Eastern Massachusetts ARRL

Telegraphic Codes and Message Practice, a Selection from Harvard Library Holdings, an exhibit at Harvard University, January 26–May 26, Cabot Science Library:

“Telegraphic code dictionaries were an integral part of telegraphic message practice ca. 1870–1930. This exhibit presents a variety of telegraphic code dictionaries, as well as coded telegrams and related materials, drawn from several library and archival collections at Harvard. Other contributors to this exhibition include Baker Library, Baker Library Historical Collections, Harvard-Yenching Library, Harvard Law School, the Harvard Theatre Collection, Widener Library, and Wolbach Library.

This exhibit can be viewed when the library is open. For details, call John McVey at 617-661-4276.

—Thanks, Harvard College Library and the Harvard Wireless Club

The Framingham Amateur Radio Association will host an “ARRL Night” on March 2 at 7:30 p.m. in the basement of the Danforth Museum in Framingham MA. The featured speaker will be Allen Pitts, W1AGP, ARRL’s PR and Media Manager.

“W1AGP will present on a huge ham radio PR campaign,” writes Framingham ARA President Gordy Bello, K1GB. “According to Allen, this is the biggest, integrated PR campaign in ARRL history.”

For more information, visit the FARA website at http://www.fara.org.

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11 Feb Chelsea ME AARA @Crystal Falls $5@8 T/Free    Bill K1NIT 207 623 9075  +

18 Feb Marlborough MA AARC @IntermSch $20/T@7 $5@9   Ann KA1PON 508 481 4988 F
19 Feb Westford MA Radio 37 Antique @Regency $10@8      Pat ARC 866 371 0512  +
25 Feb Milton VT RANV @HS $5@8AM $10@6:30            Mitch W1SJ 802 879 6589 T
26 Feb Hicksville NY LIMARC @LevvitHall $6@9 $20/S@8  Rick K2RB 516 526 6975 W+
4 Mar Montreal PQ UMdeSM @CtrRoussin $5@9 $10/t@7        Pierre 514 521 7765 R+
18 Mar Pomfret CT ECARA @CommSch Rt101+169 $2@8 $10/TPaul KE1LI 860 928 2456 
18 Mar New Windsor NY OCARC @TempleHillSch         Edward N2XJI 845 534 3492 A+
19 Mar Henniker NH CVRC @ Comm School                 Jim NS1E 603 428 47436 A+
25 Mar Lewiston ME AARC @Ramada $8/T $5@8            Rick N1WFO 207 740 1266 W
25 Mar Rochester NH GBRA @CommCtr @9 $10/T@8       Karen KB1KBE 207 698 1618 W+
26 Mar Framingham MA FARA @WalshSch $5@9 $20/T@7:30 Kevin W1MEX 508 653 2863 W+ 
8 Apr Londonderry NH IRS @Lions Club $10@7 $3@9    Gayle KB1LHA 781 598 1442  
15 Ap S Portland ME PAWA @AmLegion                   Roger N1XP 207 671 0671 A+
16 Apr Cambridge MA          FLEA at MIT                   Nick 617 253 3776

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22 Apr Nashua NH NE Antique RC $15/T@7 $5@8 $2@9 @StStan  Marty 603 755 2839  
22 April Montreal PQ MARC @LaSalleRCL $4@9 $8/T@8         James 514 697 7205 R+
23 Ap Southington CT SARA @HS $5@9 $10@8:30 $20/T@6:30     Chet 860 628 9346 F+
23 Ap LaGrangeville NY MtBeaconARC @TymorPk          Rich N2ZKX 845 344 2720 A+
5,6 May Hopkinton NH HossTraders @FG x7 I89           Joe K1RQG 207 469 3492 T
13 May Halifax NS HARC @ForumAnnex B@9 S@6:30     Murray VE1MMD              R+
13 May Rensselaer NY EGARA 6AM @Firehouse         Thomas KC2FCP 518 272 1494 A+
21 May Cambridge MA          FLEA at MIT                   Nick 617 253 3776   
27 May Vernon CT NARC @Tolland AG Ctr               Wayne N1GUS 860 487 1921 A+
2-4 June Rochester NY RARA @FG                      Harold K2HC 585 424 7184 A 
10-11 June Newington CT NARL @HS  $20/T@5 $8@8:45     Dan K3UFG 860 206 3379 T

