Eastern MA March, 2008 PSHR, Traffic Totals Posted
The March, 2008 EMA traffic net and Public Service Honor Roll totals have been posted to http://nts.ema.arrl.org under “Main Menu | STM Monthly Report“.
W1AAX/WFQB and K1VV/NJPJ QRV for MRD, April 12, 2008
“Whitey” Doherty, K1VV writes:
Harry Wilson, W1AAX/WFQB and Whitey Doherty, K1VV/NJPJ will operate on or near 3520 kHZ at around 8:00 AM (1200 UTC) APRIL 12 to work any locals on ground wave. See http://www.radiomaritimeday.org:80/ for rules and details.
Code speeds will be slow so get out that vintage J-38 key.
Harry and Whitey will be on the higher bands afterwards.
This an all CW special event. Former maritime radio operators will be calling “CQ MRD”. The exchange will be their Name and their last Ship Call Sign, “Op Bob last ship NEGX NEGX”.
The ship and shore operators will adjust their CW speed for the slower CW operators.
Taking part from EMA will be:
W1AAX / WFQB, Overseas Marilyn (Grain Carrier)
K1VV / NJPJ Reliance WMEC 615( USCG Cutter).
Ship Photo QSL cards will be used by the ship operators.
There will be several hundred former ship and shore based maritime radio operators worldwide taking part. The list of operators and their ships and shore stations is listed on the Radio Maritime Day web page.
If you are interested in collecting some “one of a kind” unique QSL cards, this is an event you should tune into.
Suggested RMD FREQUENCIES LIST
1824 khz, 3520 khz, 7020 khz, 14052 khz, 21052 khz, 28052 khz. Operating frequencies are +- 5 khz.
New Mass. Emergency Management Agency Courses
Tom Kinahan, N1CPE writes on mras_general list:
The following new courses have been added to the Massachusetts Emergency Management Agency’s training calendar:
* EOC Management and Operations Course at Middleton Police Department on May 12, 2008
* Homeland Security Exercise and Evaluation Program at Plymouth Cty. Sheriff’s Dept. Regional Training Center on June 10, 2008
* HSEEP Toolkit Training Workshop at MEMA Headquarters-Operations Room on May 8, 2008
* Incident Command System 200 at Somerset Police Department on April 22, 2008
* Incident Command System 300 at John Augustus Hall on April 22, 2008
* Incident Command System 300 at Northern Essex Community College on April 28, 2008
* Incident Command System 300 at Ma-Task Force 1 on May 5, 2008
* Incident Command System 300 at DelValle Institute – O’Neill Room on May 14, 2008
* Incident Command System 300 at Dalton Fire Station on May 14, 2008
* Incident Command System 400 at DelValle Institute – O’Neill Room on June 18, 2008
* Large Animal Rescue Training for the Rescue Professional at Dragonfly Equestrian Center on March 25, 2008
Visit our web site at
http://tinyurl.com/ypzh5y
for more details.
TIPS Net To Feature Spring/Summer Weather Panel
The Training Information and Public Service Net for this Tuesday April 8th, 2008 at 730 PM will feature a Spring/Summer Weather Panel featuring the following folks:
Bill Babcock SKYWARN Program Leader
K1PAI-Roger Jeanfaivre Hartford-Tolland County CT SKYWARN Coordinator
K1SJW-Steve Williams Connecticut State SKYWARN Coordinator
WD4R-Julio Ripoll National Hurricane Center-WX4NHC Assistant Coordinator
KD1CY-Rob Macedo ARES SKYWARN Coordinator for NWS Taunton
John-N1IWT, Program and Publicity Manager and Anne-K1STM, Net Manager are proud to be doing this program. This net is available via the following:
* The KB1EAV Connecticut Linked system: http://www.kb1aev.net
* The New England Reflector System (EchoLink *NEW-ENG* Node: 9123/IRLP 9123)
* The Fairhaven Repeater, 145.490, linked via IRLP
Other IRLP nodes could be linked in for the net for users who have access to those nodes.
Please join us for the TIPS Net this evening.
—Thanks, SKYWARN Newsletter #252
Boston ARC, Zola Center To Hold License In A Weekend Course
The Irving K. Zola Center for Persons with Disabilities, 20 Hartford Street, Newton Highlands, MA 02461 in collaboration with Boston Amateur Radio Club is offering a two-weekend Ham Radio Licensing Course for persons with disabilities.
