August, 2018 Section News
The August, 2018 Section Newsletter is now available at https://ema.arrl.org/august-2018-section-news/.
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August 2018 Section News
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Welcome to the Eastern Massachusetts ARRL section newsletter.
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EVENTS:
ARRL NEW ENGLAND DIVISION CONVENTION
September 7-9, 2018
<http://www.boxboro.org/>
The ARRL New England Division Convention at BOXBORO is just around the corner. It’s time to finalize your plans for the annual gathering. BOXBORO this year has a lot that is new.
The Saturday evening banquet featuring Abigail Harrison, “Astronaut Abby”, takes us on a talk that is out of this world. Abigail will tell us about her work to become one of the first Mars astronauts. All Saturday dinner attendees will be eligible to win the Grand Banquet door prize – a Yaesu FT-991A all mode/all band/MF through UHF transceiver with System Fusion.
IMPORTANT: To be sure you have a seat at the Saturday banquet, you must order it online no later than Monday, Labor Day evening. After Monday, availability is limited.
The Friday evening banquet speaker is Don Greenbaum, just back from the Baker Island DXpedition. All Friday dinner attendees will be eligible to win the DXCC dinner door prize – an Elecraft KX2 Shack-in-a-Box as well as some other goodies.
An outstanding program of talks and forums are planned Friday, Saturday and Sunday. Check them out and plan your time ahead by visiting <https://www.boxboro.org/
This will be one of the best New England Conventions ever. It is truly a celebration of Amateur Radio with lots of activities ranging from the flea market, forums, banquets, card checking, programs for young hams, movies and social activities–even popcorn! There is free admission for students. Visit the web site for all the details.
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BOXBORO CONVENTION PROGRAMS ORIENTED TOWARDS YOUNG PEOPLE
A great program is planned for young people. Student admission to the Boxboro Convention is free. Here are some highlights. Please spread the word.
The Nashua Area Radio Society (NARS), will be presenting an Amateur Radio Exposition for Young People on September 8th and 9th. This exposition will include many hands-on activities, videos, and displays about Amateur Radio and wireless communications. <https://www.boxboro.org/
In addition, be sure to attend the Boxboro youth forums on Saturday and Sunday.
• STARS Youth Forum
The Sci-Tech Amateur Radio Society (STARS) is a student-run radio club made up of students, parents, teachers, and supportive amateur radio operators from around greater Boston, the metro-west suburbs, and New England.
• Entry Level Licensing
Bruce, K1BG, looks at the history of entry level license requirements and conditions, what’s worked and what hasn’t, and what it means for attracting youth to the hobby.
• STEM Learning for Young People via High Altitude Balloons (HAB) Carrying Amateur Radio
Fred Kemmerer, AB1OC, will discuss HAB equipment and tracking, flight planning, launch and recovery and post-flight data analysis. He will show footage from the edge of space!
• Cubes in Space
Christina Sage, KG1PSY will discuss the Cubes in Space™ program and involvement by students from the former Clay Center ARC.
• Young People Who Do Reverse- and Forward-Engineering Projects
Gerald Lemay, VA2GLU, will present a fun, hands-on tech activity, doable in two 30-minute sessions, involving a switchable power supply used by the scouts.
• Education Through Communications
Joe Fairclough, WB2JKJ, will describe how to bring ham radio to the classroom as a teaching tool and involve students in learning via the magic of Amateur Radio.
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ARRL HAS A NEW CHIEF EXECUTIVE OFFICER (CEO)
The ARRL Board of Directors has elected Howard E. Michel, WB2ITX, of Dartmouth, Massachusetts, to be ARRL’s new Chief Executive Officer, starting on October 15. Michel was first licensed as WN2ITX when he was about 16 years old and upgraded to General and Advanced within a year. He earned his Amateur Extra class license in 2000. He notes that he has always had a strong interest in building and repairing radio equipment.
