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The Whitman Amateur Radio Club received a nice write-up of its Field Day operation in the Enterprise News that included a group photo.
According to the article, WARC operated at the Old Colony YMCA Satucket property in East Bridgewater. Thirty-five amateurs participated, making 586 QSOs in 33 states and three Canadian provinces.
The ARRL will host a webinar on Hurricanes and the Amateur Radio Response to the 2011 Atlantic Hurricane Season on July 7, 2011 from 8:00-9:30 PM EDT.
Representatives from the VoIP Hurricane Net, and amateur radio station WX4NHC at the National Hurricane Center, the Hurricane Watch Net and the ARRL will be giving presentations and discussion in this webinar. The webinar is open to all Amateurs.
Rob Macedo, KD1CY will co-present. [Full story].
Eastern MA ARRL Section Emergency Coordinator and SKYWARN Coordinator Rob Macedo, KD1CY along with several town and Red Cross officials were featured recently on the WFCR radio program, “Focus Western New England: Tornado Aftermath” discussing the recent Western Massachusetts tornados.
An audio recording of the show can be heard on-line at http://tinyurl.com/5s393bm. Macedo can be heard at approximately 40 minutes into the recording.
PART of Westford obtained some value media coverage in the local Carlisle Mosquito newspaper, just in time for Field Day. The hams gave Mosquito reporter Cynthia Sorn “a turn operating a ham radio.” [Full story]
See also: “Wicked Local/Westford”: Amateur radio enthusiasts take to the air waves
| STM | REPORT | EMA | JUNE | 2011 | |||
| NET | SESSIONS QTC | QTC | QNI | QTR | NM | ||
| EM2MN | 26 | 482 | 199 | 537 | KB1ENV | ||
| MARIPN | 11 | 19 | 22 | 69 | N1LKJ | ||
| HHTN | 10 | 5 | 27 | 92 | N1LUM | ||
| WARPSN | 4 | 13 | 69 | NA | N1IX | ||
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SAR JUNE
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| CALL | ORG | REC | SENT | DEL | TOTAL | ||
| N1IQI | 0 | 633 | 1311 | 0 | 1944 | X | |
| KW1U | 0 | 497 | 453 | 4 | 954 | X | |
| W1GMF | 0 | 240 | 575 | 42 | 857 | X | |
| K1YCQ | 29 | 198 | 186 | 34 | 447 | ||
| N1LKJ | 0 | 194 | 184 | 4 | 382 | ||
| N1UMJ | 2 | 125 | 85 | 4 | 216 | ||
| W1PLK | 0 | 16 | 12 | 10 | 38 | ||
| KD1LE | 0 | 18 | 17 | 1 | 36 | ||
| KK1X | 0 | 5 | 3 | 1 | 9 | ||
| PSHR | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 6 | TOTALS |
| N1UMJ | 40 | 40 | 20 | 180 | 0 | 10 | 290 |
| KW1U | 40 | 40 | 30 | 15 | 0 | 20 | 145 |
| KD1LE | 40 | 40 | 20 | 20 | 0 | 10 | 130 |
| W1GMF | 40 | 40 | 20 | 0 | 0 | 20 | 120 |
| N1LKJ | 40 | 40 | 20 | 0 | 0 | 10 | 110 |
| N1IQI | 40 | 40 | 10 | 10 | 0 | 10 | 110 |
| KK1X | 11 | 9 | 30 | 0 | 0 | 20 | 70 |
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BPL EARNED 500 OR MORE QTC
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N1IQI | KW1U | W1GMF | ||||
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MARCIA FORDE KW1U STM-EMA
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The City of Marlborough has recognized the efforts of its more than 140 licensed Amateur Radio operators “who have demonstrated their value in public assistance” with a special proclamation coinciding with Field Day.
The Proclamation, signed by Nancy E. Stevens, Mayor of Marlborough, recognizes ARRL Field Day and proclaims June 26-July 2, 2011 as “Amateur Radio Week.”
The document was on display at the Algonquin Amateur Radio Club‘s Field Day operation conducted from the City’s Emergency Operations Center.
A joint Field Day operation in Swansea garnered some great publicity for Amateur Radio this weekend, including television coverage.
Carl Sawejko, WA1PQT was interviewed by two Providence, RI television crews who were on hand at the site to film the Field Day operations for the evening news. This year’s Swansea Field Day operation at the Town Hall Annex was a joint collaboration between the Pilgram Amateur Wireless Assocation (Taunton), and the Raymond J. Levesque Memorial ARC and the Southeastern MA Amateur Radio Group.
A video clip of the Channel 12 story can be viewed online at the WPRI web site. The WJAR Channel 10 web site is carrying this video interview.
