August 2009 – Eastern Massachusetts ARRL

Eastern Massachusetts ARES Stand-By Mobilization Secured at 630 PM ET Saturday August 29th, 2009

August 29, 2009March 2, 2018 - by admin - Leave a Comment

Hello to all…

…EASTERN MASSACHUSETTS ARES STAND-BY MOBILIZATION SECURED AT 630 PM ET SATURDAY AUGUST 29TH, 2009…

Eastern Massachusetts ARES Standby Mobilization for the Kennedy Funeral and the Nor’easter storm associated with the remnants of Tropical Storm Danny is secured at 630 PM Saturday August 29th, 2009. Thanks to all ARES folks who checked their go-kits and assisted with reports during the nor’easter associated with the remnants of Tropical Storm Danny.

The Nor’easter brought the advertised 3-5″ of rain across Southeast New England with 1.5-3″ rainfall amounts common in Southern New Hampshire, Central and Northeastern Massachusetts. This produced some urban and poor drainage flooding and caused small rivers and streams to rise to near or just short of bankful. Winds briefly kicked up around the coast with 40-50 MPH wind gusts across East Coastal and South Coastal Massachusetts and Cape Cod and the Islands. One report from an elevated wind platform at 60 feet in Horseshoe Shoals had a wind gust of 53 MPH/61 Knots associated with the storm. The winds were brief and were likely convective in nature except for some backside winds reported in some areas between 5-6 PM Saturday Evening. Rainfall and wind reports can be seen via the links below:

Local Storm Report on Wind Damage and Flood Reports:
http://kamala.cod.edu/ma/latest.nwus51.KBOX.html

Public Information Statement on Rainfall Reports:
http://kamala.cod.edu/ma/latest.nous41.KBOX.html

The Kennedy funeral also went flawlessly and without incident in Boston Massachusetts earlier today. The State EOC was operational and secured at 2 PM for this event and for the nor’easter storm that affected the area. Once again, thanks to all who supported the stand-by mobilization and thanks to all for their continued support of Eastern Massachusetts ARES!

Respectfully Submitted,

Robert Macedo (KD1CY)
ARES SKYWARN Coordinator
Eastern Massachusetts ARES Section Emergency Coordinator
Home Phone #: (508) 994-1875 (After 6 PM)
Home/Data #: (508) 997-4503 (After 6 PM)
Work Phone #: 1-800-445-2588 Ext.: 72929 (8 AM-5 PM)
Email Address: rmacedo@rcn.com
http://www.wx1box.org
http://ares.ema.arrl.org

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Help Requested For Jimmy Fund Walk, 9/13

August 29, 2009 - by k9hi - Leave a Comment

Jimmy Fund logo Steve Schwarm, W3EVE writes:

I need several more hams to help with the Jimmy Fund Walk Sunday Sept. 13. This event is run on the Boston Marathon course and runs for most of the day. The majority of the activity is on the last half of the course. We have hams on the buses like the Marathon and a ham at each first aid/water station. This is a low key activity. We use 2 meters for this event.

Drop me an email if you can help. If you have questions feel free to call my cell phone at 508-922-9688.

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Eastern Massachusetts ARES Stand-by Mobilization Saturday for Danny and Kennedy Funeral

August 28, 2009March 2, 2018 - by admin - Leave a Comment

Hello to all..

***EASTERN MASSACHUSETTS ARES TO BE PLACED ON STAND-BY FOR POSSIBLE MOBILIZATION STARTING AT 6 AM ET SATURDAY LASTING THROUGH 12 AM ET SUNDAY FOR IMPACTS OF TROPICAL STORM DANNY AND FRONTAL SYSTEM INTERACTION ALONG WITH THE SENATOR EDWARD KENNEDY FUNERAL PROCEEDINGS IN BOSTON FOR SATURDAY MORNING***

***SKYWARN ACTIVATION WITH OPS AT NWS TAUNTON WILL COMMENCE AT 5 AM ET THROUGH LATE SATURDAY EVENING/EARLY SUNDAY MORNING***

With the impacts of Tropical Storm Danny and his interaction with a frontal system potentially bringing 3-6” of rainfall and the potential for strong to damaging winds near and just inland from the coast coupled with the fact that there are a significant amount of dignitaries present for the Senator Kennedy Funeral, Eastern Massachusetts ARES will be placed on stand-by to cover the storm and potential flooding and damaging wind issues as well as any exigencies with the Senator Kennedy funeral.