<http://www.arrl.org/news/new-
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EASTERN MASSACHUSETTS ARES IS ON THE MOVE
Section Emergency Coordinator Rob Macedo, KD1CY, held a meeting with his staff at the NWS in Norton on August 11. Rob covered a great deal of territory during the meeting including:
• ARES CONNECT
• ARRL ARES Strategic Plan
• RACES Updates
• Boxboro Plans
• Contact with new ARES Signups
• Planning for ARES Workshops and Training
• ARES Nets
• Incorporating ARES Connect and the ARRL Strategic Plan into the section plan.
ARRL will be rolling out the nationwide ARES Connect database and ARES strategic plan in the coming months. Eastern Massachusetts ARES will be actively involved and is always looking for people interested in EMCOMM, SKYWARN, and Public Service to become involved. There are many forum sessions addressing these topics spanning all three days at the New England Division Convention at Boxboro.
To find out more about EMA ARES visit <https://ema.arrl.org/ares/>.
If you are interested in joining Eastern Massachusetts ARES, visit <https://secure1.ema.arrl.org/
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SEC JULY Report
Rob Macedo, KD1CY, reports 588 ARES members in the section and 12 active ARES nets during the month of July.
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SEC Appointments:
Greg Bennett, KC1CIC, has been appointed as a DEC. Greg will handle ARES-NTS Liaison. Welcome, Greg.
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NTS Appointments:
Mark Pereira, AC7RB, has been appointed as an Official Relay Station (ORS) and as Net Manager of the Cape and Islands Traffic Net (CITN) following the resignation of Bob Holland, N1SYC. Welcome, Mark.
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MORE NEWS
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A former Eastern Massachusetts section manager, Barry Porter, KB1PA, has been appointed to serve as SM for Southern Florida beginning October 1st. A resident of Delray Beach, Barry is a native of Milton, Massachusetts. He was licensed in 1984 and was one of the founding members of the Boston Computer Society’s Amateur Radio Group.
Barry succeeded Luck Hurder, KY1T, as the Eastern Massachusetts Section Manager, filling out the remainder of Luck’s term. KB1PA would go on to serve two additional terms of his own. Barry was involved with emergency communications during hurricanes Gloria and Bob. “During this period, I was a very active traffic handler and a net control.”
KB1PA moved to Florida in 2004. Read more at <https://ema.arrl.org/2018/08/
Best wishes and congratulations Barry from your many friends in Eastern Massachusetts.
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On July 17, the Massachusetts Maritime Academy Radio Club became our newest ARRL affiliated club in the EMA section. Congratulations and welcome.
The ARRL announced the Official Observer program will be retired and replaced by a Volunteer Monitoring program. The Board took the action at its July 20 – 21 meeting in Windsor, Connecticut, instructing that the transition “be implemented as soon as practicable.” Under the terms of the new program, current Official Observers will be invited to apply for appointment as Volunteer Monitors (VMs). The Board expressed its appreciation for the OOs and their dedicated volunteer service over the years.” Read the ARRL announcement at <http://www.arrl.org/news/
Frank, WQ1O, and Cape Cod ARES Receive Certificate of Recognition from Barnstable County Commissioners.
Congratulations are in order for their hard work during the intense storms that impacted the Cape in March. Read the full story at <https://ema.arrl.org/2018/08/
Framingham ARA Field Day Featured on “Access Framingham TV”.
The Framingham Amateur Radio Association’s recent Field Day operation at the McAuliffe Library was featured on Framingham’s community access channel. More at: <https://ema.arrl.org/2018/08/
On July 14, 2018, Eastern MA Technical Coordinator Dan Brown, W1DAN, traveled to ARRL Headquarters along with Tim Smith, WA1HLR, and Steve Cloutier, WA1QIX, to help get the lab station, W1INF, on AM… in a big way! See the story at <https://ema.arrl.org/2018/08/
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NTS RECOGNITIONS (July):
Public Service Honor Roll (PSHR):
KC1CIC, KW1U, N1TF, N1IQI, N1LAH, W1RVY, KC1HHO, WA1LPM.
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NTS daily nets in Massachusetts; All are welcome to join:
<https://ema.arrl.org/
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FIRST REGION NET (1RN/FRN) REPORTS
Bill, W1KX, manages 1RN Cycle 4, the evening CW net. Bill reports: July: 62 sessions, 144 pieces of traffic and 208 check-ins.
