Month: June 2005

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EMA ARES Provides Support For “Operation Atlas”

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Op Atlas participant badgeEastern Massachusetts ARES participated on June 4 in “Operation Atlas”, a federally sponsored anti-hijacking exercise held at Boston’s Logan International Airport. This was its second federal exercise this spring.

Operation Atlas is the Department of Homeland Security’s code name for the Boston Logan Airport Drill where a United Airlines plane was hijacked and brought down to Logan Airport by military fighter aircraft. Various federal agencies, especially the Department of Homeland Security agencies practiced the skills required of them by the DHS mandate. The American Red Cross provided Mass Care and Disaster Mental Health Services per their charter through FEMA and DHS mandate. EMA ARES provided direct communications support to the Red Cross at their Waltham and Boston chapters, with net control support being provided away from the incident at the EMA ARES Incident Command Post in the town of Bridgewater, MA. In addition, Amateurs from Western Massachusetts ARES lent support operations to the Northeast Service Area Headquarters, which is co-located with the Central Massachusetts Red Cross Chapter in Worcester, Massachusetts.“Operation Atlas gives Eastern Massachusetts ARES its first agency tied exercise within its home section since the Democratic National Convention mobilization of July 2004,” stated EMA SEC Robert “Rob” Macedo, KD1CY. He continued stating that “The eyes of many agencies will be on how ARES supports the Red Cross so it will be important to execute our role as well as possible and learn from an experience that we may not have again for several years. Eastern Massachusetts ARES earned high marks for the support given to the Red Cross, Salvation Army, the city of Boston EOC, and the National Weather Service for the DNC mobilization.”

EMA SM Michael P. Neilsen, W1MPN, stated that 14 EMA amateurs responded to the scene, donating 140 person-hours of effort including driving time. Using the National Association of Amateur Radio guideline of $10/hour equivalency that translates to over $1400. Add $280 of out-of-pocket privately owned vehicle expenses represented by an average of 50 miles traveled per volunteer to their mobilization sites, for a total of $1680.

Neilsen, himself a participant, stated that “the ARES mobilization was professionally planned and executed. We continue to demonstrate a high state of readiness for an actual disaster response.”

Satisfaction on the part of the Red Cross could be summed up by comments made by David Belsky, Gov’t liaison lead. “I’d like to take a moment to extend my thanks to you and the ARES team for the excellent work done before and during Operation Atlas. I know that the Red Cross RAT [Rapid Action Team] appreciates your efforts towards making this exercise a success. I received many compliments on the team’s performance during the course of the day!”

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Historic LST Museum Ship Arrives in Boston

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LST-325 with amateur station WW2LST, photo #1 by N1VUXLST-325 with amateur station WW2LST, photo #2 by N1VUXThe museum ship LST-325 arrived yesterday in Charlestown Navy Yard, saluted by tugboats (photo, left) and accompanied by a Coast Guard vessel (right).

The ship–a 327-foot World War II vessel designed to transport and deploy tanks and troops during coastal beach landings–is equipped with an Amateur Radio station, WW2LST. She will be in port for four days at the Yard before sailing to New York City.

Photos courtesy N1VUX

See also:
“LST-325 On Historic Cruise To Massachusetts”
“USS LST Ship Memorial – 2005 Voyage”

Public Information / Youth

Fall River ARC, Bristol Co. RA Featured in Herald News Story

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Kuss Middle School/Fall River ARC newspaper photoMembers of the Fall River Amateur Radio Club and Bristol County Repeater Association received kudos in a feature article published in the Herald News on Sunday. The Fall River paper ran a half-page story accompanied by photos describing the hams’ efforts in working with students at the Kuss Middle School.

The hams have conducted licensing classes for the students at Kuss and set up a ham club station. The school hopes to receive permission for a scheduled contact with the International Space Station and NA1SS–perhaps as early as this summer.

The school is a participant in NASA’s explorer program. Rosemary Millham, NASA’s education liaison to Kuss, is quoted in the article, saying, “The Fall River ARC has provided invaluable service to Kuss. Not only do members come to school every week to work with students and help them prepare for the licensing test, but they also serve on the steering committee for the [explorer] program.”

