August 2020 Section News Now Available
The August, 2020, Section Newsletter is now available at https://ema.arrl.org/august-2020-section-news/.
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The August, 2020, Section Newsletter is now available at https://ema.arrl.org/august-2020-section-news/.
Read MoreThe September 15, 2020 meeting [of PART of Westford] will be held online via video conference, starting at 7:30 PM. Login details will be sent to members via Groups.io. The guest speaker will be Bruce Blain, K1BG, who will give a presentation on CWOPS. -PART of Westford website
Read MoreFrom the ARRL Website, 08/28/2020: Amateur radio licensees would pay a $50 fee for each amateur radio license application if the FCC adopts rules it proposed this week. Included in the FCC’s fee proposal are applications for new licenses, renewal and upgrades to existing licenses, and vanity call sign requests. Excluded are applications for administrative updates, such as changes of address, and annual regulatory fees. The FCC proposal is contained in a Notice of Proposed Rulemaking (NPRM) in MD Docket 20-270, which was adopted to implement portions of the “Repack Airwaves Yielding Better Access for Users of Modern Services Act” of 2018 …
Read More“Pi” Pugh, K1RV, writes in the K1USN Radio Club newsletter: “Remember that our next biweekly K1USN Zoom session will take place this upcoming Tuesday, Sept 1st @ 7:30 PM with Steve – WG0AT (AKA the Goat Hiker) doing a presentation on SOTA (Summits On The Air). Some of you may have worked Steve on the air or perhaps have viewed some of his Goat Hiker videos on YouTube already. This should be an interesting presentation and you will receive an invitation by this Sunday if you are already on the K1USN Zoom subscription list. If you are not already on …
Read MoreFrom ARRL Web: 08/27/2020 – The ARRL Board of Directors has elected David Minster, NA2AA, of Wayne, New Jersey, as ARRL’s new Chief Executive Officer, starting on September 28. Minster is currently Managing Partner at Talentrian Partners, a management consulting firm serving the consumer goods and luxury goods industries. Minster began his career as a software engineer, moving into management at Unilever, as a Chief Information Officer of this globally recognized portfolio of brands that includes Elizabeth Arden Company, Chesebrough-Ponds Canada, Thomas J. Lipton Co., and others. From there, he moved to fine jewelry manufacturer and retailer David Yurman, where …
Read MoreTom Walsh, K1TW, ARRL Eastern MA Section Manager will present, “Discover the ARRL Universe” at the September 3, 2020 meeting of the Framingham Amateur Radio Association. Tom will discuss some of the lesser known ARRL services. [If you are a non-member, contact John Iwuc, KB1VXY, at president -at- fara -dot- org for meeting details.]
Read MoreBarry Fox, W1HFN, writes on the NEMass Fox Hunters List at 3:10 PM on August 21, 2020: Deployed the fox today in Westford at the Prospect Hill Wildlife Sanctuary. Frequency is 146.565, voice ID every 30 seconds, and yes, there is a log to sign. Easy walk this time, should find in less than five minutes. 73, Barry – W1HFN
Read MoreAndy Wallace, KA1GTT, writes on the Billerica Amateur Radio Society’s website: I am pleased to announce that Dom Mallozzi, N1DM, will give a presentation introducing the FT4 and FT8 digital modes [ on September 2, 2020 at 7 PM]. This will cover basic install and operation of the software, and Dom hopes that this will help new users avoid pitfalls. Dom will show actual QSOs as well so you can understand how the exchange works. Dom has been licensed for 48 years and active on FT8, DMR, CW, construction projects, etc. He’s trustee of the Natick RACES repeater on 447.675. …
Read MoreFrank O’Laughlin, WQ1O, is the guest speaker at the Sci-Tech Amateur Radio Society’s weekly meeting, Tuesday, August 18, 2020 at 7 PM. According to the ARRL EMA section website, “Frank is the District Emergency Coordinator for the Cape Cod and the Islands area. This large and challenging area consists of Cape Cod, the island of Martha’s Vineyard, and Nantucket Island. Frank heads the CCARES organization and is the Hyannis Red Cross Communications Officer. Frank is an experienced veteran of field operations and NTS procedures. He frequently presents material about field operations at the ARES Workshops, including the ‘go-kit’ presentation.” [For …
Read More“Pi” Pugh, K1RV, writes in the K1USN Radio Club newsletter: Rick, N1DC will be speaking [on August 18, 2020 at 7:30 PM] about using Logbook of the World (LOTW) as well as Ham Radio Deluxe (HRD) to keep track of your HF contacts. Logbook of the World is a web-accessed database provided by the American Radio Relay League to implement a contact verification service among amateur radio operators. Using LoTW, radio amateurs can claim and verify contacts made with other amateurs, generally for claiming credit for operating awards, such as DXCC. https://lotw.arrl.org/lotw-help/ Ham Radio Deluxe is an amateur …
Read MoreThe Boston Amateur Radio Club will hold its general meeting on Thursday, August 20 at 7:30 PM on the Zoom teleconferencing platform. Bruce Blaine, K1BG, will give a presentation on Amateur Radio licensing. [Contact Doc Kinne, KE1ML, at kinnerc -at- gmail -dot- com for Zoom conference details.]