In conjuntion with ARRL Field Day, the Massachusetts State Senate passed a Resolultion late last week “honoring Amateur Radio operators as they celebrate Amateur Radio Week and participate in Field Day.”
Like the Governor’s Proclamation, the Senate Resolution was brought about through the efforts of State Government Liaison, K3HI, Local Government Liaison Hank McCarl, W4RIG, by several club presidents; and, by one licensed Amateur in particular who happens to be a Massachusetts State Senator: Bruce Tarr, N1UIU.
Although a copy was not available to tour during Field Day, hard copies of the Resolution have been transmitted to ARRL Headquarters, and to Eastern and Western MA Section Managers Phil Temples, K9HI and Ed Emco, W1KT, respectively.
Sen. Tarr writes about the Resolution in his blog at http://www.tarrtalk.com/2011/06/arrl-field-day-event.html.
[See also: Governor Proclaims “Amateur Radio Week” in Massachusetts!]
How long does it take you to read your monthly copy of QST? Half an hour? Twenty minutes? Do you jump to the contest results and skip the rest? Maybe spend more time on the ads than editorials? Maybe you looked at some article title and thought, “That sounds interesting, but I could/would never do that!”
Here’s a guide to reading those skipped-over articles, especially the technically oriented ones, by Eastern MA ARRL Technical Coorinator Eric Falkof, K1NUN entitled, How to Read a Technical Article (in QST).
The Framingham Amateur Radio Association honored two very special club members at a dinner banquet on June 18, 2011. Mary and Ed Weiss, KA1HGL and W1NXC, respectively, received honors, presents and congratulations before a packed audience of family, friends, and radio club members at the La Cantina Restaurant in Framingham.
ARRL Section Manager Phil Temples, K9HI presented a special plaque on behalf of FARA to Ed and Mary which read,
“The Framingham Amateur Radio Association takes great pride in awarding this certificate for decades of dediction in teaching ham radio to those caring and hard-working club members, Ed Weiss, W1NXC and Mary Weiss, KA1HGL.”
W1NXC received the prestigious Herb S. Brier Award from ARRL in 2003 for his years of dedication in volunteer teaching of ham radio coures. He is also thought to be one of the first instructors in the nation to promote the concept of a “License-In-A-Weekend” class.
Mary was presented with a beautiful bouquet of flowers; Ed was given a Special Edition Vibroplex “bug” by FARA, and a copy of the 2011 ARRL Radio Amateurs Handbook courtesy of the Eastern MA ARRL Section. Both Ed and Mary received baseball caps embroidered with their call signs.
Event planning was handled by Sumner Weisman, W1VIV. Master of Ceremonies Jim Weckback, W1EQW kept the evening lively and animated with light-hearted humor. Numerous other club members contributed remembrances and congratulatory remarks.
[Photo courtesy WA1HAM]
K1EJ writes on PART of Westford list:
The North Middlesex ARES Group could use some communications aid at the Chelmsford Road Race and Parade on the 4th of July from about 8AM to 12M. If you are looking to do some community service with your HT and can join us, please let me know.
Thanks and 73,
Darrel K1EJ, EC
k1ej@arrl.net
Looking for a convenient way to pass your club’s Field Day radiogram messages through the National Traffic System this weekend? Check out KW1U’s description on the NTS Digital System for Field Day (And Beyond).
NTSD – The National Traffic System Digital network runs alongside the traditional NTS nets and covers the entire United States with liaison into Canada. Message traffic placed into the NTSD is relayed via scanning HF Pactor 2 and Pactor 3 MBO’s throughout the country which operate 24/7 and are accessed regularly by assigned digital relay stations who remove traffic from the MBO’s for local relay or delivery. The system is managed by area digital coordinators. Station KW1U in Concord MA operates a 24/7 MBO on HF with a VHF link on 145.09 Mhz via W1JOE-7 into the N1XTB-4 BBS.
For Field Day messages in Eastern Mass, it is best to put messages on the N1XTB BBS which will then forward to KW1U for relay on HF as needed. See instructions on the ‘nts.ema.arrl.org ‘website under ‘packet procedures’ for help. If you are unable to access this BBS, station KW1U can be accessed via HF Pactor 1, 2 or 3 on one of the scanning frequencies below, all given in center frequencies: 3591.9, 3593.9, 7100.4, 7102.4 10140.9, 10142.9, 14095.9, 14097.9, 14112.4. For help contact Marcia at kw1u@arrl.net or kw1u@winlink.org.
Good luck with Field Day, and keep those messages coming!
73, Marcia KW1U
Just in time for Field Day–Massachusetts Governor Deval L. Patrick has declared June 25-26, 2011 to be “Amateur Radio Week” in Massachusetts.