While the intensity and track of Tropical Storm Danny is uncertain, there remains the potential for flooding rains and strong to damaging winds as Danny interacts with a couple other approaching storm systems. There is the potential for a strong hybrid system to bring 3-6” of rain and strong winds of 50-60 MPH on Cape Cod and the Islands and 40-50 MPH along East and South Coastal Massachusetts. While this would normally be handled simply as a SKYWARN Activation, there is an outside chance of something stronger and that needs to be watched. This coupled with the fact that we have a large number of dignitaries in the Metro Boston area for the Senator Kennedy funeral means we should be alert for any issues that could occur with the storm or the funeral or a combination of both events.

We will activate the town of Bridgewater EOC as the Eastern Massachusetts ARES Incident Command Post. We will also activate the Acushnet EOC over the course of the day Saturday to assist with storm reporting and monitoring any other exigencies pertaining to the Kennedy funeral.

We’d like to have ARES personnel assist with SKYWARN reporting of flooding of rivers, streams and urban areas as well as any wind damage. Keep your situational awareness level high from any updates from ARES leadership by checking your email for updates and our ares web site at http://ares.ema.arrl.org and monitor local media on the funeral for Senator Kennedy.

What is ARES Stand-By mode?

ARES stand-by mode is to alert Amateurs within ARES that a mobilization is possible on a wide-scale and that some localized mobilizations are or could be taking place in isolated areas. It means to take a look at your Go-Kit and have batteries and equipment ready to go and charged up and take care of any requirements at home in case a mobilization is required and you can participate. Do NOT self-deploy. Wait for guidance from leadership for any deployment. It is an honor to be ready even if you don’t deploy for the event. Hopefully, this is just another exercise of our preparedness and capabilities. If not, the ARES leadership looks forward to working with you if any wide scale mobilization is required after the impact of this major storm to the region or an issue arises at the Kennedy funeral.

Thanks for your continued support of Eastern Massachusetts ARES!

Respectfully Submitted,

Robert Macedo (KD1CY)
ARES SKYWARN Coordinator
Eastern Massachusetts ARES Section Emergency Coordinator
Home Phone #: (508) 994-1875 (After 6 PM)
Home/Data #: (508) 997-4503 (After 6 PM)
Work Phone #: 1-800-445-2588 Ext.: 72929 (8 AM-5 PM)
Email Address: rmacedo@rcn.com
http://www.wx1box.org
http://ares.ema.arrl.org

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Salvation Army Field Exercise, Sept. 26, 2009 (UPDATED)

August 26, 2009 - by k9hi - Leave a Comment

Frank Murphy, N1DHW writes:

The Salvation Army Emergency Disaster Services has planned a Field Exercise on Saturday, 26 September at Camp Wonderland in Sharon, MA. This event will focus on disaster operations training for key members of the Command staff and Volunteers. We have participated in this event for several years, and ham radio support has been and continues to be a vital part of this exercise. The drill will simulate a specific, large scale disaster response, and work on building response capacity in a number of different areas.

The drill will begin with registration at 0830, followed by a Disaster Services Organization role-specific training from 0930 to 1030, with the live exercise beginning at 1030. Lunch will be served from canteen kitchens as part of the drill. A brief time for assessment is planned before the event is completed at 1545pm.

Communications will be managed from the fully outfitted Communications van as in a realistic situation. About 20 hams are urgently needed for assignments as shadows for Salvation Army commanders and managers, specific field operations, and at the food and supply locations.

If you are able to participate, or have any questions, please contact me at n1dhw@arrl.net.

–Thanks, Boston ARC The SPARC, August, 2009

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Hurricane Bill Safety Outreach

August 20, 2009 - by k9hi - Leave a Comment

This message contains some points with regard to the approach of Hurricane Bill near our area. Although the impact of the storm appears to be no greater than what we would experience during other times of the year, the storm could be especially dangerous to boating and beach enthusiasts.

