January 2012 – Eastern Massachusetts ARRL

Extreme Weather Presentation at Boston Museum of Science, Feb. 1, 2012

January 29, 2012 - by k9hi - Leave a Comment

Rob Macedo, KD1CY writes:

The following is a special announcement from Jennifer Garrett at the Boston Museum of Science on a free presentation on Extreme Weather that will be held at the Museum. The announcement is listed below for any interested people and has been posted on the wx1box.org web site:

“Natural disasters and extreme weather are real events that many people don’t think about until it’s too late.” –Donna Franklin, NOAA’s Lightning Safety Program Lead

On Wednesday, February 1, the Museum of Science will host CNN Meteorologist Bonnie Schneider for the program Extreme Weather, part of the Museum’s Adult Offerings.

From epic floods to historical drought, unrelenting summer heat to arctic blasts of frigid air, 2011 was a year of extremes. Unfortunately, it was also a year of death and destruction: 552 people died in tornadoes, tying 2011 with 1936 as the deadliest year on record. With “a total of twelve weather and climate disasters,” according to The National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration (NOAA), “each causing $1 billion or more in damages,” one of the most expensive.

As a Meteorologist on CNN and HLN, Bonnie Schneider reports on these natural disasters, explaining when they’re likely to strike, and telling viewers how to respond when they do. She has interviewed experts from a wide variety of agencies – including FEMA and NOAA – to provide a comprehensive understanding of the science behind weather patterns and the latest thinking on how to act in dangerous conditions. She’ll share actual survivor stories, reminding us that disaster can strike at any time, changing your life forever.

You can register to attend this FREE program at the following link: http://extremeweather.eventbrite.com/

Best,

Jennifer Garrett
Lectures and Special Programs
Museum of Science, Boston

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 #: 508-346-2929 (8 AM-5 PM)
Email Address: rmacedo@rcn.com
http://ares.ema.arrl.org
http://www.wx1box.org

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Cape Cod and Islands ARES Exercise, Jan. 28, 2012

January 27, 2012March 2, 2018 - by k9hi - Leave a Comment

Cape Cod ARES logo Cape and Islands ARES DEC Frank O’Laughlin, WQ1O writes:

Hello to all,

If you have time this weekend, please participate in the Cape and Islands ARES district exercise being held this Saturday from 10 AM through Noon. Feel free to contact Cape Cod ARES as listed in the document at the link below and here is Frank O’Laughlin-WQ1O Cape Cod ARES DEC messasge on the exercise:

http://ares.ema.arrl.org/local/CCARESdrill_45V1.2Doc01-26-12.pdf

Cape and Islands ARES district will be holding its winter exercise this Saturday from 10am-12pm. We will be setting up an outside field station and operating on 2 meter FM, 6M repeater, FM and SSB. We will also be on HF. Please feel free to contact us as listed in the document.

Thanks and have a great weekend!

73′ Frank WQ1O Cape and Islands ARES DEC

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Cape Cod ARES Drill – Saturday January 28th, 2012 from 10 AM-Noon

January 27, 2012March 2, 2018 - by admin - Leave a Comment

Hello to all,

http://ares.ema.arrl.org/local/CCARESdrill_45V1.2Doc01-26-12.pdf

Thanks and have a great weekend!

73’ Frank WQ1O
Cape and Islands ARES DEC

Respectfully Submitted,

All

RACES Program Update Meeting 2/25/12

January 26, 2012 - by admin - Leave a Comment

Hello all stations:

I have an important update to our meeting on the 25th. Since I made the announcement, over 70 people have confirmed their attendance. This caused a small crisis with MEMA in that there would not be enough room at the original venue, the SEOC, for all to attend. MEMA suggested to me that folks be turned away until we got down to the 50 person limit. Instead, I found another venue so that our people can come together to learn about the changes and talk about it.

