Eastern Massachusetts ARRL

The Boston Amateur Radio Club has been called upon to provide communications assistance for the Boston Bike Festival on September 25, 2005.

“We’ve been asked by the Mayor’s office to help out in a bicycle ride,” says Boston ARC’s Public Service chair Bob Salow, WA1IDA. “It is a major part of the (not well known) celebration of the 375th anniversary year of the founding of the City of Boston.”

Salow adds that the event is actually a series of bicycle rides conducted entirely in the city. “It represents an opportunity for us and ham radio to serve the community directly and be noticed.”

Event participants will interface with police, EMS, the administration, the media and the public. “It’s a great chance to show our stuff,” notes Salow.

Interested persons are urged to contact Bob Salow at wa1ida@arrl.net or 508.650.9440.

—Boston ARC The SPARC, July 2005

John Morris, W2EUA writes on BCRA-Club List:

There are plans for an event station on the USS Massachusetts this weekend [in] the Museum Ships Special Event. N1EPL is the call sign of the USS Massachusetts Radio Association.

[The Museum Ships Special Event is scheduled for July 16, 2005 from 0001Z through July 17 to 2359Z. For more information, visit http://www.qsl.net/wa2tvs/nj2bb/ship-event.html.]

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9 July Union ME PBARC @ComCtr Rt17+131 $5@8 $3/T@7 Scott KB1ESW 207 354 6809   

9 July Charlottetown PEI SPARC @Flying Assoc $5@8 $3@10        Rodney VY2CGA W+
16 July Nashua NH NE Antique RC $15/T@7 $2@9 @StStan's    Marty 603 938 5051 F
17 July Cambridge MA         FLEA at MIT                   Nick 617 253 3776

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13 Aug St Albans ME PARC @SnomobileCLB rt152 $5@8 George WA1JMM 207 965 8864 F+
21 August Cambridge MA       FLEA at MIT                   Nick 617 253 3776  
10 Sept BallstonSpa NY SCRACES fri6P $5+5/T+15cmp Darlene N2XQG 518 587 2385  
10 Sept Windsor CT VintgeR Museum @6AM  @115 Pierson Ln    John 860 673 0518 W
10 Sept Windsor ME AARA @FG Rt32                     Bill K1NIT 207 623 9075 A+
17 Sept Alexander ME SCVARC                         Skip KB1HCX 207 454 2156 A
17 Sept Forestdale RI RIFMRS @VFW rt146 8A flea+auct Rick K1KYI 401 725 7507  
18 Sept Cambridge MA         FLEA at MIT                   Nick 617 253 3776  
18 Sept Newtown CT CARA @Town Hall                   Bill N1PJG 203 798 2831 A
24 Sept Drummondville PQ CRdeD $5@9 $15@7        Jacques VE2WJG 819 478 2847 W+
25 Sept Bethpage NY LIMARC                            Rick K2RB 516 526 6975 A
2 Oct Queens NY HoSARC @9A                       Stephen WB2KDG 718 898 5599 W
7,8 Oct Hopkinton NH HossTraders @FG x7 I89           Joe K1RQG 207 469 3492 W
8 Oct Nashua NH NE Antique RC $15/T@7 $2@9 @StStan's      Marty 603 938 5051 F
8 Oct Lake Placid NY NNYARA  $5+$10/T FriSetup    Thomas WB2KLD 518 827 4852  
9 Oct Wallingford CT Nutmeg Conv $20/sp $7@9         John N1GNV 203 440 4468 W+
15 Oct Kingston NS GARC @GreenwoodComm Ctr $3@10      Guy VE1NC 902 825 6151 R

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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/                     
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

		

Members of Whitman’s Emergency Management Agency took part in a hurricane drill in the Commonwealth on June 19. Among those volunteering were Bill Hayden, N1FRE, and Emergency Management Agency Director Bob Schmitt. In addition, four members of the Whitman Community Emergency Response Team (CERT) assisted at the event by plotting the course of hurricane “Yolanda” and assessing the situation.

The CERT members are currently studying to earn their Amateur Radio licenses.

[Photo: L-R: Erika La Flamme, Skip O’Mally, Jean Duncan and Bob Schmitt]

—Thanks, Whitman ARC Spectrum June, 2005

Carlos Wharton, WP4US assisted the National Weather Service in Taunton when a hurricane struck the Pacific coast of El Salvador earlier this month. NWS SKYWARN Coordinator and Eastern MA Section Emergency Coordinator Rob Macedo, KD1CY contacted Wharton and asked if he could obtain information or reports from the affected area via EchoLink. WP4US contacted a Spanish net in El Salvador and provided Spanish translations for NWS personnel.

[photo: WP4US operating the Echolink station from the Taunton Emergency Operations Center.]

—Thanks, Whitman ARC Spectrum, June 2005

The Gay Head Light House on Martha’s Vineyard was activated on May 5-7, 2005 by Southeastern Massachusetts Amateur Radio Association member Ron Silvia, WB1HGA. Silvia traveled to the island by ferry from his home in Fall River, MA. Silvia set up three separate stations, including VHF/UHF operation and fast scan Amateur TV in his camper. His visit to Gay Head Light coincided with the 2005 New England QSO Party.

“We did as well as expected despite some lost antennas,” writes Silvia, who had to contend with “gusts of near hurricane force winds and driving rain.”

WB1HGA hopes that “it’s nice and warm” when he returns next year.

