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February's Meeting

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Published on Saturday, 14 February 2015 20:25
Written by Administrator
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The February 17th meeting of the Kings County Repeater Association will be held starting at 7:00 PM (Coffee & Cake social time at 6:30), all meetings are held at: The Guild For Exceptional Children 260 68th Street, Brooklyn, NY 11220. Limited off street parking is available. The closest subway is the "R" line "Bay Ridge Ave" station, just a block and a half away! All are welcome, this meeting is open to both members and non-members.

Program for the evening: GUEST SPEAKER Walter KA2RGI

Hope to see everyone there!

 

Presidents Letter February 2015

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Published on Saturday, 14 February 2015 20:13
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Greetings to club members, Friends of the KCRA, and all fellow HAM’s!
 
Last month, Andy KC2GOW, demonstrated a station monitor  along with several handhelds analyzing various 
radio’s performance . 
      
This Februarys’ meeting we will have a guest speaker, Walter KA2RGI, demonstrate the principles 
of antenna basics.  He will visually show you with ‘live’ RF how Omni directional and beam 
antennas work. It is a very interesting demonstration for all levels, even if you never built 
one.  Walter is an Extra Class Operator who enjoys many aspect of the hobby and has held various 
positions and appointments within Amateur Radio.  You can look up all his information on QRZ, he 
is a very active HAM person.
 
I don’t know who was following the K1N DX expedition to Navassa Island, one of the rarest island 
activations… they won't be active again for at least 10 years!  Several members of our club were able to 
make contact with them on several bands. KB2BSL PH:10m, 15m, 20m; KC2GOW CW: 12m, 20m, 160m & PH:10m, 15m, 20m.  
You never know, until you try it! For more information look at the K1N site http://www.navassadx.com/
 
Starting February 17, the FCC no longer will routinely issue paper license documents.  You will 
have to look on their site for instructions on how to get a paper copy, if you would like one.
http://www.arrl.org/news/fcc-paperless-amateur-radio-license-policy-goes-into-effect-on-february-17
 
Have 10 minutes, try tuning into the ISS. Amateur Radio on the International Space Station 
(ARISS) anticipates that the ham radio contacts between students and the space station will take 
place between May 1 and December 31, 2015. The ARRL website has more information.  ARISS, 
primarily focuses on encouraging young people’s interest in science, technology, engineering, and 
math. Calls are coordinated with schools around the world, where an assembly hall of hundreds of 
students might listen to a radio (usually provided by local amateur radio operators) for a few 
brief minutes to reach into space and ask the astronaut crews about living and working on board.
Stay tuned for this springs weekend in-the-field Satellite hunting at Owle’s Head Park in 
Brooklyn.  We will have the assistance of a guest lecturer, Peter W2JV from AMSAT.
 
Some of the events we are look forward doing in 2015:
 
1. Dayton HAMvention – looking for a group of people to go
- Friday, May 15-17, 2015
   http://www.hamvention.org
 
2. Field-Day – looking for a great place to hold one
- Saturday, June 27, 2015
   Time: 1800 UTC Saturday until 2059 UTC Sunday
 
3. National Night Out – we will be at South beach SI
- Tuesday, August 4, 2015
 
4. International Lighthouse/Lightship Weekend – New York Harbor
- Sat-Sun Aug. 15-16, 2015
   http://www.illw.net/
 
5. 911 Special Event Station – date/location to be determined
 
Become Radioactive!   Come to the KCRA meetings!  Learn something participating in our Hands
On- Labs! The Kings County Repeater Association needs your support at our monthly meetings!  If
you have any ideas that pertain to amateur radio, we would like to hear from you.
 
I think most of us are members of the ARRL.  If you are not, I would like you to consider 
becoming a member of the ARRL. The ARRL has a lot to offer you in many ways, and they protect
the amateur radio bands from commercial use!
 
73’de KB2PSI, Vinny

Club Website Heartbleed Free

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Published on Sunday, 13 April 2014 09:05
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I am pleased to report that our club website is not suspect to the vulnerability known as the Heartbleed Bug. Then again you probably never knew our site was sucurely accessible via SSL (for the NSA parinoid out there), give it a try: https://www.kc2ra.org

 

Your Membership Dues at Work

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Published on Monday, 08 April 2013 17:55
Written by Gary, KB2BSL
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You may wonder what the club does with your $35 annual membership dues and other funds we raise. If you haven’t renewed or joined yet, perhaps this will give you some incentive to do so.

As a non-profit corporation, the KCRA uses its funds in various ways, both for the benefit of its members, and for furthering the radio art. By the time 2013 is over the club should have:

Sponsored several FREE licensing classes, helping to bring about 100 new people into the hobby. One class has completed, another is underway with yet a third in the planning stages.

Sponsored two EC-001 Emergency Communications classes, one exclusively for NY Guard soldiers. These classes are free, with a $15.00 test fee for the ARRL certificate.

Sponsored six totally FREE licensing exam sessions, held at the Guild for Exceptional Children every other month. That’s right, with our LARC team, you can upgrade or take the technician exam without any fee whatsoever.

Repeater improvements galore! This extensive, multi-year refurbishment plan to both our 2m analog and 70cm D-Star systems are nearing completion. Once complete, both repeaters will consist of completely new (NOT used) flexible and modern equipment that should last many, many years, at a cost of many thousands of dollars, and much hard work.

Let’s not forget the cost of insuring this equipment, our liability insurance, activates such as Field Day, Light House Weekend, Elmer 101, Hands on Labs, our regular meeting activities, and the donations we make to retain our meeting facility.

Of course this is not a complete list of what the club does, but as you can see, we stretch every dollar as far as possible.

If you’re not already a member, or have not renewed, please consider doing so today!

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Big Apple Traffic Net

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Published on Monday, 13 August 2012 06:43
Written by Gary, KB2BSL
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The Big Apple Traffic Net can once again be heard on the KC2RA repeater system!

The net is held each Monday, Tuesday, and Wednesday at 8:00 PM. The repeater will automatically join the appropriate IRLP reflector at 7:45PM, and will automatically disconnect at 8:45 PM, the net may also be heard on the following repeaters: KC2LEB (440.550, +5, PL 141.3). KC2GOW (445.125, -5, PL 141.3), K2CJP (145.410, -.6, PL 114.8), and of course KC2RA (146.430, +1, PL 136.5). Echolink access to the net is via node 132967 (KC2LEB/R).

If you would like to participate as a net control operator, or for more information on the Big Apple Traffic Net, please visit WWW.BIGAPPLETRAFFICNET.ORG.

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