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MASSACHUSETTS TRAFFIC REPORT FOR APRIL 2018

Below is the April traffic report for the combined sections of East and West Mass.  As always we are indebted to Greg KC1CIC for compiling these reports.  Thanks also to all those who submitted their reports.  Our sections are doing very well. Anyone is welcome to submit a Station Activity Report (SAR) and/or a Public Service Honor Roll report (PSHR) but remember to be counted on the Honor Roll you must have attained 70 points or higher.  Information is on the website ema.arrl.org/national-traffic-system.  Note that points are given for various aspects of public service, not just traffic related functions.

It is good to see more folks handling traffic and some are even reaching out to become net control stations.  Some are also learning how to handle messages using packet and pactor.  Speaking of messaging using digital modes, save the weekend of September 8 and 9 (weekend after Labor Day).  Greg and I will be giving a presentation on messaging using Packet and Pactor and the Winlink software for both NTS and Emcomm.  The schedule is not yet available but stay tuned.

I am fortunate this spring to be able to attend Dayton Hamvention, one might call the “Mecca” of ham conventions.  This year the emphasis is on public service.  It should be interesting.  If anyone has a chance to attend I’m sure you will enjoy it.

Happy spring to all and see you on the nets.

73, Marcia KW1U

STM East and West Mass

MA STM REPORT       APRIL 2018    
               
               
NET SESSIONS  QTC QNI QTR NM FREQ Net Time
WMTN C1 30 3 174 170 KD2JKV 146.91 10:00 Daily
WMTN C2 23 9 212 182 N1YCW 146.91 13:00 Daily
MARI 29 79 98 359 KW1U 3565 KHz 19:00 Daily
EM2MN 30 152 224 675 KC1CIC 145.23 20:00 Daily
CM2MN 22 6 143 189 KK1X 146.97 21:00 Daily
MARIPN 12 9 40 120 N1LAH 3978 KHz 18:00 Tu,Th,Sa
CITN 21 7 95 312 N1SYC 147.375 19:30 M,T,T, F,Sa
HHTN 17 14 65 191 W1HAI MMRA Rptrs 22:00 Su,M,W,F
WMEN 4 0 103 NA W1JWN 3944 KHz 08:30 Su
WARPSN 5 10 73 NA N1IQI 147.225 08:30 Su
               
               
SAR ORG REC SENT DEL TOTAL BPL  
KW1U 0 355 367 0 722 X  
N1IQI 0 109 417 4 530 X  
KC1CIC 0 79 62 9 150    
N1TF 1 52 57 8 118    
N1LAH 0 34 35 3 72    
N1SYC 0 20 17 8 45    
W1RVY 1 20 23 0 44    
KC1HHO 0 15 14 14 43    
WA1LPM 0 15 25 0 40    
NV1N 0 12 25 1 38    
W1PLK 0 6 4 4 14    
AC7RB 0 0 6 0 6    
K1BML 0 3 0 2 5    
               
               
PSHR  (Min 70 Points) 1 2 3 4 5 6 TOTAL
W1RVY 37 40 20 80 0 0 177
KC1CIC 40 40 30 40 0 20 170
KW1U 40 40 30 25 0 20 155
N1TF 40 40 30 5 0 0 115
N1IQI 40 40 10 10 5 10 115
N1SYC 40 37 20 10 0 0 107
N1LAH 0 40 40 20 0 0 100
K1BML 19 2 10 60 0 0 91
KC1HHO 29 40 10 0 5 0 84
NV1N 33 38 10 0 0 0 81
WA1LPM 29 40 10 0 0 0 79
               
               
DRS RCV FWD TOTAL        
KW1U 867 1043 1910        
N1IQI 109 417 526        
KC1CIC 31 20 51        
KC1EGK 0 3 3        
W1RVY 1 3 4        
               
BPL = 500 POINTS EARNED              
               
MARCIA FORDE STM MA            
GREG BENNETT ASTM EMA            

MASSACHUSETTS TRAFFIC REPORT FOR MARCH 2018

Attached here is the section traffic report for both East and West Mass. It is good to know that the nets are not dependent on any one person and function very well such as when your STM was off the air. As many of you know my station has had its problems for the past few months and I have had to replace various pieces of equipment. Many improvements including a new antenna are now in place thanks to Greg KC1CIC (and the N1OTC bow and arrow), to whom I am greatly indebted. I am now back and hopefully with an almost entirely new station I will be in business for another couple years or more.
I would also like to mention an article now posted on our section website written by our own KC1CIC regarding his experience during a recent New England nor’easter and all his emergency preparations prior to the storm. Good reading and good advice. Look for it at https://ema.arrl.org/2018/04/13/gaining-experience-and-confidence-through-a-storm/.   Thanks to all for your support of the nets.

MA STM REPORT       MARCH 2018    
               
               
NET SESSIONS  QTC QNI QTR NM FREQ Net Time
WMTN C1 29 5 294 160 KD2JKV 146.91 10:00 Daily
WMTN C2 26 10 184 174 N1YCW 146.91 13:00 Daily
MARI 30 73 89 391 KW1U 3565 KHz 19:00 Daily
EM2MN 31 154 228 737 KC1CIC 145.23 20:00 Daily
CM2MN 27 45 272 278 KK1X 146.97 21:00 Daily
MARIPN 14 7 45 122 N1LAH 3978 KHz 18:00 Tu,Th,Sa
CITN 23 1 70 277 N1SYC 147.375 19:30 M,T,T, F,Sa
HHTN 17 14 65 208 W1HAI MMRA Rptrs 22:00 Su,M,W,F
WMEN 4 0 97 NA W1JWN 3944 KHz 08:30 Su
WARPSN 4 8 76 NA N1IQI 147.225 08:30 Su
               
