Fostering International Friendship Through Amateur Radio
TIPSnet meets every Tuesday 7:30pm to 8:30pm local time (EST) / 2330z-0030z on several RF linked repeaters throughout New England, including the SPARC system, in West Haven, CT. Our main RF connection is the 147.505/146.505 input (-1 Mhz PL 77.0) Back-up is W1WPD 442.500. National and International connections are welcome via SPARC's EchoIRLP Node 7505 or the New England Gateway – EchoLink Conference *NEW-ENG* (node # 9123) and IRLP Reflector 912, Channel 3 (node # 9123) and the DODROPIN conference server Node # 355800. Welcome our newest friends at the *HandiHam* server. Streaming audio available at http://sparc.us/stream%20option.htm (click 147.505 repeater audio)
CHECK the ARCHIVES link for this past week's program...
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TONIGHT we discussed SKYWARN training and its importance in CT.
They have announced a few training sessions for here in Connecticut,including a new one announced today May 20th in Clinton, CT.
Thanks to Matt Arthur KA0PQW who was instrumental in having TIPSnet heard in the Minneapolis/St. Paul area.
Matt recently won the Presidential Volunteer Award and Joined us 3/02/2010 to discussnot only the award but also give some insight into a wonderful organization the Courage Handiham System http://www.handiham.org and how they help many people who are disabled become hams.
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CT EXPLOSION TAKES THE LIFE OF A LOCAL HAM
Story by Brian Freeman, K1SOX
Chris Walters - N0HVK (SK)
LISTEN to the February 9 Tribute Net (00:31:21)
West Haven,CT- Fep 9, 2010 -- The Shore Point Amateur Radio Club is very sad to announce that one of its members, Chris Walters (N0HVK) was killed in the Sunday morning explosion at the Kleen Energy Plant in Middletown. Chris was working at the plant at the time.
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www.sparc.us Node: 7505 Streaming audio available http://sparc.us/stream%20option.htm (click 147.505 repeater audio)
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Our main RF connection is the 147.505/146.505 input (-1 Mhz PL 77.0) in West Haven, CT. Their Echo/IRLP Node # 7505. |
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NEW-ENG EchoLink/IRLP Gateway |
www.new-eng.com Node: 9123 EchoLink Reflector 913 Channel 3 IRLP |
What else can we say they are out 'hub' of VoIP operations it is the EchoLink/IRLP gateway we use to produce TIPS every week |
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VK2RNC-R Newcastle Australia |
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The Hunter Radio Group in the Newcastle area of Australia join us each week and provide coverage to their region. |
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DODROPIN Conference |
www.dodropin.org NODE 355800 |
New connection to TIPSnet in 2008 take a look at how large they are and what they bring to TIPS. From OH to CA and OR and from LA an TX to ND *DODROPIN* allows TIPS to reach the US heartland and beyond. |
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N2OBS-L Ladson SC |
Web LINK: NODE 99729 |
From Ladison, SC rejoins TIPSnet for coverage in South Carolina and North Carolina. |
| SCMARG /W1SMA Fairhaven, MA | www.scmarg.org
Node: 4611 EchoLink, 4617 IRLP |
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Fairhaven, MA on 145.490 (-) PL 67.0. The repeater is sponsored by the
South Coast Massachusetts Amateur Radio Group and covers the South Coast,
spanning from Providence, RI to Cape Cod. |
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AL7YK-R Bethel AK |
www.al7yk.org/ NODE 14610 |
An old friend has returned to the TIPSnet family after a two year absence. Bethel is located 400 miles West of Anchorage AK. |
| HANDIHAM Conference | www.handiham.org Node 494492 | A brand new conference server joining TIPS from Minnesota. |
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KI4GGH Brewton, AL |
BARU Brewton Amateur Radio Union NODE 373450 |
We welcome our newest repeater group serving the Birmingham and Mobile Alabama areas. Thanks Chris. |
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