Thousand Islands Hamfest - Sat. 5/18/24

 

more info at: https://www.tirepeaterclub.com/

Speculator "Junk in the Trunk" Hamfest - Sat. Aug. 12th

 

link:  http:/www.adkhamfest.org 

Northern NY Bird Tracker help

Any readers in the North Country that can help?

"I saw this on Facebook and is in our area.
Only a few days left according to the post."
from Jim,N2NXZ

Adirondack Blackfly Challenge 2018 - looking for radio volunteers

The Black Fly Challenge is a 40-mile destination (one-way) gravel grinder bicycle race that attracts both serious racers and recreational riders on cyclocross and mountain bikes. It also attracts some serious adventurists, riding unicyles and 3-seat bikes. Over half the BFC race course includes gravel roads through the wild & scenic Moose River Recreation Area between Inlet and Indian Lake with some pavement and/or singletrack at either end. It is a difficult area for communications, as much of the route has no Cellphone coverage, no public safety and no services.

So we are looking for experienced Amateur radio operators willing to participate on Saturday, June 9th. The race starts from Inlet NY this year. We have many locations with as much or as little challenge as you desire. We use a mixture of VHF Simplex and Repeaters (on Blue, Gore and McCauley Mountains) mostly requiring high power and careful selection of antenna and installation.

Thousand Islands Hamfest - 5/19/18

more info at:
https://www.facebook.com/ThousandIslandsRepeaterClub/

DOD Contingency Communications Exercise; COMEX 17-3

The third quarterly national DOD contingency communications exercise COMEX 17-3 will take place July 23-27, 2017. One component of these exercises is using Amateur Radio to collect information about critical infrastructure and facilities  (power, transportation, communication, sanitation, medical, etc) in every county in the US. MARS stations will be active on the ham bands (using their Amateur call signs except on 60 Meters where they will use their MARS call signs) soliciting information. 

Please make an effort to contact one or more MARS operators dring this COMEX.  Contacts are not limited to ARES/RACES members. MARS operators are looking for contact with any ham radio operator. However this would be an execllent opportunity to set up a local ARES net as would be active in a large scale emergency or disaster situation.

Please note that while you you can make up any scenario and report simulated conditions for your local exercise, MARS operators will be collecting actual condition reports.  So unless there is actually a power outage, flooded roads, etc. you would report that all is well for the purposes of the national COMEX.

I intend to be available on the New York State Phone Traffic Emergency Net at 6 PM on 3925 at least a couple of times during the exercise period, and possibly other times and frequencies. If you would like to set up a specific time/frequency please contact me by email reply. Please check the nnyara.net web site and/or the Facebook page  (http://facebook.com/NNYARAhams)  and group (https://www.facebook.com/groups/NNYARA/ ) for updated schedule info. There are other MARS stations in and around NNY who will be on HF or local repeaters.

Pete Newell KC2WI

ARES Section Emergency Coordinator, Northern New York http://nnyara.net

Coordinator, Lewis County Emergency Coordinators Group http://lcecg.org

ARES EC / RACES RO, Lewis County

MARS - Military Auxiliary Radio System LMSC NNY - AFA2CQ

Thousand Islands Repeater Club Hamfest - May 20th, 2017

Thousand Islands Repeater Club - Swapfest/Hamfest

The Thousand Islands Repeater Club is going to hold a Swapfest/Hamfest on Saturday, May 21st, 2016
Location:  Depauville Fire Department Banquet Hall, 15191 School Street, Depauville, NY 13632
Time:  8:00am – 1:00pm 
(Set-up starts at 7:00) 


Admission:  $2, under 12 freeTables available for $10, Tailgate: $5
W5YI VE Testing @ 10am ($14)
Door Prizes and Raffles

More information at: www.tirepeaterclub.com

(It is the same weekend as Dayton, but we figured many from up this way don't get down there).

For any questions, people can check the website, or email us at [email protected].

Black Fly Challenge in the Adirondacks - looking for volunteers

The Black Fly Challenge is a 40-mile destination (one-way) gravel grinder bicycle race that attracts both serious racers and recreational riders on cyclocross and mountain bikes. It also attracts some serious adventurists, riding unicyles and 3-seat bikes. Over half the BFC race course includes gravel roads through the wild & scenic Moose River Recreation Area between Inlet and Indian Lake with some pavement and/or singletrack at either end. It is a difficult area for communications, as much of the route has no Cellphone coverage, no public safety and no services.

So we are looking for Amateur radio operators willing to participate on Saturday, June 11th. The race starts from Inlet NY this year. We have lots of locations with as much or as little challenge as you desire. We will primarily be operating high power mobiles to repeaters on Blue, Gore and McCauley Mountains, though some HF NVIS and simplex 2M communications may be utilized.

