ARRL Hudson Division
. September 2002
 Hudson Division Beacon - e-mail edition
 By Frank Fallon, N2FF, Director, Hudson Division, ARRL
 30 East Williston Avenue, East Williston, NY 11596
 (516) 746-7652
 n2ff@arrl.org
 Hudson Division Home Page - http://www.hudson.arrl.org
 
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ALERT
 
Please save Saturday, November 9th, 2002 for the Hudson Division Awards
Dinner at Biagio's in Paramus, NJ. 
 
Earlier this week a ten page hard copy newsletter was bulk mailed to all
Hudson Division ARRL members. Only about a third of the division
members receive these monthly e-mail newsletter. It's is my hope that
more of them will choose to receive this monthly e-mail bulletin and we
can eventually eliminate the very expensive periodic print version that
is sent via very slow bulk mail. Some of the material in the print
version you may have already read in this e-mail version. Sorry about
that! Please encourage your friends to choose to receive the e-mail
bulletin. Thanks.
 
The LIMARC Hamfest is this Sunday in Bethpage. http://www.limarc.org
 
> HUDSON DIVISION AWARDS DINNER NOVEMBER 9th
 
Every two years the Hudson Division holds an Awards Dinner to honor
outstanding hams selected to receive the awards. This year the event
will be hosted by the 10-70 Repeater Association and will be held at
Biagio's Restorante in Paramus, New Jersey on November 9th at 7 PM. We
hope many of you will be able to attend and help us honor the recipients
of the awards. 
 
Awards Nomination which we hope many of you will use to bring a
deserving Hudson Division ham to the attention of the committee are
available on the web site and are in the mail to all division ARRL
members. Please return applications to W2ML by September 25th. The
seven member committee, composed of assistant directors from each
section, will announce the results in early October. Awards will be
given for the Hudson Division Amateur of the Year, Grand Ole Ham, and
Technical Achievement. Please make a nomination for each of these
Awards. Nominating Forms are available on the division web site at 
http://www.hudson.arrl.org 
 
Also, please plan to attend on November 9th at 7 PM and help us honor
the three recipients and those who will receive Director Awards. Dinner
includes an appetizer, a house salad, a choice of five entries, coffee
and tea, dessert and unlimited soda. Dinner is $38 per person
including gratuities and tax with unlimited soda. A cash bar will be
available. The restaurant gets rave reviews from the many local hams
who have eaten there. There will be a choice of five entrees and plenty
of door prizes. It will be a fun event.
 
Tickets are available from the 10-70 Repeater Association, 235 Van
Emburgh Ave., Ridgewood, NJ 07450-2918 or e-mail Joyce at
KA2ANF@aol.com Order forms are available on the division web site.
 
> SEPTEMBER 11 A YEAR LATER - AMATEURS TO REMEMBER SEPTEMBER 11
 President Haynie to Address Global Linkup (From the ARRL Web
page) 
 
 http://www.arrl.org/news/stories/2002/09/10/1/?nc=1 
 
New York City Amateur Radio Emergency Service/Radio Amateur Civil
Emergency Service (NYC ARES/RACES) members will observe the first
anniversary of the September 11 terrorist attacks that destroyed the
World Trade Center by activating to assist with the remembrance
activities. NYC ARES/RACES will provide communications support to
various agencies during commemorative services and events. In addition,
ARRL President Jim Haynie, W5JBP, has been invited to address a global
repeater linkup the evening of September 11. And, special event stations
are set to be on the air from New York City and from Washington, DC, to
commemorate the occasion. 
 
"The callout is expected to last well over 15 hours and will be handled
in two shifts," said NYC ARES/RACES Public Information Officer Mark
Phillips, KC2ENI/G7LTT. "As security is incredibly tight, we have had to
enter into special negotiations with the Secret Service, the FBI, the
NYPD and the Port Authority Police Department as well as with the served
agencies to allow us to bring in our radio equipment." 
 
