ARRL EASTERN MASSACHUSETTS SECTION Section Manager (SM) – Tom Walsh, K1TW Assistant Section Manager (ASM) – Phil Temples, K9HI Affiliated Club Coordinator (ACC) – Arthur "Bo" Budinger, WA1QYM Official Observer Coordinator (OOC) - Ed Parish, K1EP Public Information Coordinator (PIC) - Bob Salow, WA1IDA Section Emergency Coordinator (SEC) – Marek Kozubal, KB1NCG Section Traffic Manager (STM) – Marcia Forde, KW1U Section Youth Coordinator (SYC) – Jeremy Breef-Pilz, KB1REQ State Government Liaison (SGL) – Hank Mc Carl, W4RIG Technical Coordinator (TC) – Dan Brown, W1DAN JULY 2015 SECTION NEWS Summer days are here. Anyone miss winter yet? It’s only six months away! It is a great pleasure to announce the following section field appointments: Please welcome Marek Kozubal, KB1NCG, as the new ARRL Section Emergency Coordinator (SEC) for Eastern Massachusetts. Marek joined ARES as a volunteer in 2007 and became the ARES Metro-Boston District Emergency Coordinator in 2008. In 2010 he joined the Brookline CERT and brought amateur radio training to over 30 of its members. He has been an active part of numerous ARES deployments and public service events including seven years with the Boston Marathon. He brings a breath of operational, educational, and technical talents to the position of SEC. Please also welcome as an Assistant Section Emergency Coordinator, Mike “Sparky” Leger, N1YLQ. Mike brings a wealth of operational experience in emergency communications effectiveness working in a variety of Red Cross, SKYWARN and RACES environments. Congratulations and thanks to Joe Weisse, W1HAI, of Natick who takes on the job as manager of HHTN effective July 1. Marcia Forde, KW1U, EMA Section Traffic Manager reports the Traffic Handlers picnic will be held on August 2. Details are at <http://nts.ema.arrl.org/>. The following EMA amateurs have qualified for: - BPL: KW1U - PSHR: KW1U, N1IQI, N1TF, N1LKJ. BOXBORO CONVENTION BOXBORO! 2015, the ARRL New England Division Convention, is now just one month away (August 21-23, 2015). The website <http://www.boxboro.org> is constantly updated. New for this year, the convention will have an opening ceremony hosted by Gordon West, WB6NOA. Bob DeMattia, K1IW, Boxboro Vice-Chair says “Come join us in the Federal Ball Room at 9AM on Saturday for what should prove to be a unique experience.” Bob also notes “One of the things that sets the Boxboro! Convention apart from your typical flea is our best-in-class forums.” Among the highlights on the web page now are: - The complete Forum schedule for Friday, Saturday and Sunday - Registration for the free “Tech-in-a-day” license course - Registration for Gordon West’s free Instructor Academy on Friday - Free SKYWARN Training on Friday afternoon - A link to sign up as a convention volunteer - Ticket and Banquet information And don’t forget the W1A Special Event station at Boxboro will be available to operate during the weekend. COURSES GENERAL CLASS: August 1 and 8: The Genesis ARS will conduct a General Class course on August 1 & 8 from 9 AM to 3 PM at the Middleborough Public Library. Students are required to bring the ARRL General Q&A Fifth Edition. All other materials will be supplied. Register with <n1ir@arrl.net> prior to July 25. TECH-IN-A-DAY, August 22, 2015, 9 AM – 5 PM The Cape Ann Amateur Radio Association is holding a free Technician study course at the Boxboro 2015 convention. Registration and full details are at <http://www.boxboro.org/techcourse/> FLEA MARKETS July 19, Cambridge MA (Sunday) Flea at MIT <http://w1mx.mit.edu/flea-at-mit> August 22-23, Boxboro Convention (Saturday and Sunday) <http://www.boxboro.org> SPECIAL EVENTS ON THE AIR August 8: W1NAS at the site of the former Weymouth Naval Air Station. August 21-23: W1A at the Boxboro Convention CLUB AND OTHER NEWS “The South Shore Hospital Amateur Radio Club has been asked to once again provide communications for the Run to the Rock Road Race. This large event will be held this year