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Head of the Charles Regatta, October 19-21, 2013

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Hello everyone!!!

Well, it’s that time of year again… The Head of the Charles® Regatta is just around the corner… (63 days to be exact) Skip Farkas and I are
Co-Chairing Emergency Services this year.

I hope you are having a safe and fun summer so far. I am sending this email to you today because you either have volunteered at The Head of the
Charles® Regatta in Cambridge in the past, or for another Red Cross event throughout the years. Once again, The Head of the Charles® is partnering with the Red Cross to provide medical support throughout the regatta (this includes lifeguards, ham radio operators and first aid personnel). We are currently looking for volunteers to help staff this event. The event is Friday, October 18th, Saturday, October 19th, and Sunday, October 20th, 2013.

We are looking to staff 5 rescue boats with 1 ham radio operator and 1-2 lifeguards (on Friday) 13 rescue boats with 1 ham radio operator and 1-2
lifeguards per boat (on Saturday and Sunday).

We are also looking to staff 2 land first aid stations (on Friday) and 6-8 land first aid stations (on Saturday and Sunday). Each land station
includes 3-4 HAMs and 10-12 first aid personnel (all ranges of certifications accepted – minimum first aid AND CPR).

The hours of the regatta are as follows for the Emergency Services Committee:

Friday, October 19th:
Water Based Stations: 10am-6pm
Land Based Stations: 12pm-6pm

Saturday, October 20th:
Water Based Stations: 5am-6pm
Land Based Stations: 6am-6pm

Sunday, October 21st:
Water Based Stations: 5am-6pm
Land Based Stations: 6am-6pm

(ALL ENDING TIMES ARE SUBJECT TO CHANGE)

Due to the manner of our responsibilities, we only accept full day shirts for our volunteers.

If you are available to volunteer and can commit to a shift, please visit http://www.hocr-volunteer.org/active/volunteer/ . In the comment section,
please note what your current certifications are (HAM, Lifeguard, First Aid, First Responder, RN, EMT… etc).

If you have any questions or concerns, please feel free to email me. If you have any friends or associates (who are properly certified), and would be willing to help out, please forward this email to them. We are looking for as many volunteers as possible. This is a fun event, but requires a lot of support from Red Cross volunteers in order to make it a safe and successful weekend.

I hope to hear from you soon!

—
Heather Gravelese
Co-Chair Emergency Services
Head of the Charles ® Regatta
Lg1Hocr@gmail.com
978-882-5081

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Methods and Practices Guidelines – MPG

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Looking for information on message handling and net operation?  We are fortunate to have a very comprehensive resource document on the ARRL’s website called “Methods and Practices Guidelines” or “MPG”.

It was compiled with the help of very experienced traffic handlers and contains many examples of the best operating practices.  While it is lengthy and not designed as a training course, it is well indexed for finding what information you may be looking for.


Chapter 6 on digital messaging has been updated and contains information on “radio email”, a valuable tool for emergency communications and one that can be used by NTS and ARES alike.

This updated chapter, along with the entire MPG, can be found on the ARRL website and can be reached using the link below.  I encourage all traffic handlers to reference and use this information as a guide.

For the MPG Table of Contents Click here


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Flea at MIT 8/18

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via the MIT Flea Mailing List:


This coming Sunday ...

NB  Buyers Parking should be much easier this month, there will NOT
    be a road race closing half the local streets.   

NB  Be aware that in addition to our traditional local surface lots 
    and street parking, there are over 2000 spaces available in 
    discount Garages about a block away..

    For details see 

       http://web.mit.edu/w1gsl/Public/bparking

    and a map at 

       http://web.mit.edu/w1mx/www/swapfest/buyers-parking.pdf





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Summary: Buy Sell SWAP    Ham Radio    Electronics Computers    9AM - 2PM

*** !!!!  In our Traditional GARAGE and the adjacent lot  !!!!  ****
         so come rain or shine or super heat the Flea is on !!!
^L

*********  $1  buyers discount with hardcopy of this notice ********

COMPUTERS - ELECTRONICS - HAM RADIO - COMPUTERS - ELECTRONICS - HAM RADIO

                        FLEA  all SUMMER at MIT
                        Sunday August 18th 2013
                                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 600 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.

        The flea will be held on Albany between Mass Ave 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 Seller Discount

        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.

       *** 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).

        See our web site www.swapfest.us  for buyers parking info.