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SPEAKER LIST
Does your club need a speaker for a meeting? Here is a helpful resource: <https://ema.arrl.org/2018/04/
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“WHATEVER HAPPENED TO THAT RADIO CLUB?”
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Section news is available on our website and Facebook.
– The section website: <https://ema.arrl.org/>
– The Facebook page: <https://www.facebook.com/
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Section Leadership:
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FINAL WORD
My final word this month is simple! I hope to see you all at the New England Convention in Boxboro!
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73 until next month.
Tom, K1TW
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ARRL Eastern Massachusetts Section
Section Manager: Thomas D Walsh, K1TW
k1tw@arrl.org
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Boxboro Convention to Feature Amateur Radio Exposition For Young People
The 2018 Boxboro! ARRL New England Division is pleased to announce that the Nashua Area Radio Society (NARS) will be presenting an Amateur Radio Exposition for Young People on September 8-9, 2018. This exposition will include many hands-on activities, videos, and displays about amateur radio and wireless communications, including:
- Software Defined Radios
- High-Altitude Balloons
- Portable and Mobile stations
- Emergency Communications
- Fox-hunting
In addition to the displays, the exposition will also feature a kit building activity. For a small cost ($20), you can purchase a kit and build it using NARS’s equipment and help from their mentors. The kit is a fully functional Morse code touch keyer and practice oscillator. It is available on a walk-up basis anytime on Saturday or Sunday that the Exhibitor hall is open.
The exposition will also include a computer-controlled satellite ground station. Using this satellite ground station, folks can communicate with other amateur radio operators using satellites in space.
For more information, please visit https://www.boxboro.org/exposition-for-young-people.
Marlborough Household Hazardous Waste Day, September 29, 2018
Eric Williams, KV1J, Marlborough EMA Communications Officer writes in the Algonquin ARC QRZ newsletter:
Please join us as we support the biannual joint Hudson-Marlborough Household Hazardous Waste Collection Day on September 29th .
Our support is a combined effort by our Algonquin Amateur Radio Club and the Marlborough Emergency Management Team. Using our radio communications skills, we manage the traffic flow and validate residency for the approximately 400 cars that come to the event. We use both our N1EM repeater and the Emergency Management’s UHF radios.
We setup at 8 AM and the event runs from 9 AM to 1 PM. The event is next to the Marlborough Resident Drop-Off Facility, located at 860 Boston Post Road East in Marlborough, behind the Half Way Café near Home Depot. I will send out an email reminder before the event. Event Flyer from the Marlborough City web: https://www.marlboroughma.gov/sites/marlboroughma/files/uploads/household_hazardous_waste_fall_2018.pdf.
New ARRL CEO Elected By Board of Directors
An Eastern Massachusetts amateur has been elected as the League’s new Chief Executive Officer.
“The ARRL Board of Directors has elected Howard E. Michel, WB2ITX, of Dartmouth, Massachusetts, to be ARRL’s new Chief Executive Officer, starting on October 15. Michel (his name rhymes with “nickel”) is currently Chief Technology Officer at UBTECH Education, and Senior Vice President of UBTECH Robotics, a $5 billion Shenzhen, China, artificial intelligence and robotics company. As the Chief Technology Officer at UBTECH Education, Michel helped build this company from a startup in China to $100 million in valuation.”
[Full story]Barry Porter, KB1PA, Appointed as Section Manager in Southern Florida
A former Eastern Massachusetts Section Manager is back in a familiar leadership role: Barry Porter, KB1PA, has been appointed to serve as Section Manager for Southern Florida beginning October 1st.
A resident of Delray Beach, Barry is a native of Milton, Massachusetts. He was licensed in 1984 and was one of the founding members of the Aleppo Shrine Amateur Radio Club and the Boston Computer Society’s Amateur Radio Group.
“I was very active promoting the melding of ham radio and computing, and did a lot of packet radio. Through packet radio, I got involved with public service activities, and worked nine Boston Marathons. I became involved with Massachusetts Civil Defense and RACES and later I was appointed as a District Emergency Coordinator and Section Emergency Coordinator.”
