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Ham Radio Linux Class – January 2026

- by n1wbv - Leave a Comment

Andy, of Andy’s Ham Radio Linux, is planning to hold a free Ham Radio Linux class in January 2026. He is looking for 4-6 enthusiastic students. The class will be based on Xubuntu Linux 24.04 and Andy’s Ham Radio Linux (either v26d or v26e). Previous Linux experiences will be helpful but not required. 

The location will be the Cameron Senior Center in Westford, MA on each Wednesday in January, from 12:30-3:30PM.

If you are interested, please send Andy an email directly.

Mentoring / Public Information

New Amateur Report for October 1, 2025

- by Jon McCombie - Leave a Comment

Here is the new ham report as of October 1, listing newly licensed hams. Club officials, please review the list and reach out to those in your footprint and invite, welcome them. To all: please welcome these folks when you hear them on local repeaters. Offer assistance as well!

Report for 2025-10-01

James F Jones, KC1YGY – FCC
5 Lilac Ln
Ayer, MA 01432-1592

Brayden Rodriguez, KC1YGZ – FCC
4 Shagbark Dr
Townsend, MA 01469-1210

John F Connors, KC1YGT – FCC
68 Harmony Ln
Marlborough, MA 01752-1620

Daniel Tang, KC1YHA – FCC
8 Kimball Ct Apt 701
Burlington, MA 01803-3851

Davis Gardner, KC1YHI – FCC
21 Ferren Dr
Billerica, MA 01821-3213

Michael D Hall, KC1YHT – FCC
108 Bouchard Ave
Dracut, MA 01826-2208

Kartik P Patel, KC1YHU – FCC
114 Bridle Path Ln
Methuen, MA 01844-1575

Michael Fairbank, KC1YJK – FCC
505 Prospect St
Methuen, MA 01844-5149

Ronald Lapat, KC1YHV – FCC
15 Trails End Rd
Westford, MA 01886-1751

Jonathan D Hughes, KC1YHQ – FCC
7 Blue Ridge Rd
Westford, MA 01886-1910

William Gallagher, KC1YGS – FCC
1 Homestead Dr
Medfield, MA 02052-2805

John C Dalco, KC1YJW – FCC
206 Lincoln St
Norwell, MA 02061-1224

Frank Corrao, KC1YIR – FCC
PO Box 161
Sheldonville, MA 02070-0161

Carter M Turnbaugh, KC1YIU – FCC
100 Lovejoy Wharf Unit 8L
Boston, MA 02114-2160

Sakthivel Ponnampalayam Sivaku, KC1YHE – FCC
31 Juniper St
Boston, MA 02119-1750

Bradley Wright, KC1YIV – FCC
77 Turner St Apt 1
Boston, MA 02135-2889

Rishabh Kothari, KC1YIS – FCC
16 Park Ave Apt 1
Somerville, MA 02144-2062

Eric A Doucette, KC1YGQ – FCC
84 Campbell St
Quincy, MA 02169-1417

James Dolio, KC1YGN – FCC
200 Quarry Hills Dr Apt 1210
Quincy, MA 02169-3818

Will B Malec, KC1YKB – FCC
33 Bradford Rd
Milton, MA 02186-4703

Robert J Carr, KC1YJT – FCC
231 Thatcher St
Brockton, MA 02302-3949

Stephen A Currie, KC1YJV – FCC
412 Thompson St
Halifax, MA 02338-1600

Melindo S Towne, KC1YIA – FCC
290 Summit Rd
Abington, MA 02351-1267

Donald Gunther, KC1YJG – FCC
64 Station Dr Apt 2425
Plymouth, MA 02360-5756

David Wurtzburg, KC1YIQ – FCC
11 McAuliffe Rd
Randolph, MA 02368-3846

Evan W Coutts, KC1YJU – FCC
671 Washington St Apt 1
Whitman, MA 02382-1376

Wesley D Halliwell, KC1YJX – FCC
151 Parker St
Newton, MA 02459-2546

Douglas Stephens, KC1YGW – FCC
12 Westland Ter
West Newton, MA 02465-1524

Michael Axman, KC1YJY – FCC
66 Buena Vista Rd
Arlington, MA 02476-7537

Thomas W Trefny, KC1YJH – FCC
38 Harbor Hill Dr
Bourne, MA 02532-3868

Mark A Rogers, KC1YIE – FCC
175 Sam Turner Rd
East Falmouth, MA 02536-3912