Read MoreAlan Hicks, KD1D, writes on the NEMass Fox Hunters List at 3:34 PM on August 14, 2020: The KD1D Fox is out again with a new battery from Electronics Plus! I expect it to last for 4 -5 days. In consideration of the warm weather (and the chiding I got for the last location’s altitude), the new location is easily accessible from the parking area at the end of Trails End Road in Westford. Happy Hunting! 73 de KD1D
Read MoreFrom army.mil: “…The MARS Auxiliarists were tasked with collecting three different kinds of reports,” said English. “They collected county status reports from across the U.S. by interfacing with the amateur radio community; airport weather reports, called METARS, from select airports across CONUS and finally road closure reports. In total, MARS Ops collected 1,400 city and county status reports; 424 METARSs [Meteorological Terminal Air Reports]; and 190 road closure reports.” [Full story]
Read MoreThe North Shore Radio Association will hold its monthly meeting via Zoom on August 17, 2020. The conference begins at 7 PM; the meeting will start at 7:30 PM. Zoom conference information will be sent via the NSRA groups.io mailing list. Contact Eric, KA1NCF at ka1ncf -at- nsradio -dot- org to be added to the groups.io list.
Read MoreRay Cord, K2TGX, writes on the Study Memorial Hospital ARC mailing list: This is to announce that the [SMHARC] August virtual club meeting will be held this coming Tuesday, August 18th at 8:00 PM on the 147.195 repeater. Hope to hear you all on. Tnx and 73, Ray K2TGX Secretary/Treasurer
Read MoreFrank Ventura, N1FMV, writes on the Middlesex ARC mailing list: Due to the Covid-19 situation [the Zola ARC] won’t be holding a Summer luncheon this year. However, we can still get together and catch up and share our stories about how each of us has been doing and what radio related projects we have been working on. So order yourself some good takeout food for lunch and we’ll go around the virtual room and share our latest happenings.. Please see the meeting information below my name. [Contact Frank Ventura, N1FMV, at frank -at- littlebreezes -dot- com for Zoom conference details.]
Read MoreThe August meeting will feature Paul Wade, W1GHZ, renowned VHF/UHF author and QST/QEX columnist. Contact K1BG.Bruce@gmail.com for WebEx conference info. Check out Paul’s website: http://w1ghz.org/10g/10g_home.htm.
Read MoreEdited: October 8, 2020: Bruce, K1BG, will be conducting on-line technician classes beginning on Monday, November 2nd. Classes will run twice weekly for four weeks, on Monday and Wednesday nights. Each class will be two hours long and run on Zoom. The class will be limited to 15 students, and preference will be given to family and friends of NVARC members. Cost of the class will be $30 and will include textbook material. For more information, please contact Bruce, K1BG, at 508-341-5124. -NVARC Signal, October 2020 “Nashoba Valley ARC to Offer Technician Class in September, 2020” Bruce Blain, K1BG, writes …
Read MoreGreetings all traffic handlers and would-be traffic handlers. I hope you are all staying safe and cool. My apologies for not hosting the annual traffic handlers picnic this year, but the current pandemic situation was a primary factor. I hope to be able to have one here next year. I have mentioned in the past that the Public Service Enhancement Working Group of the ARRL was turning their attention to NTS this year. Unfortunately that has been on hold due in part to the search for an emergency communications manager, one who would also be overseeing the role of the …
Read MorePlease plan to attend the Thursday, August 13 ARES Zoom session. 9:00 PM AST / 9:00 PM EDT / 8:00 PM CT / 7:00 PM MDT / 6:00 PM PDT / 5:00 PM AKDT / 3:00 PM HST Topic: WK4 – Winlink Radio Soundcard Interface Speaker: Kevin Custer W3KKC Thursday’s meeting will be OPEN for all to attend. Please feel free to invite others. Please note that we have a Zoom participate limitation of 500. Let us know if you can’t get in so that we can send you the video link. This meeting will be recorded. By participating you consent to …
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