Peekskill Cortlandt Amateur Radio Association

04/07/2022

04/02/2022

Domestic Broadcasting Survey - now available and FREE !

Thanks to Anker Petersen for alerting us to the new 24th edition of his 'Domestic Broadcasting Survey' (April 2022) now available to download from the Danish Shortwave Club International website.

The 14 page DBS-24 pdf lists all domestic shortwave broadcast radio stations active in the past 12 months:

In Part 1 active stations in the range 2300-5700 kHz are listed (in fact this is the 50th edition of the 'Tropical Band Survey'! The first edition of the 'Tropical Band Survey was published in June 1973 and had 44 pages of stations listed just in the 120, 75 and 60mbs!)

In Part 2 active stations broadcasting to a domestic audience on shortwave frequencies above 5700 kHz are listed.

In Part 3 stations no longer heard and so deleted from Part 1 and Part 2 above since 2017 are listed.

(N.B. listing excludes pirate stations)

DBS 24 can be downloaded free of charge from the DSWCI website: http://www.dswci.org/

03/31/2022

Do you have old equipment that did not sell at the Bring & Buy Auction? There's the PCARA club table at Orange County ARC Hamfest on Sunday, May 1st. But if it's really junk...

According to Westchester County's web site, the first Household Recycling Day of 2022 will take place at FDR State Park on Saturday April 23rd, from 9:00 a.m. to 3:00 p.m.

See:
https://www.westchestergov.com/home/all-press-releases/9461-westchester-county-to-host-first-household-recycling-day-event-of-2022-in-yorktown

Various items of household waste are accepted at these events including...

- "E-waste - items related to communications, including TVs, computers, monitors and related accessories, printers, fax machines, cell phones, radios, stereos, and speakers." (Don't forget to wipe personal data).
- "Fluorescent light bulbs and CFLs"
- "Batteries - only auto, rechargeable and button cell types"
- "Mercury thermometers and thermostats"

- Malcolm, NM9J

03/31/2022

IT'S SPAGHETTI SEASON ! !

1 April begins the yearly spaghetti harvest in Italy.

Each year the enormous crop begins to be picked and processed for consumption all over the world!
How delightful to enjoy the crop all year long!

We must thank the farmers, the harvesters and the entire industry for never letting us down with this delightful and ever-so-tasty product!

Enjoy this classic documentary about the crop and all the joy it brings produced by the BBC in London:

https://youtu.be/tVo_wkxH9dU

03/29/2022

Visit Bear Mountain this weekend....
and enjoy amateur radio!

Radio Scouting and W2TMR Present

Special Event Station K2T
and POTA (Parks on the Air) Park K-2010

at Bear Mountain State Park
with members of the Fair Lawn ARC.

The Radio Station hosted by the Ten Mile River Scout Museum Amateur Radio Club, W2TMR and will be operating live from the grounds of the Bear Mountain Inn at Bear Mountain State Park in Rockland County New York on Saturday, April 2nd, 2022.

Staffed by members of the Fair Lawn Amateur Radio Club (FLARC) and W2TMR all day on as many bands / modes as possible.

Watch the cluster / spots for particular frequencies and modes.

Full details at: https://www.qrz.com/db/K2T

03/29/2022

SAVE THE DATE ! Saturday, April 23, 2022 !

The QSY Society will be sending Morse Code from Mr. Morse's porch at Locust Grove - the Morse family estate - 2683 South Road - Poughkeepsie NY 12601 on Saturday, April 23, 2022.

(Exact times to be announced - We usually operate from 10 am until the middle of the afternoon)

This is a unique opportunity to actually send Morse code via amateur radio direct from the Morse estate to the world (or watch the members of the QSY Society operate their keys!)

This has been a very popular event in the past - and now - once again! It is open to the public and we encourage everyone to visit and witness this great moment! Bring your family and friends and join in the joy of sending code from his historic home.

Locust Grove is also known for its remarkable gardens and dramatic Hudson Valley panoramic views. The museum is filled with history - many Morse artifacts and a gallery of Mr. Morse's fine oil paintings and portraits.

For full details on the estate, please visit: https://www.lgny.org.

03/28/2022

REALLY ??

Unfortunately...This is NOT an April Fool's joke!

Click the article below the revised bunny...

03/20/2022

Slow Scan Television via Ham Radio

Load Yoniq SSTV software on your laptop.
Connect your HF transceiver's audio.
Tune to 14.230 MHz USB.
Watch the DX come in!

Details: February 2022 edition of PCARA Update
- pages 3 through 7 at: http://nm9j.com/pcara/docs/pcud0222.pdf.

Pictured: An SSTV screen capture from Antonio KO4DCR in Kissimmee, Florida via 20 meter LSB.

03/17/2022

AVOIDING RUSSIAN AIRSPACE

This real-time snapshot of air traffic around the world taken at about 3:30 pm on March 17, 2022 from FlightAware.com.

Note the lack of flights now occupying Russian airspace. Very different from usual flight paths.