Eastern MA March 2006 PSHR, Traffic Totals Posted
The March, 2006 EMA traffic net and Public Service Honor Roll totals have been posted to http://nts.ema.arrl.org under “Main Menu | STM Monthly Report“.
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Run Of The Charles Ham Support Requested, April 30, 2006
Bob Salow, WA1IDA writes:
The Charles River Watershed Association (CRWA) has again requested ham support for the Run of the Charles (ROTC) canoe races. Some administrative delays have caused time to be short and your prompt response will really help. Fortunately, the river and race conditions have not changed much in recent years. This event, like so many others in the Greater Boston area, has been coordinated by or through the Boston Amateur Radio Club. I manage the public service activities for the club.
We should all be aware of the critical nature of this event and the restrictions it imposes on the ham support. I intend to continue that concept. As I increase the number of hams needed to do this job, I plan to be selective of ham quality. To manage this I ask that you respond to the questions below as quickly and as accurately as you can. Email will be the primary means of communication between us. This year the ROTC will be on Sunday, 30 April 2006. Some assignments will begin as early as 0700, others somewhat later. As in the past, our duties are primarily safety and administrative at the dam portages, as well as shadows for key CRWA staff and at Net Control. A 2-meter, 5 watt hand-held is satisfactory. A dual-band radio is desirable, but not required. An antenna better than the “rubber duck” that came with the radio is essential because the riverside locations may make communications difficult. Be sure to have sufficient batteries to last the day. I will furnish you with assignments, more details and instructions as soon as the information is available.
As a ham event, this is an interesting and fun experience. The communication load is light, but that doesn’t begin to compare with the problems of handling canoes in a rushing river. The CRWA emphasizes safety and care for the participants, so wetness is frequent and accidents are few.
If you can help for this event, please respond with all of the following information as soon as possible. Reply by email is the best method.
Full name
On-air name
Call sign
Postal mailing address (including 9-digit ZIPcode)
Evening phone
Day phone
Cell phone
Email address
Does your 2-meter radio have CTCSS (PL)?
Do you have a dual-band radio?
Do you have a magnetic mount antenna?
T-shirt size
Also, with regard to this event, let me know your station preference(s), if any, and time of assignment desired. Note that we cannot assure you that all preferences can be granted. Depending on the responses received, there is a slight chance we cannot use all volunteers. Try to get back to me as quickly as you can.
If you know other hams who would meet the ROTC quality standards and are interested in this event, ask them to send the above information to me.
73,
Bob Salow
508.650.9440
Boston ARC To Participate In Blue Hill Observatory “Spring Open House”
The Boston Amateur Radio Club has been invited to participate at the Blue Hill Observatory Spring Open House on Saturday, April 29. Open to the public, this is a great opportunity to introduce ham radio to kids and adults alike. Attendance is expected to be more than 1500. The event runs from 1000 to 1600, with our set-up beginning at 0800.
We will be operating on 145.230, 146.520 and on HF. Our past experience operating from that location during SKYWARN Recognition Day indicates that 2M VHF contacts are possible all over New England.
Transportation to the top of the hill will be by shuttle service from the parking lot located at the base of Great Blue Hill on Rt. 138 in Milton – unless you would like to hike the 653′ elevation. I also suggest bringing a lunch and something to drink.
Those interested in assisting please contact me by e-mail at emgmgt@comcast.net or at 781.749.7664.
BARC enjoys a good working relationship with the Blue Hill Science Center. It’s important we support their events as they have supported ours. There will be several other organizations participating including the Mt. Washington Observatory and the EPA. More information is available at http://www.bluehill.org. Click on activates, and then the event calendar
(Please note that BARC’s participation is weather dependent and the final decision as to participation may not be made until the morning of the event, at which time it will be announced on the 145.230 repeater and on barc-list.)
—Thanks, Boston ARC The SPARC, April 2006
Walk For Hunger Volunteers Sought–May 7, 2006
Bruce Pigott, KC1US writes:
Project Bread will again be looking forward to hams supporting the Walk for Hunger on Sunday, May 7. Forty thousand walkers will be raising funds for emergency feeding programs located across the Commonwealth. This will be the twenty fifth time Amateur Radio will be part of the Walk organization.
