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Greetings all.  I hope spring has treated you well and summer brings lots of ham radio contacts. You will see below the May traffic report for both East and West Mass compiled by our ASTM Greg KC1CIC. You will also see an addition to the list of those reporting.  Welcome Brian K1BML who lives in Worcester County and is a regular on the CM2MN.
I want to remind folks who participate in Field Day about the extra points your group can earn by sending NTS messages. I hope many of you will be participating as it is a great experience.  Information about Field Day, including locations, can be found at http://fd.ema.arrl.org.
Also don’t forget to set aside Sunday August 7 for the annual traffic handlers picnic in Concord MA.  More information will be forthcoming in the next report.  Thanks to all for your support of the nets.

 

MASS STM REPORT			May-16
NET	SESSIONS	QTC	QNI	QTR	NM	FREQ	Net Time
EM2MN	31	110	183	634	N1SYC	145.23	8 PM Daily
MARIPN	13	14	32	125	N1LAH	3978 KHz	6PM Tu,Th,Sa
WARPSN	4	8	53	NA	N1IQI
HHTN	13	13	66	190	W1HAI	MMRA Rptrs	10PM M,W,F
CITN	No Report				N2JWW	147.375	7:30PM Daily
MARI	31	117	106	573	KW1U	3565 KHz	7PM Daily
CM2MN	28	30	202	288	KK1X	146.97	9PM Daily
WMTN C1	26	6	364	494	N1QOV	146.91	10AM Daily
WMTN C2	22	19	224	221	N1YCW	146.91	1PM M-F
WMEN	4	0	97	NA	W1JWN	3944 KHz	8:30AM Su
NEPN	No Report				N2JWW	3945 KHz	8:45 Su
SAR	ORG	REC	SENT	DEL	TOTAL	BPL
KW1U	2	311	278	13	604	X
N1IQI	0	233	312	4	549	X
N1TF	0	91	107	3	201
KC1CIC	0	48	52	20	120
KB1WXC	0	51	58	0	109
AC7RB	0	30	52	10	92
N1LKJ	0	20	28	0	48
N1LAH	2	18	21	2	43
K1BML	0	7	4	5	16
W1PLK	0	8	3	5	16
PSHR	1	2	3	4	5	6	TOTAL
KW1U	40	40	30	0	0	20	130
N1LAH	40	40	20	25	0	0	125
KC1CIC	40	40	30	5	0	0	115
N1IQI	40	40	10	10	0	10	110
N1TF	40	40	20	5	0	0	105
KB1WXC	40	40	20	0	0	0	100
N1LKJ	40	40	10	0	0	0	90
K1BML	38	11	10	30	0	0	89
AC7RB	40	40	0	0	0	0	80
BPL = 500 POINTS EARNED
MARCIA FORDE STM MA

I hope everyone is enjoying this lovely spring weather which finally came to New England.  Time to start thinking about Field Day, our annual traffic handlers’ picnic and the New England Division Convention at Boxboro.

Field Day this year is June 25 and 26.  Most are familiar with Field Day. Information can be found at http://fd.ema.arrl.org/.  One thing to remind folks about is that extra points can be obtained by sending a radiogram to your Section Manager and Section Emergency Coordinator, and also send 10 or more radiograms to friends and family, perhaps telling them about your participation in the Field Day exercise. Encourage your club stations to get these extra points.  (You may need to show them how to do it.)

The annual traffic handlers’ picnic will again be in Concord at my QTH.  Traditionally we have had this event the first Sunday in August, which this year will be August 7. Set aside this date and plan to join us. More details at a later date.

The now annual ARRL New England Division convention is planned for September 9 through 11.  We plan to have an NTS table again this year and additionally a room for a get together or presentation.  Mark the dates on your calendar and stay tuned.

