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CW Traffic Net Update

January 7, 2013February 16, 2018 - by admin - Leave a Comment

The Massachusetts Rhode Island CW Net (MARI) will convene Monday January 7 at 7:00 PM on or about 3565 Khz. We will operate a slow speed net and training messages will be provided. New and experienced ops are welcome. Currently we will operate Monday through Friday and expand to seven evenings a week if there is enough interest. We will attempt to hold a Q&A session following the EM2MN on the 145.23 Boston repeater for questions and/or discussion. Hope to see you there.

73, Marcia KW1U

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Reminder: Monthly Eastern Massachusetts ARES Net for January 2013

January 6, 2013March 2, 2018 - by admin - Leave a Comment

Hello to all…

A reminder that the monthly ARES Net for January is rapidly approaching. The monthly ARES Net for January is Monday January 7th, 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 January 5,2013

January 5, 2013March 1, 2018 - by admin - Leave a Comment

Good Evening Everyone and Happy New Year.

A reminder that the Eastern Mass Hospital Net will be conducted tomorrow morning commencing at the usual time of 10am. The Plymouth repeater will be our starting point and which additional systems will be used for the net will be announced at that time.

A reminder that we have added 2 repeaters to the list available for our use. The Falmouth N1YHS Repeater 147.375 with a tone of 110.9 thanks to the generosity of Ralph Swenson N1YHS and the West Bridgewater K1VNU Repeater 146.755 dpl 244 thanks to the generosity of Gary Cumiskey W1GRC.

We are also happy to announce that The Falmouth Amateur Radio Association has their equipment in place at the Falmouth Hospital and have joined the Net.

If any group or organization would like to run the Net from their facility as the Net Control please let us know. We would like to rotate the Net Control duty among several groups.

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 be a real possibility. Any hospital not part of the net is welcome to join. If you are unable to join due to a lack of equipment or personal please contact us or Carl Aveni at caave@peoplepc.com for assistance in getting your location on the air.

The following list repeaters are available for us to use during the Net. Only 4 or 5 systems are used each month and are rotated with the selection of those used made by the group acting as Net Control for that month. If you 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 also be monitoring the the Plymouth Repeater during the Net. You can check with them on Plymouth and ask where the Net is currently located.

When asked to check into the Net by Net Control please use the standard net check in procedure which is: Here is.., un-key, wait 3 seconds to check for doubling, then give your call sign, First Name, facility call sign (if different) and facility / group represented.

Repeater, Freq, Tone

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
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 146.755 dpl 244
Wrentham 147.09 tone 146.2
Simplex test: 147.420

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

Respectfully,
John O’Neill – K1JRO

We look forward to hearing you all tomorrow morning,
W1SSH
—

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

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New England Area Flea Markets 12/31/12

January 3, 2013February 17, 2018 - by k9hi - Leave a Comment

New England Area   Ham - Electronic  Flea Market  ***  DATES  *** 2013 P 1 of 2
All events are Ham Radio/ Electronic related except ~_____~

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2013                                                    Contact          Source
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2 Feb Windsor CT VR+C Mus 115 Pierson LN @8AM Indoor      John 860 673 0518  +

2 Feb Agusta ME AARA @Clb Calumet                   Bill K1NIT 207 512 0312 A+

9 Feb Springfield VT CVFMA @VFW 8AM B Free sell$5/T  Dave K1ZS 603 446 7312

16 Feb Marlboro MA AARC @MidSc $5@9 $20/T@7       Timothy KA1OS 508 919 6136 T

17 Feb Westford MA NEARC RadioXLIV @Regency @8 Antique    Bruce 603 772 7516 F

23 Feb S Burlington VT HAM-CON @HI I89x14 $8@8 $15@6 Mitch W1SJ 802 879 6589

2 Mar Feeding Hills MA MtTARA @TurnverneinClb        Mary N1TOY 413 222 1990

3 Mar Hicksville NY LIMARC @LevitHall             Richard K2KNB 516 694 4937 A

16 Mar Dayville CT ECARA 8A @StJosephCh              Paul KE1LI 860 928 5147 W+

23 March Laval PQ CRAL-L @VanierHS B$6@9 S!0/T@7                514-708-8033 R+

29,30 Mar Lewiston ME AARC ME Conv @Ramada           Ivan N1OXA 207 784 0350  +

7 April Southington CT SARA @HS $5@8 $20/T@6:15       Norm W3IZ 860 584 1403  +

7 April Framingham MA FARA@KeefeTech $5@9$25/T@7:30 SteveKB1NIV 508 872 9336  +



13,14 Ap Wakefield MA Photographica @AmericalCtr ~photo~   John 781 592 2553  +

14 Ap Middletown NY OCARA @CommCtr                    Neil AC2O 914 490 2001 A+

20 April Gales Ferry CT RASON Auction@ FireHS       Gary WT1SND 860 884 4218 A+

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21 April Cambridge MA              FLEA at MIT             Nick 617 253 3776 F+
                      Third Sunday April thru October

