News last updated: Thu, June 25, 2009 at 4:21 PM ET
FIELD DAY!
Contact your Section Manager or Section Emergency Coordinator via NTS for additional points!!
I wish each and every Amateur in the Nevada Section the best of luck on
Field Day.
Please be safe, drink plenty of liquids and have a great
time. Get those extra points by sending the Section Manager and / or
Section Emergency Coordinator an NTS formatted message. See the
official Field Day Rules for details. Don and I will be monitoring the
IRLP linked repeaters around the state as well as other frequencies.
Looking for an established site to see what it's all about? Go to
ARRL.org and use the Field Day Locator:
http://www.arrl.org/contests/announcements/fd/locator.php
There are are currently 12 sites posted around Nevada.
Even if you are
a Technician, you can participate under the supervision of a General or
higher class control operator on the bands below 10 meters. Catch the
HF bug and have a great time.
Send photos in to the soap box or to me for publication on our Section
Website!
73 and Ready, Set, GO!
Please also see the Nevada Section website for much more information:
http://nv.arrl.org
A new repeater has been installed along the I-80 corridor:
442.65 Mhz 100.0 Pl
Argenta near the Lander / Eureka County Line covering I-80 between Golconda & Emigrant Summits
Linked to the Elko County Ham Operator Linked repeater system
Commercial Radio Operator Examinations will be held in Elko on Saturday June 6 at the Commercial Hotel and Casino.
Times will be posted soon. These will include examinations for the Marine Radio Operator Permit, MROP, General Radio
Operator License, GROL and other endorsements. Stay Tuned for further information.
2009 Pony Express Re-ride
June 15 thriugh 17th, the re-ride of the Pony Express will traverse the State of Nevada. Contact the Sierra Intermountain Emergency Radio Association, (SIERA) for information.
WWII Historical Transcontinental Convoy
In the summer of 2009, on the 100th anniversary of the original trek, the Military Vehicle Preservation Association
is sponsoring a re-enactment of the 1909 and 1919 convoys. Beginning June 10, following the original route as much as
possible and duplicating the original schedule, the convoy will set out from Washington D.C. Over the length of the convoy
ncludes more than 150 historic military vehicles,including 50 military jeeps, 19 3/4 ton trucks, seven 1 1/2 ton trucks,
six 2 1/2 ton trucks, three cargo trucks, nine motorcycles, and four sedans will take part. The oldest vehicle scheduled
to take part is a 1917 four-wheel drive 3 ton ammunition truck. This convoy should travel to Ely on US 50 on July 3 for an
overnight stay, continuing to Fallon on July 4.
National Traffic System
Are you interested in participating in the National Traffic System? You do not have to be proficient in CW operations to help.
There are numerous CW and voice nets available on both HF anf VHF/UHF. One can also send and recive traffic digitally via PACKET
and PACTOR. For more information, contact your Section Manager at n7jeh@arrl.org.
Nevada Section NETS
NET NAME
DAY
LOCAL TIME
FREQ.(Mhz)
NV Section ARES Net
Sat.
08:00
3.965
NV Section IRLP Net
Thurs.
19:00
Western Reflector (CH8)
Well that's all for now!
73
DE N7JEH
Please also see the Nevada Section website for much more information including the detailed EC reports: http://nv.arrl.org
Well that's all for now! 73 DE N7JEH
N7JEH AT LEAGUE HQ
Photo by Jim Latham - AF6AQ
Section Managers' Workshop at ARRL HQ
Photo by Steve Ewald - WV1X
Joe Giraudo - N7JEH
Pacificon, 2008
Northern Nevada ARES Summit 2009
Winnemucca, Nevada
2009 Las Vegas VOIP Conference
Elko County Ham Operators - ECHO
The FUN Bunch!
Elko Amateur Radio Club - W7V
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Elko Amateur Radio Club - W7V
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Elko Amateur Radio Club - W7V
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Elko Amateur Radio Club - W7V
Field Day 2009
Las Vegas Radio Amateur Club - K7V
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Las Vegas Radio Amateur Club - K7V
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