I have been fortunate to secure another facility from a generous friend in private industry, which is prepared to welcome as many members as may want to come out. This development has the added advantage of attracting more of our members from the western part of the state to join us. Our original attendees should also find that little additional time would have to be built into their trips, except those coming from locations near to Framingham.

No change to the date (2/25) and time (1000).

The new location is Atlas Box and Crating Company, Inc., 223 Worcester Providence Turnpike, Sutton, MA 01590. The road is also known as MA route 146. For most folks, I90 (Mass Pike) to Exit 10A (US20/MA 146), then southbound MA 146 to EXIT 7 (Central Turnpike) for a U-Turn to rejoin MA 146 north. Plant entrance is at bottom of the ramp to the right. DO NOT REENTER HIGHWAY. Bear left at the fork in the entrance road to park.

Their website is http://www.atlasbox.net, but no directions. Use http://maps.google.com instead to plan your trip.

As this is also a secure facility, please be so kind as to RSVP me again at w1mpn@arrl.net so I know you got this change. Your courtesy in the last round helped avert a major crisis, so my thanks to you again in advance.

I am looking forward to it!

NEW: Follow me on Twitter @WC1MA, and Facebook handle WC1MA

Regards and 73,

Michael P. Neilsen, W1MPN
State RACES Officer (Acting);
Member of the MEMT;
Member of the MA State Interoperability Executive Committee (SIEC), and Policies and Programs subcommittee;
Chairperson, Amateur Radio Working Group
New Office Answering Service: 978.293.7858
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Titanic One Hundred Years Amateur Radio Event, Operators Needed

January 26, 2012March 22, 2018 - by k9hi - Leave a Comment

KM1CC QSL Licensed General, Advanced, and Extra class operators needed to operate at the Chatham Marconi Maritime Center, Chatham MA

http://www.chathammarconi.org/

Sign up for operating times in blocks of 2 hours, you can sign up for more than one block. As of January 11, 2012 we need:

CW operators 24 hours/day between April 12 at 8 AM April -15 at 4 PM
Voice operators at night Thu-Sat April 12-evening of April 14
Voice operators daytime on Saturday and Sunday April 14/15
PSK 24 hrs day April 12 8 am-April 15 at 4 PM

email Barbara Dougan, N1NS/KM1CC trustee, badougan@gmail.com with the following information:

Call Sign:
License Class:
Name:
Cell or home phone number:

Please indicate whether you want to operate CW, Phone, or Digital-PSK along with your preferred operating times.

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Algonquin ARC Winter Ham Radio Flea Market, Feb. 18

January 25, 2012February 17, 2018 - by k9hi - Leave a Comment

AARC logo The Algonquin Amateur Radio Club is again holding its winter Ham Radio Flea Market on February 18, 2011 from 9:00 AM to 1:00 PM at the 1Lt Charles W. Whitcomb School (formerly the Marlborough Intermediate /Middle School), 25 Union St., Marlborough, MA.

A VE session will be held beginning at 9:00 AM. General admission is $5. Vendor tables are $15 before February 10, or $20 at the door and each table includes one admission.

For more information, contact Tim Ikeda, KA1OS at 508-919-6136 (before 9:00 PM), email fleamarket@n1em.org or visit http://www.qsl.net/n1em/2012flier.pdf.

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Cape Ann ARA Morse Code Class, Winter Field Day, Jan. 28

January 25, 2012 - by k9hi - Leave a Comment

Cape Ann ARA logo Rick Maybury, WZ1B writes on CAARA List:

This Saturday, Jan. 28, we will begin the first code class. The schedule is from 9:30-1:00.

Right after the code class we will be conducting Winter Field Day. A fun time, low key contesting and a great time to develop your skills.

WINTER FIELD DAY

Not only during Field Day in June, do the bands come alive with improvised signals proving the ability to respond to emergencies. Since emergencies and natural disasters don’t always happen in the summer, during Winter Field Day, frigid winds, icy limbs and bitter cold replace the thunderstorms and blistering heat of summer. In 2007 SPAR established a Winter Field Day event and invited all Amateur Radio operators to participate. The event was repeated in 2008 and was considered a success, so it was then designated an annual event to be held the last full weekend each January. In 2007 – 2011 the event was enjoyed by many, but it is time to issue the invitation for the Sixth Annual SPAR Winter Field Day!

