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Nick Mollo, KC1DKY, writes on the foxhunting list at 11:08 AM on Friday, August 9 2019:
Get your HTs and your bug spray and head to Billerica to hunt for my fox. Fox is on 146.525MHz, and a DTMF of 1 will activate it for 20minutes or so. If it does not seem to be transmitting, try a few DTMF #’s to kick start it (I sometimes think someone is messing with the programming). Be sure to sign the log book if you find it.
Happy Hunting!
Mark Pride, K1RX, writes on the YCCC Reflector:
To all Tower owners in the Amateur Radio Community – a must read! By Mark Pride, K1RX
Many old timers in the hobby that own a tower, perhaps in the air for 20, 30, 40 or 50 years, need to take this article seriously as it could provide life saving information to you and your ground crew. This is a cautionary article for all that have a tower no matter how long its been the air. What occurred at a NH amateur station recently provides a lesson for all of us tower owners. Although the article speaks to a Rohn 25 guyed tower product, it could be prove helpful to others.
K1JGA and K1EEE tower tragedy
A crew of amateurs gathered at the home of K1EEE to take down two 40 ft. Rohn 25 towers. The details of the tower which collapsed and its failure is provided below. It was a very unfortunate accident which took the life of Joe G. Areyzaga, K1JGA. The owner of the tower, K1EEE suffered multiple injuries but did survive. We all in the amateur radio community extend our prayers and condolences to the families affected by this tragic event.
Tower Description
One of two forty foot (40 ft.) Rohn 25 towers, with one set of guys at the 35 ft level was to be taken down. The base was the BPH 25 hinge plate on a concrete pad of unknown depth. This used tower had only been up 3 years.
NOTE: Following the accident, the owner learned one leg of the hinge plate had been previously repaired but the material used was not galvanized.
With the reasonable expectation the tower would support itself to 40 ft, the guy wires were disconnected from the anchors and the top section was to be removed. The top section to be removed had a rotor shelf and one torque assembly mounted at the 35 ft. level along with the three guy wires. The gin pole had not been raised at that point. The antenna, mast and rotor were previously removed.
Lesson Learned
At the time of the initial install, the tower was self supported to 40 ft until the first set of guys were attached per Rohn specifications. That may have been the case then, but after many years of exposure to the elements, one can no longer expect the same!
Prior to the start of the tower take down, the tower was thoroughly inspected and found to be in acceptable condition. The base was dry and free of any water. No obvious problems were found.
The general reason for this tower collapse was corrosion at the junction of the hinged base short legs (one leg previously repaired and welded as noted above) and the bottom of the lowest Rohn 25 section occurred primarily from the outside and some inside as well and thus weakened the structure. The first point of failure was the repaired and non-galvanized short leg of the hinge plate. When the guys were removed from their anchor points (necessary to remove the top section), the tower was free standing with the two climbers at 35 ft. It’s clear that the tower deflection from the vertical was extreme enough to make the overturning force at the base (the bending moment) great enough to cause base failure.
The proper installation of the hinge bracket (BPH 25) requires mounting it on a flat concrete surface, secured with bolts placed in the concrete, surrounded by a beveled edge for water run off. Normally, all of the hardware associated with the hinge plate are galvanized and able to withstand the wear and tear of Mother nature. However this base was slightly recessed where the plate sat and there were some gaps under the plate. This created the opportunity for water or ground contaminants to collect. It is presumed the previously repaired short stubby leg of the bracket began to corrode while sitting in water. Years of this kind of exposure slowly weakened the metal. Subsequent movement by climbers at the top of the unguyed tower led to breakage at the base.
NOTE: Rohn towers are very high quality and generally last many, many years with proper installation and maintenance. It is a very popular tower in the amateur radio community. And where tower sections join, they typically show little wear as water drainage occurs easily and there is a limited chance for collecting contaminants and held for long periods of time. Or where tower materials come in contact with the earth, the normal galvanizing process is more than adequate for a long lifetime. But what is noted here is areas that are in contact with the ground or areas such as the repaired leg of the bracket that can accumulate harmful materials and therefore become a danger over time. Clearly there are areas on a tower that are difficult to inspect however, the Rohn design usually lends itself to high levels of confidence that these blind areas are within acceptable standards if installed per the manufacturers specifications.
JGA Safety Guy Technique for Tower Take Downs in honor Joseph G. Areyzaga, K1JGA (SK)
When dealing with unknown tower installations that require removal, it is absolutely critical to err on the side of extreme caution. The technique described below is one approach and a simple one to help safe guard all involved.
A suggested safety procedure that should be applied during any tower take down of this type is attaching a set of additional guy wires at either the 10 or 20 ft. level prior to any work on the tower. By applying a set of guys near the base, further stabilization of the tower base can be achieved. Using this added set of guy wires reduce stress on the legs (twisting, flexing, bending) and prevent breakage at the very bottom of the section just above the concrete surface or surrounding areas. Then what would remain after the tower is taken down to the Safety Guy set becomes very manageable (10 or 20 ft. to be lowered to the ground).
