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Red Cross Mobile EOC On Display
Posted by k9hi on: Friday 09 May 2008 @ 15:47:16 |
  A "next generation" American Red Cross mobile Emergency Operations Center (EOC) was on display last month at the State EOC in Framingham. The van features numerous computer and communications systems, including commercial satellite, 800 MHz trunking, conventional amateur VHF/UHF, and EchoLink and IRLP. The mobile EOC can act as a "network hub" to which other systems can connect.
Shown here: (left), one of the operating positions; (right), Lou Harris, N1UEC standing next to the mobile EOC
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"A Successful Journey for Multiple Sclerosis"
Posted by k9hi on: Friday 09 May 2008 @ 14:45:14 |
 The guideline for walks sponsored by the Multiple Sclerosis Society is "MS stops people from moving." On Saturday, April 5 more than 200 walkers (many more than expected) had rave reviews for the management of the walk and the new venue in Newton. The Boston Amateur Radio Club coordinated safety communications support for the MS Journey of Hope with the gratitude of the MS Society.
Assisting were: KB1JKJ, N1RGM, KB1MVJ, KB1MVC, N1TB, WA1IDA, KB1MGD, KB1LPW, N1LAH, and KB1LYJ.
-Thanks, WA1IDA and Boston ARC Sparc, May 2008
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2008 Eastern MA Field Day Pages Now On-line
Posted by k9hi on: Friday 09 May 2008 @ 11:21:08 |
 The Eastern Massachusetts ARRL section web site contains some of the most comprehensive Field Day resource pages of its kind! Maintained by Bill Ricker, N1VUX, the Field Day pages offer detailed information on individual field day club operations, and much more:
* Hints and suggestions for Safety Officers
* Weather safety
* ICS/FD discussion
* 2008 Logo
* Rules changes
* Previous year's scores
* Latitude and longitude coordinates
* Links to Google Maps for street maps
* Section staff tour plans
* Past site maps and tour-maps linked and preserved, with old logos
Please check your club's listings. If you have new information, or can confirm last year's information as current, please email N1VUX at bill.n1vux at gmail dot com. Also, if you have scores (or pictures) from previous years that are not shown (or linked) for your organization, please send that, too.
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SKYWARN Training, Boston, May 17, 2008
Posted by k9hi on: Friday 09 May 2008 @ 10:01:46 |
 Bill Ricker, N1VUX writes on wara64 list:
As usual, the final training session of the spring is as close to the Hub as I can get it. Skywarn Training returns to the Museum Of Science Theater. Free Validated parking. I for one intend to walk through the cold front demonstration, it wasn't up yet the last time we were there.
wx1box.org + weather.gov/box
Check out the 2008 Skywarn Training Schedule!
http://www.erh.noaa.gov/box/skywarnTraining.shtml
( a few other dates remain between now and ...)
Sat May 17 2008
Boston Suffolk Co MA
**Museum of Science**
1 Science Park (Cambridge/Boston line dam)
Cahners Theater,Blue Wing, Level 2
*Bring parking ticket and it will be validated.
1 - 4 PM
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Bill
n1vux@arrl.net bill.n1vux@gmail.com
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W1MPN Declares SM Candidacy
Posted by k9hi on: Wednesday 07 May 2008 @ 09:56:33 |
 Mike Neilsen, W1MPN of Hudson, MA has openly declared his candidacy for ARRL Section Manager for the 2009-2010 term. According to amateurs active in section ARES activities, the topic was discussed at the Advanced Communication Workshop in Walpole last month.
Neisen, a retired Naval officer, served as the Eastern MA ARRL Section Manager from 2005-2006. Prior to holding the office, W1MPN served as the Section Emergency Coordinator for many years under then-Section Manager K9HI. Neilsen is currently active in emergency communications activities both within ARES, and at the State Emergency Operations Center in Framingham.
It is not known whether the current Section Manager, Art Greenberg, K1GBX intends to seek a second term in office.
The first official notice for nominations for Section Manager will be published in the July, 2008 QST.