               
SAR ORG REC SENT DEL TOTAL BPL  
KW1U 0 397 348 5 750 X  
N1IQI 0 95 435 3 533 X  
KC1CIC 0 105 70 11 186    
N1TF 0 45 61 3 109    
WA1LPM 0 26 46 0 72    
N1LAH 0 32 35 1 68    
W1RVY 0 30 34 4 68    
KC1HHO 0 25 21 21 67    
NV1N 0 17 32 0 49    
N1LKJ 0 17 23 0 40    
N1SYC 0 10 15 6 31    
W1PLK 0 6 4 3 13    
K1BML 0 2 0 1 3    
               
               
PSHR  (Min 70 Points) 1 2 3 4 5 6 TOTAL
KC1CIC 40 40 30 5 0 20 135
KW1U 40 40 30 0 0 20 130
N1IQI 40 40 10 10 15 10 125
N1TF 40 40 30 5 0 0 115
W1RVY 40 40 20 0 5 0 105
N1LAH 40 40 20 0 0 0 100
N1SYC 40 31 20 5 0 0 96
WA1LPM 40 40 10 0 0 0 90
KC1HHO 30 40 10 0 5 0 85
NV1N 34 40 10 0 0 0 84
K1BML 27 1 10 0 0 0 38
               
               
DRS RCV FWD TOTAL        
KW1U 870 1265 2135        
N1IQI 95 435 530        
KC1CIC 42 33 75        
KC1EGK 0 5 5        
W1RVY 3 2 5        
               
BPL = 500 POINTS EARNED              
               
MARCIA FORDE STM MA            
GREG BENNETT KC1CIC ASTM            
NTS

KW1U Antenna Restored

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KC1CIC bow and arrow launches G5RV at KW1U's QTHRecent storms in New England took a toll on antennas at the QTH of our Section Traffic Manager Marcia Forde, KW1U.  Last Saturday, Greg Bennett, KC1CIC replaced Marcia’s ailing Alpha Delta antenna with a new G5RV.  However, only days later the high winds took it down.

But April 7, 2018 was “antenna raising day.” Greg used Jack’s (N1OTC) bow and arrow and got the antenna up over a tree branch at least 60 feet up.  Now KW1U is back on the air!

MASSACHUSETTS TRAFFIC REPORT FOR FEBRUARY 2018

As I look out at the rapidly falling snow during this third nor’easter in the past two weeks, I’m happy to report my antenna is still in the air although I can’t say the same for some of the other tree limbs now in my yard. For those who have had power outages and downed antennas, I heard spring may actually arrive in the next few weeks.
Thanks to all of you, the nets continue to operate and the traffic continues to flow in spite of our March New England weather. You all are great! Below is the traffic report for East and West Mass for February. Good job and thanks for all your support.

MA STM REPORT FEBRUARY 2018    
               
               
NET SESSIONS  QTC QNI QTR NM FREQ Net Time
WMTN C1 28 4 232 127 KD2JKV 146.91 10:00 Daily
WMTN C2 20 9 282 319 N1YCW 146.91 13:00 Daily
MARI 28 77 102 426 KW1U 3565 KHz 19:00 Daily
EM2MN 28 118 208 632 KC1CIC 145.23 20:00 Daily
CM2MN 20 21 137 206 KK1X 146.97 21:00 Daily
MARIPN 12 18 43 121 N1LAH 3978 KHz 18:00 Tu,Th,Sa
CITN 20 5 47 238 N1SYC 147.375 19:30 M,T,T, F,Sa
HHTN 16 17 80 197 W1HAI MMRA Rptrs 22:00 Su,M,W,F
WMEN 3 0 82 NA W1JWN 3944 KHz 08:30 Su
WARPSN 4 8 68 NA N1IQI 147.225 08:30 Su
               
               
SAR ORG REC SENT DEL TOTAL BPL  
KW1U 0 262 253 2 517 X  
N1IQI 0 38 148 2 188    
KC1CIC 0 80 85 8 173    
WA1LPM 0 31 45 0 76    
W1RVY 0 30 35 3 68    
N1LAH 0 24 31 2 57    
N1LKJ 0 22 33 0 55    
N1TF 0 11 27 3 41    
KC1HHO 0 14 9 14 37    
N1SYC 0 15 16 3 34    
NV1N 0 9 17 2 28    
W1PLK 0 2 2 1 5    
K1BML 0 1 0 1 2    
               
               
PSHR  (Min 70 Points) 1 2 3 4 5 6 TOTAL
KC1CIC 40 40 30 5 0 20 135
KW1U 40 40 30 0 0 20 130
N1TF 40 40 30 5 0 0 115
N1IQI 40 40 10 10 10 0 110
W1RVY 40 40 20 0 0 0 100
N1LAH 40 40 20 0 0 0 100
N1SYC 40 34 20 5 0 0 99
WA1LPM 40 40 10 0 0 0 90
N1LKJ 12 55 10 0 0 0 77
KC1HHO 27 37 10 0 0 0 74
               
               
               
               
DRS RCV FWD TOTAL        
KW1U 892 909 1801        
N1IQI 38 148 186        
KC1CIC 39 35 74        
KC1EGK 0 3 3        
W1RVY 0 2 2        
               
BPL = 500 POINTS EARNED              
               
MARCIA FORDE KW1U STM EMA/WMA          
GREG BENNETT KC1CIC ASTM EMA            

ITU Phonetic Alphabet

 

A ALPHA J JULIETT S SIERRA
B BRAVO K KILO T TANGO
C CHARLIE L LIMA U UNIFORM
D DELTA M MIKE V VICTOR
E ECHO N NOVEMBER W WHISKEY
F FOXTROT O OSCAR X X-RAY
G GOLF P PAPA Y YANKEE
H HOTEL Q QUEBEC Z ZULU
I INDIA R ROMEO

MASSACHUSETTS TRAFFIC REPORT FOR JANUARY 2018

The big news of the day is our new section website which Phil K9HI has spent many hours getting ready for us.  Many thanks to Phil and to Tom K1TW, our section manager for his inspiration in bringing this project to fruition.  It is bringing all the section activities together in one place and I hope you will find it interesting, helpful and easy to use.  Any suggestions on topics for the NTS page can be addressed to kw1u@arrl.net. This is your page for training and news in the world of message handling.

