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Barry Fox, W1HFN, writes on the foxhunting list on September 15, 2018: Barring sudden catastrophe, the W1HFN fox will be loose at: https://littletonconservationtrust.org/tws_holding/bumblebee-park/ UPDATE 7:36 AM, September 16, 2018: Sorry, I left out the important bits; 146.565, it runs constantly, no tones needed. A 20 second voice ID every …
Read MoreTony Fiore, K1AMF, writes on the YCCC reflector: Two petitions have been started on the White House’s “We the People” petition site calling for restoration of funding for these two essential radio stations. Each needs at least 100,000 electronic signatures by mid-September to generate a response from the White House. …
Read MoreMatt Chao, N1IBB, writes on the Middlesex ARC list: Now that summer’s officially gone (Labor Day), it’s time to resume our activities for the rest of the year. The first session of the Zola Net for the other three seasons will be starting up tomorrow at 7 PM on the …
Read MoreLarry Gray, W1IZZ, writes on the Falmouth ARA web site: “Brian, W1HXN, has started a 6 meter net on the N1YHS 6M repeater in Barnstable. The repeater operates at 50 watts and is located in Barnstable village by the courthouse complex. The repeater is on 53.010, – 1MHz offset, PL …
Read MoreJack Buckley, W1AKN writes in the Genesis ARS Newsletter: Please plan to attend the fox hunt training session planned for Saturday, September 8 at 9AM at the Genesis ARS Meeting Room, Plymouth Airport. This training session is in preparation for the fox hunt on September 15 following the GARS Breakfast. …
Read MoreJoe Costa, KC1ECK, writes in the Genesis ARS Newsletter: The Paul Tura (N1KFD) Memorial Fox Hunt is scheduled for Saturday, September 15th at the GARS Meeting Room at the Plymouth Airport. This is the day of the GARS breakfast also. Come for breakfast or the fox hunt or both! Breakfast …
Read MoreMike Rioux, W1USN and Bob Reiser, AA1M, will operate onboard the Lightship Nantucket on Sunday, August 19 as part of International Lightship/Lighthouse Weekend. “Anyone who is interested in operating or just coming down to check the ship out is welcome. Bring friends if you like and we’ll give a tour,” …
Read MoreThe South Eastern Massachusetts Amateur Radio Association (SEMARA) will host a presentation entitled Contest College @ SEMARA on September 9, 2018 at approximately 12 PM. This hands-on presentation will cover: * different styles of contesting * achieving a respectable score with 100 W * operating various modes during a …
Read MoreAn article by Sumner Weisman, W1VIV, of Framingham, appears in the June, 2018 CQ Magazine entitled, “Wireless Ham Radio for the Hearing Impaired.” “I am pretty hard of hearing, where one ear is completely gone and the other is about half gone,” writes Sumner. “I use a hearing aid in …
Read MoreThe USTNR (Uncommon Service To Nautical Radio) club will operate from the USS Massachusetts museum ship at Battleship Cove in Fall River on September 22, from 0900-1500 or 1400Z-2000Z. “We will be celebrating the 77th birthday of ‘Big Mamie’ operating as NE1PL,” according to USTNR trustee Rick Emord, KB1TEE. QSL information can …
Read MoreDennis Egan, W1UE, Fred Hopengarten, K1VR, and Rich Assarabowski, K1CC, represented the Yankee Clipper Contest Club at the 2018 LRMD (Lithuania) Hamfest held on July 27-29, 2018. The event was held in Miego Klinika, a rural resort on a small lake in the middle of a forest in the northern part …
Read MoreThe Titanic Marconi Memorial Radio Association Of Cape Cod (W1MGY) plans to operate from the Stage Harbor Light in Chatham during National Lighthouse Day on August 7, 2018, according to the club’s QRZ page. “[Stage Harbor Light is] privately owned … we have received permission to operate from.” International Lighthouse …
Read MoreThe Nashoba Valley ARC participated in a Ham Radio Science Citizen Investigation (HamSci) experiment with the Canadian CAScade, Smallsat and Ionospheric Polar Explorer (CASSIOPE) spacecraft over Field Day weekend. Courtesy the HamSci web site: “’We’re really happy with our results this year’ remarked Dr. Gareth Perry, a Postdoctoral Research Associate in …
Read MoreEric Williams, KV1J, writes on the Algonquin ARC mailing list: The Algonquin Club will be holding a QSL card sorting session on Thursday August 9th, 7:30 PM at the Marlborough Fire Station. We will be in the classroom/EOC where we hold Field Day. The Bureau receives QSL cards from DXers all over …
Read MoreThe Shea Naval Air Museum Amateur Radio Club (W1NAS) will commemorate the 60th anniversary of the flight of the blimp Snow Goose with a special event operation on Saturday, August 18, 2018, from 0900-1500 EDT. They will operate on 14.250 and 7.250, but may change depending on band conditions. The …
Read MoreNick, KC1DKY writes on the fox hunters list: I’ve put the KC1DKY fox out on conservation land in the town of Wilmington. Fox frequency is 146.565MHz. Send a DTMF tone of 2 for a second to activate the fox. It will cycle through 30 seconds of tones and 30 seconds …
Read MoreBarry Fox, W1HFN writes on the foxhunting listserv: https://littletonconservationtrust.org/tws_holding/conant-park/ If all goes well, it will be in place before noon tomorrow, Thursday and stay until Monday 22 Jul. Good luck to all! Barry – W1HFN
Read MoreJohn Salmi, KB1MGI writes on the Fox Hunters list on July 8 at 10:20 AM ET: Andy, KB1OIQ has placed his 80-meter fox out in North Chelmsford at crooked Spring Conservation land. Andy, KB1OIQ adds: Frequency: 3579.5 khz (give or take) It is on a 12 hour cycle. …
Read MoreNickolas Mollo, KC1DKY writes on the Fox Hunters list on July 7, 2018 at 3:54 PM: Attention Fox Hunters, The KC1DKY fox is on the loose on Wilmington conservation land. Frequency is 146.565 MHz with a DTMF of 2 for a second or so. Sign the note pad if you …
Read MoreDennis Egan, W1UE writes on the Yankee Clipper Contest Club mailing list: [The 2018 World Radiosport Team Championship is being held in Germany, July 12-16, 2018. WRTC is held every four years; in 2014, the event was hosted in New England.] YCCC will be well represented at WRTC2018. Members participating: …
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