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Clubs / Licensing Education & Training

Whitman ARC General License Class, January 9, 2018

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Whitman ARC logoThe Whitman Amateur Radio Club will hold a weekly General license class beginning Tuesday, January 9, 2018 from 7-9 PM at the Whitman Police Station. The class will conclude with a volunteer exam session on February 27. Material will be based on the ARRL General Class License Manual.

The course is offered free of charge. Interested parties are asked to contact the course instructor, Ross Hochstrasser, W1EKG via email at bavarianradio@comcast.net or by phone at 781-447-9104.

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New England Area Flea Markets, Jan. 2, 2018

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New England Area Ham – Electronic Flea Market *** DATES *** 2018 P 1 of 2

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20 Jan Whitman MA WARC @KoC Rt18 $5@9AM $15/T Chris 781 523 5010 F+

10 Feb Springfield VT CVFMA @VFW @8 B/Free $5/T@7 Dave K1ZS 603 446 7312

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

24 Feb S Burlington VT RAoNV @HI I89x14 $9@8 $15@6 Mitch W1SJ 802 879 6589

24 Feb Augusta ME AARA @ClbCalume Bill K1NIT 207 512 0312 A+

25 Feb Hicksvile NY LIMARC @LevitHall$6@9+$22/T@7 Richard K2KNB 516-694-4937 W+

4 Mar Nashua NH NEARC RadioXLIX @CrtYdMarriott antique $10@8 603 772 7516 F+

10 Mar Chicopee MA MtTomARA @Castle $5@8:30 S@6:30 Brian KC1BDF 860 478 6790

18 Mar Southington CT SARA @HS $5@8 $20/T@6:15 John WA1JKR 860 621 8791 +

30,31 Mar Lewiston ME AARC ME Conv @Ramada @8 Ivan N1OXA 207 784 0350

7 Ap Hampton NH PCARC @Masonic $5@8 $10/T@7 Mark K1RX 603 231 8965

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8 April Framingham MA FARA 9AM@KeefeHS $25/T Andy KC1DMM at 508 310 5913 +

14 Ap Newton MA PHSNE Photographica Sat Only @AmLegion @9A John 781 592 2553

21 Apr Gales Ferry CT RASON @FireCo auction Tom WA2RYV 860 464 6555 A+

29 April Middletown NY OCARC @ CommCtr Bruce K2ULZ 845 391 3620 A+

4-5 May Deerfield NH NEARfest XXIII @FG Mike K1TWF 978 250 1235

12 May E Greenbush NY EGARA FireCo Tom KC2FCP 518 272 1494 A+

11 Aug St Albans VT STARC @VFW Arn N1ARN 802 309 0666

19 Aug Adams MA NoBARC @FG B$5@7 S$10@6:30 Eric KA1SUN 413 743 9975 F+

9 Sept Ballston Spa NY SCRACES @FG $6@7 Jim KG2H 518 703-9558 +

12-13 Oct Deerfield NH NEARfest XXIV @FG Mike K1TWF 978 250 1235 +

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

3 Nov Bourne MA FARA @UpperCC VoTech $5@9 $10/S@7 Ralph N1YHS 508 548 0422 +
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3-4 May Deerfield NH NEARfest XXV @FG Mike K1TWF 978 250 1235 +

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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

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/pages/meconvention2018.html +

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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Operating / Public Information

KM1CC FN51 Grid Square Operation, Jan. 18-19, 2018

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Coast Guard Beach, Eastham, MA The Marconi Cape Cod Radio Club station, KM1CC will be activated from rare grid square FN51 on Cape Cod National Seashore on Jan. 18-19, 2018.

K1RV reports that he, N1NS, N1DC, N1VH and K1WCC along with others will be QRV on all of the HF bands using CW and SSB. Logs will be uploaded to Logbook Of The World. The operation will coincide with ARRL’s 2018 International Grid Square Chase.