And in honor of our friend and now silent key, Joe, K1JGA, I am naming this important safety procedure the “JGA Safety Guy Technique” with the hopes all of us will not forget Joe but more importantly, keep us all safe while our old towers are taken down. In particular, towers that have been up for our entire ham career and its maintenance history may be questionable require special attention. Of course if the base shows significant deterioration, corrosion and breakage, the tower should NOT be climbed! It should be removed by other means (cut down if the landing area is open and clear or by crane or similar).
The suggested collection of material that comprises the JGA Safety Guy Technique include:
Three (3) lengths of unbroken or spliced guy wire (3/16 inch EHS or larger) longer than the lowest guy to be sure it is long enough (DO NOT USE ROPE!);
Guy Grips for each end of the guy wire;
A come along at each guy anchor point for proper tensioning and;
A reliable heavy duty attachment device to connect to the existing anchor.
The attachment to the guy anchors should be done in a way that does not interfere with the existing guy anchor assembly (turnbuckles, etc.). If the JGA Safety Guy kit is to be used in multiple tower take downs of varying heights, use of the Guy Grips will allow full flexibility of locating the attach points where they are needed, without cutting cable. Just make the cable length longer than you might need to give you enough head room. One further consideration: Rather than just use this technique near the ground, consider always using it no less than 10 ft. below where you may be working I.E. erecting or dismantling a tower, place the JGA kit 10 ft. below the location you are either installing or removing the next section. Therefore, the guy lengths need to be approximately the same length as the longest guy (upper guy). This will assure maximum safety. With the guy grips, it is easy to relocate them, as you adjust the length of the temporary guy at each point on the tower.
As part of your annual maintenance plan, include keeping the base free of debris, dirt, trees, plants etc. to protect this area from any long term damage. Consider making one of these JGA Safety Guy kits for your club to be used as necessary.
Best to use the JGA Safety Guy Technique and find the tower base was just fine, than not use it and suffer a similar situation or worse! Stay safe!
NTS traffic handlers converged at the home of Eastern MA Section Traffic Manager KW1U for the Eastern MA Traffic Handler’s Picnic on August 4, 2019 in Concord, MA. Twenty-five individuals–including regular traffic handlers and net control stations, three Section Managers, and the New England Division Director–were in attendance. Doc, KE1ML, describes the event.
Dan Barstow, KA1ARD, will be the featured keynote speaker at the Northeast HamXposition @ Boxboro’s Saturday Grand Banquet September 7, 2019.
Barstow is Senior Education Manager for the International Space Station National Lab. In this role, he supports large-scale use of the ISS by students, teachers and the public. He does this work through the Center for Advancement of Science in Space (CASIS) and the Space Station Explorers program. Dan has a long-term interest in ham radio and its space connections. Through Space Station Explorers, he supports the Amateur Radio on the ISS (ARISS) program to connect students with astronauts, and has developed software to facilitate direct ham radio communications through the ISS.
For banquet tickets and more information, visit https://hamxposition.org/grand-banquet.
From ARRLWeb:
Cape Cod, Massachusetts, ARES, and SKYWARN Amateur Radio volunteers were promptly pressed into action as a storm system on July 23 produced severe thunderstorms that spawned three tornadoes over the Cape. Hurricane-force wind also resulted in significant tree and utility wire damage across Cape Cod, with particularly hard-hit communities including Hyannis, Yarmouth, and Chatham. Some pockets of wind damage also occurred in the northwest corner of Martha’s Vineyard.
Amateur Radio SKYWARN spotters were the first to provide critical ground truth information regarding the significant wind damage and tornadoes across Cape Cod. Under the direction of Cape Cod District Emergency Coordinator Frank O’Laughlin, WQ1O, and Eastern Massachusetts Section Emergency Coordinator Rob Macedo, KD1CY, a SKYWARN net ran for several hour on a Barnstable, Massachusetts, VHF repeater. Numerous damage reports were received during the net and for a couple hours after the storm had passed. [Full story]
The August, 2019, Section Newsletter is now available at https://ema.arrl.org/august-2019-section-news/.
From ARRLWeb:
A tower dismantling turned tragic on Saturday, July 27, in Deerfield, New Hampshire, when two radio amateurs working some 40 feet up on the tower were carried to the ground when the structure collapsed. Joseph Areyzaga, K1JGA, 52, of Goffstown, New Hampshire, did not survive his injuries sustained in the fall, while the tower’s owner, Michael Rancourt, K1EEE, 65, was seriously injured and remains hospitalized. Rancourt was taking down the tower in preparation for selling his house, and the pair had nearly completed their work. They were tied into the tower and went down with it as it collapsed. [Full story]
WBZ/ CBS Boston reported House and Senate Democrats “failed to reach a compromise on long-discussed distracted driving legislation after a marathon session Wednesday [July 31, 2019], abandoning the issue about four hours after Senate President Karen Spilka said a resolution appeared imminent.”