Barry succeeded Luck Hurder, KY1T, as the Eastern Massachusetts Section Manager, filling out the remainder of Luck’s term. KB1PA would go on to serve two additional terms of his own.
Barry was involved with emergency communications during hurricanes Gloria and Bob. “During this period I was a very active traffic handler and a net control.”
KB1PA moved to Florida in 2004. While living in four-land, he’s been an Assistant Section Manager, an Assistant Section Emergency Coordinator, and an Emergency Coordinator. Barry was the only nominee for the position after Jeff Beals, WA4AW, announced that he would not seek a new term of office after serving since 2014.
Congratulations to Barry Porter, KB1PA in his new role as the Southern Florida Section Manager!
Cape and Islands ARES participation in the REPC Regional Shelter exercise 0900 8-25-18
Hello to all,
Cape Cod and Islands ARES will participate in the Barnstable County Regional Emergency Planning Committee shelter exercise on Saturday.
August 25th. This will be a functional exercise using the volunteer agencies in our multi agency shelter at D-Y Regional High School. Our Red Cross partners, ARES, MRC, CERT, and the Disaster Animal Rescue Team will participate.
Cape and Islands ARES will be providing in shelter communication coverage by UHF radio between the agencies. External communications will be using a new kit featuring a 75 watt VHF 2m radio.
Our 2m VHF station will call a simplex net on 146.580 MHZ FM at about 0900 in the morning. The 2m VHF test will last about 30 minutes. All stations within range are welcome to check in. Please report our signal strength to the net control station along with your antenna type, height, and the equipment/power level you are using.
At 0930 a test will begin with the new PAC digital software created by our own Ron W2CTX. It will last 30 minutes. Only stations with PAC will be able to participate. The software is in its late developmental stages, but has not gone live yet. There will be training for our members before that occurs.
Frank O’Laughlin WQ1O
Cape Cod and Islands ARES DEC
Genesis ARS Fox Hunt Training and Antenna Building, September 8, 2018
Jack Buckley, W1AKN writes in the Genesis ARS Newsletter:
Please plan to attend the fox hunt training session planned for Saturday, September 8 at 9AM at the Genesis ARS Meeting Room, Plymouth Airport. This training session is in preparation for the fox hunt on September 15 following the GARS Breakfast.
We have ordered several 2-meter tape measure beam kits that will be available for purchase and will help you to build the kits at the training session.
Genesis ARS Fox Hunt, September 15, 2018
Joe Costa, KC1ECK, writes in the Genesis ARS Newsletter:
The Paul Tura (N1KFD) Memorial Fox Hunt is scheduled for Saturday, September 15th at the GARS Meeting Room at the Plymouth Airport.
This is the day of the GARS breakfast also. Come for breakfast or the fox hunt or both! Breakfast is 9:00 AM at Kevins restaurant. We will start the hunt at 10:30 AM +/-.
Boxboro! Advance Ticket Registration, Hotel Room Deadline
Bob DeMattia, K1IW, writes on August 22:There are only a few more days left before we close payments by US mail. If you wish to use this option, please make sure to visit our website by this coming Friday. We will continue to accept PayPal payments until September 5th.
If you are planning to stay overnight, rooms are available at the convention discount rate of $99/night. Friday night is now sold out at this rate. There are still a few rooms left on Saturday. Call 978-263-8701 and use the discount code NEHAM!
See you there!
Bob – K1IW
Chairman – Boxboro 2018!
MASSACHUSETTS TRAFFIC REPORT FOR JULY 2018
July and the first half of August have been busy ones. As many of you know I was privileged to go on a cruise to Alaska late July into early August. While Massachusetts had heat and rain, we had perfect weather in Alaska, at least perfect for us tourists but no so for those who live there. Southeast Alaska is a rain forest and they hadn’t had rain in over a week! The sun shone every day we were there and temperatures were in the 70s and 80s. The scenery in Alaska is fabulous in itself, and to add to that my friend and I enjoyed zip-lining and a helicopter ride up to a glacier where we went dog sledding in the snow! The nets while I was gone were in the capable hands of ASTM Greg and all our great net managers. Thanks to all!