 

MASS STM REPORT			Apr-16
NET	SESSIONS	QTC	QNI	QTR	NM	FREQ	Net Time
EM2MN	30	89	185	594	N1SYC	145.23	8 PM Daily
MARIPN	13	16	35	121	N1LAH	3978 KHz	6PM Tu,Th,Sa
WARPSN	4	8	75		N1IQI
HHTN	13	16	54	163	W1HAI	MMRA Rptrs	10PM M,W,F
CITN	No Report				N2JWW	147.375	7:30PM Daily
MARI	29	92	85	429	KW1U	3565 KHz	7PM Daily
CM2MN	22	7	134	199	KK1X	146.97	9PM Daily
WMTN C1	28	0	420	392	N1QOV	146.91	10AM Daily
WMTN C2	21	7	202	217	N1YCW	146.91	1PM M-F
WMEN	4	0	116		W1JWN	3944 KHz	8:30AM Su
NEPN	No Report				N2JWW	3945 KHz	8:45 Su
SAR	ORG	REC	SENT	DEL	TOTAL	BPL
N1IQI	0	236	465	4	705	X
KW1U	0	191	115	0	306
N1TF	0	111	130	6	247
KC1CIC	0	46	57	12	115
KB1WXC	1	42	48	1	92
AC7RB	0	16	18	1	35
N1LAH	1	12	6	3	22
N1LKJ	0	5	12	0	17
W1PLK	0	3	3	3	9
PSHR	1	2	3	4	5	6	TOTAL
KB1WXC	40	40	20	60	0	0	160
KW1U	40	40	30	0	0	20	130
N1LAH	40	22	20	35	0	0	117
KC1CIC	40	40	30	5	0	0	115
N1IQI	40	40	10	10	0	10	110
N1TF	40	40	20	5	0	0	105
N1LKJ	No Report
BPL = 500 POINTS EARNED
MARCIA FORDE STM MA

 

Spring is finally showing up in New England and it’s time to get outdoors, get those yards going, the grass mowed, the plants planted, and oh yes, get those antennas checked.  It was a good month in March for traffic and we have been seeing new hams checking into the nets which is always good to see.  Just a reminder we have a variety of traffic nets and all are good training grounds for message handling and net operation.

EM2MN meets currently on the Quincy repeater 146.67 Mhz PL 146.2 at 8 PM except for Tuesday when it meets on the Sharon repeater 146.865 Mhz PL 103.5

HHTN meets Monday Wednesday and Friday on the Minuteman linked repeater network (check MMRA.org for frequencies) at 10 PM

CM2MN meets daily on the Paxton repeater 146.97 Mhz PL 114.8 at 9 PM

MARIPN meets Tuesday, Thursday and Saturday on 3978 Khz at 6 PM

MARI CW meets daily 3565 Khz at 7 PM

MASS STM REPORT			Mar-16
NET	SESSIONS	QTC	QNI	QTR	NM	FREQ	Net Time
EM2MN	31	70	199	603	N1SYC	145.23	8 PM Daily
MARIPN	14	15	55	171	N1LAH	3978 Khz	6PM Tu,Th,Sa
WARPSN	4	8	62	NA	N1IQI
HHTN	13	17	78	194	W1HAI	MMRA Rptrs	10PM M,W,F
CITN	No Report				N2JWW	147.375	7:30PM Daily
MARI	31	80	93	413	KW1U	3565 Khz	7PM Daily
CM2MN	24	19	173	267	KK1X	146.97	9PM Daily
WMTN C1	28	5	319	464	N1QOV	146.91	10AM Daily
WMTN C2	2	6	196	212	N1YCW	146.91	1PM M-F
WMEN	3	0	90	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	169	387	4	560	X
KW1U	0	224	180	4	408
N1TF	0	98	131	9	238
KB1WXC	1	38	48	2	89
KC1CIC	1	23	45	12	81
N1LKJ	0	12	32	0	44
N1LAH	1	3	15	2	21
W1PLK	0	5	3	3	11
AC7RB	No Activity				0
PSHR	1	2	3	4	5	6	TOTAL
KW1U	40	40	30	0	0	20	130
KC1CIC	40	40	30	5	0	0	115
N1IQI	40	40	10	10	0	10	110
N1TF	40	40	20	5	0	0	105
KB1WXC	40	40	20	0	0	0	100
N1LAH	40	21	20	5	0	0	86
N1LKJ	24	40	10	0	0	0	74
BPL = 500 POINTS EARNED
MARCIA FORDE STM MA

 

 

Last month I talked about copying a message on a net.  After delivering the message you might need to send a message back to the originator.  Anytime a message is undeliverable a service message is required.  If the message you delivered had a handling instruction HXC the originator requests a message back with date and time of delivery. If a handling instruction is HXE the originator requests a reply from the recipient.  Or you might just want to send a message to a family member, a friend or another ham. How do you go about it?