—Thanks, SEMARA Zero Beat, July 2005

Mark Duff, KB1EKN was sworn in by town officials as the new Fire Chief of the Hingham Department of Fire and Rescue Services on June 23.

Duff, who had served as Deputy Fire Chief, is Hingham’s Emergency Management Director. The life-long resident of Hingham also serves as Chairman of Hingham’s Emergency Planning Committee. KB1EKN is ARRL Assistant Section Manager for Eastern MA.

[Mark Duff, KB1EKN is sworn in by Hingham Town Clerk Eileen McCracken. Center: Geri Duff, KB1ISG. Photo courtesy W1MPN]

The Police Amateur Radio Team of Westford has voted to support a ham radio project in the Chelmsford High School, according to PART’s Arthur “Bo” Budinger, WA1QYM. “A unanimous vote was taken at the June PART meeting to support the project with a $200 donation, writes Budinger. “The funds will be used to purchase a ‘classroom bookshelf’ of ARRL publications related to wireless communications. In addition, it establishes PART as the sponsoring ham radio club for this activity.”

The request was presented to the club by KB1LD and KB1LQC. In addition, Dave Steeves, KB1MKW, a physics teacher at the school also spoke of the project. Steeves, a newly-licensed amateur, sees ham radio as a great classroom teaching tool. Steeves intends to apply for Chelmsford High School to be a pilot school under the ARRL’s Big Project. One prerequisite of a successful pilot school project is the willingness of local ham radio volunteers to provide technical assistance to the teacher and students.

“This is an excellent way to give young people a greater appreciation of ham radio,” comments Budinger. In writing to the PART membership, WA1QYM adds, “I fully support this project and hope that the rest of you will do the same. I suspect in the following months we will be called upon for some support in the form of equipment or technical knowledge.”

For the second time in less than a month, the MIT Flea Market has attracted publicity in a major media outlet. Today’s Boston Globe ran an AP story entitled “‘Flea at MIT’ draws nerdy”. Boston.com also carried an on-line version of the article. (Free registration required to view.)

As with the May 25 Wired On-line’s story, “Hamming It Up At Radio Meets,” the AP item also stressed the “Nerd” factor. Steve Finberg, W1GSL, who started the Flea at MIT 21 years ago is quoted several times in the article.

The Flea at MIT is sponsored by the Harvard Wirless Club, the MIT Electronics Research Society, the MIT UHF Repeater Association, and the MIT Radio Society.

[See also: Wired.com Showcases Amateur Radio, MIT Flea] [The same AP story was picked up by CNN.com on June 24, 2005, entitled Nerds unite at MIT Swapfest. -k9hi]

Members of the Massasoit Amateur Radio Association faced a conflict in supporting both Operation Atlas from the Bridgewater Emergency Operations Center (rescheduled to June 4, 2005) and the 10k Road Race at Camp Yomechas in Middleboro. Fortunately there were enough members available to support both events, with W1GMF, N1PYN and N1LHD pulling a shift at both locations. —MARANews, June 2005

Photo #1 (l-r): N1LHD, W1GMF, N1LCY; Photo #2: N1XTB, KD1CY; Photo #3: the Camp Yomechas Crew: NI1X, W1GMF, N1lHD, N1NVV, N1LCY, N1PYN. Photos courtesy KB1CYV and NI1X

The North Shore Radio Association is conducting several public service communications events this summer and is seeking volunteers:

* 7/3/05, 1700-1900 ET – Horribles Parade, Gloucester, MA

* 7/4/05, 0900-1200 ET – July 4th Parade, Manchester by the Sea, MA

* 7/16/05 – Blackburn Challenge, Gloucester, MA (Rowing Race around Cape Ann)

* 7/24/05 – Bike Ride from Lynn, MA to Gloucester, MA (for a Cancer Charity)

Contact Eric Horwitz, KA1NCF at ka1ncf@nsradio.org to volunteer.

—Thanks nsradio.org

An innovative ham radio promotional activity called “Bring Your HT To Work Day” is gathering national momentum.

“On June 21st we are encouraging all hams in the US that have an HT to take it with them to work. Wear it on your belt, put it on your desk or some other place where your co-workers can see it. We hope that it will raise curiosity and questions,” writes John Williams, KF4VGX on the eHam.net web site.

“This is a chance for you to talk to them about ham radio! At lunchtime, show them how it works. Make some contacts while they are watching. Even better, let them talk on the radio. Then invite your co-workers to come see you at Field Day weekend.”

Williams requests all participants of “Take Your HT To Work Day” to send in a report afterwards to ARRL Headquarters, at:

HT Workday
ARRL
225 Main St
Newington, CT 06111

Include in the report: your callsign; the number of non-hams who observed you making contacts; how many non-hams spoke over your radio; and, how many non-hams indicated they would visit your Field Day site.

The people with the highest activity levels will be eligible for prizes, including the new ARRL Handbook, or Antenna Book or Operating Manual.

According to Williams, there will be monitors on various repeaters randomly scattered throughout the country. “If you’re heard during the lunch hour from 12 noon to 1 PM local time demonstrating ham radio to a non-ham, you may automatically win a new ARRL Repeater Directory.”

In addition, W1AW will be checking into repeaters and sites across the country via EchoLink, giving away repeater directories to hams who participate in Bring Your HT To Work Day.

This is a chance to have a lot of fun, recruit new hams, invite people to Field Day, get publicity, and show off Amateur Radio. “I hope you have fun and make the most of it,” adds Williams.