Month: June 2003

From: Tom Frenaye, K1KI, ARRL New England Division Director

To: New England Division Section Managers, Assistant Directors, Advisory Committee members, and Affiliated Club Presidents

I’d like to invite you to an ARRL New England Division Cabinet meeting on Sunday, July 13, 2003 in Portsmouth NH. We usually have 30-35 people from all ends of New England – this will be an opportunity for you to provide direct input to the ARRL on policy issues. The meeting will run from 9:00 AM until 4:30 PM, with a break for lunch at noon – and as in the past we’re asking for your contribution of $15 to help cover part of the cost for the room, snacks and for lunch.

There is an ARRL Board meeting scheduled for July 17-18 (and starting a strategic planning review on July 16th) – this will give us a chance to talk about issues you think the Board should be working on. What would you like to see on the agenda for our meeting?

By meeting time we will know what the results are from the ITU’s WRC-2003 conference maybe we’ll have good news about the 40-meter band. Other “hot” topics as this is written include the FCC’s continuing effort to add unlicensed (Part 15, UltraWideBand, WiFi, Power Line Communications) devices to spectrum used by licensed services in a way that will likely cause interference problems to the Amateur and Amateur Satellite Services.

The meeting will be at the Comfort Inn Yokens (800-552-8484) at 1390 Lafayette Road (Route 1) in Portsmouth NH. Take Interstate 95 to Portsmouth and at exit 5 follow the signs for Route 1 Bypass South — the Comfort Inn – Yoken’s Conference Center is about two miles to the south on the right side.

Please let me know by July 8th (earlier is better!) if you will be coming so we can plan for a big enough room and enough food. Both Vice Director Mike Raisbeck, K1TWF, and I are looking forward to seeing you there!

Very 73!
— Tom

Last month’s Wellesley ARS meeting featured a highly informative presentation by Gary Schwartz, N1ZCE about the Global Positioning System, or GPS and its many applications for general and Amateur Radio use. Schwartz described how the constellation of satellites can pinpoint objects and is used in boating, automotive travel, hiking, and outdoor activities. He also explained how Amateur Radio can be ehanced by GPS as part of packet radio (APRS) emergency response, search and rescue, and public service events. —Wellesley ARS The Sparkgap

KA1MOM writes on barc-list:

AIR & SPACE DAY 2003
June 21, 2003 from 10:00 AM to 6:00 PM
Livingston Recreational Field, Livingston St., Tewksbury, MA

AIR & SPACE DAY 2003 is a free, fun, family, educational event, created to
show children that science, math, and history can be fun. Optional donations
will be used to build an observatory for Tewksbury schools.
Invited Guests
· %@!#%& Gordon Gemini XI and Apollo XII Astronaut
· John Dobson Inventor of the Dobsonian telescope
· Lt. Col. Mike Stockwell Dual qualified jet and helicopter pilot
· Cliff Reed Tuskegee Airman (pilot 332nd Squadron WWII
)
· Arlene Marland Pilot, The Ninetynines aircraft ferry squadron
WWII
· Jessa Piaia Amelia Earhart Impersonator
· Don “Dr. Flush” Rethke Inventor of the space shuttle toilets

Planned Events & Displays
· 10 hot air balloons, including the largest freeform Hot air balloon in the
world
· Blimp – Kermit Kraft 1 – gondola
· NASA Glenn Research Center Mobile Aeronautics Education Laboratory
· F-22 attack jet flight simulator
· Skydivers – 2 jumps – All female skydiving team
· Paragliders, including a powered paraglider smoke show
· Ultralights
· Hang Gliders
· 9 helicopters, including State Police, Coast guard, National guard, TV
channels
4, 5 and 7, and helicopter rides
· Model Rocket Launching Clinic – 300 kits
· Radio Control and Control-line flying model airplanes
· StarLab planetarium
· Astronomy and Telescope Making ( stargazing party now planned for
8:00pm to 10:00pm )
· FAA Portable Control Tower
· Boston Museum of Science display
· Universe Productions DVD tour of the solar system
· Apollo Space Suit
· Paper Airplane Making
· American Radio Relay League – Ham radio, with Kids’ Day special event
station
· Robotics demo (Lawrence and Lowell high schools )
· Gyro Ring Ride
· Concessions
· Bounce houses
· Rocket car

Colleges
· WPI MIT Harvard BU Northeastern Daniel Webster College

Authors Row
· Authors of Space and Aviation books including 1000 “make your own
Hovercraft” books being given to children (donated by Lockheed)

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There’s more detail, as well as updates to th participant list as more are
added, at:
http://spacemanning.net/sd2003.htm

This one sounds like a lot of fun for the entire family.