Derwood K Lifgren, KC1YJQ – FCC
37 Tasina Dr
East Falmouth, MA 02536-7749

John G Carroll, KC1YJP – FCC
4 Woodrise
Falmouth, MA 02540-2504

Douglas H Borden, KC1YJF – FCC
126 Clark Rd
Sagamore Beach, MA 02562-2619

Kathleen L Lambert, KC1YJA – FCC
39 Meadowspring Dr
South Dennis, MA 02660-2756

Lucas M Hutchins, KC1YHN – FCC
35 Coach Rd
Plainville, MA 02762-5065

Richard Fearn, KC1YJR – FCC
5 Lewin Ln
Swansea, MA 02777-3633

 
Mentoring / Operating

Eastern MA New Amateur Report for August 1, 2025

- by Jon McCombie - Leave a Comment

Here is the new ham report as of August 1, listing newly licensed hams. Club officials, please review the list and reach out to those in your footprint and invite, welcome them. To all: please welcome these folks when you hear them on local repeaters. Offer assistance as well!

Report for 2025-08-01

Mason P Gendron, KC1YAW – FCC
558 Pillsbury Rd
Ashby, MA 01431-1721

Richard Sherrard, KC1YCC – FCC
28 Oxbow Rd
Framingham, MA 01701-3692

Kurt L Rayner, KC1YAO – FCC
995 Pleasant St
Framingham, MA 01701-8853

Greyson Schaefers, KC1YAC – FCC
4 Cider Hill Ln
Sherborn, MA 01770-1400

Matthew M Schaefers, KC1YAA – FCC
4 Cider Hill Ln
Sherborn, MA 01770-1400

Daniel N Eckhouse, KC1YCI – FCC
30 Baker Bridge Rd
Lincoln, MA 01773-3105

Fred R Huettig, AC1UV – FCC
54 Wake Robin Rd
Sudbury, MA 01776-1772

Sean T St Hilaire, KC1YAQ – FCC
PO Box 324
Billerica, MA 01821-0324

Teresa L Robertson, KC1YAH – FCC
288 Littleton Rd Trlr 211
Chelmsford, MA 01824-3339

Daniel R Tang, KC1YCR – FCC
23 Elm St
Chelmsford, MA 01824-4209

Yiming Jiang, KC1YAL – FCC
12 Raven Rd
Wakefield, MA 01880-3469

Fang Yurui, KC1YBL – FCC
12 Raven Rd
Wakefield, MA 01880-3469

Christopher A Deflumeri, KC1YAR – FCC
56 Depot St
Westford, MA 01886-1932

Andrew Lee, KC1YCT – FCC
PO Box 3163
Woburn, MA 01888-2063

Nicholas D Charros, KC1WZQ – FCC
5 Barnstable Rd
Peabody, MA 01960-3403

Charles Z Smith, KC1WZM – FCC
19 Raymond Rd
Salem, MA 01970-5326

Henry H Zenzie, KC1YAB – FCC
36 Cross St
Dover, MA 02030-2211

Connor L Ameres, KC1WZY – FCC
3531 Washington St Unit 203
Boston, MA 02130-5236

Alexandru Gheorghiu, KC1WZL – FCC
80 Fawcett St Unit 309
Cambridge, MA 02138-1152

Konstantinos Maliaris, KC1YCK – FCC
945 Memorial Dr
Cambridge, MA 02138-6123

Charles Fracchia, KC1YCD – FCC
PO Box 22
Somerville, MA 02143-0001

Kevin Obrien, KC1WZJ – FCC
80 Yorktown St
Somerville, MA 02144-2425

Rameshwari Kothapalli, KC1YBE – FCC
143 Park Dr Apt 43
Boston, MA 02215-5160

Arne E Buck, AC1UT – FCC
356 California St
Newton, MA 02458-1054

Ryan Cooley, KC1YAJ – FCC
14 Ellicott St
Needham, MA 02492-3664

Simone D Brown, KC1WZT – FCC
181 Newton St
Weston, MA 02493-2338

Sajani Brown, KC1YCN – FCC
181 Newton St
Weston, MA 02493-2338

Parker M Leger, KC1YAE – FCC
1815 Falmouth Rd Apt A4
Centerville, MA 02632-3167

Clubs / Mentoring

New Ham Report for July 1, 2025

- by Jon McCombie - Leave a Comment

Here is the new ham report as of July 1, 2025, listing newly licensed hams in the Eastern MA Section. Club officials, please review the list and reach out to those in your footprint and invite, welcome them. To all: please welcome these folks when you hear them on local repeaters. Offer assistance as well!