I am requesting that you assist our safety outreach in the following ways:

1.    Remind friends and family about the dangers of storm generated surf, which may be especially prudent since the hot weather may beckon people to go swimming. There are many websites that explain the “riptide” phenomena and safety measures.
2.    Please listen for ham maritime mobile stations and verify they have current storm information. Please encourage them to monitor the weather radio, and if they tell you they are using a marine radio, remind them to monitor Marine channels 16 (156.8 MHz) and 22A (157.1 MHz).
3.    For those of you on the coast this weekend, please report all flooding and “splash-over” (water carried ashore by crashing waves) to SKYWARN observers.
4.    If you (especially our SKYWARN cadre) are asked by other citizens what you think about the storm, encourage these folks to familiarize themselves with the storm by visiting National Weather Service (NWS) websites, listening to weather radio, and watching TV and web broadcasts. Remind people that weather safety issues are exclusively the responsibility of the NWS.

Enjoy the rest of the summer!

de W1MPN

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ARRL – The national association for Amateur Radio™

Eastern Massachusetts Section
Section Manager: Michael P. Neilsen, W1MPN
w1mpn@arrl.org

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New England Area Flea Markets 08/07/09

August 9, 2009February 17, 2018 - by k9hi - Leave a Comment

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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8 Aug Gales Ferry CT RASON @VFD $4@9 $15/T@7       Wayne KB1NKK 206 350 3064 

