October 2019 – Eastern Massachusetts ARRL

Western MA ARES Simulated Emergency Test, November 3, 2019

October 30, 2019 - by k9hi - Leave a Comment

After a long hiatus, the Western Massachusetts ARES Section will conduct a simplified Simulated Emergency Test (SET) to determine our current capacities for communications within the 5 counties in the section.

The exercise will begin at noon local time on Sunday November 3 and last until approximately 3PM. Inter-section communications -MAY- be attempted in the 3PM to 4PM timeframe if the appropriate equipment can be put into place. More information on this will appear on this website prior to Nov 3 or be announced in an update during the regular ARES nets on the Sunday morning od the SET.

The SET will attempt to communicate across counties using our normal repeaters for an initial callup at 1200 local time, followed by county – to – county VHF simplex testing from 1230 to 1255.

[Full story]

Affiliated Clubs

K5TEC: “Ideas for Attracting Youth and Families to Amateur Radio” at Framingham ARA, November 7, 2019

October 28, 2019October 28, 2019 - by k9hi - Leave a Comment

The Framingham Amateur Radio Association‘s general meeting on November 7, 2019 will feature Bob Phinney, K5TEC, from New England Sci-Tech who will present “Ideas for attracting youth and families to amateur radio.”

Come and hear what sparks kids’ interests in wireless technology and how we might apply that knowledge to get more youth and families into amateur radio and interested in joining FARA.

Public Service

YuKanRun Ocean View 5K and Half Marathon, Ipswich, November 3, 2019

October 27, 2019 - by k9hi - Leave a Comment

Christopher Winczewski, K1TAT, writes on the CAARA list:

CAARA has a great public service team. Come out and have some fun with us.

You are using amateur radio to provide a needed public service to ensure the safety and smooth running of a public event in local communities.

I would, but I do not have a radio. No excuse, we have loaner radio’s available with a mag mount that will work in your car just by just plugging it into the cigarette lighter socket. We have loaner hand held radios as well!

I don’t have transportation. No excuse, we will pick you up and drop you off at your house. I do not have the time to spare for a whole race. Well, you can commit to a time slot, for just two hours. We will bend over backwards to get you to participate.

We are looking for operators to staff the YuKanRun Ocean View 5K & Half Marathon on Thursday, November 3rd in Ipswich. Please be on location at your Check Point by 8:00 for a 8:30 AM start. Start, finish at Ipswich High School, 134 High Street, Ipswich, MA 01938.

Please let me know if you can staff a communications check-point for the event by November 2nd so I can plan staffing positions for the event.

Please let us know what type of equipment you plan to use ( mobile; HT; ¼-wave mag mount; rubber duck, etc.) so we have a better idea of where to locate you along the event course per the potential of your equipment.

The course will be open and supported by CAARA for four hours. Runner safety is everyone’s top priority. Local EMT crews and ambulances will be available for three hours to help.

Thank you in advance for your participation!

Public Service

Norton Halloween Parade, October 27, 2019

October 27, 2019 - by k9hi - Leave a Comment

Ray Cord, K2TGX, writes on the Study Memorial Hospital ARC mailing list:

A sincere thank you from Sharon, Norton Parks & Recreation Director, for a job well done under adverse weather conditions. While it is still fresh in your mind, can you please forward me any comments you may have as to what worked, what didn’t work and suggestions for next year. Thanks to everyone especially to Rick for his job as Command and to Will who had to take all the abuse from drivers who thought they were special and the detour shouldn’t apply to them!!

Now on to the next parade… North Attleborough DANA Santa Parade the Sunday after Thanksgiving.