The assignments are about six hours long at various places along the twenty mile Walk route from Boston out to Newton. Some positions start at 6AM with others starting throughout the morning. We need coordinator shadows at checkpoints, bus stops, with walker marshals, and in transport vans. All skill levels of hams are desired. A two meter or dual band radio with extra battery and an extended (15 inch) antenna are needed. An informational meeting and two on air sessions will be held to answer questions and fill in last minute details. You can sign up at the Crocker Public Service Group web page http://cpsg.amateur-radio.net/ or send a message to wfh06@amateur-radio.net.
High praise was received last year from the coordinators and the Project Bead staff for the quantity and quality of support by hams. Three million dollars were raised even with the rain showers. More information about the Walk and the services Project Bread provides can found at http://www.projectbread.org/. The event is an enjoyable day with both the walkers and volunteers having a good time at this worthwhile cause.
Thank you and 73 – Bruce KC1US
New England Public Service List April 11, 2006
PSLIST April 11, 2006Public Service Volunteer Opportunities in the New England Division
Listing public events at which Amateur Radio communications is providing
a public service and for which additional volunteers from the Amateur
Community are needed and welcome. Please contact the person listed to
identify how you may serve and what equipment you may need to bring.The most up-to-date copy of this list is maintained as
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Date Location Event Contact Tel/Email
Apr 30 Groton MA Groton Road Race Ralph KD1SM 978-582-7351
kd1sm@arrl.net
May 7 Boston MA Walk for Hunger Bruce KC1US 781-275-3740
wfh06@amateur-radio.net
May 13 Grafton MA Grafton Road Race Bob KA1OTQ 508-865-6957
Robert.Beausoleil@verizon.net
May 13 Westford MA Apple Blossom Parade Terry KA8SCP 978-692-2069
ka8scp@arrl.net
May 21 Devens MA Parker Classic Road Race Stan KD1LE 978-433-5090
May 21 Wellesley MA Veterans Parade Tom N1CPE 508-478-4230
http://www.wellesleyparade.com/index.htm n1cpe@amsat.org
Jun 4 Boston MA AIDS Walk Boston Bruce KC1US 781-275-3740
wfh06@amateur-radio.net
Jul 1 Princeton MA Fitchburg Longsjo Classic Ralph KD1SM 978-582-7351
kd1sm@arrl.net
Jul 2 Fitchburg MA Fitchburg Longsjo Classic Ralph KD1SM 978-582-7351
kd1sm@arrl.net
Jul 4 Chelmsford MA 4th of July Parade Darrel K1EJ 978-251-4805
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Collins R-390 Assistance
Arthur Minasian, N1KZC writes:
Does anyone know of any reputable techs that have experience in repairing and or restoring back to specs boat anchors? In particular, I am trying to find someone for a blind friend of mine that needs his R390 “tweeked”.
If you can help via your own experience with a reliable tech, please email me at: akm_325@yahoo.com. Thanks.
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Framingham ARA To Participate In Emergency Preparedness Expo
The Framingham Amateur Radio Association plans to be on-hand at the upcoming Emergency Preparedness Exposition on September 16, 2006 on Pond Road in Framingham. The event is being sponsored by the Knox Trail Council of the Framingham Boy Scouts.
“They are expecting between 700 to 1,000 attendees for the event,” writes Framingham ARA president Gordy Bello, K1GB. “FARA will be there with a booth depicting ham radio’s role in emergency communications.” He adds, “We will be handing out brochures, flyers, etc. and [operating our handi-talkies] for demonstration purposes.
The Expo will feature organizations such as: NSTAR, the FBI, Framingham Fire Department, and Framingham Police Department. Lunch will be provided for those participating.
Says, K1GB, “This is FARA’s golden opportunity to show our value to the the public.”
Eastern VHF/UHF Conference April 21-23, 2006
Mark your calendars for the 32nd Eastern VHF/UHF Conference, April 21-23, 2006 at the Crowne Plaza Hotel in Enfield, Connecticut.
The conference is an opportunity to share with fellow VHFers and above technical achievments in the field of communication and experimentation. It will feature technical talks, photo displays, band sessions, noise figure measurements, and much more.
For additional information, visit http://www.newsvhf.com/vhfconf.html.
Oldest College Club Station?
An interesting thread on the Harvard Wireless Club (HWC) email reflector discusses who has legitimate claim to being the oldest college radio club in existence.
HWC member George Clark, W1XW states, “Two potential challengers are the Worcester Polytechnic Institute (WPI) Wirless Association, now W1YK, which also claims to have been founded in October, 1909, and The MIT Radio Society, which also claims founding in 1909.” Clark goes on to ask, “Does anybody have a citation for (or even better, a copy of) a document that mentions the date of [the Harvard Wireless Club’s] founding?”