        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  (leave voice mail)

********** $1  buyers discount with hard copy of this notice ************

^L

Mail the coupon below by the 5th to be a Prepaid Vendor.

           FLEA at MIT     2013 Rates

SELLERS

To use your prepaid spaces the named vendor MUST be present.
Rates include one admission per space.

Advance         $17 First space
                  $12 Additional Spaces
                        Must be received by the 10th of the month.

Gate Admission  $20 First Space
                  $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   2013        Advance Space Application                  8/13

   ____April    ____May    ____June   ____ July  ____Aug   ___Sept   ____Oct
          @ $17  for the first each month  + $12 each additional
   ____Season Pass @ $85  ____ Additional Season Spaces @ $60 ___EBB @$70

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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Chelmsford Fox Hunt, 8/18

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KB1OIQ writes:

We will be having another Fox Hunt on Sunday, August 18th, from 9:00 AM to 6:00 PM (or until the battery dies, which ever comes first).

John (KB1MGI) and I (KB1OIQ) will be hiding TWO (2) transmitters (foxes) in the town of Chelmsford. Your assignment, should you choose to accept it, is to find one or both foxes.

Each fox will be on public land easily accessible to the public.

The frequency will be: 146.565 MHz FM

For an added challenge, both foxes will be on the same frequency! Their CW messages will be distinctly different.

When you find a fox, don’t forget to sign the log book.

Have a lot of fun, and 73,

Andy

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Reminder: Monthly Eastern Massachusetts ARES Net for August 2013

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Hello to all…

A reminder that the monthly ARES Net for August is rapidly approaching. The monthly ARES Net for August is Monday August 5th, 2013 , at 8:30 PM on the MMRA Repeater system. This is after the MEMA Nets earlier in the evening. 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

In addition, if the Echo-IRLP node on the MMRA hub is available, we will likely link that to the New England Reflector system on IRLP 9123/Echolink Conference *NEW-ENG* Node: 9123.

Make this 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 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 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
Home Phone #: (508) 994-1875 (After 6 PM)
Home/Data #: (508) 997-4503 (After 6 PM)
Work Phone #: 508-346-2929 (8 AM-5 PM)
Email Address: rmacedo@rcn.com
http://ares.ema.arrl.org
http://www.wx1box.org

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Eastern Massachusetts Hospital Net – Saturday August 3rd, 2013 at 10 AM

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Hello Everyone,

Net Control for the August 3,2013 Eastern MA Hospital Net will be the South Shore Hospital Amateur Radio Club operating from the South Shore Hospital. The net will commence at the usual time of 10am using the following repeaters and one simplex frequency in the order listed.

Sharon 146.865 Tone 103.5
Fall River 146.805 Tone 67.0
Falmouth 147.375 Tone 110.9
Simplex 147.42

The Net will than return to the Sharon repeater for final comments and net closing.

Net Protocol: Please wait for Net Control to ask for Check-ins. When asked to check in please use the standard net check in procedure which is:   Here is.., un-key, wait 3 seconds to check for doubling, then give your or your facilities call sign, your first name, and your facility’s name.

We would like to encourage the EOC of any city or town that is served by one of our participating hospitals to join the Net. We also extend an invitation to any RACES or ARES member to check in during the NET.

We are always looking for more groups or organizations to join and run the Net. If you are interested please let us know. Our goal is to rotate Net Control practice and the experience among as many groups as possible.

Any hospital wishing to join the net that that needs assistance with equipment or personal should contact us at ssharc@gmail.com or Carl Aveni at caave@peoplepc.com . We can help in getting your location on the air.

We thank the repeater trustees for their generosity in allowing us to conduct the monthly nets and the use of their systems in an actual event. The following list of repeaters are available for our use. Only a few systems are used each month with the selection of those used made by Net Control for that month.  More systems are being added to the list on a regular basis.

Attleboro 147.195 tone 127.3
Bridgewater 147.180 tone 67.0
Danvers 145.47 tone 136.5
Dartmouth 147.000 tone 67.0 
Fairhaven 145.490 tone 67.0   
Fall River 146.805. tone 67.0
Falmouth 147.375 tone 110.9 
Norwell 145.390 tone 67.0     
Norwood 147.210 tone 100.00
Plymouth 146.685 tone 82.5
Salem 146.88 tone 118.8       
Sharon 146.865 tone 103.5   
W. Bridgewater 146.775 dpl 244
Wrentham 147.09 tone 146.2

We look forward to hearing you all on the Net.