Orientation; May 10, 2008, 11:00AM-12:00PM
Course: Friday, June 6, 2008,6:30PM-9:30PM,
Saturday, June 7, 2008, 9:00AM-4:00PM,
Sunday, June 8, 2008, 9:00AM-3:00PM
Join the fun of worldwide communication and local public service. Immediately after the course, the BARC staff will administer the required exam. Follow up support to get you on the air too. Cost of $ 40.00 includes textbook, class training, lunch Saturday and Sunday, and FCC license exam fee.
This class is open to men and women. Full scholarships are available for women with disabilities through a grant awarded to the Zola Center from “Avon Hello Tomorrow Fund.”
Space is limited. Contact Donna Suskawicz at 617 277-5131 or zolacenter@juno.com to register or for more information.
Police Amateur Radio Team To Assist In Westford Apple Blossom Parade
Terry Stader, KA8SCP writes on PART-L:
Once again, the ham radio community has been asked to assist as a communications resource for the Westford Apple Blossom Parade on Saturday, May 17, 2008.
The parade starts around 10 AM and will start near the junction of Graniteville Rd and Main St. and ending at Abbot School. Duty will be from 8:30/9:00AM until 11:00AM/noon at the latest. You will need to bring a 2 meter walkie. We need about 10-12 operators for this event.
Most volunteers will be assigned to “shadow” various members of the Parade committee. We will also be manning the Special Operations Vehicle (which may actually be a parade participant) as well as the Net Control Station at the Police station. Our actual duty will not start till about 9:00AM but we need to get into the center of town (meet in the PD/Town Hall parking lot) before the roads are closed and we need to establish our assignments by 8:30 AM or so.
Please contact me if you are interested and can assist or need more information.
Terry Stader, KA8SCP
ka8scp@wb1gof.org
Monthly ARES Net for April
Hello to all…
A reminder that the monthly ARES Net for April is rapidly approaching. The monthly ARES Net for April is Monday April 7th, 2008, at 8:30 PM on the MMRA Repeater system. This is after the RACES Nets earlier in the evening.
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!
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EMA Amateur Seeks Donations For “Beep Baseball” Trip
An Eastern MA amateur is asking for donations to help his Beep Baseball team, the Boston Renegades, afford a trip to the Beep Baseball World Series in Houston, Texas.
Joe O’Neill, KY1B of Chelmsford, who is blind, is very involved and has played in the sport for years. Beep Baseball is sponsored by the National Beep Baseball Association.
The sport is designed for visually impaired adults to play baseball. The ball beeps and is a modified, and oversized, softball. According to Wikipedia, “The bases are blue, nearly 5 feet tall, and have mostly foam interior with the electronics that cause it to buzz steadily when a switch is thrown. They are each placed 100 feet from homeplate and are in the equivalent positions to first and third bases in regular baseball.”
A video that demonstrates that sport can be viewed at
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=6YXLodu9CcQ.
O’Neill is a long-time member of the Billerica Amateur Radio Society.
If you are interested in helping O’Neill and his fellow team members,visit the on-line donation site http://www.firstgiving.com/abc23.
—Thanks, Billerica ARS Newsletter, April, 2008
Boxboro 2008 Call For Speakers
Ken Caruso, WO1N, Boxboro Program Chairman writes:
We are well into the planning phases of the 2008 edition of the ARRL New England Division Convention. This is a call for speakers and other participants to fill out the convention program.
Note the new dates for the convention this year: August 22, 23 and 24.The venue is the same as it has been for many years now, Boxboro.
If you would like a return engagement, you are more than welcome. We have some 50+ hours of programming to fill. For those that have already contacted us, Thank You!
Please drop me a note indicating your willingness to participate. At this point a subject title is fine, if you are so prepared include a brief abstract.
If you are a representative of a club or organization (e.g. NESMC, CEMARC, MARS) we can help facilitate open forums or closed meetings by providing you a meeting room. We are asking organizations like this to please consider Sunday time slots.
Additionally club or organization information tables can be arranged. Please get your request in early. We are asking volunteer assistance in return for the table to help us with parking, ticket sales and other convention logistics.
Keep an eye on the web site, www.boxboro.org, for the latest information.