The 2012 Winter Field Day will be held from 1700 UTC (12:00 noon EST) Saturday January 28, 2012 through 1700 UTC (12:00 noon EST) Sunday January 29, 2012. The object of the event is familiar to most Amateur Radio operators: set up emergency-style communications and make as many contacts as possible during the 24 hour period. The rules encourage as many contacts on as many bands and modes as possible, because during a real emergency, the most important factor is the ability to communicate, regardless of band, mode or distance.

Let me know if you plan on attending either event. Hope to see you there.

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Boston Marathon Amateur Radio Registration Opens

January 19, 2012 - by k9hi - Leave a Comment

Volunteer registration for the 2012 Boston Marathon is now open! The Marathon will be held on Monday April 16th.

Radio operators are needed to provide safety communications and to assist the Red Cross. Assignments are available in Hopkinton, along the route, and in downtown Boston. The marathon coordinators have told us there will be another couple of First Aid stations on the course this year, and another full medical station as well. This means they really need as many operators as possible this year.

To volunteer, go to the Marathon Amateur Radio Communications website and follow the instructions to register for the radio team. Please do not sign up directly on the BAA’s volunteer website, your information will be sent to the BAA from the Marathon Amateur Radio Communications website when you register there.

–Thanks, Western MA ARRL

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Framingham ARA Flea Market is “ARRL Approved”

January 17, 2012February 17, 2018 - by k9hi - Leave a Comment

Framingham ARA 75h anniversary logo ARRL Convention Program Manager Gail Iannone, has notified Framingham Amateur Radio Association Director Beverly Lees, N1LOO that FARA’s spring flea market on March 25, 2012 has been designated an “ARRL Approved” hamfest. New England Division Director Tom Frenaye, K1KI made the approval.

The club is encouraged to prominently display the ARRL diamond in its emails, advertisements, and other program material. In return, the League makes available to approved hamfests at low- or no-cost brochures, hanging and standing banners, tabletop displays, table throws, and other giveaways (pens, magnets and stickers). A list of available items can be found at http://www.arrl.org/shop/Forms-and-Media-Warehouse/.

“We wish you the best for a successful event, wrote Iannone, who added, “Let us know if there is anything else we can do to help with your hamfest plans.”

[More information about the FARA flea market can be found at <http://fara.org/flea/>.]

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New England Area Flea Markets, Jan. 15, 2012

January 16, 2012February 17, 2018 - by k9hi - Leave a Comment

New England Area   Ham - Electronic  Flea Market  ***  DATES  *** 2012 P 1 of 2
All events are Ham Radio/ Electronic related except ~_____~ 

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4 Feb Agusta ME AARA @Club Calumet                   Bill K1NIT 207 623 9075 A