-= Bill McIninch, Jr. =-
KA1MOM

Roland, N1JOY writes on bcra-club:
Hey Gang,

It’s that time of the year again! “Geek Fest 2003” is happening on
Saturday July 26th, and things are ramping up for a great event! Once
again, it will be held at the Swansea American Legion hall right off Rt.
103, and the flea market will start at 10 AM. Entrance will be $2 per
person, and outdoor flea market tables will be $10 each.
As has been offered in the past, ANY Ham Radio club wishing to have a
club sponsored table gets a FREE flea market spot. Contact George
(KB1CNA) for your flea market spots: kb1cna@msn.com. There will be
several door prizes, and a 50/50 raffle. This is also an ARRL
Affiliated Club event.

The Raffle Tickets are now available for the 3 main prizes. You need
not be present to win! Tickets are 1 for $3, 3 for $5, and 10 for $10.
Contact Roland (N1JOY), Dave (W2DAN), or Chris (K1CJS) for raffle tickets.

1st – Hewlett Packard PSC-2210 all in one printer/scanner/fax.
2nd – Icom IC-V8 2 Meter HT
3rd – KLH Home DVD Player

For photos of the prizes go to:
http://home.mindspring.com/~roland-d/Amateur_Radio/Geekfest_2003_Mailing.htm

We will again be offering a delicious New England Clam Boil, or
Chicken BBQ dinner inside the American Legion hall. Tickets will be
available ‘very’ soon, but seating will be limited. Dinner will be
served at 1 PM. Contact Roland (N1JOY) for dinner tickets: n1joy@arrl.net.

Clam Boil Dinner $15/ticket

Clams (minimum 1 quart each)
Potatoes
Sausage
Hot Dogs
Chourico
Onion
Broth or Butter
Corn on the Cob
Dinner Rolls

Chicken BBQ Dinner $10/ticket

½ Chicken with BBQ sauce
Dinner rolls
Baked potato
Cole slaw
Corn on the cob
Butter or sour cream

Soda & alcoholic beverages will be supplied by the American Legion
bar tending staff.

For complete directions to the American Legion hall, go to:
http://www.qsl.net/bcra/americanlegion.html

I hope to see you there!

Roland – N1JOY@arrl.net

PHIL TEMPLES DIDN’T DO IT!!! It was me… your new Eastern Mass P.V.C. (Public Virus Coordinator)! I opened an email from a ham in Finland and without opening the attachment, it infected my Ham PC, grabbed an old message from Phil, infected the message and sent it out to “who knows” how many people on my address list! I am sincerely sorry for any grief that this has caused… especially to Phil who got blamed for it. I downloaded a bug fix from Symantec for this particular virus and it cleaned it completely. The Virus was the “w32.bugbear” virus… again, my heartfelt apologies… this is a first for me. Definitely not the kind you like, though.

73,

Jim Duarte – N1IV

Richard Buckley, N1KMM writes on barc-list:

Howdy everyone,

I am seeking “Disaster Volunteers” in a “Mass Casualty Drill” to be
held on Wednesday, June 11, 2003 from 8:00 am to approximately
11:00 am in the greater Brockton, MA area.

I you would like to participate please call the American Red cross,
Southeastern Massachusetts Chapter, ASAP at 508-586-4790 ext 101.

I will be looking forward to seeing you all at the Drill

Thank You in advance for your anticipated assistance in this matter.

Richard Buckley,
Communication Chairperson,
American Red Cross, SEM.
N1KMM@arrl.net

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6 June Feeding Hills MA HCRA @CongCh $5/TG@6:30      Dave KB1MU 413 596-6605  +

7 June Windsor CT VintgeR Museum @33 MechanicsSt $12/S@6   John 860 673 0518  
7 June Falmouth MA FARA @FG $3@9 @8/T@7             Ralph N1YHS 508 548 6405  
7 June Hermon ME PSARC                             Roger KA1TKS 207 848 3846 A
7 June Goshen CT SBARC @FG Rt63 $3@8 $10/T@6 $5TG     Lee K1LEE 860 435 0051  +
8 June Bethpage NY LIMARC @Briarcliffe $6@9 $15/S      Ed K2EPM 516 387 5888 W
15 June            Flea at MIT                             Nick 617 253 3776 F

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20 July            Flea at MIT                             Nick 617 253 3776 F
26 July Nashua NH NE Antique RC $5@8 $1@9 @ StStan's Hall   Joe 978 343 5726 F
26 July Swansea MA FRARC @AmLegion $2@10 $10/S    George KB1CNA 508 673 5535  +
2 Aug Essex Jct VT BARC @EssexHS $5@8 $10/T@7$4w/oT Renee N1UXK 802 893 7660  +
2 Aug Union ME PenBayARC                           Scott KB1DSW 207 354 6809 A+
9 Aug St Albans ME PARC                           George WA1JMM 207 965 8864 A
17 Aug             Flea at MIT                             Nick 617 253 3776 F
24 Aug Enfield CT East V-UHF Conf @Radisson $5B$10S  Mark K1MAP 413 566 2445 W+
6 Sept BallstonSpa NY SCRACES fri6P $5+5/T+15cmp  Darlene N2XQG 518 587 2385  
6 Sept Point-Claire PQ WIARC @StJohnCh $5@9 $10@7 Janusz VE2ZHP 450 659 5181 R
7 Sept Bethpage NY LIMARC @Briarcliffe $6@? $15/S  Brian WB2YMC 516 822 0673  +
13 Sept Windsor CT VintgeR Museum @33 MechanicsSt $12/S@6  John 860 673 0518  
14 Sept S Dartmouth MA SEMARA Sell@6 $2@7              Tim N1TI 508 758 3680 F
14 Sept Newtown CT CARA @TownHall @7Sell 8:30Buy     John W1JMA 203 438 6782  +
20 Sept Forestdale RI RIFMRS @VFW rt146 8A flea+auct Rick K1KYI 401 725 7507  
20 Sept Waterbury VT CVARC @Armory I89x10 $5@8 $10/T Tom WA1YNU 802 476 3116 F+

