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Mike Cormier, K1MJC, writes on the NEMassFoxHunters list at 1:50 PM on October 7, 2023: The new K1MJC fox is out, designed by Eliot, W1MJ, it has an on-demand feature. All you have to do, is transmit on the fox frequency for about two seconds (should include your callsign), and the fox will begin transmitting various messages for 30 minutes. When the 30 minutes has expired, the last message will encourage you to make a voice request for more. (just repeat what you did to get it started in the beginning). I don’t know how long the battery will last …

John O’Neill-K1JRO-Eastern Massachusetts ARES DEC – Hospital Liaison writes: Good Morning, On Saturday October 7, 2023, 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. Attleboro Repeater 147.195 …

Please join us at the Billerica Amateur Radio Society meeting on October 4, 2023 at 7:00 PM.  Sierra G. Harrop, W5DX, from ARRL Headquarters, will present on ARRL Public Relations and Outreach.   Speaker: Sierra G. Harrop, W5DX, Public Relations and Outreach Manager for the ARRL. Bio: I spent a 20-year career as a TV storyteller, and now I work full-time to grow amateur radio! I started on January 16, 2023, as the Public Relations and Outreach Manager for ARRL. It is a tremendous honor to be a part of this organization. I have lofty goals for my work for our …

Hello to all… The October Eastern Massachusetts ARES section net will be Monday October 2nd, 2023 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 a number of announcements and …

The New England Amateur Radio Festival (NEAR-Fest) will be held Friday October 13 and Saturday, October 14 at the Deerfield, New Hampshire, Fairgrounds. Besides the flea market, we will have a full slate of forums during the day on Friday. While we encourage everyone to attend the show, the forums will also be available to view on-line for those who cannot be present. The schedule (subject to change) can be viewed at: http://hamclass.net/nearf23.html. Details for viewing on line will appear the day before. Further details on NEAR-Fest can be found at: https://near-fest.com/.

Don Rolph, 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, The RACES nets for Oct will be held on Mon Oct 2 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 MHz PL …

Anyone with a cellphone in the United States will hear an alarm go off on their device on October 4.  According to the Federal Emergency Management Agency (FEMA), at approximately 2:20 p.m. Eastern Time, a national test will be conducted of the Emergency Alert System (EAS) and Wireless Emergency Alerts. The message on all consumer phones will read “THIS IS A TEST of the National Wireless Emergency Alert System. No action is needed.” Those whose device is set to Spanish will receive a message that says “ESTA ES UNA PRUEBA del Sistema Nacional de Alerta de Emergencia. No se necesita acción.” FEMA says the purpose …

NN1C-Marty Sullaway – Amateur Radio Team Captain for the BAA Half Marathon Hi Folks, The BAA Half Marathon will take place on Sunday, November 12, 2023. I am serving as the Amateur Radio Team Captain for the event. The start and end of the race are in Franklin Park in Boston, and the route is a pretty gorgeous, and turns around in the Fenway. We are still looking for more amateur radio operator volunteers who will staff spotter stations along the course, and shadow key event officials. Reporting time will be approximately 6:00 AM, and assignments should secure before noon. …

From K1USN Happenings, September 29, 2023: “Where Is Quincy Granite?” Quincy Radio Club Special Event “Where Is Quincy Granite?” is scheduled for Saturday, October 7 from 1400 – 1900 UTC. We will be transmitting from the Quincy Quarry & Granite Workers Museum located in Quincy, Massachusetts. Our SES is in honor and remembrance to the once vibrant granite quarry industry in Quincy during the 19th and early 20th century. Granite from the numerous quarries was used in construction and monument bases all over the eastern US. We hope to make contacts with stations that have Quincy granite in their communities. …

“Why and How of Simple Antennas That Work” by Bob Glorioso, W1IS and Bob Rose, KC1DSQ, October 5, 2023 Bob and Bob will introduce some basic concepts that are applied to antennas that don’t cost a King’s ransom to build and work well. Topics covered include, resonance, Voltage and Current distributions, RF Feedback, End Effect, Dipoles, Verticals, C-poles, Wire Beams and Stacked Dipoles. Meeting will start at 7 pm. This meeting is hybrid, meaning on Zoom and in person, and will be held at the Framingham McAuliffe branch library. Members will receive a zoom invitation. Area hams and those not …

Marty Sullaway, NN1C, writes on the Northeastern University Wireless Club mailing list: I am also excited to announce our upcoming series of amateur radio licensing exams. Each exam session is free for Northeastern Students, and getting your ham radio license looks great on your resume, and is a great proxy for learning electrical engineering skills. Our first exam will be on Oct 2, 2023 followed by another on Oct 16, 2023. Learn more on our website, and please sign up there if you wish to attend. Each will be held at 7:00 PM in 503 Hayden. 