First, have your radiogram form in front of you and fill it out appropriately, including the boxes in the preamble, the full address and phone number if available, the text and signature.  If sending a service message, ARRL Numbered radiograms can be used, ie ARL FORTY SEVEN if a message was successfully delivered, or ARL SIXTY SEVEN if you were unable to make a delivery.  A list of ARRL numbered radiograms can be found on our website. When using one of these texts don’t forget to fill in the blanks.  For example:
ARL FORTY SEVEN 123 K1ABC MARCH 10 2300, or ARL SIXTY SEVEN 456 PHONE 555 321 4566 DISCONNECTED.
When using these ARRL numbered radiograms add ARL to the check in the preamble, ie ARL 8, and spell out the ARL numbers in the text, ie ARL FORTY SEVEN, not ARL 47.  10 digit phone numbers in the text are sent in three word groups, ie 555 321 4566 is three word groups in the check.

When you check into a net, list traffic, and are directed by NCS to send your traffic, remember to read the message at a speed the recipient can copy.  Imagine writing the words yourself as you read.  Read all parts in the order of your radiogram form, using proper prowords where appropriate.  Prowords introduce certain parts of your message and are used for clarity and to help assure accuracy in copying.

In the preamble the only proword we use is the word “NUMBER” at the very beginning.  It is not necessary to say “station of origin is”, “check is”, etc. as the station copying the message is already anticipating the order of the preamble. Following the preamble go immediately into the name, address and phone number, spelling uncommon proper names using proper phonetics as listed on our website. Prior to reading the text, say “BREAK” and pause a few seconds to give the receiving station an opportunity to ask for fills.  If no response, continue on to the text.  NO need to say “how copy”, “text follows” etc.  If the receiving station isn’t copying, he/she will ask for fills as needed.

When reading the texts, spell uncommon words or letter groups, introducing with “I SPELL”.  Introduce number groups with “FIGURES” to distinguish from numbers spelled out. ie “FIGURES 678”.  Introduce an alphanumeric group with “MIXED GROUP”, ie 0230Z”, or for callsigns, “AMATEUR CALL”, ie AMATEUR CALL KW1U”.  At the end of the text, say “BREAK” again, pausing a few seconds to listen for any fills.  If no response, continue to signature followed by “END NO MORE”, or “END MORE” if appropriate.  Again, NO need to say “how copy”.  Receiving station will ask for fills if needed, or say “ROGER”. 

That’s it.  Sound complicated?  Not really.  Just remember we have all made mistakes, including your section traffic manager, and we’re all here to learn to do better.  We follow these guidelines since this has proven to lead to better accuracy and efficienty.

 

 

MASS STM REPORT			Feb-16
NET	SESSIONS	QTC	QNI	QTR	NM
EM2MN	29	54	167	542	N1SYC	145.23	8 PM Daily
MARIPN	11	7	40	133	N1LAH	3978 Khz	6PM Tu,Th,Sa
WARPSN	4	8	75	NA	N1IQI
HHTN	12	9	74	199	W1HAI	MMRA Rptrs	10PM M,W,F
CITN	No Report				N2JWW	147.375	7:30PM Daily
MARI	29	73	98	412	KW1U	3565 Khz	7PM Daily
CM2MN	26	17	176	236	KK1X	146.97	9PM Daily
WMTN C1	26	6	286	390	N1QOV	146.91	10AM Daily
WMTN C2	16	4	121	129	N1YCW	146.91	1PM M-F
WMEN	4	124	1	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	219	193	4	416
N1IQI	0	163	209	0	372
N1TF	2	82	98	14	196
KB1WXC	1	32	42	1	76
N1LKJ	1	27	36	0	64
KC1CIC	0	15	33	11	59
W1PLK	0	5	3	3	11
N1LAH	0	0	0	0	0
AC7RB	Inactive				0
PSHR	1	2	3	4	5	6	TOTAL
KW1U	40	40	30	10	0	20	140
KC1CIC	40	40	30	15	0	0	125
N1IQI	40	40	10	10	0	10	110
N1TF	40	40	20	5	0	0	105
KB1WXC	40	40	20	0	0	0	100
N1LKJ	28	40	10	5	0	0	83
BPL = 500 POINTS EARNED
N1XTB BBS: RECEIVED 250 FORWARDED 250 TOTAL 500
MARCIA FORDE STM MA