3,4 May Deerfield NH NEARFest XIII @FG               Mike K1TWF 978 250 1235 T+

19 May Cambridge MA                FLEA at MIT             Nick 617 253 3776 F+

1 June Hermon ME PSARA @HS $5@8                     Jerry K1GUP 207 848 3400

1 June Windsor CT VR+C Mus 115 Pierson LN @8AM Outdoor     John 860 673 0518  +

15 June Newington CT NARL @StMarySch $5@8 $15/T    Vinnie W1VJA 203 987 2108

16 June Cambridge MA               FLEA at MIT             Nick 617 253 3776 F+

21 July Cambridge MA               FLEA at MIT             Nick 617 253 3776 F+

18 Aug  Cambridge MA               FLEA at MIT             Nick 617 253 3776 F+

7 Sept Ballston Spa NY SCRACES @FG @7             Darlene N2XQG 518 587 2385  +

7 Sept Windsor CT VR+C Mus 115 Pierson LN @8AM Outdoor     John 860 673 0518  +

8 Sept Newtown CT CARA @TownHall $5@8:30 $10/TG $15/T Joe AB1DO 203 938 4880  +

15 Sept Cambridge MA               FLEA at MIT             Nick 617 253 3776 F+

21 Sept Forestdale RI RIAFMRS @VFW $5/Sp@8           Rick K1KYI 401 864 9611  +

13 Oct Meriden CT Nutmeg @Sheraton  was Wallingford  John N1GNV 203 440 4973  +

20 Oct  Cambridge MA               FLEA at MIT             Nick 617 253 3776 F+

19,20 Oct Wakefield MA Photographica @AmericalCtr ~photo~  John 781 592 2553  +

26 Oct Gales Ferry CT TCARC Auction @FireCo @10    Darryl WA1DD 860 443 7799  +

9 Nov Bourne MA FARA @UpperCC VoTech $5@9 $10/S@7   Ralph N1YHS 508 548 0422  +

30 Nov Windsor CT VR+C Mus 115 Pierson LN @8AM Indoor      John 860 673 0518  +

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New England Area  Ham - Electronic  Flea Market  ***  DATES  ***     P4
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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.htm

Dartmouth MA    SEMARA          http://www.semara.org/flea.htm

Falmouth MA     FARA            http://www.falara.org/

FeedingHills MA MTARA           http://www.mtara.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/              +

Whately MA      FranklinCARC    http://www.fcarc.org/news.htm

Worcester MA    WPI ACM         http://acm.wpi.edu/swapmeet/

Dayville CT     ECARA           http://www.qsl.net/k1muj/           +

Enfield CT      VHF/UHF Conf    http://www.newsvhf.com/vhfconf.html

Gales Ferry CT  RASON           http://www.rason.org/

Goshen CT       SBARC           http://www.w1baa.org/

Meriden CT      Nutmeg CT Conv  http://www.nutmeghamfest.com
       was Wallingford

Newington CT    NARL            http://www.narlhamfest.org/

Newtown CT      CARA            http://www.danbury.org/cara/Hamfest.html

North Haven CT                  http://www.yankeehamfest.com

Southington CT  SARA            http://www.chetbacon.com/sara.htm

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/             +

Hermon ME       PSARC           http://n1me.org/index.php?pr=Hamfest

Lewiston ME     AARC       http://www.w1npp.org/pages/meconvention2013.html

S. Portland ME  PAWA            http://www.pawa-maine.org/

St. Albans ME   PARC            http://www.qsl.net/parc/hamfest/hamfest.html

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/

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

Rochester NH    GBRA            http://www.w1fz.org/

Bergen NJ       BARA            http://www.bara.org/

Sussex NJ       SCARC    http://www.scarcnj.org/www.scarcnj.org/flyer_2007.htm

Ballston Spa NY SCRACES         http://k2dll.net/

LaGrangeville NY   MtBARC       http://www.wr2abb.org/

Lake Placid NY  NNY ARA  http://www.northnet.org/nnyham/hamfest_flyer2004.htm

Lindenhurst NY  ToB ARES        http://www.tobares.org/hamfest.html

Lindenhurst NY  GSB ARA         http://www.gsbarc.org/Hamfest.htm

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/

Rensselaer NY   E Greenbush ARA http://www.w2egb.org/

Rochester NY    AWA             http://www.antiquewireless.org/

Rochester NY    RARA            http://www.rochesterham.org/hamfest.htm

Wallkill NY     OCARC           http://www.ocarc-ny.org/

Greenwich RI    Fidelity ARC    http://users.ids.net/~newsm/dates.html

Forestdale RI   RIFMRS          http://www.qsl.net/riafmrs/Auction.html

Woonsocket RI   BVARC           www.w1ddd.org                     +

Colchester VT   HAM-CON VT Conv  http://www.ranv.org/hamcon.html
  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/hamfest/index.html

