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Phil Temples
Amateur Radio Week Proclaimed In Vermont
Paul N Gayet, AA1SU, writes on the Vermont ARRL Members list:
Executive Department
A Proclamation
WHEREAS, amateur radio operators are celebrating over a century of broadcasting the human voice over the airwaves; and
WHEREAS, amateur radio has continued to build bridges between people, societies, and countries through the sharing of ideas and creation of friendship; and
WHEREAS, amateur radio operators have provided countless hours of community service to other local organizations; and
WHEREAS, the state also recognizes the services amateur radio operators provide to our many emergency response organizations, including local and state government; and
WHEREAS, these amateur radio services are provided as a voluntary
service to the public; and
WHEREAS, these same individuals have further demonstrated their value in public assistance by providing free radio communications for local parades, bike-a-thons, walk-a-thons, fairs, and other charitable public events.
NOW, THEREFORE, I, Philip B. Scott, Governor, hereby proclaim June 18-24, 2023 as AMATEUR RADIO WEEK in Vermont.
Given under my hand and the Great Seal of the State of Vermont on this 19th day of June, A.D. 2023.
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Philip B. Scott
Governor
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Brittney L. Wilson
Secretary of Civil and Military Affairs
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ARRL Vermont Section
Section Manager: Paul N Gayet, AA1SU
aa1su@arrl.org
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W1FD Scholarship Presentation to Shiv Patel
The 2023 W1FD scholarship was awarded to Maloney High Valedictorian Shiv Patel at the [Meriden Amateur Radio Club] June business meeting by committee chair Jim Savage, N1ZN, and President Ed Snyder, W1YSM.
Shiv is planning on UCONN’s school of Aerospace Engineering and is looking to advance into the space program with companies like SpaceX.
Courtesy Meriden ARC Key Klix, June 2023
Antique Wireless Association Conference, Henrietta NY, September 26-30, 2023
Please consider advising your club members about the 2023 Antique Wireless Association Conference.
On-line registration for the annual AWA Conference, at the RIT Inn and Conference Center in Henrietta, NY, is up and running. Conference dates: 26-30 September 2023. This year’s conference is again sanctioned by the ARRL.
Go to our conference main page at:
https://www.antiquewireless.org/homepage/conf-main-page/ to register, see a preliminary program schedule, reference equipment contest rules, conference award rules and download the conference flyer. There will also be the
Links: AWA 2023 Conference Flyer
Free access for buyers and sellers to the AWA Communication & Electronic Equipment Flea Market also at the RIT Inn & Conference Center on Thursday 9/28 & Friday 9/29. ● Equipment auction on Saturday 9/30 ● Book mart ● Over a dozen outstanding presentations ● Equipment contest ● Admission to the Antique Wireless Museum is free Wednesday September 27th ● Friday (9/30) afternoon “Show And Tell”: bring your 1920s Broadcast artifacts ! *You do not need to register for the conference to buy or sell at the flea market. Conference registration: includes the free dessert social on Wednesday evening September 27th, this year’s registration also includes your free Friday night banquet dinner and includes equipment auction bidder’s card. As always, registration for your spouse or significant other is free. You do not need to be an AWA member to attend.
Please contact me if there are any questions: vicepresident@antiquewireless.org
73
Mike
Michael C. Migliaccio
Vice President, AWA
AWA Annual Conference Chairman
AWA Museum Tour Coordinator
AWA Shares Coordinator
Amateur radio license: N3HLM
AWA eMail: vicepresident@antiquewireless.org
Fox Hunt, Wallingford CT, June 18, 2023
Dave Tipping, NZ1J, writes on the ctfoxhunter list:
We’ll have a live Fox Hunt on Sunday from 9:30am until 11:00am. The Fox will be hidden somewhere in Wallingford.
We’ll be using these three frequencies:
There will be a 1 watt signal continuously on 146.565MHz. It will make a short beep every three seconds and will ID in Morse Code every minute.
The 10mW transmitter is on 147.475MHz and will beep every three seconds and will ID in Morse Code every minute.
The 1mW transmitter is on 146.315MHz and beeps every three seconds and ID as W1NRG in Morse Code every minute. Expect a range of only about 1/10 mile on this transmitter.
There is no central starting location. And, there will be no check-ins prior to the hunt. Hunters should be at a location of their own choosing and listening on 146.565 at 9:30.
There may be a two second long test of the 146.565 transmitter at 9:25.
Other Fox Hunters can be contacted on the W1NRG repeater 147.360 with PL 162.2 Hunters with an extra radio available might do well to monitor 147.360 throughout the hunt.
Good luck.
Dave NZ1J
Town Hall Recap, June 15, 2023
One hundred people registered for last night’s second New England Division Town Hall Zoom meeting of 2023.
A webinar panel consisting of Director Fred Kemmerer, AB1OC; Vice Director Phil Temples, K9HI; Assistant Directors Jack Ciaccia, WMØG; Anita Kemmerer, AB1QB; and Rob Leiden, K1UI presented updates to the attendees and fielded questions on a range of topics. You can view the updates and the Q&A via the video and presentation below.
Slide presentation (in PDF format).
Lobstercon2023! Brunswick Maine, July 7-9, 2023
Rex Harper, W1REX, writes:
Lobstercon2023! campground reservations have now been confirmed! We will be gathering at Thomas Point Beach & Campground on the weekend of July 7, 8, & 9 2023. The 2023 event will be the 24th year that W1REX has hosted the QRP event at TPB&C! I have already reserved the group campsite for the 2023 event and set the dates so you have plenty of time to still plan your weekend getaway to Maine! I plan on coming up with a few special activities to make our awakening event from this pandemic very special and an event that you will not want to miss! If you have often thought about coming to Lobstercon but never got a round tuit, you have better make this one.
New Englands premiere QRP gathering a weekend of QRP camping, BBQ eating, operating, socializing, lobster eating, prize winning, all round great QRP time. A $50.00 registration fee gets you wake-up coffee, juice, cereal, bagels and donuts ( if you wake up early enough) and 2 GIANT meals on Saturday: a BBQ lunch and FRESH Maine lobster dinner. Lobstercon lobsters are fresh out of the ocean for less than an hour before they go into the pot. YOU CAN TASTE THE DIFFERENCE! Pictures of all the fun had by Lobsterconners at previous years events can be found at http://www.newenglandqrp.org.
Where: Thomas Point Beach & Campground, Brunswick Maine
When: July 7, 8, & 9, 2023