The annual Mohawk Towpath Byway Duathlon is scheduled for Sunday, October 16th.
We need a few radio operators and other support folks to ensure a successful event. I’ve attached the information about the event but please feel free to contact me if you have any questions. We will be working with a couple of the area Amateur Radio clubs and the local CERT volunteers to help staff the event.
Please email Fred Halley at W2EMS@ARRL.NET if you are able to assist with this event.
The other day we announced the Corona Challenge, encouraging people to get on the air, and exercising “social distancing” to the extreme. We had some feedback saying that it was too complicated, so a slight change was made to the rules. Here are the revised rules:
Corona Challenge – On Air Operating Event 2020
Purpose: to encourage All Saratoga County Amateur Radio Association Members to get on the air and become more active while practicing “Social Distancing” or “Self-Quarantine” during the State of Emergency in Saratoga County New York
Dates: March 22, 2020, through the end of the State of Emergency in Saratoga County, NY. The end date will also be announced to club members.
Suggested Frequencies: Any Amateur Bands and Repeaters
Modes: SSB, AM, FM, DMR, C4FM, D-Star, CW, RTTY, FT8, FT4, SSTV, basically any over the air mode used by Amateurs
Exchange: Call sign, signal report,
Logging: Date, Time, Band, Mode, Call sign, Signal report, Optional: Name and QTH
Scoring:
SSB, AM FM (voice) – 1 point each
CW and Digital (Excluding Digital Voice) – 2 points each
Only count a QSO’s with a station once per band and mode
Total Score: Total QSO points plus any bonus points
Entry: Send the completed summary sheet and if claiming more than 50 QSO’s, please also send an electronic ADIF formatted log or excel sheet with the logging information to KG2H@ARRL.NET
The 17th annual Mohawk Towpath Byway Duathlon is scheduled for Sunday, October 20th.
We need a few radio operators and other support folks to ensure a successful event. I’ve attached the information about the event but please feel free to contact me if you have any questions. We will be working with a couple of the area Amateur Radio clubs and the local CERT volunteers to help staff the event.
We have two Public Service events coming up that volunteers are needed for:
The first is this Sunday, October 9th. Karen, KS2O, is in need of three more volunteers. Please if you are available, e-mail her at ksmithkb2uuc@aol.com. The weather Sunday looks good, partly sunny and upper 60’s.
The second Public Service event is the Annual Pumpkin Patrol on both October 30 and 31st (yes it’s two nights). Lots of operators are needed. This is a NYS State Police sponsored event and it behooves us to put on a good showing! This is an enjoyable evening, refreshments being delivered throughout the Capital District, sometimes alternate rag chewing nets are going on simultaneously, but meanwhile everyone is protecting NYS Thruway traffic from trash thrown onto the highway from the overpasses. Again, please let Karen, KS2O, know if you can help one or both evenings: ksmithkb2uuc@aol.com.
I urge everyone to participate in Public Service events when possible. These nets not only help us become better operators in the event of a real emergency, they are also high profile and show professional agencies our abilities.
There is no need to respond to me directly if you can not help, thanks.