It’s hard to believe February is almost over already.  My apologies for being so late with this report.  It is always nice to see new folks checking into the nets.  I suspect there may be others out there listening to see what it is all about.  We can encourage those to check in and join us even if they are not yet ready to take traffic.  However for those who have been checking in but lack the courage to take a formal message for delivery, here are a few points to remember to ensure accuracy.

First of all, it is advisable when new to have a radiogram form in front of you and become familiar with it so you can fill in the blanks.  If you need forms they are available online at arrl.org, or I can send you a template you can print them or send some copies in the mail if you prefer.  Before letting the transmitting station know you are ready to copy you might want to remind him/her you are new so please go slowly.

Accuracy is important so here are some points to remember to assure accuracy.  If you miss words or groups of words, listen for the transmitting station to say “break”, which should be done immediately before and immediately after the text.  Use the following prowords to request the fills you need:

“Say again word after (blank)”, where blank is the word immediately before the one you missed.

“Say again word before (blank)”, where blank is the word immediately after the one you missed.

If you missed a group of words, “Say again between (blank) and (blank)” where the blanks are the words immediately before and immediately after the group you missed.

If you are not sure you copied a word or word group correctly, say “Confirm (blank)”, and transmitting station can confirm or correct as needed.

At the end of the message check to see if the word count in the text agrees with the check count in the preamble.  If it does not you might ask the transmitting station to read through the message again to see where you disagree.  Or you might have him/her go five word groups at a time.

If you are confident you have the message correctly, say “Roger”.

If you have questons, feel free to ask the transmitting station, the Net Control or the Net Manager

Having the message in hand you are ready to deliver it.  Note the article in the left column of this page, “Traffic Tips: Message Delivery”.

Being able to handle record trafic is an important skill, and our nets are a good place to learn and practice.  Next I will talk about originating and sending a message.  Meanwhile below is the traffic report for both East and West Mass for the month of January.  Thanks to all for your support.  73, Marcia KW1U

 

MASS STM REPORT			Jan-16
NET	SESSIONS	QTC	QNI	QTR	NM
EM2MN	31	95	172	586	N1SYC	145.23	8 PM Daily
MARIPN	13	17	63	181	N1LAH	3978 Khz	6 PM Tu,Th,Sa
WARPSN	4	8	75	NA	N1IQI
HHTN	13	13	71	190	W1HAI	MMRA Rptrs	10PM M,W,F
CITN	No Report				N2JWW	147.375	7:30PM Daily
MARI	31	146	112	609	KW1U	3565 Khz	7PM Daily
CM2MN	31	28	233	345	KK1X	146.97	9PM Daily
WMTN C1	29	5	261	464	N1QOV	146.91	10AM Daily
WMTN C2	23	3	164	212	N1YCW	146.91	1PM M-F
WMEN	5	2	166	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	253	481	4	738	X
KW1U	3	319	267	7	596	X
N1TF	0	115	147	10	272
KB1WXC	3	50	55	4	112
KC1CIC	1	33	28	7	69
AC7RB	0	26	30	1	57
N1LKJ	0	27	27	0	54
W1PLK	0	9	6	4	19
N1LAH	0	8	10	0	18
PSHR	1	2	3	4	5	6	TOTAL
KW1U	40	40	30	0	0	20	130
KC1CIC	40	40	30	10	0	0	120
N1IQI	40	40	10	10	0	10	110
N1TF	40	40	20	5	0	0	105
KB1WXC	40	40	20	0	0	0	100
N1LKJ	40	40	10	0	0	0	90
AC7RB	33	40	0	0	0	0	73
BPL = 500 POINTS EARNED
N1XTB BBS: RECEIVED 547 FORWARDED 543 TOTAL 1090
MARCIA FORDE STM MA

Winter finally made its way into New England and without all those outdoor chores set aside for now its a good time to stay indoors and play radio.  Anyone get new ham radio toys for Christmas?  Try them out and join us on one of the traffic nets, or try some digital message handling using Packet radio with several message boards serving Eastern Mass, including KW1U, N1XTB or K1CKK (Cape Cod).  See KW1U or KC1CIC for more information on how to get involved.  K1HEJ has compiled a traffic report for the VHF BBS at N1XTB-4 for the month of December.  This BBS handled 397 incoming and 397 outgoing messages.  More will follow on the digital scene in future months.