KM1CC’s temporary location for the operation will be the Coast Guard Building on Coast Guard Beach in Eastham. Coast Guard Beach is often cited by “Dr. Beach” as one of the ten best beaches in the the USA. The station was built in 1936 for the US Coast Guard. It was used for shipwreck rescues- small boats were launched from the beach until helicopter rescues became the norm. The building’s ownership was transferred from the US Coast Guard to the National Park Service in the early 1950’s. It served as the first headquarters for Cape Cod National Seashore. It is now used as an education center.

–Thanks, “Pi” K1RV

[see also: Announcing: The ARRL International Grid Chase!]

 

 

Clubs

Waltham ARA Holiday Party

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Waltham ARA logo Eliot Mayer, W1MJ writes:

The Waltham Amateur Radio Association invites all hams and friends for a festive Holiday Dinner! It’s a great time to get that “eyeball” QSO with some of the folks we’ve been talking to all year. Spouses / friends / prospective hams are all welcome! No RSVP necessary. Cost is $25 per person at the door which includes the buffet and 1 ticket for the door prizes. Membership renewal will also gain you an extra ticket for the door prize. See you there!

WARA Holiday Dinner
at Sichuan’s Garden, 411 Waverley Oaks Rd, Waltham, MA
Wed, Dec 20, 6:00 PM – 9:00 PM

 

Emergency Communications

Eastern MA Hospital Net, December 2, 2017

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John O’Neill, K1JRO writes

Net Control for the December 2, 2017 Eastern MA Hospital Net will be W1SSH The South Shore Hospital Amateur Radio Club. The net will commence at the usual time of 10:00 AM using the following repeaters in the order listed.

1.Sharon 146.865 tone 103.5
2 Marshfield 145.390 tone 67.0
3.Dartmouth 147.000 tone 67.0

Simplex 147.42

The Net will than return to the Sharon Repeater for final comments and Net closing.

NET Protocol: Please wait for Net Control to ask for Check-ins. When asked to check in please use the standard net check in procedure which is: Here is… un-key, wait 3 seconds to check for doubling, then give your or your facility’s call sign, your first name, and your facility’s name.

We extend an invitation to the EOC of any city or town that is served by one of the participating hospitals to join the Net. We also extend an invitation to any RACES or ARES member to check in during the NET.

Any hospital wishing to join the net that needs assistance with equipment or personnel should contact us at ssharc@gmail.com. We can assist you with getting your location on the air. We are always looking for groups or organizations to try their hand at Net Control duties. If you are interested please let us know. Our goal is to rotate Net Control practice and the experience among as many groups as possible.

We thank the repeater trustees for their generosity in allowing us to conduct the monthly nets and the use of their systems in an actual event. The following list of repeaters are available for our use. Only a few systems are used each month with the selection of those used made by Net Control for that month. More systems are being added to the list on a regular basis.

Attleboro 147.195 tone 127.3 (Sturdy Memorial Hospital)
Belmont 145.430 tone 146.2
Boston 145.230 tone encode 88.5 tone decode 100.0
Bridgewater 147.180 tone 67.0
Danvers 145.47 tone 136.5
Dartmouth 147.000 tone 67.0
Fall River 146.805. tone 67.0
Falmouth 147.375 tone 110.9
Mansfield EMA 446.925 tone 100.0
Mansfield 147.015 tone 67.0
Marshfield 145.390 tone 67.0
Norwood 147.210 tone 100.00
Plymouth 146.685 tone 82.5
Salem 146.88 tone 118.8
Sharon 146.865 tone 103.5
Weymouth 147.345 tone 110.9 (South Shore Hospital)
W. Bridgewater 146.775 dcs 244
Wrentham 147.09 tone 146.2

We look forward to hearing you all on the Net.

Clubs / Operating

K1USN Veterans Day Operation

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K1USN QSL card “Pi” K1RV writes:

The K1USN Radio Club will once again be on the air to celebrate Veterans Day as we take time to show our appreciation for those who have served; as well as their family members.

Local hams are invited to visit us in Braintree, MA at 85 Quincy Ave.

