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Nick Mello, KC1DKY writes on the fox-hunting list on December 14, 2018 at 1:37 PM: The KC1DKY fox is hiding in Billerica on conservation land. Fox is on 146.565 MHz. Send a DTMF of 1 to activate the fox. If the fox does not seem to be responding, send a …
Read MoreLes Peters, N1SV, in Townsend, MA writes: Finally got my 160m inverted-L loaded up on 474.2 kHz using the variometer and impedance transformer I built. I can only get about 1 mw out of my K3S so real QRPP! So far only W1XP hears my flea signal (-20 SNR) but …
Read MoreFrom the ARRL Letter: IARUMS has received reports of short “beeps” exactly 1 second apart, as well as frequency hopping between 10,108 and 10,115 kHz and 18,834 and 18,899 kHz. The signals are believed to emanate from a site near Chicago associated with an FCC-licensed experimental operation involved with low-latency …
Read MoreTime has flown by and Christmas is now only two weeks away. Apologies for not getting the October Traffic Report out until now. Your STM takes the full blame for that. Thanks to KC1CIC who has consistently provided the monthly report in a timely manner. Winter conditions on the HF …
Read MoreRandy Thompson, K5ZD, writes on the YCCC reflector: There is a big event happening in ham radio today. The new release of WSJT-X is out and it will require a major migration for FT8 users. The new WSJT-X support for FT8 is incompatible with the old one. I don’t think …
Read MoreA fusion of robotics, amateur radio, and emergency service the Emergency Antenna Platform System (E-APS) is a tool for Amateur Radio operators (ARES, RACES) as well as First Responder organizations to turn any parking lot lamp post into an instant antenna tower. See: <http://wc2fd.com/index.php?title=Emergency_Antenna_Platform_System> for details.
Read MoreThe November, 2018 Section Newsletter is now available at https://ema.arrl.org/november-2018-section-news/.
Read MoreCongratulations to Joe Reisert, W1JR, on winning third place for his design of “The3/8-Wavelength Vertical for 20 Meters, a Hidden Gem”. Steve Ford WB8IMY described the “requirements for the 2018 QST Antenna Design Competition included an antenna for one or more bands between 2200 meters and 10 meters that could …
Read MoreNick Mollo, KC1DKY, writes on December 6, 2018 at 1:13 PM: The KC1DKY fox is hiding in south west Billerica on conservation land. Fox is on 146.565MHz. Send a DTMF of 1 to activate the fox. If the fox does not seem to be responding, send a couple DTMF # …
Read MoreSean Waite, WA1TE, writes: If you know any young hams, could you please direct them to this survey? https://goo.gl/forms/4d0S5HpM5fV1jK1Q2 I’m in contact with the ARRL and am trying to gather information to feed them about how they can help get more of the younger crowd involved, and also retain others. …
Read MoreHello to all… We will be continuing our monthly ARES Net in November. The monthly ARES Net for November is Monday the 5th, at 8:30 PM on the MMRA Repeater system. For frequencies that will be linked into the ARES Net on the MMRA Network, please see the following link …
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