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Amateur Radio (Ham) Nets

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 The following is a listing of present radio amateur ham nets currently operating in the greater New York area and beyond, with names and call letters of CBS retirees and other broadcast employees and interested parties that check in on a fairly regular basis.


[Note: The Broadcast Center Amateur Radio Society or BCARS (a CBS Employees/Retirees Radio Club) operates a 70 cm repeater NY2TV/R in midtown Manhattan on 445.075 (out) 440.075 (input) "PL" is 114.8. Control operator (trustee) is K2TV (Bob Myers). The repeater is often used by CBS employees on their way to & from work at the Broadcast Center and by CBS retirees. The repeater is now operational during night time hours. NY2TV also has HF and 2 meter capabilty, so if you hear the NY2TV call sign you can be sure that a BCARS member is operating the station.


CBS Retirees 2 Meter Net

Repeater is K2JQB/R operated by WFMRA...146.31 mhz (input) /146.91 mhz (output)...The "PL" is 114.8, usually the PL is disabled while the CBS Retirees Net is in progress.

Schedule ...Mon...Wed...Fri...9:00 am running until approximately 9:45 am Eastern Time (1400 UTC)
Members
Call Sign
Net Status
Memorable Work place
Dwight Temple
W2ATM
Inactive
CBS Radio & TV/NY
Paul Ducroiset
K2VBS
Alternate Net Control
WCBS AM & FM/NY
Herb Holzberg
W2HH

WMCA/NY
Shirley Holzberg
N2KQ

Bob Maickel.
W2BOB
Net Control
WCBS AM & CBSTV
John Taddei.
N1XUG
Alternate Net Control
CBS-TV/NY
Joe Alonso
N2IID
Inactive
CBS Radio Network/NY
Bob Gillin
KC2EMG
Alternate Net Control
AT&T/NY
Conrad Schmidt
K2IFE

CBS-TV/NY
Casey Raskob
KC2IJI

Don Smith
KB2UYS

Jerry Zeller.
W2SCW

ABC Radio/NY
Jack Powers
W2JIA

ABC-TV/NY
George Whalen
K2BIE

Freelance Writer
Jeff Jayson
N2JF

Director/CBS-TV

40/75 Meter and Echolink Broadcasters Net

Frequency 7.231 MHZ or 3.855 MHZ depending on seasonal propagation

Schedule ...Mon...Wed....Fri....10 am. Eastern Time (1500 UTC)

NOTE: Under extremely poor radio conditions, participants with computers switch to Echolink on the Internet with W2IPX (net control) in conference mode.

 
Members
Call Sign
Net Status
Memorable Work place (salt mine)
Bob Wilson
W2IPX
Net Controller
(CBS-TV)
Bob Maickel
W2BOB
Alternate Net Control

(WCBS Radio/CBS-TV)

Jay Chichone
W2LTU

(CBS-TV)
John Taddei
N1XUG

(CBS-TV)
Paul Ducroiset
K2VBS

(WCBS RADIO)
Dick O'Brien
NJ2J

(CBS-TV)
George Morton
KN2GSJ

(WBAZ-FM)
John Rieger
K2JRR

(WLIR-FM)
Ray Sills
K2ULR

(CBS-TV)
Harry Peterson
N2CJM

(CBS-TV)
Gerry Liccione
W2TPL

(CBS-TV)
Chris Colgan
WB2LEK

(CBS-TV)
Tom Nadiq
N4LRV
(via Echolink)
(CBS-TV)
Dave Minott
WA2EXP
(via Echolink)
(CBS-TV)
Dan Parmelee
W1LFK
(via Echolink)
(CBS-TV)
Harvie Schwartz
W2NUD
(via Echolink)
(CBS-TV)
Marv Kronenberg
K1DLT
(via Echolink)
(CBS LABS)
Al Goldberg
AG1B
(via Echolink)
CBS LABS)
Various Operators
NY2TV
(CBS Club StationVaries)
BCARS/CBS, NY


20 Meter.....Jack Trapkin & Harold Becker Memorial Broadcasters Net

Updated March 4th, 2004

Frequency 14.255 MHZ Schedule..Mon.(through) Fri....4:30 pm Eastern Standard Time...(2130 UTC). 5:00 pm Eastern Daylight Saving Time.......(2200 UTC)

