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John Salmi, KB1MGI, writes on the foxhunting list on April 5, 2019 at 4:39 PM:I placed my 146.565 Fox Box somewhere in Westford.
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24 Mar Southington CT SARA $5@8@HS $20/sp@6:45 John WA1JKR 860 621 8791 F+
29,30 Mar Lewiston ME AARC ME Conv @Ramada @8 Ivan N1OXA 207 784 0350 +
6 Apr Windsor CT VR+CMus @8AM Antique John 860 673 0518 +
7 April Framingham MA FARA 9AM@KeefeHS $25/T Andy KC1DMM 508 310 5913 +
20 Apr Ossipee NH LRRA @TownGym S$10@8 $5@9 Shawn KC1DNA 603 235 5360 +
21 April Cambridge MA Flea at MIT Mitch 617 253 3776 F+
Third Sunday April thru October
27 April Gails Ferry CT RASON Auction Tim KC1TWR 860 460 7360 +
28 April Thompson CT ECARA @ Raceway $3 $15/sp Jon KA1MPG 508 943 4467 F+
28 Apr Middletown NY OCARC @CommCtr Bruce K2ULZ 845 562 4226 A+
3-4 May Deerfield NH NEARfest XXV @FG Mike K1TWF 978 250 1235 +
5 May Fishkill NY MBARC @DSCorr $5B@8 $10S/S Adam AE2AN 845 849 3666 A+
11 May E Greenbush NY EGARA FireCo Bryan W2RBJ 518 894 3500 A+
18 May Brookline NH NEARC antique 603 772 7516 +
19 May Cambridge MA Flea at MIT Mitch 617 253 3776 F+
2 June Queens NY HOSARC @HOS Stephen WB2KDG 718 898 5599 A+
8 June Windsor CT VR+CMus Antique @8 John 860 673 0518 +
9 June Bethpage NY LIMARC @xBriercl B$6@p S$10@7 Richard K2KNB 516 694 4937 A+
16 June Cambridge MA Flea at MIT Mitch 617 253 3776 F+
21 July Cambridge MA Flea at MIT Mitch 617 253 3776 F+
10 Aug St Albans VT STARC @Elks Arnold N1ARN 802 782 6650 A+
18 August Cambridge MA Flea at MIT Mitch 617 253 3776 F+
25 Aug Newtown CT CARA @TownHall $7@8 $20/T John W1JGM 203 417 0160 +
7 Sept Windsor CT VR+CMus @8 Antique John 860 673 0518 +
28 Sept Brookline NH NEARC antique 603 772 7516 +
15 Sept Cambridge MA Flea at MIT Mitch 617 253 3776 F+
6 Oct Queens NY HOSARC @HOS Stephen WB2KDG 718 898 5599 +
11,12 Oct Deerfield NH NEARfest XXVI @FG Mike K1TWF 978 250 1235 +
20 October Cambridge MA Flea at MIT Mitch 617 253 3776 F+
26 Oct Gails Ferry TriCity ARC Auction Tim KC1TWR 860 460 7360 +
27 Oct Hicksville NY LIMARC @LevitHall Richard K2KNB 516 694 4937 A+
7 Dec Windsor CT VR+CMus @8 Antique John 860 673 0518 +
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Cambridge MA Flea at MIT http://www.swapfest.us
Hopkinton NH Hosstraders RIP 🙁 http://www.qsl.net/k1rqg/
Boxborough MA NE ARRL Conv http://www.boxboro.org/
Adams MA N BerkshireARC http://www.nobarc.org/hamfest.
Chicopee MA MTARA http://www.mtara.org/
Falmouth MA FARA http://www.falara.org/
Framingham MA FARA http://www.fara.org/
http://www.n1em.org
Marlboro MA AARC http://www.qsl.net/n1em/
Newton MA Waltham ARA Auction http://www.wara64.org/auction/
Rockport MA CAARA www.caara.net
S Dartmouth MA SEMARA http://www.semara.org/
Wakefield MA Photographica http://www.phsne.org/
Westford MA NEAntiqueRC http://www.nearc.net/
moved to Nashua NH
Whately MA FranklinCARC http://www.fcarc.org/news.htm
Whitman MA WARC http://www.wa1npo.org
Worcester MA WPI ACM http://acm.wpi.edu/swapmeet/
Dayville CT ECARA http://www.qsl.net/k1muj/
Gales Ferry CT RASON http://www.rason.org/
Gales Ferry CT TCARC http://www.qsl.net/
Goshen CT SBARC http://www.sberk.org +
Hartford CT ARRL 100th http://www.arrl.org/convention
Manchester CT VHF/UHF Conf http://www.newsvhf.com/
was Enfield
Manchester CT PVRA http://www.pvra.net
Meriden CT Nutmeg CT Conv http://www.nutmeghamfest.com
was Wallingford
Newington CT NARL http://www.narlhamfest.org/
Newtown CT CARA http://www.cararadioclub.org/
North Haven CT http://www.yankeehamfest.com
Southington CT SARA http://www.chetbacon.com/sara.
