[SFDXA] A Message from Section Manager: Jeff Beals, WA4AW

[Bill]

Holiday greetings to all,

We hope you and your family had a pleasant Thanksgiving holiday. No
hamfests to report on in December in SFL, however, many clubs hold
their annual holiday parties this month. Join with your fellow club
members and their families for a festive evening to celebrate the
holiday season.

Mark your 2015 calendars for the upcoming Fort Myers Regional Hamfest
on Jan.16 & 17 and the Miami Tropical Hamboree on Jan. 30 & 31. More
info in the January newsletter or the ARRL website hamfest page:
http://www.arrl.org/hamfests-and-conventions-calendar
  
If you need to satisfy your hamfest cravings this month, visit our
friends in the West Central Florida Section at their convention at
Plant City on Dec. 12 & 13.

Looks like we got by another hurricane season unscathed. Makes you
wonder how long our luck will hold out. Not that I’m complaining,
however, as we have said many times before;  Don’t become complacent.
Continue to be active with your ARES groups, practice your skills and be
ready for what might come our way throughout the year.


A message from our Official Observer Coordinator Al Flapan, KN4FA

As you are aware our section is quite large and consists of the
following 14 counties in Southern Florida. They are Brevard, Broward,
Collier, Glades, Hendry, Indian River, Lee, Martin, Miami-Dade, Monroe,
Okeechobee, Osceola, Palm Beach and St. Lucie. As of now we have  16
OO’s spread out as follows throughout the section. Broward 10, Lee 1,
Miami-Dade 1, Okeechobee 1, Osceola 1, Palm Beach 1 and St Lucie 1. We
would like to fill in the counties that are currently void of an OO and
to also increase the count in the other counties so that there will be
more than one OO in each county.
If you have time to monitor the amateur frequencies on a regular basis
and would be interested in becoming an OO ( Official Observer ) please
let our Official Observer Coordinator Al Flapan KN4FA know that you are
interested and he will begin the process of having you certified. He can
be reached at kn4fa at arrl.net.


SKYWARN Recognition Day, December 6
  
The annual SKYWARN ™ Recognition Day  (SRD) will be on Saturday,
December 6, 2014.  This is the day when Amateur Radio operators visit
National Weather Service (NWS) offices and contact other operators
around the world.  The purpose of the event is to recognize the vital
public service contributions that Amateur Radio operators make during
National Weather Service severe weather warning operations.  It also
strengthens the bond between Amateur Radio operators and the local
National Weather Service.  The event is co-sponsored by ARRL and the
National Weather Service.  Please remember that this is not a contest,
so no scoring will be computed.

  Object:  For all radio amateur stations to exchange QSO information
with as many National Weather Service stations as possible on 80
through 10 meters, including 6 and  2 meters bands and the 70
centimeter band.  Contacts via repeaters are permitted.

  Date:  National Weather Service stations will operate December 6,
2014, from 0000 – 2400 UTC.
  Exchange:  Call sign, signal report, QTH, and a one or two-word
description of the weather occurring at your site.

  Modes:  National Weather Service stations will work various modes
including SSB, FM, AM, RTTY, CW and PSK31.  While working digital
modes, special event stations will append “NWS” to their call sign
(e.g. NØA/NWS).

  Station Control Operator:  It is suggested that during SRD operations,
a non-National Weather Service volunteer who is a licensed radio amateur
serve as a control operator for the station that is set up at a NWS
office.

  More details about this event may be found at
www.wrh.noaa.gov/mtr/hamradio.
                                 
