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The "Hudson Valley Net" (HVN)
Latest News
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Why traffic handling? In 1914, the founder of
the ARRL, Hiram Percy Maxim, call sign 1WH, 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. During
this time, Maxim realized that a formally organized relay system
would be of tremendous use to amateurs. He and a friend
Clarence D. Tuska, callsign 1WD, founded the ARRL on April 6,
1914. (This info courtesy of the Wikipedia article on the history of the
ARRL).
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The HVN team:
Links of both HVN and NTS interest:
Latest Message from our Net Manager, Ed N2JBA
Dateline:12 July 2024
To all HVN members:
It has been decided that the Monthly Book traffic program, developed by Mikey Carman, KD2NMG, will continue the last Tuesday of Each month, beginning on Tuesday, July 30, 2024.
This will be a training program for traffic handlers, especially for the many newly licensed hams, To familiarize themselves with the various procedures and protocols involved .
This will be on the last Tuesday of each month. Ron
Luzniak, W2AH is Net Control Station on Tuesdays and Lynn Rightmeyer,
Liaison to the Digital Traffic Network who will coordinate. I wish
everyone a pleasant summer and please hydrate often…
73, Ed, N2JBA
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Net Control Stations
(NCSs):| Day | Call |
| MONDAY |
W2BOS Andrew (Asst. Net Manager) |
| TUESDAY | W2AH Ron (2022) |
| WEDNESDAY | W2OOD Carl (2020) |
| THURSDAY | KC2WRC Walt (long time!) |
| FRIDAY | KB2TAT Steve (2023) |
| SATURDAY | N2JBA Ed (Net Manager)(long time!) |
| SUNDAY | KD2NMG Mike (2018) |
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Backup NCS(s) |
W2COD
Mark (2022) W2CRM Craig (2018) N2CXT Red (long time!) N2TSO Tony (2022) KD2HMH Cyril (long time!) KV2J Lynn (2020) KD2VQP Vernon (2024) |
(Last Updated - 25 April 2024)
HVN Olde Timers List
By Andrew, W2BOS, HVN Assistant Net Manager
As of October 2020, the following 26 folks have
been active members for at least the past 5 years of HVN and
have been with us on the air at least somewhat frequently during
this time. This is therefore the official ‘olde-timers’
(some would say old-farts, but not me) list of the net! If
you’re on it, thanks for the support all these years.
Original Inductees: W1ALI Alice, W2BOS Andrew, WA2BSS Stu, WM2C
Mark, KC2CPO Orestes, N2DXL Paul, N2FZC Tom, WE2G(sk) Tom,
WB2HRK AJ, N2JBA Ed, KC2LIX Bill, KC2LOR Hal, AC2LP Sean,
N2MQW Paul, W2NTV Scott, KC2OBW Scott, N2OQA Neville, N2OXV
John, N2QZ Nick, KB2RGA Bill, K2ROB Rob, K2UNI Keith, N2VRO
Radd, WA2WMJ(sk) Julian, KC2WRC Walt, and WN2Y Frank.
Adding on to the original list:
Class of 2024 (first check-ins on or before 2019):
AC2TM John, AE2AN Adam, K2DXS Frank, K2JDG Jeff, KA2R Marty,
KC2UXA Bob, KD2GSQ Anthony, KD2HAP Charles, KD2HMH Cyril, KD2JJY
Steve, KD2NMG Mikey, KD2NMK Paul, KD2OLQ Greg, KE2Z Raymond,
KV2J Lynn, KZ2U Ed, N2CXT Redd, N2EMK Ed, N2FJ Charlie, W2CRM
Craig, W2OOD Carl, W2REV Rich, WA2PRN Dave, and WE2FAT Jim.
(7/30/2024)
Monthly Net Statistics
Current 2024 and last year's 2023 statistics of
HVN as reported to NTS officials.
Previous years
(2007-2021) data are available.
