The March, 2022 Rhode Island Activity Report is now available at <https://nediv.arrl.org/rhode-island-march-2022-activity-report/>.
Phil Temples
New England Mentoring & New Ham Development Meeting, March 15, 2022, Zoom Recording Available
Assistant Director Anita Kemmerer, AB1QB, writes on the Mentoring and New Ham Development mailing list:
Thanks to all who attended the kickoff meeting. It was a great start to our working group!
The meeting recording is available at https://nediv.arrl.org/
We had some great presentations by Dan Norman, N0HF, Bob Beaudet, W1YRC, and Bob Phinney, K5TEC, about their Mentoring programs.
We discussed some quick wins including providing the following resources for new hams on our website:
- Information on mentoring programs provided by clubs across New England
- Information on licensing classes in New England
- Links to recorded training programs provided by New England clubs
- A listing of clubs that provide membership offers to new hams
Sections have been added to https://nediv.arrl.org/
We also had a productive brainstorming session for projects or presentations for the working group including the following:
- Support for the Ham Radio Display at the Big E
- Promotion of mentoring programs
- Nets to help new hams build confidence on repeaters
- Making licensing and mentoring resources available to clubs in isolated areas in New England
- Developing volunteers in your club to teach or mentor
- Providing resources for clubs to teach classes
- Roadmap for engaging schools interested in ham radio
We will be holding these meetings monthly and I’m looking for presenters for the April meeting. If you would like to share your mentoring program with a presentation at a future meeting, please email me with information about your presentation at ab1qb@nediv.arrl.org.
World Amateur Radio Day, April 19, 2022
What: 2022 World Amateur Radio Day
Who: All amateur radio operators worldwide
When: Monday, April 18, 2022 at 0000 UTC until Tuesday, April 19, 2022 at 0000 UTC
Where: A global event covering all regions of the International Amateur Radio Union (IARU)
Why: World Amateur Radio Day, held on April 18 each year, is celebrated worldwide by radio amateurs and their national associations which are organized as member-societies of the International Amateur Radio Union (IARU). It was on this day in 1925 that the IARU was formed in Paris. American Radio Relay League (ARRL) Co-Founder Hiram Percy Maxim was its first president.
Amateur radio experimenters were the first to discover that the short-wave spectrum?could support long-distance radio signal propagation. In the rush to use these shorter wavelengths, amateur radio was “in grave danger of being pushed aside,” the IARU’s history has noted. Amateur Radio pioneers met in Paris in 1925 and created the IARU to promote the interests of amateur radio worldwide and to protect and enhance its spectrum privileges. Today, the IARU is a federation consisting of more than 160 national amateur radio organizations in as many countries and separate territories. The International Secretariat of the IARU is ARRL, the national association for amateur radio® in the United States.
On World Amateur Radio Day, all radio amateurs are invited to take to the airwaves to enjoy our global friendship with other amateurs, and to show our skills and capabilities to the public.
How: World Amateur Radio Day is not a contest but rather an opportunity to “talk” about the value of amateur radio to the public and our fellow amateur colleagues. It is also a great opportunity to talk about your radio club and amateur radio in local media as a lead-up to ARRL Field Day (held each year during the fourth full weekend in June) and another ham radio related activity in your community – such as volunteers who serve in local emergency communication readiness including the ARRL Amateur Radio Emergency Service®.
Here are just a few ways to participate in, and promote, World Amateur Radio Day:
- Get a station on the air! Create your own personal “event” to talk about amateur radio to others, including family and friends.
- Find out more about World Amateur Radio Day by checking the IARU website and other Resources listed below.
- Create and hold a special net or on-air event on World Amateur Radio Day to raise the level of attention for the celebration, and to encourage other hams to talk about our hobby. Consider creating and offering a commemorative certificate for contacting your special activation. It can be an electronic one as these are cost effective.
- Get the word out! If you are an ARRL Public Information Coordinator, Public Information Officer, or responsible for radio club publicity, send a press release and conduct some public relations outreach to highlight the day and/or events. Talk about all of the activities radio amateurs have continued to support during the pandemic, and how amateur radio serves our communities. Find recent examples of amateur radio in-the-news at www.arrl.org/media-hits.
- Promote your personal World Amateur Radio Day activity(ies) on social media platforms like Twitter and Facebook by using the hashtag #WorldAmateurRadioDay. Make sure you send it to various clubs, reflectors, and media.
Join us in celebrating World Amateur Radio Day and all the ways amateur radio brings us together!
Resources
ARRL, the national association for Amateur Radio
http://www.arrl.org/world-amateur-radio-day (this page)
IARU
https://www.iaru.org/on-the-air/world-amateur-radio-day
IARU Region 2: The Americas
https://www.iaru-r2.org/en/on-the-air/world-amateur-radio-day/
Article: “Why World Amateur Radio Day is key to highlight crucial service,” ITU News Magazine (No. 1, 2021)
https://www.itu.int/en/myitu/Publications/2021/02/02/15/24/ITU-News-Magazine-No-1-2021
Public Relations and Outreach
2022 World Amateur Radio Day backgrounder (PDF)
2022 World Amateur Radio Day media advisory (WORD template)
Poster or flyer
World Amateur Radio Day poster (8-1/2 x 11 JPG)
Día Mundial de la Radioafición poster (8-1/2 x 11 JPG)
Special thanks to ARRL member Anne Frank, KD9LRB of Deer Park, Wisconsin, featured in these posters!