The Proclamation was signed at the Executive Chamber in Boston on June 15. The official document was awarded on June 21 to ARRL Eastern Massachusetts Section Manager Phil Temples, K9HI who met wtih Bianca Hoffman in the Governor’s Office on Beacon Hill. Last year’s proclamation was secured through the diligent efforts of the Hampden County Radio Association in Western Massachusetts. (See <http://ema.arrl.org/node/1712
Several individuals worked to secure this year’s proclamation, according to Temples. “I want to acknowledge the work of our State Government Liaison, K3HI, along with effort by several club presidents–and in particular, one of our Local Government Liaisons, Hank McCarl, W4RIG of Gloucester,” remarked Temples. “Hank set up conversations with the office of the Senate Minority Leader–who is, coincidentally, a licensed amateur, and a member of the Cape Ann Amateur Radio Association.” Temples added, “We hope also to secure a Senate Resolution honoring Amateur Radio before the start of Field Day.”
K9HI plans to tour with the official Proclamation throughout Eastern Massachusetts during the Field Day weekend.
The BAA has added to its racing menu a 10K race on Sunday June 26, 2011. The race starts at 0800 on Charles St near the Boston Common and follows Commonwealth Ave and Bay State Rd to a turnaround at Babcock St. The return course is almost the same. The race is expected to attract around 5,000 runners of all abilities. It is believed the race should take no longer than two hours. Ham support for this event involves communications for medical, water station support and runner safety. Most ham assignments are scheduled to begin at around 0700 and should end around 0930.
This new BAA event is now added to the highly acclaimed Boston repertoire. Because of the BAA reputation it quickly attracted an international field including famed local runners as Bill Rodgers and Joan Benoit Samuelson. We have been asked to assist in maintaining the established quality level.
We know this is the Sunday of Field Day, but if you do not participate in Field Day or another ham event, please consider supporting this race. If you can help, please contact Tom Bertolino by email at kb1p at arrl dot net, or by phone at 781.608.6186; or Bob Salow by email at wa1ida at arrl dot net, or by phone at 617.650.0062. We need your help for this important community service.
–Thanks, BARC’s The SPARC, June 2011
Dean Burgess, KB1PGH writes on CAARAmail list:
The Caara VE team will hold an FCC Amateur Radio license exam session at this year’s field day event site at the Fuller School in Gloucester. The VE session will be on Sunday June 26th, from 10 AM until noon.
If you are planning to take a test please bring two forms of ID. One must be a picture ID and the other your Social Secuity number. Please bring $15.00 as well for the FCC testing fee. You may reserve a spot by e-mailing CAARA VE team leader Bob Quinn, WV1A at bquinn32 at comcast dot net.
We will also welcome walk-ins as well if you want to become a ham or upgrade your license at the last minute.
Norfolk County Radio Association members, led by Jeff Marden, KB1TJI, put together a very nice display about Amateur Radio on June 11, 2011 at the annual Walpole Village Fair on the grounds of the Episcopal Church in Walpole Center. Roger Turner, W1ZSA, generously provided equipment to round out the station that operated on 2, 10, and 20 meters. Several contacts were made.
Jeff also had a lap-top computer running a repeating video provided by the ARRL that gave a quick overview of ham radio entitled “Hello”.
Shown, below (l-r): Norfolk Co. RA Amateur Radio display at 2011 Walpole Village Fair; Jeff, KB1TJI, operating
Microwave Update 2011 & The 37th Eastern VHF/UHF Conference. Both sponsored by the North East Weak Signal Group at:
Holiday Inn
1 Bright Meadow Blvd
Enfield, CT, 06082 USA
October 13 – 15, 2011
This year the premier amateur radio microwave conference and the Eastern VHF/UHF conference will include tours, hospitality, swap session, equipment for measuring and tweaking, banquet and, of course, technical presentations.
Please visit http://www.microwaveupdate.org/ for the latest updates, registration and hotel information. Contact Paul Wade W1GHZ at w1ghz at arrl dot org by July 15, 2011 for paper and talk arrangements. Papers must be submitted by August 30.
“Pi” Pugh, K1RV writes on K1USN RC list:
The 2011 International Museum Ships Weekend was a resounding success!
We had quite a group of operators, helpers and visitors last weekend and we were able to make close to 1000 contacts with 46 states, 31 DXCC countries and 24 participating Museum Ships! The K1USN QSL requests are already pouring in! We hope to have our new cards printed ASAP.
We arrived at 7 PM Friday evening to get the HF stations ready to go. We ran the Yaesu FT-920 and 500 watt Ameritron Amplifier on 20 meters into the Sommer yagi. It performed flawlessly.
We decided to use the Kenwood TS-690-S into the G5RV antenna as our second station and concentrated on 40 meters.
We had over 250 contacts before shutting down for the night at 11:30PM.