Adirondack & North Country Amateur Radio

Blue Mtn. Repeater January 2015

With the peak summer season upon us, more of us are getting out into the outdoors. For those of you who head to the north country, we thought we would share some of the great Ham Radio information for that area. With spotty cell phone service, the Amateur repeaters can also be a great asset in an emergency. Many of the repeaters are located on very high profile mountains with excellent coverage. There are over (40) listed repeaters in the North Country, so check them out. Thanks to all the North Country repeater owners/trustees and their support teams for putting together some great coverage repeaters.

See all the ADK/North Country repeater and club information here: http://nnyara.net/ 

Blue Mountain Repeater update

Blue Mountain Fire Tower and antennas (1/13/15)

Nick Deyulio from the Bear Bait Radio Club sent us an update this week on the 146.865 repeater on top of Blue Mountain in Hamilton County (central ADK's). The repeater had some issues recently and has now been replaced with a temporary replacement while the original repeater is being repaired. Thanks to Chris; KD2BAD for braving the elements to go up top on January 13th to replace the repeater (check out the picture to the left). This repeater provides good coverage to the central Adirondacks where cell coverage is very limited. Thanks to the Bear Bait Club (and helpers) for this important north country repeater!

Nick also mentioned that there is now APRS capability from on top of Blue Mountain. See the clubs web page for more information at: http://www.bearbaitradioclub.com/index.html


Read more about this repeater in an older UpstateHam story here: http://www.upstateham.com/2013/05/new-2-meter-repeater-for-adirondacks_20.html

The Bear Bait Radio Club is also having a Amateur Radio Technician Class and VE test session on February 21st and 22nd, 2015 at the Clay Welcome Center on RT. 31, Clay NY. It's from 8-5 each day. Lunch will be provided. Contact Scott; WA2DTN for more info at: [email protected]

The club also provides Amateur Radio licensing classes several times a year. See their calendar for more dates and times at:http://www.bearbaitradioclub.com/main_003.htm#

"THE EMPIRE STATE NETWORK" LINKED REPEATERS: (updated)

This is a great system and fun to use. Coverage from Albany to Buffalo, south to Cortland and north to Lake Ontario and the Adirondacks.Thanks to all the repeater owners and trustees for all their hard work that makes this system possible.

The "Empire State Network" statewide linked repeater system (System 1)
(UPDATED 10/29/14)  See the Front Pages section for the latest list

147.36+ PL 91.5  Albany/Lake Nancy N2FEP(K2LM)  (added PL tone 5/12/14)
444.400+ PL 103.5 Fonda/Ilion KB2AUJ/R
442.100+ PL 103.5 Frankfort KA2FWN/R
442.575+ PL 103.5 Utica KA2FWN/R (temporarily disconnected from this system? on north/south system?)
449.925- PL 151.4 Remsen KB2AUJ/R
442.850+ PL 71.9 Cortland KB2FAF/R(new May 2013)
443.100+ PL 103.5 Syracuse WA2AUL/R (is back on-the-air! April 28th, 2013)
442.400+ PL 103.5 Syracuse KD2SL/R (Wow! new higher antenna location as of 9/25/14)
449.425- PL 103.5 Watertown KA2FWN/R(temporarily off the air )
442.350+ PL 103.5 Oswego K2QQY/R
444.150+ PL 71.9 Auburn W2QYT/R
443.600+ PL 110.9 Bristol N2XFX/R
444.050+ PL 88.5 Attica N2XFX/R
442.100+ PL 88.5 Colden W2IVB

***Link to the REPEATER SYSTEM MAP: http://goo.gl/maps/JK7xt

These are the active repeaters on the statewide system west from Albany to Buffalo and north to Oswego and Watertown. Program them into (14) successive memory locations in your radio and spin the "knob" as you drive across the state!

Thanks to the owners/trustees; Clint-N2FMM, Nick-N2XFX, Bob-KA2FWN, Kevin-KD2SL, Jack-W2QYT, Chris - KB2FAF, Bob-N2FEP, Mike-KB2AUJ, Darrell K1DCC and Jim-K2LM for helping me update the latest status on their great linked system.

Try it out........It's working great!

Upstate NY Repeater - NEW UPDATES 11/27

1. Some recent changes in a brief note from KD2SL: "The 53.67 repeater has a new vertical dipole antenna at 725 ft. on the tower, which has improved the RX quality significantly to the W, N and E.  To the S, range has actually been lost due to tower blockage.  Can’t have everything, I guess. The repeater is still transmitting on the old antenna on the top (see KD2SL.com for more info). Please Let KD2SL; Kevin, know your reception reports at [email protected].

The 224.12 repeater (-) and 103.5 PL, gets regular use, with decent RX range.  It is actually coupled into the 6m dipole for RX (TX is near ground level).  The 6m dipole works so well for 220 RX that I also want to experiment with it for 2m.  Even though it has less gain than the DB-224, the tremendous height overcomes that to a large degree.  It’s worth checking out; this stuff is fun to experiment with.  If it matches or exceeds distant RX performance of the ground-level DB-224, it may be worth doing the split antenna thing for the 2m repeater."