The Mass Rhode Island Phone Net has been picking up activity since its inception in the fall, thanks to the efforts of Manager Ralph N1LAH.  While this is a traffic net, there is also an informal component for socialization and discussion of subjects of interest to amateur radio.  Check it out at 6PM Tuesdays, Thursdays and Saturdays on 3978 Khz plus or minus for QRM.  Remember to look around that frequency as the net is sometimes forced to move due to interference.

Heavy Hitters Traffic Net has also been picking up new check-ins, especially folks new to traffic handling who are looking for information.  While HHTN meets only on Monday, Wednesday and Friday on the Minuteman Repeater Network at 10 PM, manager Joe W1HAI has decided to have informal sessions on Tuesdays and Thursdays for the purpose of helping new and prospective traffic handlers with information on nets, message handling and NTS.  He has encouraged more “seasoned” traffic handlers to check in as well to help answer questions.  The first of these sessions has met already as of this writing and was well attended.  A good discussion followed and many questions were answered.  All are welcome to check in.  Bring your questions.

Below is the traffic report for the combined sections of East and West Mass for both November and December.  My apologies for not getting the November report on the website last month.  Many of you did see that report sent out via email.  Thanks to all for your support of the nets.

 

 

MASS STM REPORT			Dec – 15
NET	SESSIONS	QTC	QNI	QTR	NM
EM2MN	31	85	178	586	N1SYC	145.23	8 PM Daily
MARIPN	14	7	51	129	N1LAH	3978 Khz	6PM Tu,Th,Sa
WARPSN	4	8	69	NA	N1IQI
HHTN	13	3	60	142	W1HAI	MMRA Rptrs	10PM M,W,F
CITN	No Report				N2JWW	147.375	7:30PM Daily
MARI	31	205	115	734	KW1U	3565 Khz	7PM Daily
CM2MN	27	21	183	266	KK1X	146.97	9PM Daily
WMTN C1	25	6	225	372	N1QOV	146.91	10AM Daily
WMTN C2	22	3	175	173	N1YCW	146.91	1PM M-F
WMEN	3	0	90	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	198	438	4	640	X
KW1U	0	316	280	5	601	X
N1TF	0	116	147	16	279
KB1WXC	3	51	67	0	121
KC1CIC	6	29	31	13	79
AC7RB	0	35	71	3	109
N1LKJ	0	22	15	0	37
N1LAH	0	9	4	4	17
W1PLK	0	8	2	7	17
PSHR	1	2	3	4	5	6	TOTAL
KC1CIC	40	40	30	25	0	0	135
KW1U	40	40	30	0	0	20	130
N1IQI	40	40	10	15	10	10	125
N1TF	40	40	20	5	0	0	105
KB1WXC	40	40	20	0	0	0	100
N1LAH	40	17	20	0	0	0	77
AC7RB	36	40	0	0	0	0	76
BPL = 500 POINTS EARNED
MARCIA FORDE STM MA

 

 