Greenwood PQ    GARC            www.greenwoodarc.org

Laval PQ        CRALL           http://www.ve2crl.qc.ca/

Levis PQ        ARES            http://raqi.ca/ve2csq/

Montreal PQ     MARC            http://www.marc.qc.ca/fest/fest.html

Montreal PQ     WIARC           http://www.wiarc.ca/

Montreal PQ     MS-SARC         http://www.ve2clm.ca/articles.php?lng=fr&pg=120

Montreal PQ     UMS             http://www.ve2ums.ca/agenda/pub_2007_hamf.pdf

Sorel-Tracy PQ  CRAS-T          http://www.hamfest.qc.ca/

St Therese PQ   CRALL           http://www.ve2crl.qc.ca/hamfest2002.htm

Summerside PEI  SPARC      http://www.summersidearc.com/fleamarket2009.htm

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/festcal.html

Canada          RAC List        http://rac.eton.ca/events/upcoming.php

Phila. Area     VARA List       http://www.qsl.net/w2vtm/hamfest.html

USA             ARRL List       http://www.arrl.org/hamfests.html

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SEMARA Tailgate Flea Market, May 11, 2013

December 31, 2012February 17, 2018 - by k9hi - Leave a Comment

SEMARA logo

Eric, N1WCO writes:

I am pleased to announce the Annual SEMARA Tailgate Flea Market on Saturday, May 11, 2013. Set-up will begin at 8:00AM and open to the all from 9:00 AM to 2:00PM.

Addmission is as follows: Vendors, $10.00 per table; general admission: $2.00; club members and children under 12 attend for free.

If we have enough participation, there will be a door prize and a raffle.

Talk-in will occur on the 147.00 Dartmouth PL 67.0 and the 224.800 repeater PL 67.0.

For further information, contact Eric, N1WCO at <n1wco@aol.com>.

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Merry Christmas/Happy New Year/Happy Holidays to All!

December 23, 2012 - by admin - Leave a Comment

Hello to all..

On behalf of the Eastern Massachusetts ARES staff, we’d like to take a moment to wish everyone a Merry Christmas, Happy New Year and Happy Holiday season! We have appreciated the support of all Amateurs who assisted in the mobilization for Hurricane Sandy in late October. We also thank all Amateur Operators whether they are in ARES or not who supported all the Public Service Events throughout the year including major events such as the Boston Marathon and the Walk for Hunger just to name a few events. We also thank all the RACES Radio Operators and Officers for their support of their local city and town emergency management as well as state emergency management. In addition, a thank you to some of the new Amateur Radio Operators who are supporting hospitals in the South Coast Hospital chain in the Fall River, New Bedford and Wareham area and those supporting other hospitals around the section including the South Shore Hospital, Falmouth Hospital and several other hospitals on Cape Cod and the Islands. The Eastern Massachusetts Hospital Net, held monthly on the first Saturday of each month led by the efforts of the South Shore Amateur Radio Club, has had several hospital check-ins each month since its inception. For those Amateur Operators that support SKYWARN whether they are in ARES or not, a separate holiday message has been posted via the following link:

http://www.wx1box.org/node/3226

As we move into 2013, we realize that we have not been as proactive as in past years in regards to exercises and training workshops. Therefore, in 2013, we are looking to do more in the way of the section emergency communication workshops similar to past years and plan for one to two exercises as we get towards the middle of 2013. In addition, due to some changes in my own personal status, I’m going to be looking toward our ARES Assistant SECs and DECs to be doing more in their respective districts including more localized training sessions, meetings and exercises to provide additional and more localized support to ARES across our section. We will also be continuing to support hospitals and Non-Governmental Organizations such as the Red Cross and Salvation Army building upon the work done in 2012. We also encourage those involved in emergency communications or those that have an interest in weather to become SKYWARN trained to support the National Weather Service for those interested.

Again, Merry Christmas, Happy New Year and Happy Holidays to all! We look forward to working with everyone during 2013 and thanks for your continued support of ARES!

Respectfully Submitted,

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Massachusetts – Rhode Island CW Net

December 12, 2012 - by admin - Leave a Comment

It is great to see more interest in CW these days. It really is a fun mode, especially when you aren’t required to learn it for a license.

We had a section CW net (EMRI) for many years, which met every evening at 7:00 PM. Unfortunately several years ago we disbanded due to lack of participation. Now, however with the increased interest I would like to see this net operational again. Since there is no West Mass CW net I would like this net to represent all Massachusetts and Rhode Island. Because some are working on building their CW skills, or may be a bit rusty, I would like to see a net run at a “relaxed” pace. You can find opportunities to increase your code speed as you pass traffic, liaise to the region net (1RN), etc. I will be asking Net Control stations to keep the speed down, and any participants can always ask to please QRS (slow down). It is helpful if when checking in to send at a speed you are comfortable copying and NCS can return at your speed. Don’t know how a CW net is run? Listen, read the MPG on the ARRL website, or ask questions of me, or any NCS.

I don’t have a frequency at this time. I will have more information later so please monitor this website. Anyone interested let me know. I have heard from some of you already. We will plan to meet at 7PM. I suggest beginning with five evenings a week. If enough activity and net control stations available we can add weekends. Of course we will need traffic, so please plan on bringing some with you, greetings to family, friends, fellow hams you meet on the bands, thanks for contact, let’s make sked, etc. Be creative.

Stay tuned, and hope to see you on CW.

