Serving ARRL members who reside in the New England sections
Eric Pfiefer, N1JUR, of Merrimack, NH, is operating from Litchfield State Forest, K-4922, in Litchfield, NH for Parks On The Air. He was last heard on 7.179 MHz at around 1858 UTC, according to pota.app.Yesterday, June 22, 2021, the printer shipped the first copies of “Antenna Zoning for the Radio Amateur, Third Edition.” This book has been out of print for three years, and this new edition has been updated, and has 40 more pages. This book is published in cooperation with the ARRL and the perfect companion to the ARRL Learning Network webinar series. It should be available for sale through the ARRL bookstore early next week at $49.95, plus shipping.
Today, ARRL Learning Network: Part 4, “PRB-1, A Deep Dive.” 19 minutes 45 seconds.
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ARRL New England Division
Director: Fred Hopengarten, K1VR
k1vr@arrl.org
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Phil Duggan, N1EP, writes:
Chuck Newman, NA1CN, reported that the Radio Amateur Society of Norwich (RASON) club repeater input was receiving a signal locking up 146.730 on the evening of June 21. Dave Thackston, K1DCT, identified the signal near his neighborhood on Route 2, between Norwich and Foxwoods. NA1CN called for an impromptu fox hunt on the input frequency of 146.130. The fox hunters coordinated their hunt on the 147.060 Salem repeater.
Kevin Harkins, KA6PDG, reported via the club mailing list two hours later that the problem was resolved and was “accidental in nature.” He thanked those amateurs who assisted in locating the source, acknowledging assistance from: Dave, K1DCT; Chuck, NA1CN; Dave, WA1IKN; Tim, KC1TWR; Jerry, NT1O; Jeremy, KC1NBY; John, WF1C; Joe, K1IKE.
RASON maintains an well-organized and attractive website at: <https://rason.org/>.
From Maine ARRL Section Page:
The Maine ARRL section will present a virtual webinar entitled, ‘Recruit and Retain, Our Hobby’s Gain! Programs to Get New and Experienced Hams On the Air’ by Fred Kemmerer, AB1OC, on Wednesday, June 23 at 7:30 PM.
CLICK HERE TO JOIN THE VIRTUAL TALK (It is recommended you download the FreeConferenceCall program for the best experience, but it will still work using just an internet browser). No Internet? No Problem. You can call in by phone. Dial-In phone number: (602) 580-9818 use Access Code 1240223
Part 3 of the ARRL Learning Network series on Antenna Zoning will be presented at 2 pm ET Monday, June 21st.
This third session addresses the application you may be required to file. This is the longest program, at 22 minutes 19 seconds, and will be followed by a live question and answer session.
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ARRL New England Division
Director: Fred Hopengarten, K1VR
k1vr@arrl.org
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The NEACC (New England Affiliated Club Coordinators) met on Saturday, June 19, 2021 to discuss various items related to affiliated clubs and the ARRL field organization.
The agenda included:
* Introductions / brief remarks – everyone
* 6/9/21 Field Org / SM Zoom Meetings Recap – Phil, K9HI
* Intro: ARRL Field Services Manager – Mike, W8ZY
* NE Division Director challenger – Fred Kemmerer, AB1OC
* Club VE teams, support to candidates – Cory, KU1U
* WBZ 100th Anniversary Special Event Operation – Larry, W1AST
* Big E Update – Larry, W1AST
* NEACC story for QST
The next tentative meeting date is July 24, 2021 from 11-12:30 PM via Zoom.
Larry Krainson, W1AST, writes:
Are you looking for that perfect, post Field Day ham radio activity? Then working the 13 Colonies special event stations is perfect for you!
Each July 1 through July 7, the 13 original colony states activate on all bands and modes for you to work them. Plus you can chase the three extra 13 Colonies stations where there is one each in Philadelphia, England and France.
This is a very fun activity. The action the first few days can create some overwhelming pile ups. If you can not get through, please be patient and try again later or another day. All the ops are trying to work everyone they can hear. They want to work you and will make every effort to do so.
If you work them all, it’s called a “clean sweep.” You can earn a certificate by sending $5 to KU2US. You can also send an SASE to each of the states to get back a unique QSL card. Each year there is a different theme and a new card is created. Combining the certificate with the QSL cards makes for some fancy wall paper!
But you can receive a certificate by working just one of the 13 colony stations. You do not need a clean sweep to get a certificate.
This year Massachusetts will be active once again as K2H. There are 20 operators all over the state. You’ll hear us on CW, SSB, FT8 and other modes. Work us and send in your SASE QSL request to the info on the K2H QRZ.com page.
Team K2H looks forward to hearing and working you on the bands between July 1 and July 7, 2021!