I look forward to meeting you at the convention,
Ken Caruso, WO1N
Boxboro Program Chairman
WO1N@ARRL.NET
–Thanks, Billerica ARS Newsletter, April, 2008
KY1N List of New England VE Seesions, April 1, 2008
The KY1N Memorial List
Scheduled Amateur Radio Volunteer Examinations - CT MA ME NH RI VT
4/01/08
Jim, WW1Y, Editor
Date Time Contact Location Phone
04/05/08 09:00 Charles French, KB1LVP Bedford NH 603-487-5201
04/05/08 10:30 Larry Houbre, AA1FS Dartmouth MA 508-991-6055
04/05/08 12:15 Ivan Lazure, N1OXA Lewiston ME 207-784-0350
04/05/08 09:00 Charles French, KB1LVP Manchester NH 603-487-5201
04/06/08 09:00 Richard Williamson, WA1YQE Milford CT 203-877-5020
04/08/08 18:30 Wilburn A Scott, WA1YNZ Presque Isle ME 207-455-8333
04/08/08 19:00 Lawrence Polowy, KU1L Thomaston CT 860-283-4089
04/09/08 18:30 Ronald Pariseau, K1VSC Ashford CT 860-942-3632
04/09/08 19:30 Bruce Anderson, W1LUS Chelmsford MA 978-851-2886
04/10/08 19:00 Louis Mester, W1CH Providence RI 401-263-6045
04/10/08 19:00 Kevin Cellini, N1KGM Trumbull CT 203-268-5015
04/11/08 18:30 Ralph T Stetson III, KD1R Burlington VT 802-878-6454
04/11/08 19:00 Paul Gibson, N1TUP Manchester CT 860-643-2105
04/12/08 09:00 Ben Fleck, K2LYE Falmouth MA 508-540-2583
04/12/08 09:00 Steven Ewald, WV1X Newington CT 860-594-0265
04/12/08 10:30 Ron Manson, W1SSF Winslow ME 207-873-2071
04/13/08 12:00 Bob Quinn, WV1A Gloucester MA 978-283-4660
04/14/08 19:00 Dick Doherty, KA1TUZ Brookline MA 617-527-2968
04/15/08 19:00 Orrin Riggott, AB1EL Portland CT 860-223-8867
04/15/08 19:00 Paul Lux, K1PL Portland CT 860-635-1742
04/16/08 19:00 Robert E Moreland, KA1ZMF Milford CT 203-934-4059
04/17/08 19:30 Louis Harris, N1UEC Canton MA 508-668-0858
04/17/08 18:30 John Ruggiero, N2YHK Worcester MA 508-982-0617
04/19/08 09:00 Don Tarbet, KD1XU Bangor ME 207-327-1453
04/19/08 10:00 Gregory Fitch, KB1EZJ Conway NH 603-356-3875
04/19/08 10:00 Walter Styslo, KA1DFH Farmington CT 860-529-8474
04/19/08 09:00 Bill Wade, K1IJ Marlborough MA 617-699-3670
04/19/08 09:00 Bryce Rumery, K1GAX South Portland ME 207-799-1116
04/19/08 10:00 John Miller, N1UMJ Taunton MA 508-823-8837
04/21/08 19:00 Richard Strycharz Jr, KD1XP Amherst MA 413-665-2211
04/21/08 19:00 Arthur Denault, KB1CNB Fall River MA 774-644-3469
04/22/08 12:00 Adam Woodbury, K1ADW Bedford MA 781-271-3062
04/23/08 19:30 Nick Altenbernd, KA1MQX Cambridge MA 617-253-3776
04/23/08 19:00 *Paul Upham, KD1YH Shirley MA 978-597-6535
04/25/08 18:00 David Cote, WA1DC Holyoke MA 413-575-2950
04/26/08 09:00 William D Wilson, K1IN Bloomfield CT 860-869-1059
04/26/08 12:00 +Daniel Lee, W1DFL Danvers MA 978-352-4513
04/26/08 09:00 Jack P Garforth, N1JK Middletown RI 401-683-2250
04/26/08 09:00 Norm Smith, NY1B Rockland ME 207-354-6853
04/30/08 10:00 Joseph Lombardo, AI1G Southington CT 860-747-4864
05/03/08 10:30 Larry Houbre, AA1FS Dartmouth MA 508-991-6055
05/03/08 19:30 Bruce Anderson, W1LUS Deerfield NH 978-851-2886
05/04/08 09:00 Richard Williamson, WA1YQE Milford CT 203-877-5020
05/08/08 19:00 Louis Mester, W1CH Providence RI 401-263-6045
05/08/08 19:00 Kevin Cellini, N1KGM Trumbull CT 203-268-5015
05/09/08 18:30 Ralph T Stetson III, KD1R Burlington VT 802-878-6454
05/10/08 08:45 William J Needham, K1WN Braintree MA 781-843-4400
05/10/08 09:00 Ben Fleck, K2LYE Falmouth MA 508-540-2583
05/10/08 09:00 Steven Ewald, WV1X Newington CT 860-594-0265