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Cambridge MA    Flea at MIT     http://www.swapfest.us                      +
Hopkinton NH    Hosstraders     http://www.qsl.net/k1rqg/
Amherst MA      Mt. Tom ARC     http://www.mtara.org/hamfest/flea.html
Adams MA	N BerkshireARC	http://www.nobarc.org/hamfest                 
Boxborough MA   NE ARRL Conv    http://www.boxboro.org/
Framingham MA	FARA		http://www.fara.org/                          
Newton MA       Waltham ARA Auction    http://www.wara64.org/auction/
S Dartmouth MA  SEMARA          http://www.semara.org/flea/fleamkt.htm       +
Whately MA	FranklinCARC 	http://www.fcarc.org/flea.html                
Enfield CT      VHF/UHF Conf    http://www.newsvhf.com                       +
Southington CT  SARA            http://www.chetbacon.com/sara.htm
Wallingford CT  Nutmeg CT Conv  http://www.qsl.net/nutmeghamfest/
Lewiston ME     AARC		http://www.dlois.com/mainearrl/convent.htm
Portland ME     PAWA            http://www.qsl.net/pawa/fleamarket.html       +
Henniker NH     CVRC            http://www.qsl.net/k1bke/                     +
Bergen NJ	BARA		http://www.bara.org/
Lake Placid NY  NNY ARA	        http://www.geocities.com/nnyara/
Lindenhurst NY  ToB ARES 	http://www.tobares.org/hamfest.html           +
Long Island NY  LIMARC          http://www.limarc.org/fest.htm                +
Massapequa NY   GSB ARA	        http://www.gsbarc.org/flyermay03.pdf          +
Queens NY       Hall of Science http://www.qsl.net/hosarc/hamfest.html
Rochester NY 	AWA		http://www.antiquewireless.org/
Greenwich RI    Fidelity ARC    http://users.ids.net/~newsm/dates.html
Essex Junction VT   Burlington ARC  http://www.vtstetson.net/fest02.pdf
Milton VT       RANV VT Conv    http://www.ranv.org/milton.html
Montreal PQ     MARC            http://www.marc.qc.ca/fest.html
Montreal PQ	WIARC		http://www.pubnix.net/wiarc/hamfest.htm       
Sorel-Tracy PQ  CRAS-T		http://www.hamfest.qc.ca/                     
St Therese PQ	CRALL		http://www.ve2crl.qc.ca/hamfest2002.htm       
Canada          RAC List   http://rac.eton.ca/data/racfleas.taf?function=form
Phila. Area	VARA List	http://www.qsl.net/w2vtm/hamfest.html         +
USA             ARRL List       http://www.arrl.org/hamfests.html
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For your viewing pleasure, some photos from the 5/29/03 Falmouth ARA meeting. The meeting centered on field day planning, followed by a presentation on E. Ma. ARES by Section Emergency Coordinator W1MPN.

Shown here is Jim Valdes, WA1NPO, trustee of the Falmouth ARA repeater.

A Southeastern MA Amateur Radio Association (SEMARA) member is proposing the formation of a cw net for club members. He invisions an informal net, with variable speeds to accomodate different skills and abilities.

“If you haven’t done CW for a long time this would be a great time to dust off your key/paddle,” said Carl. He also indicated that code lessons for those who do not know morse code can be arranged at the SEMARA club house. “The net […] is a great opportunity for Techs to learn and pass element 1 and upgrade to General.”

Those interested may contact Carl at cbredberg@attbi.com.

—SEMARA members mailing list

Steve Telsey, N1BDA wrote (on the PART/WB1GOF list):

“The Concord repeaters are up. Located at the Concord Rotary, they’re running 25W. Give them a try. Here’s the info:

145.110 pl 110.9
447.575 pl 110.9

Coverage so far has been pretty good. Let us know how your reception is.”

73,

Steve
N1BDA

Phil, K9HI, has announced that some periods of service interruptions may be experienced while a server issue is resolved. Please bear with us if you notice any stale material. 73, W1MPN