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Cambridge MA    Flea at MIT     http://www.swapfest.us                        
Hopkinton NH    Hosstraders     http://www.qsl.net/k1rqg/
Amherst MA      Mt. Tom ARC     http://www.mtara.org/hamfest/flea.html
Adams MA	N BerkshireARC	http://www.nobarc.org/hamfest                 
Boxborough MA   NE ARRL Conv    http://www.boxboro.org/
Framingham MA	FARA		http://www.fara.org/                          
Newton MA       Waltham ARA Auction    http://www.wara64.org/auction/
S Dartmouth MA  SEMARA          http://www.semara.org/flea/fleamkt.htm       
Whately MA	FranklinCARC 	http://www.fcarc.org/flea.html                
Enfield CT      VHF/UHF Conf    http://www.newsvhf.com                       
Newington CT 	NARL 		http://www.narl.net/1.htm
Southington CT  SARA            http://www.chetbacon.com/sara.htm
Wallingford CT  Nutmeg CT Conv  http://www.nutmeghamfest.com                 
Windsor CT      Vintage R Mus   http://www.NationalCommunicationsMuseum.org/  
Lewiston ME     AARC		http://www.mainearrl.org/convent.htm         +
Portland ME     PAWA            http://www.qsl.net/pawa/fleamarket.html       
Henniker NH     CVRC            http://www.qsl.net/k1bke/                     
Rochester NH    GBRA            http://www.kb1kbe.com/hamfest06.html         +
Bergen NJ	BARA		http://www.bara.org/
Lake Placid NY  NNY ARA	 http://www.northnet.org/nnyham/hamfest_flyer2004.htm 
Lindenhurst NY  ToB ARES 	http://www.tobares.org/hamfest.html           
Long Island NY  LIMARC          http://www.limarc.org/fest.htm                
Massapequa NY   GSB ARA	        http://www.gsbarc.org/          
Queens NY       Hall of Science http://hosarc.org/hamfest.html               
Rensselaer NY   E Greenbush ARA http://www.com-tech.org/EGARA.html            
Rochester NY 	AWA		http://www.antiquewireless.org/
Rochester NY    RARA            http://www.rochesterhamfest.org/            
Greenwich RI    Fidelity ARC    http://users.ids.net/~newsm/dates.html
Essex Junction VT   Burlington ARC  http://www.vtstetson.net/fest02.pdf
Milton VT       RANV VT Conv    http://www.ranv.org/milton.html
Drummondville PQ  leCRdeD	http://www.9bit.qc.ca/ve2crd/hamfest/index.html
Montreal PQ     MARC            http://www.marc.qc.ca/fest/fest.html        
Montreal PQ	WIARC		http://www.pubnix.net/wiarc/hamfest.htm       
Montreal PQ     MS-SARC         http://www.ve2clm.ca/hamfesta.htm
Sorel-Tracy PQ  CRAS-T		http://www.hamfest.qc.ca/                     
Summerside PEI  SPARC		http://www.summersidearc.com/fleamarket.htm  +
St Therese PQ	CRALL		http://www.ve2crl.qc.ca/hamfest2002.htm       
Halafax NS 	HARC            http://www.halifax-arc.org/
Canada          RAC List   http://rac.eton.ca/data/racfleas.taf?function=form
Phila. Area	VARA List	http://www.qsl.net/w2vtm/hamfest.html         
USA             ARRL List       http://www.arrl.org/hamfests.html

		

Bryce Salmi, KB1LQC writes on PART-L:

“…As of January 23, 2006 the Chelmsford High School Amateur Radio Club has officially received the club call sign: KB1NAY.

We will use it tomorrow January 27, 2006 from around 9 AM or so. Due to finals at CHS we only have a few hours of school for testing though I am not sure on the exact time we will be on. I will try and let you know when I find out but we should be there past lunch at least. So QRZ.com or ARRL the call sign if you want!

We will mainly be on 20 meters voice and maybe a few other of the daytime bands, so keep an ear out for us using our brand spankin’ new call sign. You also have the chance to talk to some of the up and coming young amateur radio operators!

An Eastern MA amateur will have his technical project featured in an upcoming issue of QST Magazine. Jim Hanson, W1TRC of Maynard is shown demonstrating his ultrasonic powerline arc detector at a recent Nashoba Valley Amateur Radio Club meeting. Hanson designed the device to identify power line noise sources caused by arcing. W1TRC says he has used the device to help find fourteen powerline problems near his home.

