Month: July 2005

A Sturdy Memorial Hospital Amateur Radio Club member continues a summer tradition he calls the SMHARC August Rag Chew, on August 2, 2005.

“The Club does not hold meetings in the months of July and August so, a few years ago, I decided to have a gathering at my QTH just to get together and socialize,” writes Mario Veiga, WZ1K.

The Seekonk ham says that all Sturdy members are welcome, and refreshments and snacks–as well as a pool–are available.

George Davis, KC1FZ decided to do a little genealogy one Saturday morning in July. Davis was the fox and was hiding in the Scotland Cemetery located on Route 104 in Bridgewater. There he introduced the fox hunters to the final resting place of his father, Julian I. Davis (1883-1968) and his grandfather, George W. Davis (1850-1948). The first clue was when the “fox” said he was hiding near some “subterranean condominiums.”

The group conducts fox hunts every Saturday from 10 a.m. until 12 noon. The fox transmits on 146.565 MHz every five minutes for 30 seconds. Listen in from your home QTH, or mobile if you are on the road, and let the group know if you can hear the fox in your back yard. The fox hunters coordinate the start of the hunt on the Bridgewater 147.180 MHz repeater.

Photo (L-R): Bruce, NI1X; Roy, KB1CYV; and George, KC1FZ

—Thanks, Whitman ARC Spectrum, July 2005

The Eastern MA ARES staff in conjunction with the Sturdy Memorial Hospital ARC’s emergency response team will offer an “Advanced Emergency Communications Workshop” on Saturday, August 13, 2005 from 10:00 a.m. until 4:00 p.m. in Attleboro, MA. [Details]

There will be an Advanced Emergency Communications Workshop on Saturday August 13th, 2005 from 10:00 AM-4:00 PM at the Sturdy Memorial Hospital Rice Webb Auditorium in Attleboro, Massachusetts. This session is being put on by the ARES Section Staff, and the Sturdy Memorial Amateur Radio Club in conjunction with its ARES Emergency Response Team.

This Advanced Emergency Communications Workshop will provide additional background in advanced emergency communication topics that will build on our
general level emergency communications workshop course. Those who have not attended our general level emergency communications workshop course may attend this advanced workshop but must understand that many of the basic topics that are covered in our general level course will not be covered in this specific workshop.

Please bring an HT to the workshop as it may be utilized during the workshop.

Topics for this advanced workshop include the following:

Emergency Communication Applications of Voice Over IP Technology
Amateur Radio Digital Communications and Applications for Emergency Communications
How to Be a Participant and How to Be Net Control for a NTS Traffic Net
How to Deploy, Setup and Operate at an Existing EOC When Asked to Deploy How to Deploy, Setup and Operate at a shelter or similar place of deployment

This training will also feature morning refreshments and lunch at no coerced charge to participants in the workshop, however, donations for lunch from participants would be helpful.

The Emergency Communications presentations will be given by other Amateur Operators well versed in the topics listed above. The training will be a worthwhile endeavor not just for emergency communicators but for anyone who is an amateur radio operator, and wants to
learn more about the hobby.

Preregistration is required for this workshop so that the club can assure enough food is provided so please decide as soon as possible if you would like to attend this workshop.

Directions to the facility can be obtained via the following link:
http://www.w1smh.com/pages/SMH_Map.htm

For any additional information and to preregister for the workshop, please contact:

N1FLO, John Benson by email n1flo@comcast.net
KD1CY, Rob Macedo by email rmacedo@rcn.com
Respectfully Submitted,

Robert Macedo (KD1CY)
ARES SKYWARN Coordinator
Eastern Massachusetts ARES Section Emergency Coordinator
Pager #: (508) 354-3142
Home Phone #: (508) 994-1875 (After 6 PM)
Home/Data #: (508) 997-4503 (After 6 PM)
Work Phone #: 508-346-2929 (8 AM-5 PM)
Email Address: rmacedo@rcn.com
http://users.rcn.com/rmacedo
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The Boston Amateur Radio Club has been called upon to provide communications assistance for the Boston Bike Festival on September 25, 2005.

“We’ve been asked by the Mayor’s office to help out in a bicycle ride,” says Boston ARC’s Public Service chair Bob Salow, WA1IDA. “It is a major part of the (not well known) celebration of the 375th anniversary year of the founding of the City of Boston.”

Salow adds that the event is actually a series of bicycle rides conducted entirely in the city. “It represents an opportunity for us and ham radio to serve the community directly and be noticed.”

Event participants will interface with police, EMS, the administration, the media and the public. “It’s a great chance to show our stuff,” notes Salow.

Interested persons are urged to contact Bob Salow at wa1ida@arrl.net or 508.650.9440.

—Boston ARC The SPARC, July 2005

John Morris, W2EUA writes on BCRA-Club List:

There are plans for an event station on the USS Massachusetts this weekend [in] the Museum Ships Special Event. N1EPL is the call sign of the USS Massachusetts Radio Association.

[The Museum Ships Special Event is scheduled for July 16, 2005 from 0001Z through July 17 to 2359Z. For more information, visit http://www.qsl.net/wa2tvs/nj2bb/ship-event.html.]

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9 July Charlottetown PEI SPARC @Flying Assoc $5@8 $3@10        Rodney VY2CGA W+
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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
10 Sept Windsor ME AARA @FG Rt32                     Bill K1NIT 207 623 9075 A+
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
24 Sept Drummondville PQ CRdeD $5@9 $15@7        Jacques VE2WJG 819 478 2847 W+
25 Sept Bethpage NY LIMARC                            Rick K2RB 516 526 6975 A
2 Oct Queens NY HoSARC @9A                       Stephen WB2KDG 718 898 5599 W
7,8 Oct Hopkinton NH HossTraders @FG x7 I89           Joe K1RQG 207 469 3492 W
8 Oct Nashua NH NE Antique RC $15/T@7 $2@9 @StStan's      Marty 603 938 5051 F
8 Oct Lake Placid NY NNYARA  $5+$10/T FriSetup    Thomas WB2KLD 518 827 4852  
9 Oct Wallingford CT Nutmeg Conv $20/sp $7@9         John N1GNV 203 440 4468 W+
15 Oct Kingston NS GARC @GreenwoodComm Ctr $3@10      Guy VE1NC 902 825 6151 R

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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
Drummondville PQ  leCRdeD	http://www.9bit.qc.ca/ve2crd/hamfest/index.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/                     
Summerside PEI  SPARC		http://www.summersidearc.com/fleamarket.htm  +
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