This coming Saturday, April 27th we will be having another get-together breakfast. The location will be at Nothing Fancy in Vernon, NY @ 10am. Bring a friend, all are welcome.
The RAGS (Radio Amateurs of Greater Syracuse) needs volunteers for the upcoming event in Syracuse of the St. Patrick’s Day Parade.
The Parade is held this year on March 16th. This is a fun and long-term activity for Public Service and the help is greatly appreciated, both by the group and for the community.
More information can be found at the following link and will assist you with volunteering and signing up. https://ragsclub.org/public-service/ The link requires scrolling down for the form and you can sign up / volunteer for multiple events this year.
This coming Saturday, February 24th we will be having another get together breakfast. The location will be at Nothing Fancy in Vernon, NY @ 10am. Bring a friend, all are welcome.
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.
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. — ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ 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.
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
The MOARC/CNYARC Repeater 145.210 with a PL 71.9 is back on the air. Take the time to try it out again. We know the footprint is reaching Rome NY and other areas so give it a try have a QSO with a friend or whomever might be listening.
The repeater is identifying as W2MO/R2 and is working on both Analog and Digital (Yaesu Fusion). Let’s get some use out of it again now that it’s up on the air and in a new location. This will be the new location for the repeater the antenna isn’t very high, but the coverage is decent and the antenna placement is only temporary right now.
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W2MO – Amateur Radio for the Madison & Oneida Counties of NY. An ARES and RACES group.