Report for 2025-07-01

Ben McPherson, KC1WXO – FCC
38 Lawrence St
Pepperell, MA 01463-1006

Noah Lloyd, KC1WXB – FCC
25 Davis Farm Rd
Ashland, MA 01721-1828

Sean P Neary, KC1WYZ – FCC
32 Elm St
Marlborough, MA 01752-2164

Charles Simmons, AC1UO – FCC
52 Greendale Ave
Marlborough, MA 01752-3219

Daksh Bharat, KC1WZC – FCC
19 Speen St
Natick, MA 01760-4153

Ivan Qin, KC1WYM – FCC
3 Karlton Cir
Andover, MA 01810-4111

Dwight C Doane, KC1WXT – FCC
4 Sandberg Rd
Billerica, MA 01821-2928

Jason Brown, KC1WXC – FCC
6 Colby St
Haverhill, MA 01835-7915

Michael Benton, AC1US – FCC
220 Fayette St
Lowell, MA 01852-2319

Pearce A Deal, KC1WWX – FCC
12 Middleton Rd
Boxford, MA 01921-2316

Nikolay Buzhin, KC1WWM – FCC
31 Clough Rd
Dedham, MA 02026-2705

Gabriel W Synnott, KC1WWL – FCC
21 Bradley Park Dr
Hingham, MA 02043-2163

Caleb Pascale, KC1WYO – FCC
290 Massachusetts Ave
Cambridge, MA 02139-4130

Colin E Clark, KC1WYP – FCC
119 Bay State Rd
Boston, MA 02215-1700

Tanvir Hussain, KC1WZH – FCC
8 Alberta Rd
Chestnut Hill, MA 02467-3171

Konstantin Radojevic, KC1WYN – FCC
82 Tobey Rd
Belmont, MA 02478-4227

Lance K Giuffrida, KC1WYK – FCC
13 Pridemark Ln
Attleboro, MA 02703-1129

Joseph Raviele, KC1WXA – FCC
71 N Main St
Attleboro, MA 02703-2219

Harold R Terpeny, KC1WYS – FCC
11 Hermitage Rd
Marion, MA 02738-1301

Eric J Vanasse, KC1WXQ – FCC
20 Paul Rd
North Dartmouth, MA 02747-3623

Evan T Gagnon, KC1WYJ – FCC
32 Scott Dr
Raynham, MA 02767-1836

Russell Boudreau, KC1WZB – FCC
204 Anawan St
Rehoboth, MA 02769-2647

Brandon H Saunders, KB1BHS – FCC
1 Inearth Ln
Westport, MA 02790-1383

 

 

 

Mentoring / NTS / Operating / Public Service

Virtual NTS Training Net Begins March 5, 2025

- by Jon McCombie - Leave a Comment

Phil, K9HI writes:

Many Technician class amateurs miss out on fun and skills learning of traffic handling because they reside in areas of the country where local traffic nets on VHF repeaters don’t exist. The Virtual NTS Training Net (VNTN) seeks to address this problem with the creation of a Zoom-based local traffic net that can be accessed by anyone with an internet connection. 

VNTN will accept check-ins and radiogram traffic utilizing standard phonetics and prosigns; in short, participants will enjoy the same experiences as those who check into conventional “RF” traffic nets.  The net will incorporate a “hands-on” training approach in traffic procedures, radiogram creation, and relay.

It is our hope that new amateurs who participate in VNTN will be motivated to join section and region nets on HF after upgrading to a higher license class.

The Net will meet weekly, and hold its inaugural session on Wednesday, March 5, 2025 at 7:00 PM ET. The VNTN URL is: <https://bitl.to/3xj4>.

 

Clubs / Licensing Education & Training / Mentoring / Operating

New Hams Report for Feb 1, 2025

- by Jon McCombie - Leave a Comment

Here is the new ham report as of Feb 1, listing newly licensed hams. Club officials, please review the list and reach out to those in your footprint and invite, welcome them. To all: please welcome these folks when you hear them on local repeaters. Offer assistance as well!

