ELK COUNTY AMATEUR RADIO
ASSOCIATION NEWSLETTER
AUGUST, 2011
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The July meeting of the Elk County Amateur
Radio Association will be held on Sunday, August,21, 2011, at 1:30 PM, at the Elk County 911/EMA Center, Boot Jack Rd, Ridgway, PA .
The Elk County Amateur Radio Association web page is www.n3nia.com. This page contains club information, email addresses, and the homepage addresses of members. If you would like have your page included, or have suggestions for the web pages content, please send an email to Tommy Hammerbeck or Fred Siggins.
President: N3LVG Scott Logue
Vice President: N3FXD Tommy Hammerbeck
Secretary KB3MLB Mary Kowaluk
Treasurer: N3UDN Mary Lewis
Publicity KB3EWT Shari Lewis
Newsletter: N3RYG Jerry Robinson
Reprographer:
Distribution: Diane Wolfe
ECARA webpage: N3LLR Bill Edgar
KA3UVC Fred Siggins
N3FXD Tommy Hammerbeck
Emergency Coordinator:
3RD Region Net 7243.0 kHz 4 p.m. daily
Western PA Phone Traffic Net 3983.0 kHz 4:45 for winter and 6 p.m. daily for summer
Western PA EMA Net 3990.5 kHz 9 a.m. Sunday
Quad County ARC 147.315 PL173.8 7 p.m.
Cameron County ARC 147.180 SEE NOTE 7:30 p.m.
NOTE: Whittimore Hill PL173.8; Grove Hill PL173.8
Elk County ARA 147.000 PL 173.8 8:00 p.m.
Elk County ARA 442.200/442.350
8:20PM
Centre County 146.850 PL 173.8 9:30 p.m.
National
Traffic System Nets:
Eastern Area Net 7.243 @ 2:30 p.m. receives and gives traffic to other area nets and brings to and takes from region nets
Third Region Net 7.243 @ 4:00 p.m. receives and gives traffic to EAN and brings to and takes from section nets.
Western PA Phone & Traffic Net 3.983 (7.243, 1.897) @ 4:45 for winter and 6:00 p.m. in summer receives and gives traffic to 3RD and brings and takes from local nets
Western PA CW Traffic Net 3.585 @ 7:00 p.m. receives traffic from the WPAPTN and passes to local hams for delivery. Takes traffic from WPAPTN.
Erie Area Mailbag Net 146.88 @ 8:00 p.m. (M-F) receives traffic from the WPAPTN and passes to local hams for delivery. Takes traffic for WPAPTN.
Northwestern PA 2 meter Traffic Net 145.13 @ 9:00 p.m. (Mon. Sat.) receives traffic from the WPAPTN and passes to local hams for delivery. Takes traffic for WPAPTN.
Independent Nets:
PA Traffic Training Net 3.610 @ 6:30 p.m. moves traffic while training CW operators in traffic handling.
PA Phone Net 3.958 @ 5:30 moves traffic independent of the NTS.
NOTE! There will be no ECARA newsletter for September! The ECARA newsletter will return in October. If anyone else would like to do a newsletter for the month of September, contact me by email or see me at this months meeting.
Upcoming Hamfests:
Western Pennsylvania Section Convention
08/28/2011
Location: Skyview Radio Society Clubhouse
2335 Turkey Ridge Road
New Kensington, PA 15068
Website:
http://skyviewradio.net
Sponsor: Skyview Radio Society
Talk-In: 164.64 (no PL)
Butler SwapFest
09/11/2011
Location: Unionville Fire Department Grounds
102 Mahood Road
Butler , PA 16001
Website:
http://w3udx.org
Sponsor: Butler Amateur Radio Association
Talk-In: 147.36/.96 (PL 131.8)
36th Annual Elmira International Hamfest/Computerfest
09/24/2011
Location: Chemung County Fairgrounds
Grand Central Blvd.
Horseheads, NY 14845
Website:
http://arast.org
Sponsor: Amateur Radio Association of the Southern Tier
Talk-In: 147.360+ (no tone) & 444.200 (no tone)
Again, I remind everyone that you are free to submit suggestions and articles for future newsletters. If you have something to submit, you can either send it to me via email at n3ryg@yahoo.com or give it to me at a meeting.
In the absence of the newsletter for next month, be sure to check the club website at www.n3nia.com and see what might be happening and everything else the site has to offer.
I hope to see all of you at the next meeting!!!