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TRAFFIC HANDLING AND TRAINING SYMPOSIUM

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New Hampshire Section Manager Pete Stohrer K1PJS has given permission to post the following.  Note that the symposium is open to all, and I encourage Massachusetts hams to sign up.  I plan to be there along with N1OTC and we hope to see some of you folks there too, whether you are new to traffic handling, interested in trying a new mode (ie CW or digital), or looking for a refresher.  73, Marcia KW1U

 

Attention Traffic Handlers and interested Amateurs

A Traffic Handling and Training Symposium is scheduled in Concord (NH) for August 30th from 9A until 1p, the meeting location will be at Concord Bible Fellowship, 25 Rockingham St.

The meeting will discuss the basics of traffic handling, radiogram structure, CW and voice traffic net protocols, the National Traffic System (NTS) and the National Traffic System Digital (NTSD).

Traffic Handling is a skill all Amateurs should be familiar with. During emergencies you may be called to help pass messages when the regular communication infrastructure is down.

The ARRL had its formation around Traffic Handling and it is a skill as much needed today as then.

Lunch will be provided. The symposium is open to all. If you would like to attend send an email to peter@k1pjs.com

73

Pete, K1PJS

NHSM

Peter J. Stohrer, K1PJS
ARRL NH Section Manager
9 Gladstone St.
Concord, NH 03301

603 345-1470(C)

peter@k1pjs.com
k1pjs@arrl.net

http://www.nharrl.org/

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Good Food, Good Conversation: 2014 NTS Traffic Handlers Picnic

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Eastern MA Traffic Handlers Picnic, August, 2014Marcia Forde, KW1U writes:

The rain held off, at least until 3 PM and the cloud cover kept the temperatures comfortable as a good group enjoyed good food and good conversation at the 2014 Traffic Handlers picnic at the Senior Center in Raynham MA Sunday August 3. The day was only dampened by the news that one of our most regular attendees was and will be greatly missed as we learned that Byron, K1YCQ became a Silent Key. A moment of silence was held in honor of Byron.

Those present included KW1U, N1OTC, N1TF, KB1WXC, W1HL, WA1LPM, N1LKJ, N1UMJ, N1IQI, N1WCO, K9HI, KA1OCF, KB1ZWZ plus a few harmonics. We were sorry to miss Dan, KC1AXR who arrived shortly after we had all left due to the arrival of raindrops. I want to especially thank Jim, N1LKJ for obtaining permission to use this fine facility, and Jack N1OTC who was again the master grill chef and did a superb job. Thanks also to all the others who brought all kinds of goodies. Jack was also the winner of the drawing for the new Amateur Radio Handbook, and Bob, N1SYC won the new Public Service Handbook, both donated by our Section Manager Phil, K9HI. Many thanks to Phil. Those of you who were unable to attend missed a good time. We hope to see you next year.

Photo (left-right): KW1U, N1SYC, N1LKJ, WA1LPM, N1TF, N1IQI, N1OTC, N1UMJ

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***TRAFFIC HANDLERS PICNIC AUGUST 3 2014***

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Mark the date SUNDAY AUGUST 3 2014 FROM NOON TO 4 PM.  We will gather again at the Senior Center in Raynham MA on King Phillip Street.  This facility has grills, picnic tables and restroom facilities.  Hamburgers and hot dogs will be provided.  Bring your own drinks, but no alcohol please as this is not permitted on the grounds. Feel free to bring anything else to share although this is not required.  All traffic handlers and anyone interested in message handling are welcome.

Directions: From RT 24 North or South. Take exit 13 west towards Taunton RT 44.

Follow 44 1.5 miles to set of lights with Rite Aid Pharmacy on corner. Take right

on to RT 104 Raynham. Follow RT 104 ½ mile, take first left on to King Phillip St.

Follow King Phillip ¼ mile up to Raynham Senior Center on left. Pull right into

Parking lot. Picnic area on your left. Talk in will be on Bridgewater repeater

147.180 PL 67.

 

TRAFFIC REPORT FOR EAST AND WEST MASS JUNE 2014

Below is the June traffic report for the combined sections of East and West Mass. I regret to report that the Mass Rhode Island Phone Net has been de-activated for the time being due to lack of participation. If in the future there is sufficient interest in resuming a voice net on HF for Massachusetts and Rhode Island I would be happy to re-activate the net.  Anyone interested please get in touch with me (kw1u@arrl.net).

