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New England Area Flea Markets, July 2, 2008
Posted by k9hi on: Thursday 03 July 2008 @ 10:18:28 |
New England Area Ham - Electronic Flea Market *** DATES *** 2008 P 1 of 2
All events are Ham Radio/ Electronic related except ~_____~
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2008 Contact Source
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12 July Union ME PBARC @Thompson Comm Ctr Scott KB1DSW 207 354 6809 A
20 July Cambridge MA FLEA at MIT Nick 617 253 3776
9 Aug Gales Ferry CT RASON @VFD $4@9 $15/T@7 Wayne KB1NKK 206 350 3064 W
9 Aug St Albans ME PARC @SnowMobileClb $5@8 George WA1JMM 207 441 6112 W
15-16 Aug Swanton VT STARC AirportRD $5/D+$5/DTG Arn N1ARN 802 285 6457
17 August Cambridge MA FLEA at MIT Nick 617 253 3776
17 Aug Adams MA NoBARC @FG $5/B $10TG $15/T Alan K1SAV 413 358 8428 W
21 Aug Halifax NS HARC 75th Anv @StVincentUniv Howard VE1DHD 902 490 6421 W
22-24 Aug Boxboro MA FEMARA NE Conv Mike K1TWF 978 250 1235 W
7 Sept Windsor ME AARA @FG Bill K1NIT 207 623 9075 A+
13 Sept Windsor CT VR+C Mus 115 Pierson LN @6AM Tailgate John 860 673 0518
13 Sept Ballston Spa NY SCRACES @FG @7 Darlene N2XQG 518 587 2385 W
13 Sept Montreal PQ WIARC Auction @ShrinerH $5@9 $15/T@8 VE2CWI W+
14 Sept Newtown CT CARA @TownHall $6@8:30 $10/15@7 Joe AB1DO 203 938 4880 W
20 Sept Alton NH MASONS @Lodge @7 Tg$10 $20/inside T Bob W1GWU 603 776 0086 A
20 Sept Forestdale RI RIFMRS @VFW rt146 8A flea+auct Rick K1KYI 401 864 9611
20 Sept Alexander ME StCCARC @ElSch Rt9 Mike KB1GEO 207 427 3058 A
21 Sept Cambridge MA FLEA at MIT Nick 617 253 3776
27-28 Sept Wakefield MA Photographica @AmericalCtr ~photo~ John 781 592 2553 W
27 Sep Drummondville PQ CRADI @StBernard $5@9$15@7 Omer VE2OML 819 478 0478 R
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Framingham ARA Awards Scholarship to KB1NYI
Posted by k9hi on: Monday 30 June 2008 @ 14:43:57 |
 The Framingham Amateur Radio Association announced the winner of its annual scholarship.
"It gives me great pleasure to announce that FARA member Shaun Smith, KB1NYI, is the recipient of this year's FARA scholarship in the amount of $750," wrote FARA President Gordy Bello, K1GB to the FARA membership.
Smith, a physics major, is entering his sophomore year at the University of Mass. in Lowell.
Bello added, "Please join me in congratulating Shaun. We wish him every success in his academic pursuits."
Shown here: FARA Vice President Leo Cantin, WA1HAM, awarding the scholarship to Shaun Smith, KB1NYI.
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"Communications On Wheels: Amateur Radio Club Ready To Roll"
Posted by k9hi on: Sunday 29 June 2008 @ 16:37:55 |
 The Fall River ARC/Bristol County Repeater Association received excellent publicity in both print and web courtesy The Herald News on June 28. The article highlights the club's Field Day operations in Freetown State Forest and describes the club's communications trailer. Roland Daignault, N1JOY is quoted in the article, which also includes an embedded YouTube video.
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SMHARC Members to Assist North Attleboro EMA in "Kids Day Drill"
Posted by k9hi on: Sunday 29 June 2008 @ 13:56:19 |
 John Benson, N1FLO writes on SMH-list:
[Sturdy Memorial Hospital ARC] have been invited by North Attleboro [Emergency Management Agency] this year to participate in a kids day drill. They will be using the Swansea mobile command post and sending message to other agencies using voice digital and video. They are looking for operators in two hour shifts starting at noon and concluding at the end of the fireworks about midnight.