05/10/08 10:00 Bryce Rumery, K1GAX Topsham ME 207-799-1116
05/11/08 12:00 Bob Quinn, WV1A Gloucester MA 978-283-4660
05/12/08 19:00 Dick Doherty, KA1TUZ Brookline MA 617-527-2968
05/13/08 19:00 Lawrence Polowy, KU1L Thomaston CT 860-283-4089
05/14/08 19:30 Bruce Anderson, W1LUS Chelmsford MA 978-851-2886
05/15/08 19:30 Louis Harris, N1UEC Canton MA 508-668-0858
05/16/08 18:30 Albert Noble, AA1CZ Saco ME 207-642-8830
05/17/08 09:00 Bill Wade, K1IJ Marlborough MA 617-699-3670
05/19/08 19:00 Arthur Denault, KB1CNB Fall River MA 774-644-3469
05/20/08 19:00 Orrin Riggott, AB1EL Portland CT 860-223-8867
05/21/08 19:30 Nick Altenbernd, KA1MQX Cambridge MA 617-253-3776
05/21/08 19:00 Robert E Moreland, KA1ZMF Milford CT 203-934-4059
05/23/08 18:00 David Cote, WA1DC Holyoke MA 413-575-2950
05/24/08 09:00 William D Wilson, K1IN Bloomfield CT 860-869-1059
05/24/08 12:00 +Daniel Lee, W1DFL Danvers MA 978-352-4513
05/28/08 19:00 *Paul Upham, KD1YH Shirley MA 978-597-6535
05/31/08 14:30 George Rinalducci, KB1KBC Greenland NH 603-231-1392
05/31/08 09:00 Bob Jones, WB1P Slatersville RI 401-333-4787
06/01/08 09:00 Richard Williamson, WA1YQE Milford CT 203-877-5020
06/07/08 11:30 Frank Sileo, N1PE Bethel CT 203-438-0218
06/07/08 10:30 Larry Houbre, AA1FS Dartmouth MA 508-991-6055
06/07/08 09:00 Lawrence Polowy, KU1L Goshen CT 860-283-4089
06/07/08 09:00 *Don Tarbet, KD1XU Hermon ME 207-327-1453
06/07/08 08:00 Conrad Ekstrom, WB1GXM Newport NH 603-543-1389
06/08/08 12:00 Bob Quinn, WV1A Gloucester MA 978-283-4660
06/09/08 19:00 Dick Doherty, KA1TUZ Brookline MA 617-527-2968
06/10/08 19:00 Lawrence Polowy, KU1L Thomaston CT 860-283-4089
06/11/08 19:30 Bruce Anderson, W1LUS Chelmsford MA 978-851-2886
06/12/08 19:00 Louis Mester, W1CH Providence RI 401-263-6045
06/12/08 19:00 Kevin Cellini, N1KGM Trumbull CT 203-268-5015
06/13/08 18:30 Ralph T Stetson III, KD1R Burlington VT 802-878-6454
06/14/08 09:00 Ben Fleck, K2LYE Falmouth MA 508-540-2583
06/14/08 09:00 Jack P Garforth, N1JK Middletown RI 401-683-2250
06/16/08 19:00 Arthur Denault, KB1CNB Fall River MA 774-644-3469
06/17/08 19:00 Orrin Riggott, AB1EL Portland CT 860-223-8867
06/18/08 19:30 Nick Altenbernd, KA1MQX Cambridge MA 617-253-3776
06/18/08 19:00 Robert E Moreland, KA1ZMF Milford CT 203-934-4059
06/19/08 19:30 Louis Harris, N1UEC Canton MA 508-668-0858
06/21/08 09:00 William D Wilson, K1IN Bloomfield CT 860-869-1059
06/21/08 09:00 Bill Wade, K1IJ Marlborough MA 617-699-3670
06/21/08 09:00 Jim Heedles, WW1Y Nashua NH 603-673-7395
06/25/08 19:00 *Paul Upham, KD1YH Shirley MA 978-597-6535
06/27/08 18:00 David Cote, WA1DC Holyoke MA 413-575-2950
06/28/08 12:00 +Daniel Lee, W1DFL Danvers MA 978-352-4513
06/28/08 12:00 Bob Quinn, WV1A Gloucester MA 978-281-1408
06/28/08 09:00 Richard Barton, N1NCZ Milford CT 203-877-6514
06/29/08 12:00 Bob Quinn, WV1A Gloucester MA 978-281-1408
07/05/08 10:30 Larry Houbre, AA1FS Dartmouth MA 508-991-6055
07/08/08 19:00 Lawrence Polowy, KU1L Thomaston CT 860-283-4089
07/10/08 19:00 Louis Mester, W1CH Providence RI 401-263-6045
07/10/08 19:00 Kevin Cellini, N1KGM Trumbull CT 203-268-5015
07/11/08 18:30 Ralph T Stetson III, KD1R Burlington VT 802-878-6454
07/12/08 08:45 William J Needham, K1WN Braintree MA 781-843-4400
07/12/08 09:00 Ben Fleck, K2LYE Falmouth MA 508-540-2583
07/12/08 09:30 Ernest Laug, KA1NGG Stamford CT 203-348-3993
07/12/08 09:00 Norm Smith, NY1B Union ME 207-354-6853
