ARRL-SC Section News

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This month's South Carolina Section News, as recorded on the ARRL website above:

November 2011

Greetings to all Amateur Radio Operators.  This is Marc, N4UFP with the November 2011 South Carolina Section Manager’s Report.  Please remember that the SC Section website can be found at: www.arrl-sc.org/ where my full SM report will be listed as well as up-to-the-date information on Amateur Radio in South Carolina.

 I am pleased to announce that there is once again a Greenwood Hamfest, which will take place on 01/14/2012 at its new venue, Piedmont Technical College, 620 North Emerald Road, Greenwood, SC 29646.The event is sponsored by the Greenwood Amateur Radio Society; for more information contact Tedd Davison , AI4WN, 116 Mountain Shore Drive Greenwood, SC 29649 (864) 377-1872 or ai4wn@arrl.net. Talk in will be on 147.165+ (PL 107.2) I expect to be there and look forward to seeing you. Carl Bosard, AJ4AU, the Affiliated Club Coordinator will also be at the Greenwood Hamfest  (barring bad weather) and would like to make contact with as many club officers/ members from all of the clubs in SC.

 Our Public Information Coordinator, Tammy Livingston, N4TAL, reports that the Columbia ARC has been very busy this year; recently it held an ARRL VE test session that resulted in a SC record for attendees.  This session was the largest in SC for 2011 and the 3rd largest ARRL VE session in the US. CARC volunteers also worked 9 community service events, hosted 5 events including the SC QSO party, conducted 5 Roger's Workshops and currently the club is in the middle of a 3-part build project.

As we approach the end of 2011, it is appropriate to take a moment to look at what our lawmakers are up to, because a new Legislative session will begin in January 2012.  Presently there are four bills before the Legislature that could impact amateur radio operations in SC:

H 3119
H 3160
H 4451
S 225

The intent of all four is to prohibit text messaging while driving, but the language in each is different, resulting in different issues for the Amateur Service in SC. Only one, H 3119, mentions amateur radio, and that is in the context of exempting mobile amateur operations supporting public safety or emergency operations from regulation by the bill. Although the others are mute on mobile amateur radio operations, they define “wireless communications devices” broadly enough that amateur gear could be included. Our SGL, K3ZMD, and I will be watching these bills and exerting what influence we can over the legislative process to make sure that amateur activities are not negatively impacted.

November 2011 National Traffic System Report for South Carolina

NET REPORTS
Net/Check Ins/Traffic/Sessions/Reported By
Anderson Radio Club 2M Net /755/30/25/KJ4BSJ
Anderson/Abbeville ARES Net/78/7/4/KJ4BSJ
Carolina Slow Net/183/28/30/K8SKX
CYANet/13/0/0/K4FLL
Greenwood ARC 2 Meter Net /115/4/4/W4DEW
Kershaw ARC 2 Meter Net /53/4/4/KF4UKC
SC SSB Net/1740/124/30/AJ4RK
York Co. ARS 2 Meter FM Net/867/5/53/KG4CDF

STATION ACTIVITY REPORTS
Station/Sent/Received/Delivered/Originated/Total
N4MEH/12/32/2/3/49
W4JLE/278/266/1/13/558
WS4P/52/36/5/0/80

PUBLIC SERVICE HONOR ROLL
Station/Cat1/Cat2/Cat3/Cat4/Cat5/Cat6/Total
N4MEH/40/40/10/0/0/0/90
WS4P/40/40/0/0/0/0/80

Until next month…..

Happy Holidays and 73 de Marc Tarplee N4UFP

ARRL Section Manager, South Carolina Section
www.arrl-sc.org