Report for 2025-02-01

Waiming Wong, KC1WCV – FCC
133 Foster St
Littleton, MA 01460-1541

James N Gonthier, KC1WAY – FCC
8 Currier Dr
Framingham, MA 01701-3623

David Kula, KC1VZH – FCC
29 Belcher Dr
Sudbury, MA 01776-1244

Nicholas Cioffi, KC1WCS – FCC
10 Fieldstone Dr
Burlington, MA 01803-4213

Alistair J McBrien, KC1WCR – FCC
11 Brady Loop
Andover, MA 01810-3223

Nelson Rodriguez, KC1VZA – FCC
39 High St
Andover, MA 01810-3527

Cameron G Cooke, KC1VZF – FCC
46 Groveland St
Haverhill, MA 01830-6417

Jason Lay, KC1VZG – FCC
3 Strawberry Ln
Methuen, MA 01844-1562

Sarah Wagner, KC1WDC – FCC
19 Ripley St
N Chelmsford, MA 01863-1723

Jeffrey Hodgson, KC1VZN – FCC
40 Birchmont St
Tyngsboro, MA 01879-1308

Louis C Potvin, KC1WAD – FCC
101 Shawsheen Ave
Wilmington, MA 01887-2699

Sandra Surette, KC1WBW – FCC
60 Dudley St
Saugus, MA 01906-1827

Raymond C Macdougall, KC1WBP – FCC
21 Lothrop St
Saugus, MA 01906-2211

Derrick Feole, KC1WBC – FCC
56 North End Blvd
Salisbury, MA 01952-2204

Thomas Lopolito, KC1VZD – FCC
18 Fletcher St
Foxborough, MA 02035-2766

Stephen F Pineault, KC1WCE – FCC
PO Box 485
Marshfield, MA 02050-0485

Preet H Shah, KC1WCK – FCC
3 Cypress St
Medfield, MA 02052-1904

Alexi A Ambarchian, KC1WCF – FCC
361 Washington St Apt 2R
Cambridge, MA 02139-2741

Frederick S Morlock, KC1WCG – FCC
58A Willow Ave
Somerville, MA 02144-2916

Yifei Sun, KC1VZR – FCC
39 Beltran St
Malden, MA 02148-2501

Strephon B Treadway, KC1VZW – FCC
2 Laurel St
Chelsea, MA 02150-1006

Sean Klingensmith, AC1TN – FCC
68 Fells Ave
Medford, MA 02155-1953

Cyprien Laplace, KC1WCC – FCC
505 Congress St Unit 901
Boston, MA 02210-2907

Joseph M Clark, KC1WBU – FCC
150 Carver Rd
Plymouth, MA 02360-5211

John B Dunne, KC1WCW – FCC
101 Eliot Ave
West Newton, MA 02465-1710

Jacob C Moon, KC1VZM – FCC
69 Garfield St
Watertown, MA 02472-4913

Christopher T Pacejo, KC1WCB – FCC
255 Lake St
Arlington, MA 02474-8228

John F Barry, AC1TL – FCC
104 Spy Pond Pkwy
Arlington, MA 02474-8260

Scott N McClure, KC1WBB – FCC
349 Gray St
Arlington, MA 02476-6039

Michael J Gareau, KC1WDA – FCC
PO Box 81445
Wellesley Hills, MA 02481-0005

John E Robinson, KC1VZJ – FCC
63 Dawson Dr
Needham, MA 02492-4265

Chester Fojas, KC1WAF – FCC
PO Box 606
Provincetown, MA 02657-0606

Kenneth A Okin, KC1WAG – FCC
PO Box 606
Provincetown, MA 02657-0606

Bethany M Whitten, KC1WAS – FCC
90 Nottingham Dr
Yarmouth Port, MA 02675-1532

Patrick G Engelman, KC1WBA – FCC
877 Horseneck Rd
Westport, MA 02790-1354

Mentoring

“Give the Gift of Mentoring”

- by k9hi - Leave a Comment

Woman holding CSCEARRL New England Division Director Fred Kemmerer, AB1OC, writes on nediv.arrl.org:

I have been thinking a lot lately about what is most important to care for the future of Amateur Radio. There are many different views on the answer to this question. Some would say it’s about increasing participation in emergency communications and public service activities such as ARES, RACES, or the National Traffic System. Others would say it’s about protecting our bands. Those who live in HOA or covenant-restricted situations would emphasize the need to enable Hams to install antennas at their homes. Contesters would say that making contesting more accessible to a broader group of people is the most important thing to focus on. And there are many more views as well I am sure.  [Full story]