Hudson Valley Net (HVN) 

146.97 mhz MBARC Repeater each evening, 19:30 Eastern (Local) Time

Serving the Mid-Hudson River Valley

Welcome all those interested in the wonderful world of 'traffic handling'!

Thanks to the Mt. Beacon ARC for hosting our web page!

Last Updated - 23 July 2008

  

Top of the Headline News!

Ed N2JBA's (Net Manager)
July 2008 Column 
(7 July 2008)		 NTS Classes to be given locally -
Date of class is now announced!
(2 June 2008) 
Updated Liaison Listing
(2 June 2008)		 Introduction to NTS Nets By Gary W2CS
(8 May 2008)
February 2008 Breakfast Pix! 
(February 2008)		 Barry Goldwater, K7UGA (SK), Traffic Handler

YouTube Video - very interesting video of him, his shack, and tower - nice pix of DX locations he worked from and his philosophy - approximately 7 mins
Why traffic handling?  In 1914, the founder of the ARRL, Hiram Percy Maxim, needed to find a station one-half way in between his in Hartford, CT and another station he wished to speak to in Springfield, MA because he could not do it with the equipment he had at the time.  Thus, the original purpose of the ARRL (think about what the letters mean - the American Radio Relay League!) was to 'pass traffic' between two amateur radio stations!  Thus, traffic handlers find themselves in the proud position of continuing the fine tradition of message passing (QTC) that the ARRL was originally founded upon many years ago!

Links:

HVN Specific Items NTS General Interest Items
Latest HVN News  N2QZ's (ARRL Eastern NY Section Traffic Manager (STM)'s page)
Monthly HVN Net Statistics   N2QZ's table of other Eastern NY NTS Traffic Nets
Liaisons of HVN Join the Eastern NY NTS Traffic Handlers Web-based Reflector!
Net Control Stations of HVN ARL and HX Reference Information
Net Control Station Reference Information of HVN NTS Handout Provided at the November 2007 MBARC club meeting
HVN History History of the NTS
HVN Questions and Answers View the ARRL's National Traffic System information pages
Training Information for Traffic Handlers
W2CS's Introduction to NTS Nets

Latest News - 7 July 2008

Ed, N2JBA, Net Manager and Former MBARC Director

Dateline: Amenia, NY  7 July 2008

It seems to me that NTS traffic has increased over the past few months, due to a number of facts. The first and most obvious reason is that there has been an increase in the numbers of new hams and  upgrades to at least General class. A large percentage of those stations have joined the NTS ranks. More and more of the local VHF net check-ins are beginning to frequent the HF state and region nets and participate in traffic handling.
 
The Hudson Valley Net is constantly on the lookout for a few good traffic handlers to handle  traffic for their local areas, volunteer for alternate net control , and even be net control. Saturday evening is the only slot that has no regular NCS and I would like to fill it.
 
Still to come this summer: 
  • NTS class on Saturday July 19, 2008   9 AM  3 Neptune Rd Poughkeepsie, NY
  • Harlem Valley Rail Ride, Sunday July 27, 2008  Millerton, NY
  • Goshen (CT) Fair, August 30, 31 and September 1, 2008
New check-ins for June,  quite a list !
Send traffic messages !

 

73 / 88
Ed N2JBA

NTS Classes to Be Given Locally

By Phil, KC2PNI, Vice President, Mt. Beacon ARC

Hello All,

The NTS training class will be Saturday July 19, 2008. The time is 9AM at 3 Neptune Road Poughkeepsie . To learn more, or to sign up email me at kc2pni@arrl.net

73,
Phil-KC2PNI / AAR2BJ

 

Net Control Stations (NCS):

Day Name Callsign
MONDAY Pete       N2YJZ
TUESDAY *     Joe / Andrew K2AVV / N2FTR
WEDNESDAY *  Andrew  / Joe N2FTR / K2AVV
THURSDAY   Phil  KC2PNI
FRIDAY Ed  N2JBA
SATURDAY     Jerry (as available)  KC2INK

 

Contact Ed N2JBA Net Manager if you are interested!

 
SUNDAY    Terry    KC2BUV

Alternates 

 Barbara  N2AWI
Stu   WA2BSS
Nick N2QZ

* - K2AVV and N2FTR swap Tuesdays and Wednesdays during the school year on occasion

Monthly Net Statistics

Activity Statistics of HVN as reported to NTS officials.
We have the current year 2008 and last year 2007 for your viewing pleasure!