2. When you are in the North Country, don’t forget the repeater on Blue Mountain in Hamilton County,   146.865 (–), PL = 162.2  call sign = KC2ZZO.
The Bear Bait Radio Club has worked very hard to put this important amateur radio asset in place. It has great coverage in the Adirondacks. Several people have asked me how they can support this nice machine. You can do so by sending donations to the club at: Bear Bait Radio Club, P.O. Box 172, Clay ,N.Y.  13041. Please enclose a note indicating "donation for the repeater fund".

3. A new 220 MHz repeater has been installed in Newark by Tom; N2TKR. The frequency is 224.90 (-), with no PL tone. It is located at the same site as the 146.745 Drumlins repeater.  It is on the air, but Tom is still fine tuning the receiver pre-amp and expects full operation within the next few weeks. I am receiving it full scale here, 10 miles south of Auburn. I will post another update in mid-December.

4. A new Syracuse 2M repeater is in the works! Here is a brief note from Kevin - KD2SL, discussing a new project!
“Thanks to the donations of several interested Syracuse-area hams, a new 2M repeater will soon be on the air in Syracuse.  Why a new repeater?  With the recent removal of 147.21 by LARC(as of 11/30 the 147.21 is back on the air with K9CHP as trustee), these hams felt there was a void, and interest was expressed in a new 2m repeater that would have:  1) Best possible range and coverage; 2) No ties to clubs or other organizations.  Clubs and other organizations perform important functions, but at times they can also encumber a repeater with partisan and political restrictions and maneuvering that don’t always promote the advancement and enjoyment of amateur radio."

“A frequency was found, funds were raised privately, and equipment has been ordered.  Look for this new repeater to be on the air sometime in late December or January.  All well-behaved hams will be welcome, regardless of club affiliation, regardless of whether they helped pay for it.”

Note  - Thanks to all the supporters of this project! I am glad to see another large coverage repeater going on the air. The technical details will be posted here soon. As a person who covers a lot of ground each week around CNY, I really appreciate the efforts on these wide coverage repeaters and linked systems.  73- Tony - KC2VER


Please support your favorite repeater and the folks who install and maintain them. A lot of time and expense goes into having this capability that is open to all licensed Hams.

Bear Bait Radio Club

Here is the latest on the Bear Bait Radio Club sponsored repeaters:

(Thanks to WA2DAD, Tom for the update)

Long Lake             146.640-  Pl 162.2

Long Lake             443.850+  Pl 162.2

Blue Mnt.(Lake)    146.865-  Pl 162.2

Clay                       146.640 -  Pl 131.8  - Will be on Dec 1st

Clay                       444.250+  Pl 131.8

Morrisville             443.XXX                - Will be on over winter

All these repeaters are supported and sponsored by BBRC. The repeater equipment is privately owned.

Contact them at:  Bear Bait Radio Club, P.O. Box 172, Clay ,N.Y.  13041

learn more at:
http://cazsys.com/hamradio/BBRC%20Identy%20Flyer-1.pdf

NYS UHF Linked Repeater System 2 - NORTH / SOUTH

When your headed into the North Country, also try the North/South UHF System 2 that KA2FWN and company are putting together. This has very nice coverage along the Route 12 and 28 corridors, as well as many other areas in the north country. We will post updates here as the system development progresses. 

NYS UHF Linked Repeaters: System 2 - NORTH / SOUTH:

443.850 + 103.5 Kirkland, NY - KA2FWN/R on air,linked

443.175 + 103.5 Old Forge, NY - KA2FWN/R on air,linked

449.675 - 103.5 Long Lake, NY - KA2FWN/R on air,linked (please note the correction to freq)

449.325 - 103.5 Crystal Dale, NY/Lowville, NY - KA2FWN/R > will be on the air soon -few weeks,linked

449.675 - 103.5 Waterville, NY - KA2FWN/R > will be on the air soon - next week ,linked

Map of the repeater system: https://mapsengine.google.com/map/edit?mid=zLO1-Lwj1EOk.k82O7BAsl43M

Thanks to KA2FWN - Bob for the latest info on these growing systems!

GET UPDATES: http://www.upstateham.com/p/nys-uhf-linked-repeater-system-2-north.html

New 2 meter Repeater for the Adirondacks!