07/13/08 12:00 Bob Quinn, WV1A Gloucester MA 978-283-4660
07/15/08 19:00 Paul Lux, K1PL Portland CT 860-635-1742
07/16/08 19:00 Robert E Moreland, KA1ZMF Milford CT 203-934-4059
07/17/08 19:30 Louis Harris, N1UEC Canton MA 508-668-0858
07/17/08 18:30 John Ruggiero, N2YHK Worcester MA 508-982-0617
07/19/08 09:00 Bryce Rumery, K1GAX South Portland ME 207-799-1116
07/21/08 19:00 Richard Strycharz Jr, KD1XP Amherst MA 413-665-2211
07/21/08 19:00 Arthur Denault, KB1CNB Fall River MA 774-644-3469
07/22/08 12:00 Adam Woodbury, K1ADW Bedford MA 781-271-3062
07/23/08 19:30 Nick Altenbernd, KA1MQX Cambridge MA 617-253-3776
07/23/08 19:00 *Paul Upham, KD1YH Shirley MA 978-597-6535
07/25/08 18:00 David Cote, WA1DC Holyoke MA 413-575-2950
07/26/08 09:00 William D Wilson, K1IN Bloomfield CT 860-869-1059
07/26/08 12:00 +Daniel Lee, W1DFL Danvers MA 978-352-4513
08/02/08 10:30 Larry Houbre, AA1FS Dartmouth MA 508-991-6055
08/08/08 18:30 Ralph T Stetson III, KD1R Burlington VT 802-878-6454
08/09/08 09:00 Ben Fleck, K2LYE Falmouth MA 508-540-2583
08/10/08 12:00 Bob Quinn, WV1A Gloucester MA 978-283-4660
08/14/08 19:00 Louis Mester, W1CH Providence RI 401-263-6045
08/19/08 19:00 Paul Lux, K1PL Portland CT 860-635-1742
08/20/08 19:30 Nick Altenbernd, KA1MQX Cambridge MA 617-253-3776
08/21/08 19:30 Louis Harris, N1UEC Canton MA 508-668-0858
08/22/08 18:00 David Cote, WA1DC Holyoke MA 413-575-2950
08/23/08 12:00 +Daniel Lee, W1DFL Danvers MA 978-352-4513
08/27/08 19:00 *Paul Upham, KD1YH Shirley MA 978-597-6535
09/08/08 19:00 Dick Doherty, KA1TUZ Brookline MA 617-527-2968
09/10/08 19:30 Bruce Anderson, W1LUS Chelmsford MA 978-851-2886
09/11/08 19:00 Louis Mester, W1CH Providence RI 401-263-6045
09/12/08 18:30 Ralph T Stetson III, KD1R Burlington VT 802-878-6454
09/13/08 08:45 William J Needham, K1WN Braintree MA 781-843-4400
09/13/08 09:00 Ben Fleck, K2LYE Falmouth MA 508-540-2583
09/14/08 12:00 Bob Quinn, WV1A Gloucester MA 978-283-4660
09/16/08 19:00 Paul Lux, K1PL Portland CT 860-635-1742
09/17/08 19:30 Nick Altenbernd, KA1MQX Cambridge MA 617-253-3776
09/18/08 19:30 Louis Harris, N1UEC Canton MA 508-668-0858
09/20/08 09:00 Bill Wade, K1IJ Marlborough MA 617-699-3670
09/24/08 19:00 *Paul Upham, KD1YH Shirley MA 978-597-6535
09/26/08 18:00 David Cote, WA1DC Holyoke MA 413-575-2950
09/27/08 12:00 +Daniel Lee, W1DFL Danvers MA 978-352-4513
10/04/08 10:30 Larry Houbre, AA1FS Dartmouth MA 508-991-6055
10/06/08 19:00 Dick Doherty, KA1TUZ Brookline MA 617-527-2968
10/08/08 19:30 Bruce Anderson, W1LUS Chelmsford MA 978-851-2886
10/09/08 19:00 Louis Mester, W1CH Providence RI 401-263-6045
10/10/08 18:30 Ralph T Stetson III, KD1R Burlington VT 802-878-6454
10/11/08 09:00 Ben Fleck, K2LYE Falmouth MA 508-540-2583
10/12/08 12:00 Bob Quinn, WV1A Gloucester MA 978-283-4660
10/16/08 19:30 Louis Harris, N1UEC Canton MA 508-668-0858
10/18/08 09:00 Bill Wade, K1IJ Marlborough MA 617-699-3670
10/21/08 19:00 Paul Lux, K1PL Portland CT 860-635-1742
10/22/08 19:30 Nick Altenbernd, KA1MQX Cambridge MA 617-253-3776
10/22/08 19:00 *Paul Upham, KD1YH Shirley MA 978-597-6535
10/24/08 18:00 David Cote, WA1DC Holyoke MA 413-575-2950
10/25/08 12:00 +Daniel Lee, W1DFL Danvers MA 978-352-4513NOTES:
* = PREREGISTRATION MANDATORY
+ = PLEASE CALL TO GUARANTEE SEATING
T = Technician Exams only
Times are Local Time
Please check with the contact person as some dates are tentative!