In responding, W1AF trustee Mike Manafo, K3UOC writes:
“According to page 6 in The WPI Wireless Association: Its Origin and Growth, 1909-1932, David M. Mangini, (unpublished dissertation, WPI, 1978), the author writes:
‘… radio clubs were still a new thing when WPI established their wireless group. Public clubs were still few in number and centered mainly around the larger cities. The first of the college wireless club is reputed to be the Harvard Wireless Club in Cambridge, Mass. The next club thought to be founded at a college is the MIT Wireless Society from which WPI got its encouragement.'”
Manafo goes on to state, “A copy of the Mangini thesis sits on the bookshelf in the [W1AF] shack. In addition, there is a QST article from the 1920’s in which MIT RC credits the HWC as instrumental in its founding. There should be a copy of the article in our files.”
The Harvard Wireless Club was originally founded as “The Radio Society of The Institute for Geographic Exploration.”
Reminder: Eastern Massachusetts ARES Net for April
Hello to all…
A reminder that the monthly ARES Net for April is rapidly approaching.
The monthly ARES Net for April is April 3rd, 2006, at 8:30 PM on the MMRA Repeater system. This is after the RACES Nets earlier in the evening.
Make the first Monday of the month, “Emergency
Communications Night” and check into your local RACES Net and then check into the ARES Net on the MMRA Repeater System. We look forward to your participation and remember, we are always looking for Net Controls to run the ARES Net.
We will have several interesting announcements for the net this evening and we look forward to everyone’s participation. Updates will be posted via email and on the Eastern Massachusetts ARES Web Site at http://ares.ema.arrl.org
Thanks for your continued support of ARES!
Respectfully Submitted,
Robert Macedo (KD1CY)
ARES SKYWARN Coordinator
Eastern Massachusetts ARES Section Emergency Coordinator
Pager #: (508) 354-3142
Home Phone #: (508) 994-1875 (After 6 PM)
Home/Data #: (508) 997-4503 (After 6 PM)
Work Phone #: 1-800-445-2588 Ext.: 72929 (8 AM-5 PM)
Email Address: rmacedo@rcn.com
http://users.rcn.com/rmacedo
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1 Apr Laval PQ CRALL @HS George-Vanier $5@9 $19/T@7 514 708 8033 W+8 Apr Londonderry NH IRS @Lions Club $10@7 $3@9 Gayle KB1LHA 781 598 1442 F+
15 Ap S Portland ME PAWA @AmLegion Roger N1XP 207 671 0671 A
16 Apr Cambridge MA FLEA at MIT Nick 617 253 3776
Third Sunday April thru October22 Apr Nashua NH NE Antique RC $15/T@7 $5@8 $2@9 @StStan Marty 603 755 2839
22 April Montreal PQ MARC @LaSalleRCL $4@9 $8/T@8 James 514 697 7205 R
23 Ap Southington CT SARA @HS $5@9 $10@8:30 $20/T@6:30 Chet 860 628 9346 F
23 Ap LaGrangeville NY MtBeaconARC @TymorPk Rich N2ZKX 845 344 2720 A+
23 Ap Enfield CT NEWS EVHF/UHF Conf Mark K1MAP 413 566 2404 W+
29-30 Ap Watertown MA Photographica @ACEC ~photo~ John 781 592 2553 W+
5,6 May Hopkinton NH HossTraders @FG x7 I89 Joe K1RQG 207 469 3492 T
6 May Goshen CT SBARC @FG Rt 63 $3@8 $5/TG@6 Lee K1LEE 860 435 0051 F+
8 May Whately MA FCARA @ElSch $3@5PM Bill N1EWK 413 774 4669 W+
13 May Halifax NS HARC @ForumAnnex B@9 S@6:30 Murray VE1MMD R
13 May Rensselaer NY EGARA @FireHse $5@8 $10/T@6 Thomas KC2FCP 518 272 1494 F+
21 May Cambridge MA FLEA at MIT Nick 617 253 3776
27 May Vernon CT NARC @Tolland AG Ctr $4@9 $15/T Wayne N1GUS 860 487 1921 A+
28 May SorelTracy PQ STARC $5@9 $15/T@6 Luc VE2DWE 450 743 8676 R+
2 June Feeding Hills MA HCRA TG Party @CongCh @6PM Dave KB1MU 413 596 6605
2-4 June Rochester NY RARA @FG Harold K2HC 585 424 7184 A
