Next Tryon ARC Meeting:Wednesday May 16, 6:30PM |
Location:Fulton Sheriff Dept, EOC RoomFulton County, Sheriff Dept., 2712 State Highway 29, Johnstown NY 12095.Entrances to the EOC room is located at the back of the building. |
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TRYON Amateur Radio Club – K2JJI
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Next Meeting:
April 19, 2012
KC2UEZ
Please come and join us this Saturday May 19, 2012 at 8:00am for this public service event. The Tryon ARC will be providing emergency communications.
Meeting point is the Sir William Johnson Hall. Parking is limited so some of us may have to park at the School. There will be shuttle vehicles available for transportation.
Remember these public events help us practice for a real emergency.
Click here to download the map.
If interested on participating, please inform Steve (K2ALS) via email: srkuck62|at|yahoo|dot|com
Watch this short clip on ham radio, young peoples knowledge of Ham Radio and how Ham Radio can aid and assist in an actual emergency.
Update: The magnets are here. The final cost is $12.20 ea. Please bring the money next meeting May 16.
The TryonARC has designed a car door magnets to help being recognized by event participants.
The car door magnets are (17.3″ x 11.2″). They will attach to your door without risking scratching or damaging your vehicle paint. They have a water resistant glossy finish. Easily removable and they can be rolled for storage.
The price is related to the quantity we order. At the moment we have an interest for 24. With 20 the price will be $11.70 each + shipping and taxes. The next price break is 40 ($10.80 each).
If you are interested please send an email to the following address: webmaster [at] k2jji [dot] org stating your name, call sign and quantity. Most hams have requested 2 (one for each door).
So far we have:
| KD2BLW – 2 | KD2ABK – 2 | WA2EZ – 4 |
| KC2QCX – 2 | KB2TJE – 6 | K2ALS – 2 |
| AC2BL – 2 | K2RND – 2 | KC2WGU – 2 |
KR2L’s Tower Raising Party
May 4, 2012
KC2UEZ
Earl KR2L had a Tower Raising Party on April 28, 2012.
The following hams attended the party:
WA2EZ – Don | KB2TJE – Joe | N2KAE – Grayson | KC2UEZ – Edgar | KB2RQO – Deb | KC2CSY – Cindy
In addition the following guest also attended the party:
Deana, Regina and Dave AKA Bob 
Click here to view the pictures.
“This Is Ham Radio” is a vintage ARRL ham radio movie. It was converted from 16mm film to video tape many years ago, and now from that ancient VHS to digital. Enjoy the flickering screen, and especially the funky organ music backgrounds! heavy focus on morse code, which of course is no longer a requirement.
Most of us here in Fulton County, NY do not have to deal with homeowner’s associations, but many communities around the country do.
A petition has been started to void the HOA restrictions on Antenna installations. To read more about this and to sign this petition click here. To follow the ongoing discussion on QRZ.com click here.
FCC regulations (Part 97.119) require callsign identification at the end of a contact and at least once every ten (10) minutes during a contact. Sometimes it is difficult to keep track of this requirements putting us in risk of violating this FCC regulation.
So, I decided to do something about it..
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