Our operating frequencies will be:

SSB – 3860, 7260, 14260, 18160, 21360, 24960, 28360 and 50160.

CW – 3539, 7039, 10109, 14039, 18079, 21039, 24899, 28039 and 50109.

IRLP – NODE # 4086 ( AE1TH 442.500 118.8 P/L in Braintree, MA )

K1USN QSL cards will be available for all contacts with K1USN.

Send # 10 SASE to K1RV or DX stations QSL via bureau.

QSL via K1RV
URL: http://www.k1usn.com
Contact: Pi – K1RV
Email: k1rv@arrl.net

 

Emergency Communications

Amateur Radio – MARS interoperability exercise (November 4-6)

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Elements of the US Department of Defense (DOD) will conduct a “communications interoperability” training exercise November 4-6, once again simulating a “very bad day” scenario. Amateur Radio and MARS organizations will take part.

“This exercise will begin with a national massive coronal mass ejection event which will impact the national power grid as well as all forms of traditional communication, including landline telephone, cellphone, satellite, and Internet connectivity,” Army MARS Program Manager Paul English, WD8DBY, explained in an announcement.

During the exercise, a designated DOD Headquarters entity will request county-by-county status reports for the 3,143 US counties and county equivalents, to gain situational awareness and to determine the extent of impact of the scenario. Army and Air Force MARS organizations will work in conjunction with the Amateur Radio community, primarily on the 60-meter interoperability channels as well as on HF NVIS frequencies and local VHF and UHF, non-Internet linked Amateur Radio repeaters.

Again, this year, a military station on the east coast and the Fort Huachuca, Arizona, HF station will conduct a high-power broadcast on 60-meter channel 1 (5330.5 kHz) on Saturday from 0300 to 0315 UTC. New this year will be an informational broadcast on Sunday, on 13,483.5 kHz USB from 1600 to 1615 UTC. Amateur Radio operators should monitor these broadcasts for more information about the exercise and how they can participate in this communications exercise, English said.

“We want to continue building on the outstanding cooperative working relationship with the ARRL and the Amateur Radio community,” English said. “We want to expand the use of the 60-meter interop channels between the military and amateur community for emergency communications, and we hope the Amateur Radio community will give us some good feedback on the use of both the 5-MHz interop and the new 13-MHz broadcast channels as a means of information dissemination during a very bad day scenario. (Thanks Tom, N1CPE)

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Southern New England Weather Conference, Nov. 4, 2017

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Rob Macedo, KD1CY writes:

The Southern New England Weather Conference will take place Saturday November 4th, 2017. The conference will be held at the Meditech Facility in Foxboro, Massachusetts. Some of the topics that will be covered in 2017 include:

-TV Meteorologist Panel Discussion
-Tribute to Dick Albert
-Ready for Hurricane Rhody?
-Two Unusual Tornadoes: Concord, MA (2016) & Conway, MA (2017)

The agenda for the Southern New England Weather Conference can be seen via the following link: http://www.sneweatherconf.org/2017Agenda.pdf

Registration Fees:

Student/Teacher/Military/Blue Hill Observatory Member Registration: $99
Regular Registration: $109

To register go to the main Southern New England Weather Conference link at http://www.sneweatherconf.org/ and click the “Click here to register for conference” link.

We hope to see many of you at the 2017 Southern New England Weather Conference!

Public Service

Baystate Marathon Amateur Assistance Requested, Oct. 22, 2017

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The Lowell CERT Communications Team has been asked to support once again the Baystate Marathon and Half Marathon. This year the event is on Sunday, October 22nd. Our operational time period is from approximately 0700 until event completion (estimated 1400). Our assistance has been requested by Lowell Office of Emergency Management and Lowell Fire Department. The communications team will be employing Amateur Radio to provide this communications asset. Amateur Radio will be used for 2 functions:

* Medical operations: the purpose of this net is to provide a communications link for medical requests/status to the incident command post.
* Accountability net: the purpose of this net is to coordinate with a race public information booth the status of runners who are unable to complete the race for any issue to any one is seeking this information.