At this writing, one of our most active traffic handlers, Byron K1YCQ has been hospitalized and been in and out of intensive care for several weeks. Our thoughts and prayers are with Byron and his family for his recovery.  We hope to hear him back on the air as soon as he is able.

73, Marcia KW1U

 

 

MASS STM REPORT Jun-14
NET SESSIONS QTC QNI QTR NM
EM2MN 30 76 165 598 N1SYC 145.23 8 PM Daily
MARIPN 15 0 14 56 N1LKJ 3918 Khz 5:30 PM M-F
WARPSN 5 11 83 NA N1IQI
HHTN 21 13 42 202 N1LUM MMRA Rptrs 10PM MWF
CITN No Report N2JWW 147.375 7:30PM Daily
MARI 30 106 132 641 KW1U 3565 Khz 7PM Daily
CM2MN 22 4 63 149 KK1X 146.97 9PM Daily
WMTN C1 25 3 288 307 N1QOV 146.91 10AM Daily
WMTN C2 21 3 179 169 N1YCW 146.91 1PM M-F
WMEN 5 5 126 NA W1JWN 3944 Khz 8:30AM Su
NEPN No Report N2JWW 3945 Khz 8:45 Su
SAR ORG REC SENT DEL TOTAL BPL
N1IQI 0 315 693 4 1012 X
KW1U 0 314 259 14 587 X
N1TF 0 85 110 4 199
N1UMJ 4 104 47 5 160
N1LKJ 0 51 49 2 102
KB1WXC 1 36 36 4 77
AC7RB 1 17 37 7 62
W1PLK 0 6 4 6 16
PSHR 1 2 3 4 5 6 TOTAL
N1UMJ 40 40 20 110 0 10 220
KW1U 40 40 30 0 0 20 130
N1IQI 40 40 10 10 4 10 114
N1TF 40 40 20 5 0 0 105
N1LKJ 40 40 20 0 0 0 100
AC7RB 40 40 0 5 0 0 85
KB1WXC 40 40 0 0 0 0 80
BPL = 500 POINTS EARNED
MARCIA FORDE STM MA

TRAFFIC REPORT FOR EAST AND WEST MASS MAY 2014

 

NET SESSIONS QTC QNI QTR NM
EM2MN 31 103 153 581 N1SYC 145.23 8 PM Daily
MARIPN 10 1 10 20 N1LKJ 3918 Khz 5:30 PM M-F
WARPSN 3 6 47 NA N1IQI
HHTN 20 16 51 217 N1LUM MMRA Rptrs 10PM MWF
CITN No Report N2JWW 147.375 7:30PM Daily
MARI 27 120 119 595 KW1U 3565 Khz 7PM Daily
CM2MN 16 14 54 119 KK1X 146.97 9PM Daily
WMTN C1 28 4 267 321 N1QOV 146.91 10AM Daily
WMTN C2 23 6 198 187 N1YCW 146.91 1PM M-F
WMEN 3 0 81 NA W1JWN 3944 Khz 8:30AM Su
NEPN No Report N2JWW 3945 Khz 8:45 Su
SAR ORG REC SENT DEL TOTAL BPL
N1IQI 0 123 440 4 567 X
KW1U 0 236 189 1 426
K1YCQ 0 125 138 30 293
N1TF 0 93 120 8 221
KB1WXC 10 58 73 5 146
N1UMJ 5 68 24 4 101
N1LKJ 0 64 16 0 80
AC7RB 2 14 40 4 60
W1PLK 0 4 6 2 12
PSHR 1 2 3 4 5 6 TOTAL
N1UMJ 40 40 20 100 0 10 210
KW1U 40 40 30 0 0 20 130
N1IQI 40 40 10 10 4 10 114
K1YCQ 40 40 10 20 0 0 110
N1TF 40 40 20 5 0 0 105
N1LKJ 20 40 20 0 0 0 80
KB1WXC 40 40 0 0 0 0 80
AC7RB 40 40 0 0 0 0 80
BPL = 500 POINTS EARNED
MARCIA FORDE STM -MA
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Reminder: Monthly Eastern Massachusetts ARES Net for July 2014

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Hello to all…

A reminder that the monthly ARES Net for July is rapidly approaching. The monthly ARES Net for July is Monday July 7th, 2014, 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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Reminder: Eastern Massachusetts Hospital Net – Saturday June 7th, 2014 at 1000 AM EDT

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Hello Everyone,

Net Control for the June 7, 2014 Eastern MA Hospital Net will be the Brockton Hospital.  The net will commence at the usual time of 10am using the following repeaters in the order listed.

