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Tom Walsh, K1TW, ARRL Eastern MA Section Manager will present, “Discover the ARRL Universe” at the September 3, 2020 meeting of the Framingham Amateur Radio Association. Tom will discuss some of the lesser known ARRL services.
Andy Wallace, KA1GTT, writes on the Billerica Amateur Radio Society’s website:
I am pleased to announce that Dom Mallozzi, N1DM, will give a presentation introducing the FT4 and FT8 digital modes [ on September 2, 2020 at 7 PM]. This will cover basic install and operation of the software, and Dom hopes that this will help new users avoid pitfalls. Dom will show actual QSOs as well so you can understand how the exchange works.
Dom has been licensed for 48 years and active on FT8, DMR, CW, construction projects, etc. He’s trustee of the Natick RACES repeater on 447.675. Recently, he has planned constructing an antenna system for amateur satellites so he can enjoy that mode again. Retired in 2019 (Electrical Engineer) he stays busy as the radio engineer for the Natick Fire and Police departments as well! [Full story]
Frank O’Laughlin, WQ1O, is the guest speaker at the Sci-Tech Amateur Radio Society’s weekly meeting, Tuesday, August 18, 2020 at 7 PM.
According to the ARRL EMA section website, “Frank is the District Emergency Coordinator for the Cape Cod and the Islands area. This large and challenging area consists of Cape Cod, the island of Martha’s Vineyard, and Nantucket Island. Frank heads the CCARES organization and is the Hyannis Red Cross Communications Officer. Frank is an experienced veteran of field operations and NTS procedures. He frequently presents material about field operations at the ARES Workshops, including the ‘go-kit’ presentation.”
[For Zoom conference details, email info -at- stars -dot- radio.]
“Pi” Pugh, K1RV, writes in the K1USN Radio Club newsletter:
The Boston Amateur Radio Club will hold its general meeting on Thursday, August 20 at 7:30 PM on the Zoom teleconferencing platform. Bruce Blaine, K1BG, will give a presentation on Amateur Radio licensing.
[Contact Doc Kinne, KE1ML, at kinnerc -at- gmail -dot- com for Zoom conference details.]
The North Shore Radio Association will hold its monthly meeting via Zoom on August 17, 2020. The conference begins at 7 PM; the meeting will start at 7:30 PM. 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.
Frank Ventura, N1FMV, writes on the Middlesex ARC mailing list:
Due to the Covid-19 situation [the Zola ARC] won’t be holding a Summer luncheon this year. However, we can still get together and catch up and share our stories about how each of us has been doing and what radio related projects we have been working on. So order yourself some good takeout food for lunch and we’ll go around the virtual room and share our latest happenings.. Please see the meeting information below my name.
[Contact Frank Ventura, N1FMV, at frank -at- littlebreezes -dot- com for Zoom conference details.]
The August meeting will feature Paul Wade, W1GHZ, renowned VHF/UHF author and QST/QEX columnist. Contact K1BG.Bruce@gmail.com for WebEx conference info.
Check out Paul’s website: http://w1ghz.org/10g/10g_home.htm.
Edited: October 8, 2020:
Bruce, K1BG, will be conducting on-line technician classes beginning on Monday, November 2nd. Classes will run twice weekly for four weeks, on Monday and Wednesday nights. Each class will be two hours long and run on Zoom. The class will be limited to 15 students, and preference will be given to family and friends of NVARC members. Cost of the class will be $30 and will include textbook material. For more information, please contact Bruce, K1BG, at 508-341-5124. -NVARC Signal, October 2020
“Nashoba Valley ARC to Offer Technician Class in September, 2020”
Bruce Blain, K1BG, writes in the August issue of NVARC Signal:
Beginning sometime in September, the Nashoba Valley Amateur Radio Club will offer Technician license classes the first time in over 20 years.
I will be coordinating a four-week class schedule, with two-hour sessions taking place twice weekly (eight sessions/16 hours total). A detailed schedule will be made available during the August club meeting webinar, and I’ll be looking for several volunteers to help with the classes.
Because we are avoiding group gatherings, classes will be held using the WebEx on-line webinar services generously offered by Jim, N8VIM, and Medtronic, his employer. Plans are to follow up the classes with a VE session to get the students licensed (and we will have to plan for dealing with social distancing at that session). Additionally, if there is enough interest, we will offer classes leading to a General class license sometime later in the fall. Stay tuned for more details.
If you have questions, feel like volunteering for either classroom instruction or the VE session, know of someone who wants to participate, etc., please contact me at K1BG.Bruce@gmail.com, or call me at 508- 341-5124.