Ray

Affiliated Clubs / Youth

Antenna Raising in Style at New England Sci-Tech Amateur Radio Society

October 27, 2019October 27, 2019 - by k9hi - Leave a Comment

Photo of Ted Reimann, W1OG, in the 2.5 ton bucket lift for tree work to put up the new 80-meter dipole — Ted Reimann, W1OG, in the 2.5 ton bucket lift for tree work to put up the new 80-meter dipole

Members of New England Sci-Tech Amateur Radio Society (STARS) held an antenna-raising party to erect an 80-meter antenna on Saturday, October 26, 2019. Members included: Ted, W1OG; Bill, N1WEN; Leandra, AF1R; Alex, KB1SSN; Stu, W1SHS; Barbara, KC1KGS; Dan, W1DAN; Jeremy, KB1REQ; Bob, K5TEC; and Kenneth, KC1AHI.

According to Sci-Tech’s Bob Phinney, K5TEC, “A lot of tree limbs had to be cleared to make room for antenna wires. Ted and Alex did most of the work from the bucket lift while the rest of us were ground crew. It was especially helpful to have Bill, Leandra, Alex, and Jeremy helping up to the end, after dark, with the flagpole. And to Alex for bravely running the bucket lift to the top of the flagpole in the dark. “

KB1REQ used the antenna to make contacts in the CQ World Wide contest and reports the antenna is working well.

According to Bob, the group still needs help in creating the spring and weight systems at the bottom “to allow for the swaying trees.” Bob also thanked KM1NDY for acquiring the antenna and coax.

Leandra MacLennan, AF1R, with saw while Barbara Irby, KC1KGS spots her, doing tree work to put up the new 80-meter dipole. -W1DAN photo

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Framingham ARA Flea Market Suspended

October 25, 2019October 25, 2019 - by k9hi - Leave a Comment

John Iwuc, KB1VXY, writes on the Framingham ARA mailing list:

The Framingham Amateur Radio Association board has made the very difficult decision to suspend the club flea at this time. So we will not be having a 2020 flea. If at some point we decide to revive it we will announce that later. We appreciate all the help and support that folks have provided in past years to make it successful. We have posted this on our website http://w1fy.org/2020-flea-market.

John KB1VXY

President of Framingham Amateur Radio Association

Operating

15-meter QRP FT8 Activity Night, Westford Vicinity

October 21, 2019October 21, 2019 - by k9hi - Leave a Comment

Greg Troxel, N1DAM, writes on the PART of Westford mailing list:

Without any claim to authority, I’m declaring QRP 15m FT8 activity night tonight (October 21, 2019), from 2000 to 2100 local.

I have worked a bunch of stations, including DX, but am puzzled at the relationship of sent to received signal strengths — I receive usually 20 dB worse reports than I send. So I am guessing that if a few of us are on, with a closed band, and all with the same TX power, perhaps I can understand better. And perhaps others can shake out their equipment.

To participate, just either answer people calling CQ, or call CQ yourself, somewhere in the 15m FT8 frequency. It’s probably useful to upload to PSK reporter; someday someone might write code to analyze a group of people participating in an activity night like this.

If you participate, please send me (tonight)

call, city/town, state, antenna type, tx power

(please try to use 5W if you can, but tell me what you actually used), and I’ll send a summary to the mailing list tomorrow.

I realize some of you can’t operate on 15m, and surely we can do this again on 10m, 6m, 80m, or someplace else on some other night, perhaps next Monday, or perhaps someone else can organize.

73 de N1DAM

Licensing Education & Training / Youth

New England Sci-Tech General Class Course, Natick, November 16-17, 2019

October 19, 2019 - by k9hi - Leave a Comment

For junior high and high school students, homeschool students, and adults who already have a Technician level license, this fast-paced, two-day course will get you ready to take the GENERAL license exam. Topics range from the science of radio electronics to the FCC rules governing the radio spectrum. Some preliminary reading and study is necessary to get the best results from this course. Material will be sent approximately a week before the course.

The GENERAL level course runs Saturday, 9 am – 5 pm and Sunday, 9 am to 1 pm, followed by the FCC General exam at noon, at New England Sci-Tech, 16 Tech Circle, Natick.