1. Plymouth 146.685 tone 82.5
2. Falmouth 147.375 tone 110.9
3. Sharon 146.865 tone 103.5
And than conduct a simplex test on 147.42.

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

NET Protocol: Please wait for Net Control to ask for Check-ins. When asked to check in please use the standard net check in procedure which is:   Here is.., un-key, wait 3 seconds to check for doubling, then give your or your facilities call sign, your first name, and your facility’s name.

We extend an invitation to the EOC of any city or town that is served by one of our participating hospitals to join the Net. We also extend an invitation to any RACES or ARES member to check in during the NET.

We are always looking for more groups or organizations to take Net Control duties. If you are interested please let us know. Our goal is to rotate Net Control practice and the experience among as many groups as possible.

Any hospital wishing to join the net that needs assistance with equipment or personnel should contact us at ssharc@gmail.com or Carl Aveni at caave@peoplepc.com. We can assist with getting your location on the air.

We thank the repeater trustees for their generosity in allowing us to conduct the monthly nets and the use of their systems in an actual event. The following list of repeaters are available for our use. Only a few systems are used each month with the selection of those used made by Net Control for that month.  More systems are being added to the list on a regular basis.

Attleboro 147.195 tone 127.3
Belmont 145.430 tone 67.0
Bridgewater 147.180 tone 67.0
Danvers 145.47 tone 136.5
Dartmouth 147.000 tone 67.0 
Fairhaven 145.490 tone 67.0   
Fall River 146.805. tone 67.0
Falmouth 147.375 tone 110.9 
Mansfield EMA  446.925 tone 100.0
Mansfield 147.015 tone 67.0
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   
Weymouth 224.580 tone 100.0
W. Bridgewater 146.775 dpl 244
Wrentham 147.09 tone 146.2

We look forward to hearing you all on the Net.

Respectfully,

John O’Neill
K1JRO

—

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

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Reminder: Monthly Eastern Massachusetts ARES Net for June 2014

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Hello to all…

A reminder that the monthly ARES Net for June is rapidly approaching. The monthly ARES Net for June is Monday June 2nd, 2014, 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

TRAFFIC REPORT FOR EAST AND WEST MASS APR 2014

Sorry for the late posting.  Vacations, while  relaxing, can be stressful trying to play catch-up.  Thanks to all for your support of the nets, to the net managers, net controls, and those who bring and take traffic. Thanks especially to Mark AC7RB, a relative newcomer to the nets, who has been originating traffic (and receiving responses in return).  I would like to encourage more folks to originate messages to be brought to the nets, messages to friends, families, ham radio contacts, members of an organization to which you belong, etc.  This is what will help keep nets alive and folks trained in message handling. How about originating one message per week, or at least one per month.  If all traffic handlers in the country did so think how much fun message handling could be.  73, Marcia KW1U

 

 