Some 30 NYC ARES/RACES members will be deployed across the Greater New
York City area to support the American Red Cross, The Salvation Army,
the New York City Office of Emergency Management and other agencies.
Phillips says participating ARES/RACES members underwent scrutiny from
the US Secret Service and have been briefed at length by the Red Cross.
One year ago, ARES teams--most of them from
New York City, Long Island and New Jersey--supported the same agencies
during the response to the terrorist attacks on the World Trade Center. 
 
 
ARRL New York City District Emergency Coordinator and RACES Officer
Charles Hargrove, N2NOV, expressed heartfelt thanks to all amateurs
coming to NYC to help. "With the chance to train and practice made even
more available to the average ham these days, please join your local
ARES group and put into practice what you learn," he said. "Your
community will thank you for it when the need truly arises, as we saw
last September 11. Without practice, we would have a tougher time of
it." 
 
The NYC ARES/RACES activation on the first anniversary of the terrorist
attacks will honor the memories of the amateurs who lost their lives in
the collapse of the World Trade Center's twin towers and the other
victims. Amateurs who died included Steve Jacobson, N23SJ; Bill
Steckman, WA2ACW; Michael Jacobs, AA1GO; Bob Cirri Sr, KA2OTD; Rod
Coppola, KA2KET, and Winston Grant, KA2DRF. Additionally, Bill Ruth,
W3HRD, died in the Pentagon attack. 
 
Phillips said that since many of the manned sites are within what he
termed the Ground Zero "frozen zone" in the general Wall Street area,
operators will need more than just a hand-held radio to access local
repeaters. Since vehicles will not be allowed into the area, "portable
Field Day-type stations are required," he said. 
 
President Haynie is scheduled to address a massive repeater linkup that
hopes to span the globe. "I plan to thank all the hams who spent
thousands of hours volunteering their time on September 11," Haynie
said. "They again demonstrated the power of Amateur Radio in times of
need." 
 
Haynie also said he wants to again acknowledge the hundreds of
supportive messages from International Amateur Radio Union (IARU)
member-societies that arrived in the wake of the attacks last year.
"That, to me, was quite touching," he added. 
 
The effort, called the Commemorative 9/11 Net, is being spearheaded by
Len Signoretti, N2LEN, of Brooklyn, New York. N2LEN's 440.050 MHz (CTCSS
114.8 Hz) internet-linked repeater covers the Greater New York City
area. The linkup will rely on either EchoLink or eQSO Internet software
connections. Signoretti said his UHF machine is used as a central hub to
coordinate EchoLink and eQSO, so users on each can communicate. The net
will attempt to interconnect repeaters in all 50 US states as well as in
many other countries around the world. 
 
"The idea of the 9/11 Commemorative came weeks ago from several e-mails
I received from Internet linking users," Signoretti said. "Due to the
magnitude of users that will probably participate, new software has been
written to allow us to combine conference rooms together to increase the
Internet bandwidth across both systems." He explains that there will be
one main net control operator and several "sub net" control operators to
assist with check-in volume. But, he added, all servers will be able
to communicate with each other. 
 
Signoretti said he hopes everything runs smoothly. "I honestly don't
think that there is a better way of having this many amateurs getting
together to commemorate the heroes of September 11 and the days after,"
he added. 
 
Hargrove said he has submitted some data and audio files for use on the
net on behalf of the NYC ARES/RACES members who will be busy during the
remembrance day activation. 
 
Amateurs can download free EchoLink or eQSO software from the Internet.
While there is no listen-only capability on the Internet, many local VHF
and UHF repeaters are expected to take part in the commemorative linkup.
 
 
The Commemorative 9/11 Net is scheduled to get under way at 8 PM Eastern
Daylight Time (0000 UTC September 12) on the EchoLink and eQSO servers
and could run as long as two hours. Haynie is scheduled to address the
cyberspace and RF-linked gathering at around 9 PM EDT. 
 
