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Hanscom Radio Club is QRV

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Hanscom Radio Club logoJoe Reynolds, KA1GDQ, writes:
 
The Hanscom Radio Club, a fairly new club at Hanscom AFB, is now active on the web.  We have a facebook page and now a new website (still under construction) but it gets out what we are up to.
 
The website has 2 domains, and they are:  k1afb.com  and   k1afb.org
 
We are looking for Yaesu System Fusion repeaters that can be clearly hit from a mobile running 50 watts or less from the nearest military installation to join our Armed Forces Amateur Repeater Network (AFARN). 
 
The AFARN will be used for general amateur communications, health and welfare messages in time of natural disasters, or other events, general Nation Traffic System message handling, and staying in contact with your friends and family at your previous military location, or your home location. 
 
All inquiries can be sent to info@k1afb.com, or they can call KA1GDQ’s Google Voice 508-658-2240 or they can call the Hanscom Radio Club’s NEXNET ext 4500. 
 
73

Hanscom Radio Club
NEXNET: x4500
Clubs / Flea markets & Conventions

FalmouthARA Fest November 7

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FARA Fest 2026 will be held Saturday, November 7, 2026 at the Upper Cape Cod Regional Vocational School.  The Fest provides an opportunity for local hams to buy, sell, or swap items of interest to amateur radio operators.  VE amateur radio operator license exam sessions are also held as part of the Fest.  

FARA Fest details are shown on the FARA Fest Flyer.  A copy of the 2026 FARA Fest Flyer can be obtained at:

FARA Fest Flyer – 2026

Clubs / Operating / Operating Events

BarnstableARC activating Chatham Coast Guard Station on Lighthouse Weekend

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Barry, KB1TLR, writes on the Barnstable ARC mailing list:

We have a unique opportunity this year; National Lighthouse Day is Aug. 7th and Lighthouse Weekend falls on the 8th & 9th. We have received clearance from Ross Comstock @ the Chatham Coast Guard Station to access the facility to conduct operations for the 3 days.
On Friday we will operate under “W1MGY” ( the Titanic / Marconi Memorial Radio Assoc. of Cape Cod) then Sat. &
Sunday we can operate under W1MA or possibly W1MGY. In discussing this with Rob / K1UI we decided to set up on Thursday afternoon; tower trailer, a 10-80 m dipole and an R-5 vertical. We will run two Icom 7300 stations w/ logging computers, as we normally do.
What we MUST have is a list of all members who be taking part. This is a requirement of the station as it is a government facility. It must be turned ahead of time so please respond to this as soon as possible.
We will be in need of workers to set up and take down, operators,loggers and liaisons to inform the public what is transpiring and why. This is a great opportunity for new hams to do some HF operating.

Barry states that he will be making up QSL cards with both call signs to hand out send out. Banners will be up and the public will be invited! It will be a great opportunity to outreach to the public and most of all, fun!

Clubs / Mentoring / Public Information

New Ham Report for May 1, 2026

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Here is the new ham report as of May1  2026, 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 2026-05-01

Jason Lasorsa, KC1ZJR – FCC
PO Box 11
Ashby, MA 01431-0011

Mark J Meninger, KC1ZIQ – FCC
67 Maplewood Dr
Townsend, MA 01469-1381

Daniel A Coburn, KC1ZHN – FCC
536 Old Stone Brk
Acton, MA 01718-1008

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Clubs / Flea markets & Conventions / Operating Events / Organization / Public Information

April 2026 Section Update

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I hope you made it past Tax Day without too much trauma. I think of it as “that’s something I won’t have to deal with for another year.” I hope it’s the same for you. 

Spring has officially sprung! I’m seeing daffodils and crocuses and tulips and all manner of beautiful flowers poking their heads through the leaves. Oh, and the temperatures are consistently well above freezing (yay!). Traffic on the Cape is starting to pick up (boo!) but our favorite seasonal restaurants are getting ready to open (yay!). So… happy Spring to all! And on with the show! 

 

 * Congratulations to EMA’s Newest Special Service Club, STARS 

Earlier this month, I took great pleasure in approving the Special Service Club application from the ham radio club at New England Sci-Tech, the Sci-Tech Amateur Radio Society (STARS), Special Service Clubs (SSC) exist to go above and beyond for their communities and for Amateur Radio .  They are the leaders in their Amateur Radio communities who provide active training classes, publicity programs, and actively pursue technical projects and operating activities. STARS does all this and more. Please join me in congratulating them on their new designation. 