Respectfully,
John O’Neill – K1JRO

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Reminder: Monthly Eastern Massachusetts ARES Net for July 2013

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Hello to all…

A reminder that the monthly ARES Net for July is rapidly approaching. The monthly ARES Net for July is Monday July 1st, 2013, at 8:30 PM on the MMRA Repeater system. This is after the MEMA Nets earlier in the evening. 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

In addition, if the Echo-IRLP node on the MMRA hub is available, we will likely link that to the New England Reflector system on IRLP 9123/Echolink Conference *NEW-ENG* Node: 9123.

Make this 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 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 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
Home Phone #: (508) 994-1875 (After 6 PM)
Home/Data #: (508) 997-4503 (After 6 PM)
Work Phone #: 508-346-2929 (8 AM-5 PM)
Email Address: rmacedo@rcn.com
http://ares.ema.arrl.org
http://www.wx1box.org

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TRAFFIC HANDLERS PICNIC AUGUST 4

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The annual Traffic Handlers Picnic for EMA will be held Sunday August 4, 2013, at the Raynham Senior Center picnic area in Raynham MA. The picnic will run from 12:00PM—to 4: PM. Your host Marcia KW1U will provide Hamburger and Hot Dogs. Bring your own drinks. No Alcohol is allowed because it is on Town Property.

There are two barbecues for those who want to cook their own food. There is
Toilet facilities available. A great chance to eyeball people you have been hearing
all year. A good time for all.

Directions: From RT 24 North or South. Take exit 13 west towards Taunton RT 44.
Follow 44 1.5 miles to set of lights with Rite Aid Pharmacy on corner. Take right
on to RT 104 Raynham. Follow RT 104 ½  mile, take first left on to King Phillip St.
Follow King Phillip ¼ mile up to Raynham Senior Center on left. Pull right into
Parking lot. Picnic area on your left.  Talk in will be on Bridgewater repeater
147.180 PL 67.

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Kuss Middle School High Altitude Balloon Launch, June 19, 2013

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Roland Daignault, N1JOY writes on BCRA list:

This morning the Kuss Middle School (Fall River, MA) is conducting a high altitude balloon launch with the intent of going all the way to burst altitude. Launch will be at approximately 10:30 from Northford, CT, and projected landing will be in Mt. Hope Bay for a boat recovery. You can track the balloon two ways with SPOT, a commercial cellular based system similar to APRS, and with APRS directly, or over the Internet.

GPS SPOT tracking
http://share.findmespot.com/shared/faces/viewspots.jsp?glId=0RETsXIfh55AjGatr9VzpIEEFeDvMgDk8

APRS (ham radio)
http://www.aprs.fi

Both sites will be linked up at the Kuss website:  http://www.fallriverschools.org/kuss.cfm

You can follow our progress on Ham Radio on the Fall River 145.150 repeater, PL 123.0.

Enjoy!
Roland, N1JOY

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PRODUCTS WITH NTS LOGO

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Hello folks,  These products used to be available and now are available once again.  Want to help others to hear about NTS?  The notice below is from Steve Ewald at ARRL HQ.   73 from Marcia KW1U

 

Hello, everyone.

The ARRL National Traffic System supply items are now ready and available via the ARRL Store at ARRL Headquarters.

You’ll find the items listed as a group in the “What’s New” section on the homepage of the ARRL Store,

http://www.arrl.org/shop/National-Traffic-System-NTS-Supplies, as well as listed individually in the “Pins, Patches, Supplies” category.

Here are the specific product order numbers for each item and the cost of each item.

NTS Pin — ARRL Order No. 2606, $5

NTS Patch — ARRL Order No. 3170, $3

NTS Sticker — ARRL Order No. 3850, $2

NTS Mug — ARRL Order No. 4445, $10

============================

73,

Steve Ewald, WV1X

Supervisor, Field Organization Team

ARRL, the national association for Amateur Radio™

860-594-0265

sewald@arrl.org

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NTS SURVEY NOW ON ARRL WEBSITE

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The Emergency Communications Advisory Committee (ECAC) was appointed by the ARRL Board of Directors to provide guidance to the Board on future emergency communications involving ARES and NTS.  This committee has put together a survey in which they want as many NTS participants as possible to participate.  Below is the link to take this survey.  The suvey will end at midnight June 24, 2013.  Please spread the word.  Note this is only for those who do participate in NTS.  Thank you and 73,   Marcia KW1U

 

www.arrl.org/nts

From the ECAC: 

Rumor Control Note: This is not an idea or suggestion list.  Although we are asking a wide range of questions here, it does not mean that any particular idea is under active consideration.  Our goal is to permit a broad range of opinions and ideas to be gathered.  The results will be used in discussions by the Emergency Communications Advisory Committee during development of guidance to the ARRL Board of Directors.