8 Aug St Albans ME PARC                           George WA1JMM 207 441 6112 A

15 Aug Swamton VT STARC I89x21 @RavenInd $5@6 +$5/Sp  Arn N1ARN 802 309 0666 F

16 August Cambridge MA           FLEA at MIT               Nick 617 253 3776 F
 Third Sunday April thru October                 

16 Aug Adams MA NoBARC @BoweFld $5@8 $10/sp@7          Al K1SAV 413 743 1619 W+

22 Aug Salem NH N1HIT @HRO  $10/sp           Dave N1FCC fleamarket@n1hit.org F+

12 Sept Windsor ME AARA @FG $5@8                     Bill K1NIT 207 623 9075  

12 Sept Ballston Spa NY SCRACES @FG $5@7              Al KA1IEG 518 677 3316  

12 Sept Windsor CT VR+C Mus 115 Pierson LN @8AM Tailgate   John 860 673 0518 W

13 Sept Newtown CT CARA@TownHall $6@8:30 $15/T$10TG@7 Joe AB1DO 203 938 4880 W

13 Sept Dartmouth MA SEMARA @54 Donald St B@9 S@8      Tim N1TI 508 758 3680  +

19 Sept Forestdale RI RIFMRS @VFW rt146 8A flea+auct Rick K1KYI 401 864 9611  

19 Sept Alton NH MASONS @Lodge @7 Tg$10 $20/inside T  Bob W1GWU 603 776 0086

19 Sept Alexander ME StCVARC                        Mike KB1GEO 207 427 3058 A

19 Sept Omeaux PQ WIARC @Shriner's $5@9 $15/T@8      Ken VE2KLF              R+

******************************************************************************* LAST UPDATE 8-7-09 de W1GSL http://swapfest.us P 1 List is normally updated twice a month - look for the latest version ******************************************************************************* Additions/ Corrections via e-Mail w1gsl@mit.edu <- SUBSCRIBE US Mail W1GSL POB 397082 MIT Br Cambridge MA 02139 (c)2009 unlimited reproduction permitted in entirety New England Area Ham - Electronic Flea Market *** DATES *** 2009 P2 of 2 ******************************************************************************* 2009 Contact Source ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~ 20 September Cambridge MA FLEA at MIT Nick 617 253 3776 F Third Sunday April thru October 26 Sept Drummondville PQ CRADI $5@9 $15/T@7 Omer VE2OML 819 478 0478 R+ 11 Oct Wallingford CT Nutmeg Conv $20/sp $7@9 John N1GNV 203 440 4468 11 Oct Queens NY HoSARC $5@9 $10/Sp Stephen WB2KDG 718 898 5599 W 16,17 Oct Deerfield NH NearFest @FG Mike K1TWF 978 250 1235 W 17 Oct Manchester NH NEAntqRC @BingoCtr $10@7:30$3@8:30 Charlie 603 898 4821 F 17 Oct Kingston NS GARC $3@10 Sell free@8 Burt VE1AMA 902 847 7073 W+ 18 October Cambridge MA FLEA at MIT Nick 617 253 3776 F 24,25 Oct Wakefield MA Photographica @AmericalCtr ~photo~ John 781 592 2553 W 24 Oct Longueuil PQ MS-SARC @PlDesaul $5@9+$10/T@6 David VE2EDF 450 672 9791 W 25 Oct Hicksville NY LIMARC @LevittHal $6@9 $20@7 Richard K2KNB 516 694 4937 W+ 31 Oct Waterford CT TCARC Auction @Oswegat Fire @10 Tom WA2RYV 860 464 6555 2 Nov Feeding Hills MA HCRA Auction @CongCh @6:30PM Jim KK1W 413 245 3228 7 Nov Londonderry NH IRS @Lions Sellers$15@6 $3@8 George N1NAZ 603 421 0940 7 Nov Bourne MA FARA @UpperCC VoTech $5@9 $10/S@7 Ralph N1YHS 508 548 0422 A 5 Dec Windsor CT VR+C Mus 115 Pierson LN @8AM Indoor John 860 673 0518 W ******************************************************************************* 2010 Contact Source ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~ 20 Mar Pomfret CT ECARA Paul KE1LI 860 928 2456 T 21 Mar Southington CT SARA @HS $5@8 $20/T@6:15 Norm W3IZ 860 584 1403 F+ 17 April Lindenhurst NY GSBARC @FiremanPk John W2HCB 631 669 6321 A+ 5 June Rochester NY RARA Duane K2SI 585 594 4945 A+ ******************************************************************************* LAST UPDATE 8-7-09 de W1GSL http://swapfest.us P 2 of 2 List is normally updated twice a month - look for the latest version Source F= Flyer T= tentative early info + = new info this month A= ARRL R= RAC list W= web WR NV CQ QST = Mags This list has been compiled from many sources. While we believe the info to be accurate the author can not be responsible for changes or errors. Check with the sponsoring organizations for more details. This list will be posted monthly to USENET. Mailed copies are sent when additions are made. ******************************************************************************* Additions/ Corrections via e-Mail w1gsl@mit.edu <- SUBSCRIBE US Mail W1GSL POB 397082 MIT Br Cambridge MA 02139 (c)2009 unlimited reproduction permitted in entirety New England Area Ham - Electronic Flea Market *** DATES *** 2009 -> *** Page 3 Electronic distribution only. This page has the overflow if any P3 from the paper version. ******************************************************************************* 2010 Contact Source ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~ ******************************************************************************* LAST UPDATE 8-7-09 de W1GSL P 3 List is normally updated twice a month - look for the latest version Additions/ Corrections via Internet w1gsl@mit.edu US Mail W1GSL POB 397082 MIT