From 20:00 to the end will be live with tactical communications between police fire and EMA on crowd control. If this sounds interesting to any of you and could give a couple of hours on July 12, 2008 please contact N1NVE @ comcast.net for times and further instructions.
73
John C. Benson
N1FLO
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N1BLF Wins QCWA President's Award
Posted by k9hi on: Friday 27 June 2008 @ 21:24:09 |
 SEMARA member Bob Zeida, N1BLF of North Dartmouth has received a Quarter Century Wireless Association Presidential Honors Award for his volunteer work with the Massachusetts Talking Information Service, the Courage Center Handiham System, as well as devoting countless hours of reading and recording ham-related material for the blind and visually impaired. [Full story]
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Field Day: Have Fun, But... Hey! Let's Be Careful Out There!
Posted by k9hi on: Thursday 26 June 2008 @ 15:25:14 |
 Attention all Field Day sites--please be alert to the possibility of severe weather this Field Day weekend, June 28-29, 2008.
We encourage you to take a moment and review this important document on lightning safety outdoors.
Also, we are including the Severe Weather and Amateur Radio Field Day Coordination Message #1, courtesy Rob Macedo, KD1CY below:
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Kuss Balloon Launch - Success!!
Posted by k9hi on: Thursday 19 June 2008 @ 20:55:54 |
 Roland Daignault, N1JOY writes on BCRA mailing list:
The Kuss high altitude balloon launch last Friday was a complete success!!
They launched on time in clam clear blue skies from the large ball fields at the Silvia School on Meridian St. in Fall River. The balloon went in excess of 24,000 feet before it was commanded over New Bedford to release the payload, and it drifted to just North of Cuttyhunk Island!
There were several payloads on the balloon made by the kids such as seeds, an egg to see if it could survive the flight and landing, APRS, and a digital video camera to record the entire flight. I have a copy of the video recovered from the balloon and it is awesome!
At one point I was able to identify my house (and N1OCY's), U-Mass Dartmouth, a high speed ferry boat, and about 2 minutes before the balloon splashed down, for just a moment, you can see what appears to be the recovery boat on the edge of the screen! The balloon landed and was plucked out of the water about 15 minutes later.
With APRS the students were able to direct the recovery boat to be in place where we expected the payload to touch down. The balloon traveled a total of 22 miles.
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Zola License-In-A-Weekend: "A Tremendous Success"
Posted by k9hi on: Thursday 19 June 2008 @ 20:25:24 |
 Members of the Boston Amateur Radio Club facilitated a License In A Weekend session at the Irving K. Zola Center for Persons with Disabilities in Newton on June 13-15.
A dozen Zola Center members, with assistance from volunteers of the Boston club studied and reviewed test material from the ARRL license manual. The sessions were conducted on Friday evening, all day Saturday, and Sunday morning. On Sunday afternoon, the Boston ARC Volunteer Examiner team administered the Technician and General class elements.
BARC members held a May prequel meeting to the weekend study session to distribute the materials, and to prepare the students for what lay ahead.
"Everyone helped in some way. Some were on the front lines, but it took everyone else's support to really make it happen," wrote BARC Vice President Eric Falkof, K1NUN.
"Paul [N1ZKR] and Nora [KB1OHB] called people to encourage or ensure there were no outstanding problems. This was an essential element, because it maintained the club's contact with the students. We did not leave them adrift. This helped the students to know they were not being abandoned to their own devices entirely. ... We showed we were attentive and cared."
"The 80 percent passing grade of the participants was a testament to your good work," wrote Donna Suskawicz, the Center's Director, complementing the Boston ARC crew on their efforts. "All participants enjoyed the weekend and communicated to me they were thankful for the opportunity to study and take the license exam." She added, "I know this was time consuming for all of you and I am appreciative of the personal dedication from each of you."
Suskawicz also participated in the course; she successfully passed the Technician exam and is awaiting her license.