on September 12, 2015. We are seeking volunteers for this 4 1/2 hour morning event (7:30 am to noon). The Race will continue to use three race courses as it has in the past which encompasses a large geographic area of Plymouth. We need approximately 35-40 licensed amateur radio volunteers to effectively cover the courses and stations. For complete information on the event, please visit: <http://www.runtotherock.webs.com>.” Approximately eight Norwood ARC members assisted with communications for the Norwood 4th of July Road Race and Parade. They utilized the Norwood 147.21 repeater. Zola Center ARC held a special VE session on June 13 in Newton Highlands to accommodate several candidates who were blind. In conjunction with the K1USN RC special events station, W1NAS, at the site of the former Naval Air Station in South Weymouth on August 8, the USS Nautilus ARC in Groton, Connecticut will also be QRV as N1S. The K1USN crew will also conduct a VE session that day at 8:30 AM in the Museum. A good crowd was on hand at the June meeting of the Nashoba Valley ARC. Members listened to a presentation on 3D Printing from Vern Nulk, KA1QAO. Vern brought 3D printing equipment and demonstrated it in action. Members of the Southeastern MA ARA operated in the 13 Colonies Special Event, signing K2H, from June 30 to July 5. Amateur Radio communications volunteers are needed July 18 for an MS Ride event in Concord. Hams will staff aid stations and accompany SAG (support and gear) drivers. To volunteer, contact Mark, K1MGY@arrl.net. Barnstable ARC hams netted some great PR with coverage about its Field Day from NPR outlet WCAI. The story can be heard (and read) at <http://tinyurl.com/pokehtw> FIELD DAY VISITS AND CHALLENGING WEATHER TOO Field Day offers so many wonderful opportunities to show off ham radio to the Public and share the joy of this hobby with others. Massachusetts amateur radio operators were honored by proclamations from both Governor Baker and the Massachusetts Senate. Just in time for Field Day weekend, I was able to send out a special email to the section about this. I wish it had been possible to show the proclamations to every club in EMA that set up for Field Day, but I will get them on the ema.arrl.org web site very soon. As most know, especially if you participated at a field day site, the weather on Saturday was quite beautiful but Sunday was anything but. This curtailed to some extent the visits to many EMA clubs since travel on Sunday was difficult. I am aware of the following visits being made at least on Saturday: Mike, K1TWF, NE Division Director and Tom, K1TW, EMA Section Manager jointly visited the following clubs on Friday and Saturday: Phillips Amateur Radio Club (PARC), Andover; Cape Ann Amateur Radio Association (CAARA), Gloucester; North Shore Radio Association (NSRA), Danvers; Clay Center Amateur Radio Club (CCARC), Brookline, Wellesley Amateur Radio Society (WARS), Needham; PART of Westford, Concord; Billerica Amateur Radio Society (BARS) in Chelmsford. Phil, K9HI, EMA Assistant Section Manager visited the Harvard Wireless Club on Saturday. Next year’s plan for EMA Section Manager Field Day visits will focus on Cape Cod and clubs in the southern parts of the section. I’d like to acknowledge the outstanding work done by Bill Ricker, N1VUX, in maintaining the Eastern Massachusetts Field Day web site again this year. What a fantastic tool, especially for a section manager trying to plan a trip to multiple field day locations but also to anyone looking for a location to enjoy the field day experience. Acknowledgement: Thanks to Assistant Section Manager Phil Temples, K9HI, for his help as co-author on the July Section News. -------------------------------------------------------------------- ARRL Eastern Massachusetts Section Section Manager: Thomas D Walsh, K1TW k1tw@arrl.org --------------------------------------------------------------------
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