73, Marcia KW1U

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Reminder: Monthly Eastern Massachusetts ARES Net for December 2012

December 2, 2012March 2, 2018 - by admin - Leave a Comment

Hello to all…

A reminder that the monthly ARES Net for December is rapidly approaching. The monthly ARES Net for December is Monday December 3rd, 2012, 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.

Thanks for your continued support of ARES!

Respectfully Submitted,

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New England Area Flea Markets, Dec. 1, 2012

November 30, 2012February 17, 2018 - by k9hi - Leave a Comment

New England Area   Ham - Electronic  Flea Market  ***  DATES  *** 2012 P 1 of 2
All events are Ham Radio/ Electronic related except ~_____~ 

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2012                                                    Contact          Source
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1 Dec Windsor CT VR+C Mus 115 Pierson LN @8AM Indoor       John 860 673 0518  

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2013                                                    Contact          Source
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9 Feb Springfield VT CVFMA @VFW 8AM B Free sell$5/T   Dave K1ZS 603 446 7312  +

16 Feb Marlboro MA AARC @MidSc $5@9 $20/T@7       Timothy KA1OS 508 919 6136 T

17 Feb Westford MA NEARC RadioXLIV @Regency @8 Antique    Bruce 603 772 7516 F+

23 Feb S Burlington VT HAM-CON @HI I89x14 $8@8 $15@6 Mitch W1SJ 802 879 6589  

2 Mar Feeding Hills MA MtTARA @TurnverneinClb        Mary N1TOY 413 222 1990  

3 Mar Hicksville NY LIMARC @LevitHall             Richard K2KNB 516 694 4937 A+

29,30 Mar Lewiston ME AARC ME Conv @Ramada           Ivan N1OXA 207 784 0350  +

7 April Southington CT SARA @HS $5@8 $20/T@6:15       Norm W3IZ 860 584 1403  +

7 April Framingham MA FARA @KeefeTech $5@9 $25/T@7:30 Bev N1LOO 508 626 2012  +

13,14 Ap Wakefield MA Photographica @AmericalCtr ~photo~   John 781 592 2553  +

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New England Area  Ham - Electronic  Flea Market  ***  DATES  *** 2013  P2 of 2

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2013                                                    Contact          Source
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21 April Cambridge MA              FLEA at MIT             Nick 617 253 3776 F+
                       Third Sunday April thru October

3,4 May Deerfield NH NEARFest XIII @FG               Mike K1TWF 978 250 1235 T+
 
19 May Cambridge MA                FLEA at MIT             Nick 617 253 3776 F+


1 June Hermon ME PSARA @HS $5@8                     Jerry K1GUP 207 848 3400 

15 June Newington CT NARL @StMarySch $5@8 $15/T    Vinnie W1VJA 203 987 2108  

16 June Cambridge MA               FLEA at MIT             Nick 617 253 3776 F+

21 July Cambridge MA               FLEA at MIT             Nick 617 253 3776 F+

18 Aug  Cambridge MA               FLEA at MIT             Nick 617 253 3776 F+

7 Sept Ballston Spa NY SCRACES @FG @7             Darlene N2XQG 518 587 2385  +

8 Sept Newtown CT CARA @TownHall $5@8:30 $10/TG $15/T Joe AB1DO 203 938 4880  +

15 Sept Cambridge MA               FLEA at MIT             Nick 617 253 3776 F+

21 Sept Forestdale RI RIAFMRS @VFW $5/Sp@8           Rick K1KYI 401 864 9611  +

13 Oct Meriden CT Nutmeg @Sheraton  was Wallingford  John N1GNV 203 440 4973  +

20 Oct  Cambridge MA               FLEA at MIT             Nick 617 253 3776 F+

19,20 Oct Wakefield MA Photographica @AmericalCtr ~photo~  John 781 592 2553  +

26 Oct Gales Ferry CT TCARC Auction @FireCo @10    Darryl WA1DD 860 443 7799  +
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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.htm    

Dartmouth MA    SEMARA          http://www.semara.org/flea.htm             

Falmouth MA     FARA            http://www.falara.org/                       

FeedingHills MA MTARA           http://www.mtara.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/              +
 
Whately MA      FranklinCARC    http://www.fcarc.org/news.htm                

Worcester MA    WPI ACM         http://acm.wpi.edu/swapmeet/            

Enfield CT      VHF/UHF Conf    http://www.newsvhf.com/vhfconf.html          

Gales Ferry CT  RASON           http://www.rason.org/                   
    
Goshen CT       SBARC           http://www.w1baa.org/                

Meriden CT      Nutmeg CT Conv  http://www.nutmeghamfest.com
        was Wallingford 