Included with course fee: printed handouts, lecture study guide, license fee if tested at our location, a guest pass to the NEAR/STARS Radio Room and radio club meetings for 2 months, and free coffee, tea, or hot chocolate during the course. Advance registration and payment required.

For more information and to register, visit <https://www.nescitech.org/product/weekend-general-class/>. For questions, e-mail bobphinney at nescitech.org or call 508-720-4179.

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Falmouth ARA FARA Fest, Bourne, November 2, 2019

October 18, 2019 - by k9hi - Leave a Comment

FARA Fest is held annually at the Upper Cape Cod Regional Vocational School in Bourne. The Fest provides and opportunity for local hams to buy, sell, or swap items of interest to amateur radio operators. VE license exam sessions are also held as part of the Fest. Flyers are distributed and available on this site prior to each annual FARA Fest.

Outside Spaces are $10.00 per space. All vendors will be given a placard to display, bring your own table. Indoor spaces are $10.00 per table, we supply the table. All vendors will be given a placard to display. General admission is $5.00; children under 14 are free. [Full story]

Operating / Youth

Harvard Wireless Club to Participate in the ARRL School Roundup, October 21-25, 2019

October 17, 2019 - by k9hi - Leave a Comment

Allen Liu writes on the Harvard Wireless Club mailing list:

As we mentioned in our previous meeting, we’re going to be participating in the ARRL school club roundup next week. For all you new technicians, you can operate on the global frequencies with one of us General or Extra licensees present, so you can get on the air at our next meeting Tuesday October 22 at 7:30 PM. Contesting is very cool and in this one everyone around the country will want to talk to us as a school club. We should also have the promised radios ready for you by then. Let us know if you want to operate at a different time from the 21-25th as well.

Organization

ARRL to Launch New On the Air Magazine in January

October 17, 2019 - by k9hi - Leave a Comment

From ARRL Web:

ARRL is launching a new magazine, On the Air, in January 2020. To be published on a bimonthly basis, On the Air will offer new and beginner-to-intermediate-level radio amateurs a fresh approach to exploring radio communication. Each issue will include advice and insights on topics from the variety of Amateur Radio interests and activities: radio technology, operating, equipment, project building, and emergency communication. The goal of this new magazine is to be a vital resource in helping new and newer radio amateurs get active and involved in radio communications. [Full story]

Licensing Education & Training / Youth

New England Sci-Tech Technician License Course, November 2-3, 2019

October 16, 2019 - by k9hi - Leave a Comment

For junior high and high school students, homeschool students, and adults interested in wireless communications and electronics, this fast-paced, two-day course will get you ready to take the Amateur Radio Technician license exam.

Topics range from the science of radio electronics to the FCC rules governing the radio spectrum. Some preliminary reading and study is necessary to get the best results from this course. Material will be sent a few days before the course.

The Technician level course runs on Saturday, 9 AM-4 PM and Sunday, 9 AM-1 PM, followed by the FCC Technician exam at 1:00, at New England Sci-Tech, 16 Tech Circle, Natick. [Full description]

Operating / Youth

Several Eastern MA Stations QRV for JOTA, October 18-20, 2019

October 16, 2019October 18, 2019 - by k9hi - Leave a Comment

Several Eastern MA individuals/groups have registered to operate in the Jamboree On The Air (JOTA) festivities October 18-20, 2019:

Mark Hofstra, KA1YQC, will conduct operations on behalf of the Mayflower Scout Council from Franklin for the full weekend.

The Spirit of Adventure Council will be represented using Ryan Bardsley’s call sign, KC1EIL, from Manchester-by-the-Sea from October 18-20.

Don Burke, KB1LXH, will activate KC1TAC on behalf of the Narragansett Council from Camp Norse in Kingston on Saturday, October 19, only.

We wish the best of luck to these groups (and others who might not have registered)!