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Clubs / Mentoring / Public Information

New Ham Report for April 1, 2026

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Here is the new ham report as of April 1  2026, 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 2026-04-01

Benjamin Gross, KC1ZGW – FCC
400 Longley Rd
Groton, MA 01450-1029

Ken A Alba, KC1ZGD – FCC
276 Main St Apt 1C
Acton, MA 01720-3722

Alex Barstow, KC1ZEA – FCC
166 Harrington Ave
Concord, MA 01742-4025

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Clubs / Organization

Eastern MA Section Update – March 2026

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I HOPE YOU HAVE GREAT ST. PADDY’S DAY PLANS!  The wearing of the green, corned beef and cabbage dinner, and green beer (and greern hair?) are right around the corner. I hope everyone has a great – and safe – celebration. Maybe I’ll see you in the crowds at one of MA’s many parades? And this holiday means Spring is just around the corner. Thank goodness! I’m not sure how much more cold and snow I can take! 

 * Lessons Learned from the Blizzard of ‘26 

Well, now, that was a doozy, wasn’t it?! We got 80+ MPH winds here on the Cape, and way too much snow. Downed trees, downed power lines, no commercial power or landline phones or internet for almost five days. From various ARES and other nets I’ve participated in since the blizzard, I’ve gleaned the usual reminders about charging HTs, making sure you have sufficient fuel on-hand (gasoline, propane, etc.). But a biggie for me: Entertainment. When the internet goes down, most computer, tablet, or phone games won’t work.  Don’t count on cellular data – carriers prioritize bandwidth for government agencies. Lesson: before the storm hits, download e-books to your device, and download podcasts and video shows to watch. Or maybe stop by the local library before the storm and check out a few books. 

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Clubs / Operating

Eastern MA New Hams Report for March 1, 2026

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Here is the new ham report as of March 1, 2026, 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 2026-03-01

Steve Horowitz, KC1YYH – FCC
13 Allison Way
Natick, MA 01760-4179

Stephen J Doucette, KC1ZAE – FCC
24 Infield Ave
Dracut, MA 01826-3712

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Clubs / Licensing Education & Training / Operating / Organization / Public Information

February 2026 Section Update

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(I HOPE YOU HAD A ) HAPPY VALENTINE’S DAY!   

I hope everyone had wonderful and peaceful Thanksgiving and Winter Holidays. What a rollercoaster it’s been for the past several weeks, with the Patriots in the Big Game (a tremendous effort, it sucks that we lost, but the Pats are back!!) and the crazy storms and cold and snow and icy weather. I’m happy to say my town’s snow removal effort was pretty good, and we managed to not get completely snowed in. I hope you’re in a similar situation, thawing out and staying warm and safe. I am, for sure, looking forward to Spring, even if Punxsutawney Phil says it’s many weeks away. Oh well… 

* YOU CAN STILL HELP US CHANGE THE LEGAL RIGHTS OF AMERICAN HAMS 

Hey! This is important! The ARRL is focused on reducing legal restraints on the ability of American Amateur Radio Operators to engage in the active practice and enjoyment of Amateur Radio.  One of the most insidious and increasing threats to the survival of Amateur Radio and our ability to serve our communities and Nation, as we are required to do by Federal regulation, is the proliferation of private land use restrictions that prohibit the installation of outdoor antennas and that sometimes actually deny Federally licensed Amateurs from operating any amateur radios, regardless of where their antennas are located — in their attics, hidden in trees, or mounted on their vehicles. 

Please, PLEASE take 30 seconds and arrange for letters to be printed and delivered to your US Representative and Senators. You really can make a difference, and the effort is practically free! See https://www.arrl.org/current-legislation  for details. 

 * 2026 ARRL Celebration of the USA 250 Semiquincentennial 

Would you like to be part of the 2026 ARRL Celebration of the USA 250 Semiquincentennial Special Operating Event? This is part of the Year of the Club and the 100th Anniversary of the ARRL Field Organization, along with a yearlong Worked All States (WAS-250). 