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Red Cross Tech Class in Brockton
Posted by k9hi on: Monday 05 May 2008 @ 10:33:51 |
 Members of the Norwood Amateur Radio Club in conjunction with the American Red Cross are teaching an eight-week Technician class license course at the Brockton Chapter of the American Red Cross. The course started three weeks ago. The Norwood ARC is also supplying its VE team to conduct an exam session at the conclusion of the course.
--Thanks, Norwood ARC newsletter, March, 2008
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HWC Holds "Radio Merit Badge University"
Posted by k9hi on: Sunday 04 May 2008 @ 13:56:17 |
 The Harvard Wireless Club held its annual radio merit badge course as part of the Boy Scouts' Merit Badge University on March 8 and April 12 2008. Thirty scouts earned their merit badges, and two obtained their ham licenses. Among the highlights was a contact with a station in the US Virgin Islands.
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New England Area Flea Markets, May 1, 2008
Posted by k9hi on: Thursday 01 May 2008 @ 18:45:43 |
New England Area Ham - Electronic Flea Market *** DATES *** 2008 P 1 of 2
All events are Ham Radio/ Electronic related except ~_____~
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2008 Contact Source
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2-3 May Deerfield NH NearFest @FG Mike K1TWF 978 250 1235 W
3-4 May Wakefield MA Photographica @AmericalCtr ~photo~ John 781 592 2553 W
10 May Rensselaer NY EGARA @FireCo $5@8 $5/sp@6 Thomas KC2FCP 518 272 1494 W
18 May Cambridge MA FLEA at MIT Nick 617 253 3776
Third Sunday April thru October
24 May Vernon CT NARC @Tolland AgCtr $5@8 TG Free Wayne N1GUS 860 487 1921 F+
25 May Sorel-Tracy PQ @CurlingClb $5@9 $15/T@6 Luc VE2DWE 450 743 8676 R+
30-31 May Rochester NY RARA Harold K2HC 585 424 7184 W
31 May Quispamsis NB LCARC @MS $4@9:30 $2?T@8:30 Phil VE1PGC R+
1 June Bethpage NY LIMARC @Briarcliff $6@9 $10/Sp Richie K2KNB 516 694 4937 F+
7 June Hermon ME PSARC @HS @8 Roger KA1TKS 207 848 3846 W
7 June Goshen CT SBARC @FG Rt 63 $3@8 $10/T@6 $5TG Lee K1LEE 860 435 0051 W+
8 June Queens NY HOSARC $5@9 $10/Sp Stephen WB2KDG 718 898 5599 W+
14 June Windsor CT VR+C Mus 115 Pierson LN @6AM Tailgate John 860 673 0518
15 June Cambridge MA FLEA at MIT Nick 617 253 3776
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Bridgewater EOC Activated During BAA Marathon
Posted by k9hi on: Thursday 01 May 2008 @ 14:07:02 |
 Members of the Massasoit Amateur Radio Association and the Whitman Amateur Radio club stood by at the Town of Bridgewater Emergency Operations center (EOC) during the Boston Marathon. Most of the major net frequencies for the Marathon were monitored.
The EOC location was staffed as the Eastern Massachusetts ARES command center as a contingency for any significant event that would require amateur radio mobilization outside of the Boston area. The Boston marathon ties up a large percentage of the available amateur radio resources in Massachusetts so provision is made to have some operators on standby outside of the event.
Pictured here: (left) Carl Aveni, N1FY and Phil McNamara, N1XTB
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Hams Receive Valuable TV PR For Marathon Efforts
Posted by k9hi on: Friday 18 April 2008 @ 11:34:40 |
 WBZ-TV Channel 4 featured a 2:05 length broadcast story describing ham radio's involvement in the 2008 BAA Marathon. The video featured Steve Schwarm, W3EVE, one of the ham event organizers. Scharm was shown operating station WC1MA, at the Massachusetts Emergency Management Agency's Headquarters in Framingham. MEMA Spokesperson Peter Judge was also featured. He described the importance of having ham operators involved in the Marathon, saying that "they provided valuable intel" along the route.