3 June Hermon ME PSARC @HS Roger KA1TKS 207 848 3846 A+
4 June Queens NY HoSARC 47-01 111st $5@9 $10/sp@7:30 Steve 718 898 5599 F+
11 June Newington CT NARL @ShrinerHall George AB1GL 860 463 0948 A+
11 June Bethpage NY LIMARC @Briarcliff Rick K2RB 516 526 6975 A+
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This section is only included in the electronic distribution.Cambridge MA Flea at MIT http://www.swapfest.us
Hopkinton NH Hosstraders http://www.qsl.net/k1rqg/
Amherst MA Mt. Tom ARC http://www.mtara.org/hamfest/flea.html
Adams MA N BerkshireARC http://www.nobarc.org/hamfest
Boxborough MA NE ARRL Conv http://www.boxboro.org/
Framingham MA FARA http://www.fara.org/
Newton MA Waltham ARA Auction http://www.wara64.org/auction/
S Dartmouth MA SEMARA http://www.semara.org/flea/fleamkt.htm
Watertown MA Photographica http://www.phsne.org/ +
Whately MA FranklinCARC http://www.fcarc.org/news.htm +
Enfield CT VHF/UHF Conf http://www.newsvhf.com/vhfconf.html +
Newington CT NARL http://www.narl.net/1.htm
Southington CT SARA http://www.chetbacon.com/sara.htm
Wallingford CT Nutmeg CT Conv http://www.nutmeghamfest.com
Windsor CT Vintage R Mus http://www.NationalCommunicationsMuseum.org/
Lewiston ME AARC http://www.mainearrl.org/convent.htm
Portland ME PAWA http://www.qsl.net/pawa/fleamarket.html
Henniker NH CVRC http://www.qsl.net/k1bke/
Rochester NH GBRA http://www.kb1kbe.com/hamfest06.html
Bergen NJ BARA http://www.bara.org/
Lake Placid NY NNY ARA http://www.northnet.org/nnyham/hamfest_flyer2004.htm
Lindenhurst NY ToB ARES http://www.tobares.org/hamfest.html
Long Island NY LIMARC http://www.limarc.org/fest.htm
Massapequa NY GSB ARA http://www.gsbarc.org/
Queens NY Hall of Science http://hosarc.org/hamfest.html
Rensselaer NY E Greenbush ARA http://www.com-tech.org/EGARA.html
Rochester NY AWA http://www.antiquewireless.org/
Rochester NY RARA http://www.rochesterhamfest.org/
Greenwich RI Fidelity ARC http://users.ids.net/~newsm/dates.html
Essex Junction VT Burlington ARC http://www.vtstetson.net/fest02.pdf
Milton VT RANV VT Conv http://www.ranv.org/milton.html
St Albans VT STARC http://www.starc.org/
Drummondville PQ leCRdeD http://www.9bit.qc.ca/ve2crd/hamfest/index.html
Greenwood PQ GARC http://www3.ns.sympatico.ca/esmith/GARC/activities.htm +
Montreal PQ MARC http://www.marc.qc.ca/fest/fest.html
Montreal PQ WIARC http://www.pubnix.net/wiarc/hamfest.htm
Montreal PQ MS-SARC http://www.ve2clm.ca/hamfesta.htm
Laval PQ CRALL http://www.ve2crl.qc.ca/ +
Sorel-Tracy PQ CRAS-T http://www.hamfest.qc.ca/
Summerside PEI SPARC http://www.summersidearc.com/fleamarket.htm
St Therese PQ CRALL http://www.ve2crl.qc.ca/hamfest2002.htm
Halafax NS HARC http://www.halifax-arc.org/
Timonium MD GBHC http://www.gbhc.org/ +
Canada RAC List http://rac.eton.ca/data/racfleas.taf?function=form
Phila. Area VARA List http://www.qsl.net/w2vtm/hamfest.html
USA ARRL List http://www.arrl.org/hamfests.html
International Marconi Day
International Marconi Day
April 22, 2006 UTC
FCC licensed radio operators are invited to operate with KM1CC at the Coast Guard Station, Coast Guard Beach, Eastham to celebrate International Marconi Day. International Marconi Day honors the birthday of the “Wizard of Wireless,” Guglielmo Marconi, on the Saturday closest to his birth date, April 25, 1874. The public is invited to observe operations from10 am- 3 pm; operators are needed from Friday April 21 at 8 pm ET through Saturday April 22 8 pm ET. For more information contact Barbara Dougan, KB1GSO at Barbara_Dougan@nps.gov . For park information, and maps visit: http://www.nps.gov/caco.