To those in the West Mass section (and that includes the folks in central Mass) we welcome a new Section Manager, Ray Lajoie KB1LRL. Ray has been active on the CM2M Net.

New amateurs are becoming involved in the traffic nets and they are most welcome. Congrats to Peter KC1HHO on his new ORS (Official Relay Station) appointment.

Below is the traffic report for East and West Mass sections with thanks to Greg KC1CIC for it’s compilation. You all are great. Keep up the good work.

Marcia KW1U STM East and West Mass

MA STM REPORT       JANUARY 2018    
               
               
NET SESSIONS  QTC QNI QTR NM FREQ Net Time
MARI 28 27 61 267 KW1U 3565 KHz 7PM Daily
EM2MN 31 142 225 740 KC1CIC 145.23 8 PM Daily
CM2MN 29 24 198 279 KK1X 146.97 9PM Daily
WMTN C1 31 3 249 198 KD2JKV 146.91 10AM Daily
WMTN C2 31 7 256 203 N1YCW 146.91 1PM Daily
MARIPN 12 0 18 60 N1LAH 3978 KHz 6PM Tu,Th,Sa
HHTN 18 21 72 219 W1HAI MMRA Rptrs 10PM Su,M,W,F
CITN 22 10 65 284 N1SYC 147.375 7:30PM M,T,T, F,Sa
WMEN 3 0 82 NA W1JWN 3944 KHz 8:30AM Su
WARPSN 4 8 69 NA N1IQI 147.225 8:30AM Su
               
               
SAR ORG REC SENT DEL TOTAL BPL  
KW1U 0 257 201 0 458    
KC1CIC 0 76 52 11 139    
N1LAH 0 49 56 3 108    
N1TF 0 32 59 1 92    
NV1N 0 14 46 0 60    
N1SYC 0 21 22 10 53    
W1RVY 0 18 26 0 44    
W1PLK 0 5 3 2 10    
KC1HHO 0 2 5 2 9    
               
               
PSHR  (Min 70 Points) 1 2 3 4 5 6 TOTAL
KC1CIC 40 40 30 5 0 20 135
KW1U 40 40 30 0 0 20 130
N1TF 40 40 30 5 0 0 115
N1SYC 40 40 20 10 5 0 115
W1RVY 40 40 20 0 0 0 100
N1LAH 40 40 20 0 0 0 100
NV1N 38 40 10 0 0 0 88
KC1HHO 28 7 30 0 0 0 65
               
               
DRS RCV FWD TOTAL        
KW1U 741 953 1694        
KC1CIC 13 42 55        
KC1EGK 0 4 4        
W1RVY 0 0 0        
               
BPL = 500 POINTS EARNED              
               
               
MARCIA FORDE STM MA            
               

MASSACHUSETTS TRAFFIC SUMMARY FOR 2017

Massachusetts traffic handlers were busy at work in 2017. These dedicated folks regularly check into traffic nets and handle message traffic, not only as a fun aspect of the hobby where friends are made, but for learning and practicing the skills of handling record message traffic and net operation. These folks have shown to be a valuable asset in the event of a disaster situation. Those interested in emergency communications are welcome and encouraged to learn from these traffic nets. Below is a summary of the activity of these message handlers in 2017.  Note 14,986 check-ins handling 3,733 messages over the 12 months. The digital traffic total reflects the fact that KW1U operates a regional 24/7 scanning hub on HF pactor as well for messages going nationwide and to European amateurs. This report was compiled by and with thanks to Greg KC1CIC ASTM

2017 MASSACHUSETTS  NTS NET SUMMARY      
         
         
DAILY NETS SESSIONS TRAFFIC CHECKINS TIME
EM2MN 365 1,340 2,247 7,175
MARI 364 1,207 1,466 6,341
CM2MN 291 206 1,792 2,513
WMTN C2 329 81 2,381 2,236
WMTN C1 308 61 3,462 4,911
         
SUB-TOTAL 1,657 2,895 11,348 23,176
         
INCREMENTAL NETS SESSIONS TRAFFIC CHECKINS TIME
HHTN 209 324 714 2,411
MARIPN 157 264 555 1,787
CITN 239 138 619 2,929
WARPSN 54 108 890 NA
WMEN 44 4 860 NA
         
SUB-TOTAL 703 838 3,638 7,127
         
         
2017 MA NTS GRAND TOTAL 2,360 3,733 14,986 30,303
  SESSIONS TRAFFIC CHECKINS TIME
         
         
NTS DIGITAL TRAFFIC        
  DRS RCV FWD TOTAL
  KW1U 12,727 13,320 26,047
  N1IQI 825 4,848 5,673
  KC1CIC 347 141 488
  KC1EGK 23 62 85
  W1RVY 15 59 74
         
  TOTAL 13,937 18,430 32,367
    RCV FWD TOTAL
         
Licensing Education & Training / NTS

TRAFFIC AND TRAINING SYMPOSIUM SATURDAY FEBRUARY 10

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Here is an opportunity to learn more about basic traffic handling techniques, net operation with an introduction to the use of Winlink in Emergency Comms.  It is presented by the New Hampshire traffic folks, but anyone interested is invited to register.  This is a half day event in Concord NH.  I plan to be there and hope I can see some folks from Massachusetts there as well.  Note the information below.

73, Marcia KW1U STM EMA/WMA

The 2018 NH Traffic and Training Symposium will be  held Saturday, February 10 from 9a until noon at Concord Bible Fellowship 25 Rockingham St. in Concord, NH. This year’s symposium will focus on basic traffic handling techniques, net operation and an introduction in the use of Winlink in Emergency Communications.  Registration is requested. Simply send an email to peter@k1pjs.com with “I would like to attend” in the subject line.