Newington CT    NARL            http://www.narlhamfest.org/                  

Newtown CT      CARA            http://www.danbury.org/cara/Hamfest.html    

North Haven CT                  http://www.yankeehamfest.com             
 
Southington CT  SARA            http://www.chetbacon.com/sara.htm

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/                        

Chelsea ME      AARA            http://www.w1tlc.com/                     

Hermon ME       PSARC           http://n1me.org/index.php?pr=Hamfest        

Lewiston ME     AARC       http://www.w1npp.org/pages/meconvention2013.html  +

S. Portland ME  PAWA            http://www.pawa-maine.org/                  

St. Albans ME   PARC            http://www.qsl.net/parc/hamfest/hamfest.html  

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/                   
 
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         

Rochester NH    GBRA            http://www.w1fz.org/

Bergen NJ       BARA            http://www.bara.org/

Sussex NJ       SCARC    http://www.scarcnj.org/www.scarcnj.org/flyer_2007.htm

Ballston Spa NY SCRACES         http://k2dll.net/             

LaGrangeville NY   MtBARC       http://www.wr2abb.org/                       

Lake Placid NY  NNY ARA		 http://www.northnet.org/nnyham/hamfest_flyer2004.htm 

Lindenhurst NY  ToB ARES        http://www.tobares.org/hamfest.html           

Lindenhurst NY  GSB ARA         http://www.gsbarc.org/Hamfest.htm

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/               

Rensselaer NY   E Greenbush ARA http://www.w2egb.org/                       

Rochester NY    AWA             http://www.antiquewireless.org/ 

Rochester NY    RARA            http://www.rochesterham.org/hamfest.htm  

Wallkill NY     OCARC           http://www.ocarc-ny.org/               

Greenwich RI    Fidelity ARC    http://users.ids.net/~newsm/dates.html

Forestdale RI   RIFMRS          http://www.qsl.net/riafmrs/Auction.html  

Woonsocket RI   BVARC           www.w1ddd.org                     +

Colchester VT   HAM-CON VT Conv  http://www.ranv.org/hamcon.html      
   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/hamfest/index.html  

Greenwood PQ    GARC            www.greenwoodarc.org           +

Laval PQ        CRALL           http://www.ve2crl.qc.ca/                   

Levis PQ        ARES            http://raqi.ca/ve2csq/      +   

Montreal PQ     MARC            http://www.marc.qc.ca/fest/fest.html        
     
Montreal PQ     WIARC           http://www.wiarc.ca/                

Montreal PQ     MS-SARC         http://www.ve2clm.ca/articles.php?lng=fr&pg=120
                  
Montreal PQ     UMS             http://www.ve2ums.ca/agenda/pub_2007_hamf.pdf 

Sorel-Tracy PQ  CRAS-T          http://www.hamfest.qc.ca/                     
             
St Therese PQ   CRALL           http://www.ve2crl.qc.ca/hamfest2002.htm       

Summerside PEI  SPARC      http://www.summersidearc.com/fleamarket2009.htm   

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/festcal.html      
 
Canada          RAC List        http://rac.eton.ca/events/upcoming.php    

Phila. Area     VARA List       http://www.qsl.net/w2vtm/hamfest.html         

USA             ARRL List       http://www.arrl.org/hamfests.html

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December Eastern Massachusetts Hospital Net – Saturday Dec 1, 2012 1000 AM

November 30, 2012March 1, 2018 - by admin - Leave a Comment

Good morning everyone,

The Eastern Mass Hospital Net will be conducted this Saturday December 1 commencing at the usual time of 10am. The Net this month will be run from the South Coast led by Ed Caron KA1RSY.

We have made a change to the repeaters and simplex frequencies used for the net. Starting in December we will including the Falmouth N1YHS in our repeater rotation thanks to the generosity of Ralph Swenson N1YHS. The Falmouth repeater is on 147.375 with a tone of 110.9. Additionally, due to a lack of participation on the Danvers & Salem repeaters we are temporarily removing these repeaters from the list as well as the simplex frequency of 146.565.

We are also reducing the number of repeaters used during the net. Rather than including all of the systems we have available, we instead are going to start rotating the repeaters used monthly with Net Control for that month determining which systems they would like to use. This will allow for a shorter net while at the same time testing all of the available systems.

If any group or organization would like to run the Net from your facility and be put into the Net Control rotation please let us know. It would be great to rotate this duty among several groups.

We are happy to announce that The Falmouth Amateur Radio Association has their equipment in place at Falmouth Hospital and will be joining the net.

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 be a real possibility. Any hospital not currently part of the net is welcome to join. If you are unable to join due to a lack of equipment or personal please contact us or Carl Aveni at caave@peoplepc.com for assistance in getting your location on the air.

The following repeaters will be used in the order listed starting at 10AM unless otherwise announced at the beginning of the Net. If you can not 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 also be monitoring the the Plymouth Repeater during the Net. You can check back with them on Plymouth and ask where the Net is currently located.

Repeater, Freq, Tone

Plymouth 146.685 tone 82.5
Falmouth 147.375 tone 110.9
Bridgewater 147.180 tone 67.0
Sharon 146.865 tone 103.5
Attleboro 147.195 tone 127.3
Dartmouth 147.000 tone 67.0
Norwell 145.390 tone 67.0
Fairhaven 145.490 tone 67.0
Simplex test: 147.420

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

Respectfully,
John O’Neill – K1JRO
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South Shore Hospital Amateur Radio Club – W1SSH
55 Fogg Road, Mail Stop #40
South Weymouth, MA 02190

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SKYWARN Recognition Day 2012

November 19, 2012March 2, 2018 - by k9hi - Leave a Comment

SKYWARN logo Several Eastern MA stations, including the Taunton SKYWARN ARC (WX1BOX) and the Boston ARC (W1BOS) will be active in SKYWARN Recognition Day 2012 on November 30-December 1. [Full story]

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K1USN Veterans Day Operation, November 11

November 9, 2012 - by k9hi - Leave a Comment

K1USN QSL card The K1USN Radio Club plans to put the K1USN station on the air on Veterans Day, Sunday, November 11, 2012 to honor veterans and acknowledge their service to the country.