For two weeks in 2026, stations located in Massachusetts will operate as W1AW/1. ARRL membership is not required. The weeks are February 11-18 and August 12-21. Full story at https://ema.arrl.org/2025/12/30/2026-arrl-celebration-of-the-usa-250-semiquincentennial/  

 * Falmouth ARA Offers Tech-In-A-Weekend Class

Falmouth ARA will be offering a Technician license class in a weekend, March 20-22, 2026. If you’re on the Cape, sign up! If you’re looking for an excuse to visit the Cape before the Silly Season  starts, come on down! The weather is pretty reasonable, and the traffic will be light! Full details at https://ema.arrl.org/2026/02/03/falmouth-ara-technician-class/  

* 2026 Northeast HamXposition Call for Speakers 

HamX is the ARRL New England Division Convention, and the largest amateur radio convention in the Northeast!  With close to 1,800 attendees each year, HamX draws radio amateurs from all over and is an ideal venue to present your ideas and experiences. The organizers are recruiting speakers on topics of general interest to the amateur radio community.   Full story at https://ema.arrl.org/2026/01/01/2026-hamx-call-for-speakers/  

*  Reminder: New Ham Report on Eastern MA Website 

A reminder: every month around the 15th, I publish a list of newly licensed hams in the Eastern MA Section on our website, http://ema.arrl.org . Please reach out to these new Amateurs and make them feel welcome. If a different list format would be more useful – e.g., a PDF to be printed on Avery labels to be stuck on post cards – please contact me at n1ilz@arrl.org 

* Linux and Ham Radio Class, by Andy, KB1OIQ 

Andy, KB1OIQ recently finished teaching a 4-session class on “Linux and Ham Radio.”  Five (5) local hams attended.  They installed Xubuntu Linux followed by the “Andy’s Ham Radio Linux” software collection. 
 
Over the 4 classes, among the many topics, students learned about generic Linux commands, graphical ways to maintain the system software, and several of the ham radio related programs. 
 
As a class exercise, students brought their ham radios, dummy loads, and power supplies. They connected the computers and radios together and configured WSJT-X and had FT8 QSOs in the classroom using dummy loads (and one real antenna). 
 
Andy and all his students had a great time. Andy looks forward to teaching it again if folks are interested. Follow up with Any, KB1OIQ, kb1oiq@arrl.net  

* N1ILZ for a Final   

I hope you’re all enjoying Winter. It’s been colder and snowier than average here on the Cape. But all that cold and snow is a Good Thing for folks who like to ski, snowboard, ice skate, etc. More power to ya! 

Can you write a paragraph or two about what you’re up to, so I can publish it in the Section Update? Did you activate a POTA or a Special Event Station? Have great fun at Winter Field Day? Some other events? Shoot me an email at n1ilz@arrl.org!      

* For always up-to-date news, please visit the EMA Section website at http://ema.arrl.org   

This Section News Update was brought to you by Section Manager Jon N1ILZ. 

 

Clubs / Mentoring / Public Information

New Amateur Report for February 1, 2026

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Here is the new ham report as of Februarey 1, 2026, 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 2026-02-01