MASS STM REPORT			Nov-15
NET	SESSIONS	QTC	QNI	QTR	NM
EM2MN	29	81	165	551	N1SYC	145.23 **	8 PM Daily
MARIPN	12	20	45	140	N1LAH	3978 Khz	6PM Tu,Th,Sa
WARPSN	5	10	72	NA	N1IQI
HHTN	13	9	56	135	W1HAI	MMRA Rptrs	10PM M,W,F
CITN	No Report				N2JWW	147.375	7:30PM Daily
MARI	30	189	131	749	KW1U	3565 Khz	7PM Daily
CM2MN	25	6	144	189	KK1X	146.97	9PM Daily
WMTN C1	26	4	208	312	N1QOV	146.91	10AM Daily
WMTN C2	19	3	115	114	N1YCW	146.91	1PM M-F
WMEN	5	0	158	NA	W1JWN	3944 Khz	8:30AM Su
NEPN	No Report				N2JWW	3945 Khz	8:45 Su
**Note due to problems with Boston repeater EM2MN meeting on 146.67 PL 146.2 except
Tuesdays on 146.865 PL 103.5
SAR	ORG	REC	SENT	DEL	TOTAL	BPL
KW1U	0	356	316	4	676	X
N1IQI	0	174	299	4	477
N1TF	1	96	131	8	236
AC7RB	0	47	85	2	134
KC1CIC	1	39	43	11	94
KB1WXC	1	34	41	1	77
N1LKJ	0	20	23	3	46
N1LAH	0	12	12	4	28
W1PLK	0	1	0	1	2
PSHR	1	2	3	4	5	6	TOTAL
KW1U	40	40	30	0	0	20	130
KC1CIC	40	40	30	20	0	0	130
N1IQI	40	40	10	10	0	10	110
N1TF	40	40	20	5	0	0	105
KB1WXC	40	40	20	0	0	0	100
N1LAH	28	38	20	0	0	0	86
AC7RB	40	40	0	0	0	0	80
N1LKJ	24	40	10	0	0	0	74
BPL = 500 POINTS EARNED
MARCIA FORDE STM MA

Summer has wound down and leaves have mostly fallen.  I hope everyone has those antennas ready for winter.  With the change of seasons band conditions have also improved on HF.  The newly reactivated MARIPN is finding they are hearing more distant stations, which unfortunately has made it more difficult to find a nitch for the net.  Net manager Ralph N1LAH has suggested folks tune up and down at least 5 Khz either way from the published frequency to look for the net.  The afternoon region net on the other hand is finding folks around the region can now hear one another, so hopefully participation will pick up again.

The Boston repeater has been having problems again.  The folks at BARC are aware and plan to make repairs when they are able to do so.  Meanwhile, until further notice and thanks to the effort of ASTM Greg KC1CIC, we have permission to use the Quincy repeater, 146.67 Mhz, PL 146.2 every evening except Tuesday.  Tuesdays the net will run on the Sharon repeater, 146.865 Mhz PL 103.5.  After polling our regular checkins Greg found that most folks are able to get into the Quincy repeater.

To those Friday evening visitors to the EM2MN you have no doubt noticed the absence of Joe O’Brien K1LCQ.  Joe has been Friday NCS for many years and always very dependable.  Unfortunately Joe ran into some health complications and has been off the air.  We have been informed he is on the mend and hopes to be back soon.  We wish Joe the very best.

Follows the October report for both East and West Mass.  Thanks to all for your support. 

 

MASS STM REPORT			Oct-15
NET	SESSIONS	QTC	QNI	QTR	NM
EM2MN	31	41	153	464	N1SYC	145.23	8 PM Daily
MARIPN	12	5	44	104	N1LAH	3978 Khz	6PM Tu, Th, Sa
WARPSN	4	8	76	NA	N1IQI
HHTN	12	20	65	188	W1HAI	MMRA Rptrs	10PM M,W,F
CITN	No Report				N2JWW	147.375	7:30PM Daily
MARI	31	155	127	611	KW1U	3565 Khz	7PM Daily
CM2MN	19	10	131	148	KK1X	146.97	9PM Daily
WMTN C1	28	4	252	392	N1QOV	146.91	10AM Daily
WMTN C2	20	5	149	168	N1YCW	146.91	1PM M-F
WMEN	4	0	103	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	186	589	4	779	X
KW1U	0	238	209	0	447
N1TF	0	90	132	4	226
AC7RB	0	30	75	5	110
KB1WXC	0	47	57	0	104
N1LKJ	0	30	45	2	77
KC1CIC	0	36	21	13	70
N1LAH	0	10	8	3	21
W1PLK	0	2	2	0	4
PSHR	1	2	3	4	5	6	TOTAL
KB1WXC	40	40	20	105	0	0	205
KW1U	40	40	30	0	0	20	130
N1IQI	40	40	10	15	10	10	125
KC1CIC	40	40	30	5	0	0	115
N1TF	40	40	20	5	0	0	105
N1LKJ	40	40	10	0	0	0	90
N1LAH	40	21	20	0	0	0	81
AC7RB	37	40	0	0	0	0	77
BPL = 500 POINTS EARNED
MARCIA FORDE STM MA

 

It is October already and the leaves are turning bright colors.  Temperatures are beginning to fall and we are seeing changes in propagation, generally for the better, at least we hope that trend continues.  September saw the return of Bob N1SYC to his radio and we are very happy to hear him again and hear of his recovery.  Welcome back Bob.