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Fox Hunt, Central MA, May 10-11, 2008
Posted by k9hi on: Friday 18 April 2008 @ 11:14:37 |
 Barry Fox, W1HFN writes on PART List and others:
Attention all foxhunters!
In honor of the CQ Magazine World-Wide Foxhunting Weekend (May 10th & 11th) and to hopefully foster a resurgence of the activity in the Central MA area, I have assembled a "foxbox".
It will be deployed within a 5-mile radius of a circle centered at N42° 28.102' W71° 40.430' For those of you without GPS or mapping software, that is the intersection of Rtes 70 & 117 in Lancaster, MA.
The fox consists of a 50mw transmitter on the national fox hunt frequency of 146.565, there will be a 20 second voice ID every 3 minutes. This rig feeds a 6dB gain antenna.
Testing with this antenna tied to my basement ceiling resulted in hearing it on my mobile rig over one mile away, so "in the clear" and at a decent height, it should be heard for quite some distance.
There will be the usual log in a plastic baggie, also finders can report their finds via my email; w1hfn@arrl.net, with a note detailing the message printed on the foxbox.
If there is sufficient interest in this fun aspect of ham radio, I will deploy the fox each weekend in a different location.
Please forward this notice to any persons or groups you think may be interested.
Good luck and happy hunting!
73,
Barry - W1HFN
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Falmouth ARA To Provide Support For "Tour to Cure"
Posted by k9hi on: Sunday 13 April 2008 @ 12:15:44 |
 Members of the Falmouth Amateur Radio Association will provide communications support for the "Tour to Cure" Diabetes Bike Tour on Cape Cod April 27, 2008. Lyn Gould, N1LYN is organizing the activity on behalf of FARA; she is seeking additional volunteers to help for the event.
--Thanks, FARA Newsletter, April 2008
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New England Area Flea Markets, April 2, 2008
Posted by k9hi on: Friday 11 April 2008 @ 14:50:42 |
New England Area Ham - Electronic Flea Market *** DATES *** 2008 P 1 of 2
All events are Ham Radio/ Electronic related except ~_____~
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2008 Contact Source
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4,5 Apr Lewiston ME AARC ME Conv @Ramada Bill N1KAT 207 782 4862 A
5 Apr Londonderry NH IRS @Lions Sellers$15@6 $3@8 Nelson NU1G 603 660 6288 +
6 April Framingham MA FARA @Keefe Sch $25/T@7:30 $5@9 Bev N1LOO 508 626 2012 F
12 April LaSalle PQ MARC @CanLegion $5@9 $10/T@8 Jim 514 697 7205 W+
13 April LaGrangeville NY MtBARC @TymorePk$6@9$10/T27 Jim K2JIM 845 427 2702 W+
19 Apr Manchester NH NEAntqRC @BingoCtr $15@7:30$5@8:30 Charlie 603 898 4821 F
19 Apr S Portland ME PAWA @AM Legion $5@8 $10/T@6:30 Mike N1GRO 207 797 6584 W
20 April Cambridge MA FLEA at MIT Nick 617 253 3776
Third Sunday April thru October
26 April Middletown NY OCARC @WallkillCommCtr $5@8 Tom W2TRR 845 401 3757 W+
26 Ap Rochester NH GBRA @CommCtr @8 $10/T Larry K1SRJ 603 335 4805 W+
27 Ap Lindenhurst NY GSBARC @FireMmPk $6@9$25/T@7 Walter KA2RGI 631 957 0218 F+
2-3 May Deerfield NH NearFest @FG Mike K1TWF 978 250 1235 W
3-4 May Wakefield MA Photographica @AmericalCtr ~photo~ John 781 592 2553 W
10 May Rensselaer NY EGARA @FireCo $5@8 $5/sp@6 Thomas KC2FCP 518 272 1494 W
18 May Cambridge MA FLEA at MIT Nick 617 253 3776
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W1AAX/WFQB and K1VV/NJPJ QRV for MRD, April 12, 2008
Posted by k9hi on: Friday 11 April 2008 @ 14:38:49 |
"Whitey" Doherty, K1VV writes:
Harry Wilson, W1AAX/WFQB and Whitey Doherty, K1VV/NJPJ will operate on or near 3520 kHZ at around 8:00 AM (1200 UTC) APRIL 12 to work any locals on ground wave. See http://www.radiomaritimeday.org:80/ for rules and details.