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14th Annual Eastern Massachusetts Field Day Directory Now On-line

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2013 Field Day logoThe 14th Annual Eastern Massachusetts Field Day Directory contains some of the most comprehensive Field Day resource pages of its kind.

According to Bill Ricker, N1VUX, the section Field Day pages offer detailed information on individual field day club operations along with the complete event operating rules and helpful safety tips.

“Clubs which are reactivating a previous Class A or F site can confirm to the EMA Directory by simply putting their pin in at the ARRL Locator – conveniently linked from our directory. I’ll pick that up and mark them confirmed. I would appreciate an email from new clubs in Class A or F, clubs with new sites, clubs whose details on their EMA directory need updating, or who are definitely not using the site they had last year. Email n1vux at his arrl.net address.

 

 

 

 

 

 

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Reminder: Eastern Massachusetts ARES Net for June 2013

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Hello to all…

A reminder that the monthly ARES Net for June is rapidly approaching. The monthly ARES Net for June is Monday June 3rd, 2013, at 8:30 PM on the MMRA Repeater system. This is after the MEMA Nets earlier in the evening. 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

In addition, if the Echo-IRLP node on the MMRA hub is available, we will likely link that to the New England Reflector system on IRLP 9123/Echolink Conference *NEW-ENG* Node: 9123.

Make this 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 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 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
Home Phone #: (508) 994-1875 (After 6 PM)
Home/Data #: (508) 997-4503 (After 6 PM)
Work Phone #: 508-346-2929 (8 AM-5 PM)
Email Address: rmacedo@rcn.com
http://ares.ema.arrl.org
http://www.wx1box.org

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Eastern Massachusetts Hospital Net – Saturday June 1st, 2013 at 1000 AM

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Good Afternoon Everyone,

Net Control for the June Eastern MA Hospital Net will be the Falmouth Amateur Radio Association from the Falmouth Hospital. The net will commence at the usual time of 10am using the following repeaters in the order listed.

Dartmouth 147.000 tone 67.0

Fall River 146.805 tone 67.0

Falmouth 147.375 tone 110.9

Plymouth 146.685 tone 82.5  
Simplex 147.555

Please note the change in the simplex frequency. This month we will use 147.555 as our Simplex Frequency.     

The Net will then return to the Dartmouth Repeater for comments and net closing.

NET Protocol: Please wait for Net Control to ask for Check-ins. When asked to check in please use the standard net check in procedure which is:   Here is.., un-key, wait 3 seconds to check for doubling, then give your or your facilities call sign, your first name, and your facility’s name.

 We would like to extend an invitation to the EOC of any city or town that is served by one of our participating hospitals to join the Net. We also extend an invitation to any RACES or ARES member to check in during the NET.

 We are always looking for more groups or organizations to run the Net. If you are interested please let us know. Our goal is to rotate Net Control practice and the experience among as many groups as possible.

Any hospital wishing to join the net that is unable to do so due to a lack of equipment or personal should contact send an email to ssharc@gmail.com or Carl Aveni at caave@peoplepc.com for assistance in getting your location on the air.

We thank the repeater trustees for their generosity in allowing us to conduct the monthly nets and the use of their systems in an actual event. The following list of repeaters are available for us to use for our nets and for emergency use. Only a few systems are used each month with the selection of those used made by Net Control for that month.  More systems are being added to the list on a regular basis.
 
Attleboro 147.195 tone 127.3
Bridgewater 147.180 tone 67.0
Danvers 145.47 tone 136.5
Dartmouth 147.000 tone 67.0 
Fairhaven 145.490 tone 67.0   
Fall River 146.805. tone 67.0
Falmouth 147.375 tone 110.9 
Norwell 145.390 tone 67.0     
Norwood 147.210 tone 100.00
Plymouth 146.685 tone 82.5
Salem 146.88 tone 118.8       
Sharon 146.865 tone 103.5   
W. Bridgewater 146.775 dpl 244
Wrentham 147.09 tone 146.2

We look forward to hearing you all on the Net.