In Western Mass I have appointed an Assistant Section Traffic Manager, Peter KD2JKV. Peter has been managing one of the West Mass Two Meter nets and I look forward to working with him as I do with Greg KC1CIC our East Mass ASTM. Peter has been living in Albany NY but is in the process of moving to Pittsfield MA.
The Cape and Islands Traffic Net (CITN) has a new manager. Bob Holland N1SYC has resigned and Mark Pereira AC7RB has agreed to assume the manager position. We thank Bob for his years of dedicated service to NTS and wish him well. Our thanks to Mark for stepping up.
Shortly after my return from vacation we held our annual Traffic Handlers Picnic on August 12 in Concord. We had a good group of around 15 folks, and had plenty of food and good conversations. It is always a highlight of my year to be able to meet face to face with the traffic handlers in our state. Pictures are on the EMA Facebook page.
One of the discussions we had centered around the proliferation of “bulk” traffic and how it might be managed. We came up with a summary of the discussion in a document now on our website. It has been slightly edited since it was initially posted. I encourage all to check it out. You will see it under “News Flash – Bulk Traffic Handling Policy”. Note this applies to Massachusetts only at this time. Any comments positive or negative can be directed to kw1u@arrl.net.
A reminder the annual Boxboro Convention will be held September 7-9. Information on this event can be found at boxboro.org. There will be an NTS Forum at 1:00 Saturday where folks can meet and talk about nets and issues of concern to NTS folks. This will be followed by a presentation by our own Greg KC1CIC on “Digital Messaging with Winlink for NTS and Emcomm”. With growing interest in digital comms this should be a very interesting forum. There will also be a “nuts and bolts” pair of forums on Sunday morning. These will be presented by W1YSM of CT. Anyone just beginning message handling and traffic nets will want to check that out.
73 to all and hope to see you at Boxboro!
Marcia KW1U STM EMA and WMA
| MA STM REPORT | JUl 2018 | ||||||
| NET | SESSIONS | QTC | QNI | QTR | NM | FREQ | Net Time |
| WMTN C1 | 30 | 4 | 264 | 199 | KD2JKV | 146.91 | 10:00 Daily |
| WMTN C2 | 23 | 14 | 169 | 178 | N1YCW | 146.91 | 13:00 Daily |
| MARI | 29 | 73 | 127 | 406 | KW1U | 3565 KHz | 19:00 Daily |
| EM2MN | 30 | 165 | 215 | 712 | KC1CIC | 145.23 | 20:00 Daily |
| CM2MN | 29 | 19 | 188 | 312 | KK1X | 146.97 | 21:00 Daily |
| MARIPN | 13 | 12 | 38 | 111 | N1LAH | 3978 KHz | 18:00 Tu,Th,Sa |
| CITN | 22 | 7 | 103 | 324 | KC1CIC | 147.375 | 19:30 M,T,T, F,Sa |
| HHTN | 18 | 15 | 62 | 172 | W1HAI | MMRA Rptrs | 22:00 Su,M,W,F |
| WMEN | 5 | 0 | 117 | NA | W1JWN | 3944 KHz | 08:30 Su |
| WARPSN | 5 | 10 | 69 | NA | N1IQI | 147.225 | 08:30 Su |
| SAR | ORG | REC | SENT | DEL | TOTAL | BPL | |
| N1IQI | 0 | 84 | 839 | 4 | 927 | X | |
| KW1U | 30 | 270 | 301 | 2 | 603 | X | |
| KC1CIC | 12 | 111 | 65 | 21 | 209 | ||
| N1TF | 0 | 47 | 57 | 6 | 110 | ||
| KC1HHO | 17 | 29 | 39 | 11 | 96 | ||
| N1LAH | 0 | 34 | 30 | 1 | 65 | ||
| W1RVY | 3 | 18 | 19 | 6 | 46 | ||
| WA1LPM | 0 | 15 | 25 | 0 | 40 | ||
| NV1N | 0 | 3 | 31 | 0 | 34 | ||
| W1PLK | 0 | 13 | 7 | 12 | 32 | ||
| AC7RB | 0 | 1 | 5 | 0 | 6 | ||
| K1BML | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 2 | ||
| PSHR (Min 70 Points) | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 6 | TOTAL |
| KC1CIC | 40 | 40 | 30 | 30 | 0 | 20 | 160 |
