{"id":1104,"date":"2022-03-15T12:52:30","date_gmt":"2022-03-15T16:52:30","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/bcra.club\/bcrawprel\/?p=1104"},"modified":"2022-03-16T14:45:40","modified_gmt":"2022-03-16T18:45:40","slug":"march-2022-arrl-eastern-massachusetts-section-news","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/bcra.club\/bcrawprel\/2022\/03\/15\/march-2022-arrl-eastern-massachusetts-section-news\/","title":{"rendered":"March 2022- ARRL Eastern Massachusetts Section News"},"content":{"rendered":"\n
March 2022: EASTERN MASSACHUSETTS (EMA) SECTION NEWS \n\n\n+++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++\n    Welcome to the ARRL Eastern Massachusetts (EMA) section news\n+++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++\n\nVisit <https:\/\/ema.arrl.org\/><\/a> for frequent updates to the news\n\n+++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++\n\n\n\nEASTERN MA STAFF MEETING\n\nEastern MA Section Manager Tom Walsh, K1TW, held a section cabinet\nmeeting on February 26 via Zoom.  The meeting was well-attended. Among\nthe reports given, Section Emergency Coordinator Rob Macedo, KD1CY,\nupdated the group on recent emergency communications-related events. \n\nAlso, Technical Coordinator Dan Brown, W1DAN, announced two new\nTechnical Specialist appointments:  Dom Mallozzi, N1DM, Natick; and\nBruce Mackinnon, KC1FSZ, Wellesley.\n\n+++\n\nKEEP UP TO DATE ON THE LATEST EASTERN MA SECTION NEWS\nNow you can receive timely news and information from the Eastern MA ARRL\nwebsite delivered daily to your inbox. Look for the signup form in the\nright-hand column on ema.arrl.org and sign up to receive stories!\n \n+++\n\nNEW ENGLAND DIVISION CABINET MEETING \u2013 APRIL 16, 2022\nDirector Fred Kemmerer, AB1OC, and Vice Director Phil Temples, K9HI, are\nplanning to convene another New England Division Cabinet Meeting via\nZoom on Saturday, April 16, 2022 from 9 AM-12 noon. \n\nThe last cabinet meeting, held on January 8, was well-received and drew\napproximately 50 amateurs representing ARRL-affiliated clubs and field\norganization leaders from all seven sections -- along with several ARRL\nHeadquarters staffers.  Kemmerer presented his plans for improving\ntwo-way communications with the division membership via cabinet and town\nhall meetings and attendance at hamfests, conventions and radio club\nmeetings. \n\nThe cabinet meeting is an ideal venue for club leaders and field\nvolunteer leaders to share their ideas and discuss what is, and is not\nworking in their respective clubs and sections; also, to give feedback\nto AB1OC and K9HI on important issues to bring back to the ARRL board.\nThe meeting will feature an ARRL Headquarters guest speaker (to be\nannounced).\n\nDetails of the meeting will be distributed to club leaders and field\nvolunteer leaders shortly.\n\n+++\n\nSKYWARN TRAINING IN 2022\nNWS Boston\/Norton has announced 2022 Virtual SKYWARN training sessions.\nAll 2022 SKYWARN Training is virtual due to COVID. \n\nDetails and registration for the online presentation as well as the\noptional online quiz to become a spotter or refresh\/renew your spotter\ntraining as an existing spotter can be found at:\n<http:\/\/wx1box.org\/2022\/03\/12\/special-announcement-2022-virtual-skywarn-training-sessions-announced-all-2022-skywarn-training-virtual-due-to-covid\/><\/a>.\n\n+++\n\nKB1OIQ WINS SOURCEFORGE AWARD\nAndy Stewart, KB1OIQ, of Westford recently received an award from the\nSourceForge website for his work on the \u201cAndy\u2019s Ham Radio Linux\u201d\nsoftware collection. Andy has created and maintained the collection for\nthe past ten years. In that time, it has been downloaded 100,000 times.\n \nSourceForge recognized the project for:\n* Community Leader\n* Community Choice\n* Open Source Excellence\n* SourceForge Favorite\n\nPART of Westford President George Allison, K1IG, wrote,\n\u201cCongratulations on the award from SourceForge! I know that your\nsoftware collection has significantly influenced the adoption and use of\nLinux by ham radio operators worldwide.\u201d\n\n+++\n\nHAM SCOUTING ACTIVITY ON THE INCREASE\nNew England Sci-Tech member Jon Lyna, KC1MII, organized a ham radio\ndisplay at a recent Boy Scouts Klondike Derby on February 5 in\nDunstable. Pi, K1RV, the trustee of W1BSA, generously made available the\nW1BSA call sign to use. Several area amateurs, including Mindy, KM1NDY,\nand her spouse Marc, AA1F, participated in the event along with their\ngreen van \u201cLimey\u201d equipped with several HF, VHF and UHF stations.