Respectfully,
John O’Neill – K1JRO
—

South Shore Hospital Amateur Radio Club – W1SSH
55 Fogg Road, Mail Stop #25
South Weymouth, MA 02190

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Boston ARC Public Service Events

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Brett Smith, AB1RL writes:

May has arrived with warmer weather, and that means we’re thick in the middle of the public service season. There are two events in May that [the Boston Amateur Radio Club] provides support for, and both could use more help:

* Saturday May 18: the MS Journey of Hope Walk in Natick. To volunteer or for more information, please contact Rick Savage, KB1LYJ: rpsavage@comcast.net, (781) 289 7364.

* Sunday May 19: the National Brain Tumor Society Boston Bike Ride, from Waltham to Carlisle. To volunteer or for more information, please contact Jim Bradley, KB1JKJ: bradleyjab@gmail.com, (781) 953 8928.

Amateurs help keep these events safe and running smoothly for anyone, and it’s a great feeling to be a part of that. I hope you’ll join us for one of these events if you can. If you ever have questions about any of BARC’s public service events, contact me at this address, or phone (859) 466 5915.

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Technician License class offered: 6 weeks starting Thursday Jun 6

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Walpole Emergency Communications Association in conjunction with Walpole EMA will be offering a Technicians license class starting in June. The class will run for 6 weeks with the initial class being offered in the Walpole Senior Center on Thursday June 6.

We will be using the ARRL Ham Radio License manual as the text,  If people register before May 15, we can get them at a reduced price of $25.  After that the text will be $30.

Please register in advance with:
Don Rolph ab1ph@arrl.net

73,
AB1PH
Don Rolph

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Boston Marathon Amateur Radio Communications Support – Amateur Radio Media Stories Summary

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Hello to all..

Amateur Radio Operators provided significant and highly valuable public service each year at the Boston Marathon. With the bombings that occurred at the 2013 Boston Marathon, the importance of Amateur Radio along the start line, course, finish line and net control were underscored once again. A series of stories on various Amateur Radio media outlets have emerged and below are the links to those stories:

ARRL Web Story – Radio Amateurs Provide Communication Support in Boston Marathon Bombings
http://www.arrl.org/news/radio-amateurs-provide-communication-support-in-boston-marathon-bombings-updated
http://www.arrl.org/arrlletter?issue=2013-04-18

ARRL – May 2013 Section News:
http://ema.arrl.org/node/1994

Ham Radio Now TV – Ham Radio at the the BostoN Marathon Parts 1 and 2
http://arvideonews.com/hrn/HRN_Episode_0074.html
http://arvideonews.com/hrn/HRN_Episode_0075.html

Amateur Radio Newsline #1862 – Boston Marathon Report
http://ares.ema.arrl.org/local/nsln1862_marathon.mp3
http://ares.ema.arrl.org/local/nsln1862.txt

Full featured articles will be published in CQ Amateur Radio and QST Magazines in the coming months. Thanks to all Amateur Radio Operators who supported the 2013 Boston Marathon under significant adversity and performed so admirably!

Respectfully Submitted,

Robert Macedo (KD1CY)
ARES SKYWARN Coordinator
Eastern Massachusetts ARES Section Emergency Coordinator
Home Phone #: (508) 994-1875 (After 6 PM)
Home/Data #: (508) 997-4503 (After 6 PM)
Work Phone #: 508-346-2929 (8 AM-5 PM)
Email Address: rmacedo@rcn.com
http://ares.ema.arrl.org
http://www.wx1box.org

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Boston Marathon Amateur Radio Communications Support – Amateur Radio Media Stories Summary

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Hello to all..

Amateur Radio Operators provided significant and highly valuable public service each year at the Boston Marathon. With the bombings that occurred at the 2013 Boston Marathon, the importance of Amateur Radio along the start line, course, finish line and net control were underscored once again. A series of stories on various Amateur Radio media outlets have emerged and below are the links to those stories:

ARRL Web Story – Radio Amateurs Provide Communication Support in Boston Marathon Bombings
http://www.arrl.org/news/radio-amateurs-provide-communication-support-in-boston-marathon-bombings-updated
http://www.arrl.org/arrlletter?issue=2013-04-18

ARRL – May 2013 Section News:
http://ema.arrl.org/node/1994

Ham Radio Now TV – Ham Radio at the the BostoN Marathon Parts 1 and 2
http://arvideonews.com/hrn/HRN_Episode_0074.html
http://arvideonews.com/hrn/HRN_Episode_0075.html

Amateur Radio Newsline #1862 – Boston Marathon Report
http://ares.ema.arrl.org/local/nsln1862_marathon.mp3
http://ares.ema.arrl.org/local/nsln1862.txt

Full featured articles will be published in CQ Amateur Radio and QST Magazines in the coming months. Thanks to all Amateur Radio Operators who supported the 2013 Boston Marathon under significant adversity and performed so admirably!