UPDATE:  7/27/13 The Blue Mt. repeater is back on the air as of noon today. I talked with both W2CJS and WA2DAD this afternoon on the repeater. The repeater sounded great. Thanks to Clark, Tom and the team that hiked up to repair the repeater and antenna that were recently damaged by a lightning strike.
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Original Post date: 5/20/13

On Saturday, May 18th, the Bear Bait Radio Club and other NNY amateur operators installed a 2 meter repeater on the top of Blue Mountain, near Blue Mountain Lake. This will be a Hamilton County RACES repeater available for general public use as well. The frequency is 146.865 (-) with a PL of 162.2. Area coverage plots for this repeater are quite impressive, showing potential coverage from the St. Lawrence to near Utica, and Watertown to Vermont. The only noticeable dead spot is the Champlain Valley.

I had the new repeater full scale and full quieting all around the Old Forge and Inlet areas when I was mobile on Sunday morning. While talking with a few folks on it, the repeater sounded top notch. I also heard folks later checking in from places as far away as Verona, St. Regis Falls and Saranac Lake. I am sure this is only the beginning of some very nice distant communication around the central Adirondacks. Great Job by the whole crew who put this together! (If I can find out more of the story and those involved, I will post it here)

Several people have asked me how they can support this nice machine. You can do so by sending donations to the club at: Bear Bait Radio Club, P.O. Box 172, Clay ,N.Y.  13041. Please enclose a note indicating "donation for the repeater fund".

On another North Country note, if you haven’t already tried them; there is both a 2M and 70CM repeater on McCauley Mountain just outside of Old Forge. The repeaters are the 147.315 + PL 71.9(KA2FWN) and the 443.175 + PL 103.5(KA2FWN). The 443.175 is also linked to the 443.850 +PL 103.5 in Kirkland. Both Old Forge repeaters have very good coverage. Give them a try!

Find more Adirondack Ham and repeater information at: http://nnyara.net/

                                                        Fire Tower on Blue Mt. (7/2010)

Northern New York State NET's and frequencies

Northern New York Nets: 
(these notes from KC2WI and the NNYARA website) http://nnyara.net/

"I would like to add a full NNY Net Directory to the NNYARA web site. Please email information about your net(s) to? KC2WI (http://www.kc2wi.net/)".

The North Country Group meets Sunday mornings at 8:30 AM on 3958.

NNYARA is also encouraging everyone to tune in to 3958 and give a call afternoons between about 5:30 and 6:30. You may also hear NNY Stations on the Carrier Net 3935 weekday
 and Saturday mornings at 9 AM (eastern) or the pre-net at 8:30.

The Top Band SSB Net meets 8:30 PM Wednesdays on 1941.

The Northern New York Hospital Emergency Net is held quarterly 6:15 PM the first Tuesday of January,April, July, October on the Whiteface repeater.

Northern New York Repeaters:
Attention NNYARA Clubs: Please email information about your repeater(s) to? KC2WI (http://www.kc2wi.net/).

Location                Frequency             PL                  Notes

Blue Mountain  146.865 – PL 162.2  Hamilton Cty.(new 5/13) RACES/Bear Bait Radio Club KC2ZZO

Boonville (Jackson Hill)  146.655  -  ?  Boonville ARC
Copenhagen  147.255  +  151.4  CANAMARA
Corinth  147.000  -  ?  ?
Fine  147.135  +  ?  Oswegatchie Valley ARC. Solar Powered
Johnstown  146.700  -  ?  Tryon ARC / Fulton Co. RACES K2JJI echolink node 510372
Lake Placid  147.300  +  100  ?
Long Lake  146.640  -  162.2  Bear Bait Radio Club KC2ZZO
Long Lake  443.850  +  162.2  Bear Bait Radio Club KC2ZZO
Lowville  146.955  -  ?  Black River Valley ARC W2RHM echolink node AB2XN
Lyon Mountain  147.285  +  123  Champlain Valley ARC
Malone  147.090  +  ?  ?
Malone  147.255  +  ?  WB2YRB
North Creek (Gore)  147.135  +  123  ?
Old Forge (McCauley Mt.)  147.315  +  71.9  KA2FWN  (Linked to 147.240 [+] 71.9, Kirkland)

Old Forge (McCauley Mt.)  443.175  +  103.5  KA2FWN (Linked to 443.850 [+] 103.5, Kirkland)

Plattsburg  147.150  +  123  Champlain Valley ARC
Potsdam  147.390  -  151.4  ?
Remsen (Starr Hill)  145.330  -  71.9  KB2AUJ Linked to Auburn, Cortland
Remsen (Starr Hill)  449.925  -  71.9  KB2AUJ? NYS 440 Link System (http://www.w2rjo.com/440linked.html)
Saranac Lake  147.030  +  100  ?
Speculator (Oak Mt.)  147.165  +  ?  Speculator ARC
Tupper Lake  147.330  +  100  ?
Watertown  146.700  -  ?  Jefferson County RAC
Watertown (Dexter)  146.760  -  151.4  AC2GE echolink Thousand Islands Repeater Club
Whiteface  145.110  -  123  Emergency Only - Clinton County RACES
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