Timothy A Williams, KC1YXG – FCC
1271 Richardson Rd
Ashby, MA 01431-2256

Matthew D Stofoflano, KC1YVG – FCC
62 Park St
Pepperell, MA 01463-1117

Justin Kennedy, KC1YWB – FCC
18 Peabody Rd
Shirley, MA 01464-2904

James Robison, KC1YWM – FCC
20 Belvidere Ave
Framingham, MA 01702-8060

Walid Alsharafi, KC1YUQ – FCC
355 Garfield Rd
Concord, MA 01742-4906

Henry N Smith, KC1YVF – FCC
115 S Main St
Natick, MA 01760-4913

Alyssa Bekai Rose, KC1YUW – FCC
46 Smith St
Chelmsford, MA 01824-1702

Daniel Bekai, KC1YUS – FCC
46 Smith St
Chelmsford, MA 01824-1702

Joseph W Bigos, KC1JWB – FCC
281 Colburn Ave
Dracut, MA 01826-2505

Gary P Brake, KC1YVV – FCC
94 Pond St
Dunstable, MA 01827-2305

Justin Giangrande, KC1YVL – FCC
4 Littles Hill Ln
Georgetown, MA 01833-2318

Christopher R Myers, KC1YVQ – FCC
161 King St
Groveland, MA 01834-2012

Christopher Kern, KC1YUB – FCC
580 Salem St Apt 1
Wakefield, MA 01880-1272

Elena Wu, KC1YUZ – FCC
7 Fernwood Dr
Westford, MA 01886-1137

Lawrence P Cogswell, KC1YXO – FCC
10 Tower Dr
Dover, MA 02030-1626

Elijah B Cogswell, KC1YWW – FCC
10 Tower Dr
Dover, MA 02030-1626

Matthew J Selmi, KC1YVY – FCC
84 Haven St
Dover, MA 02030-2131

Matthew J McMahon, KC1YWC – FCC
2 Richard Ln
Franklin, MA 02038-2832

James A Kemp, KC1YVO – FCC
38 Oriole Rd
Medfield, MA 02052-3311

Cameron Claiborne, KC1YUH – FCC
1 Longfellow Pl
Boston, MA 02114-2438

Aaron Z Berman, KC1YXR – FCC
1155 Tremont St
Boston, MA 02120-2013

Quyen T Vo, KC1YUX – FCC
126 Millet St
Boston, MA 02124-1814

Quinlan Blankinship, KC1YWN – FCC
211 Lake View Ave
Cambridge, MA 02138-2133

Erik Blankenship, KC1YWO – FCC
211 Lake View Ave
Cambridge, MA 02138-2133

Olivia Hagedorn, KC1YWQ – FCC
PO Box 398074
Cambridge, MA 02139-0034

Victoria Hagenlocker, KC1YWG – FCC
305 Memorial Dr
Cambridge, MA 02139-4303

Joy Xie, KC1YWH – FCC
500 Memorial Dr
Cambridge, MA 02139-4306

Jim Rao, KC1YWP – FCC
274 Brookline St Apt 4L
Cambridge, MA 02139-4828

Liam Gault, KC1YWF – FCC
3 Ames St
Cambridge, MA 02142-1367

Keira Boone, KC1YWE – FCC
3 Ames St
Cambridge, MA 02142-1367

Cassandra H Burgos, KC1YVI – FCC
11 Westminster St
Somerville, MA 02144-1629

Daniel Vogt, KC1YUG – FCC
56 Spring St
Medford, MA 02155-4838

Krishna Kaushik Nutalapati, KC1YXQ – FCC
231 Park Dr Apt 17
Boston, MA 02215-4722

Miguel Lucas, KC1YXL – FCC
1 Kingston Collection Way
Kingston, MA 02364-3083

Nikolaos Barkas, KC1YWJ – FCC
PO Box 650026
West Newton, MA 02465-0026

Peter D Macfarlane, KC1YWI – FCC
53 Randolph St
Arlington, MA 02474-6634

Davis Bachner, KC1YVR – FCC
29 Orange St
Nantucket, MA 02554-3718

Basil Tsefrekas, KC1YXD – FCC
9 Nicole Ave
West Yarmouth, MA 02673-2640

Clubs / Licensing Education & Training

Falmouth ARA Technician Class

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Falmouth ARA will be offering a Technician license class in a weekend, March 20-22, 2026.  See https://www.falara.org/exams-classes/license-classes for complete details.  In addition to instruction and refreshments, the course fee includes the text, license exam,  free handheld transceiver when you pass the exam, free admission to the next FARA Fest, and a one year membership in FARA.

 

Clubs / Operating

Eastern MA New Hams Report for Jan 1, 2026

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Here is the new ham report as of January 1, 2026, 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 2026-01-01

Colin Fraser, KC1YTK – FCC
16 Woodridge Ln
Ashland, MA 01721-1119

David Ziehler, KC1YTM – FCC
136 Acton St
Carlisle, MA 01741-1436

Carter J Scanlan, KC1YRV – FCC
3 Wintergreen Ln
Westford, MA 01886-4033

Josiah Neiderbach, KC1YQN – FCC
95 Samoset Ave
Mansfield, MA 02048-2329

Peter M Sienkiewicz, KC1YSK – FCC
34 Acorn St
Scituate, MA 02066-3325

Nabil Hasrouni, KC1YQO – FCC
58 Wyvern St
Roslindale, MA 02131-2134

Lynnette P Ramsay, KC1YSD – FCC
80 Lanark Rd # 1
Boston, MA 02135-7843

Charles Anumonwo, KC1YRU – FCC
8 Museum Way Apt 506
Cambridge, MA 02141-1880

Sheamus D Higgins, KC1YRS – FCC
136 Gerald Rd
Milton, MA 02186-4749

Timothy M Fitzpatrick, KC1YSJ – FCC
1300 Pleasant St
East Weymouth, MA 02189-2733

