en-US http://ema.arrl.org http://ema.arrl.org/article.php?sid=1463 Thu, 09 Oct 2008 16:17:58 -0400 New England Area Ham - Electronic Flea Market *** DATES *** 2008 P 1 of 2 All events are Ham Radio/ Electronic related except ~_____~ ******************************************************************************* 2008 Contact Source ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~ 10-11 Oct Deerfield NH NearFest @FG Mike K1TWF 978 250 1235 W 12 Oct Wallingford CT Nutmeg Conv $20/sp $7@9 John N1GNV 203 440 4468 18 Oct Manchester NH NEAntqRC @BingoCtr $15@7:30$5@8:30 Charlie 603 898 4821 F 18 Oct Greenwood NS NSARA @CommCtr $3@10 S@8 Burt VE1AMA 902 847 7073 W 19 Oct Cambridge MA FLEA at MIT Nick 617 253 3776 Third Sunday April thru October 25 Oct Waterford CT TCARC Auction @Oswegat Fire @10 Tom WA2RYV 860 464 6555 + 25 Oct Longueuil PQ MS-SARC @PlDesaul $5@9 $10/T@6 David VE2EDF 450 672 9791 W 26 Oct Hicksville NY LIMARC @LevitHall Richard K2KNB 516 694 4937 A+ 1 Nov Londonderry NH IRS @Lions Sellers$15@6 $3@8 George N1NAZ 603 421 0940 + 7 Nov Feeding Hills MA HCRA Auction @CongCh @6:30PM Jim KK1W 413 245 3228 8 Nov Bourne MA FARA @UpperCC VoTech $5@9 $10/S@7 Ralph N1YHS 508 548 0422 6 Dec Windsor CT VR+C Mus 115 Pierson LN @7AM Indoors John 860 673 0518 http://ema.arrl.org/article.php?sid=1462 Tue, 07 Oct 2008 10:00:52 -0400 Larry Caruso, K1LGC writes on PRA625 list: It's that time of year again. The Pentucket Radio Association will be at the Parker River National Wildlife Refuge Headquarters this Sunday, October 12th from 1500Z to 2000Z for National Wildlife Refuge Week. The weather looks promising; partly sunny with highs in the 70s - a nice fall day. If you missed us last year, we set up similarly to a Field Day operation by stringing an antenna and feedline from a tree to a flagpole and running over to a transceiver set up under a shelter outside the Refuge Headquarters. There will be several other Refuges on the air at this time we might be able to contact. In the process we promote the National Wildlife Refuge System to all we contact and encourage folks to get outside, to visit a refuge near them! The Refuge Headquarters building is located at 6 Plum Island Turnpike, Newburyport, MA. We will begin set-up at 9:00 am (1300Z). I could use a couple hams to help me set up. This should go pretty smoothly, especially since you've all practiced at the NEARfest on Friday and Saturday! I will be bringing an easy-up shelter, radio, antenna, feedline and tuner. Also a 6' folding table and a couple chairs. If last year was any indication, this event is fixing to be a great time once again. The bands should be active and we should be able to make lots of good contacts. [...] Hope to see you all there. Bring your families and spend some time perusing the displays in the headquarters building. Then head for the refuge, which is just a short drive up the road. There's lots of nice walking trails and beaches to explore; you never know what you'll see. The refuge is home to hawks, deer, foxes and other four-legged critters. It is also a major stop-over area for migrating waterfowl. Bring binoculars and/or a camera so you can take home some memories. http://ema.arrl.org/article.php?sid=1461 Tue, 07 Oct 2008 00:03:02 -0400 The Framingham Amateur Radio Association is putting on a General "crash course" for all amateurs in the metrowest and central Massachusetts areas (and beyond) on 10/18/2008 and 10/25/2008 from 9:00 AM to 12:00 PM each day. No text, no fee; Techs and Novices welcome. The course will be held at the club shack at 123 Union Avenue, Framingham, MA, or GPS coordinates Lat 42.28148 N Long 71.41855 W. Park in the Library parking garage on Lexington St, then walk away from the library, down the alley between the Danforth and the parking garage, and enter through the