CW and voice operations: local 2 Meter repeaters, 17 Meter, 20 Meter, 40 Meters, and 80 Meters.
17M 18.160 SSB 18.080 CW
20M 14.260 SSB 14.035 CW
40M 7.260 SSB 7.035 CW
80M 3.860 SSB 3.535 CW
Marconi’s South Wellfleet Station site is located in Cape Cod National Seashore and is open to the public. The station was built on a coastal bluff in 1901. Due to erosion, little remains of the original site. However, a model and a few remnants of the tower bases can still be seen.
Cape Cod National Seashore has a free Marconi: Beyond the Horizon lesson plan on its website: http://www.nps.gov:80/archive/caco/education/Marconi.pdf. This lesson plan includes activities that meet Massachusetts’ history, physical science, and technology/engineering learning standards.
For more information about historic Marconi Stations around the world and International Marconi Day visit: http://gx4crc.com/gb4imd/.
Volunteers sought for American Diabetes Association Events
The American Diabetes Association is looking for Amateur Radio help with two cycling events this spring.
Sunday, April 30, 2006 – Cape Cod Tour de Cure
Start/Finish: Barnstable County Fairgrounds, E. Falmouth
Looking for volunteers with own equipment for rest stops (5), sag vehicles and start/finish support.
Sunday, June 25, 2006 – Marshfield Tour de Cure
Start/Finish: Marshfield Fairgrounds, Marshfield
Looking for volunteers with own equipment for rest stops (4), sag vehicles and start/finish support.
All volunteers will receive a tee-shirt and lunch.
For more info or to volunteer, call Faith at 888-DIABETES (888-342-2383) x 3456 or email her at flinsky@diabetes.org.
Volunteers Sought For Boston Beanpot Cycling Classic
John Ruggiero, N2YHK writes:
I have been approached about possibly providing ham radio communications assistance to the Boston Beanpot Cycling Classic in Grafton on Saturday, April 8th from 7am-4pm.
They are looking at the prospect of deploying hams to help them out. They have 24 marshal locations, 8 police locations, a feed zone, a medical zone and the start/finish. There is the potential to deploy at least 35 hams if we can get that many.
If you can volunteer, please contact me with:
* Times available
* Communications equipment (VHF and/or UHF, mobile and/or portable, cross-band ability – All equipment must have enough power to last 10 hours or the duration that you are available + 1 hour)
Please pass this around. Thanks!
John, N2YHK
n2yhk@wpi.edu
New England Area Flea Markets, March 18, 2006
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18 Mar Pomfret CT ECARA @CommSch Rt101+169 $2@8 $10/TPaul KE1LI 860 928 2456 F+18 Mar New Windsor NY OCARC @TempleHillSch Edward N2XJI 845 534 3492 A+
19 Mar Henniker NH CVRC @ Comm School Jim NS1E 603 428 7436 A+
25 Mar Lewiston ME AARC @Ramada $8/T $5@8 Rick N1WFO 207 740 1266 W
25 Mar Rochester NH GBRA @CommCtr @9 $10/T@8 Karen KB1KBE 207 698 1618 W
25-26 Mar Timonium MD GBHC 6AM @FG Doug N3VEJ 410 HAM FEST A+
26 Mar Framingham MA FARA @WalshSch $5@9 $20/T@7:30 Kevin W1MEX 508 653 2863 W
8 Apr Londonderry NH IRS @Lions Club $10@7 $3@9 Gayle KB1LHA 781 598 1442
15 Ap S Portland ME PAWA @AmLegion Roger N1XP 207 671 0671 A
16 Apr Cambridge MA FLEA at MIT Nick 617 253 3776
Third Sunday April thru October22 Apr Nashua NH NE Antique RC $15/T@7 $5@8 $2@9 @StStan Marty 603 755 2839
22 April Montreal PQ MARC @LaSalleRCL $4@9 $8/T@8 James 514 697 7205 R
23 Ap Southington CT SARA @HS $5@9 $10@8:30 $20/T@6:30 Chet 860 628 9346 F
23 Ap LaGrangeville NY MtBeaconARC @TymorPk Rich N2ZKX 845 344 2720 A+
23 Ap Enfield CT NEWS E VHF/UHF Conf Mark K1MAP 413 566 2404 W+
29-30 Ap Watertown MA Photographica @ACEC ~photo~ John 781 592 2553 W+