For the latest examination information, check
http://www.ky1n.net/ky1n.html.
If attending a session please remember to bring:
1) One photo ID, or two non-photo ID's (one with address)
2) Original FCC-issued license plus a photocopy (if already licensed)
3) Original plus photocopies of all CSCE's you are claiming
4) The 2008 test session fee of $14.00
All VE Teams are invited to contribute.
For additions/corrections contact Jim Heedles, WW1Y, 603-673-7395,
via email at ky1n@ky1n.net
Cape Ann Amateurs Participate in Pandemic Flu Drill
Members of the Cape Ann Amateur Radio Association participated in a “Pandemic Flu” outbreak exercise on March 28, 2008 at the Cruiseport Terminal Building in Gloucester, Massachusetts.
“The exercise was first discussed at length and the participants were given a scenario to provide necessary public safety, health and support for the duration,” writes Bill Poulin, WZ1L, a member of CAARA’s Emergency Communications Group.
Thirteen amateurs from the group participated in the drill, which lasted five hours. Police, fire, EMS and logistics personnel from the Cape Ann communities of Manchester-By-The Sea, Essex, Gloucester and Rockport also participated.
“We utilized ‘WEBEOC’ (software) on 12 laptop-computers for the drill. Message traffic was developed and sent via computer which was then displayed on the wall so that all participants could keep in the loop of what was happening in their community,” adds Poulin.
During the question-and-answer period immediately following, Kevin Tully, Massachusetts Emergency Management Agency’s Area One Director commended the participants on their first drill.
Other CAARA Emergency Communications Group members participants were: Ron Beckly, N1RJB; Paul McDonough, W1PLM; Dr. Curtis Wright, AA3JE; Chuck Downey, N1OCT; Dr. Hank McCarl, W4RIG; Bill Canty, W1OKD; Bill Poulin, WZ1L; Don Calnan, KB1NWL; Briggs Longbothum, AB2NJ; Dick Copithorne, KR1G; and Linda Wright, KB1MWG.
Source: Caaramail
Salvation Army to Offer NIMS-700 Training
Hello to all…
The following was forwarded to me from Frank Murphy-N1DHW from SATERN on NIMS Training being offered by the Salvation Army. See information below:
Hello,
I wanted to inform you of an upcoming course being offered by the EDS department of the Salvation Army here in MA. Many of you have expressed interest in receiving further disaster service training, and this course will allow you to explore what takes place ‘behind the scenes’ at a disaster. This is a FEMA endorsed course and will give you national certification when completed.
IS-700 National Incident Management System (NIMS), An Introduction
Course Overview
On February 28, 2003, President Bush issued Homeland Security Presidential Directive-5. HSPD-5 directed the Secretary of Homeland Security to develop and administer a National Incident Management System (NIMS). NIMS provides a consistent nationwide template to enable all government, private-sector, and nongovernmental organizations to work together during domestic incidents. You can also find information about NIMS at http://www.fema.gov/nims/.
During the course we will also have the time to look at case scenarios and apply what we are learning in class.
We are holding this at the Boston Divisional Headquarters (147 Berkeley St., Boston) on Thursday April 17th from 6:30-9:30pm. Please send an email to let me know you are interested in attending or if you have any further questions.
Chris Farrand
Program Manager
Emergency Disaster Services
The Salvation Army
Massachusetts Division
147 Berkeley Street
Boston, MA 02116-5197
Phone: 617-542-5420 (ext.320)
Cell: 978-509-5665
Fax: 617-451-8195
Chris.Farrand@USE.SalvationArmy.org
www.salvationarmy-ma.org
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NEAR-Fest Is Coming May 2-3, 2008!