MASS STM REPORT Apr-14
NET SESSIONS QTC QNI QTR NM
EM2MN 29 75 151 561 N1SYC 145.23 8 PM Daily
MARIPN 10 2 16 31 N1LKJ 3918 Khz 5:30 PM M-F
WARPSN 4 12 72 na N1IQI
HHTN 18 11 56 222 N1LUM MMRA Rptrs 10PM MWF
CITN No Report N2JWW 147.375 7:30PM Daily
MARI 30 78 119 424 KW1U 3565 Khz 7PM Daily
CM2MN 17 8 62 117 KK1X 146.97 9PM Daily
WMTN C1 28 5 267 367 N1QOV 146.91 10AM Daily
WMTN C2 21 3 145 196 N1YCW 146.91 1PM M-F
WMEN 4 0 101 na W1JWN 3944 Khz 8:30AM Su
NEPN No Report N2JWW 3945 Khz 8:45 Su
SAR ORG REC SENT DEL TOTAL BPL
KW1U 0 296 247 0 543 X
N1IQI 0 171 314 4 489
K1YCQ 0 102 98 22 222
N1UMJ 7 83 35 4 129
N1LKJ 0 55 28 0 83
KB1WXC 9 28 40 5 82
N1TF 0 32 44 1 77
W1PLK 0 11 3 7 21
AC7RB 0 0 4 0 4
PSHR 1 2 3 4 5 6 TOTAL
N1UMJ 40 40 20 130 0 10 240
KB1WXC 40 40 0 60 0 0 140
N1IQI 40 40 10 30 4 10 134
KW1U 40 40 30 0 0 20 130
K1YCQ 40 40 10 20 0 0 110
N1TF 40 40 20 5 0 0 105
N1LKJ 32 40 20 0 0 0 92
BPL = 500 POINTS EARNED
MARCIA FORDE STM -MA
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Reminder: Monthly Eastern Massachusetts ARES Net for May 2014

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Hello to all…

A reminder that the monthly ARES Net for May is rapidly approaching. The monthly ARES Net for May is Monday May 5th, 2014, 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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Reminder: Eastern Massachusetts Hospital Net – Saturday May 3rd, 2014 at 1000 AM EDT

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Hello Everyone,

Net Control for the  April 3, 2014 Eastern MA Hospital Net will be the South Shore Hospital Amateur Radio Club. They will be conducting the NET from South Shore Hospital.  The net will commence at the usual time of 10am using the following repeaters in the order listed.

1. Plymouth 146.685 cts 82.5
2. W. Bridgewater 146.775 dcs 244
3. Belmont 145.430 cts 67.0

We will NOT be conducting a simplex test this month.

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

NET Protocol: Please wait for Net Control to ask for Check-ins. When asked to check in please use the standard net check in procedure which is:   Here is.., un-key, wait 3 seconds to check for doubling, then give your or your facilities call sign, your first name, and your facility’s name.

We extend an invitation to the EOC of any city or town that is served by one of our participating hospitals to join the Net. We also extend an invitation to any RACES or ARES member to check in during the NET.

We are always looking for more groups or organizations to take Net Control duties. If you are interested please let us know. Our goal is to rotate Net Control practice and the experience among as many groups as possible.

Any hospital wishing to join the net that needs assistance with equipment or personnel should contact us at ssharc@gmail.com or Carl Aveni at caave@peoplepc.com. We can assist with getting your location on the air.

We thank the repeater trustees for their generosity in allowing us to conduct the monthly nets and the use of their systems in an actual event. The following list of repeaters are available for our use. Only a few systems are used each month with the selection of those used made by Net Control for that month.  More systems are being added to the list on a regular basis.

Attleboro 147.195 tone 127.3
Belmont 145.430 tone 67.0
Bridgewater 147.180 tone 67.0
Danvers 145.47 tone 136.5
Dartmouth 147.000 tone 67.0 
Fairhaven 145.490 tone 67.0   
Fall River 146.805. tone 67.0
Falmouth 147.375 tone 110.9
Mansfield EMA  446.925 tone 100.0
Mansfield 147.015 tone 67.0
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   
Weymouth 224.580 tone 100.0
W. Bridgewater 146.775 dpl 244
Wrentham 147.09 tone 146.2

We look forward to hearing you all on the Net.

Respectfully,

John O’Neill
K1JRO
South Shore Hospital Amateur Radio Club – W1SSH
55 Fogg Road, Mail Stop #25
South Weymouth, MA 02190

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Reminder: Eastern Massachusetts Hospital Net – Saturday May 3rd, 2014 at 1000 AM EDT

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Hello Everyone,

Net Control for the  April 3, 2014 Eastern MA Hospital Net will be the South Shore Hospital Amateur Radio Club. They will be conducting the NET from South Shore Hospital.  The net will commence at the usual time of 10am using the following repeaters in the order listed.

