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Terry Stader-KA8SCP – Region 1 RACES Radio Officer & ARES District Emergency Coordinator for Region 1 RACES writes: We are still looking for volunteers…. This year’s Baystate Marathon and Half Marathon race is scheduled for Sunday October 20, 2024. Amateur Radio operators have been asked once again to support the Baystate Marathon and Half Marathon. This year the event is on Sunday, October 20th. Our operational time period is from approximately 0700 until event completion (estimated 1400). Our assistance has been requested by Lowell Office of Emergency Management and Lowell Fire Department. The communications team will be employing Amateur Radio …

On Sat. Sept 21, the Walpole Emergency Management Agency and Community Emergency Response Team sponsored an amateur radio field exercise. Operating portable and despite the rain, nine stations were deployed, eight at Adam’s Farm in Walpole and one on High Rock in Foxboro. Nets were held on: 80 meter voice 80 meter NBEMS 20 meter NBEMS And communication was also established on: 60 meter voice 2 meter repeater 440 MHz repeater A variety of transceivers (QRP and 50 – 100 watts) were tested. A variety of antennas, both horizontal wire and vertical were deployed, and a variety of power systems, …

Joseph Fratto-K1UN – FCC General Radiotelephone Operator License writes: Check Ins: Radio Wilmington Radio Roslindale Vessel 323088 Mobile 5F Mobile 5G Net Control: Radio Waltham NCS Traffic: Radio tests were conducted. Signals were fair / readable. Still unable to receive Amesbury and Event repeaters at this station. Our ADSO-CM PTT Ben Wechsler passed his General Class Amateur Radio license and is now studying to pass the Extra exam. Our congratulations for a job well done. The Auxiliary Net on the MMRA Minuteman Repeater Association Amateur radio is going strong. We had 11 check ins this morning and discussed radio mainten- …

Gregg Lebovitz, KD1MU, writes on the Boston ARC mailing list: I wanted to let fellow GMRS licensees know that we are now taking memberships for the  Boston Area GMRS Club.   The club is a not-for-profit 501c(3) corporation and focuses on two main areas 1) technology, operator proficiency, and emergency communications education and 2) building a GMRS infrastructure to aid agencies in their emergency communications efforts. Membership is open to licensees and their families. We encourage families to join the effort of learning to be better operators and contributing to the art of emergency communications.   Membership is set at …

The Massachusetts and Rhode Island STM Report for August 2024 is available at https://ema.arrl.org/massachusetts-rhode-island-stm-report-for-august-2024/. Special notice about upcoming election for ARRL New England Division Director. Ballots go out in October. Please VOTE! Also special notice about upcoming NTS training in message handling and net participation available on Zoom, Monday, October 14 at 7 PM ET. All are welcome. Link provided. Questions to Ray Lajoie, AA1SE@arrl.net

The Boston Amateur Radio Club will have its regular General Meeting Thursday, September 19, at both Artisans Asylum and Zoom. We will begin with a period of socializing at 7:00 and the meeting proper will begin at 7:30. Our speaker will be Fred Kemmerer, AB1OC, the Director for the New England Division of the American Radio Relay League. A Zoom link will be posted on the www.barc.org website on the day of the meeting. 73, Joseph Chapman, NV1W Secretary, Boston Amateur Radio Club

From NVARC Signal, VOL. XXXIII No.9: The first scheduled meeting for the 2024-2025 year is September 19, 2024 at the Pepperell Community Center at 4 Hollis Street in Pepperell. Meeting starts at 7:30. Eliot Mayer, W1MJ, will discuss radio direction finding, also known as fox hunting. Fox hunt to follow on Saturday September 21.  

Jahn Salmi, KB1MGI, writes on the NEMassFoxHunters on September 15, 2024 at 6:30 PM:   I placed my 146.565 Fox Transmitter at the Towle Land off RT 225 in Carlisle.   See attached Map   To activate the Fox ID your call sign then press DTMF tone 2. Fox transmits for 30 second on 30 seconds off. for 15 minutes.   You will find the signal strength can vary greatly due to the hidden Fox Box location as you travel.   75 feet off a trail. No bush whacking needed Sign the log book with call sign and how long …

Joseph Fratto-K1UN – FCC General Radiotelephone Operator License writes: The USCG Auxiliary combined Divisions 5 / 12 radio nets were held this Sunday 15 SEP 2024. Check Ins: Annisquam Radio Vessel 323088 Mobile 5F Mobile 5G Roslindale Radio Vessel 213226 Mobile 5W Net Control: Waltham Radio NCS Traffic: Radio tests were made. Discussion from DSO-CM on the recent call with National Leadership. There was talk of interfacing a device to make access to the repeater from the internet. Raytheon makes such a device. It is tied into a remote radio and receives internet access from anywhere. Charlie Rosseau, who is …

Don Rolph, AB1PH, Walpole area ARES Emergency Coordinator writes: Our article in Home Town Weekly got printed! The article can be seen here: ! — 73, AB1PH Don Rolph

