Hi MOARC members!
Winter Field Day is less than a week away! Here’s what you need to know:
- Meet at the Clark Mills VFD at 11am for station setup. Address: 7700 Main Street, Clark Mills
- WFD operations begin at 2pm on Saturday and run until 1:59 Sunday.
- Come as early as you like and stay as long as you like. Bring a friend!
- A delicious taco place (Deli Taco) is just down the street.
- Coffee, tea, and water will be available onsite.
- Pastries from the Waterville Standard Bakery will be available Sunday morning!
Operating Info
- We will be class I – Indoor
- Modes: SSB, CW (aka Jordan), digital and hopefully satellite capabilities, plus whatever else we can muster up.
- 9 Bands or Bust: The goal is to make at least one contact on 80m,40m,10m,15m,10m,6m,2m,1.25m, and 70cm bands.
- Two operating locations – one inside the FD with heat, and one in a garage adjacent to a large field (will also have a portable heater.)
- The weather is looking decent, but it will be cold. Be sure to bring winter hats, gloves, and whatever else you need to keep warm.
- We will have at least 3 antennas between both locations; you can BYO radio or just use what we have.
- Given limited space we will not be setting up one antenna per person, instead, we’ll focus on each person taking a shift on a particular station.
Contact me if you have questions, otherwise, we’ll see you there!
Shaun KT2O
MOARC is pleased to partner with local hams from OCTEN – Oneida Country Traffic and Emergency Net for a hands-on seminar about traffic handling. During the event, you’ll learn about the National Traffic System, and ARRL Radiograms and will have the opportunity to craft a message for sending via our local traffic nets.
This event will be held online via Zoom on January 23, 2024, at 7 pm. Watch this post for updated information.
What: Traffic Handling 101 (Hands-on Training)
When: Tuesday 1/23 @ 7pm ET via Zoom
Who: Oneida County Traffic and Emergency Net and representatives from ARRL WNY Section
More Info: www.octen.net or FB Event Page
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W2MO
The Marathon Hamfest will be held on January 13, 2024, at the Marathon NY Civic Center, Brink St in Marathon NY, from 7 AM until Noon. Admission is $6.00 each, and children under 12 are free. For more information check out skylinehamradioclub.org or e-mail Pat at pdunn5@gmail.com
Tables are available at $10.00 per 8′ space. To reserve tables you can contact Pat at pdunn5@gmail.com.
VE tests will be given beginning at 10 AM. Walk-ins welcome. For information on VE tests (only) or to pre-register (recommended) e-mail bsoltis@gaultauto.com. The testing location is off-site and requires a two-minute walk.
Food will be provided by the Marathon Area Historical Society.
Travel Directions:
From the North or South: I-81 to Exit 9. Take Route 221 West (East Main
St). Immediately before the steel deck bridge, turn left onto Peck St.
In one block the Civic Center is on your left. Parking for the Civic Center is in the rear of the buildings.
From Ithaca: Route 13 North to Dryden. Take Route 38 South to Harford, then Route 221 East to Marathon. Turn right immediately after the steel deck bridge onto Peck St., the Civic Center is on your left. Parking for the Civic Center is in the rear of the buildings.
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Andrew Slaugh KB2LUV
Secretary, Skyline Amateur Radio Club
Owner of the 145.490 PL 71.9 Repeater in Cortland, NY
Railroad Radio Feed on Broadcastify.com – Solvay Jct
This year Winter Field Day is January 27 – 28, 2024. Each year it is held on the last weekend of January. The rules are similar to regular field day, but the best place for that information isn’t here. It is best found at this site Winter Field Day. Feel free to register your club or yourself as an individual operator at a location on the website.
You don’t need to operate the entire weekend and can operate from your home QTH (location) if you want. We hope you can make contact with us and we can log each other. It is also a good opportunity to be prepared for unusual circumstances when working outdoors and with weather changes that follow that time of the year.
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W2MO
Got traffic? Traffic handling is an important part of the amateur radio hobby that leverages an extensive network of on-air nets, digital stations and dedicated ham radio operators throughout the US. Opportunities to send and receive traffic exist daily via local traffic nets. Join leadership from the Oneida County Traffic and Emergency Net and representatives from the ARRL WNY Section for a hands-on session where you’ll learn the basics about traffic handling.
What: Traffic Handling 101 (Hands-on Training)
When: Tuesday 1/23 @ 7pm ET via Zoom
Who: Oneida County Traffic and Emergency Net and representatives from ARRL WNY Section
More Info: www.octen.net or FB Event Page
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W2MO
W2MO – Amateur Radio for the Madison & Oneida Counties of NY. An ARES and RACES group.
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