Clubs

John Iwuc, KB1VXY, writes on the Framingham ARA mailing list:

Lew Nyman, K1AZE, FARA President from 1976 to 1982 will talk on: “Remembering the FARA Legacy” [at the Framingham ARA meeting online on February 4, 2021.]

From wa1npo.org:

“[The next Whitman Amateur Radio Club] monthly meeting will be Feb 3, 2021 at 7PM  and [will] be a remote meeting broadcast live via ZOOM.  A link will be sent out to the membership via email.  This has been working well so far. Unfortunately, the Knights of Columbus hall is now limited to 10 folks for now per the governor’s mandate.  Social distancing rules are enforced. We will recess, returning to meetings at the K of C at a later date but is not looking good.”

From w1hh.org:

Join us for the next [Billerica Amateur Radio Society] club Zoom meeting for an interesting and informative presentation by Donna Halper, noted Boston Radio Historian entitled “How the Amateurs Created Boston Radio”. This will be a wonderful presentation by Donna that I am sure everyone will enjoy! Hope to see you then!

For Zoom conference details, email Doug Bruce, KC1MJK, at douglas.bruce1 -at- comcast -dot- net.

“At this month’s Barnstable Amateur Radio Club meeting on  February 1, 2021 at 7 PM our guest speaker is Rob Macedo, KD1CY. He will present an Introduction to SKYWARN and updates relative to BARC.”

For the Zoom link information, contact Norm Cantin, WA1NLG, at norman -dot- cantin -at- gmail -dot -com.

The Nashoba Valley Amateur Radio Club’s January meeting is TONIGHT, Thursday, January 21, 2021 at 7:30 PM. This meeting will be conducted via Zoom. … Thanks to Jim Hein, N8VIM, and Medtronics for the Zoom conference. I apologize for such late notice.

January’s traditional meeting program is our annual “Members Short Subjects” night. If you have a short presentation, please let me or one the officers know. Even if you come up with something at the last minute, come to the meeting, present, and join in the fun!

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

Bruce, K1BG

Welcome back to all of our returning [Northeastern Wireless Club] members, and also to all of our new members! We hope this semester we will be able to get to know you all better and help everyone in their engineering and academic endeavors. This semester we will still be having general meetings, workshops, discussions, and more! 

Our first meeting is this Thursday, January 21st, 6-7PM. We will be introducing new members to the club and sharing details about the upcoming semester. The meeting will be on Zoom, hope to see you all there! 

Also, make sure to join our Slack channel and check out our website and calendar!

The Boston Amateur Radio Club will feature a presentation on the Zoom teleconferencing platform on Thursday, January 21, at 7:30 p.m. by BARC Vice President Doc Kinne, KE1ML, on the RCForb remote radio system.

Steve, Schwarm, W3EVE, Wrentham, will present “Amateur Radio’s Role at the Boston Marathon Bombing,” at the North Shore Radio Association on January 18, 2021 at 7 PM. 

“Amateur radio has played a significant role in public service communications for the Boston Marathon for several decades. That role was put to the test in 2013 when two bombs were exploded near the finish line. This presentation will describe the role that ham radio played at the Marathon and how that role changed due to the bombing.”

Zoom conference information will be sent via the NSRA groups.io mailing list.  Contact Eric, KA1NCF, atka1ncf -at- nsradio -dot- org to be added to the groups.io list.

Larry Banks, W1DYJ, will present on, “CW DXCC in Six Months” at the January Minuteman Repeater Association Members Meeting online on  Wednesday, January 20, 2021 at 7:30 PM. 

“In 2014, after 52 years as a ham and multiple attempts to learn CW, Larry finally decided to become proficient and not only use it, but enjoy it. Starting with some history, this talk describes Larry’s “project” to learn CW. It includes a CW training app, rig interfaces, a realization that contesting was the best way to learn CW (and some contesting details), logging software, and finally Larry’s short and long term results.”

Zoom Teleconference Information is available online for members.  Others can email contact@mmra.org.

Announcing the January meeting of the Zola amateur radio group. Everyone is welcome to attend our next meeting on the Zoom video conferencing platform. This meeting will be online only with no in-person component. Please see the meeting invitation below my signature. So, make your favorite lunch and get comfortable for another informative meeting.

Agenda (all times EST)

11:00 AM:  Introductions and welcome

11:05 AM:  Announcements and Q&A

11:15 AM:  Our feature presentation will be by Bruce Mackinnon, KC1FSZ. Bruce has done some extensive research in the area of antenna analyzers. He will tell us about some of the more traditional approaches to antenna analyzers and then tell us about an interesting new alternative known as the Nano VNA (vector network analyzer). In addition to using this new type of analyzer Bruce has developed a HTML interface for it that may prove to be a simple means of delivering the information that is often difficult to obtain from other devices.

After our feature presentation we will socialize and enjoy a virtual holiday lunch together.

Bruce MacKinnon, KC1FSZ, will give a presentation on the Nano VNA Network Analyzer at the January 6, 2021 online meeting of the Billerica Amateur Radio Society at 7 PM. 

For Zoom conference details, email Doug Bruce, KC1MJK, at douglas.bruce1 -at- comcast -dot- net.

Frank O’Laughlin, WQ1O, Cape Cod & Islands District Emergency Coordinator, will present “ARES Overview” to members of the Barnstable Amateur Radio Club on Monday, January 4, 2021 at 7 PM. The meeting will be conducted via Zoom. 

For Zoom details, email Jon at n1ilz -at- arrl -dot- net.