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Hello to all… The August Eastern Massachusetts ARES section net will be Monday August 4th, 2025 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 Aug 2025, the MEMA RACES nets will be held on Mon Aug 4 at: ******************************************************************************** 80 meter Voice net 6:45 PM Frequency: 3930 KHz working up until the first free frequency Jeff N1JCM 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 general call up of any RACES, …

Jeff-N1SOM and the South Shore Hospital Group W1SSH writes: Good Evening, On Saturday August 2, 2025 the South Shore Hospital Amateur Radio Group will hold an Eastern MA Hospital Net commencing at 10:00AM. Home or alternative locations are also welcome to check into the net. 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 repeater 146.775 dcs 244 2. Plymouth Repeater 146.685 tone 131.8 3. Attleboro Repeater 147.195 tone 127.3 4. Sharon Repeater 146.865 tone 103.5 5. Simplex 147.420 We …

The Marshfield Fair club event takes place from August 14th – August 25th, 2025. The Whitman Amateur Radio Club will setup and staff several operating stations at the Marshfield Fair  from August 14-25, 2025 to bring awareness of this hobby and its public service benefits to the public. Club members will demonstrate live operation, and allow the public to participate if they wish. We will also highlight our club events throughout the year and our training program. For more information, see https://www.wa1npo.org/marshfieldFair/fairschedule_2025.htm.

Kevin Spratt, N1KJS, writes on the BCRA mailing list:   We are having our POTA and Fox Hunt this weekend at Colt State Park.  You have gotten an email announcing the location in Bristol, Rhode Island, and the time, 10:00 am.  Join us for the chance to get on the air with POTA and track down the micro Fox while in the Park.   You’ll also receive the updated August meeting announcement, which informs you that we are having a lunch meeting instead of the one on Monday.  So join us for lunch on August 9, 2025, in Somerset.  The …

Joe Chapman NV1W, writes on the Boston ARC mailing list: Friends, Graham, N4GJS/G4NMD, and I will be doing a POTA outing on Saturday, August 2, starting at 2:30 pm at BARC’s usual POTA spot, Christian Herter Park in Allston, US-8405. Graham is visiting from the UK and will be around Boston until the middle of next month, and expects to return frequently in the future. We’ll be at our usual spot, to the northwest of the main parking area (labelled “Christian Park Parking” on Google Maps). For pedestrians, the nearest crossing of Soldiers Field Road is the footbridge at Telford …

Hello to all… Eastern Massachusetts ARES will conduct a section exercise on Saturday 8/2/25 from 10 AM-1230 PM dubbed “Summer Strike”. The exercise will practice similar skills as previous exercises conducted over the course of 2024 into 2025. The detailed drill document can be seen at the following link: https://ema.arrl.org/wp-content/uploads/2025/07/EasternMA-ARES-Summer-Exercise-2025-V1.5-07-27-25.pdf If necessary for any last minute critical changes, we will update the document by Friday 8/1/25 with those updates and note what the updates are here. While we encourage participation by Eastern Massachusetts ARES members, RACES/AUXCOMM/USCG Auxiliary Operators and Amateur Radio SKYWARN Spotters, all are welcome to participate including those …

The Section Traffic Manager’s report for the combined sections of Eastern and Western Massachusetts and Rhode Island is now available at https://ema.arrl.org/massachusetts-rhode-island-stm-report-for-june-2025/. Note the annual traffic handlers picnic, Sunday August 3 in Concord MA beginning at noon. Anyone interested in NTS traffic handling is welcome. Also note a new Memorandum of Understanding between ARRL and Radio Relay International (RRI) as we combine forces to improve NTS to become a valuable source of service to the public especially in times of emergencies. See also notes on message delivery by our own Shawn, N1CVO.

It is important for amateurs to submit comments regarding the use of the amateur 430-440 MHz bands by a commercial satellite operation.  Comments may be submitted on-line–the information is shown below. SPACE BUREAU ACCEPTS FOR FILING AST & SCIENCE, LLC MODIFICATION APPLICATION SB Docket No. 25-201 ICFS File No. SAT-MOD-20250612-00145 Comment Date: July 21, 2025 Reply Comment Date: August 5, 2025 This application is accepted for filing for TT&C in the 430-440 MHz (space-to-Earth and Earthto-space), 2025-2110 MHz (Earth-to-space), and 2200-2290 MHz (space-to-Earth) bands and the 45.5-47 GHz (Earth-to-space) band. The Space Bureau does not at this time accept for …

