Rich Zack, K1RJZ writes on FraminghamARA-L:

Sunday night between 9PM and 1AM (or later), Kurt Jackson, W1OBQ will be climbing the WCVB microwave tower behind You-do-it electronics to the 1000ft level.  No elevator, just climb the hard it way.

If you want to listen in and have a scanner, he will be operating on the 450.4125 MHz which is normally the WCVB chopper freq repeater.

Climb #1 on Sunday will be to fix a bad copper control line and take up microwave gear to be installed on the next climb.  The microwave gear will be in backpacks.

Climb #2 is tba as two TV and one FM station again need to go dark for RF safety reasons. The will be to install the gear that went up in climb #1.

Bob Salow, WA1IDA writes:

For many years, on the day before the Boston Marathon, there was an informal run on the streets of Boston.  That all changed last year when Boston was awarded the US Olympic Women’s Marathon Trials.  The Boston Amateur Radio Club responded with communication support for the 26.2 mile event run in Boston and Cambridge.

This year, to keep the date and advance the running sport, the Boston Athletic Association (BAA) will hold a sanctioned 5K (3.1 miles) race followed by a series of 1 mile races for the state’s best high school runners.  All races will start near and finish at the Boston Marathon Finish line.

We have been asked to provide ham communications for these events.  The date is Sunday, 19 April, with hams assembling at 0700 near the Boston Public Library (more details later).  All events are expected to be over by 1100.

Note that there will be no interference with preparations for the Boston Marathon the next day.  If you can assist or have any questions, contact me at wa1ida@arrl.net or 508.650.9440.

Thanks, Boston ARC, The SPARC, March 2009

Eric Horwitz, KA1NCF writes:

Greetings! This is for Boston, MA area hams. It is that time again… Public Service season is here. We are now looking for help for this year’s Project Bread Walk for Hunger on Sunday, May 3, 2009.

This will be the 41st running of the event. We need people to provide communications support for the Project Bread Staff and volunteers along the 20 mile walk in Boston, MA.

If you are interested in helping out this year, go to http://wfh.mmra.org to log in and fill out the signup form.

If you have questions please send an email to: w4h@nsradio.org

73,
Eric - KA1NCF
Walk For Hunger 2009
Amateur Radio Communications Coordinator
Email: w4h@nsradio.org

Mark your calendars for the annual New England QSO Party, May 2-3, 2009. For the details, see http://www.neqrp.org.

Registration is now open for the next USA Amateur Radio Direction Finding Championships, June 5-7, 2009, in Boston, Massachusetts. Radio-orienteers of all skill levels will gather for a practice day, followed by two days of intense competition -- first on 2 meters and then on 80 meters. [Full story]

New England Area   Ham - Electronic  Flea Market  ***  DATES  *** 2009 P 1 of 2
All events are Ham Radio/ Electronic related except ~_____~ 

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2009                                                    Contact          Source
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7 March Feeding Hills MA MTARA @TurnvereinClb       Cindy K1ISS 413 568 1175 W

8 Mar Hicksville NY LIMARC @LevitH  $6@9+$20/T@7  Richard K2KNB 516 694 4937 W

14 Mar Rockport MA CAARA @PigeonCoveCtr $3@9 $10/T    Dick KR1G 508 269 4941  

21 Mar Pomfret CT ECARA @CommSch $2@8 $10/T          Paul KE1LI 860 928 2456 F

22 March Southington CT SARA @HS $5@8 $20/T@6:15    Chet KA1ILH 860 628 9346 W

28 Mar Middletown NY OCARC @Wallkill ComCtr        Donald AA2DS 845 342 2056 A

28 Mar Lewiston ME AARC ME Conv @Ramada $6@8 +8/T    Cory N1URA 207 514 0202  

28 Mar Laval PQ CRLL @PolyGeorgesVanier $5@9  $10/T@7:30        514 708 8033 W+

29 March Framingham MA FARA @KeefeSch $5@9 $25/T@7:30 Bev N1LOO 508 626 2012 F 

29 Mar Henniker NH CVRC @CommSch                       Jim NS1E 603 428 7438 A

11 April Montreal PQ MARC @CanLegion  $5@9 $10/T@8        James 514 697 7205 W+

18 Apr Manchester NH NEAntqRC @BingoCtr $10@7:30$3@8:30 Charlie 603 898 4821 F

18 Apr S Portland ME PAWA @AmLegion                 Bryce K1GAX 207 799 1116 A+

18 Apr Gales Ferry CT RASON @Firehse $2@10 Auction  Gary WT1SND 860 884 4218  +
  
19 April  Cambridge MA           FLEA at MIT               Nick 617 253 3776 F
                 Third Sunday April thru October                 

25,26 Apr Wakefield MA Photographica @AmericalCtr ~photo~  John 781 592 2553 W+

26 April Lagrangeville NY MtBARC @Tymor Pk          James K2JIM 845 427 2702 A

1,2 May Deerfield NH NearFest @FG $10Fri@9 $5Sat@6   Mike K1TWF 978 250 1235 F

2 May Moncton NB TCARC @MapletonLodge @9            Bruce VE9YM              W+

9 May Lindenhurst NY GSBARC @FiremanPk $6@8:30 $25/T John W2HCB 631 669 6321 W

9 May Rensselaer NY EGARA                         Thomas KC2FCP 518 272 1498 A

9 May Halifax NS H+DARC @ForumAnnex $4@9             Dave VE1NN 902 462 3945 W+

17 May  Cambridge MA             FLEA at MIT               Nick 617 253 3776 F

23 May Vernon CT NARC @TolandAg                     Wayne N1GUS 860 487 1921 A+ 

For your reading pleasure--this is the first in a series of essays on the ham radio experience by Eastern MA ARRL staff who have been asked to tell their stories: In Their Own Words: K9HI.

The Genesis Amateur Radio Society's Education Officer reports that the tentative dates of June 13 and June 20 have been scheduled for a Technician class at the Plymouth Airport. The testing will take place on June 27.

VEs and instructor volunteers within the club ranks are requested. April 4 will be the cut-off date. April 11 will be a general meeting for the instructors, possibly at the airport. After Field Day, GARS plans to conduct a Morse code course. Those dates will be announced later.

Thanks, GARS Newsletter, February 2009

ARRL Eastern MA Section Emergency Coordinator Rob Macedo, KD1CY has announced a number of organizational changes within EMA ARES effective immediately. [Full story]

In a continuing effort to improve the amateur radio community's planning and response to the Boston Marathon, the ham radio organizers are producing a series of training videos. It is hoped that these videos will make the volunteer's experience more enjoyable and their response more efficient. [Full story]

--Tnx wma.arrl.org