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Fred Kemmerer, AB1OC, writes: Hello everyone, Many of you have probably noticed that several ARRL online services and the HQ phone system have been down. The ARRL is working as quickly as possible to restore all services, and progress is being made. You can see the current status of the restoration at this link – http://www.arrl.org/news/arrl-systems-service-disruption You can check this link periodically for further updates. It will likely take some time to get everything fully back up and running. We appreciate your patience. ——————————————————————– ARRL New England Division Director: Fred Kemmerer, AB1OC ab1oc@arrl.org ——————————————————————–

Due to poor propagation at 1700 EDT on 75 meters, Ralph, N1LAH, Net Manager, has announced MARIPN will be meeting on 7243 kHz effectively immediately, with a back-up of 3978 kHz. If nothing heard on 40 meters, try 75 meters. This will be in effect until further notice. 

The Massachusetts and Rhode Island STM Report for April 2024 is now, somewhat belatedly, available at https://ema.arrl.org/massachusetts-rhode-island-stm-report-for-april-2024/. Included are announcements about upcoming events and information about ARRL Numbered Radiograms and PSHR reports.

An iconic Boston-area store, You-Do-It Electronics Center in Needham, will soon close its doors: To all our valued customers,    Join us in commemorating the legacy of iconic “You–do–it” Electronics Center. For 75 remarkable years, we’ve been the cornerstone of the electronics industry, delivering exceptional products and unparalleled service.   After many fulfilling years of serving our community, we’re announcing the closure of our beloved store. While the decision to close is bittersweet, we know that the memories created will endure.    As we prepare for this transition, we encourage you to come say goodbye and take advantage as we sell off our …

General Meeting, May 21, 7:30 PM Topic: The OSCAR Satellite Program, presented by Dom N1DM Warren Recreation Center, 90 Washington St., Wellesley, near the intersection of Route 16 and Walnut St. https://wellesleyma.gov/720/Warren-Recreation-Center Parking is in the rear of the building and folks can enter at the basement level double doors, through the light tan wood doors, then take a left and up an ADA ramp. We will be in Room 008 on the right near the end of the hallway. If entering through the main front doors, one simply takes the elevator or stairs down to the basement. This meeting …

Eliot Mayer, W1MJ, writes on the NEMassFoxHunters list on May 17, 2024 at 7:16 PM:   The W1MJ Fox is deployed for the weekend.   Location:  Lone Tree Hill Conservation Area in Belmont, MA Parking:  Mill St (main parking lot), Belmont Day School, and a spot or two along Concord Ave   Fox Details Call:  W1MJ Frequency:  147.54 MHz (corrected from previous post) Power:  4 watts Hours of Operation:  7:00 AM to 7:00 PM Local Time, May 18-19   This fox is running much higher power than most of the other foxes announced on this forum.  Come prepared – attenuator, 3rd harmonic in …

The May [PART of Westford] meeting will be held on Tuesday, May 21, 2024, beginning at 7:30 PM at the Cameron Senior Center, 20 Pleasant Street, Westford, MA, and via Webex video conference.  For those attending via video conference, a meeting link is below; just click on the green button to join in.  You can join the conference any time after 7:00 PM to check out your gear or just rag chew until the meeting starts. Bear in mind that internet connectivity from the senior center may be unreliable.   The meeting agenda includes  A presentation on SKYWARN by Rob Macedo, KD1CY, Eastern …

The Nashoba Valley Amateur Radio Club’s May meeting is Thursday, May 16th at 7:30 PM at the Pepperell Community Center (in Pepperell). We start gathering at 7 PM to socialize before the meeting starts. May’s guest speaker will be Steve Davidson, NA1T. Steve is heavily involved with emergency management and the Red Cross in the New Hampshire amateur radio community. Steve will be describing and demonstrating some of the equipment he uses in emergency deployments, as well as what he and his ARC cronies were up to during the recent Solar Eclipse. I’m looking forward to Steve’s presentation! Need directions? Click here and …

We still need three or four more volunteers to for the Dave Birtwell Memorial Walk for Alzheimer’s at Scusset Beach Reservation, Sandwich this Saturday, May 18th, 2024.   Volunteers to be at the walk from 10-3 with a 2 meter handheld radio. Jon, N1ILZ, will provide Net Control for a 2 meter simplex net and I will be coordinating our activities the walk headquarters.   Time is short and we could really use your help.    Christopher Ranney WA1CMR 508-681-9981

