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The Falmouth Amateur Radio Association is preparing big-time for Field Day June 22-24. According to FARA Field Day Coordinator Larry Gray, W1IZZ, “We’re filling positions for: Field Boss; Station Captains for the SSB, CW, VHF, and GOTA stations; Food Captain, Media Publicity Coordinator, Public Information Table Coordinator, Set Up and …
Read MoreThe Pilgrim Amateur Wireless Association writes on its Facebook page: Join us as we host P.A.W.A field day at the Swansea Fire Station 50 New Gardner Neck Road Swansea Mass 02777 Saturday, June 23 9:00 AM through Sunday June 24 2:00 PM Everyone is welcome to join in to make …
Read MoreWhitman ARC writes on its Facebook page: The Whitman Amateur Radio Club will be holding field day once again this year in the field behind the East Bridgewater YMCA. Setup will begin Saturday, June 23 at 9 AM, with operating running from 2 PM Saturday through 2 PM Sunday. We …
Read MoreAnn Weldon, KA1PON writes on the Algonquin ARC mailing list: The radio club as always is committed to watching the Marlborough High School the following dates. Please consider assisting on: May 25, 26, 27, 28; June 1 ,2, 3, 8, 9. Starting time is between 7-8 PM and finishing between …
Read MoreBrett Smith, AB1RL, Public Service Coordinator, Boston Amateur Radio Club writes: Now that our busy kick-off month of April is in the books, it’s time to start planning for the summer public service events. At both of these events we support the medical team to make sure everyone gets treated promptly—a critical …
Read MoreThe 19th Annual Eastern Massachusetts Field Day Directory contains some of the most comprehensive Field Day resource pages of its kind. According to Bill Ricker, N1VUX, the Directory offers both detailed historical and current information on individual field day club operations along with the complete event operating rules and helpful …
Read MoreThe May 30 [Waltham Amateur Radio Association] meeting will be a severe weather spotter training session. The training is presented by Rob Macedo, KD1CY, in association with the National Weather Service SKYWARN program. Everyone age 16 and older who stays to complete the training will be able to become trained NWS …
Read MoreStephanie Frontiera is one determined young woman. At this spring’s Tech in a Day held at the Lanesville Community Center, she was one of seven students—and one of three from the Ipswich CERT. These CERT members were given radios and encouraged to get their Amateur Radio Technician license. She was …
Read MoreMembers of the Cape Ann Amateur Radio Association have hit upon an innovative fundraising opportunity that also provides a valuable social component for its members: breakfast is served at the “Cafe CAARA” twice each month at its Stanwood Street club house in Gloucester. “One [breakfast] is for the scholarship fund …
Read MoreAndy Stewart, KB1OIQ writes on PART of Westford email list: Hi Everybody, I have deployed both the 2m fox and the new 80m fox! Both are located within a 1 mile radius of my home. My info is good on QRZ.com. There is no logbook. However, cell phone photos are …
Read MoreScott Ehrlich, WY1Z writes on the Waltham ARA mailing list: For anyone interested, I have placed the [Waltham] 146.640 repeater on Broadcastify from my home. There appears to be a 20 second delay between initially transmitted signal and when Broadcastify provides audio output. The URL is https://www.broadcastify.com/listen/feed/28166 Enjoy! …
Read MoreMembers of the Sturdy Memorial Hospital ARC ARES group held a drill in World War 1 Memorial Park in North Attleboro on Sunday, April 22, 2018 at 10:30 AM. As it coincided with Earth Day, the participants also volunteered to help clean up the park. For many years the venue has used …
Read MoreAttention club officers: The Eastern Massachusetts ARRL web site maintains a list of club presentations and speakers for use by affiliated clubs. The list is divided into two categories: A listing of speakers who have registered with local ARRL section leadership to present on ham related talks to any club within …
Read MoreRalph Swick, KD1SM writes: April 29 will be the 27th running of [the Groton Road Race] and the race committee is again asking the Amateur Radio community to provide the logistics and safety communications for this high-profile event. The Groton Road Race continues to be a major event for Amateur …
Read MoreJohn O’ Neill, K1JRO writes on the South Shore Hospital ARC list: The Genesis Amateur Radio Society‘s repeater, N1ZIZ, has a new PL tone as of April 1, 2018 . The PL has been changed from 82.5 to 131.8 CTCS. It is recommended you change both encode/decode on all your radios …
Read MoreThe Falmouth Amateur Radio Association will again take part in the Cape Cod Mini Maker Faire, April 28 at Mashpee High School. The Faire bills itself as “a gathering of fascinating, curious people who love sharing what they can do.” “Because of the din in the room last year, FARA …
Read MoreAndy Stewart, KB1OIQ writes on PART-L: Mark your calendars for Saturday morning, April 21st, at 11 AM. We will hold a fox hunting training exercise at the Westford Town Common, which is across the street from the JV Fletcher Library, 50 Main Street. The rain date will be Sunday morning, April 22nd, at 11 AM. What …
Read MoreEric Williams, KV1J writes on the Algonquin ARC list: In two weeks we will be supporting the semi-annual Household Hazardous Collections Day. This is a joint Hudson and Marlborough event. See – https://www.marlborough-ma.gov/rubbishrecycling/files/household-hazardous-waste-collection-day We need about 10 volunteers to help support the event. Our support is a joint Radio Club and …
Read MoreThe Yaesu DR2X purchased by [the Minuteman Repeater Association] in October has been installed at North Reading site. This repeater is full-time automatic dual mode. Yaesu System Fusion digital signals will be repeated locally in the same mode. Analog FM signals will be repeated in Analog and linked to the …
Read MoreBarnstable Amateur Radio Club members were active with the Cape and Islands ARES call-up. “They were the primary operators at the Cape Cod Regional Technical High School in Harwich, and the Barnstable Intermediate School in Barnstable,” reports Barnstable ARC president Mark Petruzzi, WA1EXA. Both of the locations were opened to …
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