Race info may be found at http://baystatemarathon.com

Please contact  Terry-KA8SCP ka8scp@wb1gof.org if you are able to assist or would like more information.

Please share this request with your local clubs. This is a pretty laid back event and suitable for first time public event participation.

Terry-KA8SCP

Terry M. Stader – KA8SCP
MEMA Region 1 RACES/Communications Officer
PART of Westford-WB1GOF, Senior Club Advisor
NESMC EMA Director

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ARISS Contact From Fenway Park A Huge Success

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The Red Sox 2017 STEM Day at Fenway Park in Boston, MA drew over 2,500 students from schools in every New England state, including schools in low-income areas. Some students traveled a day early to ensure they’d be there on time.  The Red Sox had been sending various STEM education materials to all schools.

A tweet from the Italian Space Agency / ISS crew member and amateur radio operator Paolo Nespoli, IZ0JPA: “One astronaut and 2000 future ones! Had fun talking with you all!”  Fenway Park also tweeted, resulting in 26.5K tweets, 305 following, and 514 followers. Dan Barstow from CASIS was at Fenway and moderated the ARISS radio contact.

[See also: “Boston Red Sox Promote STEM Education By Hosting STEM Days At Fenway Park“]

 

All / Emergency Communications

New England Area Flea Markets, September 5, 2017

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8,10 Sept Boxboro MA FEMARA NE Conv                  Mike K1TWF 978 250 1235

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

10 Sept Ballston Spa NY SCRACES @FG $6@7               Jim KG2H 518 703-9558 F

16 Sept Alexander ME StCVARC @ElSch                  Roger W1LH 207 454 2174 A

16 Sept Lincoln RI RIAFMRS @KoC $5/T@8A            Roland N1JOY 617 839 9081  +

17 Sept Cambridge MA            Flea at  MIT              Mitch 617 253 3776 F
                        Third Sunday April thru October

1 Oct Fishkill, NY MBARC @Down St Corr              Adam KC2DAA 845 849 3666 A

8 Oct Queens NY HoSARC  $5@9 $10/S@7:30          Stephen WB2KDG 718 898 5599 F

13-14 Oct Deerfield NH NEARFest XXII @FG             Mike K1TWF 978 250 1235 W

15 Oct Cambridge MA             Flea at  MIT              Mitch 617 253 3776 F

21 Oct Brookline NH NEARC Antique@EvntCr $10@7:30 $5@8:30 Bruce 603 772 7516 W

21 Oct Accord NY OMARC @JrHS                       Keith K2UNI  845 687 9951 A

22 Oct Meriden CT Nutmeg@Sheraton                    John N1GNV 203 440 4973 A

28 Oct Gales Ferry CT TCARC @FireCo auction        Darryl WA1DD 860 443 7799 W

29 Oct Hicksville NY LIMARC @LeviitHall           Richard K2KNB 516 694 4937 A

11 Nov Bourne MA FARA @UpperCC VoTech $5@9 $10/S@7  ralph N1YHS 508 548 0422

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

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20 Jan Whitman MA WARC @KoC Rt18  $5@9AM $15/T            Chris 781 523 5010 F+

3 Feb Springfield VT CVFMA @VFW @8 B/Free $5/T@7      Dave K1ZS 603 446 7312

24 Feb S Burlington VT RAoNV @HI  I89x14 $9@8 $15@6   Mitch W1SJ 802 879 6589 +

10 Mar Chicopee MA MtTomARA @Castle $5@8:30 S@6:30  Brian KC1BDF 860 478 6790

30,31 Mar Lewiston ME AARC ME Conv @Ramada @8         Ivan N1OXA 207 784 0350

7 Ap Hampton NH PCARC @Masonic  $5@8 $10/T@7            Mark K1RX 603 231 8965

14 Ap Newton MA PHSNE Photographica Sat Only @AmLegion @9A   John 781 592 2553

4-5 May Deerfield NH NEARfest XXIII @FG                Mike K1TWF 978 250 1235  +