\n(See:\n<https:\/\/ema.arrl.org\/2022\/02\/03\/amateur-radio-demo-at-boy-scouts-klondike-derby-dunstable-february-5-2022\/><\/a>.)\n\nKC1MII had also planned a similar ham radio event on March 12 at a Boy\nScout Klondike Derby in the Blue Hills in Milton. However, due to\ninclement weather, Jon decided to postpone the event for another time.\n(See:\n<https:\/\/ema.arrl.org\/2022\/03\/10\/boy-scouts-klondike-derby-ham-radio-demo-milton-march-12-2022\/><\/a>.\n\n\n+++\n\nARRL CLUB GRANTS PROGRAM\n\nBy now, many of you have probably heard about the new ARRL Club Grants\nProgram that\u2019s beginning to take shape. It may be the most important\nthing to hit the Amateur Radio service in a long time. \n\nThe ARRL Foundation will award up to $500,000 to clubs. \u201cThis program\nwill substantially contribute to the growth of amateur radio clubs and\ntheir efforts to expand and support the amateur radio community,\u201d\nwrites ARRL Foundation President David Woolweaver, K5RAV. \n\nIt\u2019s not too early to start thinking about how your club might take\nadvantage of an influx of capital to take on that pie-in-the-sky\nproject--like a new communications trailer, or a new remote HF station\nto get your antenna\/condo-challenged club members on the air on HF!\n\nLook for more announcements to follow. The official applications are\nscheduled to begin sometime in April. See also:\n<https:\/\/nediv.arrl.org\/2022\/01\/15\/arrl-foundation-to-create-club-grants-program\/><\/a>.\n\n+++\n\nWHITMAN ARC TECHNICIAN COURSE BEGINS MARCH 15\n\nThe Whitman Amateur Radio Club is offering a Technician class course.\nAccording to WARC instructor Ross Hochstrasser, W1EKG, the course starts\non March 15th, with classes on Tuesday and Thursday nights from 7 to 9\nPM at the Whitman Police station. \n\nIf you are interested, please email WARC.Training@gmail.com<\/a>. A VE exam\nsession will be offered at the end of the class.\n\n+++\n\nPART OF WESTFORD MEMBERS PUBLISHED IN QST\n\nOnce again, the dynamic duo of Bob, W1IS and Bob, KC1DSQ, had an antenna\narticle published in QST. Their latest article describes a design for a\n20-meter phased dipole beam. \n\nIf you like the article, PART of Westford President George Allison,\nK1IG, encourages you to vote for Bob and Bob to receive the QST Cover\nPlaque Award at <http:\/\/www.arrl.org\/cover-plaque-poll><\/a>. \n\nThe deadline for voting is March 21, 2022. \n\n+++\n\nGREAT HILL GANG\u2019S \u201cDAY OF RADIO\u201d MONTHLY MEET UPS\n\nLooking for a fun, social event to attend on a Saturday morning? The\nGreat Hill Gang meets monthly at the drive-up summit of Great Hill in\nNorth Weymouth for a \u201cDay of Radio.\u201d The event provides an\nopportunity for fellowship to both old and new hams alike. Plus, the\nGreat Hill QTH has a commanding view of the Boston Harbor islands.\nTalk-in is generally available on the Quincy 146.670 repeater. \n\nThe next Day of Radio, normally scheduled for Saturday, March 19, has\nbeen moved to Sunday, March 20 on account of inclement weather\nanticipated.\n\nSee: <\nhttps:\/\/ema.arrl.org\/2022\/03\/12\/the-great-hill-gang-still-going-strong\/<\/a>>\n\n\n+++\n\nYOUR NEXT CLUB SPEAKER\nWhat? You don\u2019t have a club speaker or presentation lined up for next\nmonth? Fear not! Our Eastern MA Affiliated Club Coordinator, Bruce\nBlain, K1BG, stands ready, willing, and able to help you find that\nperfect presentation for a live or remote meeting. There\u2019s no excuse\nnot to have a monthly educational and entertaining presentation to\nmaintain a healthy club ecosystem. \n\nAnd for more ideas, check out the Eastern MA speaker\u2019s list at:\n<http:\/\/goo.gl\/6j61JY><\/a>. \n\n+++\n\nNE 2022 HAMXPOSITION DATES CONFIRMED\nThe Northeast HamXposition (a.k.a. ARRL New England Division Convention)\norganizing committee has confirmed the dates for the 2022 convention in\nMarlborough, MA: August 26-28, 2022. The Committee notes that this was\nthe original weekend for the event before they were forced into a\nSeptember slot due to venue conflicts.\n\nThis year, HamXposition will play host to not one, but TWO division\nconventions: the New England Division AND the Hudson Division!\nHamXposition\u2019s 2022 website is now \u201clive.\u201d \n\nFor the latest information, visit <https:\/\/hamxposition.org><\/a>.\n\n+++\n\nFLEA AT MIT\n\nThe monthly MIT flea market (a.k.a. \u201cSwapfest\u201d) is back. The popular\nCambridge flea market had been called off during COVID and after the\npassing of Steve Finberg, W1GSL, who shepherded it through many\nsuccessful years. See https:\/\/w1mx.mit.edu\/flea-at-mit\/<\/a> for more info.