—Thanks, Nashoba Valley ARC Signal, January 2006

Eastern MA ARRL Section Manager Mike Neilsen, W1MPN writes:

I would like to take this opportunity to briefly outline our efforts with the Governor’s Office since the “Town Meeting” incident last November. Section Emergency Coordinator Rob Macedo, KD1CY, Assistant Section Manager Mark Duff, KB1EKN, and I attended a meeting in December with Massachusetts Emergency Management Agency Director McCombs and Response and Recovery Branch Head John Tommaney. Both expressed their full support and appreciation for our efforts in supporting MEMA. As I reported in an earlier message, representatives from both the American Red Cross and the Salvation Army have also personally expressed their support to me on your behalf.

Additionally, Rob and I met with the Governor’s Staff and Director McCombs last week at his office at the State House. It was a very satisfactory meeting with both teams agreeing to a set of outreach activities and timeline. I now consider the matter closed, and I hope you will too.

MEMA continues to be impressed with the ability of RACES and ARES to participate in the SKYWARN program and provide initial damage reports to the NWS and MEMA which are factored into operational disaster plans as required. They stated that during the initial phase of the disaster, damage assessment reports may be delayed until the proper personnel can get in place. Hams would have the ability to communicate immediately until the state’s resources can be brought to bear on the situation.
The points that Director McCombs and John Tommaney made to us at our December meeting were reiterated to the Governor’s staff and it was an opportunity for Rob and me to explain Amateur Radio’s capabilities to the Governor’s staff. It appeared that the Governor’s staff and MEMA officials were very attentive, and offered additional suggestions for an outreach. In particular, MEMA reiterated their appreciation of the fact that hams are naturally dispersed across the region, and believe the hams have a critical role during the initial stages, not just when communication systems go down.

The Algonquin Amateur Radio Club will hold its annual flea market in Marlborough on February 18, 2006 at the Marlborough Middle School from 9:00 am until 1:00 pm. General admission is $5.00; VEC exams begin at 9:00 am. For more information, please contact Ann Weldon, KA1PON, at 508-481-4988.

[See also: http://www.qsl.net/n1em/Flea%20Market%20Flier%202006.pdf]

Blake Haskell, K1BTH writes:

I’m pleased to report that I had a great meeting with the Boston Emergency Management Agency this week. They are very pleased with [the Boston Amateur Radio Club] and have asked us to prepare a list of equipment that we need to operate at the EOC. The EOC wants to rearrange its layout and put all radio operators in one location to lower the noise floor.

Along those same lines, I met with other City of Boston representatives to discuss the ongoing plans for the Strategic National Stockpile. Again, they are very happy to have BARC involved with these efforts and have asked us to participate in an exercise in June, 2006. Details are sketchy at this point, but it appears they will deploy a couple of dispensing sites, have a couple of “virtual” sites and staff a command post and warehouse. We will be asked to provide Amateur Radio support for this exercise and as soon as I receive additional information, I will forward it to you.

—Boston ARC The SPARC, January 2006

A Technician class will be conducted at the City of Taunton’s Department of Public Works from 7:00 until 9:30 p.m. beginning February 23. The classes will last for 9 weeks. The course will use the “Now You’re Talking” book. Participants are requested to sign up by Feb. 13. Email Peter Ferreira, KB1LXG at tema2@tmlp.com.

—Thanks, Whitman ARC Spectrum, January 2006

Clayton Nall, NF1R writes on HWC-list:

I activated W1AF in a full-time effort in today’s (/14/06) North American QSO Party-CW. This is a 10-hour contest requiring an exchange of name and state/province or country. Multipliers count once per band, so there is a premium on selecting bands carefully and hunting for multipliers.

Unfortunately, 15 and 10 meters were not doing well today, so I was stuck on 20-80. 160 was doable on the 80 m dipole with low power, but only for contacting the big guns.
Here are the stats. This score would have placed W1AF 3rd out of about 20 entries in the 1 call area in last years, and would have placed first in MA by 10k points (still way behind the national winners, though).

Final claimed score: 82,140

Band breakdown:
QSOs/States and Provinces/Countries
160: 11/9/0
80: 130/38/1
40: 210/47/2
20: 183/38/1
15: 21/10/2
10: 0/0/0

Best Last 10 QSO Rate: 119.6 Q’s/hr–on 40 meters
Best Last 100 QSO Rate: 74.4 Q’s/hr–on 40 meters

Hope someone will have a chance to activate the station for the phone event–it is next weekend. Also, the ARRL DX Contest (Phone) coming up in Feb would be a good chance to demonstrate DXing to any prospective hams out there.

73,
Clayton
NF1R