11 Feb Windsor CT VR+C Mus 115 Pierson LN @8AM Indoor      John 860 673 0518  

11 Feb Springfield VT CVFMA Free @VFW River St        Dave K1ZS 603 446 7312  +

18 Feb Marlboro MA AARC @MidSc $5@9 $20/T@7       Timothy KA1OS 508 919 6136  

19 Feb Westford MA NEARC RadioXLIII Antique @Regency$10@8 Bruce 603 772 7516 W+

25 Feb S Burlington VT HAM-CON @HI I89x14 $8@8 $15@6 Mitch W1SJ 802 879 6589 

4 Mar Hicksville NY LIMARC @LevitHll $6@9+$20/T@7 Richard K2KNB 516 694 4937 W+

10 Mar Feeding Hills MA MtTARA @TurnverneinClb       Mary N1TOY 413 222 1990  

10 Mar N Conway NH WMARC @ComCtr                   Thaire W2APF 603 447 2376 A+

17 Mar Daville CT ECARA @StJoseph $3@8 $10/T         Paul KE1LI 860 928 2456 W+

18 Mar Southington CT SARA @HS $5@8 $20/T@6:15        Norm W3IZ 860 584 1403 F

18 Mar Henniker NH CVRC @ComSch                       Don N1ZIH 603 651 8000 W+

23 Mar Lewiston ME AARC ME Conv @Ramada              Ivan N1OXA 207 784 0350 A+

25 Mar Framingham MA FARA @KeefeTech                  Bev N1LOO 508 626 2012  

14 Ap Montreal PQ MARC @RCL Hall $5@9 $10/T@8:15          James 514 990 1965 W

14,15 Ap Wakefield MA Photographica @AmericalCtr ~photo~   John 781 592 2553  +


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

28 Ap Gales Ferry CT RASON Auction @FireCo          Gary WT1SND 860 884 4218  

4,5 May Deerfield NH Nearfest XI @FG                 Mike K1TWF 978 250 1235  

12 May E Greenbush NY EGARA @FD $6@8 +$6/sp@6        Glenn W2BK 518 482 5584  

20 May Cambridge MA              FLEA at MIT               Nick 617 253 3776 F

2 June Windsor CT VR+C Mus 115 Pierson LN @8AM Outdoor     John 860 673 0518  

10 June Queens NY HoSARC @HoS                    Stephen WB2KDG 718 898 5599 A+

16 June Newington CT NARL @StMarySch                 Steve WV1X 860 594 0265  

17 June Cambridge MA             FLEA at MIT               Nick 617 253 3776 F

15 July Cambridge MA             FLEA at MIT               Nick 617 253 3776 F

12 Aug Adams MA NoBARC @BoweFld $5@9 $10/T            Tim KE3HT 413 822 7075  

19 August Cambridge MA           FLEA at MIT               Nick 617 253 3776 F

8 Sept Ballston Spa NY SCRACES @FG @7             Darlene N2XQG 518 587 2385  

15 Sept Forestdale RI RIAFMRS @VFW $5/Sp@8           Rick K1KYI 401 864 9611  

15 Sept Windsor CT VR+C Mus 115 Pierson LN @8AM Outdoor    John 860 673 0518  

16 Sept Cambridge MA             FLEA at MIT               Nick 617 253 3776 F

22,23 Sept Wakefield MA Photographica @AmericalCtr ~photo~ John 781 592 2553  +

12,13 Oct Deerfield NH NEARFest XII @FG              Mike K1TWF 978 250 1235  +

14 Oct Queens NY HoSARC @HoS                     Stephen WB2KDG 718 898 5599 A+

21 Oct Cambridge MA              FLEA at MIT               Nick 617 253 3776 F

27 Oct Gales Ferry CT TCARC Auction @FireCo @10    Darryl WA1DD 860 443 7799 T

28 Oct Hicksville NY LIMARC @LevitHall            Richard K2KNB 516 694 4937 A

2 Nov Feeding Hills MA HCRA Auction @CongCh @6:30PM    Jim KK1W 413 237 4666  

3 Nov Bourne MA FARA @UpperCC VoTech $5@9 $10/S@7   Ralph N1YHS 508 548 0422 F

1 Dec Windsor CT VR+C Mus 115 Pierson LN @8AM Indoor       John 860 673 0518  

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Cambridge MA    Flea at MIT     http://www.swapfest.us                        

Hopkinton NH    Hosstraders   RIP     http://www.qsl.net/k1rqg/
 
Boxborough MA   NE ARRL Conv    http://www.boxboro.org/

Adams MA        N BerkshireARC  http://www.nobarc.org/hamfest.htm    +

Dartmouth MA    SEMARA          http://www.semara.org/flea.htm             

Falmouth MA     FARA            http://www.falara.org/                       

FeedingHills MA MTARA           http://www.mtara.org/            

Framingham MA   FARA            http://www.fara.org/                         
                                http://www.n1em.org             + 