| KW1U | 40 | 40 | 30 | 0 | 0 | 20 | 130 |
| N1TF | 40 | 40 | 30 | 5 | 0 | 0 | 115 |
| N1IQI | 40 | 40 | 10 | 10 | 0 | 10 | 110 |
| N1LAH | 40 | 40 | 20 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 100 |
| W1RVY | 40 | 40 | 20 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 100 |
| KC1HHO | 29 | 40 | 10 | 5 | 0 | 0 | 84 |
| WA1LPM | 23 | 40 | 10 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 73 |
| NV1N | 35 | 24 | 10 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 69 |
| K1BML | 21 | 1 | 10 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 32 |
| DRS | RCV | FWD | TOTAL | ||||
| KW1U | 641 | 758 | 1399 | ||||
| N1IQI | 84 | 839 | 923 | ||||
| KC1CIC | 42 | 30 | 72 | ||||
| KC1EGK | 0 | 2 | 2 | ||||
| W1RVY | 0 | 0 | 0 | ||||
| BPL = 500 POINTS EARNED | |||||||
| MARCIA FORDE STM MA | |||||||
Flea at MIT, August 19, 2018 in Cambridge, MA
This Coming Sunday, the August Flea at MIT
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Summary: Buy Sell SWAP Ham Radio Electronics Computers 9AM – 2PM ***
!!!! In our Traditional GARAGE !!!!! ****
so come rain or shine or super heat the Flea is on !!!
Outdoor space is questionable for this month, call ahead if your will not fit in 6′ 8″ height.
Due to changes in the construction crane, we may have some street space for
oversize trucks for the next couple months. Call for details.
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Summary: Buy Sell SWAP Ham Radio Electronics Computers 9AM – 2PM
*** !!!! In our Traditional GARAGE !!!! ****
so come rain or shine or super heat the Flea is on !!!
********* $1 buyers discount with hardcopy of this notice ********
COMPUTERS – ELECTRONICS – HAM RADIO – COMPUTERS – ELECTRONICS – HAM RADIO
FLEA all SUMMER at MIT
Sunday August 19th 2018
9AM-2PM
Come to the city for a great flea – plenty of free parking.
MIT’s electronics and ham radio flea will take
place on the third Sunday of each month this summer,
April thru October.
There is tailgate space for over 300 sellers!
Buyers admission is $6 (you get $1 off if
you’re lucky enough to have a copy of our ad)
and sellers spaces are $20 for the first and
$15 for each additional at the gate.
Early Bird Buyers admission is $15, allows
entry after the prepaid sellers ~ 7:15AM
See registration form for season rate.
The flea will be held at the corner of Albany and
Main streets in Cambridge; right in the Kendall
Square area from 9AM to 2PM, with sellers set-up
time starting at 7AM.
SEASON PASS + Advance Discounts
A sellers discount season pass is available which
offers a 30% discount. By prepaying you get a
discount and earlier admission. See the registration form
for full seller info.
*** Attention Sellers ***
Prepaid vendors.. Season Pass or monthly,
will be admitted FIRST.
Separate lines will form prior to gate opening
for prepaid and nonprepaid vendors
!! RAIN or SHINE !! Have no fear of rain, a covered
well illuminated tailgate area is available for all
sellers (6’8″ clearance).
Talk-in: 145.23- (PL 88.5) W1BOS/R and
W1XM/R-449.725/444.725 (PL 114.8/2A).
Sponsors: MIT Electronics Research Society
MIT UHF Repeater Association (W1XM)
MIT Radio Society (W1MX)
Harvard Wireless Club (W1AF)
For more info / advanced reservations 617 253 3776
********** $1 buyers discount with hard copy of this notice ************
Mail the coupon below by the July 5th for advanced reservations.
FLEA at MIT 2018 Rates
SELLERS
To use your spaces the named vendor MUST be present.
Rates include one admission per space.