MASSACHUSETTS TRAFFIC REPORT FOR DECEMBER 2017

I hope everyone is enjoying a good start to the new year despite the cold and low number of sun spots.  December turned out to be a good month traffic-wise. It seemed holiday messages increased over the past few years and that was nice to see.   This station continues to have issues with 80 meters and therefore not able to make evening HF nets but efforts continue to find a solution.  Thanks to all who are covering.  We in Eastern Mass are seeing some new folks checking into our local nets and handling traffic.  This is always most welcome and we especially welcome Peter KC1HHO, John W1JWM and Paul KC1HHK.  Just remember making mistakes is not a bad thing.  It is how we all learn.  Fellow traffic handlers are glad to help.  So jump in, learn and get experience.  If it is ever called for you will be ready, and you can have fun in the process making friends. See you on the nets.
73, Marcia KW1U

 

MA STM REPORT DECEMBER 2017
NET SESSIONS QTC QNI QTR NM FREQ Net Time
WMTN C1 30 3 227 233 KD2JKV 146.91 10:00 Daily
WMTN C2 31 7 185 153 N1YCW 146.91 13:00 Daily
MARI 30 103 91 531 KW1U 3565 KHz 19:00 Daily
EM2MN 31 139 199 688 KC1CIC 145.23 20:00 Daily
CM2MN 23 20 129 212 KK1X 146.97 21:00 Daily
MARIPN 14 7 51 129 N1LAH 3978 KHz 18:00 Tu,Th,Sa
CITN 22 7 44 232 N1SYC 147.375 19:30 M,T,T, F,Sa
HHTN 18 31 67 214 W1HAI MMRA Rptrs 22:00 Su,M,W,F
WMEN 4 0 113 NA W1JWN 3944 KHz 08:30 Su
WARPSN 5 10 83 NA N1IQI 147.225 08:30 Su
SAR ORG REC SENT DEL TOTAL BPL
KW1U 0 419 395 2 816 X
N1IQI 0 92 570 4 666 X
KC1CIC 0 79 61 21 161
N1TF 0 38 65 12 115
NV1N 0 21 66 0 87
W1RVY 0 33 41 1 75
N1LAH 0 29 25 5 59
N1SYC 0 19 25 7 51
W1PLK 0 6 5 5 16
PSHR (Min 70 Points) 1 2 3 4 5 6 TOTAL
KC1CIC 40 40 30 20 0 20 150
N1IQI 40 40 10 10 20 10 130
KW1U 40 40 30 0 0 20 130
N1SYC 40 40 20 20 0 0 120
N1TF 40 40 30 5 0 0 115
N1LAH 40 40 20 0 0 0 100
W1RVY 40 40 20 0 0 0 100
NV1N 39 40 10 0 0 0 89
DRS RCV FWD TOTAL
KW1U 1137 1568 2705
N1IQI 92 570 662
KC1CIC 29 12 41
KC1EGK 0 10 10
W1RVY 0 1 1
BPL = 500 POINTS EARNED
MARCIA KW1U STM
GREG KC1CIC ASTM

MASSACHUSETTS TRAFFIC REPORT FOR DECEMBER 2017

I hope everyone is enjoying a good start to the new year despite the cold and low number of sun spots.  December turned out to be a good month traffic-wise. It seemed holiday messages increased over the past few years and that was nice to see.   This station continues to have issues with 80 meters and therefore not able to make evening HF nets but efforts continue to find a solution.  Thanks to all who are covering.  We in Eastern Mass are seeing some new folks checking into our local nets and handling traffic.  This is always most welcome and we especially welcome Peter KC1HHO, John W1JWM and Paul KC1HHK.  Just remember making mistakes is not a bad thing.  It is how we all learn.  Fellow traffic handlers are glad to help.  So jump in, learn and get experience.  If it is ever called for you will be ready, and you can have fun in the process making friends. See you on the nets.
73, Marcia KW1U

 

MA STM REPORT       DECEMBER 2017    
               
               
NET SESSIONS QTC QNI QTR NM FREQ Net Time
WMTN C1 30 3 227 233 KD2JKV 146.91 10:00 Daily
WMTN C2 31 7 185 153 N1YCW 146.91 13:00 Daily
MARI 30 103 91 531 KW1U 3565 KHz 19:00 Daily
EM2MN 31 139 199 688 KC1CIC 145.23 20:00 Daily
CM2MN 23 20 129 212 KK1X 146.97 21:00 Daily
MARIPN 14 7 51 129 N1LAH 3978 KHz 18:00 Tu,Th,Sa
CITN 22 7 44 232 N1SYC 147.375 19:30 M,T,T, F,Sa
HHTN 18 31 67 214 W1HAI MMRA Rptrs 22:00 Su,M,W,F
WMEN 4 0 113 NA W1JWN 3944 KHz 08:30 Su
WARPSN 5 10 83 NA N1IQI 147.225 08:30 Su
               
               
SAR ORG REC SENT DEL TOTAL BPL  
KW1U 0 419 395 2 816 X  
N1IQI 0 92 570 4 666 X  
KC1CIC 0 79 61 21 161    
N1TF 0 38 65 12 115    
NV1N 0 21 66 0 87    
W1RVY 0 33 41 1 75    
N1LAH 0 29 25 5 59    
N1SYC 0 19 25 7 51    
W1PLK 0 6 5 5 16    
               
               
PSHR (Min 70 Points) 1 2 3 4 5 6 TOTAL
KC1CIC 40 40 30 20 0 20 150
N1IQI 40 40 10 10 20 10 130
KW1U 40 40 30 0 0 20 130
N1SYC 40 40 20 20 0 0 120
N1TF 40 40 30 5 0 0 115
N1LAH 40 40 20 0 0 0 100
W1RVY 40 40 20 0 0 0 100
NV1N 39 40 10 0 0 0 89
               
               
DRS RCV FWD TOTAL        
KW1U 1137 1568 2705        
N1IQI 92 570 662        
KC1CIC 29 12 41        
KC1EGK 0 10 10        
W1RVY 0 1 1        
               
BPL = 500 POINTS EARNED            
               
MARCIA KW1U STM              
GREG KC1CIC ASTM

 

MASSACHUSETTS TRAFFIC REPORT FOR NOVEMBER 2017

Holiday greetings to all. It has been a busy time on the nets in December.  There has been a lot of activity and the nets and the digital network have been bustling.  It has been fun to see all the activity, and I wish to thank each one of you for your participation and support. I hope the new year brings good things and good times to all.

