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Douglas Bruce, KC1MJK, writes on the W1HH.org website:
The next [Billerica Amateur Radio Society] Zoom meeting will be Wednesday 4/7/21 at 7:00 PM and our guest speaker will be Bill Barber, NE1B. Bill will be doing what will be a presentation on the DMR Digital mode. I am sure this will be a very interesting and informative presentation. Please be sure join us!
Mike Powell, W1KU, writes in the April, 2021 issue of Algonquin ARC’s newsletter, QRZ:
The next [Algonquin Amateur Radio Club] meeting will be held on April 8, 2021 at 7:30 PM online via Zoom. Information on joining this virtual meeting will be sent out in advance via email.
Our guest speaker will be Val Hotzfeld, NV9L, discussing contesting. [Hotzfeld is co-host on the show Ham Nation which can be seen live every Wednesday night in Twit.tv or anytime on YouTube.]
For Zoom conference information, email Mike Powell, W1KU, at <president@n1em.org>.
From the MIT Radio Society website:
Our perseverance is beginning to pay off! After much discussion and collaboration with MIT Facilities and various contractor groups involved in the Green Building renovations project, we have completed an initial design and project cost for the renewal of our Large Radome.
MIT has informed us that, if we raise $1.9 million before May 1st, 2021, the restoration of the radome can be included in the Green Building renovation project. While this is an enormous challenge, we believe it is not insurmountable.
We have already raised a part of this in the process of our overall station renovation fundraising drive, and there is additional interest in this project across MIT — from Physics’ J-Lab, to AeroAstro’s Small Sat Center and STAR Lab.
If we can raise this, we can ensure that this historic radome can continue to serve the MIT Radio Society and the MIT community overall. With your support, we can safeguard this treasure. [Full story] [See also: MIT Radio Society Update: Station Renewal and COVID Response]
Ron Senykoff, KG1T, writes on the Waltham Amateur Radio Association mailing list:
Please join us in welcoming Bruce Blain, K1BG, to discuss the free CW Academy program offered by CWops.org. https://cwops.org/cw-academy/
Non-members are welcome to attend. Please fill out this Event Notification form to be notified of upcoming presentations and to receive the meeting call invitation details.
Wednesday, March 31st @ 7:00 PM
Location: Amazon Chime https://aws.amazon.com/chime/download/
Meeting dial in details will be sent to club membership and those registered with the event notification form.
We are happy to announce that our next K1USN Radio Club Zoom session on Tuesday, March 30th @ 7:30 PM EDST will be a presentation by our ARRL Eastern Massachusetts Section Manager Tom Walsh, K1TW, along with Phil Temples, K9HI, our New England ARRL Division Vice Director.
On Wednesday, 3/24/21 at 11:45 AM, Professor Amir Farhat will talk about the all important RF element, the oscillator. This element is responsible for frequency generation that allows filtering and carrying of the data signal being received and sent. In order to operate any RF device and allow proper communication, very clean and consistent sine waves of desired frequencies needed to generate. The theory, the implementation and the application of this will all be discussed for this all important device.
The Framingham Amateur Radio Association‘s next meeting on April 1, 2021 at 7:30 PM will feature Alan Thompson, W6WN, who will talk about Neighborhood Radio Watch program.
This is a partnership between hams and non-hams using amateur, GMRS and FRS radios to help keep our communities safer in the event of an emergency or disaster. The NRW Program had it origin in the ashes of the Camp Fire, and has been a tremendous boost for the El Dorado County Amateur Radio Club.
This meeting will be on zoom and FARA members will receive an invitation. [Email KB1VXY at president@w1fy.org to to receive the Zoom registration link.]
Cape Ann Amateur Radio Association Schedule:
Due to the COVID-19 pandemic, unless otherwise noted, all scheduled meetings will be held via our 2-meter repeater W1GLO 145.13 MHz in Gloucester.
The next Directors Meeting will be held on Saturday, April 10, 2021 at 11:00 AM.
The Members Meeting scheduled for Saturday, April 10, 2021 at 12:00 PM has been canceled due to restrictions imposed on gatherings due to the COVID-19 Pandemic.