Season Pass $99 First Space – includes $70 for Cambridge Vendor Licenses
$70 Each additional space
Advance $17 First space – includes $10 Cambridge Vendor License
$12 Additional Spaces
Must be received by the 5th of the month.
Gate Admission $20 First Space – includes $10 Cambridge Vendor License
$15 Additional Spaces
Admission is after the prepaid vendors
Early Bird Buyer -Admission after the prepaid vendor line is admitted. ~ 7:15AM
** You may not sell. **
$15 per person at the gate.
$70 Season Early Bird Buyer
cut and return
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FLEA at MIT 2018 Advance Space Application
_____ 1st Season Pass @ $99 _____ Additional Season Spaces @ $70
____April ____May ____June ____ July ____Aug ___Sept ____Oct
@ $17 for the first each month + $12 each additional
_____ Season Early Bird Buyer @ $70 ** NB You may not sell. **
Name ________________________ Call __________ $ Included______
Address ________________________ Phone __________ Make Check to
The MIT Radio Society
City ____________________ State _______ Zip _______ PO Box 397082
Cambridge MA 02139
E-mail ______________________________
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Steve Finberg W1GSL w1gsl@mit.edu
PO Box 82 MIT Br Cambridge MA 02139-7082 617 258 3754
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2018 Boxboro! Forum Schedule Posted
Information on forums and presentations at the 2018 Boxboro! New England Division Convention September 7-9, 2018 is now on-line, according to Boxboro Program Chair Phil Temples, K9HI. This year’s program spans three days, beginning on Friday, September 7 at 10:00 AM with a special ARES/SKYWARN track and concluding on Sunday, September 9 at 1:00 PM with the main prize drawing and convention wrap-up.
See http://boxboro.org/forums-and-classes/forum-schedule for program presenters, titles, times, room locations, and abstracts.
Boston Marathon Article Featured in September QST
The September, 2018 issue of QST features a full-length article entitled “Public Service in Action at the Boston Marathon.” Authored by Assistant Editor Caroline Kenney, the story describes Amateur Radio communications at one of the world’s oldest and most prestigious sporting events:
“There are radio operating teams in all aspects of the complex system surrounding the starting line… transport and parking, aiding elite or disabled runners, attending to the volunteer core of 1,000 people, and working the information booths. “
Mark Richards, K1MGY, and Eastern MA Section Emergency Coordinator Rob Macedo, KD1CY, are quoted in the article.
The September edition of Digital QST is available at http://www.arrl.org/news/the-september-edition-of-digital-qst-is-now-available-1.
Bulk Traffic Handling Policy
Section Traffic Manager Marcia Forde, KW1U writes:
Hello to all Massachusetts traffic handlers,
Those who were able to attend the annual traffic handlers picnic last Sunday, which included ASTMs, Net Managers and those who handle a large number of radiograms, were involved in a discussion regarding the disposition of what has come to be called “bulk” or “spam” traffic, arriving on Massachusetts traffic nets. As mentioned in the enclosed document, there has been an increasing proliferation of radiograms originated by traffic handlers throughout the US and addressed to other amateurs whose call signs, names and addresses were acquired from an FCC database list. In most cases the originators are unknown to the intended recipients and these messages have often not been welcomed by the recipients thus causing an increasing number of potential delivering stations to have turned away from the nets. While we don’t wish to discourage the origination of messages which help keep the nets viable, it has become a problem for the health of the nets.
“Bulk Traffic Handling Policy” is a summary of that discussion and attempts to set guidelines for Massachusetts traffic handlers. It primarily affects those on local nets and not section nets or above, as local VHF nets are generally the final destination points for delivery of messages. Any messages on section nets not picked up for delivery can often be brought to the local nets as needed.
We would like to implement these guidelines as soon as possible after allowing a brief period for dissemination of this information. If anyone has comments, positive or negative, they may send them to me kw1u@arrl.net. These guidelines will be implemented effective Friday, August 17.
Thanks to all for your support of the nets.
73, Marcia KW1U
STM EMA/WMA
Lightship Nantucket To Be Activated for International Lightship/Lighthouse Weekend, August 19, 2018
Mike Rioux, W1USN and Bob Reiser, AA1M, will operate onboard the Lightship Nantucket on Sunday, August 19 as part of International Lightship/Lighthouse Weekend. “Anyone who is interested in operating or just coming down to check the ship out is welcome. Bring friends if you like and we’ll give a tour,” says Bob.