5,6 May Hopkinton NH HossTraders @FG x7 I89 Joe K1RQG 207 469 3492 T
6 May Goshen CT SBARC @FG Rt 63 Lee K1LEE 860 435 0051 +
13 May Halifax NS HARC @ForumAnnex B@9 S@6:30 Murray VE1MMD R
13 May Rensselaer NY EGARA @FireHse $5@8 $10/T@6 Thomas KC2FCP 518 272 1494 F+
21 May Cambridge MA FLEA at MIT Nick 617 253 3776
27 May Vernon CT NARC @Tolland AG Ctr Wayne N1GUS 860 487 1921 A
28 May SorelTracy PQ STARC $5@9 $15/T@6 Luc VE2DWE 450 743 8676 R+
2 June Feeding Hills MA HCRA TG Party @CongCh @6PM Dave KB1MU 413 596 6605
2-4 June Rochester NY RARA @FG Harold K2HC 585 424 7184 A
3 June Hermon ME PSARC @HS Roger KA1TKS 207 848 3846 A+
4 June Queens NY HoSARC 47-01 111st $5@9 $10/sp@7:30 Steve 718 898 5599 F+
11 June Newington CT NARL @ShrinerHall George AB1GL 860 463 0948 A+
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Hopkinton NH Hosstraders http://www.qsl.net/k1rqg/
Amherst MA Mt. Tom ARC http://www.mtara.org/hamfest/flea.html
Adams MA N BerkshireARC http://www.nobarc.org/hamfest
Boxborough MA NE ARRL Conv http://www.boxboro.org/
Framingham MA FARA http://www.fara.org/
Newton MA Waltham ARA Auction http://www.wara64.org/auction/
S Dartmouth MA SEMARA http://www.semara.org/flea/fleamkt.htm
Watertown MA Photographica http://www.phsne.org/ +
Whately MA FranklinCARC http://www.fcarc.org/flea.html
Enfield CT VHF/UHF Conf http://www.newsvhf.com/vhfconf.html +
Newington CT NARL http://www.narl.net/1.htm
Southington CT SARA http://www.chetbacon.com/sara.htm
Wallingford CT Nutmeg CT Conv http://www.nutmeghamfest.com
Windsor CT Vintage R Mus http://www.NationalCommunicationsMuseum.org/
Lewiston ME AARC http://www.mainearrl.org/convent.htm
Portland ME PAWA http://www.qsl.net/pawa/fleamarket.html
Henniker NH CVRC http://www.qsl.net/k1bke/
Rochester NH GBRA http://www.kb1kbe.com/hamfest06.html
Bergen NJ BARA http://www.bara.org/
Lake Placid NY NNY ARA http://www.northnet.org/nnyham/hamfest_flyer2004.htm
Lindenhurst NY ToB ARES http://www.tobares.org/hamfest.html
Long Island NY LIMARC http://www.limarc.org/fest.htm
Massapequa NY GSB ARA http://www.gsbarc.org/
Queens NY Hall of Science http://hosarc.org/hamfest.html
Rensselaer NY E Greenbush ARA http://www.com-tech.org/EGARA.html
Rochester NY AWA http://www.antiquewireless.org/
Rochester NY RARA http://www.rochesterhamfest.org/
Greenwich RI Fidelity ARC http://users.ids.net/~newsm/dates.html
Essex Junction VT Burlington ARC http://www.vtstetson.net/fest02.pdf
Milton VT RANV VT Conv http://www.ranv.org/milton.html
Drummondville PQ leCRdeD http://www.9bit.qc.ca/ve2crd/hamfest/index.html
Montreal PQ MARC http://www.marc.qc.ca/fest/fest.html
Montreal PQ WIARC http://www.pubnix.net/wiarc/hamfest.htm
Montreal PQ MS-SARC http://www.ve2clm.ca/hamfesta.htm
Sorel-Tracy PQ CRAS-T http://www.hamfest.qc.ca/
Summerside PEI SPARC http://www.summersidearc.com/fleamarket.htm
St Therese PQ CRALL http://www.ve2crl.qc.ca/hamfest2002.htm
Halafax NS HARC http://www.halifax-arc.org/
Timonium MD GBHC http://www.gbhc.org/ +
Canada RAC List http://rac.eton.ca/data/racfleas.taf?function=form
Phila. Area VARA List http://www.qsl.net/w2vtm/hamfest.html
USA ARRL List http://www.arrl.org/hamfests.html
ARRL 2006 Summer Teachers Institutes
The ARRL has announced its 2006 Summer Teachers Institutes on Wireless Technology, funded by generous contributors and support from League members. The hands-on program teaches the basic concepts of wireless, space and robotics technology in the classroom. The workshops are targeted at active and interested school teachers at elementary, middle or high school level, or leadership in enrichment or after-school programs. An Amateur radio license in not required.