Br Cambridge MA 02139 (c)2009 W1GSL http://www.swapfest.us SASE for updated copy as issued. unlimited reproduction permitted in entirety ******************************************************************************* List is normally updated twice a month - look for the latest version Be sure to check for the latest version as updating is under the control of the page owner. * You can have the list e-mailed directly to you as it is updated. * * Just send a request to be added to the distribution to w1gsl@mit.edu * 73 Steve F W1GSL *********************************************************************** New England Area Ham - Electronic Flea Market *** DATES *** P4 Links to New England Hamfest Web Sites (c) 2009 W1GSL *********************************************************************** This section is only included in the electronic distribution. Cambridge MA Flea at MIT http://www.swapfest.us Hopkinton NH Hosstraders RIP :-( http://www.qsl.net/k1rqg/ Adams MA N BerkshireARC http://www.nobarc.org/hamfest.htm Boxborough MA NE ARRL Conv http://www.boxboro.org/ Dartmouth MA SEMARA http://www.semara.org/flea.htm Falmouth MA FARA http://www.falara.org/ FeedingHills MA MTARA http://www.mtara.org/flea08.html Framingham MA FARA http://www.fara.org/ Marlboro MA AARC http://www.qsl.net/n1em/FleaMarketFlier2008a.pdf Newton MA Waltham ARA Auction http://www.wara64.org/auction/ S Dartmouth MA SEMARA http://www.semara.org/ Wakefield MA Photographica http://www.phsne.org/ Whately MA FranklinCARC http://www.fcarc.org/news.htm Worcester MA WPI ACM http://acm.wpi.edu/swapmeet/ Gales Ferry CT RASON http://www.rason.org/ Goshen CT SBARC http://www.w1baa.org/hamfest.html Enfield CT VHF/UHF Conf http://www.newsvhf.com/vhfconf.html Newington CT NARL http://www.narlhamfest.org/ Newtown CT CARA http://www.danbury.org/cara/Hamfest.html North Haven CT http://www.yankeehamfest.com Southington CT SARA http://www.chetbacon.com/sara.htm Wallingford CT Nutmeg CT Conv http://www.nutmeghamfest.com Windsor CT Vintage R Mus http://vrcmct.org/ Chelsea ME AARA http://www.w1tlc.com/ Hermon ME PSARC http://n1me.org/index.php?pr=Hamfest Lewiston ME AARC http://www.mainearrl.org/convent.htm S. Portland ME PAWA http://www.pawa-maine.org/ St. Albans ME PARC http://www.qsl.net/parc/hamfest/hamfest.html Windsor ME AARA http://www.w1tlc.com/ Deerfield NH NEAR-Fest http://www.near-fest.com/ Henniker NH CVRC http://www.qsl.net/k1bke/ Manchester NH NEAntiqueRC http://www.nearc.net/ Rochester NH GBRA http://www.w1fz.org/ Bergen NJ BARA http://www.bara.org/ Sussex NJ SCARC http://www.scarcnj.org/www.scarcnj.org/flyer_2007.htm Ballston Spa NY SCRACES http://wa2umx.net/_Hamfest_2008.html LaGrangeville NY MtBARC http://www.wr2abb.org/ Lake Placid NY NNY ARA http://www.northnet.org/nnyham/hamfest_flyer2004.htm Lindenhurst NY ToB ARES http://www.tobares.org/hamfest.html Lindenhurst NY GSB ARA http://www.gsbarc.org/Hamfest.htm Long Island NY LIMARC http://www.limarc.org/fest.htm Middletown NY OCARC http://www.ocarc-ny.org/ Queens NY Hall of Science http://www.hosarc.org/ Rensselaer NY E Greenbush ARA http://www.w2egb.org/ Rochester NY AWA http://www.antiquewireless.org/ Rochester NY RARA http://www.rochesterham.org/hamfest.htm Wallkill NY OCARC http://www.ocarc-ny.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 Swanton VT STARC http://www.starc.org/ Moncton NB TCARC http://www.ve9tca.org/ Quispamsis NB LCARC http://www.lcarc.ca/ Drummondville PQ leCRdeD http://www.raqi.ca/ve2crd/hamfest/index.html + Greenwood PQ GARC http://www3.ns.sympatico.ca/esmith/GARC/activities.htm Laval PQ CRALL http://www.ve2crl.qc.ca/ Montreal PQ MARC http://www.marc.qc.ca/fest/fest.html Montreal PQ WIARC http://shell.pubnix.net/~wiarc/hamfest.htm Montreal PQ MS-SARC http://www.ve2clm.ca/articles.php?lng=fr&pg=120 Montreal PQ UMS http://www.ve2ums.ca/agenda/pub_2007_hamf.pdf Sorel-Tracy PQ CRAS-T http://www.hamfest.qc.ca/ St Romuald PQ ARES http://www.aresqc.org/ St Therese PQ CRALL http://www.ve2crl.qc.ca/hamfest2002.htm Summerside PEI SPARC http://www.summersidearc.com/fleamarket2009.htm Greenwood NS GARC http://www.greenwoodarc.org/ + Halafax NS HARC http://www.halifax-arc.org/ Timonium MD GBHC http://www.gbhc.org/ Montreal Area MARC List http://www.marc.qc.ca/fest/festcal.html Canada RAC List http://rac.eton.ca/events/upcoming.php Phila. Area VARA List http://www.qsl.net/w2vtm/hamfest.html USA ARRL List http://www.arrl.org/hamfests.html ******************************************************************************* P4 LAST UPDATE 8-7-09 de W1GSL P 4 Additions/ Corrections via Internet w1gsl@mit.edu US Mail W1GSL POB 397082 MIT Br Cambridge MA 02139 (c)2009 W1GSL http://www.swapfest.us SASE for updated copy as issued. unlimited reproduction permitted in entirety *******************************************************************************