Participating Boston ARC members included K1NUN, WA1IDA, KB1OHB, N1ZKR, KB1OKP, N1ICN and K9HI.
Costs for the weekend program were partially offset by the Avon Products company, who awarded Suskawicz a national "Avon Hello Tomorrow" grant to encourage women with disabilities to pursue ham radio.
The Irving K. Zola Center for Persons with Disabilities at Brigham House is a drop-in community center for persons with disabilities. The center is named for Irving Kenneth Zola, a resident of Newton, MA, who was an internationally known sociologist and advocate who specialized in disability studies and medical sociology.
[See also:
K9HI Promotes Handiham System At Zola Center
Zola Center Founder Receives Cash Award to Promote Ham Radio
Boston ARC, Zola Center To Hold License In A Weekend Course]
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Cape and Islands Traffic Net Change
Posted by k9hi on: Thursday 12 June 2008 @ 17:05:44 |
 Mike Wilbur, N2JWW writes:
I am glad to announce effective June 11 the Cape and Islands Traffic Net will move to the N1YHS 147.375 repeater, PL 110.9. It is a new machine in Falmouth with excellent coverage both on and off cape and both islands.
I hope this move will enhance the net and allow more folks to get into the net. As always I am looking for anyone who would like to be a net control, just drop me an e-mail at n2jww.at.arrl.net.
Try and stay cool and I look forward to hearing more folks on the net.
73 de Mike N2JWW Net manager CITN
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Eastern MA Club Anniversaries
Posted by k9hi on: Thursday 05 June 2008 @ 10:48:27 |
 Congratulations to the Norfolk County Radio Association (W1AGR) and the Framingham Amateur Radio Assocation (W1FY), both 75 years young this month!
--ARRL Club News, June 2008
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Framingham ARA Scores Newpaper Publicity
Posted by k9hi on: Thursday 05 June 2008 @ 10:10:16 |
 The June 3, 2008 issue of MetroWest Daily News carried an excellent article about the Framingham Amateur Radio Association and Amateur Radio. The article features a photo showing Leo Cantin, WA1HAM and quotes Joe Weisse, W1HAI and ARRL's Media and Public Relations Manager Allen Pitts, W1AGP. It also discusses FARA's public service activities and Field Day.
The Framingham ARA will celebrate its 75th anniversary at a special banquet on June 14.
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New England Public Service List, 6/02/08
Posted by k9hi on: Monday 02 June 2008 @ 21:50:41 |
PSLIST June 2 2008
Public Service Volunteer Opportunities in the New England Division
Listing public events at which Amateur Radio communications is providing a public service and for which additional volunteers from the Amateur Community are needed and welcome. Please contact the person listed to identify how you may serve and what equipment you may need to bring.
The most up-to-date copy of this list is maintained as
http://purl.org/hamradio/publicservice/nediv
**** Every event listed is looking for communications volunteers ****
Date Location Event Contact Tel/Email
Jun 8 Boston MA Bikes Not Bombs Bike Ride Bob WA1IDA 508.650.9440
+ suburbs wa1ida@arrl.net
Jun 21 Mt WashngtonNH Mt. Washington Road Race Cliff N1RCQ 603.279.7763
n1rcq@cnharc.org
Jul 4 Chelmsford MA Parade and Road Race Darrel K1EJ 978.251.4805
k1ej@arrl.net
Jul 4 E.Longmeadw MA East Longmeadow Parade Eric N1QKO
n1qko@arrl.net
Jul 4 Princeton MA Longsjo Classic Road Race Ralph KD1SM 978.582.7351
kd1sm@arrl.net
Jul 5 Acushnet MA Patriot Triathlon Tony N1XRS 774.929.7031
Freetown, Lakefille TDDuarte@comcast.net
or Steve K1XTB k1xtb@comcast.net
Jul 5 Fitchburg MA Longsjo Classic Circuit Race Ralph KD1SM 978.582.7351
kd1sm@arrl.net
Jul 6 Fitchburg MA Longsjo Classic Criterium Ralph KD1SM 978.582.7351
kd1sm@arrl.net
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Kuss School - High Altitude Balloon Launch June 13
Posted by k9hi on: Sunday 01 June 2008 @ 11:11:52 |
Roland Daignault, N1JOY writes on BCRA mailing list:
Kuss Middle School [Fall River, MA] is conducting its 2nd annual High Altitude balloon launch on Friday June 13th. I will be rolling the HAMCOW to the new Silvia Elementary School on Meridian St. so the students can use it as Mission Control. This is an event the students are conducting in conjunction with an outside team who specializes in these events, but it would be great to have a couple of us available to assist with coaching on how to be a Net Control station, and just be available to help with the radio equipment. Is anybody available?