If you need info or directions, email Bob, AA1M, at aa1m@yahoo.com.
International Lighthouse/Lightship Weekend (ILLW) began in 1998 as the Scottish Northern Lights Award sponsored by the Ayr Amateur Radio Group. ILLW is a popular Amateur Radio event that takes place on the third full weekend in August each year. It attracts over 500 lighthouse entries in over 40 countries.
[See also: “Historic Nantucket Lightship Beams“]
WQ1O and Cape Cod ARES Receives Certificate of Recognition From Barnstable County Commissioners
Frank O’Laughlin, WQ1O, and the Cape Cod ARES team received high praise from the Barnstable County Commissioners for his hard work during the intense storms that impacted the Cape in March.
The ARRL Cape Cod and Islands ARES District Emergency Coordinator and the Cape Cod ARES team were awarded a Certificate of Recognition from Commissioners Ronald Beaty, Mary Pat Flynn, and Leo Cakounes at a Regional Emergency Planning Committee Meeting on August 1, 2018.
“I want to give thanks to all and especially to my crew who worked hard and long hours last winter during storm operations. Our group devoted several hundred person-hours to the operations,” writes WQ1O. “As Cape and Islands ARES insists on self sufficiency, our volunteers are self-equipped regardless if there is equipment on scene. This helps guarantee redundancy.”
ARRL Board of Directors’ Committee Seeks Input for Proposed ARES Strategic Plan
The Public Service Enhancement Working Group (PSEWG) has contacted all ARRL Section Managers and Section Emergency Coordinators seeking comments and suggestions regarding the proposed ARES Strategic Plan via an online form. The deadline is October 31, in order to give the PSEWG sufficient time to review the comments and suggestions, formulate any necessary revisions, and submit the revised document to the Board for consideration at its January meeting. [Full story]
[Note: please forward comments and suggestions about the strategic plan to Eastern MA Section Emergency Coordinator Rob Macedo, KD1CY.]
Marlborough Labor Day Parade, September 3, 2018
The Algonquin Amateur Radio Association is looking for volunteers to assist in the Marlborough Labor Day parade on September 3. The parade is one of the club’s highest profile public service events.
According to AARC’s Ed Fitzgerald, K1DIN, “The early recruiting for this year’s parade and the great response may give us the opportunity to try some operational upgrades. Each year that we’ve filled our roster, we have made some changes which seem to have worked well.”
Jim Babish, K1UUM, has agreed to assist Ed as his assistant team organizer “so that he might learn all the steps to getting the parade team ready.” Says K1DIN: “Of similar importance, we need to continually ‘deepen our bench’ so that in years when some of our volunteers have other commitments for parade day, we still can have complete coverage… We have a few experienced volunteers who have been able to fill in for folks who have last minute emergencies, for which I will be forever grateful.”
Those wishing to volunteer should contact K1DIN at: edfitz1@earthlink.net.
TRAFFIC HANDLERS PICNIC THIS SUNDAY AUGUST 12
REMINDER – The annual traffic handlers picnic will take place this Sunday, August 12 from noon to 4 at 44 Raymond Road, Concord MA. All traffic handlers and others interested in learning more about traffic handling are invited. Hamburgers, hot dogs and Italian sausages will be provided. Bring your beverage of choice. I have heard of some folks bringing chips and cake. If you wish to bring something to share it would be most welcome and appreciated, but we do always seem to have a lot left over. I also have a limited number of chairs, so if you happen to have lawn chairs you can easily stuff into your car, by all means please do. If anyone doesn’t have GPS and wants directions, email kw1u@comcast.net or call or text 508 314 6836. Last weather report indicated a chance of a brief shower, but we’ve been lucky before and I’ve put in my request to the weatherman. At least the temperature should be more agreeable than it has the past few weeks. A head count by Saturday would be great so I know I have enough food, but if it’s spur of the moment, do come anyway. Look forward to seeing you there.
Marcia KW1U