1. Plymouth 146.685 cts 82.5
2. W. Bridgewater 146.775 dcs 244
3. Belmont 145.430 cts 67.0

We will NOT be conducting a simplex test this month.

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

NET Protocol: Please wait for Net Control to ask for Check-ins. When asked to check in please use the standard net check in procedure which is:   Here is.., un-key, wait 3 seconds to check for doubling, then give your or your facilities call sign, your first name, and your facility’s name.

We extend an invitation to the EOC of any city or town that is served by one of our participating hospitals to join the Net. We also extend an invitation to any RACES or ARES member to check in during the NET.

We are always looking for more groups or organizations to take Net Control duties. If you are interested please let us know. Our goal is to rotate Net Control practice and the experience among as many groups as possible.

Any hospital wishing to join the net that needs assistance with equipment or personnel should contact us at ssharc@gmail.com or Carl Aveni at caave@peoplepc.com. We can assist with getting your location on the air.

We thank the repeater trustees for their generosity in allowing us to conduct the monthly nets and the use of their systems in an actual event. The following list of repeaters are available for our use. Only a few systems are used each month with the selection of those used made by Net Control for that month.  More systems are being added to the list on a regular basis.

Attleboro 147.195 tone 127.3
Belmont 145.430 tone 67.0
Bridgewater 147.180 tone 67.0
Danvers 145.47 tone 136.5
Dartmouth 147.000 tone 67.0 
Fairhaven 145.490 tone 67.0   
Fall River 146.805. tone 67.0
Falmouth 147.375 tone 110.9
Mansfield EMA  446.925 tone 100.0
Mansfield 147.015 tone 67.0
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   
Weymouth 224.580 tone 100.0
W. Bridgewater 146.775 dpl 244
Wrentham 147.09 tone 146.2

We look forward to hearing you all on the Net.

Respectfully,

John O’Neill
K1JRO
South Shore Hospital Amateur Radio Club – W1SSH
55 Fogg Road, Mail Stop #25
South Weymouth, MA 02190

TRAFFIC REPORT FOR EAST AND WEST MASS MAR 2014

Thanks to all the traffic handlers for your support of the nets.  I was invited to attend the New Hampshire ARES Academy in March and was pleased to see the interest in message handling and in NTS and NTSD in particular.  It was pointed out that the primary function of Amateur Radio was the handling of messages. Handling record traffic with it’s accountability is an especially important skill.  Being able to run an efficient net is another important skill.  Both are practiced regularly by you folks who support the nets.  Keep up the good work, and encourage others to learn and practice these skills.

73, Marcia KW1U

 

MASS STM REPORT Mar-14
NET SESSIONS QTC QNI QTR NM
EM2MN 31 166 202 752 N1SYC 145.23 8 PM Daily
MARIPN 10 1 10 20 N1LKJ 3918 Khz 5:30 PM M-F
WARPSN 4 11 64 N/A N1IQI
HHTN 19 22 57 238 N1LUM MMRA Rptrs 10PM MWF
CITN NO REPORT N2JWW 147.375 7:30PM Daily
MARI 31 107 133 572 KW1U 3565 Khz 7PM Daily
CM2MN 18 17 81 184 KK1X 146.97 9PM Daily
WMTN C1 26 6 200 320 N1QOV 146.91 10AM Daily
WMTN C2 20 3 161 192 N1YCW 146.91 1PM M-F
WMEN 4 0 119 N/A W1JWN 3944 Khz 8:30AM Su
NEPN NO REPORT N2JWW 3945 Khz 8:45 Su
SAR ORG REC SENT DEL TOTAL BPL
N1IQI 0 336 566 0 902 X
KW1U 0 337 267 1 605 X
N1TF 1 94 113 5 213
K1YCQ 0 91 76 22 189
N1UMJ 5 76 24 3 108
KB1WXC 1 37 40 5 83
W1PLK 0 12 6 11 29
N1LKJ 0 64 16 0 80
PSHR 1 2 3 4 5 6 TOTAL
N1UMJ 40 40 20 40 0 10 150
KW1U 40 40 30 0 0 20 130
N1IQI 40 40 10 30 0 10 130
KB1WXC 40 40 0 35 0 0 115
N1TF 40 40 20 5 0 0 105
N1LKJ 20 40 20 0 0 0 80
BPL = 500 POINTS EARNED
MARCIA FORDE STM -MA

 


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Reminder: Monthly Eastern Massachusetts ARES Net for April 2014

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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, 2014, 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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Reminder: Eastern Massachusetts Hospital Net – Saturday April 5th, 2014 at 10 AM EDT

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Hello Everyone,

Net Control for the April 5, 2014 Eastern MA Hospital Net will be the South Shore Hospital Amateur Radio Club. They will conduct the NET from South Shore Hospital commencing at the usual time of 10am. The following repeaters will be used in the order listed.