Affiliated Clubs

W1BOF: Apollo Spacecraft Communications at Nashoba Valley ARC, October 17, 2019

October 16, 2019 - by k9hi - Leave a Comment

Bruce Blain, K1BG, writes:

The Nashoba Valley Amateur Radio Club’s October meeting will be TOMORROW, Thursday, October 17th at 7:30 PM at the Pepperell Community Center (in Pepperell).

George Whitehead, W1BOF, will be Ocober’s guest speaker. George worked at North American Aviation in Downey, CA from 1962 to 1967. This was the prime contractor for the Apollo Command and Service module. He worked in the Apollo Communications Subsystem Group mainly on the telemetry part of the radio system, the part that sent spacecraft status and astronaut medical information back to mission command. But sitting next to him was the rest of the designers of the radio who did the other parts of the design. He got to know the system quite well. George recently spoke at both Boxboro and Dan’t Tech Night, but I’m told that this will be a little bit different and it will definitely be worth attending (even if you were at one of the previous speaking engagements).

Need directions to the meeting? Click here and put your own address in box “A”.

Thanks and 73. Please feel free to contact me if you have any questions.

Bruce, K1BG

bruce.blain@charter.net

Affiliated Clubs / Operating / Youth

Northeastern Wireless Club to Participate in ARRL School Roundup, October 21-25, 2019

October 15, 2019 - by k9hi - Leave a Comment

“The Northeastern University Wireless Club will be participating in the ARRL School Club Roundup next week. Come by the club space anytime next week to see us make contacts with other amateur radio school organizations around the world! Even if you don’t have a license, you can still participate under the supervision of one of our licensed members.” -via NEU mailing list

Affiliated Clubs / Licensing Education & Training / Public Information

Nashoba Valley ARC Members Participate in “Massasoit Fall Camporee,” October 4-5, 2019

October 12, 2019October 13, 2019 - by k9hi - Leave a Comment

Members of the Nashoba Valley Amateur Radio Club (NVARC) participated in Eastern Massachusetts Council of the Boy Scouts of America’s “Massasoit Fall Camporee” at Camp Collier, near Gardner on October 4-5, 2019. The camp is situated deep in the woods on a 500-acre tract of land owned by a preservation trust and leased to the Boy Scouts. Participating were: Bruce Blain, K1BG; Stan Pozerski, KD1LE; Jim Wilber, AB1WQ; Owen Salter, KC1KZT; Skip Youngberg, K1NKR; Phil Erikson, W1PJE; Dan Pedtke, KW2T; Dennis Marandos, K1LGQ; and George Kavanagh, KB1HFT.

A 130-foot long wire and a vertical were erected for HF contacts, thanks to the efforts of AB1WQ, K1BG, and K1NKR. Bruce, K1BG, along with Phil, W1PJE, and George, KB1HFT, showed the Scouts several facets of Amateur Radio. Bruce, K1BG, made numerous contacts and allowed the scouts to talk with people thousands of miles away.

Phil, W1PJE, brought “a very cool demonstration of the capabilities of an RTL-SDR dongle combined with a simple Raspberry-Pi and software setup.” Using his rig, Phil showed an application that decodes telemetry data sent by all aircraft, and displays the data on a map: flight number, heading, airspeed, etc . Another dongle application tuned the RF spectrum. Phil explained that by using such a setup “one can easily become a shortwave listener without being licensed.”

Stan, KD1LE, coordinated a series of fox hunts using NVARC FoxFinder™ rigs. “Using a small patch of woods on the edge of the field, I put the fox out in three different spots during the day as the Scouts moved through the events. They came by in groups of three or four. I started by giving some examples of applications for radio direction finding. Then I had them draw a sketch of the area using some landmarks such as buildings, the path, the lake, and some others that I provided (plastic buckets). Then we worked our way around the area with the Scouts taking bearings using a FoxFinder and plotting them on the sketch.” Stan led a total of eight groups in direction finding for the fox.

George, KB1HFT, demonstrated PSK31, PSK63, and WSPR modes of digital radio using a simple wire vertical tuned to 14.070 MHz.