Vernon CT NARC http://hamfest.na1rc.org/
Wallingford CT Nutmeg CT Conv http://www.nutmeghamfest.com
moved to Meriden CT
Windsor CT Vintage R Mus http://vrcmct.org/
Agusta ME AARA http://www.w1tlc.com/
Alexander ME StCVARC http://stcroixvalleyamateurrad
Hermon ME PSARC http://n1me.org/index.php?pr=
Lewiston ME AARC http://www.w1npp.org +
S. Portland ME PAWA http://www.qsl.net/pawa/hamfes
St. Albans ME PARC http://www.qsl.net/parc/hamfes
Thomaston ME PBARC http://penbayarc.org/
Windsor ME AARA http://www.w1tlc.com/
Brookline NH NEAntiqueRC http://www.nearc.net/
Deerfield NH NEAR-Fest http://www.near-fest.com/
Hampton NH PCARC http://www.w1wqm.org
Henniker NH CVRC http://k1bke.org/
Londonderry NH IRS www.irs.nhradio.org/
Manchester NH NEAntiqueRC http://www.nearc.net/
Moved to Westford MA
Moved to Brookline NH
N Conway NH WMARC http://www.w1mwv.com
Nashua NH NEARC www.nearc.net
was Westford MA
Rochester NH GBRA http://www.w1fz.org/
Bergen NJ BARA http://www.bara.org/
Sussex NJ SCARC http://www.scarcnj.org/www.sca
Ballston Spa NY SCRACES http://k2dll.net/
E Greenbush NY E Greenbush ARA http://www.w2egb.org/
Fishkill NY MtBARC http://www.wr2abb.org/
was LaGrangeville
Lake Placid NY NNY ARA http://www.northnet.org/nnyham
Lindenhurst NY ToB ARES http://www.tobares.org/hamfest
Lindenhurst NY GSB ARA http://www.gsbarc.org/
Long Island NY LIMARC http://www.limarc.org/fest.htm
Middletown NY OCARC http://www.ocarc-ny.org/
Queens NY Hall of Science http://www.hosarc.org/
Rochester NY AWA http://www.antiquewireless.or
Rochester NY RARA http://www.rochesterham.org/ha
Staten Island NY CPARA http://www.wa2cp.org +
Wallkill NY OCARC http://www.ocarc-ny.org/
Greenwich RI Fidelity ARC http://users.ids.net/~newsm/da
Forestdale RI RIFMRS http://www.qsl.net/riafmrs/Auc
Woonsocket RI BVARC www.w1ddd.org
Colchester VT HAM-CON VT Conv http://www.ranv.org/hamcon.htm
Moved to S Burlington
St. Albans VT STARC http://www.starc.org/
Springfield VT CVFMA http://www.cvfma.org/
Moncton NB TCARC http://www.ve9tca.org/
Quispamsis NB LCARC http://www.lcarc.ca/
Greenwood NS GARC http://www.greenwoodarc.org/
Drummondville PQ leCRdeD http://www.raqi.ca/ve2crd/ham
Greenwood PQ GARC www.greenwoodarc.org
Laval PQ CRALL http://www.ve2crl.qc.ca/
Montreal PQ MARC http://www.marc.qc.ca/fest/fes
Montreal PQ WIARC http://www.wiarc.ca/
Montreal PQ MS-SARC http://www.ve2clm.ca/
Montreal PQ UMS http://www.ve2ums.ca/agenda/p
Sorel-Tracy PQ CRAS-T http://www.hamfest.qc.ca/
St Romuald PQ ARESdQ http://raqi.ca/ve2csq/
St Therese PQ CRALL http://www.ve2crl.qc.ca/hamfe
Summerside PEI SPARC http://www.summersidearc.com/f
Greenwood NS GARC http://www.greenwoodarc.org/
Halifax NS HARC http://www.halifax-arc.org/
Timonium MD GBHC http://www.gbhc.org/
Montreal Area MARC List http://www.marc.qc.ca/fest/fe
Canada RAC List http://rac.eton.ca/events/upco
Phila. Area VARA List http://www.qsl.net/w2vtm/hamf
USA ARRL List http://www.arrl.org/hamfests.
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The Northeastern University Wireless Club (W1KBN) is holding its 4th annual Hackathon on Saturday, April 6 from 12 noon until Sunday, April 7 at 3 PM in 424/425 Hayden Hall on the Northeastern campus. The theme will be post-apocalyptic, and the Hackathon will have prize categories for both hardware and software oriented projects.