1. Plymouth 146.685 tone 82.5
2. W. Bridgewater 146.775 dpl 244
3. Belmont 145.430 tone 67.0
4. Sharon 146.865 tone 103.5
5. Simplex 147.42

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

NET Protocol: Please wait for Net Control to ask for Check-ins. When asked to check in please use the standard net check in procedure which is:   Here is.., un-key, wait 3 seconds to check for doubling, then give your or your facilities call sign, your first name, and your facility’s name.

We extend an invitation to the EOC of any city or town that is served by one of our participating hospitals to join the Net. We also extend an invitation to any RACES or ARES member to check in during the NET.

We are always looking for more groups or organizations to take Net Control duties. If you are interested please let us know. Our goal is to rotate Net Control practice and the experience among as many groups as possible.

Any hospital wishing to join the net that needs assistance with equipment or personnel should contact us at ssharc@gmail.com or Carl Aveni at caave@peoplepc.com. We can assist with getting your location on the air.

We thank the repeater trustees for their generosity in allowing us to conduct the monthly nets and the use of their systems in an actual event. The following list of repeaters are available for our use. Only a few systems are used each month with the selection of those used made by Net Control for that month.  Thanks to the generosity of their Trustees more systems are being added to the list on a regular basis.

Attleboro 147.195 tone 127.3
Belmont 145.430 tone 67.0
Bridgewater 147.180 tone 67.0
Danvers 145.47 tone 136.5
Dartmouth 147.000 tone 67.0 
Fairhaven 145.490 tone 67.0   
Fall River 146.805. tone 67.0
Falmouth 147.375 tone 110.9 
Mansfield EMA 446.925 tone 100.0
Mansfield 147.015 tone 67.0
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 146.775 dpl 244
Wrentham 147.09 tone 146.2

We look forward to hearing you all on the Net.

Respectfully,

John O’Neill
K1JRO
South Shore Hospital Amateur Radio Club – W1SSH
55 Fogg Road, Mail Stop #25
South Weymouth, MA 02190

FEBRUARY, 2014 TRAFFIC REPORT

MASS STM REPORT Feb-14
NET SESSIONS QTC QNI QTR NM
EM2MN 28 161 196 765 N1SYC 145.23 8 PM Daily
MARIPN* 6 0 8 31 N1LKJ 3918 Khz 5:30 PM M-F
WARPSN 4 11 61 NA N1IQI
HHTN 17 19 45 183 N1LUM MMRA Rptrs 10PM MWF
CITN NO REPORT N2JWW 147.375 7:30PM Daily
MARI 28 166 158 686 KW1U 3565 Khz 7PM Daily
CM2MN 19 17 86 190 KK1X 146.97 9PM Daily
WMTN C1 26 5 207 331 N1QOV 146.91 10AM Daily
WMTN C2 20 11 146 306 N1YCW 146.91 1PM M-F
WMEN 3 0 97 NA W1JWN 3944 Khz 8:30AM Su
NEPN NO REPORT N2JWW 3945 Khz 8:45 Su
*MARIPN NM N1LKJ off air most of February due to illness
SAR ORG REC SENT DEL TOTAL BPL
N1IQI 0 528 1090 2 1620 X
KW1U 0 387 320 3 710 X
N1TF 0 138 163 22 323
K1YCQ 28 98 68 22 216
KB1WXC 20 57 79 6 162
N1LUM 1 51 70 6 128
N1UMJ 6 80 29 12 127
W1PLK 0 7 1 5 13
AC7RB 0 1 6 0 7
PSHR 1 2 3 4 5 6 TOTAL
N1UMJ 40 40 20 30 80 10 220
KW1U 40 40 30 0 0 20 130
N1IQI 40 40 10 10 2 10 112
K1YCQ 40 40 10 20 0 0 110
N1TF 40 40 20 5 0 0 105
N1LUM 40 40 10 5 0 10 105
KB1WXC 40 40 0 0 0 0 80
BPL = 500 POINTS EARNED
MARCIA FORDE STM-MA
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Reminder: Monthly Eastern Massachusetts ARES Net for March 2014