In its current form, the legislation–also known as the “handheld cellphone ban”–would exempt “federally-licensed 2-way radios” allowing for the unimpeded use of amateur radios in vehicles.
[See also: Massachusetts Hands-free Mobile Device Legislation Update]Both branches held sessions open from Wednesday afternoon until after 12 a.m. Thursday in what was expected to be the last day before a traditional August recess.
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20 October Cambridge MA Flea at MIT Mitch 617 253 3776
27 Oct Hicksvile NY LIMARC @LevitHall$6@9+$22/T@7 Richard K2KNB 516 694 4937 A
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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.
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/
Goshen CT SBARC http://www.sberk.org +
Hartford CT ARRL 100th http://www.arrl.org/convention
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.
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://stcroixvalleyamateurrad
Hermon ME PSARC http://n1me.org/index.php?pr=
Lewiston ME AARC http://www.w1npp.org +
S. Portland ME PAWA http://www.qsl.net/pawa/hamfes
St. Albans ME PARC http://www.qsl.net/parc/hamfes
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.sca
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
Lindenhurst NY ToB ARES http://www.tobares.org/hamfest
Lindenhurst NY GSB ARA http://www.gsbarc.org/
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.or
Rochester NY RARA http://www.rochesterham.org/ha
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Wallkill NY OCARC http://www.ocarc-ny.org/
Greenwich RI Fidelity ARC http://users.ids.net/~newsm/da
Forestdale RI RIFMRS http://www.qsl.net/riafmrs/Auc
Woonsocket RI BVARC www.w1ddd.org
Colchester VT HAM-CON VT Conv http://www.ranv.org/hamcon.htm
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/ham
Greenwood PQ GARC www.greenwoodarc.org
Laval PQ CRALL http://www.ve2crl.qc.ca/
Montreal PQ MARC http://www.marc.qc.ca/fest/fes
Montreal PQ WIARC http://www.wiarc.ca/
Montreal PQ MS-SARC http://www.ve2clm.ca/
Montreal PQ UMS http://www.ve2ums.ca/agenda/p
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/hamfe
Summerside PEI SPARC http://www.summersidearc.com/f
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/fe
Canada RAC List http://rac.eton.ca/events/upco
Phila. Area VARA List http://www.qsl.net/w2vtm/hamf
USA ARRL List http://www.arrl.org/hamfests.
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Minuteman Repeater Association writes:
As you may already know, MMRA will be hosting the talk-in at the Northeast HamXposition @Boxboro on September 6, 7, and 8. We will also have a reception suite in the Boxwood room of the hotel where you can take a break and meet other members of the club.
Again this year, we be awarding door prizes – an Icom IC2730A dual band transceiver, a Yaesu FT65R dual band HT, and a ZumSpot USB Hotspot. Anyone with a membership renewed through 2021 will have one chance in the drawing. Additional tickets can be had by make a donation to MMRA: 1 ticket for each $2 donated, 3 for $5, 7 for $10.
MMRA will also have premium seating tables at both the Friday Dinner and Saturday Banquet. Members can purchase seats for $35, which is $5 off the convention price.
To make a donation or order seats, please visit http://mmra.org/renew.html
For more information on the convention, please visit
http://hamxposition.org
The New England Division Convention / Northeast HamXposition @ Boxboro will again feature a Tech-in-a-Day™ review session, sponsored by instructors from the Cape Ann Amateur Radio Association. The day-long technician study course will be held on Saturday, September 7, 2019 from 9 AM to 5 PM. After the end of the class, there will be a special VE Exam for course attendees. There is a small fee to cover course materials, along with an FCC established $15 exam fee.
If you wish to participate, please preregister for the class using this online signup form. For more information about the Tech-in-a-Day™ program visit the CAARA website or contact Stan Stone, W4HIX, if you have any questions.
Andy Wallace, KA1GTT, writes on w1hh.org:
I am very pleased to announce that Bruce is returning to speak again at [the Billerica Amateur Radio Society], this time about CW Academy. Many BARS members use and enjoy CW. If you have never tried it, please attend this session and see what is possible for you!
Did I just lose half my audience? I dearly hope not. If you have only used voice your whole ham experience, you are missing out. I promise you will find this talk interesting. Please come and hear why people love operating using Morse code, and the kinds of things you can do once you know it. [Full story]
The Whitman Amateur Radio Club will sponsor a ham radio exhibit and special events station at the 152st Annual Marshfield Fair August 16-25, 2019, from 1600Z-0059Z. The club will operate under the call sign NN1MF on the following frequencies/bands: 18.160, 14.260, 7.260, and 3.860 MHz. The station will also be active on EchoLink via the WA1NPO-R, and IRLP: 8691. Contacts will be acknowledged with a certificate and QSL at: Whitman ARC, PO Box 48, Whitman, MA 02382.