To register, go to https://www.eventbrite.com/e/wireless-club-spring-2019-hackathon-tickets-58854136306.
The Falmouth Amateur Radio Association will again be participating in the Cape Cod Mini Maker Faire, Saturday, April 27, 2019 at the Mashpee High School, 500 Old Barnstable Road, in Mashpee. According to FARA president Brent Putnam, W1NCH, “We need volunteers to assist with station setup, operating, greeting the public, and helping the kids to make Morse code sounders.”
Special events station W1MGY will operate at the old Coast Guard Station in Eastham on Cape Cod on April 13-14, 2019 to commemorate the tragic loss of the HMS Titanic.
This event is sponsored by the Titanic / Marconi Memorial Radio Association of Cape Cod and hosted by the Cape Cod National Seashore.
(Info via KB1TLR, W1MGY trustee, and Falmouth ARA)
Starting on April 1, 2019, Amateur Radio on the International Space Station (ARISS) will accept applications from US schools, museums, science centers, and community youth organizations (working individually or together) interested in hosting contacts with orbiting crew members on the International Space Station (ISS). Contacts will be scheduled between January 1 and June 30, 2020. [Full story]
Don’t just attend Boxboro—BE A PART OF IT! Hello to all…
The monthly ARES Net is Monday April 1, at 8:30 PM on the MMRA Repeater system.
We had an issue with last months net but that has been resolved.
For frequencies that will be linked into the ARES Net on the MMRA Network, please see the following link from the MMRA web site detailing the repeaters that will be linked in through Hub 1:
http://www.mmra.org/repeaters/repeater_index_by_linkstate.html
We look forward to your participation and remember, we are always looking for Net Controls to run the ARES Net. As part of our relationship with MARS and our own situational awareness gathering we will be asking for any known infrastructure issues that you are aware of. The information must either be personally observed, or obtained “over the air” via amateur radio. Items considered to be infrastructure include but are not limited to: electrical power, water, medical facilities, sanitation, communications, and transportation. Examples of failure would be: small or large area power failure, water main breaks, hospitals’ ER closed, sewage issues, TV/radio station off the air (including public safety), interstate highway or major road closed. No known issues are just as important as reporting failures.
Additionally we are interested in relay of any weather information from airport ATIS/ASOS stations that you can directly receive via radio. These stations broadcast continuously in the 120.000 – 138.000 MHz frequency range using amplitude modulation. Information from the ATIS should include airport, temperature, altimeter (barometer), wind, precipitation, and visibility.A list of stations with their frequencies and a map can be found at: <https://www.faa.gov/air_traffic/weather/asos/?state=MA>. A brief introduction to ATIS can be found at: <https://www.vatsim.net/pilot-resource-centre/general-lessons/understanding-atis>. We will have several interesting announcements for the net that evening and we look forward to everyone’s participation.
Updates will be posted via email and on the Eastern Massachusetts ARES Web Site at <https://ema.arrl.org/ares>. Thanks for your continued support of ARES!
Rob Macedo, KD1CYEastern Massachusetts ARES Section Emergency Coordinator
The March, 2019 Section Newsletter is now available at https://ema.arrl.org/march-2019-section-news/.
Andy Wallace, KA1GTT, writes on the BARS web site:
I am excited to bring back Bruce Blain, K1BG to speak at [the Billerica Amateur Radio Society]. You may remember his talk with us about The Entry Level License: What’s Worked and What Hasn’t. Bruce has an eye for spotting opportunities about influencing the young folks and getting their interest piqued for amateur radio.
Recently, Bruce enlisted three other Nashoba Valley Amateur Radio Club members to assist him in judging a school science fair. This was an opportunity for NVARC to connect with youth and educators and parents, with the hope of generating more budding hams. You can see how this has potential for rejuvenating our hobby.
Bruce will describe what happened and I am sure he will field questions we all have about why ham radio’s average age keeps climbing each year and what we can do about it.
Please come and support Bruce, and thank him for speaking for a fellow club.
[See also: NVARC Members Participate in Bromfield Science Fair]
This weekend, Newton, Massachusetts native Marty Sullaway, NN1C, will be among the young voices heard from the K3LR Superstation, an 11-acre antenna farm of 13 towers in West Middlesex, Pennsylvania, owned by Tim Duffy, K3LR. Duffy reports that “Team Exuberance” members will operate from the station in the two-transmitter, multioperator (M2) category for the CQ World Wide WPX Contest (phone), March 30-31, 2019. [Details]
Frank Ventura, N1FMV, writes on the MARC/Zola mailing list:
Everyone is welcome to join us at the next meeting of the Zola amateur radio group. The specifics and agenda are below.
