Eastern Massachusetts ARRL

New England Vice Director Phil Temples, K9HI, will present an “ARRL Update” talk at the the Nantucket Amateur Radio Association‘s quarterly meeting on March 6, 2021 at 12 Noon. 

Douglas Bruce, KC1MJK, writes on the W1HH.org website: Come join [the Billerica Amateur Radio Society] for an informative presentation on the Fusion digital mode by Brian, WO1VES. Brian runs the growing Wolfpack Repeater Network featuring the System Fusion digital technology by Yaesu. This is a must see presentation so please mark this on your calendar! 73, Doug

On Tuesday March 9 at 19:00 Wayne Hansen, KC1MCW, and Mark Rudd, KC1LOM, will present,“Flying the Beam: Navigation by Air & Space.” Wayne will cover past and present methods to use radio for aircraft communication and navigation. Mark will cover how the Apollo 1967 mission used radio for the space mission’s communication and navigation to the moon and back. For Zoom conference information, email Bob Phinney, K5TEC, at bobphinney -at- nescitech -dot- org or call 508-720-4179.

Note: This is a time correction to the February 2021 EMA Section News. Normal Date and Times: NEW: 20:00-21:00 UTC Friday;  00:00-01:00 UTC Monday.    The K1USN Radio Club sponsors the one-hour, twice-weekly Slow Speed Test (SST) every Friday and Sunday.  For those who prefer a more leisurely CW pace or are new CW operators this just might be what you are looking for!  Details can be found at <http://www.k1usn.com/sst.html>.

Norm, WA1NLG, writes on the BARC mailing list:  Phil Temples, K9HI, ARRL New England Vice Director will provide the Barnstable Amateur Radio Club an “ARRL Update” on March 1, 2021, at 7PM. Contact Norm Cantin, WA1NLG, at norman.cantin@gmail.com for Zoom details.

At its February 27, 2021 board meeting, the Framingham Amateur Radio Association voted to donate $500 to the Framingham Police Association, naming Sgt. Paul Patriarca, K1PMP, and family as beneficiary.  Patriarca’s Grafton home was tragically involved in a home fire; thankfully, no one was hurt.   According to FARA president John Iwuc, KB1VXY, “Paul received his technician class license through FARA and periodically attends the Saturday morning Shack openings.” Two club members agreed to donate $100 each to FARA to help defray this cost. 

“Pi” Pugh, K1RV, writes in K1USN “Happenings”, February 25, 2021:   “Technicians: Life Beyond Repeaters,” presented by Anthony Luscre, K8ZT   Maybe you just received your Technician license, or perhaps you have had it for a while and burnt out on sparse FM Repeater contacts. Take a new look at the possibilities available to you beyond repeaters. Explore Tech HF and 6 Meter privileges for SSB, CW and Digital Modes (FT8/FT4/RTTY) to expand your operating modes and the distance covered in contacts. Explore other VHF/UHF uses, including SSB, Satellite Operation, FM Simplex, Digital Modes, Contesting, and more. We are fortunate to …

Michael Bennett, KG1U, writes on the GARS Now mailing list:   Topic: GARS February Meeting Time: Feb 22, 2021 07:00 PM Eastern Time (US and Canada)   I will give a short demo and answer questions about DUDE-Star and PEANUT if we have time.    Hope to see you all there.  The Zoom information is as follows:  <…>   [email kg1ugars at gmail.com for details.]    

Dom Mallozzi, N1DM, will present the “History of Radio in Maine back to World War I” on Tuesday, February 23, 2021 at 19:00 ET. This talk is a discussion of historic radio sites in Maine from World War One through the 1960s. This discussion includes some radio sites that have long disappeared but had a major influence on radio, like the site of the first major commercial use of single sideband. As with any such history discussion, we will also cover a few technical details on the progress of technology over the years from long waves to satellites. For Zoom …

Ron Senykoff, KG1T, President, Waltham Amateur Radio Association writes: Please join the Waltham Amateur Radio Association  at 8 PM on February 24, 2021 in welcoming John Langner, WB2OSZ, for a presentation on Dire Wolf APRS Software. John is one of the main developers of Dire Wolf.  In the early days of Amateur Packet Radio and APRS, it was necessary to use an expensive “Terminal Node Controller” (TNC) with specialized hardware. Those days are gone. You can now get better results, at lower cost, by connecting your radio to the “sound card” interface of a computer and using software in place …