2024
| Month | QNI (Checkins) |
QTC (Listed) |
QSP (Passed) |
QND (Minutes) |
Sessions | Public Service Honor Role Members as Listed in the QST Month Indicated |
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| January |
786 | 46 | 44 | 484 | 31 | N2JBA, N2TSO, W2AH,
W2OOD, WM2C |
| February | 786 | 45 | 43 | 484 | 29 | N2JBA, N2TSO, W2AH, W2OOD, WM2C |
| March | 574 | 39 | 39 | 454 | 31 | N2JBA, N2TSO, W2OOD, WM2C |
| April | 525 | 54 | 53 | 514 | 30 | KV2J, N2JBA, N2TSO, W2AH, W2OOD, WM2C |
| May | 642 | 51 | 49 | 849 | 31 | KV2J,
N2JBA, N2TSO, W2AH, W2OOD, WA2BSS, WM2C |
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KV2J, N2JBA, N2TSO, W2AH, W2OOD, WM2C, WO2H |
| July | 532 | 61 | 58 | 489 | 31 | KV2J, N2JBA, N2TSO, W2AH, W2OOD, WM2C |
| August | 640 | 85 | 84 | 630 | 31 | KV2J, N2JBA, N2TSO, W2AH, W2OOD, WM2C |
| September | 613 | 79 | 74 | 574 | 30 | KV2J, N2JBA, W2AH, W2OOD, WM2C |
| October | KD2NMG, KV2J, N2JBA, W2AH,
W2OOD, WA2BSS, WM2C |
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| Totals: | 5644 | 499 | 483 | 4879 | 274 | |
2023
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** June 2023 had 31 sessions that included a special HVN Net on Field Day Sunday on 25 June at 1300 local. The statistics include these totals, many of which were from Field Day that we participated in as a net supporting that activity. - traffic count for October includes annual Simulated Emergency Test (SET) drill that HVN ran
Liaisons:Wanted!The Hudson Valley Net is always looking for a
few good traffic handlers to act as liaison stations to HF nets
(NYPON) or HF CW nets Also needed are people to liaise with the
Southern District Net and the Capital District Net., local VHF
nets. The following are the list of NETs which we have liaison assignments for. The ENY section-wide list of nets may be obtained on the ENY Section Manager webpage. Anyone wishing to take any of the open slots, contact our net manager Ed N2JBA if so! 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) | (open) |
| Big Apple Traffic Net (BATN) | (open) |
| Capitol District Traffic Net (CDTN) | Mike KD2NMG |
| CHN |
(open) |
| Dutchess County ARES / Dutchess County RACES | Adam AE2AN |
| Empire State Slow Speed (ESS) | (open) |
| National Traffic System Digital (NTS-D) | (open) |
| NTS-Digital (i.e.: Digital Traffic Network, DTN) |
Lynn KV2J; Carl W2OOD |
| NY PHONE | (open) |
| NY Public Operations Net (NYPON) | Mike KD2NMG, Ed N2JBA; Mark WM2C, Carl W2OOD (1/2022) |
| NY State (NYS) | (open) |
| NY State Phone, Traffic, and Emergency Net (NYSPTEN) | (open) |
| Orange Country ARES/RACES (OCAR) | Mark WM2C |
| Orange/Rockland | John KD2RNJ |
| Putnam County ARES/RACES | (open) |
| Rockland County | (open) |
| Southern Catskill Amateur Radio Society (SCARS) | (open) |
| Southern District Net (SDN) | Mark WM2C; Stu WA2BSS; Andrew W2BOS |
| Ulster County | Bill KB2RGA |
| Ulster County ARES/RACES | (open) |
| Westchester County ORS | (open) |
(table last updated 16 Jan 2022)
Join the Eastern NY NTS Traffic Handlers Web Reflector!
Our former 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 https://groups.io/g/ENY-NTS .
Net Control Station Reference Information
Items below underlined are directives to the NCS....fill in with the specific information, if required and appropriate.
Preamble:
(revised 9/2019, 8/8/2022 (added repeater frequency), 8/6/2023 changed to N2FZC as repeater callsign (was WR2ABB))
(Place the repeater in Net timer mode, if available)
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 on the Mt. Beacon N2FZC 146.97 repeater 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 call sign and your call
sign 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).
The first call up is for
stations with formal written traffic. Traffic only; traffic
stations for the Hudson Valley Net , Please call (your call).
The next call-up is for liaison
stations, any additional traffic
stations, and any stations that can handle the (outbound
traffic, if listed above) . Those stations and those
stations only, please call (your call).
(Please note that announcements will be made after the net has been secured; but this is NOT part of the Hudson Valley NET and should not be included in net time reported. Also please keep in mind that on Monday evenings the Mount Beacon ARC meeting on the air begins at 8 PM. )
The third call up is a general
call up for all stations with or without traffic or any other
business for the net. (Repeat call-ups as needed).
Postamble:
This has been a regular session of the Hudson Valley Net which meets every evening at 19:30 hours on the N2FZC, 146.970 Repeater.
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.
If the repeater is in Net timer mode: Please stand by for the timer change (reset the repeater timer).
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 W2BOS@arrl.net.
All original material on this page is copyrighted ©2006-2024 by Hudson Valley Net.
Use on other NTS or Amateur Radio webpages is allowable provided appropriate (including our URL, www.hvnet.org) is given. Likewise, we thank those whose materials we've incorporated on our page with their permission as well.
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