Many of the K1USN crew went to Jamies in Braintree at 7 AM for breakfast before heading over to operate. Saturday morning we had both stations operational throughout the day and continued to rack up contacts. Although we did some operating on 17, 15 and 6 meters we pretty much stuck to the “bread n’ butter” bands of 20 and 40 meters.
Special thanks goes to Warren, WA1YKF, for doing a fine job preparing the ends of our hardline cable run to give us the option of using the R-5 vertical which is mounted on the phone pole at the lower end of the parking lot. This enabled us to add a third HF station using the IC-746-PRO and R-5. As an added bonus we found that six meters was open on Saturday and the R-5 loaded quite well on that band, too.
BTW, we were able to work a number of old friends including several who spent many hours operating with us during previous MSW events onboard the USS Salem. Bruce, K1HTN and Norm, WA1DBR as well as former USS Salem crew member, Radar, N2GDY.
We were unable to get our vintage station operational this year, but we already have plans for some station improvements by W1EKG and KB1IIU. BTW, Bill has offered to supply a watertight box for completing the hardline installation.
We had a total of 976 contacts with 262 on CW and the rest on SSB.
We worked 46 states missing only Alaska, Hawaii, North Dakota and Wyoming.
Here is a list of the 31 DXCC countries worked: K United States VE Canada EA8 Canary Islands KP2 US Virgin Islands KP4 Puerto Rico TI Costa Rica HA Hungary DL Germany OE Austria V3 Belize UR Ukraine UA European Russia SP Poland I Italy EA6 Balearic Islands YO Roumania ZA Albania PA Netherlands ON Belgium V4 St Kitts YU Yugoslavia S5 Serbia UL Kazakhstan F France LX Luxembourg G England CU Portugal HP Panama EA Spain LZ Bulgaria SM Sweden
Here is a partial list of those who particIpated with us during MSW 2011. My apologies for any omissions.
K1RV, K1WN, W1JT, W1ICU, KB1PVC, W1AY, W1BT, N1VTI, WA1YKF, KA1KIJ, KB1TEE, KB1SVY ( and XYL, Michelle), N1DC, KB1UBX, KB1VGN, KB1REQ, NI1X, W1EKG, KB1IIU, WA1TPC, K1WCC, N1CVI, KC1JET.
Here is a list of the 24 participating ships we worked this year:
Please QSL each ship directly
USS Lexington Aircraft Carrier Corpus Christi, TX W5LEX
USS Yorktown Aircraft Carrier Charleston , SC WA4USN
USS New Jersey Battleship Camden, New Jersey NJ2BB
USS Massachusetts Battleship Fall River, MA N1EPL
SS Willis B Boyer Bulk Carrier Toledo, OH W8WBB
HMS Belfast Cruiser London, UK GB2RN
USS Littlerock Cruiser Buffalo, New York W2PE
USS Turner Joy Destroyer Bremerton, WA NS7DD
USS Slater Destroyer Escort Albany, NY WW2DEM
USCGC Mackinaw Icebreaker Mackinaw, MI W8AGB
*LS Nantucket Lightship East Boston, MA W1NLS
*LS Overfalls (LV 118) Lightship Lewes, DE KB3MIP
*Carl D Bradley Limestone Carrier Rogers City, MI W8CDB
USS LST-325 LST Evansville, IN WW2LST
MS Atlantis Minesweeper Dresden, Germany DK0MHD
SS Keewatin Passenger Steamship Saugatuck, MI K8CJQ
U-5075 Seehund Submarine Quincy, MA. WW2MAN S637 Espadon Submarine Saint-Nazaire France F6KBG
U-995 Submarine Laboe Germany DL0DMB
USS Batfish Submarine Muskogee, OK WW2SUB HMCS Onondaga Submarine Rimouski, Quebec VA2GNQ
SS American Victory Victory Ship Tampa, Florida W4AVM
*SS Lane Victory Sat Only 1600 to 2200Z Victory Ship Los Angeles, CA W6LV
Naval Tech’l Museum La SPEZIA A.R.M.I. Italy II1ICS
One final word to mention the VE exams this Saturday at K1USN! Please contact Bill, K1WN (k1wn@aol.com) if you want to take an exam.
73,
Pi – K1RV
Hello to all…
A reminder that the monthly ARES Net for June is rapidly approaching. The monthly ARES Net for June is Monday June 6th, 2011, at 8:30 PM on the MMRA Repeater system. This is after the RACES 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 and the repeaters that will be linked in will be through Hub 1:
http://www.mmra.org/repeaters/map.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 the first Monday of the month, “Emergency Communications Night” and check into your local RACES Net and then check into the ARES Net on the MMRA Repeater System. We look forward to your participation and remember, we are always looking for Net Controls to run the ARES Net.
We will have several interesting announcements for the net 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
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