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Hello to all…

A reminder that the monthly ARES Net for March is rapidly approaching. The monthly ARES Net for March is Monday March 3rd, 2014, 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

JANUARY, 2014 TRAFFIC REPORT

The January traffic report can be found by scrolling down this page.  Great job all.  We even have a report for the Cape and Islands (CITN) and New England Phone Net (NEPN).  Thanks Mike.  More folks are reporting Station Activity Reports (SAR) and PSHR (Public Service Honor Roll).  Anyone who handles traffic can send an SAR to your STM.  To be included in the PSHR report however you must earn a minimum of 70 points.  See the left side column on this page for information on SAR and PSHR.

We appreciate all your support on the nets.  A couple nets however can use some extra support.  The Mass Rhode Island Phone (MARIPN) meets on 3918 Khz at 5:30 PM Monday through Friday.  Some new callsigns are being seen there.  Keep up the good work.  Maybe we will be able to return to 7 days a week so that the working folks can make the 5:30 time slot.  Also Heavy Hitters (HHTN) has a few regulars but we would like to see more of you night owls checking into this net at 10:00PM on the MMRA linked repeaters (see mmra.org for details).

If anyone would like help with message handling or net procedures, please contact KW1U@arrl.net or one of the net managers listed below.  Hope everyone is surviving this arctic winter.  Remember spring is just around the corner and it will be time again for antenna work.

73, Marcia KW1U

STM EMA and WMA

TRAFFIC REPORT FOR EAST AND WEST MASS JAN 2014

 

MASS STM REPORT Jan-14
NET SESSIONS QTC QNI QTR NM
EM2MN 31 144 215 785 N1SYC 145.23 8 PM Daily
MARIPN 12 7 18 65 N1LKJ 3918 Khz 5:30 PM M-F
WARPSN 4 12 59 n/a N1IQI
HHTN 19 29 47 221 N1LUM MMRA Rptrs 10PM MWF
CITN 30 21 176 453 N2JWW 147.375 7:30PM Daily
MARI 31 105 140 590 KW1U 3565 Khz 7PM Daily
CM2MN 21 12 81 189 KK1X 146.97 9PM Daily
WMTN C1 28 4 321 434 N1QOV 146.91 10AM Daily
WMTN C2 19 3 171 197 N1YCW 146.91 1PM M-F
WMEN 3 0 79 n/a W1JWN 3944 Khz 8:30AM Su
NEPN 4 1 39 103 N2JWW 3945 Khz 8:45AM Su
SAR ORG REC SENT DEL TOTAL BPL
N1IQI 0 541 1117 0 1658 X
KW1U 0 386 315 7 708 X
K1YCQ 21 112 100 28 261
N1TF 0 108 135 11 254
N1UMJ 8 89 42 5 144
N1LUM 0 35 68 0 103
KB1WXC 10 29 49 2 90
W1PLK 0 21 6 15 42
N1LKJ 0 21 11 0 32
AC7RB 0 0 3 0 3
PSHR 1 2 3 4 5 6 TOTAL
N1UMJ 40 40 20 10 135 10 255
KW1U 40 40 30 0 0 20 130
N1IQI 40 40 10 10 0 10 110
K1YCQ 40 40 10 20 0 0 110
N1TF 40 40 20 5 0 0 105
N1LUM 40 40 10 0 0 10 100
KB1WXC 40 40 0 0 0 0 80
BPL = 500 POINTS EARNED
MARCIA FORDE STM -MA

 
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Reminder: Monthly Eastern Massachusetts ARES Net for February 2014

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Hello to all…

A reminder that the monthly ARES Net for February is rapidly approaching. The monthly ARES Net for February is Monday February 3rd, 2014, 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