“We have done this most years on Veterans Day and K1USN is always well received on the HF bands,” according to K1USN’s “Pi” Pugh, K1RV.

The club will operate several HF stations on the air from 9 AM until approximately 3 PM.

K1RV invites folks to come and operate, or “just to drop by for coffee on Sunday.”

The Saturday morning prior, club members will meet at Jamie’s Restaurant in Braintree, and later at K1USN for their VE exam session and to get the HF stations ready Sunday’s operation.

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Venture Crew 47 Tri-District Camporee Nov. 11-13, 2012

November 7, 2012 - by k9hi - Leave a Comment

Venture Crew 47 logo Venture Crew 47 members plan to participate in the Tri-District Camporee at Woodsom Farm in Amesbury on November 11-13, 2012. The KB1PAL crew will operate on Amateur Radio frequencies as well as FRS and GMRS during the event. Frequencies include: 147.57 simplex, 147.42 simplex, and FRS/GMRS Channels 3 and 5. They’re encouraging all participants who are licensed amateurs to bring their radios and contact Tri-District Control.

In existence since 2006, the Peabody-based Venture Crew 47 young amateurs are supported by the North Shore Radio Association. They have participated in numerous events including the Head of the Charles Regatta, HF contests, and Field Day.

All / Emergency Communications

Reminder: Monthly Eastern Massachusetts ARES Net for November 2012

November 4, 2012March 2, 2018 - by admin - Leave a Comment

Hello to all…

A reminder that the monthly ARES Net for November is rapidly approaching. The monthly ARES Net for November is Monday November 5th, 2012, 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.

Thanks for your continued support of ARES!

Respectfully Submitted,

All / Emergency Communications

Eastern Massachusetts ARES Standby Lifted as of Saturday November 3rd, 2012 at 1220 PM EDT

November 3, 2012March 2, 2018 - by admin - Leave a Comment

Hello to all..

**EASTERN MASSACHUSETTS ARES STANDBY LIFTED AS OF SATURDAY NOVEMBER 3RD, 2012 AT 1220 PM EDT AS HARDEST HIT SECTIONS OF NEW JERSEY, NEW YORK CITY AND LONG ISLAND, AND CONNECTICUT RECOVER FROM HURRICANE SANDY’S IMPACTS**

Having received ARES standdown messages from the Southern New Jersey and Connecticut sections, Eastern Massachusetts ARES has lifted the standby for the possibility of Amateur Operators deploying in an ARESMAT to the New Jersey, New York City/Long Island and Connecticut sections. We thank all those who offered their availability for this potential and we appreciate the fact that people gave availability and did not self-deploy to the area. Please see the link below where it was requested from the most impacted sections NOT to self-deploy to the affected area:

http://www.arrl.org/news/view/arrl-requests-hams-do-not-self-deploy-to-areas-affected-by-hurricane-sandy

As we summarize this storm, it is hard to believe that with close to 400,000 power outages across the Commonwealth of Massachusetts caused by Hurricane Sandy at the height of the storm that we would being saying, ‘we are lucky’ but comparatively with the New York City area and New Jersey, we were indeed lucky. Hurricane Sandy prompted an Eastern Massachusetts ARES stand-by and the staffing of the MEMA Region Two Bridgewater facility, various city and town Emergency Operation Centers (EOCs), shelters, and Red Cross chapters as well as SKYWARN activation with Operations at the Amateur Radio Station at the National Weather Service in Taunton, WX1BOX. Several hundred reports of wind damage, storm surge flooding and wind measurements were received and put into NWS Taunton Forecast products on Monday October 29th. Some of the wind measurements, which exceeded hurricane force in wind gusts, were even put into National Hurricane Center advisory statements as WX4NHC, the Amateur Radio Station at the National Hurricane Center was also active for Hurricane Sandy interfacing with Eastern Massachusetts ARES and SKYWARN operations along with other operations in the mid-atlantic and Northeast US region. The storm’s impacts were largely over by late Monday Night 10/29 but a rogue line of severe thunderstorms associated with ‘Post-Tropical Storm Sandy’ caused a microburst in the Wareham/Onset Massachusetts area and scatttered wind damage, flash flooding and even large hail over other parts of Eastern Massachusetts on Tuesday Evening October 30th, 2012 prompting a self-activation of SKYWARN.

Post-Hurricane Sandy SKYWARN Coordination Messages continue to be issued. To see those updates, please go to the http://www.wx1box.org web site for those updates and more specific impacts on Hurricane Sandy in Southern New England.