The servers will be open at 6 AM EDT for stations that would like to
connect for the day. For more information, contact Len Signoretti,
N2LEN, n2len1@aol.com. 
 
Special Event Stations 
 
John Nistico, NY6DX, has announced plans to operate a special event
station starting at 0000 UTC September 11. "I will be operating W2002WTC
special event station in memory of all those lost on September 11,
2001," Nistico said. To comply with FCC rules, he will append "W2002WTC"
to his legally assigned call sign. Nistico will operate from the Greater
New York City area from September 11 until September 19. From September
20 until September 22, Nistico said he plans to run his special event
from the vicinity of Ground Zero in New York, "thanks to Mayor
Bloomberg." Operation will be on 160-10
meters, SSB only from September 11 until September 19, and 40-10 meters
thereafter. QSL requests go to NY6DX. 
 
According to ARRL New York City-Long Island Public Information
Coordinator Diane Ortiz, K2DO, Nistico was among the amateurs who
responded during the first few days of the World Trade Center disaster
and spent several days at a school near Ground Zero. 
 
In the Washington, DC, area, Deanna Lutz, K7DID, reports that special
event station K4P will operate from the Pentagon starting 0400 UTC
Wednesday, September 11 through 0400 UTC Thursday, September 12, to mark
the first anniversary of the terrorist attack. "Given the added
security restrictions on that day, only a handful of us will be active
there, however," Lutz said. K4P also will operate from other sites in
the Washington, DC, area. Activity will be on 80 through 10 meters, SSB
and CW. QSL with an SASE to K7DID, PO Box 70071, Washington, DC 20024.
 
> HR 4720 FINALLY HAS NY SUPPORT
 
Additional sponsors continue to sign on to HR 4720. Have you asked your
congressman to support this bill? New to the supporter list are
representatives Constance Morella (R-MD), Mike McIntyre (D-NC), and
Michael McNulty (D-NY). See
http://www.arrl.org/news/stories/2002/09/11/103/?nc=1 for details.
 
> HUDSON DIVISION STATIONS IN 2001 TEN METER CONTEST…..
 
The new software employed on the ARRL web page allows you to display
contest results in a number of interesting ways. You can search by
Section, power category, club or division. Check it out in the members
only section. 
 
Here is a division wide scores for the contest ran last December. I
hope you find it interesting. I also hope it formats properly. Results
were printed in the September QST but not by division. Here is how
things stacked up in the Hudson Division. Note that most operators
entered as part of a club effort.
 
