Section EC Blog

The ARRL ARES Simulated Emergency Test is traditionally held on the first Saturday of October.

This year we do not have an overall NNY Section plan. Each county ARES Emergency Coordinator will work with their group to plan a local scenario.

We intend to have a section HF net on Saturday October...

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The Black Fly Challenge is an approximately 40 mile "Gravel Grinder" bicycle race between Indian Lake and Inlet mostly on rough dirt roads through the remote Moose River Plains state Forest Preserve lands. It is held annually on the second Saturday in June and draws 1000 participants.

The remot...

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Synopsis:
As part of a multi-agency communications exercise June 4~6, all amateurs in NY and NJ are requested to provide county status reports via voice on 60 meters or via Winlink ICS-213 message.


Update June 7: With help from Amateur Radio operators, County Status Messages were obtained from ...

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QST FLDIGI Training Net - via Zoom and on 80/40 meters
When: 1st and 3rd Saturdays of each month at 9:00 AM Eastern starting May 04, 2025
Zoom link: open at 0900 hr https://us02web.zoom.us/j/7950991313?pwd=NFVJN1lQaDVlZUZQNGFnYTRiR0orQT09

by RADIO: 80 meters (3583 kHz) and 40 meters (7...

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Synopsis:
As part of a multi-agency communications exercise on Saturday April 5, all amateurs in NY and NJ are requested to provide county status reports via voice on 60 meters or via Winlink ICS-213 message.


I just received the following info. Sorry about the short notice, but I was not previ...

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