To close, there is a potential for a nor’easter to impact the region in the Wednesday to Thursday timeframe. This storm could cause some impacts to the region but at this time, the impacts are expected to be far less than Hurricane Sandy but will be monitored for any increased potential of causing more issues than currently expected. This storm could prompt a SKYWARN Activation with Ops at the NWS Taunton Amateur Radio Station, WX1BOX, later this week.

Thanks to all for their continued support of Eastern Massachusetts ARES!

Respectfully Submitted,

All

Superstorm Sandy — Public Relations And You

November 2, 2012 - by k9hi - Leave a Comment

ARRL PR logo Public Information Coordinator Bob Salow, WA1IDA writes:

Hurricane Sandy has blown by now, leaving destruction and pain behind in parts of the Eastern Massachusetts Section. Hams are known to have supported much of the preparation, duration and recovery, but how did the general public get to know this?

Such news gets to us hams and we revel in the participation (even if it is standing at alert) of fellow hams. Was the rest of the population made aware of our service?

If you know that ham activity associated with this storm was covered on TV, radio, online, in newspapers, or any of the public media, please send a message to the Section Public Information Coordinator (PIC), Bob Salow, WA1IDA, at wa1ida AT arrl DOT net. If possible, include links or copies of such publicity. If press releases had been sent (a wise move), and actually used in informing the public, make a note of this.

All / NTS

STM Report EMA October 2012

November 1, 2012March 12, 2018 - by k9hi - Leave a Comment

STM	REPORT	October	2012

NET	SESSIONS	QTC	QNI	QTR	NM
EM2MN	26	93	141	457	KB1ENV
MARIPN	15	64	32	75	N1LKJ
WARPSN	4	14	77	NA	NI1X
HHTN	12	6	17	90	N1LUM
CITN	No report

SAR SEPT.	ORG.	REC.	SENT	DEL.	TOTAL
N1IQI	0	273	542	1	816	BPL
KW1U	0	340	249	2	591	BPL
K1YCQ	28	120	135	19	302
N1TF	0	110	125	10	245
N1LKJ	0	101	83	1	185
W1PLK	0	20	7	13	40
AB0YT	0	5	2	2	9


PSHR	1	2	3	4	5	6	TOTALS
KW1U	40	40	30	0	0	20	130
N1IQI	40	40	10	10	5	10	115
K1YCQ	40	40	0	10	15	0	105
N1TF	40	40	10	10	0	0	100
N1LKJ	40	40	20	0	0	0	100
W1PLK	20	40	10	0	0	0	70


BPL EARNED 500 OR MORE QTC N1IQI 1216			N1IQI 816	KW1U 591

MARCIA FORDE STM -MA

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Eastern Massachusetts ARES Standby Update – 10/31/12

October 31, 2012March 2, 2018 - by admin - Leave a Comment

Hello to all…

***EASTERN MASSACHUSETTS ARES CONTNUES STANDBY FOR POSSIBLE ARESMAT DEPLOYMENTS TO NYC/LI/NEW JERSEY AREA DUE TO MAJOR IMPACTS IN THAT AREA FROM HURRICANE SANDY.***

Hurricane Sandy caused impacts similar to Hurricane Irene across Southern New England from a storm surge and wind damage standpoint but less issues with regard to rainfall which was largely as expected. Approximately 400,000 lost power in the commonwealth of Massachusetts and approximately 600,000+ lost power in Connecticut. All of this with Sandy tracking into Southern New Jersey. ARES support for various agencies across the area came to an end on Tuesday. An update on storm impacts can be seen via the Post-Hurricane Sandy Coordination Message #1 and will be updated again later today. That message can be found on the NWS Taunton Amateur Radio SKYWARN home page at http://www.wx1box.org

Across New Jersey, New York City and Long Island, the issues were even more significant. New Jersey has 2.6 Million people without power (approximately double what Irene did) and there were major impacts across New York City and Long Island from wind damage and storm surge flooding. For this reason, the Eastern Massachusetts ARES standby remains in place for the next 48 hours for the potential of an ARESMAT to this region. Coordination is taking place with the ARES Section Emergency Coordinators of Northern New Jersey, Southern New Jersey and the New York City/Long Island sections in case support is requred.

We are looking for any folks interested in doing an ARESMAT deployment to this region. When sending your availability, please send the following: Name, Call-sign, License Class, Capability (HF / VHF / UHF), Availability, and any other special notes we should be aware of. We ask that as you contact your DEC, please send a copy of the message to hurricane@nsradio.org where multiple members of the EMA ARES Leadership will be able to access your availability.

What is ARES Stand-By mode?

ARES stand-by mode is to alert Amateurs within ARES that a mobilization is possible on a wide-scale and that some localized mobilizations are or could be taking place in isolated areas. It means to take a look at your Go-Kit and have batteries and equipment ready to go and charged up and take care of any requirements at home in case a mobilization is required and you can participate. Do NOT self-deploy. Wait for guidance from leadership for any deployment. It is an honor to be ready even if you don’t deploy for the event. Hopefully, this is just another exercise of our preparedness and capabilities. If not, the ARES leadership looks forward to working with you if any wide scale mobilization is required after the impact of this major storm to the region is fully understood.

Thanks for your continued support of Eastern Massachusetts ARES!