HAPPY SUMMER, AGAIN!   Here on the Cape, we’re deep into left-turns-only-at-traffic-lights season (yes, it really is that bad!). As much as possible, we estivate (https://www.dictionary.com/browse/estivate). But that’s just me HIHI. On the Cape beach webcams, I see plenty of folks having a grand time, and I’m happy for them.  With more hours of sunlight and a hyperactive Sol, propagation has gotten squirrely. I participate in a daily, first call district on 40m. One day, the net only worked with the help of a gracious ham in South Carolina who acted as a relay, since none of us could hear each …

Tuesday, July 22, 2025 at 7 PM:  “Ham Radio Decathlon” by Mike Radzicki, K1WPI The HAM Radio Decathlon (HRD) is a proposed, collegial, HAM radio competition designed to motivate HAM radio operators to practice their skills, work as a team, motivate their interest in public service, enhance their understanding of the breadth of STEM fields, and … ultimately … to have fun. Although in principle HAM radio operators of all ages and skill levels can participate in the HRD, initially it will be aimed at middle school students. This talk will provide an overview of the proposed decathlon and make …

The CAARA-YuKanRun Half-Marathon Radio Safety Team Has 7 Races Remaining This Year The first half of the season has been a great success. We have learned new skills to meet challenging situations, and we have significantly contributed to participant safety. Each race has had 700+ participants. In addition to assisting with the safety of race participants, an important part of our mission is to practice Emergency Communication (EmComm) in real situations. Our race volunteer work allows us to test and practice with field setups, operate from power sources off the grid, and to practice teamwork and radio communications skills as …

Here is the new ham report as of July 1, 2025, listing newly licensed hams in the Eastern MA Section. Club officials, please review the list and reach out to those in your footprint and invite, welcome them. To all: please welcome these folks when you hear them on local repeaters. Offer assistance as well! Report for 2025-07-01 Ben McPherson, KC1WXO – FCC 38 Lawrence St Pepperell, MA 01463-1006 Noah Lloyd, KC1WXB – FCC 25 Davis Farm Rd Ashland, MA 01721-1828 Sean P Neary, KC1WYZ – FCC 32 Elm St Marlborough, MA 01752-2164 Charles Simmons, AC1UO – FCC 52 Greendale …

The Whitman Amateur Radio Club is having its FIRST Ham Radio Open House on Saturday July 19th at the Knights of Columbus on Rte 18 in Whitman. We’ll be promoting and explaining Amateur Radio to the public from 8- Noon. You are welcome to attend, the event is FREE and we can supply your club with a table indoors if you want to display any equipment/demonstrations or information. If you have any questions, please email me. Thanks, Ross W1EKG 73

Jeff-N1SOM and the South Shore Hospital Group W1SSH writes: Good Evening, On Saturday July 12, 2025 the South Shore Hospital Amateur Radio Group will hold an Eastern MA Hospital Net commencing at 10:00AM. Home or alternative locations are also welcome to check into the net. Even if you cannot reach all the systems being used, please check-in on those you can. 1. West Bridgewater repeater 146.775 dcs 244 2. Norwood Repeater 147.210 tone 100.0 3. DMR -Talkgroup 8851 Time Slot :1 on the following NEDECN repeaters: Boston 449.175 -5.M CC:1, Hingham 146.430 -1.5M CC:1, Sagamore 145.200 – 0.6M CC:10, Dennis …

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, July 7th, 2025 is our first non-holiday Monday of the month and, as such, will be the next RACES/ACS/Preparedness Net night.      I will be unable to reliably be NCO for the Sector 2A net due to work requirements, so I am looking for someone to act as the Sector 2A NCO for the night.      For those who participate in the WinLink net, please …

Hello to all… The July Eastern Massachusetts ARES section net will be Monday July 7th, 2025 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 July 2025, the MEMA RACES nets will be held on Mon July 7 at: ******************************************************************************** 80 meter Voice net 6:45 PM Frequency: 3930 KHz working up until 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 general call up of any RACES, …

Falmouth ARA (FARA) volunteers supplied communications and medical support for the 46th Annual Paul White Road Race in North Falmouth. This is a new volunteer opportunity for FARA. Held every July, the 4.81-mile race begins and ends on Chester Street between North Falmouth Library and Megansett Park (the site of the market owned by Paul White and his wife, Audrey, for many years). This race was created to commemorate local legend Paul White. The Race is the main fundraiser for the North Falmouth Village Association. The monies raised will be used to fund NFVA operating costs and four college scholarships …

The American Radio Relay League (ARRL) hosted its annual Field Day over the June 28-29 (2025) weekend at the Concord Rod and Gun Club on Strawberry Hill Road, within handheld radio broadcasting distance from the Acton town line. Around 40,000 amateur radio operators, also known as “hams,” participate each year over the fourth weekend of June in the most popular on-the-air event in North America. The event has been running since 1933, interrupted only by World War II, and the operators who set up at the Concord site are members of the PART (Police Amateur Radio Team) of Westford club. [Full story]