Call Score QSOs Mult Class Power Section Club Ops
N2NT 2510748 2854 291 D C NNJ Frankford Radio Club (+N2NC, W2RQ)
W2RE 2058110 2482 277 A C ENY Hudson Valley Contesters and DXers 
K2XR 1845920 2388 278 D C NNJ (+K2OWR, N2YFH)
KD2RD 1110112 1571 226 A B NLI 
NA2U 1099500 1297 250 D B NNJ Frankford Radio Club (+packet)
K2UG 1098090 1736 249 D C ENY Hudson Valley Contesters and DXers 
 (KE2DX, WA2JQK, W2IX, ops)
N2ED 934348 1291 218 A C NNJ Frankford Radio Club 
W2MU 859320 1323 231 D C ENY Hudson Valley Contesters and Dxers 
 (KD2NE, KY2J, N2MCI, WA2MMX, WB2AQU, W2XL, ops)
K2SX 755440 1358 140 C C ENY Order of Boiled Owls of New York 
N2NB 744432 2402 156 B B NLI 
WA2VYA 570240 1052 135 C C NNJ Frankford Radio Club 
N2IW 489590 801 173 A B ENY Hudson Valley Contesters and DXers 
N2GC 461644 885 131 C C NLI Yankee Clipper Contest Club 
AB2BK 447120 982 115 C C NNJ 
N2GA 440440 1010 110 C B NLI Order of Boiled Owls of New York 
KA2D 399360 677 195 A B NLI Yankee Clipper Contest Club 
AB2DE 383910 865 191 D C NNJ KC2AVE
K2UF 368460 811 115 C B ENY Schenectady ARA 
N1XL 365560 794 190 D B NLI Long Island Mobile ARC (+K2GH, 
 NY2L,KC2IPG)
N2UN 354000 754 118 C C NLI Order of Boiled Owls of New York 
K2WA 340092 636 201 A B NNJ 
KS2G 272568 1115 123 B B NLI Order of Boiled Owls of New York 
N2NI 261072 476 168 D C NLI Yankee Clipper Contest Club (+packet)
WB2ZTH 255968 848 152 B B NLI ARCECS 
K2DW 245952 567 112 C B ENY 
WB2AMU 234432 456 148 A A NLI 
N2NH 231822 496 159 A A NNJ Schenectady ARA 
N2LK 211878 467 149 A B NNJ 
W2CVW 194432 434 112 C B NNJ 
N2AUK 163750 639 131 B C NLI American Red Cross Emergency CS 
NO2EL 153972 612 126 B B NNJ 
N2GM 148944 350 107 C B NNJ Bergen ARA 
WA2LXE 145124 391 146 A B NNJ Bergen ARA 
W2NO 137196 337 103 D C NNJ Frankford Radio Club (+packet)
N2VZA 131672 613 109 B B ENY 
KA2VBI 118326 546 111 B B ENY 
WO2N 112520 300 97 C A NLI Radio Central (NY) ARC 
W2FCA 103424 406 128 B C ENY 
AB2IW 95256 441 108 B A ENY 
WQ2M 77330 412 95 B B NNJ 
N2POS 72770 386 95 D C ENY Rip Van Winkle ARS(+N2PEN, WB2FOB)
WA2OJK 66792 363 92 B B NLI 
AA2VK 66690 352 95 B A NLI 
N2MUN 63124 368 86 B B NLI Yankee Clipper Contest Club 
WA2VQF 62310 218 93 A B NNJ 
K2ZB 57368 283 101 A C NNJ Bergen ARA 
N2WM 54880 171 98 D C NNJ Sussex County ARC (+packet)
K2VU 50660 306 85 B B NNJ Bergen ARA 
K2RI 46662 184 101 A B ENY Schenectady ARA 
WA4ATJ 46592 261 91 A C NNJ 
NA2M 46096 175 67 C C ENY Order of Boiled Owls of New York
W2KD 45990 198 105 D C NNJ (+packet)
K2YLH 45746 262 89 A B NNJ Bergen ARA 
WB2TPS 43228 139 101 A B NLI 
N2BZP 38192 212 88 A B ENY Poughkeepsie ARC 
W2BVH 36480 159 57 C A NNJ 
W2GD 34720 143 62 C B NNJ Frankford Radio Club 
N2OPJ 31008 204 76 B B NNJ 10-70 Repeater Assn 
N2MTG 29346 205 73 B B ENY Poughkeepsie ARC 
KC2DTJ 29032 193 76 B B ENY 
W2LE 28060 115 61 C B NNJ Frankford Radio Club 
K2DBK 25212 193 66 D B NNJ 10-70 Repeater Assn (+packet)
WB2JSM 25200 189 72 D B NLI Hall of Science ARC (WB2KDG, 
 WB2TYJ, KC2CBA, KA2JSV, KC2ITB, ops)
W2ENY 20280 134 60 A B ENY Hudson Valley Contesters and DXers 
WA2BKN 19656 126 78 B B NNJ 
WB2BXO 19256 104 58 A B NLI Yankee Clipper Contest Club 
WA2YEI 17810 137 65 B A ENY 
AA2OI 17360 111 56 A B ENY Poughkeepsie ARC 
WW2G 16380 104 39 C B NLI American Red Cross Emergency CS 
K2RED 13284 123 54 B B NLI 
K2AF 13098 111 59 B C NNJ 
N2CFD 11782 139 43 B C NNJ 10-70 Repeater Assn 
KC2CJI 11000 110 50 B B NLI 
WA2QHL 9682 107 47 B B NNJ Bergen ARA 
W2JEK 7772 67 29 A A NNJ Bergen ARA 
WB2AIU 6930 81 45 B B NNJ Bergen ARA 
AB2FA 4232 46 46 B B NNJ 
WA2DAX 3264 51 32 B B NNJ 
K2WX 2760 46 30 B A NLI Yankee Clipper Contest Club 
WA2HNG 1518 35 23 B B ENY 
M/N2FF 1428 34 21 B B G from Arundel, U.K.
K2AMI 840 31 15 B B NNJ Bergen ARA 
 