Dennis, K1LGQ, contributed his Xiegu G90 QRP radio, an all band 160-10 XVCR with AM, SSB, and CW. It was powered using a 35amp gel-cell battery. “Conditions were not in my favor and I was competing with kilowatt stations on 40-meter phone. The antenna is a home brew vertical with spare parts from everywhere,” reports Dennis.

Far fewer Scouts turned out for the Camporee than were expected. However, those that did show up had a full day of Scout activities expertly managed by Rob Kosman of Pepperell Troop 13. One 17-year-old who had seen the radio demonstrations was overheard saying, “Dad, this is cool stuff; let’s find out more about it.”

The NVARC members plan to follow up with the Scouts to “both assist any that are interested in delving deeper, and to demonstrate to ourselves that our participation is having the desired result.”

–Tnx, Nashoba Valley ARC “Signal,” October, 2019 newsletter

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POPs Local Area Ham Breakfast, Hanson, October 12, 2019

October 11, 2019October 11, 2019 - by k9hi - Leave a Comment

Jack Buckley, W1AKN, writes:

The Bridgewater University has changed management for the 2019 / 2020 Academic year. Translation: POPs ARS has lost access to the café in the Tillinghast Hall building of the Bridgewater University campus.

We will now resume our monthly Local Area Ham Breakfast (2nd Saturday and last Saturday mornings of each month) POPs ARS [Local Area Ham Breakfast] at the Mo’s in Hanson near the Hanson Commuter Rail Station.

The POPs Local Area Ham Breakfast (LAHB) is this Sat. morning 9AM – 8:30 for the early birds.

LAHBs are held every 2nd and last Sat of the month.

Bring a rig (show and tell) and soak up some of that incredible food and knowledge found only at a POPs ARS LAHB.

Hope to see you there this Sat. morning 9AM, 8:30 for the early birds.

73 de
Jack W1AKN
POPs ARS President
Genesis ARS V P
PAWA
WARC
ARRL
N1EME Trustee
Locator: FN41

Public Service

Request for Operators, YuKanRun Around Cape Ann Half-Marathon, October 20, 2019

October 11, 2019 - by k9hi - Leave a Comment

Christopher Winczewski, K1TAT, <K1TAT@outlook.com> writes:

YuKanRun Around Cape Ann Half Marathon on October 20th.

CAARA has a great public service team. We have loaner radios if you need one. Come out and join the event. Just contact us and we will set you up with a radio.

Please let me know if you can staff a communications check-point for the event so I can plan staffing positions for the event.

While CAARA’s repeater performance has greatly improved the we may still experience some difficulty with communications especially with low-powered HTs, so we’ll be looking for higher powered equipment to staff those areas.

Please let us know what type of equipment you plan to use (mobile; HT; ¼-wave mag mount; rubber duck, etc.) so we have a better idea of where to locate you along the event course per the potential of your equipment.

The course will be open and supported by CAARA for four hours. Runner safety is everyone’s top priority. Local EMT crews and ambulances will be available for three hours to help. Local EMT crews and ambulances will be available for three hours to help

Thank you in advance for your participation!

YuKanRun Around Cape Ann Communications Team.
Gloucester, Mass
Last Updated: 10/11/2019 9:02 AM
Event date: Sunday, October,20, 2019
On Location: 8:30 AM
Starts: Half Marathon Run = 9:00 AM
Freq: W1GLO Repeater 145.130 – PL:107.2 Back up W1GLO 443.700+PL:107.2

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New England Area Flea Markets, October 4, 2019

October 11, 2019 - by k9hi - Leave a Comment

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6 Oct Queens NY HOSARC @HOS Stephen WB2KDG 718 898 5599

