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Wednesday May 25, 2022 6:30 PM
SKYWARN Guest Speaker John Hale, KD2LPM
Our May general meeting will feature a presentation by John Hale, KD2LPM, on SKYWARN. SKYWARN is a national network of volunteer severe weather spotters. The spotters are trained by local National Weather Service Forecast Offices on how to spot severe thunderstorms, tornadoes, hail, and flooding. In this presentation, John will talk about how amateur radio operators can support the NWS during weather emergencies. In accordance with the continuing Social Distancing guidelines that we have to observe to keep the Covid-19 threat in retreat, our monthly membership meetings will be held on line using ZOOM until further notice.
Saturday April 23, 2022
W2RC/IMD On the Air 9:00 AM to 4:00 PM Eastern Daylight Time
For a beautiful 2-panel QSL card (see photos above), Send a SASE to: Radio Central ARC PO Box 396 Centereach, NY 11720
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![]() Check Out Five New Presentations Added to Our Presentations Library:
1.) FT8: The Newest, Most Popular Mode on MF/HF/VHF by Bob, WB2NFL   View with Adobe Acrobat... 2.) Six Meter Propagation Modes by Ken, WB2AMU   View with Adobe Acrobat... 3.) RFI in the Ham Shack - Tips and Traps by Rick, KC2FD   View with Adobe Acrobat... 4.) LC Bandpass Filters for 20M, 30M, 40M by Stephen E. Sussman-Fort, Ph.D, AB2EW   View with Adobe Acrobat... 5.) Software Defined Radios: One Ham's Perspective by Jon Longtin, KB8LFP   View with Adobe Acrobat...
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In light of increasingly strict "Distracted Driving" laws, our ARRL Hudson Division Director contacted the New York State Department of Motor Vehicles to get their position on operation of mobile Amateur Radio equipment with respect to Distracted Driving laws. The DMV responded with a letter of opinion that appears to be very favorable to Amateur Radio. Basically is says that talking via ham radio does not constitute a violation of the Distracted Driving laws. It should be noted that though the DMV's letter (which can be downloaded from the Hudson Division web page here, of or from the RCARC web page here) is pro-Amateur Radio, it's an opinion from the DMV, not a binding agreement, so it's still possible to get pulled over, cited, and required to appear in court. More importantly, you should always give the road and traffic absolute priority over operating your radio while driving. In Mike Lisenco's own words: "Feel free to print out this opinion, but understand that it is not a license to be stupid! Let’s hope that you never need to use it."