The VE Exam Session scheduled for Sunday, April 11, 2021 at 9:00 AM has been canceled. Please email our VE Team Contact, Bill, WZ1L, for further information.
The club operates a Sunday evening 2-meter net (CAARAnet) at 9:00 PM on 145.130 MHz with a 107.2 PL tone. This is an open and informal net that disseminates club news, ARRL bulletins and traffic of interest to the ham radio community and prepares operators for emergency communications work. All are invited to check into the net as club membership is not a requirement.
The CAARA club net is also available and accessible via Echolink. W1GLO-R will connect you to our Cape Ann repeater on 145.130 MHz.
Bruce Blain, K1BG, writes:
The Nashoba Valley Amateur Radio Club’s March meeting is Thursday, March 18th at 7:30 PM. This meeting will be conducted via Zoom. Meeting details are below. Thanks to Jim Hein, N8VIM, and Medtronics for the Zoom conference. I apologize for such late notice.
The March meeting will feature Greg Algieri, WA1JXR, whose presentation is on the Nano VNA. Greg is a great speaker and I’m personally looking forward to his presentation.
Thanks and 73. Please feel free to contact me if you have any questions.
Bruce, K1BG
978-772-2773 or bruce.blain@charter.net
Scott Beers, N1KMX, writes on the W1ATD Marshfield Facebook page:
George Allison, K1IG, writes on the PART of Westford mailing list:
The March PART meeting will be held on Tuesday, March 16, 2021, beginning at 7:30 PM via Webex video conference. […] You can join any time after 7:00 PM to check out your gear or just rag chew until the meeting starts.
The North Shore Radio Association will hold its next meeting on March 15, 2021 at 7 PM. Patrick Mannion, W1PAC, will present “Scanners: Past, Present, Future.”
Zoom conference information will be sent via the NSRA groups.io mailing list. Contact Eric, KA1NCF, at ka1ncf -at- nsradio -dot- org to be added to the groups.io list.
The Yankee Clipper Contest Club will hold a meeting on Tuesday, March 16, 2021 beginning at 6:30 PM ET via Zoom. The social portion of the meeting starts at 6:30 PM. The topic will be the WRTC 2022 event (“World Radiosport Team Championship”) hosted by Italy.
If you are a non-member and wish to attend, contact president@yccc.org for Zoom session information.
[Algonquin Amateur Radio Club] member Dennis Egan, W1UE, will speak on the topic of “Using Propagation Prediction Software” at the March 11, 2021 AARC meeting at 7:30 PM online via Zoom. Information on joining this virtual meeting will be sent out in advance via email.
New England Vice Director Phil Temples, K9HI, will present an “ARRL Update” talk at the the Nantucket Amateur Radio Association‘s quarterly meeting on March 6, 2021 at 12 Noon.
Douglas Bruce, KC1MJK, writes on the W1HH.org website:
Come join [the Billerica Amateur Radio Society] for an informative presentation on the Fusion digital mode by Brian, WO1VES. Brian runs the growing Wolfpack Repeater Network featuring the System Fusion digital technology by Yaesu. This is a must see presentation so please mark this on your calendar!
73, Doug
On Tuesday March 9 at 19:00 Wayne Hansen, KC1MCW, and Mark Rudd, KC1LOM, will present,“Flying the Beam: Navigation by Air & Space.”
Wayne will cover past and present methods to use radio for aircraft communication and navigation. Mark will cover how the Apollo 1967 mission used radio for the space mission’s communication and navigation to the moon and back.
For Zoom conference information, email Bob Phinney, K5TEC, at bobphinney -at- nescitech -dot- org or call 508-720-4179.
Note: This is a time correction to the February 2021 EMA Section News.
Normal Date and Times:
NEW: 20:00-21:00 UTC Friday;
00:00-01:00 UTC Monday.
The K1USN Radio Club sponsors the one-hour, twice-weekly Slow Speed Test (SST) every Friday and Sunday. For those who prefer a more leisurely CW pace or are new CW operators this just might be what you are looking for! Details can be found at <http://www.k1usn.com/sst.html>.