Respectfully Submitted,

Robert Macedo (KD1CY)
ARES SKYWARN Coordinator for NWS Taunton Massachusetts
Eastern Massachusetts ARES Section Emergency Coordinator

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Eastern Massachusetts ARES Stand-By Activation for Hurricane Sandy Effective Friday 10/26/12 830 PM Until Further Notice

October 27, 2012March 2, 2018 - by admin - Leave a Comment

Hello to all…

***EASTERN MASSACHUSETTS ARES PLACED ON STAND-BY FOR ALL AREAS EFFECTIVE 8:30PM FRIDAY, OCTOBER 26, UNTIL FURTHER NOTICE DUE TO POTENTIAL IMPACTS FROM HURRICANE SANDY***

Hurricane Sandy is moving away from the Bahamas on a Northwest Track. Sandy continues to expand with a wind radius now 275 miles. The storm will likely expand further and likely have a wind field greater than 350 miles wide. Sandy is then expected to move parallel but offshore of the US East Coast. Multiple computer models are depicting a scenario where Sandy, either as a tropical system or a hybrid/nor’easter system with both tropical and non-tropical characteristics tracks into either the northern mid-Atlantic or Southern New England providing either a moderate to severe impact to the region. A scenario where Sandy moves out to sea is now off largely off the table.

It is also important to note that most computer models have now begun to trend more towards the North into Northern New Jersey and even Long Island, which would result in a scenario with significant impact to our region. You should not focus directly on the center of the official National Hurricane Center track, as Sandy will feature a very wide and expansive wind field radius of well over 350 miles. At the least, this track would create a scenario where most of Southern New England experiences hurricane force wind gusts, at least moderate to perhaps major coastal flooding, and several inches of rain resulting in significant urban flooding. For further meteorological updates, please see the NWS Taunton SKYWARN home page at http://www.wx1box.org

In advance of the storm, please advise your local EC/DEC/ADEC of your availability to support a potential deployment anytime from Monday morning, 10/29 through mid-week. We are creating a list of availability for ARESMAT deployment if needed for various local EOC’s, Red Cross, Salvation Army, NWS Storm Survey Teams, and hospitals as required. Keep your situational awareness level high for any updates from ARES leadership by checking your email for updates and our ARES web site at http://ares.ema.arrl.org and monitoring local SKYWARN/ARES/RACES frequencies for any updates on this developing situation.

When sending your availability, please send the following: Name, Call-sign, License Class, Capability (HF / VHF / UHF), Availability, and any other special notes we should be aware of. We ask that as you contact your DEC, please send a copy of the message to hurricane@nsradio.org where multiple members of the EMA ARES Leadership will be able to access your availability.

What is ARES Stand-By mode?

Thanks for your continued support of Eastern Massachusetts ARES!

Respectfully Submitted,

Robert Macedo (KD1CY)
ARES SKYWARN Coordinator for NWS Taunton Massachusetts
Eastern Massachusetts ARES Section Emergency Coordinator

Clubs / Public Service

PART of Westford Halloween Pumpkin Patrol

October 25, 2012October 23, 2018 - by k9hi - Leave a Comment

PART of Westford logo

Alan Martin, W1AHM writes on PART-L:

Halloween and PART Pumpkin Patrol
Wednesday, October 31st, 2012

As we have done for many years, PART will once again conduct Pumpkin Patrol in Westford on Halloween. Many of you are veterans and others may be volunteering for the first time… whichever you are… thank you in advance for your help!

Pumpkin Patrol is Amateur Radio volunteers providing additional eyes and ears to the Town of Westford during Trick or Treating. Our purpose is to observe and report any potential safety concerns back to the PART Pumpkin Patrol Net Control Station located at the Westford Police station. Reports from our patrollers are handed off to the Westford PD dispatcher and addressed by the Town’s public safety services. Our role is ONLY to report what we see and provide input to our Town’s public safety departments.

We like to have at least 6 mobile radio operators to patrol all the neighborhoods in the town, plus one net control operator at the police station. We can still use at least three more volunteers, including the distinguished role of Net Control.

Maps and a checklist of locations to watch will be provided when you check-in for your assignment. Check-in occurs at the Westford Police station where we record your call sign, vehicle and cell phone information. You do NOT need to be a resident of the Town of Westford to volunteer; by the time we’re done, you’ll have a real feel for the town’s geography!

The town specifies that Trick-or-Treating run from 6 PM until 8 PM. We normally run the operation from 5:30 PM until 10:00 – 11:00 PM. If the weather is lousy or the streets are quiet, the net closure time will be adjusted accordingly. We try and accommodate every individual’s schedule, we have run with 2 shifts in the past… an early and a late shift. We will accept your offer to assist at any time throughout the course of the evening. If there is interest, we will unwind at the British Beer Company after the event.

We plan to use the WB1GOF 2 meter repeater, 146.955MHz (P/L 74.4), for the entire event. So all a volunteer will need is a 2m radio. If you want to ride shotgun with another ham, that can be accommodated as well.

Feel free to drop me a note with any questions and/or if you would like to volunteer. Pass this along to others who may be interested.