AROUND THE LEAGUE
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News from the SNJ Section Manager:
March 2021
By now most the snow has gone and I don’t think there will be much
more. Spring is just around the corner. With that there are many online
Hamfests coming up with a lot of educational Forums.
Recently there was the Orlando Hamcation that was all virtual. Dave
Minister NA2AA the ARRL CEO spoke at this event along with Paul Gilbert
KE5ZW the ARRL Director of Emergency Operations.
Dave NA2AA spoke about some of the upcoming changes that are coming for
the ARRL. First, he talked about the Digital Transformation of the ARRL.
The ARRL will be increasing their YouTube videos, and the Learning
Center is going to have a new look come the spring or summer. There will
also be new videos on licensing. The ARRL will be ramping up the Field
Services Working Group this spring. He wants to get members more
involved and highlight members activities. In his five-year strategy he
talked about creating more projects for members to participate in. Dave
wants members to be more active on the radio. He also wants Amateur
Radio Operators to be more active in their communities. The ARRL is also
encouraging those operators who are not members of the ARRL to join as
new benefits are being planned. Dave will be speaking again at the QSO
Today Virtual Ham Expo on March 12,2021.
https://www.qsotodayhamexpo.com
Paul Gilbert KE5ZW spoke briefly on what is going on with Amateur Radio
and Emergency Services. He encouraged ARES Members to take FEMA Courses
as well as AUXCOM, COMT and COML if they are available to them. He also
encouraged operators to become familiar with the local public and
emergency service radio systems and how they work. May operators have
been asked to assist in using these systems. As many of you know ARES
Connect will end in June of this year. There has been a committee formed
to look into other types of systems to track ARES members and their
activities. He hopes to have more information in the coming months.
Lastly, he asked ARES groups to reach out to their served agencies and
to strengthen the relationships with those agencies.
The COMM Academy is being held April 10 and 11, 2021. The annual event
has continued to evolve by presenting keynotes and seminar tracks that
engage beginners, intermediate and advanced users in technologies,
served agency support, volunteer management, self-preparedness, and how
volunteer and professional communications are used, adapted and
improved. Additional opportunities including a select group of Vendor
and Sponsors exhibiting capabilities and the Communications and
Interoperability vehicle display have also been added.
The annual event has always focused on education for communications
leaders, volunteers, and professionals. A name change seemed to be in
order reflecting the new approach with the website. The Communications
Academy will now be known as The Comm Academy.
The theme for 2021 is: Disasters Here, There and Everywhere – Are We
Ready?
https://www.commacademy.org/home
Many clubs in our section remain active with Zoom meetings. The Holiday
City ARC had a presentation about on Antenna Types by Larry Puccio
K2QDY. Recently the Gloucester County ARC held a Fox Hunt in which
eleven of their members took part. The South Jersey DX Association held
a mini contest for its members to make at least one DX contact a day for
15 days. The South Jersey Radio Association continues to work on
relocating their remote station to the Deer Park Fire Co. in Cherry
Hill. The Fire Company has allowed them to use some space in the
Firehouse. The Burlington County Radio Club has started the BCRC
Challenge. In this challenge club members must work at least 3 stations
in each state QSO party. The contacts are submitted to the club. Whoever
works the greatest number of QSO parties will be the winner.
Please let me know what activities your club or organization is doing.
A big thank you to all the clubs who share their newsletter with me.
Remember to please take some time to get on the air even if its only
once a day.
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ARRL Southern New Jersey Section
Section Manager: Tom Preiser, N2XW
n2xw@arrl.org
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News from the SNJ Section Manager:
March 2021
By now most the snow has gone and I don’t think there will be much
more. Spring is just around the corner. With that there are many online
Hamfests coming up with a lot of educational Forums.
Recently there was the Orlando Hamcation that was all virtual. Dave
Minister NA2AA the ARRL CEO spoke at this event along with Paul Gilbert
KE5ZW the ARRL Director of Emergency Operations.
Dave NA2AA spoke about some of the upcoming changes that are coming for
the ARRL. First, he talked about the Digital Transformation of the ARRL.
The ARRL will be increasing their YouTube videos, and the Learning
Center is going to have a new look come the spring or summer. There will
also be new videos on licensing. The ARRL will be ramping up the Field
Services Working Group this spring. He wants to get members more
involved and highlight members activities. In his five-year strategy he
talked about creating more projects for members to participate in. Dave
wants members to be more active on the radio. He also wants Amateur
Radio Operators to be more active in their communities. The ARRL is also
encouraging those operators who are not members of the ARRL to join as
new benefits are being planned. Dave will be speaking again at the QSO
Today Virtual Ham Expo on March 12,2021.
https://www.qsotodayhamexpo.com
Paul Gilbert KE5ZW spoke briefly on what is going on with Amateur Radio
and Emergency Services. He encouraged ARES Members to take FEMA Courses
as well as AUXCOM, COMT and COML if they are available to them. He also
encouraged operators to become familiar with the local public and
emergency service radio systems and how they work. May operators have
been asked to assist in using these systems. As many of you know ARES
Connect will end in June of this year. There has been a committee formed
to look into other types of systems to track ARES members and their
activities. He hopes to have more information in the coming months.
Lastly, he asked ARES groups to reach out to their served agencies and
to strengthen the relationships with those agencies.
The COMM Academy is being held April 10 and 11, 2021. The annual event
has continued to evolve by presenting keynotes and seminar tracks that
engage beginners, intermediate and advanced users in technologies,
served agency support, volunteer management, self-preparedness, and how
volunteer and professional communications are used, adapted and
improved. Additional opportunities including a select group of Vendor
and Sponsors exhibiting capabilities and the Communications and
Interoperability vehicle display have also been added.
The annual event has always focused on education for communications
leaders, volunteers, and professionals. A name change seemed to be in
order reflecting the new approach with the website. The Communications
Academy will now be known as The Comm Academy.
The theme for 2021 is: Disasters Here, There and Everywhere – Are We
Ready?
https://www.commacademy.org/home
Many clubs in our section remain active with Zoom meetings. The Holiday
City ARC had a presentation about on Antenna Types by Larry Puccio
K2QDY. Recently the Gloucester County ARC held a Fox Hunt in which
eleven of their members took part. The South Jersey DX Association held
a mini contest for its members to make at least one DX contact a day for
15 days. The South Jersey Radio Association continues to work on
relocating their remote station to the Deer Park Fire Co. in Cherry
Hill. The Fire Company has allowed them to use some space in the
Firehouse. The Burlington County Radio Club has started the BCRC
Challenge. In this challenge club members must work at least 3 stations
in each state QSO party. The contacts are submitted to the club. Whoever
works the greatest number of QSO parties will be the winner.
Please let me know what activities your club or organization is doing.
A big thank you to all the clubs who share their newsletter with me.
Remember to please take some time to get on the air even if its only
once a day.
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ARRL Southern New Jersey Section
Section Manager: Tom Preiser, N2XW
n2xw@arrl.org
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