time 56Min.

Comments:
Martin County and St Lucie County hams provided communications for the March
of Dimes Walkathons.

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The next hamfest with forums available will be August 9 in Fort Pierce.  If
there is enough interest we will administer ARECC Exams.  Please send me an
e-mail if you are interested in taking one of the exams.

Don't forget to list your Field Day at:
http://www.arrl.org/contests/announcements/fd/locator.php
This will allow prospective hams and inactive hams to find your event.  Why
not have a fact sheet available for inactive hams in addition to the usual
publicity table for unlicensed visitors?  While we are on the subject of
Field Day, please be mindful of how you and the site look to visitors and 
the
press, speak only in positive terms to the press, be safe at all times, and
have fun.

I will send another message when I have the news page updated with photos 
from
the Governor's Hurricane Conference and club news.

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


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ARRL Southern Florida Section
Section Manager: Sharon T. Brower, W4STB
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