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Rob Macedo, KD1CY, writes on the SKYWARN_Announce list:   Amateur Radio will again be represented at the 2024 National Hurricane Conference which will be held this year in Orlando Florida (https://www.hurricanemeeting.com). This year, the workshop will be done both live at the conference and over a livestream so this will be a “hybrid workshop”.  The conference theme is to improve hurricane preparedness as it has been in past years. After the workshop is completed, the Amateur Radio Workshop will be uploaded to Youtube for those that can’t attend the sessions live. For 2024, all the Amateur Radio sessions will be …

From ARRL News: 03/22/2024—This year, International Marconi Day (IMD) is on April 27. Italian inventor and electrical engineer Guglielmo Giovanni Maria Marconi was born on April 25, 1874, and is credited for inventing the radiotelegraph system, creating Marconi’s law, and sending the first wireless transmission over the open sea. IMD was created to honor Marconi and is hosted annually by the Cornish Radio Amateur Club, GX4CRC. The purpose of the day is for amateur radio enthusiasts around the world to contact historic Marconi sites using communication techniques similar to those that he would have used.   The 24-hour event will operate …

The February traffic report for the combined sections of East and West Mass and Rhode Island can be found at https://ema.arrl.org/massachusetts-rhode-island-stm-report-for-february-2024/.  Highlighted are two section nets including  special commendation to MARIPN for highest number of check-ins and traffic, as well as MARI CW, then and now. Come join both friendly groups. We would love to hear from you.

Bruce Blain, K1BG, writes on the Nashoba Valley ARC mailing list: The Nashoba Valley Amateur Radio Club’s March meeting is TONIGHT, March 21st at 7:30 PM at the Pepperell Community Center (in Pepperell). We start gathering at 7 PM to socialize before the meeting starts. For our March meeting, Phil Temples, K9HI, will give a presentation on “Project ASCEND.” Project ASCEND (“Amateurs Supporting a Collaborative Environment for New ham Development”) is a comprehensive program designed to advance the Amateur Radio experience for the Technician class amateur and provide the needed mentoring and connection with the active ham community. It is a multi- …

The March 2024 Section Newsletter is now available at https://ema.arrl.org/march-2024-section-news.

For more information: Barbara Dougan, trustee Marconi Cape Cod Radio Club-KM1CC km1cc.capecod.fn51@gmail.com Date:   Saturday, April 27, 2024 What:  International Marconi Day  – Honoring Marconi on his 150th Birthday Marconi’s 150th birthdate is April 25, 2024 (born 1874).  To celebrate his contributions to wireless, simply turn on a radio and give a nod and a smile to Marconi for his lifetime efforts in advancing wireless. International Marconi Day is Saturday, April 27, 2024. Historic Marconi radio stations around the world go on the air to make two-way contacts with each other and other amateur radio operators. Where:  Marconi Station Site, Wellfleet, …

The Sci-Tech Amateur Radio Society will meet on-line and in-person on Tuesday, March 19, 2024 at 7 PM and feature: “”VHF-UHF Test Bench Equipment—A Practical and Cost-Effective Approach” by Don Westacott VE6HQ,  Description: Amateur radio operators are sometimes faced with the challenge of making effective test measurements while limiting investment in a large range of expensive test equipment. This presentation is aimed at practical and cost-effective methods that provide useful results for testing radio equipment operating at VHF and UHF frequencies. Bio: Don has pursued a lifelong interest in science and engineering beginning as a youth in western Canada, receiving his …

The North Shore Radio Association meets on Monday, March 18, 2024 at 7:30 pm. Doors open at 7 pm at Peabody Municipal Light Plant. This evening’s meeting will be both in-person and via Zoom.   NOTE: To get to the meeting location of the Peabody Municipal Light Plant, Warren St Ext. for the next few months, you MUST turn right on to Endicott St from Rte 114; Endicott Street at Lowell Street has been closed.   Phil Temples, K9HI, will present on Project ASCEND (“Amateurs Supporting a Collaborative Environment for New ham Development”), a comprehensive program designed to advance the Amateur Radio …

First Region Net Cycle 2 (SSB) is changing its meeting time due to the time change to Daylight Savings. Both early and late sessions will meet on 3950 Khz at 1445 and 1630 local time. This change is due to the change in the Eastern Area Net time which will continue to meet at 1930 UTC except on Monday, Wednesday and Friday at 1915 UTC (1530 and 1515 local respectively). The alternate frequency for First Region is 7240 Khz. Eastern Area meets on 7243 Khz daily.