Code speeds will be slow so get out that vintage J-38 key.
Harry and Whitey will be on the higher bands afterwards.
This an all CW special event. Former maritime radio operators will be calling "CQ MRD". The exchange will be their Name and their last Ship Call Sign, "Op Bob last ship NEGX NEGX".
The ship and shore operators will adjust their CW speed for the slower CW operators.
Taking part from EMA will be:
W1AAX / WFQB, Overseas Marilyn (Grain Carrier)
K1VV / NJPJ Reliance WMEC 615( USCG Cutter).
Ship Photo QSL cards will be used by the ship operators.
There will be several hundred former ship and shore based maritime radio operators worldwide taking part. The list of operators and their ships and shore stations is listed on the Radio Maritime Day web page.
If you are interested in collecting some "one of a kind" unique QSL cards, this is an event you should tune into.
Suggested RMD FREQUENCIES LIST
1824 khz, 3520 khz, 7020 khz, 14052 khz, 21052 khz, 28052 khz. Operating frequencies are +- 5 khz.
 
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| The 'Real Heros' |
| "I'm going to tell you who the heroes were from the very beginning of this...the ham radio operators. These people just came in and actually provided a tremendous communication link to us." --Oregon Gov. Ted Kulongoski, comments to the media in the aftermath of a powerful storm that overwhelmed parts of Oregon with wind and rain. |
| Written Into The Plans |
| "When the curtain is finally drawn on this calamity, you will see Amateur Radio and ARES written -- or re-written -- into a host of more governmental and non-governmental organization plans for the future. Guaranteed." —Rick Palm, K1CE, Editor, the ARRL ARES E-letter, reflecting on the herculean efforts of ARES members in the wake of the Hurricane Katrina tragedy |
| Presidential Greetings |
| "I send greetings to those celebrating the annual Field Day for Amateur Radio, hosted by the American Radio Relay League. Across our country, radio plays a vital role in relaying important information to the public and emergency service personnel in times of need. By providing emergency communications at the federal, state, and local level, licensed Amateur Radio operators help first responders and law enforcement officials save lives and make our country safer. Your efforts help ensure the right assistance gets to the right people at the right time. I appreciate all ham operators who give their time and energy to help make our citizens more secure. Your good work reflects the spirit of America and contributes to a culture of responsibility and citizenship that strengthens our nation. Laura and I send our best wishes." --George W. Bush |
| "Twenty-Eight Flavors" |
| "There are a lot of new things out there, like PSK-31 and the Internet linking that didn't exist a few years ago. We want to find a way to effectively get the word out to those who don't know that there are 28 flavors of Amateur Radio now, not just vanilla, chocolate and strawberry."—Dave Sumner, K1ZZ, Chief Executive Officer, ARRL |
| Ham Radio And Pizza? |
| 'I'm not a ham, but it seems to me that there isn't much basis in fact for an assertion that Amateur Radio is 'horribly outmoded.' My guess is that you think it has been made obsolete by the Internet. That strikes me as being palpably untrue, as well as a bit like saying the fact that so many people eat pizza means good restaurants are outmoded."