Don Rolph, AB1PH, Walpole area ARES Emergency Coordinator writes: On Saturday, September 21st from 9 AM to 2 PM at Adam’s Farm at 999 North St, Walpole, MA, Walpole Emergency Management Agency and Community Emergency Response Team will be sponsoring an exercise by amateur radio operators to deploy and test their communications capabilities in the field. A variety of antennas, radio transceivers and power systems will be tested to understand the functionality and behaviors of the various options. These include sending test messages across Eastern Massachusetts and, if the equipment is successfully deployed, across the continental US. We would love …

Jonah Lefkoff writes on the Northeastern Wireless mailing list: Yesterday’s workshop was a fantastic success. We built a ton of awesome tape measure yagi antennas, and learned a bit about impedance matching and soldering along the way. This Thursday we’ll be using them in a fox hunt around campus. I look forward to a fun night of searching for hidden transmitters! Next week we begin our adventure towards developing a full PCB. It all starts with schematic capture, a critical component of the electrical design process. I hope to see you all there.  Cheers, Jonah Lefkoff, KFØINOKF0INO

Meg Johnson writes on the the Sci-Tech Amateur Radio Society mailing list: What: Celebrate Holliston/300th Anniversary Date: Saturday, September 21, 2024, Rain Date September 28, 2024. Time: Main portion 10:00 AM – 3:00 PM, Setup much earlier due to parade (will verify) Location: Goodwill Park in Holliston Details: Celebrate Holliston is a well-attended community event, and this year will be even bigger because it’s the town’s 300th Anniversary! Oliver (KC1TCM) and mom, Meg, are setting up a booth (10×10) to provide information and outreach about amateur radio to the broader community, and aim to spark youth interest (since Oliver is 12 yo …

  Robert Goodman, K3RRR, posts on Facebook: A 1922 photo of radio science class at Radcliffe College in Cambridge, Massachusetts. Radio broadcasting had just begun in 1920 and radio had expanded explosively from a high-tech hobby to the first electronic mass entertainment medium.

Mike “Sparky” Leger, N1YLQ, ARES DEC – MEMA Region 2 RACES Radio Officer writes:   Hello to all,      This email is the typical monthly message to let everyone know that Monday evening, September 9th, 2024 is our first non-holiday Monday of the month and, as such, will be the next RACES/ACS/Preparedness Net night.     An item of note for this month is an upcoming exercise by members in conjunction with the Walpole EMA/CERT team. Walpole EMA and CERT are sponsoring an amateur radio field exercise on Sat Sep 21 from 9 AM – 2 PM at Adam’s Farm …

Hello to all… The September Eastern Massachusetts ARES section net will be Monday September 9th, 2024 at 830 PM on the MMRA Repeater system. 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: https://mmra.org/repeaters/repeater_linking.html (Click the ARES box to see the repeaters and other systems linked) We look forward to your participation and remember, we are always looking for Net Controls to run the ARES Net. We will have several announcements for the net …

Joseph Fratto-K1UN – FCC General Radiotelephone Operator Writes: The USCG Auxiliary Radio Nets for Divisions 5 / 12 were held on 8 SEP 24 at 1000 hrs on the Roslindale repeater. Check Ins: Radio Roslindale Vessel 323088 Mobile 5F Mobile 5G Radio Wilmington Net Control: Radio Waltham NCS Traffic: Routine radio checks and no official traffic. The “Auxiliary Net” was held at 1100 hrs on the MMRA Minuteman Repeater Network. We had 15 stations checked into the net. On a training note we discussed that September is National Preparedness Month under the EPA. We mentioned using portable generators and the …

Interested in NTS and Traffic Handling? Join us Monday, October 14 at 7:00 PM via Zoom. This training will incorporate videos and open discussion to get you started in an exciting aspect of the hobby that’s been around for over 100 years! Your hosts: Western MA Section Manager Ray LaJoie, AA1SE; MARI Section Traffic Manager Marcia Forde, KW1U; Bob Sparkes, KC1KVY; and Shawn Dodds, N1CVO, will discuss NTS traffic handling basics and traffic net procedures. All amateurs are invited to join, regardless of experience level. This will be first come, first served event and limited to 100 participants. We hope …

Don Rolph, AB1PH, Walpole area ARES Emergency Coordinator writes: The MEMA RACES nets are held on the first Monday of the month, unless the first Monday is a holiday, when it is delayed one week, Since Sep 2 was Labor Day for Sep 2024, the RACES nets will be held on Mon Sep 9 at: ******************************************************************************** 80 meter Voice net 5:45 PM ET Frequency: 3930 KHz working up to the first free frequency Matt KC1PFA will be net control ********************************************************************************* Region 2D VHF net: 7:30 PM ET VHF net on 146.865 MHz PL 103.5 (Sharon Repeater) We will have a …

N1SOM-Jeff and the South Shore Hospital Group writes: Good Evening, On Saturday September 7, 2024 the South Shore Hospital Amateur Radio Group will hold an Eastern MA Hospital Net commencing at 10:00AM. We realize that some locations, individuals, and groups may be subject to COVID restrictions. We encourage everyone who is affected by these restrictions to utilize their home or mobile stations to check into the net if possible. Even if you cannot reach all the systems being used, please check-in on those you can. Also we will be using our repeater (147.345 tone 110.9) this month as a test …