11,12 Oct Deerfield NH NEARfest XXVI @FG Mike K1TWF 978 250 1235 +

13 Oct Meriden CT Nutmeg @Sheradon John Bee N1GNV : 203 440-4973 A

20 October Cambridge MA Flea at MIT Mitch 617 253 3776
Third Sunday April thru October

26 Oct Gales Ferry CT TCARC @FireCo auction Tom WA2RYV 860 464 6555 +

27 Oct Hicksvile NY LIMARC @LevitHall$6@9+$22/T@7 Richard K2KNB 516 694 4937 A

2 Nov Bourne MA FARA @CC Voc Sch Ralph N1YHS 508 548 0422 A+

7 Dec Windsor CT VR+CMus @8 Antique John 860 803 5530

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15 Feb Marlboro MA AARC @MidSch $20/T@6:30 $5@9 Tim KA1OS 508 919 6136 F+

7 Mar Chicopee MA MtTARA @Castle $5@8:30 S@6:30 Brian N1FI 508 478 6790 +

29 Mar Southigton CT @HS@8 Bruce WA1RR 203 704 7073 +

10,11 April Lewiston ME AARC @ Ramada Ivan N1OXA 207 577 5152 +

26 April Thompson CT ECARC @Raceway $3@8 $15/T Jon KA1MPG 508 943 4467 +

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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.hamxposition.org/ +

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

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

Falmouth MA FARA http://www.falara.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/
moved to Nashua NH

Whately MA FranklinCARC http://www.fcarc.org/news.htm

Whitman MA WARC http://www.wa1npo.org

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

Dayville CT ECARA http://www.qsl.net/k1muj/

Gales Ferry CT RASON http://www.rason.org/

Gales Ferry CT TCARC http://www.qsl.net/tricityarc/

Goshen CT SBARC http://www.sberk.org +

Hartford CT ARRL 100th http://www.arrl.org/convention-volunteers

Manchester CT VHF/UHF Conf http://www.newsvhf.com/
was Enfield

Manchester CT PVRA http://www.pvra.net

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

Newington CT NARL http://www.narlhamfest.org/

Newtown CT CARA http://www.cararadioclub.org/

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
moved to Meriden CT

Windsor CT Vintage R Mus http://vrcmct.org/

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

Alexander ME StCVARC http://stcroixvalleyamateurradioclub.org

Hermon ME PSARC http://n1me.org/index.php?pr=Hamfest

Lewiston ME AARC http://www.w1npp.org +

S. Portland ME PAWA http://www.qsl.net/pawa/hamfest.html

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/

Brookline NH NEAntiqueRC http://www.nearc.net/

Deerfield NH NEAR-Fest http://www.near-fest.com/

Hampton NH PCARC http://www.w1wqm.org

Henniker NH CVRC http://k1bke.org/

Londonderry NH IRS www.irs.nhradio.org/

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

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

Nashua NH NEARC www.nearc.net
was Westford MA

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/

E Greenbush NY E Greenbush ARA http://www.w2egb.org/

Fishkill NY MtBARC http://www.wr2abb.org/
was LaGrangeville

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/

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

Rochester NY RARA http://www.rochesterham.org/hamfest.htm

Staten Island NY CPARA http://www.wa2cp.org +

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

Woonsocket RI BVARC www.w1ddd.org

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 www.greenwoodarc.org

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 ARESdQ http://raqi.ca/ve2csq/

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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K1IR: “Tower Safety” at Billerica ARS, November 6, 2019

October 10, 2019 - by k9hi - Leave a Comment

Jim Idelson, K1IR, will present on “Tower Safety” at the November 6, 2019 meeting of the Billerica Amateur Radio Society at 7 PM at the Chelmsford Bible Church, 128 Gorham Street (Route 3A), Chelmsford, MA 01824.

“Recent tragic events including the loss of our local friend, Joe K1JGA, and the serious injuries sustained by K1EEE drove Jim K1IR to do a full investigation of amateur radio tower fatalities in the US over the past 20 years. The results of the research are revealing and disturbing. But, they are also compelling. Come learn about the seriousness of this issue and the three simple things every ham must do to get it under control.”

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