Clubs

Ray Cord, K2TGX, SMHARC Secretary/Treasurer writes:

Just a reminder that this coming Tuesday night [September 15, 2020] is the third Tuesday of the month. Time for our regularly scheduled ARES and Club business meeting. We will meet on the K1SMH 147.195+, 127.3 Hz tone at 8:00 PM local. Hope to hear you on the air. Tnx, 73.

Dan Brown, W1DAN, writes in the September, 2020 issue of WARS’ The Spark Gap:

“Our next Zoom meeting [of the Wellesley Amateur Radio Society] will be Tuesday, September 15th at 7:30PM, when club member Steve Ciavarini, NQ1F, will talk about home-brewing a 6M Yagi antenna. I will email an invite link before the meeting. Also, if you are not by your computer, you
can call in to the meeting via telephone.”

The [Norfolk County Radio Association will] conduct its Wednesday, September 8, 2020 meeting at 8 PM using Zoom in light of the COVID-19 pandemic.  Jim, WJ1R, will be our Zoom host.  Thank you to Jim for agreeing to take on this role!

It will be a good opportunity to see and hear our members!  We have a few business items to cover, but we will let everyone have a chance to speak.

Please note that we do need to end the Zoom session shortly after the meeting ends so please be mindful of our host asking us to end our discussion after the meeting closes.  Thanks in advance for your cooperation and understanding!   

73,

“Pi” Pugh, K1RV, writes in the K1USN Radio Club newsletter:

“Remember that our next biweekly K1USN Zoom session will take place this upcoming Tuesday, Sept 1st @ 7:30 PM with Steve – WG0AT (AKA the Goat Hiker) doing a presentation on SOTA (Summits On The Air). Some of you may have worked Steve on the air or perhaps have viewed some of his Goat Hiker videos on YouTube already. This should be an interesting presentation and you will receive an invitation by this Sunday if you are already on the K1USN Zoom subscription list. If you are not already on the list then please send me an e-mail (k1rv@arrl.net) so that I can add you to our separate Zoom invitation list!”

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.

[If you are a non-member, contact John Iwuc, KB1VXY, at president -at- fara -dot- org for meeting details.]

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.]

 

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.

Ray Cord, K2TGX, writes on the Study Memorial Hospital ARC mailing list:

This is to announce that the [SMHARC] August virtual club meeting will be held this coming Tuesday, August 18th at 8:00 PM on the 147.195 repeater. Hope to hear you all on.

Tnx and 73,

Ray K2TGX

Secretary/Treasurer

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.

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.