Lem Skidmore, W1LEM, writes on the Barnstable ARC mailing list: As I mentioned at the BARC Membership meeting last Monday, we are beginning to work with Girls Scouts on the Cape. Our focus will be the ARRL Radio and Wireless Technology Patch Program and World Thinking Day on the Air  Both programs are naturals for introducing STEM topics, which are a focus for Girl Scouts. With 10 troops on the Cape, we need a lot of support for this program.  Anyone interested in this initiative would be a great asset. In particular, we would like to invite women and anyone with Girl Scout …

[At the March 4 Barnstable ARC meeting,]  Eversource was thanked by Representative Christopher Flanagan for doing good work for the community getting the private power system restored to the Barnstable Amateur Radio Club’s repeater.   Rep. Flanagan is a true leader and gets it done.   —Barnstable Amateur Radio Club Facebook page        

Bruce Anderson, W1LUS, writes on the Billerica ARS mailing list: The March 6 meeting of the Billerica Amateur Radio Society will be in person, at the Church 182 Gorham Street Chelmsford, and on Zoom. <…> Topic: ARRL Club Coordinator Role and Suggestions For Our Club Time: Mar 6, 2024 07:00 PM Presenter: Bruce Blain K1BG Bruce is the ARRL Eastern Mass Affiliated Club Coordinator, past president of the Norwood Amateur Radio Club, founding member, and past Vice President of the Nashoba Valley Amateur Radio Club where he currently serves as a board member. He is also a member of the …

Cape Ann ARA President Brandon Hockle, NQ1W, writes on the CAARA list:   Just a quick reminder that CAARA’s members meeting will be held this weekend Saturday 3/9 at noon inside the Stanwood St. clubhouse.   This month we’ll be treated to another presentation in Paul Kreuger’s Antenna Talks Series. This talk will focus on magnetic loop antennas, their design, performance, and radiation patterns. These have been a lot of fun and I always learn something new from Paul. Hopefully you will too,   Lunch will be provided by Bill Morris W1WMM for a small donation to the CAARA repeater fund. …

Joseph-Fratto-N1RLO, FCC General Radiotelephone Operator  writes: I attended the MMRA Minuteman Repeater Association board of directors meeting this evening. They discussed and approved the “Auxiliary Net” to take place every Sunday morning from 11:00 to 12:00 on the MMRA repeater network. The MMRA is a nonprofit Amateur Radio Club dedicated to Emergency. Communications. The MMRA owns about twenty-five repeaters. We will be using an assignment of eight repeaters all linked together on separate frequencies covering from the Worcester area to the Boston Harbor. They are waiting for me to give them further areas we wish to cover. Our members in …

Hello to all… The March Eastern Massachusetts ARES section net will be Monday March 4th, 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 …

Hello to all,     This email is the typical monthly message to let everyone know that Monday evening, March 4th, 2023 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 expect to be able to run the Sector 2A 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 Mar 2024, the RACES nets will be held on Mon Mar 4 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 March 2, 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. Plymouth Repeater …

Rich Comer, K1RBC, writes on the Waltham ARA mailing list: The next meeting of the Waltham Amateur Radio Association will be on February 28, 2024 at 7:00 pm via ZOOM. (Zoom opens at 6:30 PM.) We will start with a short business meeting. In the interest of time, the DRAFT minutes from the Jan 2024 meeting are provided below and will not be read during the meeting. Please take a minute and review. +++++++ Following club business, Greg/WA1JXR will give a presentation: Introduction to the NanoVNA Vector Network Analyzer The presentation is on the NanoVNA Vector Network Analyzer, an inexpensive …

The February 2024 Section Newsletter is now available at https://ema.arrl.org/february-2024-section-news.