Just an FYI to those CW folks.  The MARI CW net has an alternate frequency on 160 meters of 1810 Khz.  Conditions on 80 meters have often made communication within the section impossible.  Net Control stations have been advised to begin calling on 3565 Khz, but if not hearing or copying anyone there to move to 1810 Khz.  Five of our regulars have 160 meter capability and others are encouraged to try this band if feasible.

Below is the November traffic report, with the usual many thanks to KC1CIC for it’s compilation.  Good job all.

73, Marcia KW1U STM EMA/WMA

 

MA STM REPORT       NOVEMBER 2017    
               
               
NET SESSIONS QTC QNI QTR NM FREQ Net Time
EM2MN 30 105 189 591 KC1CIC 145.23 8 PM Daily
MARIPN 13 39 42 184 N1LAH 3978 KHz 6PM Tu,Th,Sa
WARPSN 4 8 59 NA N1IQI 147.225 8:30AM Su
HHTN 17 16 52 171 W1HAI MMRA Rptrs 10PM Su,M,W,F
CITN 21 9 49 244 N1SYC 147.375 7:30PM M,T,T, F,Sa
MARI 30 77 99 454 KW1U 3565 KHz 7PM Daily
CM2MN 20 6 106 169 KK1X 146.97 9PM Daily
WMTN C1 30 5 252 207 KD2JKV 146.91 10AM Daily
WMTN C2 29 6 178 170 N1YCW 146.91 1PM Daily
WMEN 2 1 50 NA W1JWN 3944 KHz 8:30AM Su
               
               
SAR ORG REC SENT DEL TOTAL BPL  
KW1U 0 281 284 0 565 X  
N1IQI 0 45 320 0 365    
KC1CIC 0 58 38 17 113    
N1TF 1 38 52 3 94    
NV1N 1 15 54 2 72    
N1LAH 0 32 25 7 64    
W1RVY 0 29 29 2 60    
N1SYC 1 10 18 2 31    
W1PLK 0 7 7 4 18    
AC7RB 0 0 6 0 6    
               
               
PSHR (Min 70 Points) 1 2 3 4 5 6 TOTAL
KC1CIC 40 40 30 20 0 20 150
KW1U 40 40 30 0 0 20 130
N1TF 40 40 30 5 0 0 115
N1IQI 40 40 10 10 0 10 110
N1SYC 40 31 20 15 0 0 106
W1RVY 40 40 20 0 0 0 100
N1LAH 40 40 20 0 0 0 100
NV1N 35 40 10 0 0 0 85
K1BML 27 0 10 0 0 0 37
               
               
DRS RCV FWD TOTAL        
KW1U 944 1442 2386        
N1IQI 45 320 365        
KC1CIC 0 17 17        
KC1EGK 5 5 10        
W1RVY 2 6 8        
               
BPL = 500 POINTS EARNED              
               
               
MARCIA FORDE STM MA    

MASSACHUSETTS TRAFFIC REPORT FOR OCTOBER 2017

Hard to believe Thanksgiving is almost here.  After a rather summer-like fall we are finally seeing some wintry weather but the holidays have stealthily crept up on us.  It would sure be nice to see some holiday greeting radiograms on our traffic nets.  I hope folks will consider this unique way of letting families and friends know you are thinking of them.

It is always nice to see newcomers handling messages on the nets and we welcome Peter KC1HHO to those ranks of traffic handlers.  Peter is in Quincy and I’m sure he would like to see some messages coming his way.

Propagation on HF has hit a winter low again.  Our section nets have seen some difficult times at net time.  The CW net which normally meets on 3565 Khz at 7PM has occasionally moved to 1810 Khz on the 160 meter band.  We are fortunate to have several folks with capability on that band and we have had success in moving traffic there.  Keep tuned to 3565 however as we will always start there then move as necessary.

Below is the traffic report for October.  Thanks to all participants for your support.

Marcia KW1U STM and
Greg KC1CIC ASTM

 

MA STM REPORT       OCTOBER 2017    
               
               
NET SESSIONS QTC QNI QTR NM FREQ Net Time
EM2MN 31 92 185 553 KC1CIC 145.23 8 PM Daily
MARIPN 13 32 52 170 N1LAH 3978 KHz 6PM Tu,Th,Sa
WARPSN 5 10 58 NA N1IQI 147.225 8:30AM Su
HHTN 18 23 72 202 W1HAI MMRA Rptrs 10PM Su,M,W,F
CITN 22 19 55 270 N1SYC 147.375 7:30PM M,T,T, F,Sa
MARI 31 133 128 618 KW1U 3565 KHz 7PM Daily
CM2MN 23 14 141 197 KK1X 146.97 9PM Daily
WMTN C1 31 8 334 293 KD2JKV 146.91 10AM Daily
WMTN C2 31 7 219 234 N1YCW 146.91 1PM Daily
WMEN 5 0 113 NA W1JWN 3944 KHz 8:30AM Su
               
               
SAR ORG REC SENT DEL TOTAL BPL  
KW1U 0 363 365 6 734 X  
N1IQI 0 50 631 4 685 X  
N1TF 1 62 88 4 155    
KC1CIC 0 83 37 16 136    
NV1N 0 18 67 3 88    
W1RVY 3 23 29 3 58    
N1LAH 1 25 22 6 54    
N1LKJ 0 18 32 2 52    
N1SYC 3 11 17 3 34    
W1PLK 0 13 4 5 22    
AC7RB 0 1 9 0 10    
K1BML 0 5 0 3 8    
               
               
PSHR (Min 70 Points) 1 2 3 4 5 6 TOTAL
N1LAH 40 40 20 45 0 0 145
KC1CIC 40 40 30 10 0 20 140
KW1U 40 40 30 0 0 20 130
N1IQI 40 40 10 10 20 10 130
N1TF 40 40 30 5 0 0 115
N1SYC 40 34 20 10 0 0 104
W1RVY 40 40 20 0 0 0 100
NV1N 36 40 10 0 0 0 86
N1LKJ 21 40 10 0 0 0 71
K1BML 29 5 10 0 0 0 44
               
               
DRS RCV FWD TOTAL        
KW1U 1195 1202 2397        
N1IQI 50 631 681        
KC1CIC 36 3 39        
KC1EGK 8 0 8        
W1RVY 1 4 5        
KC1ETB 0 0 0        
               
BPL = 500 POINTS EARNED              
               
               
MARCIA FORDE STM MA              
     

MASSACHUSETTS TRAFFIC REPORT FOR SEPTEMBER 2017

Greetings all,

Below is the September traffic report for the combined sections of East and West Mass.  While participation and traffic numbers have been down, hopefully with cooler weather and holidays coming up we will see an increase.