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CAARA To Activate Thatchers I. August 7-9, 2009

August 8, 2009 - by k9hi - Leave a Comment

Cape Ann ARA logo The Cape Ann Amateur Radio Association has again set up to operate amateur radio on Thatchers Island, off Cape Ann from Friday, August 07, 2009 at 05:00 PM until Sunday, August 09, 2009 at 6:00 PM EDT.

According to CAARA’s Briggs Longbothum, AB2NJ, “The Fish and Wildlife Service has issued a ‘Special Use Permit’ for the club’s activity at the North Tower.” Briggs adds, “The Thatchers Island Association is being very supportive of our plans.

CAARA intends to stream live video of the operation via UStream from its web site. To view the festivities, visit the current home page at: http://caara.net.

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Framingham ARA To Participate In CERT/MRC Emergency Readiness Fair

August 7, 2009 - by k9hi - Leave a Comment

Gordy Bello, K1GB writes:

On Sunday Sept. 13, [the Framingham Amateur Radio Association] will be taking part in the CERT (Community Emergency Response Team) and MRC (Medical Reserve Corps) Emergency Readiness Fair at the Peter Noyes School in Sudbury from 12 noon to 3 PM. There will be other organizations represented as well.

This is a great PR opportunity to inform the public about EMCOMM. We will be speaking to the public and handing out brochures, etc.

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Cape Cod ARES Supports Funeral Services for Marine Cpl. Nicholas Xiarhos

August 3, 2009March 2, 2018 - by admin - Leave a Comment

Hello to all..

At the request of the Cape Cod Incident Management Team and the Cape Cod Red Cross, Cape Cod ARES provided support for the funeral services of Marine Corporal Nicholas Xiarhos who died in the line of duty in Afghanistan in late July. Cape Cod ARES District Emergency Coordinator Frank O’Laughlin-WQ1O provides his after action report via the PDF document below:

http://ares.ema.arrl.org/local/CCARES_After-Action_FuneralSrvcs_Marine_Cpl._Nicholas_Xiarhos_07-31-09.pdf

It was an honor and privilege for Cape Cod ARES to participate. On behalf of Eastern Massachusetts ARES, I’d like to thank Cape Cod ARES for their support of this event.

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 #: 1-800-445-2588 Ext.: 72929 (8 AM-5 PM)
Email Address: rmacedo@rcn.com
http://ares.ema.arrl.org
http://www.wx1box.org

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Reminder: Monthly Eastern Massachusetts ARES Net for August 2009

August 2, 2009March 2, 2018 - by admin - Leave a Comment

Hello to all…

A reminder that the monthly ARES Net for August is rapidly approaching. The monthly ARES Net for August is Monday August 3rd, 2009, at 8:30 PM on the MMRA Repeater system. This is after the RACES Nets earlier in the evening. For frequencies that will be linked into the ARES Net on the MMRA Network, please see the following link from the MMRA web site and the repeaters that will be linked in will be through Hub 1:

http://www.mmra.org/repeaters/map.html

In addition, if the Echo-IRLP node on the MMRA hub is available, we will likely link that to the New England Reflector system on IRLP 9123/Echolink Conference *NEW-ENG* Node: 9123.

Make the first Monday of the month, “Emergency Communications Night” and check into your local RACES Net and then check into the ARES Net on the MMRA Repeater System. We look forward to your participation and remember, we are always looking for Net Controls to run the ARES Net.

We will have several interesting announcements for the net that evening and we look forward to everyone’s participation. Updates will be posted via email and on the Eastern Massachusetts ARES Web Site at http://ares.ema.arrl.org

Thanks for your continued support of ARES!

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 #: 1-800-445-2588 Ext.: 72929 (8 AM-5 PM)
Email Address: rmacedo@rcn.com
http://ares.ema.arrl.org
http://www.wx1box.org