ALL radio enthusiasts are invited to attend the Spring 2008 convocation of NEAR-Fest II at the magnificent Deerfield New Hampshire Fairgrounds.
Gates open Friday 0900. Prepaid ticket holders admitted first. Admission is $10.00 per person ($5.00 Saturday after 0600) and $10.00 per vehicle (RVs, Campers, Trailers) $20.00) into the flea market.
Ample free parking available outside the flea market. Thursday night camp over and pre-hamfest get-together @ $20.00 per vehicle. Plan on joining us and help get the fun started early! Purchase advance tickets and vehicle passes by mail as well as at the Fairgrounds. We are pleased to welcome the Simadi Shriners back to Deerfield. Send check or money order to: NEAR-Fest, PO Box 511, Hartford VT 05047.
In addition to the hundreds of hams “tailgating” in the flea market there will be several educational forums, the traditional Friday night “Jam Session” and three buildings packed full of commercial vendors and dealers offering everything from the latest in radio equipment, books, accessories and who knows what else? You never know what treasures, old and new, you will find at Deerfield!
The Deerfield Fairgrounds is located on Route 43 approximately 15 miles NE of Manchester NH. Take Exit 3 off Highway 101 East and follow Highway 43 north to the fairgrounds. GPS coordinates: N42° 5’ 57.4” W71° 14’ 33.5” (Lat 43.099286 Lon -71.242663). Talk-in on K1JEK/RPT 146.700 MHz (-600 PL 88.5).
NOTE: The Deerfield Fair Association rules prohibit alcohol and open fires anywhere on the grounds. Charcoal grills, barbeques, gas grills are okay!
Full details are available on the official NEAR-Fest Web Site: www.near-fest.com.
Don’t forget! BOXBORO August 23-24 2008 www.boxboro.org. Tentative Fall Dates for NEAR-Fest: October 10th and 11th 2008.
North Shore ARES Participates in Peabody Regional Homeland Security Exercise
Hello to all….
The North Shoare ARES team led by North Shore ARES District Emergency Coordinator, Eric Horwitz, KA1NCF, and North Shore ARES Emergency Coordinator, Jim Palmer, KB1KQW, participated in a a mock exercise with Peabody Emergency Management held by the Northeast Regional Homeland Security Advisory Council. Below is a write-up of that report:
(PEABODY, MA) – Leadership officials from the North Shore Amateur Radio Emergency Service team responded today to a mock exercise being held by the Northeast Regional Homeland Security Advisory Council.
The exercise simulated a mock crash of a tractor trailer truck which carried and released a cloud of chlorine gas into the atmosphere prompting emergency response officials to coordinate efforts on a regional scale, in addition to simulated evacuations and shelter-in-place operations of community residents. Members of the Police and Fire Departments, Electric Light, Department of Public Works were primary responders along with numerous regional Chiefs and Officials from various other communities.
Eric Horwitz – KA1NCF, North Shore ARES District Emergency Coordinator, along with Jim Palmer – KB1KQW, North Shore ARES Emergency Coordinator staffed the Emergency Management desk at the operations center.
Meantime, Mike Griffin-KB1OHZ conducted a surprise resource call-up drill on the 145.47 NS1RA Danvers Repeater simulating an ARES activation across the area. At the ready to assist with shelter communications within an hour’s time were Nat Henricksen-NG1Z, Pete Aery – KI1P, and David Titelbaum – KB1MSR. The operations phase of the simulation kicked off at 10:00 and concluded at 13:00.
Testing our skills further, the exercise ended with a working fire in the Peabody area and we were able to transition to a more realistic operational phase while the scope and extent of the fire were ascertained by the various officials on site. The fire remained small and additional resources were not required from the Emergency Management resources on location for the exercise.
The exercise was considered a great success and all parties involved were able to walk away with various information to improve the efforts at the center. Jim-KB1KQW and Eric-KA1NCF promoted Amateur Radio’s role to the various attendees by teaching that we are available when all else fails. This information was well received and we hope that these officials will spread the word about our valuable role in emergency communications and response.
North Shore ARES has been continuously working on our relationship with Peabody Emergency Management, most recently activating the operations center for a recent Nor’easter on March 8th. No reports of flooding were received from that event but minor wind damage was realized later into the evening prompting an ARES/SKYWARN activation to monitor the storm. Our first activation with Peabody Emergency Management took place on Patriots Day 2007 with a significant Nor’easter which brought several episodes of urban/coastal flooding along with numerous reports of wind damage across the region. Since then we have participated in approximately 15 other activations, mostly for weather related incidents across the area.