George Allison, K1IG, writes on the PART of Westford mailing list:
Our guest speaker for the PART meeting on Tuesday, August 18, will be Daniel Fernandez-Davila, who will give us a presentation about his with local villages and remote radio communications in Peru. Mr. Fernandez-Davila is an active archaeologist (BA Archaeology and Diploma of Anthropological Studies from Catholic University, Peru; MA in Archaeology and Ancient Heritage from University of Leicester, England) who has conducted excavations and mapping projects in the Andes and continues doing independent research in the north cloud forest of Peru. Daniel has served as an historical advisor for the BBC and Discovery Channel in the production of Ancient Civilization documentaries and has 25 years of experience teaching World History, Latin America, Archaeology and World Geography.
He co-founded Loose Change, an NGO (non-governmental organization) that brings school supplies and books to very remote villages in the Andes. He has also been teaching local Peruvians about radio communications and how to deal with emergencies using handheld radios. Recently he tested new radios and he is planning to create a web of communications in the area that can benefit isolated villagers.
He currently lives in Stow with his family and has been teaching Social Studies at Wayland Middle School since 2005.
The meeting will be conducted via Webex, and will start at 7:30 PM. Those who wish to check out their connectivity or just rag-chew will be able to log on as early at 7:00 PM. Login information will be sent to those on the PART mailing list by Monday evening.
ARRL Headquarters has received an application, dated July 31, 2020, from the Southeastern MA REACT, WC1EOC, in Brockton to affiliate with ARRL as a Category 1, “Local Amateur Radio Club.”
According to their filing, the club specializes in digital modes, public service/emergency, repeaters, VHF/UHF, and general interest. The club’s president is John Mahon, N1PYC.
Their affiliation will become official upon approval by New England Division Director Fred Hopengarten, K1VR.
Congratulations to Southeastern MA REACT of Brockton.
“Pi” Pugh, K1RV, writes on the K1USN RC mailing list:
Ron Senykoff, KG1T, writes on the Waltham ARA mailing list:
We normally cancel meetings during the summer. However many expressed interest in keeping something going online.
Agenda: Show and Tell
Bring something to talk about, some photos to share. This is online so you could easily screen share some pictures, or just hold items up to the camera to talk about them!
[Contact Ron Senykoff, KG1T, at rsenykoff -at- gmail -dot- com for conference details.]
Andy Wallace, KA1GTT, writes on the Billerica ARS website:
I am pleased to announce that our own [Billerica Amateur Radio Society] Secretary, Scott Ginsburg, K1OA, will be our speaker for the August meeting.
Scott sent me a sneak preview of his PPT slide deck for Ham Radio Awards and wow, there are some awards available to us that I had no knowledge of. Why go for awards? Well lots of us are already doing the heavy lifting – MAKING QSOs – so why not have a nice plaque or certificate to commemorate your hard work?
If you are curious about ARRL DXCC, Worked all States, Worked All Continents, Worked all Zones, the incredible USA Counties award (guess how many there are?), and others, you will want to see this presentation. Even if you are a casual operator or DXer you will enjoy hearing about these awards. You never know, someday your totals will qualify you for one.
We will announce the link to join the Zoom meeting before the meeting, but it will be posted to the BARS email list and should not be shared outside our Club. Are you on the email list? If not, please send an email to bars-subscribe@w1hh.org and then simply reply to the robot response from the server and you will be subscribed.
Observing our Zoom meeting requires only a web browser and headphones/speakers. You do not need a webcam or microphone unless you want to speak or be seen.
Before our meeting date, please go to https://zoom.us/test and see if it will function for you. If you have problems, we can try to assist – feel free to ask questions on the BARS email list.
I am looking forward to “seeing” many of you Wednesday 8/5/20.
Andy
KA1GTT
“Pi” Pugh, K1RV, writes on the K1USN mailing list:Bruce Blain, K1BG writes:
The Nashoba Valley Amateur Radio Club’s July meeting is tomorrow, Thursday, JuLY 16th at 7:30 PM . Under normal circumstances, NVARC does not have meetings in July or August. But this summer, NVARC’s board of directors has decided to extend our on-line meetings through the summer. This meeting will be conducted via WebEx. Meeting details are below. Thanks to Jim Hein, N8VIM, and Medtronics for the WebEx conference.
The meeting will feature Jessica, WU3C, who will give us “An Introduction to Synchronization in Modems.”
I also expect there will be a report on NVARC’s recent participation in the ARRL Field Day at the end of June.
Again, WebEx details are below.
Thanks and 73. Please feel free to contact me if you have any questions.
Bruce, K1BG
978-772-2773 or bruce.blain@charter.net
[Contact Bruce Blain for WebEx details. -ed.]
The Boston Amateur Radio Club will hold a general meeting on Thursday, July 16, at 7:30 PM on the Zoom teleconferencing platform. Charlie Bures, WA3ITR, will present “An Introduction to WSPR, JT65, & FT-8.”
The Yankee Clipper Contest Club will hold its fourth in a series Special Interest Group presentations on RTTY contesting online on Thursday, July 9, 2020 from 7:00-8:30 PM for its membership. Previous SIG presentations have addressed CW, SSB, and FT4/8 modes.