Respectfully Submitted,

Robert Macedo (KD1CY)
ARES SKYWARN Coordinator
Eastern Massachusetts ARES Section Emergency Coordinator
Home Phone #: (508) 994-1875 (After 6 PM)
Home/Data #: (508) 997-4503 (After 6 PM)
Work Phone #: 508-346-2929 (8 AM-5 PM)
Email Address: rmacedo@rcn.com
http://ares.ema.arrl.org
http://www.wx1box.org

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Reminder: Monthly Eastern Massachusetts ARES Net for May 2013

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Hello to all…

A reminder that the monthly ARES Net for May is rapidly approaching. The monthly ARES Net for May is Monday May 6th, 2013, at 8:30 PM on the MMRA Repeater system. This is after the MEMA Nets earlier in the evening. 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

In addition, if the Echo-IRLP node on the MMRA hub is available, we will likely link that to the New England Reflector system on IRLP 9123/Echolink Conference *NEW-ENG* Node: 9123.

Make this 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 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 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
Home Phone #: (508) 994-1875 (After 6 PM)
Home/Data #: (508) 997-4503 (After 6 PM)
Work Phone #: 508-346-2929 (8 AM-5 PM)
Email Address: rmacedo@rcn.com
http://ares.ema.arrl.org
http://www.wx1box.org

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Eastern Massachusetts Hospital Net – Saturday May 4, 2013 at 10 AM

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Net Control for May’s Eastern MA Hospital Net will be South Shore Hospital. The net will commence at the usual time of 10am using the following repeaters in the order listed.

Sharon 146.865 Tone 103.5
Norwood 147.210 tone 100    
W.Bridgewater 146.775. DPL 244
Fall River 146.805 Tone 67.0      
Simplex 147.42
The Net will then return to Sharon for comments and net closing.

If you’re unable to reach a specific repeater please monitor the next system in the rotation and wait for the net to arrive. If you lose contact with the rotation and are not sure where the net is currently located, South Shore Hospital will continue to monitor the Sharon Repeater during the Net. You can check with us (W1SSH) on Sharon and ask where the Net is currently located.

NET Protocol: Please wait for Net Control to ask for Check-ins. When asked to check in please use the standard net check in procedure which is:   Here is.., un-key, wait 3 seconds to check for doubling, then give your facility’s call sign, your first name, and your facility’s name. Alternatively, If your facility does not have it’s own call sign, Your call sign, Your Name, and the facility you are located at or represented.
We would like to extend an invitation to the EOC of any city or town that is served by one of our participating hospitals to join the Net. During an event it is quite likely that these locations will be activated, and the need to communicate with health care facilities via amateur radio may become a real possibility. We also extend an invitation to any RACES or ARES member to check in during the NET.

If any group or organization would like to run the Net please let us know. We would like to rotate Net Control among as many groups as possible.

Any hospital wishing to join the net but unable to do so due to a lack of equipment or personal please contact us at ssharc@gmail.com or Carl Aveni at caave@peoplepc.com for assistance in getting your location on the air.

Thanks to the generosity of their trustees, the following list of repeaters are available for us to conduct our nets and for emergency use. Only a few systems are used each month with the selection of those used made by Net Control for that month.  More systems are being added to the list on a regular basis through the generosity of their trustees.

Attleboro 147.195 tone 127.3
Bridgewater 147.180 tone 67.0
Danvers 145.47 tone 136.5
Dartmouth 147.000 tone 67.0 
Fairhaven 145.490 tone 67.0   
Fall River 146.805. tone 67.0
Falmouth 147.375 tone 110.9 
Norwell 145.390 tone 67.0     
Norwood 147.210 tone 100.00
Plymouth 146.685 tone 82.5
Salem 146.88 tone 118.8       
Sharon 146.865 tone 103.5   
W. Bridgewater 146.775 dpl 244
Wrentham 147.09 tone 146.2

We look forward to hearing you all on the Net.

Respectfully,
John O’Neill – K1JRO