Social media and website graphics (JPG)
440 x 220 English Spanish
468 x 200 English Spanish
608 x 259 English Spanish
700 x 225 English Spanish
1080 x 1080 English Spanish
1200 x 628 English Spanish
5599 x 1566 banner English Spanish
Division NTS Discussion, March 19, 2022
On Saturday, March 19 at 10:00 AM NTS leaders will meet with Assistant Director Cory Golob, KU1U, to discuss: NTS today, what is working, what is not, a look into the future, what would we like to see and what can we expect from ARRL.
If you wish to contribute to this meeting, let Marcia, KW1U, know by contacting her at kw1u@comcast.net.
RASON Auction, April 23, 2022
Come to the RASON [Radio Amateur Society of Norwich] Auction to buy or sell amateur radio gear! RASON will be holding its annual auction on Saturday, April 23, 2022 at Our Lady of Lourdes Parish Hall in Gales Ferry, Connecticut. We welcome all individuals who wish to buy or sell amateur radio and electronic equipment. This is our biggest fundraiser of the year and is a great opportunity to acquire current equipment and collector’s items.
More details on the auction can be found at <https://rason.org/rason-auction-information/>. Be sure to tell your friends!
Live Technician Video Class, March 19, 2022
Mitch Stern, W1SJ, will offer his Live Technician video class on Saturday, March 19 from 10 AM – 3 PM. This is a full live Zoom class with lecture, demonstrations and review.
Students should pre-study on the web site ahead of the class, but those in the process of studying would be good candidates.
Visit http://www.hamclass.net for additional information and to enroll.
March 2022 Eastern MA Section News Now Available
The March, 2022 Eastern MA Section Newsletter is now available at https://ema.arrl.org/march-2022-section-news/.
Spring 2022 Boston/Norton SKYWARN Training Sessions
Rob Macedo, KD1CY, writes on wx1box.org:
Due to COVID-19 concerns, SKYWARN training classes will again be held virtually. The SKYWARN training sessions will occur on three weeknights and two weekends. The weeknight sessions will be taught by NWS forecasters and the weekend sessions taught by amateur radio operators.
Dates and registration information can be seen at the following link:
NWS Boston/Norton virtual SKYWARN training dates and registration information link:
https://www.weather.gov/box/skywarn#fragment-2a
All are welcome to attend the training sessions. Those that are interested in becoming a SKYWARN Spotter or existing spotters refreshing their SKYWARN training can take an optional quiz and that will get a new individual their SKYWARN spotter number and count as refreshing your training for existing spotters.
We hope many can attend these training sessions. Thanks to all for their continued support of the NWS Boston/Norton SKYWARN program.
WMA ARES Offering “Digital Modes” Training
From wma.arrl.org:
If you are interested in attending online Zoom training for digital communication modes… WinLink, FLDigi or JS8Call … please fill in the information below and submit the form using the button provided.
Indicate your mode(s) of interest by checking the appropriate boxes, being sure to provide the additional information requested as this enables us to easily contact you directly with an introductory email and instructions on how to obtain the reference manuals available for each mode. Ongoing scheduling information will be provided via email and on the WMA website under the Emergency Communications header: wma.arrl.org
We will establish classes and dates shortly … most likely two classes will be required – an introduction and familiarizing with the mode relative to the training document and Q&A for the first session. The second session will be a live Zoom session with the instructor’s screen displayed to allow students to try some aspects of the software and see the results from a receiving perspective. If additional assistance is needed, we will be glad to setup one on one mentoring for the specific application with you. Finally, we will offer training nets to allow you to experience using these tools live – locally at first and then potentially joining existing regional nets.
All are welcome; you’re not required to live in Western Massachusetts.
[Full story and signup form]NH Section News, March 2022
Pete Stohrer, K1PJS, writes:
Calling NH Radio Amateurs March 2022:
With COVID in the rear view mirror for now clubs have begun meeting again face to face. Thanks to all at the Central NH Club for their invitation for the March 1st meeting. In addition to discussion of HB1644 and League happenings, a presentation on the 90th anniversary of WFEA was given.
The March 9th snowstorm postponed the CCDX meeting which has been rescheduled for April 13th. Thanks to the Contoocook club for providing early amateur radio swap activities at the Henniker Flea market Sunday March 20th. Go to k1bke.org for more info.
More activity coming up in April with the Port City flea market on April 9th. Check out the Club’s web site w1wgm.org for more info and of course Nearfest at the Deerfield fairgrounds returns for the spring version April 29 and 30.
We were very saddened to hear of Wayne Santos, N1CKM, passing at the end of February. Wayne’s dynamic leadership helped guide the NH ARES program for many years. Wayne will be greatly missed and our thoughts and prayers continue to be with Elizabeth.
Section has announced that Al Shuman, K1AKS, will be taking the NH ARES helm. Al is a former nine-times Section Manager and several stints as SEC. Having Al available and willing to step into the role of SEC will provide the continuity needed at this time. Please welcome him as he works to develop the ARES program in NH post Covid.
That’s it for now…hope to see you soon at the club meetings and flea markets!
73
Pete, K1PJS
NH Section Manager