> NEW JERSEY QSL ARCHIVE
 
Looking for a copy or an original QSL from a relative that was licensed
prior to 1941 in New Jersey? Try contacting Tony Ricicki, W2VRK of
Somerset, NJ who has been acquiring and documenting cards from the
pioneer and Depression eras during the past several years. Many Old
Timer NJ hams move or become Silent Keys and their collections are
thrown away. Preserving these QSLs is important because they contain
historic information about the operating activities and equipment of
this long ago period. Tony is actively collecting and documenting NJ QSL
cards from the pre WW2 era. It's his way of trying to preserve some of
the early ham radio history of the state and keeping an archive for
reference is a tribute to all the pioneer and "Depression" era hams.
 
As he points out, "During the past few years I have received several
requests from various relatives of hams asking if I had a card from a
grandfather, father, uncle, etc in my collection so they could obtain a
copy. They all seem to really appreciate these keepsakes."
 
 If you have any questions, requests or can help W2VRK locate old cards,
 contact him at tpllrs@eclipse.net.
 
> OMARC SPONSORED AMATEUR RADIO CLASSES
 
OMARC sponsored Amateur Radio classes to be held at the InfoAge Center
OMARC Diana site on Marconi Road, Wall Township planned to begin on
Tuesday 24 September and run through 27 November.
 
The course outline will be Technician Class studies with the option of
Morse Code classes currently provided. Study materials required will be
the latest copy of the ARRL "Now You're Talking" which is available
direct from the ARRL or most Radio Shack stores.
 
For additional details on the classes please contact Larry, KB2RIS at
kb2ris@wmconnect.com or his lovely XYL, Donna, KC2GKQ at
djwilkins59@wmconnect.com or call 1-732-744-4395.
 
>From Steve Hajducek, N2CKH home e-mail: n2ckh@optonline.net
OMARC Secretary/Recording Secretary web site: http://www.qsl.net/n2mo
 
> LF EXPERIMENT
 
FCC, through its Office of Engineering & Technology, has granted an
experimental license for a long wave station at Carmel, NY under the
call WC2XTC.
 
The base location is at W2AG, with a 25-mile roaming radius. The power
limit will be 1.22w ERP, about 200w output, on both 135.7-137.8 khz
(2200m) and 160-190 khz (1700m).  The 1700m segment will allow for AM,
SSB, CW and data modes not possible on the narrow 2200m band. Operation
on 2200m would be further minimized when the proposed US Amateur
long-wave assignment is finalized. 
 
Operators would be drawn primarily from PEARL (K2PUT), the ARRL Public
Service Club in Putnam County; however, participation will be open to
any nearby hams and experimenters. Related Amateur-band communications
will use the call W2DC.
 
>From - Mike W2AG ARRL, LWCA, FPQRP carmelink@aol.com or
W2AG@arrl.net
 
> HUDSON DIVISION HAM SPEAKER AT 2002 ARRL/TAPR Digital Communications
Conference 
 
The 21st ARRL and TAPR Digital Communications Conference will be held in
Denver, Colorado, September 13-15. The annual gathering provides an
international forum for radio amateurs involved in digital
communication, networking, and related technologies to meet, publish
their work, and present new ideas and techniques for discussion.
 