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Eastern MA February, 2008 PSHR, Traffic Totals Posted
The February, 2008 EMA traffic net and Public Service Honor Roll totals have been posted to http://nts.ema.arrl.org under “Main Menu | STM Monthly Report“.
QRA Fox Hunt 3/27/08
Tom Charbonneau, NZ1X writes on the QRA mailing list:
The next [Quannapowitt Radio Assocation] fox hunt will be held Thursday night, March 27, starting at 7:00 PM from the Senior Center in Reading. Alex Svirsky, N1PRW, will be in place as the fox at that time using his new foxbox transmitting on 146.565 MHz. We will talk with the fox as necessary on the 145.290 repeater in North Andover. This should be more enjoyable than previous hunts because the foxbox will automatically transmit periodically (and fairly frequently), and we won’t have to keep making requests for the fox to start yapping so we can get a fix on him.
Hope to see you there,
Tom, NZ1X
International Marconi Day/KM1CC Operation, 4/26/08
Barbara Dougan, KB1GSO writes:
International Marconi Day starts on Saturday, April 26, 0000 UTC this year. That means KM1CC will start operating Friday night April 25 at 20:00 EDST and go thru early evening on Sat. April 26. You can always operate longer on April 26/27 if you want. It will be at the Coast Guard Station, Eastham.
Let me know if you want me to save you a bunk bed so you can spend Friday and/or Sat night. Operating on 80 meters is fun early in the morning! I am planning to provide a “Marconi Pasta Feast” on Saturday night.
Our operation will be open to the public from 9 am-4 pm, so we will need to take turns acting as amateur radio ambassadors to all ages.
Let me know if you have other ideas and if you will participate.
Barbara Dougan, KB1GSO/KM1CC trustee
Education Specialist
Cape Cod National Seashore
99 Marconi Site Road
Wellfleet, MA 02667
Phone: 508-255-3421 x 16
Fax : 508-240-3291
–Thanks, Falmouth ARA web site
Whitman ARC Fox Hunt, March 29, 2008
The Whitman Amateur Radio Club will conduct a fox hunt on March 29, 2008. The hunt begins at 10:00 a.m. and will last until 12 noon, after which time a talk-in will occur for those who have not found the fox.
“I will be the fox and I will be hiding somewhere in Whitman,” writes WARC President Paul Burbine, N1VTI. Burbine adds that he’ll transmit every five minutes on 146.565 MHz.
All are invited to come join the fun.
–Thanks, Whitman ARC Spectrum, March 2008
KD1CY To Present At The National Hurricane Conference
ARES SKYWARN Coordinator and Director of Operations for the VoIP Hurricane Net, Rob Macedo, KD1CY, will be presenting at the National Hurricane Conference at the Amateur Radio Workshop on Tuesday April 1st, 2008 from 130-500 PM. Rob will be a part of a panel discussing Amateur Radio Operations during hurricanes and will discuss the VoIP Hurricane Net and working with Manager of Preparedness and Response at ARRL HQ, Dennis Dura, K2DCD, they will present the importance of gathering disaster intelligence information during hurricanes.
Assistant WX4NHC Coordinator, Julio Ripoll-WD4R, will present operations at the National Hurricane Center Amateur Radio Station, WX4NHC, where Julio and WX4NHC Coordinator John McHugh-K4AG and their team of Amateurs have been involved assisting the National Hurricane Center for 28 years. They will present highlights of their operations and what the agency is looking for during hurricanes as far as reporting.
The National Hurricane Conference for 2008 will be held in Orlando Florida and the Amateur Radio Workshop is one of a number of workshops, training sessions and presentations at the conference. For more info, please see the link below on the conference:
http://www.hurricanemeeting.com
–SKYWARN Newsletter #250
[Rob Macedo, KD1CY also serves as ARRL Section Emergency Coordinator for Eastern Massachusetts]Changes in WinLink 2000 Airmail End User Setup
Hello to all….
There have been changes in the Winlink 2000 Airmail End User Setup. The setup changes can be seen on the Eastern Massachusetts ARES Web Site under the Main Menu below Departments/Programs under the Winlink 2000 link as well as through the original announcements posted back in the August/September timeframe. This information was provided by Tom Kinahan-N1CPE, Massachusetts State RACES Radio Officer.
Existing users should be sure to change their settings and folks interested in Winlink should check out the information in Winlink 2000/Airmail via the Main Menu link on the web site. Thanks for your continued support of Eastern Massachusetts ARES!
73,Rob-KD1CY.
Eastern Massachusetts ARES Section Emergency Coordinator