John M St Hilaire, KC1YTJ – FCC
102 Fayette St
Watertown, MA 02472-3853

Alexander Wong, KC1YQA – FCC
70 Livermore Rd
Belmont, MA 02478-3844

Jorge Fleisher, KC1YRY – FCC
14 Mackintosh Ave
Needham, MA 02492-1219

Samuel J Delgado, KC1YRZ – FCC
78 Oakwood Ave
Falmouth, MA 02540-2856

John N Walker, KC1YTI – FCC
22 Mayflower Rd
Mashpee, MA 02649-2407

Constantine N Mitrokostas, KC1YPI – FCC
PO Box 506
South Yarmouth, MA 02664-0506

John-Paul Deroy, KC1YQY – FCC
204 Main Rd
Westport, MA 02790-4236

Clubs

W1 QSL Sorting Party at Nashoba Valley ARC Meeting, Pepperell, November 20, 2025

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Nashoba Valley ARC logoThe Nashoba Valley Amateur Radio Club‘s November meeting is Thursday, November 20th at 7:30 PM at the Pepperell Community Center (in Pepperell). We start gathering at 7 PM to socialize before the meeting starts. The November meeting is traditionally our W1 QSL Bureau night where the club sorts several thousand QSL cards for the incoming W1 QSL Bureau. Come and learn about “QSLing” and how cards move between bureaus all over the world.  Pizza and soft drinks follow the card sort, as well as socializing with other club members and friends.  It is, by far, my favorite club meeting of the year.  It’s a social experience you won’t want to miss, and it’s a lot of fun. 

Additionally, one of the benefits of NVARC membership is that the club PAYS the cost for its members to send their cards through the outgoing ARRL QSL bureau.   <https://www.arrl.org/outgoing-qsl-service>
https://www.arrl.org/outgoing-qsl-service.    The ARRL requires that you are a member to use the outgoing bureau.  You can prove this in several ways – take a copy of the front cover of your current edition of QST (the label has your Member Number and expiration date on it).  Or log-in to the ARRL website and click on your name just to the right of “Hello” at the top of the page.  Print the page (which contains your Member Number and your expiration date).  Then “follow-the-rules”:  <https://www.arrl.org/files/file/QSL/OUTGOING_QSL_SERVICE_2025.pdf> https://www.arrl.org/files/file/QSL/OUTGOING_QSL_SERVICE_2025.pdf.  NVARC will handle packing and payment, but you must sort the cards and provide proof of membership.

As always, feel free to bring a friend.

Come and join the fun!

If you need directions to the club meeting, please click  <http://binged.it/smoogg> here and put your own address in box
“A”.

Thanks and 73. Please feel free to contact me if you have any questions.

Bruce, K1BG
978-772-2773 or  <mailto:bruce.blain@charter.net> bruce.blain@charter.net

Clubs / Flea markets & Conventions

Algonquin ARC Flea Market

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The Algonquin Amateur Radio Club Flea Market will be held on February
14, 2026 from 9am to 12pm at the 1Lt Charles W. Whitcomb School, 25
Union St, Marlborough MA 01752.

The following is the link to the AARC 2026 Flea Market flyer.

https://www.qsl.net/n1em/2026flyer.pdf

Please feel free to include this information in your club’s newsletter
as well as send to club members.

Ken, KA1GFN
Treasurer and Newsletter Editor
Algonquin Amateur Radio Club

Clubs

“The Sport of Radio Orienteering” at Sci-Tech ARS Meeting, October 21, 2025

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New England Sci Tech logoTuesday, October 21: “The Sport of Radio Orienteering” by Eduard Nasybulin. (In-person at NEST)

Description: Radio Orienteering combines traditional orienteering with radio signal direction finding. This presentation will provide a brief overview of the sport’s history and origins, followed by its key principles and rules. Selected courses from recent U.S. and World Championships will be highlighted. In addition, participants will see demonstrations of radio receivers, transmitters, sports maps, and other essential equipment.