Last year's launch included an APRS transmitter, and even though the launch and recovery were successful, the planned water landing ended up being in Copicut Reservoir, rather than the planned Buzzards Bay due to a helium leak that developed soon after launch. If you were listening to the students run their operation and recovery communications, you'll know they did a great job with very little help.
Let us continue to be Elmers to the students and continue supporting and helping them see how useful ham radio can be, and encourage them to stick with the hobby.
[See also: Kuss Middle School High Altitude Balloon Launch Is A "Go"]
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Heavy Hitters Traffic Net "Field Day" Edition
Posted by k9hi on: Thursday 29 May 2008 @ 10:28:38 |
The Heavy Hitters Traffic Net, one of the primary VHF FM local NTS nets in Eastern MA will run on a special field day schedule, according to John Miller, N1UMJ.
"HHTN will have a special 'field day edition' on Saturday night," says Miller. HHTN convenes at 10:00 pm ET on the MMRA linked repeater network.
"It should have all the usual Monday-through-Friday Heavy Hitters NTS repeaters linked in. This way," explains N1UMJ, "the field day groups that are going to get the bonus points for sending the NTS messages have an outlet to do so they might not normally have."
[For more information about Field Day and the groups participating in Field Day '08 in Eastern MA, see http://ema.arrl.org/fd.]
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| The 'Real Heros' |
| "I'm going to tell you who the heroes were from the very beginning of this...the ham radio operators. These people just came in and actually provided a tremendous communication link to us." --Oregon Gov. Ted Kulongoski, comments to the media in the aftermath of a powerful storm that overwhelmed parts of Oregon with wind and rain. |
| Written Into The Plans |
| "When the curtain is finally drawn on this calamity, you will see Amateur Radio and ARES written -- or re-written -- into a host of more governmental and non-governmental organization plans for the future. Guaranteed." —Rick Palm, K1CE, Editor, the ARRL ARES E-letter, reflecting on the herculean efforts of ARES members in the wake of the Hurricane Katrina tragedy |
| Presidential Greetings |
| "I send greetings to those celebrating the annual Field Day for Amateur Radio, hosted by the American Radio Relay League. Across our country, radio plays a vital role in relaying important information to the public and emergency service personnel in times of need. By providing emergency communications at the federal, state, and local level, licensed Amateur Radio operators help first responders and law enforcement officials save lives and make our country safer. Your efforts help ensure the right assistance gets to the right people at the right time. I appreciate all ham operators who give their time and energy to help make our citizens more secure. Your good work reflects the spirit of America and contributes to a culture of responsibility and citizenship that strengthens our nation. Laura and I send our best wishes." --George W. Bush |
| "Twenty-Eight Flavors" |
| "There are a lot of new things out there, like PSK-31 and the Internet linking that didn't exist a few years ago. We want to find a way to effectively get the word out to those who don't know that there are 28 flavors of Amateur Radio now, not just vanilla, chocolate and strawberry."—Dave Sumner, K1ZZ, Chief Executive Officer, ARRL |
| Ham Radio And Pizza? |
| 'I'm not a ham, but it seems to me that there isn't much basis in fact for an assertion that Amateur Radio is 'horribly outmoded.' My guess is that you think it has been made obsolete by the Internet. That strikes me as being palpably untrue, as well as a bit like saying the fact that so many people eat pizza means good restaurants are outmoded."