When: Saturday, March 30 , 2019
Where: 20 Hartford street, Newton MA 02461
Time: 11:00 AM to 1:30 PM
Agenda:
11:00 AM: Welcome and any old business brought to the floor
11:30 AM: One of the projects I have been working on is exploring different ways of using ham radio away from the ham shack. While on vacation in Florida, myself and N1NGK were able to check into our Thursday evening net via Echolink on our iPhones. I have been looking into alternatives to be used with some of my HF equipment. I will demonstrate one or more potential solutions that I have found.
12:30 PM: Our traditional pizza lunch
1:00 PM: Fellowship and open topics
Hope to see everyone at our next meeting.
Scott Ehrlich, WY1Z, writes on the Waltham ARA mailing list:
Roger Coulson, WA1NVC, writes on the NEWSVHF list:
Please spread the word as we try to promote SSB activity on the VHF bands. Maybe some of the NEWS group members would like to join us for an old fashioned activity night.
Kim, WA1PBU, in Bolton MA and myself, WA1NVC, in Framingham MA are promoting the old activity nights: Monday – 2m, Tuesday – 1-1/4m, Wednesday – 70cm, Thursday – 33 cm, etc. I have been promoting repeater activity on “220 Tuesday” and “900 Thursday”. Now we are promoting SSB activity on Monday – 2m, and on Wednesday – 70 cm. Our schedule is as follows:
Monday 8 PM local time 144.195 USB
Wednesday 8 PM local time 432.100 USB
WA1PBU is at a much higher location and has much better coverage than I do. I am on the northeast side of a hill with poor coverage towards CT. I have good coverage east of I-495 and to the North, Northeast, and Southeast. Kim can reach easily into CT where I cannot.
We have had as many as 7 people on a Monday activity night. We have not been so luck on Wednesday activity night.
There are lots of people with multimode rigs so lets get them on the air. We have worked people on 2m SSB using a rig connected to a 6m vertical, an attic loop, a UHF mobile antenna, etc. Blow off the dust and give it a try.
Roger
WA1NVC
P.S. The equipment here is a Yaesu FT-736R, a Mirage B3016 amp, and a Cushcraft 215WB antenna at about 35′.
Bill Poulin, WZ1L, writes on the Cape Ann ARA list:
Boston area amateurs have been requested to provide an Amateur Radio presence at the IEEE International Microwave Symposium in Boston, June 2-7, 2019 at the Boston Convention and Exhibition Center in Boston’s Seaport District. [Full story]
Rob Macedo, KD1CY, writes on WX1BOX.org:
The 2019 NWS Boston/Norton SKYWARN Training Class Schedule for the spring season [has been posted]. Please distribute widely to anyone interested in becoming a SKYWARN Spotter! Additional SKYWARN Training classes are in planning. This includes a class in the Rowe/Charlemont, Mass area, Granby/Hartland, CT area, Western Hampshire County Massachusetts, Eastern Franklin County Massachusetts and potentially other locations in Rhode Island and Southeast Massachusetts. Another update will be posted to the schedule in one to two weeks. There will also be a slate of SKYWARN classes in the Fall of this year. [Full story]
The Maynard Wicked Local online newspaper featured a story with numerous photos on March 18, 2019 entitled, “Ham Operators Train for the Worst.”
“Ham Radio operators from around the area held a drill Monday morning, March 18, 2019, to coordinate coverage in a simulated case of a tornado strike in Hudson, Maynard, Stow and Acton. With the Amature (sic) Radio Emergency Service base in the Stow Fire Department, participants logged in from towns around the area, thereby confirming the coverage available in times of emergency. “
David Robertson, KD1NA, writes on the PRA mailing list:
On March 21 at 7:30 PM [there] will be a general meeting for all [Pentucket Radio Association] members and visitors [at the West Newbury EOC/Fire station, 401 Main Street, West Newbury, MA].
An important topic of discussion will be the coming Spring NEAR-Fest on May 3rd and 4th.
Discussion of the repeater status and future upgrades.
Hope to see all of you there.
The 2019 ARRL New England Division Convention (now branded as “Northeast HamXposition @ Boxboro“) web site is now live. Sign-ups for speakers and volunteers are now available, as are applications for commercial, non-profit, and club vendor tables. Ticket pre-orders will be available in early June.
The three-day convention is held September 6-8, 2019 at the Boxboro Regency Hotel and Conference Center (formerly the Boxboro Holiday Inn), 242 Adams Place, Boxborough, MA 01719.
Be sure to make your reservations early as the hotel fills up quickly. See https://hamxposition.org/travel-and-hotel for details.