DC ARES MEETING 2/18/2023
ARES/RACES meeting
Date Feb 18,2023 10:00AM to 12:00 Noon
Dutchess County Office of Emergency Response 392 Creek Road Poughkeepsie NY
major topic will be the St Patrick’s Day parade
The next in person meeting will be September 14 2022 @5:30 pm at the Poughkeepsie Galleria
HAMFEST !
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The next in person meeting will be MAY 18 @5:30 pm at the Poughkeepsie Galleria
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2022 St. Patrick Parade in Wappinger Falls
The DC St Patrick’s Day Parade is scheduled for March 5, 2022 in the Village of Wappingers Falls.
The Parade lineup at 12:00 noon with the step off being 1:00PM.
Our volunteers MUST be on site between 11:00 and 11:30 AM to avoid the road closures.
Currently I have the following participating:
Rich, W2REV
Tom, N2FZC
Frank, W2GIO
John, AC2TM
Adam, AE2AN
We could still use a few more operators for this event. All that is required is a 2 meter HT programed with 146.970 and 147.045. I expect the majority of our operation to take place on the 146.970 repeater.
This is a lowkey event for the most part all that is asked is you keep your eyes open for problems along the route. No reason you can’t make this a family event.
Adam Nowik Jr
ae2an@aol.com
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Mt Beacon In Person meeting
We’ve been informed that the Poughkeepsie Galleria closes at 7:00 PM on week nights effective immediately. So our starting time, previously at 7 PM, has been changed for our in-person meetings to 5:30 PM.
This affects the previously already scheduled meeting for
Wednesday, 9 March. Now at 5:30 PM.
Additionally, we also have confirmed we’ll hold our May meeting on Wednesday, 18 May 2022, also now at 5:30 PM.
Please take note! 5:30 PM START TIME now, no longer 7:00 PM.
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NEW!! 80 METER NET!!
BEGINNING DECEMBER 8TH THERE IS A NEW NET ON 3.835 MHZ.
THE NET STARTS AT 4:30 P.M. AND IS OPEN TO ALL LICENSED AMATUERS.
IT IS A INFORMAL RAGCHEW NET FOR HUDSON VALLEY HAMS BUT ALL HAMS ARE WELCOME.
SO FAR THERE HAVE CHECK-INS FROM PENNSYVANIA AND NEW JERSEY AS WELL AS A GROUP OF HUDSON VALLEY HAM RADIO OPERATORS
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The Awards banquet will be held at Cafe Internationale at Ramada in
Newburgh, NY on November 13, 2021.
It will be a great one with TWO great guest speakers – David Minster,
NA2AA, CEO of the ARRL, and Joe Taylor, K1JT, Nobel Laureate and
inventor of several digital modes.
We will have tons of giveaways, prizes and lots of cool stuff!
You get to see hams you’ve not seen in a few years!
The food, the friends, the prizes, the food, the friends, the awards,
and did I say the prizes? Let’s have a grand old time,
73
ARRL Hudson Division
Director: Ria Jairam, N2RJ
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THE NEXT MT. BEACON RADIO CLUB MEETING IS ON
WEDNESDAY NOVEMBER 10, 2021
At POUGHKEEPSIE GALLERIA COMMUNITY ROOM
SOCIAL TIME 7:00 PM
MEETING AT 7:30 PM
EVERYONE IS WELCOME
The club held its first FCC license exams session in 2 years Saturday morning, 23 October at the Poughkeepsie Galleria. A total of 9 folks attended taking tests, 8 either received a new ham license or upgraded. On behalf of the club, I want to thank the following ARRL/FCC accredited Volunteer Examiners who took the time out of their Saturday schedule to assist… Robert K2RSB, Lynn KV2J, Joe W2BCC, Nick N2QZ, George N2OXK, Adam AE2AN, Marty KA2R, Frank K2DXS, Raymond KE2Z, and Bob WA2JQK. Thanks folks!
– Andrew W2BOS, ARRL Club VE Team liaison
MINUTES FROM MT BEACON RADIO CLUB IN PERSON MEETING JULY 21, 2021 at POUGHKEEPSIE GALLERIA COMMUNITY ROOM
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June 26, 2021 <><> “DUTCHESS DEMONS” FIELD DAY at AE2AN QTH
Steve N2JXL, John N2OXV, Andrew W2BOS with Gary KB2PQE and Adam AE2AN
June 13, 2021 <><> Check out some photos from Special Event station N2S from College Hill in Poughkeepsie
AE2AN, KC2TAT, W2NTV Antenna Crew
Off Center fed antenna was used on HF (40 M 20 M)
June 3, 2021 ~ ~ The AE2AN Repeater 146.970 is running reduced transmitter power due to power amplifier issue 
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Mt. Beacon ARC and QSY Society will be participating in the HUDSON VALLEY RADIO RELAY featuring Bannermans Island on June 12th 2021. We will be operating as N2S ! <><><> Click here for more info
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Updated donor list
http://wr2abb.org/home/wp-content/uploads/2021/06/2020-2021-MBARC-Tower-Fund-Donors-31may.pdf
The feedline project has been COMPLETED!
The Mt. Beacon Club would like to thank everyone who supported this major undertaking.
The day after the work completed stations were able to talk through the WA2GZW repeater from Rhinebeck to NYC!
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As a club, we are faced with a real dilemma. The Feed line on all our 5 repeaters NEED replacement. Feedline costs several dollars PER FOOT. The tower our antennas are on is over 200 feet, so do the math. This project will be costly but it must be done to keep the repeaters running.
Below is a letter from our President, W2REV
(With the cost of the parts and labor) Our current balance in the Treasury would be wiped out, and we still fall short by around $5000.00. Covid has cancelled any sort of in-person fundraising.
The work scope quote we are sitting on is to replace one antenna and all five feed lines complete.
To reduce the amount of work proposed would be penny wise and dollar foolish, given the amount of undoing and redoing that will be necessary at a sooner than later date anyway.
We had several members agree that in the short term, let’s ask the membership to kick in donations, and perhaps effectively reduce or eliminate the need to do a half-backed fundraiser in these trying times. Dollar amounts were stated in the 50 to 200 dollar range. Given the fact we are coming into year end, and depending how you file taxes, any monies you give would be a tax deduction!
A win-win for everybody.
I say let’s try it. If you can find the funds, send a check to our club’s mailing address:
MBARC
PO Box 841
Wappingers Falls, NY 12590
Sending a check and not through PayPal keeps processing fee money in the intended pot.
Please donate and keep our repeaters operating.
Rich W2REV
President
Mt Beacon Amateur Radio Club
