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Who's getting it done for you?Section ManagerBetsey Doane, K1EIC 92 Mohegan Rd Shelton, CT (203) 929-7759 k1eic@arrl.org Assistant Section Managers Al Cohen, W1FXQ 42 Jeffrey Ln Newington, CT 06111-1616 (860) 667-2864 w1fxq@arrl.net Rod J Lane, N1FNE Jim Ritterbusch, KD1YV Anne M West, K1STM Official
Observer Coordinator Public
Information Coordinator Section
Emergency Coordinator State
Government Liaison Section
Traffic Manager Joseph P Wonoski, N1KHB 1121 W Lake Ave Guilford, CT 06437-1350 (203) 457-9770, (203) 785-2998 n1khb@aol.com |
News Flash About Tropical Storm HannaPosted 02:00 EDT, Saturday, Sept. 6. 2008The Tropical Storm Watch has now been upgraded to a Tropical Storm
Warning for the Connecticut Coastline. Southeastern CT is the area
most likely to experience tropical storm force winds of 50 mph or
greater tomorrow evening as TS Hanna comes up toward Connecticut.
The western and central parts of the state will experience the
heaviest rainfall of 3 to 6 inches which may result in cellar, urban,
small stream, and street flooding.
Steve Williams K1SJW ARES CT Section DEC SKYWARN Posted 19:05 EDT, Friday, Sept. 5. 2008 Connecticut ARES is being placed on Alert because of Hanna as of 3:25PM Friday September 5, 2008. This is not an emergency yet and we have some time but make sure your batteries are charged, your gas tank is filled and that your generator is appropriately supplied. Please refer to the WWW.CTARES.ORG web pages for levels of alert and appropriate actions you can take. We will have some diversionary weather action tonight but the real heavy stuff will come tomorrow afternoon and tomorrow evening and we could have localized severe weather. Don't get faked out and relax if there is a calm between the two hits. NYC ARES has also been placed on alert as well. For those with good antennas, they will be monitoring a local repeater used by NYC ARES on 147.00/PL 136.5 Brian Fernandez K1BRF SEC-CT  NHC Web Links to Products on Hurricane GustavHere are links to various NHC Products related to Hurricane GustavNHC Hurricane Gustav Forecast Discussion
NHC Hurricane Gustav Public Advisories
Hurricane Gustav Public Advisory Updates
Hurricane Gustav Maps and Charts
NWS Satelite Loops
NWS National Radar Sites
Steve Williams K1SJW ARES CT Section DEC SKYWARN Cell Phone # 860-480-2564 email address k1sjw@arrl.net
Section Newsfrom Betsey Doane, K1EICSection Leadership: K1EIC SM; ASMs: K1STM, KD1YV, W1FXQ, NK1J; OOC K1DFS; PIC KA1TCH; SEC K1BRF; ASEC N1FNE; SGL K1MK; STM K1HEJ; TC N1KHB.Aloha! Yes, your SM and her twin K1EIR were in Hawaii a few weeks ago! I tried to schedule a meeting with the Pacific Section SM but those plans didn't work out. Ah, but there must be a next time--KH6-land is a wonderful place and I mean to go back there to visit! In my travels, I had the pleasure of spending the day with John Ronan, K3ZJJ, formerly SM of CT. He lived in Weston; I was STM at the time. John is well and is as energetic as ever! In fact, he's in charge of the program for Pacificon, a large Convention which will be held on October 19. Barb and I thoroughly enjoyed our visit withhim. While I was gone, as you know, many CT ops participated in the N9N Special Event celebrating the 50th anniversary of the Nautilus reaching the North Pole. Thanks to the ham community, it was a very successful effort -- they operated from 9 a.m. on Saturday, August 2 through 1:00 a.m. Monday, August 4 and made 2,008 (like the year 2008) contacts! Thanks toJohn, WA5MLF, a friend of the overall event coordinator and author Don N4KC, , You can listen to some of the audio by going to http://www.krupsky.com/N9N/N9N.html . Congrats to Chuck Motes, K1DFS the CT coordinator for the Amateur radio operation, and his team for a terrific tribute. Here's his initial report: We held out for 2,008 contacts because of the year. We talked to 48 states (we think), Europe, South America, Central America, Australia, New Zealand and Tasmania. We had pileups as much as 30 or so deep. We haven't analyzed the data yet, but it's going to be a hummer!!! Lots of pictures, video of the contact between Don Keith and Harold AC3Q, the radioman who received the message from the Nautilus in August 1958 when she surfaced from under the pack! Now folks, Don Keith's report of the Special Event is a must- read. Go to http://n4kc.blogspot.com/2008/08/back-from-big-boat-on-real-rf-high.html . I can't tell you how really proud I am of this effort. The report is fantastic. Here are some highlights directly from N4KC's blog: "N9N went on the air at 0900 EDST Saturday from the Submarine Force Museum and Historic Ship Nautilus in Groton, Connecticut, with stations on 40 and 20 SSB. Chuck Motes and his crew from Navy/Marine Corps MARS had done a fabulous job of setting up the stations, including a comfortable camper trailer, a G5RV Sr., and a trailer with a portable crank-up tower and 4-element beam--plus air conditioning and some fantastic vittles. It was a great setup! They also had gone to a lot of work to schedule volunteer op and logger shifts. I can't say enough about all the folks who participated, including non-MARS volunteers and a group of Army MARS members. One highlight was the sausage stew. "Only glitches were a support rod for the G5RV that decided to break Saturday morning, requiring the lowering of the tower so it could be climbed and the rod replaced, and a nasty Alabama-like thunderstorm that rolled in Saturday afternoon. By the way, all I had to do was walk in, sit down, and operate. And when the storm hit, I was nice and dry inside the museum, doing my little presentation "Besides N9N, I was there to do a talk and book signing at the museum and library, in support of my new book, THE ICE DIARIES. Several members of the crew who took Nautilus to the North Pole in 1958 were there for the anniversary celebration, and I was a little nervous, hoping I would get it right when I talked about it. They all came up and assured me I did fine, and that means a lot to me. Thanks to all who came by. We must have sold 75 books. Thanks to the museum staff, and especially Lt. Cmdr. Caskey, the commander of the museum and ship, for their hospitality. "Sunday was a little cooler and less humid, and we were back on the air about 0900. 