Club member Roland Daignault, N1JOY, commented in the article, “The momentum is really building now… Now that we have enough kids who are licensed, they bring other kids into it to talk on the radio.”

Sitting at the radio, left to right: Megan DeSouza, KB1LJH; John Nery, WA1ESO; and Shantae Martins, KB1LKW. –Herald News photo

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New England Flea Markets June 3, 2005

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New England Area   Ham - Electronic  Flea Market  ***  DATES  *** 2005 P 1 of 2

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3-5 June Rochester NY $9@6AM+$10/sp                 Harold K2HC 585 424 7184 W


3 June Feeding Hills MA HCRA @CongCh $5/T@6:30PM     Dave KB1MU 413 596 6605  


4 June Herman ME PSARC                             Roger KA!TKS 207 848 3846 A


5 June Queens NY HoSARC @9A                      Stephen WB2KDG 718 898 5599 W+


11 Jun Windsor CT VintgeR Museum new site@115 Pierson Ln   John 860 673 0518 W


11-12 June Newington CT NARL @HS  $20/T@5 $8@8:45     Dan K3UFG 860 206 3379 W


12 June Bethpage NY LIMARC                            Rick K2RB 516 526 6975 A


19 June Cambridge MA         FLEA at MIT                   Nick 617 253 3776

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9 July Union ME PBARC @ComCtr Rt17+131 $5@8 $3/T@7 Scott KB1ESW 207 354 6809   


16 July Nashua NH NE Antique RC $15/T@7 $2@9 @StStan's    Marty 603 938 5051 F


17 July Cambridge MA         FLEA at MIT                   Nick 617 253 3776  


13 Aug St Albans ME PARC @SnowmobileCLB rt152 $5@8                           F


21 August Cambridge MA       FLEA at MIT                   Nick 617 253 3776  


10 Sept BallstonSpa NY SCRACES fri6P $5+5/T+15cmp Darlene N2XQG 518 587 2385  


10 Sept Windsor CT VintgeR Museum @6AM  @115 Pierson Ln    John 860 673 0518 W


17 Sept Alexander ME SCVARC                         Skip KB1HCX 207 454 2156 A


17 Sept Forestdale RI RIFMRS @VFW rt146 8A flea+auct Rick K1KYI 401 725 7507  


18 Sept Cambridge MA         FLEA at MIT                   Nick 617 253 3776  


18 Sept Newtown CT CARA @Town Hall                   Bill N1PJG 203 798 2831 A+


25 Sept Bethpage NY LIMARC                            Rick K2RB 516 526 6975 A


2 Oct Queens NY HoSARC @9A                       Stephen WB2KDG 718 898 5599 W

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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                       


Newington CT 	NARL 		http://www.narl.net/1.htm


Southington CT  SARA            http://www.chetbacon.com/sara.htm


Wallingford CT  Nutmeg CT Conv  http://www.nutmeghamfest.com                 


Windsor CT      Vintage R Mus   http://www.NationalCommunicationsMuseum.org/  


Lewiston ME     AARC		http://www.mainearrl.org/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.northnet.org/nnyham/hamfest_flyer2004.htm 


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/          


Queens NY       Hall of Science http://hosarc.org/hamfest.html               +


Rensselaer NY   E Greenbush ARA http://www.com-tech.org/EGARA.html            


Rochester NY 	AWA		http://www.antiquewireless.org/


Rochester NY    RARA            http://www.rochesterhamfest.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/fest.html        


Montreal PQ	WIARC		http://www.pubnix.net/wiarc/hamfest.htm       


Montreal PQ     MS-SARC         http://www.ve2clm.ca/hamfesta.htm


Sorel-Tracy PQ  CRAS-T		http://www.hamfest.qc.ca/                     


St Therese PQ	CRALL		http://www.ve2crl.qc.ca/hamfest2002.htm       


Halafax NS 	HARC            http://www.halifax-arc.org/


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