—A Slashdot reader responding to a recent article posted about ham radio |
| "America's Quiet Warriors" |
| "America's quiet warriors are the legion of ham radio operators, 700,000 of them, who are always at ready for backup duty in emergencies--amateur, unpaid, uncelebrated, civilian radio operators, during and after floods and fires and tornadoes. After the nine-one-one attacks, hams were indispensible in reuniting friends and families. Most recently it was they who expedited the search for debris after the disaster to the Space Shuttle Columbia, and right now, at this moment, they are involved in homeland security..." —Paul Harvey, March 19, 2003 |
| "On a Wing and a Bandwidth" |
| "Long before you could boot up, log on and point and click your way around the globe, there was ham radio. Churning out an audio cocktail of beeps and whirs, chirps and static, the ham radio was a passport, of sorts, for a particular kind of technology-loving, wander-lusting, basement- dwelling Good Samaritan. Someone who knew and relished the difference between a picofarad and a millihenry. Someone who appreciated the random fortune of a favorable ionosphere and a continent-hopping connection. But there's no need to talk about ham radio in the past tense, because some two-and-a-half million hams world wide still consider 20 megahertz the preferred way to fly. You can keep your broadband. Ham radio. On a wing, and a bandwidth." —The Connection, WBUR, June 12, 2003 |
| "Valued Assets to Homeland Security" |
| "Ham operators want the rest of the nation to stop thinking of them as geeky basement hobbyists and start regarding them as valued assets to homeland security." —Chuck McCutcheon, Newhouse News Service, Minneapolis Star-Tribune
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| "And That's The Way It Is" |
| "When [Amateur Radio Today] was finished and they turned the lights back up, everybody applauded. I didn't have to say another word."
— ARRL President Jim Haynie. ARRL became an affiliate of Citizen Corps--an initiative within the Department of Homeland Security--in June during the ARRL 2003 National Convention. Haynie said Amateur Radio Today [narrated by Walter Cronkite] turned out to be "the proverbial picture worth a thousand words" for the crowd of some 300 conference attendees. |
| "Like Losing An Arm" |
| "The National Weather Service calls ham radio operators its eyes and ears -- volunteers with federally licensed radio transmitters in their vehicles who provide "ground truth" about severe weather that the forecasters can see only on their radar and computer screens.
So weather service meteorologists -- particularly those at the Austin and San Antonio forecast center in New Braunfels, who regularly deal with severe storms, floods and tornadoes -- worry about a new threat to ham radio operators.
'They tell us whether warnings need to be extended or allowed to expire,' weather service meteorologist Larry Eblen said. 'It'd be like losing an arm.'
The threat is an experimental technology called broadband over power line, which would use electric power lines to transmit digital data. It would give electricity customers high-speed Internet access comparable with that offered by cable television and phone companies. But power line access would offer the additional convenience of being available at any wall plug." —American-Statesman, April 5, 2004 |
| Past Announcements |
May 29
Ham Help Needed for Bikes Not Bombs Rides
May 23
CAARA Interview Featured On Public Access TV
May 22
ICS-100 Training At Boxboro
May 19
Building RACES in Lynn
May 14
"The Fastest Women In The Country"
EmComm in China, Keep 20 Meter Frequency Clear
Minuteman Repeater Assocation To Sponsor Talk-in for Boxboro
New Threat to 440 MHz Band?
May 09
Red Cross Mobile EOC On Display
"A Successful Journey for Multiple Sclerosis"
2008 Eastern MA Field Day Pages Now On-line
SKYWARN Training, Boston, May 17, 2008
May 05
Red Cross Tech Class in Brockton
May 04
HWC Holds "Radio Merit Badge University"
May 01
New England Area Flea Markets, May 1, 2008
Bridgewater EOC Activated During BAA Marathon
April 18
Hams Receive Valuable TV PR For Marathon Efforts
Fox Hunt, Central MA, May 10-11, 2008
April 13
Falmouth ARA To Provide Support For "Tour to Cure"
April 11
New England Area Flea Markets, April 2, 2008
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