I was invited and gave a presentation on message handling to the members of the PART Club in Westford in September. Members had little to no knowledge about traffic nets and message handling in general and the information was well received.  I would like to encourage your clubs to also learn about the very vital skills of accurate and efficient message handling and net operation.  If your club would like more information let me know.

Also in September I attended a very successful convention at Boxboro.  We held a Meet and Greet session for traffic handlers which was well attended by active traffic handlers from all over New England, and a good discussion on the status of nets and message handling was held.  Of course it is also good to see in person the folks we talk with regularly on the nets.

Traditional holidays are coming up so consider surprising a friend or relative with a unique holiday greeting via radiogram.  They may even learn a little something about amateur radio.

73 and thanks for your support.
Marcia KW1U STM

 

MA STM REPORT       SEPTEMBER 2017    
               
               
NET SESSIONS QTC QNI QTR NM FREQ Net Time
EM2MN 30 121 172 649 KC1CIC 145.23 8 PM Daily
MARIPN 12 22 46 164 N1LAH 3978 KHz 6PM Tu,Th,Sa
WARPSN 4 8 65 NA N1IQI 147.225 8:30AM Su
HHTN 17 19 68 200 W1HAI MMRA Rptrs 10PM Su,M,W,F
CITN 22 13 65 309 N1SYC 147.375 7:30PM M,T,T, F,Sa
MARI 30 136 115 565 KW1U 3565 KHz 7PM Daily
CM2MN 28 29 143 230 KK1X 146.97 9PM Daily
WMTN C1 15 * 4 109 142 KD2JKV 146.91 10AM Daily
WMTN C2 29 9 147 173 N1YCW 146.91 1PM Daily
WMEN 2 0 45 NA W1JWN 3944 KHz 8:30AM Su
NEPN No Report       N2JWW 3945 KHz 8:45 Su
               
               
SAR ORG REC SENT DEL TOTAL BPL  
KW1U 0 346 353 5 704 X  
N1IQI 0 97 356 4 457    
KC1CIC 1 95 44 18 158    
N1TF 1 51 56 8 116    
NV1N 2 28 74 3 107    
W1RVY 1 38 37 4 80    
N1LKJ 0 28 36 0 64    
N1LAH 0 27 17 5 49    
N1SYC 1 19 23 2 45    
W1PLK 0 11 5 6 22    
AC7RB 0 3 8 2 13    
K1BML 0 6 0 2 8    
               
               
PSHR (Min 70 Points) 1 2 3 4 5 6 TOTAL
KC1CIC 40 40 30 25 0 20 155
KW1U 40 40 30 10 0 20 140
N1TF 40 40 30 5 0 0 115
N1IQI 40 40 10 10 4 10 114
W1RVY 40 40 20 0 0 0 100
N1SYC 40 30 20 10 0 0 100
N1LAH 38 40 20 0 0 0 98
N1LKJ 40 28 10 0 0 0 78
NV1N 27 40 10 0 0 0 77
               
               
DRS RCV FWD TOTAL        
KW1U 894 1321 2215        
N1IQI 97 356 453        
KC1CIC 37 8 45        
KC1EGK 6 0 6        
W1RVY 0 0 0        
KC1ETB 0 0 0        
               
BPL = 500 POINTS EARNED              
* Partial report due to change of managers          
               
MARCIA FORDE STM MA        
Emergency Communications / NTS

WELFARE INQUIRIES INTO PUERTO RICO

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I have had requests to send welfare inquiries into Puerto Rico and have been sending these NTS messages via pactor to Florida where under normal conditions there has been regular contact with Puerto Rico for the relaying of messages.  Because of the extreme devastation however I was informed by a Florida operator that the following information provided by the Weather Channel is being used to inquire about status of residents of PR.  I suggest folks try either that or the Red Cross Safe and Well site, URL listed below. While we will try to get information via NTS, please understand that it may not be possible under the circumstances.

PR’s Federal Affairs Administration:
Email: maria1@prfaa.pr.gov
Call: 202-800-3133 or 202-778-0710
Please provide your contact info and share as many details as possible.
Please send only one email, no follow-ups

Red Cross Safe and Well site:
https://safeandwell.communityos.org/

MASSACHUSETTS TRAFFIC REPORT FOR AUGUST 2017

MA STM REPORT       AUGUST 2017    
               
               
NET SESSIONS QTC QNI QTR NM FREQ Net Time
EM2MN 31 103 189 579 KC1CIC 145.23 8 PM Daily
MARIPN 14 29 58 186 N1LAH 3978 KHz 6PM Tu,Th,Sa
WARPSN 4 8 60 NA N1IQI 147.225 8:30AM Su
HHTN 17 31 75 220 W1HAI MMRA Rptrs 10PM Su,M,W,F
CITN 22 2 58 283 N1SYC 147.375 7:30PM M,T,T, F,Sa
MARI 31 119 123 526 KW1U 3565 KHz 7PM Daily
CM2MN 27 12 134 195 KK1X 146.97 9PM Daily
WMTN C1 28 6 308 616 N1QOV 146.91 10AM Daily
WMTN C2 22 6 125 120 N1YCW 146.91 1PM Daily
WMEN 2 0 42 NA W1JWN 3944 KHz 8:30AM Su
NEPN No Report       N2JWW 3945 KHz 8:45 Su
               