At this year's DCC there will be topics and demonstrations on Linux,
Software Defined Radio, digital voice, IEEE 802.11 "Wi-Fi" protocol, and
precision timing, just to name a few. Software Defined Radio will be the
focus of this year's Sunday Seminar by Matt Ettus, N2MJI. Ettus is
active
in the GNU Software Defined Radio project. GNU radio is a collection of
software that when combined with minimal hardware, allows the
construction of radios where actual transmitted and received waveforms
are defined by software.
 
Ettus will touch upon several aspects of SDRs including what it is, what
it isn't and what it's good for. He'll talk about the differences
between DSP and SDR, and he'll discuss SDR applications and the role of
SDR in Amateur Radio, the GNU Radio project, its goals, portability, how
it works and how to use it.
 
The DCC is for digitally oriented amateurs of all experience levels. 
Participants at the annual event exchange ideas and learn about recent
hardware and software advances, theories, experimental results, and
practical applications. Copies of the Digital Communications Conference
Proceedings will be available from ARRL for $20 via the ARRL Web
catalog.
 
>From the ARRL Web news……
 
> W2JQS IN NEW YORK TIMES "Science Section" ARTICLE
 
"Veterns of Secret Unit Celebrate Their War hero: Radar." That's the
title of an article in the "Science Times" section page F2 of the
September 10th New York Times. And they do mention ham radio but no
callsigns. One of the men mentioned and pictured in the article is
Harrison W. Moore, W2JQS, who is president of one of the local QCWA
chapters. "Harry" as he is called by local hams, recounts in the
article how he got into the special unit: "One day I came across an
article that said the Army was looking for recent college grads with
science backgrounds and an amateur radio license for a classified
project." 
 
I have not looked up the others in the picture or the article but I am
sure many of them were or are still hams. 
 
Thanks to Bill Hellman, for drawing attention to the article. You can
find it at: 
 
 http://www.nytimes.com/2002/09/10/science/physical/10RADA.html
 
> CC&R BILL STILL NEEDS YOUR SUPPORT IN WASHINGTON - HR 4720
 
If you run into your congressional representative on the campaign trail,
ask them to support HR 4720. There is fair chance you may see them at
the local train station or shopping center near you before Election Day.
 Let them hear from you!
 
Visit the US House of Representatives Write Your Representative Service
available on the ARRL Web page, for information on how to contact your
representative. The ARRL requests those writing or e-mailing members of
Congress--whether or not they are supporting this legislation--to copy
ARRL on their correspondence--via e-mail to ccr-bill@arrl.org or via US
Mail to CC&R Bill, ARRL, 225 Main St, Newington, CT 06111.
Correspondents should include the bill number, HR 4720, as well as their
name and address on all correspondence. 
 
> NEW JERSEY ISSUES 9/11 RESOLUTION
 
Through the offices of our Sussex County State Delegation the NJ Senate
and Assembly recently issued a Joint Resolution recognizing the efforts
made by NJ hams during last September's World Trade Center disaster. The
Delegation worked with SM W2UDT in collecting the necessary facts and
submitting the resolution. A formal presentation will be made on
September 23rd in Trenton during the General Assembly's business
session. NJ hams should be proud of their continuing dedication to
public service. This Resolution is well deserved! Read the text at
http://www.hudson.arrl.org/nnj
 
> NEW YORK LEGISLATIVE SESSION ……
 
We are hearing STRONG rumors that the legislature will go back into
session after the election in early December to vote themselves a pay
increase. They will probably do some other business at that time. We
would like to make A 1565 part of that package. Needless to say we are
very disappointed in the failure of Sheldon Silver and the Democratic
leaderships failure to take action on the bill after the Senate passed
their version. We continue to pressure key Democrats on this issue. 
Should you meet your NY Assembly representative between now and Election
Day let them know how you feel about their failure to act on this
bill.
 