Bio: Eduard Nasybulin has been involved in radio orienteering since the late 1990s, beginning as a high school and college student. After a break, he returned to the sport in 2017 and has since competed in every U.S. Championship, as well as three World Championships. Professionally, Eduard has a background in materials science and engineering, with over 20 years of experience in electrochemical energy conversion and storage.

Clubs

K1BG: “Radio Contesting for Beginners” at Nashoba Valley ARC Meeting, October 16, 2026

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Nashoba Valley ARC logoBruce Bain, K1BG, writes:

The Nashoba Valley Amateur Radio Club’s October meeting is TOMORROW, Thursday, October 16th at 7:30 PM at the Pepperell Community Center (in Pepperell). We start gathering at 7 PM to socialize before the meeting starts.

Yours truly, Bruce, K1BG, will give a presentation on Radio Contesting for Beginners.  Due to our recent license classes, we have a lot of new hams in the club who are discovering what amateur radio is all about.  The presentation will focus on what amateur radio contesting is, show everyone how they can participate, and remove any misconceptions or reservations they might have.  There should be something for everyone – experienced or not – during the talk.

I look forward to seeing you there.

If you need directions to the club meeting, please click  <http://binged.it/smoogg> here and put your own address in box “A”.

Thanks, and 73. Please feel free to contact me if you have any questions.

Bruce, K1BG
978-772-2773 or  bruce.blain@charter.net

Clubs

N1QD: “Digital Mobile Radio” at Boston ARC Hybrid Meeting, October 16, 2025

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Boston ARC logoThe Boston Amateur Radio Club’s Ham Radio Basics speaker series continues in October with Joe Harris, N1QD, giving a presentation on Digital Mobile Radio (DMR). The talk will cover an overview of digital voice for ham radio as well as a discussion on how to program your radio to work with the club’s 449.175 DMR repeater.

The BARC general meeting will be held on Thursday October 16th at 7:30 pm at the Artisans Asylum and on Zoom.

[Email w1bos@arrl.net for Zoom information.]
Clubs / Youth

KC1TCM: “Summer Field Trips in Ham Radio, Computers, and Engineering” at Sci-Tech ARS Hybrid Meeting, October 7, 2025

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KC1TCM at YOTA 2025
Oliver Johnson, KC1TCM at the YOTA-Junior campus at the Voice of America station

Join by Oliver Johnson, KC1TCM, for  “Summer Field Trips in HAM Radio, Computers, and Engineering” at the Sci-Tech Amateur Radio Society hybrid in-person/Zoom meeting, 16 Tech Circle in Natick, MA at 7 PM on October 7, 2025. [Email info@nescitech.org for Zoom details]

Description:

Oliver was one of twelve young hams to attend the first-ever YOTA-Junior camp in summer 2025 at the Voice of America Museum in West Chester, Ohio. YOTA and YOTA-Junior campus are focused on increasing youth engagement with Ham radio. Oliver will present photos and experiences from YOTA-Junior and lessons for increasing youth engagement. He will also present other radio and computer summer experiences including Try Engineering Camp at University of Pennsylvania, a visit to the Wright-Patterson Air Force museum and a visit to the National Electronics Museum and Computer Systems Source in Hunt Valley, Maryland.

Bio: 

Oliver Johnson, KC1TCM, went from Tech to Amateur Extra at age 13 via New England Sci–Tech (NEST) classes. He regularly participates in STARS, operates at W1STR, and performs projects at NEST. In 7th grade he ran a fundraiser to buy soldering stations and kits and start an electronics club at Holliston Middle School, so far teaching more than a dozen students to solder and build kit projects. Andrew Johnson, KC1TDZ, has published more than 250 scientific papers and is a Tenured Professor in Biomedical Sciences, but mainly he’s just Oliver’s Dad and along for the ride.

Clubs

W1DAN: “SIGSALY: ­Pioneering Digital Techniques in WWII” at Algonquin ARC Meeting, Marlborough, October 9, 2025

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AARC logoThe next Algonquin Amateur Radio Club meeting will be held on September 9th at 7:30 pm in the library of the 1st Lt. Charles W. Whitcomb School, 25 Union St, Marlborough, MA. Enter from Agoritsas Drive next to the police station and use Door #1 at rear of building.

Dan Brown, W1DAN, will present: “SIGSALY: ­Pioneering Digital Techniques in WWII.”