The Nashua Area Radio Society (NARS), will be presenting an Amateur Radio Exposition for Young People on September 7-8, 2019 at the Northeast HamXposition @Boxboro. This exposition will include many hands-on activities, videos, and displays about amateur radio and wireless communications, including:
The Amateur Radio Exposition for Young People will be located along the rear wall of the Exhibitor Hall.
[Complete details]Barry Fox, W1HFN, writes on the foxhunting list at 11:52 AM on July 25, 2019:
Since the WX is not so HHH lately, I deployed the fox at the Whitetail Woods in Littleton.
The battery pack should last until at least next Thursday, so the weekend should be fine for hunting.
https://littletonconservationt
Frequency is 146.565 MHz with a 20 second voice ID every 40 seconds. Sign the log which is under the TX.
Good luck / 73,
Barry – W1HFN
John O’Neill, K1JRO writes:
Good Morning Everyone,
The August 3, 2019 Eastern MA Hospital Net is approaching. We do not have anyone signed up to conduct the August net.
If anyone is interested in taking a turn as Net Control Station please let us know.
Below are the repeaters we have available for our use. Let us know which 3 or 4 repeaters you would like to use and we will make all the notifications. We will also send you a copy of our net preamble if you like which you may modify for your own use.
73’s,
John O’- K1JRO
Attleboro 147.195 tone 127.3 (Sturdy Memorial Hospital)
Belmont 145.430 tone 67.0
Bridgewater 147.180 tone 67.0
Danvers 145.47 tone 136.5
Dartmouth 147.000 tone 67.0
Fairhaven 145.490 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 dpl 244
Wrentham 147.09 tone 146.2
South Shore Health Amateur Radio Group – W1SSH
55 Fogg Road, Box 42
South Weymouth, MA 02190
From the Barnstable ARC web:
The Northeast Amateur Radio Club will be operating National Lighthouse Weekend, Saturday & Sunday, August 3-4, 2019 at Highland Lighthouse, Truro. Join us on the air!
Operating times: Saturday, Aug. 3, 5PM-11:45PM / Sunday, Aug. 4, 10AM-6PM.
73,
Russ K1RTA, President
Bill N2KNL, Vice President
Eric Williams, KV1J, W1 QSL Bureau Co-Manager writes:
Seventh Annual AARC QSL Sort Night
The Algonquin Amateur Radio Club will be holding a QSL card sorting session on Thursday, August 8, 2019 at 7:30 PM at the Marlborough Fire Station. We will be in the classroom/EOC where we hold Field Day.
The W1 QSL Bureau receives QSL cards from DXers all over the world, sorts them and then sends them to the New England area hams. We process about 100,000 QSL cards each year. To do this, we are grateful for the team of over 40 volunteers and several area clubs that help make this happen. AARC is one of the clubs that helps with the presorting step in our process.
Our part is easy and fun. You get to see QSL cards from all around the globe. Maybe catch a card that is for you! We will have boxes of cards from the country national organizations that are for W1 call area hams. For our session we will have about 13,000 cards. Our mission is to sort those cards into stacks for each first letter of the call sign suffix. So there will be a stack for all the call signs the a suffix the starts with A and one for those starting with B and so forth. It goes quick especially with lots of people doing it on several separate tables.
When we are done, those stacks will be sent to our individual letter sorters who will then sort them by the individual recipient hams.
Thank you and hope to see you next month.
Steve Finberg, W1GSL, writes:
Chris Winczewski, K1TAT, writes on the Cape Ann ARA mailing list:
We are looking for operators to staff the YuKanRun Triple Threat Half Marathon and 5K on Sunday, August 4, 2019. Please be on location by 8:00; starts at Rockport High School, 24 Jerdens Lane, Rockport, MA 01966.
Please let me know if you can staff a communications check-point for the event by August 4th so I can plan staffing positions for the event.
While CAARA’s repeater performance has greatly improved with the replacement of our new antennas, the northern regions of this course 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 (ie: mobile; HT; ¼-wave mag mount; OEM 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.
Chris K1TAT
| Triple Threat Communications Team | |||||
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| Last Updated: 7/15/2019 7:50pm | |||||
| Event date: Sunday, August 4, 2019 | |||||
| On Location: 8:00 am – 9:00 am | |||||
| Starts: 5K Run = 8:20 am Half Marathon Run = 9:15 am | |||||
| Frq: W1GLO Repeaters 145.130 – PL:107.2 Back up: 443.700 + PL:107.2 | |||||