—A Slashdot reader responding to a recent article posted about ham radio |
| "America's Quiet Warriors" |
| "America's quiet warriors are the legion of ham radio operators, 700,000 of them, who are always at ready for backup duty in emergencies--amateur, unpaid, uncelebrated, civilian radio operators, during and after floods and fires and tornadoes. After the nine-one-one attacks, hams were indispensible in reuniting friends and families. Most recently it was they who expedited the search for debris after the disaster to the Space Shuttle Columbia, and right now, at this moment, they are involved in homeland security..." —Paul Harvey, March 19, 2003 |
| "On a Wing and a Bandwidth" |
| "Long before you could boot up, log on and point and click your way around the globe, there was ham radio. Churning out an audio cocktail of beeps and whirs, chirps and static, the ham radio was a passport, of sorts, for a particular kind of technology-loving, wander-lusting, basement- dwelling Good Samaritan. Someone who knew and relished the difference between a picofarad and a millihenry. Someone who appreciated the random fortune of a favorable ionosphere and a continent-hopping connection. But there's no need to talk about ham radio in the past tense, because some two-and-a-half million hams world wide still consider 20 megahertz the preferred way to fly. You can keep your broadband. Ham radio. On a wing, and a bandwidth." —The Connection, WBUR, June 12, 2003 |
| "Valued Assets to Homeland Security" |
| "Ham operators want the rest of the nation to stop thinking of them as geeky basement hobbyists and start regarding them as valued assets to homeland security." —Chuck McCutcheon, Newhouse News Service, Minneapolis Star-Tribune
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| "And That's The Way It Is" |
| "When [Amateur Radio Today] was finished and they turned the lights back up, everybody applauded. I didn't have to say another word."
— ARRL President Jim Haynie. ARRL became an affiliate of Citizen Corps--an initiative within the Department of Homeland Security--in June during the ARRL 2003 National Convention. Haynie said Amateur Radio Today [narrated by Walter Cronkite] turned out to be "the proverbial picture worth a thousand words" for the crowd of some 300 conference attendees. |
| "Like Losing An Arm" |
| "The National Weather Service calls ham radio operators its eyes and ears -- volunteers with federally licensed radio transmitters in their vehicles who provide "ground truth" about severe weather that the forecasters can see only on their radar and computer screens.
So weather service meteorologists -- particularly those at the Austin and San Antonio forecast center in New Braunfels, who regularly deal with severe storms, floods and tornadoes -- worry about a new threat to ham radio operators.
'They tell us whether warnings need to be extended or allowed to expire,' weather service meteorologist Larry Eblen said. 'It'd be like losing an arm.'
The threat is an experimental technology called broadband over power line, which would use electric power lines to transmit digital data. It would give electricity customers high-speed Internet access comparable with that offered by cable television and phone companies. But power line access would offer the additional convenience of being available at any wall plug." —American-Statesman, April 5, 2004 |
| Past Announcements |
April 09
New Mass. Emergency Management Agency Courses
April 08
TIPS Net To Feature Spring/Summer Weather Panel
April 07
Boston ARC, Zola Center To Hold License In A Weekend Course
April 06
Police Amateur Radio Team To Assist In Westford Apple Blossom Parade
April 02
EMA Amateur Seeks Donations For "Beep Baseball" Trip
Boxboro 2008 Call For Speakers
KY1N List of New England VE Seesions, April 1, 2008
March 29
Cape Ann Amateurs Participate in Pandemic Flu Drill
March 26
NEAR-Fest Is Coming May 2-3, 2008!
March 17
Eastern MA February, 2008 PSHR, Traffic Totals Posted
QRA Fox Hunt 3/27/08
March 16
International Marconi Day/KM1CC Operation, 4/26/08
Whitman ARC Fox Hunt, March 29, 2008
March 15
KD1CY To Present At The National Hurricane Conference
March 05
New England Area Flea Markets, March 1, 2008
Framingham ARA Annual Spring Flea, April 6, 2008
March 04
Framingham ARA To Celebrate 75 Years!
March 02
KY1N List of Volunteer Exam Sessions, Feb. 29, 2008
February 29
Northeastern Wireless Club Growing More Active
February 28
ARRL, FCC, DOD Review New Developments in PAVE PAWS Interference Mitigation
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The March, 2008 EMA traffic net and Public Service Honor Roll totals have been posted to 