October 6 saw the re-activation of the Mass Rhode Island Phone Net under the managership of Ralph N1LAH.  This net is meeting Tuesdays, Thursdays and Saturdays at 6 PM on 3978 +/- qrm.  As mentioned previously NTS traffic will be handled at the beginning of the net after which time will be given to round table conversation.  We hope to attract folks from all of Massachusetts and Rhode Island, a good opportunity to get to know hams from outside your local area.

Also note the September 2015 issue of QNI Newsletter is available on the web.  Check out k6jt.com and scroll down to the QNI Archives.  Jim Wades WB8SIW puts together a very interesting quarterly newsletter with many articles on NTS.

The September traffic report for East and West Mass is below.  Thanks to all for your support of the nets.

MASS STM REPORT			Sep-15
NET	SESSIONS	QTC	QNI	QTR	NM
EM2MN	29	60	166	506	N1SYC	145.23	8 PM Daily
MARIPN	See note *				N1LAH	3978 Khz	6PM Tu,Th,Sa
WARPSN	4	8	62	NA	N1IQI
HHTN	13	11	59	158	W1HAI	MMRA Rptrs	10PM M,W,F
CITN	No Report				N2JWW	147.375	7:30PM Daily
MARI	30	136	119	615	KW1U	3565 Khz	7PM Daily
CM2MN	24	19	141	192	KK1X	146.97	9PM Daily
WMTN C1	28	6	224	336	N1QOV	146.91	10AM Daily
WMTN C2	20	4	145	69	N1YCW	146.91	1PM M-F
WMEN	4	0	96	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	232	213	0	445
N1IQI	0	129	250	4	383
N1TF	1	74	105	9	189
KB1WXC	0	53	58	1	112
KC1CIC	0	38	26	8	72
AC7RB	0	14	50	2	66
N1LKJ	0	19	37	0	56
KC1DAB	3	4	14	1	22
W1PLK	1	8	5	5	19
N1LAH	0	3	4	0	7
PSHR	1	2	3	4	5	6	TOTAL
KW1U	40	40	30	0	0	20	130
KC1CIC	40	40	30	5	0	0	115
N1IQI	40	40	10	10	0	10	110
N1TF	40	40	20	5	0	0	105
KB1WXC	40	40	20	0	0	0	100
N1LAH	29	7	10	45	0	0	91
N1LKJ	40	40	10	0	0	0	90
AC7RB	37	40	0	0	0	0	77
BPL = 500 POINTS EARNED
MARCIA FORDE STM MA
Note* MARIPN now operating on 3978 Khz T-Th-Sa at 6:00 PM effective 10/6/15

Greetings all.  August was a busy month.  August 2 the weather was perfect for a traffic handlers picnic held in Concord.  It was good to see some familiar faces and to meet new folks.  Hamburgers, hot dogs and corn-on-the-cob was enjoyed by all.  Thanks to those who brought all the little “extras”.  If you missed it we hope you can attend next summer.

In mid August we enjoyed the ARRL New England Division Convention at Boxboro, where we were invited to have a booth dedicated to NTS.  Several of our traffic handlers helped to man the booth and make information available about NTS and local traffic nets to those who stopped by.  Thanks to those who helped out.  This convention will again take place at Boxboro next August, and if you missed this year, hopefully you can make it next year.