11 Aug St Albans VT STARC @VFW                          Arn N1ARN 802 309 0666  +
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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

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

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

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/pages/meconvention2018.html       +

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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Clubs

Noted Media Historian to Speak at North Shore RA, Sept. 18, 2017

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North Shore RA logoNSRA General Meeting on September 18th, 2017
NOTE: Third week this month
Doors open at 7pm, meeting starts at 7:30pm
Link to Meeting Location

Speaker:
Media Historian, Professor, & Former broadcaster
Dr. Donna Halper

Speaking on:
How the Amateurs Created Commercial Radio… and what happened after that

Today, people can listen to radio in a number of ways– online, in the car, at home, even on their smartphone. But there was a time in the early 1920s when radio was new, and there was only one way to listen– in your “radio room.” In those early years, one group of people helped to keep your favorite stations on the air– ham radio operators.

Join media historian, professor, and former broadcaster Donna Halper on September 18th, as she brings along her rare radio memorabilia and takes you back in time. She will introduce you to some pioneering hams who kept a foot in both amateur and commercial radio (without them, there would have been no stations like WBZ or WEEI or the first station in Massachusetts– 1XE/WGI).

Dr. Halper will also share some interesting facts about the history of Boston radio, including why radio today isn’t as good as what many of us remember from when we were growing up. And she will tell you about some performers and announcers who came from the North Shore.

Operating / Public Information

“Snow Goose” Special Event Operation, So. Weymouth, August 20, 2017

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image of W1NAS QSL cardW1OD writes:

W1NAS had another successful Special Event Station yesterday. Due to the Museum being smack in the center of a major site reconstruction program at the former Naval Air Station, we were fortunate enough to be operating from the K1USN Radio Club in nearby Braintree, MA. We made more than 75 contacts on CW and phone, despite the horrible band conditions. We actually made more phone contacts than CW for a change! Visiting board members from the Shea Naval Aviation Museum stopped by and enjoyed the event and took many pictures. 

This was the 59th anniversary of the flight of the blimp Snow Goose from NAS South Weymouth to Resolute Bay, as indicated above. Next year will be the 60th anniversary and we’re already thinking about what we’ll do and how we’ll do it. We’re hoping all the site work will be completed around the Museum and that we’ll be back open to the public once again.  For those wishing a high-quality QSL for yesterday’s event, please send a SASE to Steve, W1OD.

Many thanks to all those who assisted in yesterday’s SES: K1RV, Pi; N1VH, Marty, W1VP, Larry; KA1KIJ, Bob; W1TPB, Ted; WK1D, Jeff; K1WN, Bill; N1DC, Rick; WA1TPC, Bob; and a few others whose names I forget at the moment.

[courtesy http://qrz.com/db/w1nas]
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IMPORTANT MESSAGE: AMATEUR RADIO PARITY ACT (ARPA)

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August 8, 2017

Dear ARRL Member: Based on feedback I’ve received, it seems to me that some members still don’t fully understand certain features of the Amateur Radio Parity Act (ARPA) and what it is meant to do. To make things clearer, we have developed an FAQ in the format of questions and answers. Please take a few minutes and read the FAQ to learn more about the ARPA.

Here is the direct link: http://www.arrl.org/files/file/Regulatory/The%20Amateur%20Radio%20Parity%20Act%20FAQ.pdf

Here is another link with additional information: http://www.arrl.org/amateur-radio-parity-act

Thanks to those of you who have written your Senators in support of the ARPA. If you have not done so, please do so by clicking on the link below. It only takes a minute.

https://arrl.rallycongress.net/ctas/urge-us-senate-to-support-amateur-radio-parity-act

Thanks. Let’s keep the effort moving!

73,

Rick – K5UR
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Rick Roderick, K5UR
President
ARRL – The national association for Amateur Radio®