double doors at the bottom of the stairwell. Talk-in on telephone at 508-879-8097 and W1FY repeater at 147.15+ (no PL). --Thanks, wma.arrl.org http://ema.arrl.org/article.php?sid=1460 Mon, 06 Oct 2008 11:27:31 -0400 The KY1N Memorial List Scheduled Amateur Radio Volunteer Examinations - CT MA ME NH RI VT 10/06/08 Rev A Jim, WW1Y, Editor Date Time Contact Location Phone 10/08/08 19:00 Bruce Anderson, W1LUS Billerica MA 978-851-2886 10/09/08 19:00 Louis Mester, W1CH Providence RI 401-263-6045 10/09/08 19:00 Kevin Cellini, N1KGM Trumbull CT 203-268-5015 10/10/08 18:30 Ralph T Stetson III, KD1R Burlington VT 802-878-6454 10/11/08 09:00 Don Tarbet, KD1XU Bangor ME 207-327-1453 10/11/08 10:00 Bruce Anderson, W1LUS Deerfield NH 978-851-2886 10/11/08 09:00 Ben Fleck, K2LYE Falmouth MA 508-540-2583 10/11/08 09:00 Steven Ewald, WV1X Newington CT 860-594-0265 10/12/08 12:00 Bob Quinn, WV1A Gloucester MA 978-283-4660 10/14/08 18:30 Wilburn A Scott, WA1YNZ Presque Isle ME 207-455-8333 10/14/08 19:00 Lawrence Polowy, KU1L Thomaston CT 860-283-4089 10/15/08 19:00 Robert E Moreland, KA1ZMF Milford CT 203-934-4059 10/16/08 19:30 Louis Harris, N1UEC Canton MA 508-668-0858 10/16/08 18:00 Bryce Rumery, K1GAX South Portland ME 207-799-1116 10/16/08 18:30 John Ruggiero, N2YHK Worcester MA 508-982-0617 10/18/08 09:00 Bill Wade, K1IJ Marlborough MA 617-699-3670 10/18/08 09:00 Bob Jones, WB1P Slatersville RI 401-333-4787 http://ema.arrl.org/article.php?sid=1459 Mon, 06 Oct 2008 11:22:44 -0400 The Taunton Area Communications Group and the Whitman Amateur Radio Club will join forces on Saturday, October 18, 2008 during the 51st Jamboree On The Air (JOTA) at Camp Norse in Kingston, Massachusetts. Annawon Council BSA will be hosting the Covered Wagon Derby. Cub Scouts from Sachem District will take part in several Scout activities which will include Amateur Radio and JOTA. Last year KC1TAC and WA1NPO put over 130 Cub Scouts on air. This year we hope to expand to greater numbers by opening a second station for Boy Scout Troops and Venture Crews. Don Burke, KB1LXH and Paul Moss, KB1MTW will be joined by other local hams and Scouts to operate KC1TAC and WA1NPO from 0800 until 1500 local time. Don, KB1LXH reports: It is out hope to put every Scout on-the-air that wants to speak. We have two to four HF stations and multiple 2M stations to operate from. Last year's condition were not good for HF, so we opened up 2M rigs and made several contacts over the region. That is the plan again for this year. We have tentative arrangements to talk to the surrounding Scout Councils. They are Cape and Island, Narragansett, Boston Minuteman, Old Colony and Annawon just to name a few. We are still looking for other Scout groups and Amateur Radio Stations that would like to be added to our contact list. We will also be operating on the World Scout Frequencies 80M: 3.690 & 3.940 MHz, 40M: 7.090 & 7.190 MHz, 20M: 14.290 MHz and 17M: 18.140 MHz. http://ema.arrl.org/article.php?sid=1458 Fri, 03 Oct 2008 16:23:17 -0400 The East Bridgewater YMCA was again thankful for radio communication support of members from the Massasoit Amateur Radio Association and the Whitman Amateur Radio Club during the Family Fall Frolic Road Race on Sept 28. The walkers left the start line at 10:00 am; runners followed at 10:30. The 4-mile event encountered light- to moderate rain and standing water on parts of the roadway. It was a challenge for the walkers and runners who participated. MARA and WARC members who participated included: N1FRE, K1VQ, KB1MOC, KB1MTW, NI1X, KB1CYV, N1XTB. --Thanks, N1XTB http://ema.arrl.org/article.php?sid=1457 Fri, 03 Oct 2008 10:53:29 -0400 Members of the Framingham Amateur Radio Association were interviewed for a front-page article in the Metrowest section of The Boston Globe entitled Ham Radio Showing Its Gray