          
          SFL 2014 Field Day Results

	Call	Score	Category	QSOs	Power Mult	GOTA
Call	Section	Participants	Club
1	W4UH	10,990	2D	3,795	2	 	SFL	2	
2	K4LM	9,374	4A	2,753	2	 	SFL	20	Lighthouse AR Alliance
3	W4MLB	5,674	2A	1,427	2	AF4Z	SFL	30	Platinum Coast ARS
4	N4BP	5,008	1D	1,600	2	 	SFL	2	
5	W4F	4,742	5F	1,220	2	K4YHB	SFL	36	ARA SW FL
6	W5F	4,742	5F	1,220	2	K4YHB	SFL	36	ARASWF
7	W8HW	4,570	1E	450	5	 	SFL	1	
8	W4B	4,482	9A	835	2	W4SVI	SFL	30	
9	N4BRF	3,474	3A	882	2	 	SFL	7	Boca Raton ARA
10	W4LX	3,422	5A	704	2	KM4CGS	SFL	22	Ft Myers ARC
11	W4J	3,228	3A	1,025	2	 	SFL	45	Jupiter Tequesta Rep Group
12	N4FL	3,090	2A	772	2	 	SFL	54	Gold Coast ARA
13	K4ZK	2,980	2A	819	2	WX4MC	SFL	30	Martin Cty Ares/Races
14	W4SS	2,804	2A	699	2	 	SFL	33	Palms West ARC
15	K4HRS	2,406	1A	454	2	 	SFL	9	Harris-Intersil ARC
16	W4SLC	2,286	2A	608	2	KK4WCA	SFL	32	St Lucie Cty AR Em Serv
17	K4WRC	2,154	2A	752	2	AJ1Q	SFL	60	Wellington RC
18	 W4L	2,024	3A	427	2	 	SFL	15	Jupiter Lighthouse Rad Group
19	KG4EOC	734	3F	59	2	 	SFL	19	Osceola Cty ARES
20	KJ4LQX	726	1B1C	101	2	 	SFL	1	
21	N1ZX	690	1D	160	2	 	SFL	1	
22	K2UGH	630	1D	258	2	 	SFL	2	
23	AJ4IR	540	2F	195	2	 	SFL	5	
24	W4BFL	404	1B2	77	2	 	SFL	2	
25	KK4YEL	310	1D	124	2	 	SFL	1	
26	N0ADF	304	2A	23	2	 	SFL	3	Poor Busters
27	WD8JPX	220	1D	110	2	 	SFL	1	
28	N9SRO	162	1D	6	2	 	SFL	1	
29	KD4BTD	152	1C	1	2	 	SFL	1	
30	NM1A	58	1D	4	2	 	SFL	1	


October ARES Report from SEC Larry, W4LWZ


Total number of ARES members: 394

Change since last month (+, -, same): +1

Number of DECs/ECs reporting this month: 10

Number of ARES nets active: 10

Number of nets with NTS liaison: 8

Number of drills, tests and training sessions this month: 53

Person hours: 478

Number of public service events this month: 1

Person hours: 2

Number of emergency operations this month: 0

Person Hours: 0

Total number of ARES operations this month:

Total Person hours: 480

Comments: We had a number of counties run SET exercises in October.  I
hope to have the rest of the section complete their annual SET exercise
in November.


October Traffic Report from STM Mike, KM2V


SAR - OCTOBER 2014 WA4BAM 235, KE4CB 052, KM4DUA 001, NC3F 052, KA4FZI
186, K9GZT 006, KK4KAH 009, W4LWZ 010, KA3PYO 006, NT4TS 007, KM2V 068,
W4ZE 012
  
PSHR - OCTOBER 2014 WA4BAM 100, KE4CB 160, NC3F 115, KA4FZI 110, KM2V
135
  
NETS- NET ABB. QNI QTC QND SESS MGR

All Florida CW Traffic Net QFN 360 155 582 31 WA4BAM
Florida Medium Speed Net FMSN 256 128 591 31 AG4RJ/AB4XK
Southeast Florida Traffic Net SEFTN 726 93 1257 31 KM2V
Southwest Florida Traffic Net SWFTN 485 105 1425 27 KE4CB/N9WS
Broward County Emer Prep Net BCEPN 65 5 185 5 K2MOL
Jupiter-Tequesta Repeater Group W4JUP 48 0 180 8 KV4MS
Jupiter Farms CERT JFCERT 12 0 60 4 AG4BV
Palm Beach District Ares North PBDAN 55 0 150 10 KB2BX


Silent Keys- It is with deep regret that we report the passing of the
following SFL members:

Sheldon “Shelly” Weil, K2BS (ex-W2GQN), of Delray Beach, Florida,
died October 29, following complications resulting from serious
injuries sustained in a fall. He was 81. Weil, an ARRL member, was
legendary within Scouting’s Amateur Radio community, and regularly
attended National and World Jamborees, helping to staff the Amateur
Radio station and sharing his affection for ham radio with the Scouts
on hand

Darrell Day, KB4ONU of Homestead. Darrell was a member of ARRL and the
Everglades ARC.

Robert W. “Bob” Mc Dow, W4KOG of North Palm Beach.  Bob was a long
time member of ARRL, the Jupiter-Tequesta RG, West Palm Beach ARC and
past President of QCWA Palm Beach Chapter 111.


Well, I guess that's about it for now.
My thanks for all that you do
for Amateur Radio. Get on the air, Elmer a new ham, support your local
club and ARES group but most of all, have fun with ham radio.

On behalf of the entire SFL volunteer Field Organization team, Myra and
I wish you all the very best of the holiday season and a happy, healthy
New Year.

Vy 73,

Jeff, WA4AW

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ARRL Southern Florida Section
Section Manager: Jeff Beals, WA4AW
wa4aw at arrl.org