\n\nThe next Swapfest will be held on April 17, 2022.\n\n+++\n\nNTS NEWS \n\nSection Traffic Manager \u2013 Marcia Forde, KW1U\nVisit: <https:\/\/ema.arrl.org\/national-traffic-system\/><\/a> \n\nThe full complement of NTS net schedules may be found at: \nhttps:\/\/ema.arrl.org\/national-traffic-system\/net-schedule\/<\/a> \n\nHere\u2019s an excerpt from Marcia\u2019s February report: \n\n\u201cPeter, KC1HHO, reports that graduates of his training program are\nhandling traffic quite professionally. Jack, KB1SYL, has been visiting\nthe Cape and participating in the Cape and Islands Traffic Net. Ethan,\nKC1OIP, has upgraded to General class and has attempted to check into\nthe MARIPN net on HF. However, with antenna restrictions at his home\nlocation he was unable to be heard at the time. Hopefully propagation\nwill allow him to do so from time to time. Thanks to Ethan for his\nefforts. Alex, KC1NBT, another graduate of Peter's program, has moved to\nChicago but has been exchanging radiograms with the EM2MN folks.\u201d\n\nMarcia also notes that FRN Daytime will now meet daily on 3950 kHz at\n1445 and 1630 local time, to accommodate Eastern Area Net\u2019s new times\nfollowing the change to daylight savings time.\n\nThe February Station Activity Report \u201ctop ten\u201d includes: N1IQI,\nKW1U, KC1KVY, W1RVY, WA1VAB, KC1MSN, W1TCD, N1LAH KC1HHO, WA1LPM, and\nKC1GSL. \n\nMarcia\u2019s latest report can be found at\n<https:\/\/ema.arrl.org\/2022\/03\/14\/massachusetts-traffic-report-for-february-2022\/><\/a>.\n\n+++\n\nARES NEWS\t\n\nSection Emergency Coordinator \u2013 Rob Macedo KD1CY\nVisit: <https:\/\/ema.arrl.org\/ares\/><\/a>\n\nWelcome to Timothy J. Miranda, W1MWS of North Chelmsford, who has been\nappointed as an Assistant District Emergency Coordinator (ADEC) in the\nEastern Massachusetts section.\n\nEastern Massachusetts ARES has been contacted by the Massachusetts\nEmergency Management Agency regarding updates to the ESF-2 (Emergency\nSupport Function-2) Communications Annex and by the Federal Emergency\nManagement Agency regarding communication resources in the section from\nan ARES perspective. We are working through these updates with these\nserved agencies.\n\nNWS Boston\/Norton has announced their virtual SKYWARN training plans for\n2022. All training sessions will again be virtual due to COVID for this\nyear. Attending one session and passing the online quiz will get you a\nSpotter ID number and Spotter Card for new spotters and count as renewed\ntraining for spotters that have taken prior training. \n\nThe details can be found on the wx1box.org web site at:\n<http:\/\/wx1box.org\/2022\/03\/12\/special-announcement-2022-virtual-skywarn-training-sessions-announced-all-2022-skywarn-training-virtual-due-to-covid\/><\/a>.\n\nNews concerning ARES and Emergency Communications in the EMA section is\nupdated regularly on our web site: <https:\/\/ema.arrl.org\/ares\/><\/a>.\n\n+++\n\nFINAL WORD\n\nIf you glossed over it, GO BACK and RE-READ the story about the ARRL\nClub Grants Program. We\u2019re not kidding when we say it has the\npotential to positively impact Amateur Radio more than anything in a\nvery long time!\n\n+++\n\nEASTERN MASSACHUSETTS SECTION LINKS\n\nWhere to find stuff:\n\nNew England Division website:  \n<https:\/\/nediv.arrl.org\/><\/a>\n\nSection website: \n<https:\/\/ema.arrl.org\/><\/a>\n\nSection Facebook page: \n<https:\/\/www.facebook.com\/easternmaarrl\/><\/a>\n\nSection Leadership:\n<https:\/\/ema.arrl.org\/organization\/#Section_Leadership><\/a>\n\nSection Public Service List: \n<https:\/\/ema.arrl.org\/eastern-ma-public-service-list\/><\/a>\n\nSection Speaker List: \n<https:\/\/ema.arrl.org\/eastern-ma-club-speakers-list\/><\/a>\n\nTo join EMA ARES visit:\n <https:\/\/secure.ema.arrl.org\/qilan\/ares\/EMA\/ARES_about><\/a>\n\n+++\n\nThe EMA monthly section news is jointly produced by Phil, K9HI,\nAssistant Section Manager and Tom, K1TW, Section Manager. \n\n+++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++\n\n--------------------------------------------------------------------\nARRL Eastern Massachusetts Section\nSection Manager: Thomas D Walsh, K1TW\nk1tw@arrl.org<\/a>\n--------------------------------------------------------------------\n\nTo unsubscribe from messages, go to:\nhttp:\/\/p1k.arrl.org\/oo\/54b560488b91a2c68984f7f2572aee15<\/a><\/pre>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"
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