September 8, 2024
This year the SET will take place on Saturday October 5th
Last year we did a deployment exercise, and a lot of valuable lessons were learned. This year we would like to build on that and do another deployment exercise. Here is a summary of what we will do.
County Groups depl...
Empire Challenge is an annual Civil Support Operations interoperability exercise inclusive of New York Guard State Defense Force, New York Naval Militia, Army and Air Force Military Auxiliary Radio System, New York State Division of Homeland Security and Emergency Services, Department of Homeland ...
Q: What do you do when the repeaters don't work and you need beyond line-of-sight radio communications?
A: You use HF with a NVIS (Near Vertical Incidence Skywave) antenna on the lower frequency bands (80/75. 60, and 40).
The good news is that NVIS antennas are very simple and inexpensive to bui...
On April 8, a total solar eclipse will traverse the northern counties of NNY Section.
While the eclipse itself is not a problem, up to 100,000 people are expected to come to the area. It is expected that local resources will be overwhelmed.
Communications will likely become a problem, as cellu...
Winter Field Day is an emergency communications exercise that takes place yearly on the last weekend in January. The concept is similar to the ARRL Field Day held at the end of June.
If you are really ambitious and hardy, you can set up and operate outdoors. In the north country, this will pro...