The Eastern MA ARRL leadership would like to welcome the following new amateurs: Evgeni Belin, KC1UOT, Littleton Mihir Jain, KC1UQK, Ashland Michael Miller, KC1URH, Carlisle Steven Dovich, KC1USD, Andover John Nolan, KC1UNQ, Haverhill Pauline Bergeron, KC1UPC, Methuen Matthew Vigeant, KC1UPN, Lowell Andrew Hansen, KC1UNS, Beverly Robert Brewster, KC1USS, Salem Elvis Lara, KC1UPW, Dedham Michael Bogan, KC1USP, Franklin Rumen Gechev, AC1RO, Medway Scott Lush, KC1UPL, Boston Alvin Childs, KC1URN, Roxbury Verma Taylor, KC1URV, Boston Shawn Burke, KC1UPZ, Boston Carl Richardson, KC1UPQ, Brighton Nigel Barnett, KC1URI, Cambridge Michael Joy, KC1URJ, Somerville Eric Brown, KC1USK, Medford George Whitfield, KC1UOI, Melrose Mary McGrath, KC1UQE, …

Cape Ann ARA Presidenet Brandon Hockle, NQ1W, writes on the CAARA mailing list: Hello Members and Friends of Cape Ann Amateur Radio Association, Just a quick reminder that Brian Gudzevich, WO1VES, will be giving a talk on Yaesu System Fusion / C4FM / Wires X and the Yaesu digital mode radio ecosystem up at the CAARA Stanwood Clubhouse this weekend Saturday 5/11 @ noon.   Lunch will be available for a small donation to our repeater maintenance fund, which will help CAARA in its mission to replace the damaged 2m antenna system at Blackburn Circle with a new commercial grade …

This is a reminder that the Barnstable ARC will be holding its General Membership April Meeting on Monday May 6, 2024 at 7:30 PM at the Brewster Police Department 631 Harwich Rd, Brewster MA, and on Zoom. Chris LaRosee, KC1TSA, will present “Foxhunting 101: Lessons from a USGS Wildlife Tracker.” [For Zoom invite, contact Bruce Semple at <WA3SWJ@arrl.net>.]

Hello to all,     This email is the typical monthly message to let everyone know that Monday evening, May 6th, 2024 is our first non-holiday Monday of the month and, as such, will be the next RACES/ACS/Preparedness Net night. I would like to thank the stations that checked into our nets last month as well as those stations that participated in the section emergency exercise that occurred this past weekend.       As always, I am looking for Net Control stations to staff our sector nets for the evening. This month I am on my 24 hour Fire/EMS shift (Yes, Group …

Hello to all… The May Eastern Massachusetts ARES section net will be Monday May 6th, 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 …

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, For May 2024, the RACES nets will be held on Mon May 6 at: ******************************************************************************** The HF net will start at 6:45 PM ET: using the following frequency plan: We will start at 3930 KHz moving up to 3955 KHz until there is a clear frequency, Marc Stern WA1R will be net control. ********************************************************************************* Region 2D VHF net: 7:30 PM ET VHF net on 146.865 …

Jeff N1SOM and the South Shore Hospital Group W1SSH writes: Good Evening, On Saturday May 4, 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. We will use the following repeaters in the order listed. 1. West Bridgewater …

Doug Bruce, N1WRN, writes on the Billerica ARS web site: I am pleased to announce that we will be having Donald Kane, WB2BEZ, as our Guest Speaker for the in person/Zoom Meeting at the Church on May 1, 2024 at 7:00 PM. Don will be presenting on Grounding and Safety In The Ham Shack, so you won’t want to miss this talk! Here is Don’s bio for inclusion in the May Newsletter. Don has been a licensed ham for over 45 years (ARRL Life Member) and is a Registered Professional Engineer in the State of New York with over 40 …

Dan Brown, W1DAN, writes: On a rainy Saturday April 20, members of the Zola-Middlesex amateur radio club gathered at the Brigham House in Newton Massachusetts to build a kit! In attendance were club members Frank, N1FMV,;Nina, N1NGK; Matt, N1IBB; Jerry, W3BBP; Nora, N1GLE and Margaret, KA1BZE. The helpers were Bob, WA1UIY; Tony, K1CEI; Don, KB1OTQ and YL Odette; Dave, W8JVY; Bruce, KC1FSZ and Dan, W1DAN. Of note the Zola gang consist of hams who have sight and emotional impairments. The club was formed by Eric Falkov, K1NUN (SK), in 2012. After his passing in 2013, Bob ran the club and …

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Chris Ranney,  WA1CMR, writes on the Barnstable ARC mailing list: This year I am coordinating volunteers to provide ham radio support for the Dave Birtwell Memorial Walk for Alzheimer’s at Scusset Beach Reservation, Sandwich on Saturday, May 18th, 2024, 11-2 pm. BARC and FARA have provided this service for the walk for several years and I hope we can do so again this year. This year we need 6-8 volunteers to be at the walk from 10-3 with a 2 meter handheld radio. Jon N1ILZ will provide Net Control for a 2 meter simplex net and I will be coordinating …