               
SAR ORG REC SENT DEL TOTAL BPL  
KW1U 0 375 388 2 765 X  
N1IQI 0 42 280 4 326    
KC1CIC 0 60 21 10 91    
AB1UF 0 13 67 0 80    
N1TF 0 30 28 10 68    
W1RVY 1 22 25 1 49    
N1LKJ 0 11 29 0 40    
N1LAH 0 14 11 6 31    
N1SYC 2 4 17 2 25    
W1PLK 0 9 3 7 19    
AC7RB 0 0 1 0 1    
               
               
PSHR (Min 70 Points) 1 2 3 4 5 6 TOTAL
KW1U 40 40 30 0 0 20 130
KC1CIC 38 40 30 10 0 0 118
N1TF 40 40 30 5 0 0 115
N1IQI 40 40 10 10 0 10 110
W1RVY 40 40 20 0 0 0 100
N1SYC 40 20 20 10 5 0 95
N1LAH 40 31 20 0 0 0 91
N1LKJ 24 40 10 0 0 0 74
AB1UF 32 40 0 0 0 0 72
               
               
DRS RCV FWD TOTAL        
KW1U 713 863 1576        
N1IQI 4 280 284        
KC1CIC 9 1 10        
KC1EGK 1 3 4        
W1RVY 1 1 2        
KC1ETB 0 0 0        
               
BPL = 500 POINTS EARNED              
               
MARCIA FORDE STM MA              

 

NTS

JOIN US AT THE ARRL CONVENTION – BOXBORO MA SEPTEMBER 8 – 10

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The ARRL New England convention will be held Friday through Sunday September 8 – 10 in Boxboro MA.

While we have not planned a table this year, there will be a “Meet and Greet” get-together at 1:00 PM Saturday September 9 in the Board Room for all traffic handlers and anyone interested in the handling of formal message traffic.  Meet traffic handlers from all over New England and have an opportunity to talk about your questions and concerns regarding NTS, traffic nets and message handling in general.  Hope to see you there.

73, Marcia KW1U, STM East and West Mass

MASSACHUSETTS TRAFFIC REPORT FOR JULY 2017

MA STM REPORT       JULY 2017    
               
               
NET SESSIONS QTC QNI QTR NM FREQ Net Time
EM2MN 30 86 173 541 KC1CIC 145.23 8 PM Daily
MARIPN 13 6 41 101 N1LAH 3978 KHz 6PM Tu,Th,Sa
WARPSN 5 10 88 NA N1IQI 147.225 8:30AM Su
HHTN 18 25 55 177 W1HAI MMRA Rptrs 10PM Su,M,W,F
CITN 20 5 57 222 N1SYC 147.375 7:30PM M,T,T, F,Sa
MARI 31 86 109 430 KW1U 3565 KHz 7PM Daily
CM2MN 24 9 122 240 KK1X 146.97 9PM Daily
WMTN C1 29 3 319 464 N1QOV 146.91 10AM Daily
WMTN C2 27 6 179 160 N1YCW 146.91 1PM Daily
WMEN 5 2 112 NA W1JWN 3944 KHz 8:30AM Su
NEPN No Report       N2JWW 3945 KHz 8:45 Su
               
               
SAR ORG REC SENT DEL TOTAL BPL  
KW1U 0 237 232 2 471    
N1IQI 0 48 222 4 274    
N1LKJ 0 37 53 2 92    
KC1CIC 0 57 23 7 87    
N1TF 1 30 38 9 78    
W1RVY 1 22 29 1 53    
N1LAH 0 27 17 5 49    
AB1UF 0 11 32 2 45    
N1SYC 5 9 20 4 38    
W1PLK 0 4 3 3 10    
               
               
PSHR  (Min 70 Points) 1 2 3 4 5 6 TOTAL
KW1U 40 40 30 0 0 20 130
KC1CIC 40 40 30 10 0 0 120
N1TF 40 40 30 5 0 0 115
N1SYC 40 30 20 15 0 0 105
W1RVY 40 40 20 0 0 0 100
N1LAH 40 40 20 0 0 0 100
N1IQI 40 40 0 10 0 10 100
N1LKJ 40 26 10 0 0 0 76
AB1UF 33 40 0 0 0 0 73
               
               
DRS RCV FWD TOTAL        
KW1U 727 787 1514        
N1IQI 48 222 270        
KC1CIC 19 7 26        
W1RVY 0 6 6        
KC1EGK 0 4 4        
KC1ETB 0 0 0        
               
BPL = 500 POINTS EARNED              
               
MARCIA FORDE STM MA              
               

MASSACHUSETTS TRAFFIC REPORT FOR JUNE 2017

I hope everyone had a successful and enjoyable Field Day.  I enjoyed visiting the Whitman Club in East Bridgewater and the Boston Club in Hingham. Between nets and my MBO we saw a fair number of NTS messages.  I hope your club was able to participate in this aspect of FD and get the extra points.  We hope to expand on this next year with more instruction on how to go about it.

Traffic was down in June as well as the number of check-ins and perhaps this was due to vacations and other outdoor activities.  However a good job was done by all and we thank those who helped for their support.

The traffic handlers picnic will be held Sunday August 6 in Concord at 44 Raymond Road from Noon to 4PM.  Hamburgers and hot dogs will be provided.  Bring your beverage of choice and if you wish, anything you might want to share.  If you have any folding chairs for outdoors you might throw those in the car as well as I have a limited number of them here.  Most can find my QTH with GPS, but if you need directions contact me at kw1u@comcast.net.  If you plan to attend or are considering attending I would appreciate hearing from you so I can anticipate amount of hamburgers and hot dogs to provide.  All traffic handlers and would-be traffic handlers are invited whether from Massachusetts or not.  Hope to see you there.

Below is the June traffic report with thanks to Greg KC1CIC.