on October 2, 2008. Despite the less-than-positive title, the article successfully depicted the lure of Amateur Radio, the excitement of making distant HF radio contacts and the devotion to the hobby by the FARA members. Sumner Weisman, W1VIV was featured prominently in the article. Weisman described his "first crystal-controlled radio transmitter more than 50 years ago" consisting of a single vacuum tube, and the "long wire along the roof of his house." Other club members described Amateur Radio as "a hobby that requires patience - as well as knowledge, training, and skill - draws a more interesting class of people than does the Web." ARRL Public Relations Manager Allan Pitts, W1AGP was also quoted in the story. "Ham radio is attracting new fans from two groups: recent retirees who now have the free time to scratch some longtime itch to learn radio, and young people - late teens, early 20s - who 'are interested in the emergency communication aspect of amateur radio.'" http://ema.arrl.org/article.php?sid=1456 Tue, 16 Sep 2008 16:45:41 -0400 Jason Janvrin, WA1NH writes on the North Shore ARES discussion group: Greetings from north of the Border. I would invite all stations to participate in a new 'Regional' net on 6M. The repeater is located in Goffstown, NH on Mt Uncanoonic. The input is in Derry, NH. 53.07 output with pl of 100.0. 52.07 input with pl of 151.4. The net will convene on Saturday, Sept 20 at 7PM. This is an attempt to establish a regional resource for possible ARES use during a disaster. I am told that the SM from NH will try to make it onto the net. Please post this to as many ARES reflectors that are in range of the repeater. This should include all of Eastern Mass, Western Mass, Southern NH, Southern Maine, and Southern Vermont. 73, Jason Janvrin, WA1NH EC, East Rockingham, NHARES http://ema.arrl.org/article.php?sid=1454 Tue, 16 Sep 2008 11:04:58 -0400 The Whitman Amateur Radio Club's Saftler’s flea market was a financial success, according to WARC President Paul Burbine, N1VTI. The Labor Day event was attended by 31 Whitman club members and 15 area hams. "This was a great social event where we were able to have eyeball QSOs and get an update on "radioactive" projects, added Burbine. In addition, the club's station, WA1NPO was activated for the event. Shown here (standing, l. to r.): N1OGP, N1VPU, N1SOM, K1VU, KB1CYV, K1REL N1IQI. kneeling: KB1MTW, N1ZZN, NM1F, NI1X. --Thanks, Whitman ARC Spectrum, September 2008 http://ema.arrl.org/article.php?sid=1453 Mon, 15 Sep 2008 23:15:23 -0400 The KY1N Memorial List Scheduled Amateur Radio Volunteer Examinations - CT MA ME NH RI VT 9/15/08 Jim, WW1Y, Editor Date Time Contact Location Phone 09/15/08 19:00 Skip Denault, KB1CNB Fall River MA 774-644-3469 09/16/08 19:00 Orrin Riggott, AB1EL Portland CT 860-223-8867 09/16/08 19:00 Paul Lux, K1PL Portland CT 860-635-1742 09/17/08 19:30 Nick Altenbernd, KA1MQX Cambridge MA 617-253-3776 09/17/08 19:00 Robert E Moreland, KA1ZMF Milford CT 203-934-4059 09/18/08 19:00 *Steven Telsey, N1BDA Brookline MA 978-369-7366 09/18/08 19:30 Louis Harris, N1UEC Canton MA 508-668-0858 09/20/08 09:00 Michael Sanford, KB1GEO Alexander ME 207-427-3058 09/20/08 09:00 Bill Wade, K1IJ Marlborough MA 617-699-3670 09/24/08 19:00 *Paul Upham, KD1YH Shirley MA 978-597-6535 09/26/08 18:00 David Cote, W1FAB Holyoke MA 413-575-2950 09/27/08 10:00 Ivan Lazure, N1OXA Auburn ME 000-000-0000 09/27/08 09:00 William D Wilson, K1IN Bloomfield CT 860-869-1059 09/27/08 09:00 Kenneth Carr, KB1AWV Cranston RI 401-828-1665 09/27/08 12:00 +Daniel Lee, W1DFL Danvers MA 978-352-4513 09/27/08 09:00 Jack P Garforth, N1JK Middletown RI 401-683-2250 09/28/08 19:00 Karen Collins, WA1ZPA W Tisbury MA 508-627-5533 09/29/08 19:00 Karen Collins, WA1ZPA W Tisbury MA 508-627-5533 09/30/08 19:00 Karen Collins, WA1ZPA W