Marlboro MA     AARC            http://www.qsl.net/n1em/          +

Newton MA       Waltham ARA Auction    http://www.wara64.org/auction/

Rockport MA     CAARA           www.caara.net                        

S Dartmouth MA  SEMARA          http://www.semara.org/                       
 
Wakefield MA    Photographica   http://www.phsne.org/                      
 
Westford MA	NEAntiqueRC     http://www.nearc.net/              +
 
Whately MA      FranklinCARC    http://www.fcarc.org/news.htm                

Worcester MA    WPI ACM         http://acm.wpi.edu/swapmeet/            

Enfield CT      VHF/UHF Conf    http://www.newsvhf.com/vhfconf.html          

Gales Ferry CT  RASON           http://www.rason.org/                   
    
Goshen CT       SBARC           http://www.w1baa.org/                
            
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

Vernon CT       NARC            http://hamfest.na1rc.org/          

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  

Thomaston ME    PBARC           http://penbayarc.org/                

Windsor ME      AARA            http://www.w1tlc.com/                      

Deerfield NH    NEAR-Fest       http://www.near-fest.com/                   
 
Henniker NH     CVRC            http://k1bke.org/                    

Londonderry NH  IRS             www.irs.nhradio.org/                 

Manchester NH   NEAntiqueRC     http://www.nearc.net/                        
	   Moved to Westford MA                                 +

N Conway NH     WMARC           http://www.w1mwv.com         +

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://k2dll.net/             

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

Forestdale RI   RIFMRS          http://www.qsl.net/riafmrs/Auction.html  

Colchester VT   HAM-CON VT Conv  http://www.ranv.org/hamcon.html      
   Moved to S Burlington

St. Albans VT   STARC           http://www.starc.org/             
     
Springfield  VT CVFMA           http://www.cvfma.org/            +             

Moncton NB      TCARC           http://www.ve9tca.org/                 

Quispamsis NB   LCARC           http://www.lcarc.ca/                     

Greenwood NS    GARC            http://www.greenwoodarc.org/     

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://www.wiarc.ca/                

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/                

Halifax 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

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Reminder: Eastern Massachusetts ARES Net for January 2012

January 9, 2012March 2, 2018 - by admin - Leave a Comment

Hello to all…

A reminder that the monthly ARES Net for January is rapidly approaching. The monthly ARES Net for January is Monday January 9th, 2012, 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 this second Monday of the month due to the holiday on 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,

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January 2012 RACES Radio Drill

January 5, 2012 - by admin - Leave a Comment

Hello all Stations:

I hope you all had a terrific holiday season, and I wish you the best in 2012!

Our first radio test drill is rapidly approaching this Monday night, January 9th. Remember that drills falling on a state holiday are automatically rescheduled for the second Monday of the month. This will not happen again until Labor Day.

Our traditional “blizzard” season is almost upon us. To be sure we are ready for power problems associated with these storms, we will check readiness in both repeater and simplex using ONLY NON-COMMERICIAL POWER SOURCES. These can be battery (preferred), but can also done with auxiliary, gen-set, or green power sources. Please be sure to report which one you are using when asked by your NCS.

The HF team will start the process, followed by region checkins on 6m. R2 is the NCS for this portion this month.

WECT please assume the guard for all R3 calls.

I desire the widest possible dissemination on voice nets, email lists, websites, and Facebook/Twitter.

Thank you and I look forward to hearing you on Monday night!

NEW: Follow me on Twitter @WC1MA, and Facebook handle WXMAN26!

Regards and 73,

Michael P. Neilsen, W1MPN
State RACES Officer (Acting),
Member of the MEMT,
Member of the MA State Interoperability Executive Committee (SIEC), and Policies and Programs subcommittee
Chairperson, Amateur Radio Working Group

New Office Answering Service: 978.293.7858
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