73, Marcia KW1U

MA STM REPORT JUNE 2017
NET SESSIONS QTC QNI QTR NM FREQ Net Time
EM2MN 30 84 159 509 KC1CIC 145.23 8 PM Daily
MARIPN 13 15 43 141 N1LAH 3978 KHz 6PM Tu,Th,Sa
WARPSN 4 8 71 NA N1IQI 147.225 8:30AM Su
HHTN 17 18 54 166 W1HAI MMRA Rptrs 10PM Su,M,W,F
CITN 22 5 53 216 N1SYC 147.375 7:30PM M,T,T, F,Sa
MARI 30 65 105 400 KW1U 3565 KHz 7PM Daily
CM2MN 24 17 149 226 KK1X 146.97 9PM Daily
WMTN C1 27 7 243 432 N1QOV 146.91 10AM Daily
WMTN C2 23 6 137 128 N1YCW 146.91 1PM Daily
WMEN 3 0 73 NA W1JWN 3944 KHz 8:30AM Su
NEPN No Report N2JWW 3945 KHz 8:45 Su
SAR ORG REC SENT DEL TOTAL BPL
KW1U 0 297 255 12 564 X
N1IQI 0 46 144 4 194
KC1CIC 0 73 35 17 125
N1TF 1 35 55 6 97
N1LKJ 0 20 38 2 60
N1SYC 7 17 18 11 53
AB1UF 0 14 22 6 42
W1RVY 1 16 22 1 40
N1LAH 0 16 17 4 37
W1PLK 0 15 1 12 28
AC7RB 0 0 5 0 5
K1BML 0 2 0 2 4
PSHR (Min 70 Points) 1 2 3 4 5 6 TOTAL
KW1U 40 40 30 15 0 20 145
KC1CIC 40 40 30 25 0 0 135
N1IQI 40 40 10 10 0 10 110
N1SYC 40 36 20 10 0 0 106
N1TF 40 40 20 5 0 0 105
W1RVY 40 40 20 0 0 0 100
N1LAH 40 37 20 0 0 0 97
N1LKJ 26 40 10 0 0 0 76
DRS RCV FWD TOTAL
KW1U 820 706 1526
N1IQI 22 310 332
KC1CIC 39 16 55
KC1ETB 5 4 9
W1RVY 1 6 7
KC1EGK 0 3 3
BPL = 500 POINTS EARNED
MARCIA FORDE STM MA

MASSACHUSETTS TRAFFIC REPORT FOR JUNE 2017

I hope everyone had a successful and enjoyable Field Day.  I enjoyed visiting the Whitman Club in East Bridgewater and the Boston Club in Hingham. Between nets and my MBO we saw a fair number of NTS messages.  I hope your club was able to participate in this aspect of FD and get the extra points.  We hope to expand on this next year with more instruction on how to go about it.

Traffic was down in June as well as the number of check-ins and perhaps this was due to vacations and other outdoor activities.  However a good job was done by all and we thank those who helped for their support.

The traffic handlers picnic will be held Sunday August 6 in Concord at 44 Raymond Road from Noon to 4PM.  Hamburgers and hot dogs will be provided.  Bring your beverage of choice and if you wish, anything you might want to share.  If you have any folding chairs for outdoors you might throw those in the car as well as I have a limited number of them here.  Most can find my QTH with GPS, but if you need directions contact me at kw1u@comcast.net.  If you plan to attend or are considering attending I would appreciate hearing from you so I can anticipate amount of hamburgers and hot dogs to provide.  All traffic handlers and would-be traffic handlers are invited whether from Massachusetts or not.  Hope to see you there.

Below is the June traffic report with thanks to Greg KC1CIC.

73, Marcia KW1U

MA STM REPORT       JUNE 2017    
               
               
NET SESSIONS QTC QNI QTR NM FREQ Net Time
EM2MN 30 84 159 509 KC1CIC 145.23 8 PM Daily
MARIPN 13 15 43 141 N1LAH 3978 KHz 6PM Tu,Th,Sa
WARPSN 4 8 71 NA N1IQI 147.225 8:30AM Su
HHTN 17 18 54 166 W1HAI MMRA Rptrs 10PM Su,M,W,F
CITN 22 5 53 216 N1SYC 147.375 7:30PM M,T,T, F,Sa
MARI 30 65 105 400 KW1U 3565 KHz 7PM Daily
CM2MN 24 17 149 226 KK1X 146.97 9PM Daily
WMTN C1 27 7 243 432 N1QOV 146.91 10AM Daily
WMTN C2 23 6 137 128 N1YCW 146.91 1PM Daily
WMEN 3 0 73 NA W1JWN 3944 KHz 8:30AM Su
NEPN No Report       N2JWW 3945 KHz 8:45 Su
               
               
SAR ORG REC SENT DEL TOTAL BPL  
KW1U 0 297 255 12 564 X  
N1IQI 0 46 144 4 194    
KC1CIC 0 73 35 17 125    
N1TF 1 35 55 6 97    
N1LKJ 0 20 38 2 60    
N1SYC 7 17 18 11 53    
AB1UF 0 14 22 6 42    
W1RVY 1 16 22 1 40    
N1LAH 0 16 17 4 37    
W1PLK 0 15 1 12 28    
AC7RB 0 0 5 0 5    
K1BML 0 2 0 2 4    
               
               
PSHR (Min 70 Points) 1 2 3 4 5 6 TOTAL
KW1U 40 40 30 15 0 20 145
KC1CIC 40 40 30 25 0 0 135
N1IQI 40 40 10 10 0 10 110
N1SYC 40 36 20 10 0 0 106
N1TF 40 40 20 5 0 0 105
W1RVY 40 40 20 0 0 0 100
N1LAH 40 37 20 0 0 0 97
N1LKJ 26 40 10 0 0 0 76
               
               
DRS RCV FWD TOTAL        
KW1U 820 706 1526        
N1IQI 22 310 332        
KC1CIC 39 16 55        
KC1ETB 5 4 9        
W1RVY 1 6 7        
KC1EGK 0 3 3        
               
BPL = 500 POINTS EARNED              
               
MARCIA FORDE STM MA