Net Control Stations
Call Sign
Net Status
Memorable Work place (salt mine)
Dick Bauer
K5RB
Monday Net Control

(KRLD-TV/CBS/Dallas)

Hal Schutzman
W2RII
Tuesday Net Control
(CBS-TV)
Bob Maickel
W2BOB
Wednesday Net Control
(WCBS Radio/CBS-TV)
Ed Davison
WE9D
Thursday Net Control

(KMOX/CBS/St. Louis)

Bill Fechter
W9NRJ
Alternate Net Control
(Winter Park, FL)
Dave Mathews
KE4VNA
Alternate Net Control

(WSHE-FM/Orlando)

Herb Jordan
W9LA
Alternate Net Control
(WKOW-TV/Madison)
Members
Call Sign
Net Status
Memorable Work place (salt mine)
Jack Krause
W9JK
Inactive
(KPLR-TV/St. Louis)
Lynn Heiges, Jr.
WA3RRK
Inactive

(CBS/Washington D.C.)

Tony Landry
W4MJG

(CBS-TV/NY)
Del Freret
W4KB

(WWL/New Orleans)
John Hubbard
KA4WNN

(WHET/Dothan, AL)
Charlie Campbell
W4IHG

(WJDS/Deland, FL)
John Taddei
N1XUG

(CBS-TV/NY)
Jay Chichon
W2LTU

(CBS-TV/NY)
Harry Peterson
N2CJM

(CBS-TV/NY)
Bob Myers
K2TV

(CBS-TV/NY)
Chris Colgan
WB2LEK

(CBS-TV/NY)
Ed Benkis
W2HTI

(WOR Radio NYC)
Rich Aronson
KA2RVM

(ABC-TV /NY)
Ernest Garcia
W4EG

(KNBC/Los Angeles)
Larry Cook Jr.
W4QH

(NBC/Chicago)
Carl Anderson
N4RPV

(WGN/Chicago)
Ralph Kear
K4MI

(WTAE/Pittsburgh)
Gary Johnson
W4RBI

(Melbourne, FL)
Ron Pearson
KA5HZV

(Houston, TX)
Jim Patteson
W6TB

(ABC/CBS/NBC)
Jim Rhodes
W5TQC

(WRR-FM/Dallas, TX)
Bob Schur
W9SIB

(Chicago, IL)
Al Folden
W7KAP

Tom Watkins
K8MGK

(WSPD/Toledo, OH)
Harvey Baalke
W9HNX

Morry Bleckman
N9GVA

Bob T. Burns "Tom"
KN9H

(WDKR/Decatur, IL )
Alex Kuhn
K9UHN

(VOA Cincinatti, OH)
Mark Haas
KB9WLX

Darren Taylor
KF9Z

Leo Tevlin
W0TV

(KMOX,/CBS-St. Louis)
Ray Layman
N0KXL
Inactive
(WIBW/Topeka, KS)
Ray Voss
KG0DK

(WHO/Des Moines, IA)
Randy Watkins
W4KL

John Bearden
WD4BLL

(WSB Atlanta, GA)
Marvin Tarpley "Tarp"
KU4WV

Mike Thomas
N9PYS

Henry Voelker
W2HV

(CBS/NY)
Bob Lowery
KD7UNL

(WALK/Patchogue,NY)
Ricky Phillips
W2PCZ

(WPIX-TV & NBC, NY)
Walt Stewart
KM4RX

(WILY, Pittsburgh, PA)
Keith Greaves
VP2MEG
Active- Montserrat BWI
(BBC & AP)

Compiled and reported by......... Bob Maickel/W2BOB

We would appreciate being advised of any additions or corrections which might be made to this list.

 

Links of interest to Hams:

The QRZ Callsign DatabaseThe American Radio Relay League
FCC Services Amateur Radio ServiceYaesu Amateur Radio Equipment
Icom Amateur Radio EquipmentKenwood Amateur Radio Equipment
RF Parts Company (Diamond Antennas, etc.)

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