> QRP's PLEASE NOTE 
 
Fall QRP Homebrewer Sprint--CW/PSK31--sponsored by New Jersey QRP Club
from 0000Z to 0400Z Sep 23. Frequencies: QRP CW and PSK31 frequencies on
80 - 10 meters, CW and PSK31 are considered separate bands. Exchange:
RST + SPC + Output Power. QSO Points: Commercial Equipment--2 pts,
Homebrew Xmtr or Rcvr--3pts, Homebrew Xmtr and Rcvr--4 pts, Homebrew
PSK31 station--5 pts.Kits ok as homebrew. Power Multiplier: 0>250 mW = x
15, 250 mW>1W = x10, 1-5W = x7, >5W = x1.
Score: QSO Points x SPC (counted once per band) x power multiplier. For
more information--http://www.njqrp.org/data/qrphomebrewersprint.html.
Logs due 30 days from the contest to n2cq@arrl.net (text format) or Ken
Newman, N2CQ, 81 Holly Drive, Woodbury, NJ 08096.
 
> A HOME FOR QSL CARDS
 
Contest QSLs threatening to snow you under? "OfficeMax currently sells
a plastic 6-drawer IRIS "Mega Chest" with drawers that are 5 1/2" high
and 13" wide, just enough for two rows of QSLs. Each drawer holds
almost as many QSLs as a two drawer file-type cabinet which is much more
expensive. To complete this system, I use red or orange 4"x6" file cards
(two cards per divider, to give some strength to the divider) between
each country and sometimes within the same country, if there are a lot
of cards, e.g. DL, UA, F, EA, JA, I, etc. OfficeMax also has somestick
on label tabs that I put on top of the divider cards. It seems to work
fine." If you are looking for pre-printed QSL dividers, check out
W7NN's Ham Stuff at http://www.hamstuff.com/. (Thanks, Dennis, K2SX
and ARRL Contest Rate Sheet)
 
> DXERS GET THOSE CARDS CHECKED BEFORE SEPTEMBER 30th
 
And in case you didn't have enough to do this month, Steve KF2TI passes
along the DXCC reminder that the September 30 deadline to submit items
for the next DXCC Annual List is rapidly approaching.
 
>>>>>APPROVED HAMFESTS: 
 
15 Sep + Long Island Mobile ARC Bethpage, NY
2002 http://www.limarc.org Div: Hudson
Contact: Diane Ortiz, K2DO Sect: New York City Long Island
  PO Box 392 
 Levittown, NY 11756-0392
 Phone: 516-520-9311 or
 631-286-7562
 Email: hamfest@limarc.org
 
 12 Oct 2002 + Bergen ARA Div: Hudson
 http://www.bara.org Section: Northern New Jersey
 Contact: Jim Joyce, K2ZO
 286 Ridgewood Blvd. North
 Washington Township, NJ 07676
 Phone: 201-664-6725 
 Email: hamfest@bara.org
 
20 Oct 2002 + Hall of Science ARC Queens, NY
 http://www.qsl.net/hosarc Div: Hudson
 Contact: Stephen Greenbaum, WB2KDG Section: NLI
 85-10 34th Avenue
 Jackson Heights, NY 11372
 Phone: 718-898-5599 
 Email: wb2kdg@bigfoot.com
 
27 Oct 2002 + Town of Babylon ARES Lindenhurst, NY
 http://www.tobares.org Div: Hudson Contact: Walter
Wenzel, KA2RGI Sect: New York City-Long Island
 373 15th Street
 West Babylon, NY 11704-2606
 Phone: 631-957-0218 
 Email: ka2rgi@arrl.net
 
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ARRL Hudson Division
Director: Frank Fallon, N2FF
n2ff@arrl.org