Rich Comer, K1RBC, writes on the Waltham ARA mailing list: Hope you all had a great summer! The next meeting of the Waltham Amateur Radio Association will be this Wednesday at 7:00 pm via Zoom. (Zoom opens at 6:30 pm.) After a short business meeting, Eliot, W1MJ, will give a presentation on the complete redesign of his “fox” and we will have a quick recap of Field Day. Hope to see you there. [Contact Rich Comer, K1RBC, at <rich.comer@live.com> for Zoom information.]

The Massachusetts Rhode Island STM report for August 2023 is now available at https://ema.arrl.org/massachusetts-rhode-island-stm-report-for-aug-2023/. Note recent NTS news in QST and On the Air magazines plus podcast featuring KC1OIP. Also upcoming NTS Letter, patterned after ARES Letter, soon to be sent to ARRL field appointees. ARRL members can subscribe to this monthly newsletter featuring NTS. Also spotlight on Michael Ford, WZ0C. ..

George Allison, K1IG, writes on the PART of Westford mailing list: On Saturday, September 30, from noon to 4:00 PM, the Westford Sportsmen’s Club will be holding an open house to celebrate its 75th birthday, and PART will be setting up a portable station to show off ham radio. Everyone is invited to attend, and PART members can help operate the station. Free hot dogs and refreshments will be served.The Sportsmen’s Club is located at 80 West Street in Westford.

Larry Krainson, W1AST, writes: We need at least one extra person for the first session from 9:30 to 4:00 pm and the second session from 3:30 pm to 10:00 pm. Can you please help? Saturdays are very busy days and at least three people are needed in the booth. You will be reimbursed for admission and parking after the Big E has ended. Contact Larry Krainson, W1AST, at <wb1dby@gmail.com>. [See https://nediv.arrl.org/project-big-e/ for details]

Stu Solomon, W1SHS, writes:   Don Rolph, AB1PH, ARES Emergency Coordinator for Norfolk County, MA, has an article published in the September/October 2023 edition of the ARRL publication QEX magazine.  The article, “An Open Source Meta-Design for an APRS™ Appliance” describes, in detail, the function, design and testing of a low cost APRS device.   Congratulations to Don on the excellent project and its publication in QEX!

Net manager of the MARIDN Jon McCombie N1ILZ announces a slight move for this net in order to prevent interference to an ongoing CW net. The net will move down 500 Hz to 3582.5. It is a fun new net that is drawing more interest.  It currently uses the NBEMS suite of software. A Zoom chat precedes this net for informational purposes and can be used to help new folks get started. See N1ILZ@arrl.net for details.

The Massasoit Amateur Radio Association will meet on September 19 at 6:30 PM at the Bridgewater library. Search Dogs Northeast will be presenting.  The latest club newsletter is available for viewing at http://www.w1mv.org/archive_news/Sept2023.pdf. For Zoom information, contact Phil McNamara, N1XTB, at n1xtb@powersrvcs.com.

Bruce Blain, K1BG, writes on the Nashoba Valley ARC mailing list: Summer is over and we are meeting again! The Nashoba Valley Amateur Radio Club’s September meeting is Thursday, September 21st at 7:30 PM, at the Pepperell Community Center (in Pepperell MA). We start gathering at 7 PM to socialize before the meeting starts. This month’s guest speaker will be our very own John Griswold, KK1X, who will be talking about “The Basics of POTA.”  POTA (short for “Parks on the Air”) has become a very popular operating activity on the high frequency bands. The program encourages and promotes portable …

When: Saturday, September 23, 2023 10:00am to 1:00pm (UTC-04:00) America/New Yorkhttps://bcra.club/bcrawprel/fox-hunting/ Where: 5-mile radius of a location of 120 President AVE, Fall River, MA. Organizer: Skip Denault kb1cnb@bcra.club 774-644-3469 View Event Description: When: 9/23/2023 10:00 am to 1:00 pm Where: 5-mile radius from 120 President AVE Fall River, MA. Check back for more details! Organizer: Skip Denault kb1cnb@bcra.club 774-644-3469 The radius is only 5 miles from the center point. * Time: 10:00 am to 1:00 pm  — Check-in starts at 9:45 am on the BCRA repeater, 145.150 MHz PL 123 * Location: The Foxes will be within a 5-mile radius of a location of 120 President AVE, Fall River, …