Welcome to contester extraordinare, Tim Duffy, K3LR who will be our guest presenter on May 6 2021. He will give his K3LR Story presentation.

Tim Duffy, K3LR, CEO of DX Engineering and member of the CQ Contest Hall of Fame is committed to giving back to the people who continue to make Amateur Radio thrive.

“Sharing insights and answering questions about the hobby we all love is one of my favorite things to do as a Ham,” Tim explained. “It’s part of the Elmering tradition dating back to the early days of Amateur Radio. The truth is, no matter how long you’ve been operating, you can always learn something new. Because of Zoom, making virtual QSOs and reaching out to the Ham community is easier than ever.”

Tim is a five-time World Radio Team Championship participant, recipient of the 2015 Amateur of the Year Award presented by the Dayton Hamvention® Awards Committee, and a 2016 YASME Excellence Award honoree. Read his full bio here.

Field Day 2021 planning is in full swing. We will have a hybrid Field Day this year both in the field at Palaia Park and at home for those who do not want to be outside due to the pandemic or any other reason. We will aggregate our club scores again so that we can see how everyone in the club is doing. Be sure to plan the last full weekend of June for this wonderful event.

YOU CAN SIGN UP FOR THE IN-PERSON PART OF FIELD DAY FROM THIS LINK. THIS IS VERY IMPORTANT BECAUSE ONLY IF THERE ARE ENOUGH PEOPLE SIGNED UP WILL WE HAVE AN IN-PERSON ELEMENT TO THE EVENT

One of the signature services offered by the Garden State Amateur Radio Association is the Volunteer Examiner (VE) testing program.

As such, GSARA is committed to carry on the tradition of providing initial licensing examinations for prospective new hams and upgrade examination opportunities for those already licensed. It is a tradition that has withstood the test of time.

GSARA administered its first VE Test session on October 13, 2012 at 11 am., the second Saturday of the month. The session was held at the Red Cross building in Tinton Falls and Kevin, W2FA, was one of the organizers. At this session one person passed the exam to acquire his Technician license.

Subsequently, Richard Bilon, N3RB, was appointed to be the new liaison between the club and the ARRL and the first exam session under his leadership was conducted on August 17, 2013. Five persons passed their exams at this inaugural session. Since that time, Richard has been the liaison for 117 exam sessions, spanning almost eight years. This has been a great accomplishment for Richard, his team of VE examiners and for the Club as well. Please take a moment to thank Richard for all his hard work and dedication to the support of the ham radio community and for the Club. Later in the year, we plan a formal recognition for Richard’s contributions.

Richard is passing the torch, effective with the next scheduled VE session, to Roberto Mattos, AC2PD, who has been Richard’s trusted Lieutenant for the past several years. Roberto is experienced and well skilled in the execution of VE examinations and will be an excellent ambassador for the Club and liaison to the ARRL. Roberto will be assisted by Marlo Montanaro, KA2IRQ, to lead the new team of VE examiners. Please join me in wishing them all the success as they carry on the GSARA tradition of excellence.