20 rocked all weekend, 40 was not quite so good, especially around mid-day. We also did some 75 meters and I got a chance to do about an hour on 20 CW. A contest was underway and it was difficult to find an open frequency there. One highlight of the weekend was working AC3Q Harold Dennin, first on SSB, and then switching to CW. Harold was one of the Navy radio ops in Pearl Harbor who received and confirmed the first signals from Nautilus when she emerged from beneath the ice pack after successfully transiting from Pacific to Atlantic via the North Pole. That transmission -- "Nautilus 90 North" -- was the basis for our special event call sign N9N. Wow! Recreating that "QSO" was special! It was also a thrill to work several other former Nautilus crewmembers, folks who worked on constructing the ship, and other submarine and military vets. (After Don left) Chuck reported the "Magic Minute" was wild and wooly...and wonderful! It was his idea and I loved it! Nautilus reached the North Pole at 11:15 PM EDST on August 3, 1958. At that precise time in 2008, N9N took as many "check-ins" in one minute as the ops could capture call signs, then went back and worked each one for a valid contact. Chuck reports 18 stations were confirmed. If they send QSLs, we'll include a special certificate with their N9N return card. I understand it was recorded and I'm looking forward to hearing it. Don continues to talk about his quick interview on NY Channel 11 and a one hour interview on Joey Reynolds's national radio show that originates from WOR 710 in New York. He even got a ticket to the taping of the Monday David Leterman Show in which Ham Radio was mentioned in one of his "how old is John McCain" jokes! (See last month's column for the details and background of this event.)--K1EIC Don't forget--the New England Division Convention Holiday Inn Boxboro, MA is on for THIS COMING WEEKEND! It's a great Hamfest folks so come on out--it only comes to us once every two years. Members of RASON are back with their famous Wouff Hong Ceremony -- they're pros! A sincere note of thanks to Chris Soulias, NK1J for having served on the Section cabinet since 1991. He was Affiliated Club Coordinator and then ASM for many years. But due to time constraints, he's had to leave the cabinet but will certainly be as active as he can and is continuing as an ORS. Chris was also NM for CPN for many years -- thanks Chris for your continuing support and encouragement. . Congrats to ASM Jim KD1YV, our Section Webmaster, on his new home in Bethel. I'm sure he won't waste any time getting on the air! Talking about moving, I have the sad duty to tell you that John Ahle, W1JMA is leaving the Section. Ah, but he's not far away--he'll be in Eastern MA, not far from Boxboro! We are losing one very fine Amateur op. John, among other things, has been an EC, has been very active in CARA, has been a significant contributing member of the CT Spectrum Management Association, participated in talks with UI when we had BPL in Shelton and has been thoroughly helpful wherever needed. He's offered rides, helped with antenna work, elmered people and is just a model volunteer. John is taking a new job and of course, we all wish you well John, but we'll sure miss you here. We'll look for you on our HF nets though! Fall is approaching and already there are lots of events scheduled: Special Event Station at the Goshen Fair by the Berkshire ARC over Labor Day weekend; The Western CT Hamfest September 14 Edmond Town Hall Newtown; Emcomm East September 20 St. John Fisher College Rochester, NY; SET October 5; Nutmeg State Convention October 12. ARES members are participating in a contest all this week which has to do with listening to and operating on various public service nets. For details, write to Bill KW1B kw1b@arrl.net or to your DEC. Have fun and get involved! -------------------------------------------------------------------- ARRL Connecticut Section Section Manager: Elizabeth M. Doane, K1EIC k1eic@arrl.org
Communications Exercise July 19At the request of our local Director of Emergency Management, the ARES Team of Danbury and Region 5 in Connecticut will conduct a short exercise of the equipment and operation of our Emergency Operations Center. The purpose is to benchmark our ability to contact and exchange information with other EOCs across the state and the country. In the event of an emergency, it is critical that EOCs have the ability to talk to each other to coordinate activities and exchange information.On July 19, 2008 from 9:00AM – Noon (EDT), we will conduct a test of our local ham radio station from the Danbury EOC. We will activate the EOC again from 6:00 – 8:00PM (EDT) again to assess changes in propagation and accommodate additional time zones. Emergency Management Directors in Connecticut are being asked to activate their Emergency Operations Centers, staffed by local hams to establish and test communications between and among various Connecticut EOCs as well as EOCs in other states and remote areas.. This will provide an opportunity to test EOC owned ham gear and / or provide an opportunity for local hams to bring their equipment in for set-up and operational testing. EOCs may be actual or virtual (home) based on your specific plan and EOC configuration. Through the ARRL, hams across the country are being asked to join this effort and attempt to make contact with the Danbury EOC and / or EOCs in your area. If you have access to your local EOC and can operate from that location, it will be an excellent test of our ability to contact adjacent (and remote) EOC operations. If you do not have access to an EOC, we encourage operators from home / mobile to reach out to contact the Danbury site or other EOCs. For a list of Frequencies and Modes, see this page. This will provide all of us with an excellent opportunity to benchmark and measure of how well we can get in contact and allow us to measure progress as we develop our plans and programs to support the local ARES teams around the state. For additional information, e-mail Oscar Fuller, KO1F or Harlan Ford, W1QH. |
QSL card for North Pole Crossing DayThe special event station N9N operated for the anniversary of North Pole Crossing Day. A picture of the QSL card for N9N is posted on the pictures pages, here. There is also a writeup of the Special Event on N4KC's blog page, here. Documents for North Pole Crossing DaySee the description of this commemorative event in the Section News elsewhere on this page.Governor's Proclamation of North Pole Crossing Day Statement by the Honorable Joe Courtney Resolution introduced by the Honorable Joe Courtney The Ice Diaries Fact Sheet Calendar of eventsThe WebCalendar is continually being updated with meetings, training, events and so on. Follow the link above to view them all. Hams are encouraged to post their events. Follow the link in the next paragraph to get your own access to post. The WebCalendar is designed so that club officials, section leadership and other hams may post events for public viewing. Follow this link for instructions.
Nonagenarian Speaks to SBARCby Don KB2SMZ, Recording Secretary,Southern Berkshire Amateur Radio Club Sid Shore received his Amateur License (W2AXG) in 1930 while attending high school in New York City. At age 15 his aunt and uncle persuaded him to move to Austin, Texas and attend the University of Texas at Austin. He registered at the University of Texas despite the sid1fact that he was not yet 16 years of age, a fact which was missed by the university's administration. He studied engineering at the University of Texas through his third year, at which time he had to return to C.C.N.Y. due to a large tuition increase at the University of Texas. He completed his studies at C.C.N.Y. During the pre-World War II years, Sid qualified for the DX Century Club with his initial 100 contacts; following the war, he was able to increase his country tally to 326. His call sign was changed from W2AXG to K2FC. In 1976 Sid moved to Sharon, Connecticut, and he received his present call sign of K1SS. Sid had some experience with quartz crystals oscillators, since his father had been involved with building receivers and transmitters which used quartz crystals. Following a stint from 1941 to 1943 teaching at the High School of Aviation Trades in New York City, he hired on in 1943 at North American Philips during the war. At the North American Philips facility where Sid worked, the company manufactured quartz crystals which were used in military aviation radios. The manufacturing process had a 70% rejection rate; the crystals also tended to undergo a significant frequency change when they experienced the temperature changes associated with high altitude aviation. Sid devised a cutting procedure which was able to cut the crystals much more accurately. During the war years, nine companies eventually used the process, which improved crystal performance and reduced the rejection rate to 5%. In 1943 Sid obtained his Commercial CW Certification. In 1944, while spraying some parts at North American Philips, Sid passed out from breathing in the fumes and was placed on health leave by the company. Bored, he went to the military and asked if there was anything that he might do for them. They placed him for four months as a CW operator on a liberty ship loaded with vehicles and ammunition. By May of 1944 the ship was in Scotland, and in June of 1944 the ship went to England and thence on D-Day to Utah Beach where it took two months to unload its supplies. In 1956 Sid and a friend of his started their own company, Shorex, which was involved in the importation of goods from Japan. In the course of working for his own company, Sid traveled to Asia 49 times to a number of Asian countries. He later developed a series of training seminars to encourage creativity and inventiveness called "Creativity in Action." In the course of presenting these seminars, he made more than 80 trips to many European countries. In each country he got to know ham radio operators and made life-long friends. In turn, he and his wife Gabrielle have entertained visiting hams from abroad that have visited them in Sharon. Sid has been a long-time member of F.O.C. - First Class Operators – a world-wide network of CW ops that maintain close relationships. Through that association and through the almost 80 years of ham radio contacts he has made, his life is one great example of the value of ham radio in getting to know people all over the world. National Traffic System (NTS) CornerSchedule of NTS Nets
NTS Monthly ActivityCT Section July 2008. Station Activity Report
Net Statistics July 2008
July 2008 Public Service Honor Roll
Public Service Honor Roll (PSHR) Catagories
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