Month QNI (Checkins) QTC (Listed) QSP (Passed) QND
(Minutes)

Sessions

2008
January 573 72  69 640 31
February 470 93 87 587 29
March
499
97
92
672
31
April  531  106  97  713 30
May 500 63 63 680 31
June 515 106 94 714 30
July          
August          
September          
October          
November          
December          

2007
Month QNI QTC/QSP QND Sessions
January 569 72 / 66 663 31
February
494
85 / 82
833
 29*
March
575
73 / 65
728
31
April
502
61 / 57
544
30
May
521
67 / 54
679
31
June
510
101/98 767 30
July 555 75/67 666 31
August 552 63/62 672 31
September 493 88/84 638 30
October
560
77 / 75
787
32 **
November 502 73 / 70 646 30
December
469
78 / 70
641
31
Jan - Dec Totals:: 6302 913 / 850 8264 367
Average: 17 checkins per session 2.5 / 2.3 listed/passed per session 22.5 mins per session EXACTLY 1 session per day + 2 'specials' in 2007

2007 Notes:

* - includes extra session "OP Deep Freeze" Feb 10

** - Please  note that there was an extra session for the Dutchess County SET exercise on Saturday October 20, 2007

Liaisons (most recent updates in RED)

The following are stations that are officially designated 'liaisons' between HVN and the listed NET or geographic areas or ARES/RACES nets or groups, as appropriate.

Net Name Liaison and Callsign
Amateur Radio Telegraph Society (ARTS) Julian WA2WMJ
Big Apple  Adam, KT2H 
Capitol District Traffic Net (CDTN)  William, NY2U
CHN

Julian WA2WMJ
Dutchess County ARES/RACES Adam KC2DAA; Phil, KC2PNI
Empire State Slow Speed (ESS) Julian, WA2WMJ; Nick N2QZ
National Traffic System Digital (NTS-D) Nick, N2QZ
NY PHONE Julian, WA2WMJ; Nick N2QZ
NY Public Operations Net (NYPON) Pete, N2YJZ; Nick N2QZ; Ed N2JBA
NY State (NYS) Julian, WA2WMJ; Nick N2QZ
NY State Phone, Traffic, and Emergency Net (NYSPTEN) Stu, WA2BSS
Orange Country ARES/RACES (OCAR) Barbara, N2AWI; Andrew, KC2BSD; Mark, WM2C
Orange/Rockland (Open)
Putnam County ARES/RACES Nick, N2QZ
Rockland  Bill, KC2GNL
Southern Catskill Amateur Radio Society (SCARS) Bob, N2ZRL; Charles, WB2JDT;  Vince, N2VC
Southern District Net (SDN) Mark WM2C (alternate)
Ulster County Bill KB2RGA
Westchester County ORS Justin KC2ODN

Join the Eastern NY NTS Traffic Handlers Web Reflector!

Our ENY Section Traffic Manager Nick N2QZ has created a local NTS reflector - anyone wishing to subscribe can simply do so by pointing your browser to http://groups.yahoo.com/group/NTS-ENY/ then click on the "Join This Group!" button and follow the instructions! 

Net Control Station Reference Information

Preamble:

Calling the Hudson Valley Net, calling the Hudson Valley Net, This is (station call) calling this session of the Hudson Valley Net.


The Hudson Valley Net is a local net of the ARRL National Traffic System and meets each evening at 19:30 hours local time to pass formal written traffic into, out of and throughout the Mid-Hudson Valley area. 

This is a directed net and all communication will be directed through Net Control for the duration of the net. 

All stations are invited to participate; when checking into the net, call this station (your call), drop your carrier to check for doubling, then after the courtesy tone , please indicate your callsign and your callsign only; give specific information when instructed.                

******************************************************************************************************************************************************
Is there a station wishing to act as Alternate Net Control, this evening?; If so please call (your call).
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The first callup is for stations with emergency or priority traffic.
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The next callup is for stations with formal written traffic. Traffic only; traffic stations for the Hudson Valley Net , Please call (your call).

(**Do traffic callup twice, if there is traffic, listed, do a callup to see whether there are takers for the traffic**)


The next callup is for liaison stations, further traffic stations and stations with net announcements.

(Please note that announcements will be accepted only after all other traffic has been passed; On Mondays, only those announcements which are official bulletins or of importance to the net at that time, will be accepted, due to the weekly meeting of the Mt. Beacon on-air meeting which follows HVN, starting at 20:00 local time.)

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The third callup is a general callup for all stations with or without traffic or any other business for the net. (Repeat call-ups as needed).

Post amble:

This has been a regular session of the Hudson Valley Net which meets every evening at 19:30 hours on the KC2DAA, 146.970 Repeater and the 147.045 and 146.895 linked repeaters when needed. 

I would like to thank (ANCS callsign) for acting as alternate net control. 

I would also like to thank those stations who handled traffic, those who checked in and those who stood by while the net was in session.

I would especially like to thank the Mt. Beacon Amateur Radio Club for the use of all their repeaters. 

This is (your callsign) closing the Hudson Valley Net at (local time) and returning the repeater to regular amateur use. (your call) out.

Contact Us!

If you have any questions (or constructive comments or suggestions!)  please contact our Net Manager Ed on the air or at N2JBA@arrl.net or the Web Page owner Andrew N2FTR@arrl.net.

(BT)