Traffic was down in August.  The KW1U MBO underwent a change in software and was also plagued with equipment failure.  It is back up now and we are beginning to see more traffic this month.  We have had some new folks chedking into the nets and this is always good to see.  Below is the traffic report for both East and West Mass for August.  Thanks to all who participated.  73, Marcia KW1U

 

 

MASS STM REPORT			Aug-15
NET	SESSIONS	QTC	QNI	QTR	NM
EM2MN	31	60	171	508	N1SYC	145.23	8 PM Daily
MARIPN	Stay tuned
WARPSN	5	10	91	NA	N1IQI
HHTN	13	21	68	177	W1HAI	MMRA Rptrs	10PM M,W,F
CITN	No Report				N2JWW	147.375	7:30PM Daily
MARI	31	111	117	513	KW1U	3565 Khz	7PM Daily
CM2MN	30	11	216	234	KK1X	146.97	9PM Daily
WMTN C1	27	8	308	448	N1QOV	146.91	10AM Daily
WMTN C2	No Report				N1YCW	146.91	1PM M-F
WMEN	4	0	79	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	149	235	4	388
KW1U	0	189	162	0	351
N1TF	0	57	95	1	153
KB1WXC	1	28	47	1	77
KC1CIC	3	24	16	10	53
AC7RB	0	18	25	3	46
N1LKJ	0	18	18	0	36
N1LAH	0	2	3	1	6
W1PLK	0	2	2	2	6
PSHR	1	2	3	4	5	6	TOTAL
KW1U	40	40	30	0	0	20	130
KC1CIC	40	40	30	10	0	0	120
N1IQI	40	40	10	10	0	10	110
N1TF	40	40	20	5	0	0	105
KB1WXC	40	40	20	0	0	0	100
N1LKJ	40	40	0	0	0	0	80
AC7RB	31	40	0	0	0	0	71
BPL = 500 POINTS EARNED
MARCIA FORDE STM MA

Hope everyone is having a good summer.  One of our own is not, however.  Bob N1SYC, manager of EM2MN is still on the disabled list.  Recovery from his surgery has been very slow and he is unable to get on his radio.  Hope you will keep Bob in your thoughts and prayers.  Cards would be appreciated I’m sure.  Many thanks to Greg KC1CIC for assuming the job as interim manager in Bob’s absence

The Traffic Handler’s picnic was held August 2 in Concord.  Good food and fellowship was had by all who attended.  To those who couldn’t make it, we hope to see you next summer.

Heavy Hitters Traffic Net has seen a resurgence in checkins thanks to new manager Joe W1HAI.  Thank you Joe for your efforts.

Also thanks to Ralph N1LAH who has done a great job with the help of Joe W1HAI, of listening for times and frequencies for a Mass Rhode Island Phone Net.  We hope to have more definite information soon.  This net would begin with any listed traffic, followed by a social get together.  It will likely run on 75 meters either at 6 or 6:30 PM to allow for some to get to the CW net (MARI) by 7:00.  Stay tuned.

Boxboro convention is coming up August 21 through 23.  We hope to have an NTS table in the exhibition hall.  If all comes together, look for us there.  Any help would be much appreciated.

Below are the stats for July.  Thanks to all for your support.

 

MASS STM REPORT			Jul-15
NET	SESSIONS	QTC	QNI	QTR	NM
EM2MN	29	50	117	410	N1SYC	145.23	8 PM Daily
MARIPN	Inactive
WARPSN	4	8	60	NA	N1IQI
HHTN	14	31	75	198	W1HAI	MMRA Rptrs	10PM M,W,F
CITN	No Report				N2JWW	147.375	7:30PM Daily
MARI	31	77	114	455	KW1U	3565 Khz	7PM Daily
CM2MN	20	18	143	193	KK1X	146.97	9PM Daily
WMTN C1	29	6	290	406	N1QOV	146.91	10AM Daily
WMTN C2	24	3	181	219	N1YCW	146.91	1PM M-F
WMEN	4	0	105	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	177	286	4	467
KW1U	0	148	122	0	270
N1TF	1	66	98	6	171
KB1WXC	1	60	67	2	130
KC1CIC	1	38	36	13	88
N1LKJ	0	15	31	0	46
AC7RB	0	9	14	5	28
N1LAH	0	0	0	0	0
PSHR	1	2	3	4	5	6	TOTAL
KW1U	40	40	30	0	0	20	130
KC1CIC	40	40	20	15	0	0	115
N1IQI	40	40	10	10	0	10	110
N1TF	40	40	20	5	0	0	105
KB1WXC	40	40	20	0	0	0	100
N1LKJ	27	40	10	0	0	0	77
BPL = 500 POINTS EARNED
MARCIA FORDE STM MA