* June 19-23 Parallax, Roseville, CA * July 24-28 ARRL, Newington, CT * July 31-Aug 4 ARRL, Newington, CT * Aug 7-11 Liberty Science Center, Jersey City, NJ
The application deadline is May 15, 2006
If you know of any teachers in Eastern Massachusetts who might benefit from these innovative programs, please have them visit http://www.arrl.org/FandES/tbp/ti.html for more information and to apply.Eastern MA Feb. 2006 PSHR, Traffic Totals Posted
The February, 2006 EMA traffic net and Public Service Honor Roll totals have been posted to http://nts.ema.arrl.org under “Main Menu | STM Monthly Report“.
2006 Multiple Sclerosis Walks, April 8, 2006
Bob Salow, WA1IDA writes:
As you can see in the Subject line above, this is a plural event. The Multiple Sclerosis Society is organizing not only its historic Boston/Cambridge walk, but at the same time, a walk from Wellesley to Boston. And so we start off the 2006 season of ham radio public service events.
We have been asked to support communications for both events which increases our need for your help on Saturday, 8 April. Yes, these are on a Saturday!
The ham assembly time for the usual Boston/Cambridge walk is 1000 on Boston Common near the intersection of Beacon St and Charles St. The Walk route will proceed west on the Boston side of the Charles River, cross to Cambridge, go east on Memorial Drive and back to Boston. Our tasks should be completed by early afternoon. The usual hearty lunch will be provided for all volunteers.
The “Journey For Hope,” as the Wellesley to Boston walk is called, starts at Elm Bank along the Charles River and proceeds along Route 16 to Route 30 (Commonwealth Ave) in Newton, and then to the Boston Common. There will be several checkpoints along the way. Hams assigned to the start and the checkpoints can go directly to their assignments. The start will need communications at 0700, but the other locations will be later. Lunches will be provided.
For both walks, there are several hazardous or confusing locations, some shadows, and possibly mobile units. Net Control for both events will be in our tent on Boston Common. Present plans call for the Boston/Cambridge walk to use 2 meters and the Journey to use 70 cm, but this is subject to change.
If you are new and want to get more public service experience, this is an excellent event to get your feet wet. These MS Walks are a low impact opportunity to learn the ropes.
Your assistance is valuable. Please let me know promptly if you can help. I will get more details to those who volunteer as soon possible. If you have already volunteered, bear with me and reply to this, also. Get back to me if you have any questions or would like to recommend another ham to join us.
73,
Bob Salow, WA1IDA
wa1ida@arrl.net
508.650.9440
Emergency Comm Workshop, Walpole, April 8, 2006
An emergency communications workshop will be held on Saturday April 8th, 2006 from 9:00 a.m. to 4:00 p.m. at the Walpole Town Hall, 135 School Street in Walpole, Massachusetts. [Full story]
Emergency Communications Workshop
Hello to all….
An Emergency Communications Workshop will be held at the Walpole Town Hall in Walpole, Massachusetts on Saturday April 8th, 2006 from 9 AM-4 PM. The following link has all the details as well as information on preregistration being preferred:
http://users.rcn.com/rmacedo/emrgshop.htm
Respectfully Submitted,
Robert Macedo (KD1CY)
ARES SKYWARN Coordinator
Eastern Massachusetts ARES Section Emergency Coordinator
Pager #: (508) 354-3142
Home Phone #: (508) 994-1875 (After 6 PM)
Home/Data #: (508) 997-4503 (After 6 PM)
Work Phone #: 1-800-445-2588 Ext.: 72929 (8 AM-5 PM)
Email Address: rmacedo@rcn.com
http://users.rcn.com/rmacedo
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