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W1IS Awarded August 2025 QST Cover Plaque Award

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Congratulations to the two Bobs: PART members Bob, W1IS, and Bob, KC1DSQ, for winning their third QST Cover Plaque Award! Their article, An All-Band 160-Meter OCF Antenna, appeared in the August 2025 issue. This design also won first place in the 160 Meters, LF or VLF category of the 2024 QST Antenna Design Competition. Shown below is Bob Glorioso, W1IS, receiving the Cover Plaque award from Phil Temples, K9HI, New England Division Vice Director at the October PART of Westford meeting. [Photo courtesy PART of Westford website]

 

 

W1IS receives QST Coverr Plaque Award from K9HI

“The Quest for Rooftop RF Signals: Working Around Urban Noise Issues”

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Sniffing RF noise on the rooftop of the Artisan's Asylum in Allsoton, MAArtisans Asylum (AA) is a makerspace located in the heavily populated Boston neighborhood of Allston.  AA hosts the Boston Amateur Radio Club as well as the Boston Urban Radio (BURG).

“The Artisans Makers decided to add the skills of Amateur Radio (Ham) several years back and begin teaching classes to the community.  Setting up an RF station in the Engineering and Robotics group at the Artisans was straight forward.”

Gregory Kenley, AC1NY, of Boston, describes the efforts that he and other Artisans members employed to overcome urban noise issues and successfully install an HF station in an RF-noisy environment.

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WABI: “Waldo County (ME) EMA hosting Nat’l Ham Radio Field Day events”

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Waldo Co EMA FD WABI screenshotWABI News Desk:

SWANVILLE, Maine (WABI) – Saturday is National ‘Ham Radio Field Day.’ The Waldo County Emergency Management Agency is among the places in Maine hosting events. They will be demonstrating the importance of radio equipment during cases of emergencies.

At noon, they will be at 685 Swan Lake Ave, Swanville. However, the day’s events will begin with an open house and BBQ at 10 a.m.

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Central Massachusetts ARA Field Day, June 28-29, 2025

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Central MA ARA Field Day photoCourtesy Worcester Patch:

Have you ever wanted to contact new people worldwide by radio? Now’s your chance! From 2 pm on Saturday. June 28th to 2 pm on Sunday, June 29th, members of the Central Massachusetts Amateur Radio Association (CMARA) will be at the Trout Book Recreation Area at 320 Manning Street in Holden, MA. participating in a national amateur radio emergency communications exercise known as Field Day.

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Greater Bridgeport ARC Radio Room Dedication, Bridgeport, May 15, 2025

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Greater Bridgeport ARC loogoPeter Cimino, K1PCN, writes on the Greater Bridgeport ARC mailing list:

[GBARC members along with]  the staff of the Bridgeport EOC will dedicate the radio room to Kevin Cellini, N1KGM and his brother, Edward Cellini, N1KGN. Kevin and Ed served as presidents for GBARC and helped train and license numerous area hams.  In addition, they were heavily involved in Emergency preparedness.
 
The dedication will be held at the Bridgeport Emergency Operations Center on Thursday May 15, 2025 @ 5:30 pm.
 
The address is:
 
Ed’s wife Lori will be present.
 
It will be a great opportunity for you to see the radio room. I would appreciate any member that can go and represent the club, as some of us will be away for Hamvention in Ohio.  Kevin and Ed did so much for the club, and we owe them.
 
Thanks.  Peter, K1PCN

MARCONI Project to be Implemented Nationwide

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ARRL logo“The MARCONI Project was developed by the Meriden Radio Amateur Club (MARC) as part of a grant awarded through the ARRL Club Grants Program beginning in September 2022. The Project is designed to assist clubs to become more active and engaged with their members and their local community. The name MARCONI references both an early innovator in radio communications, and is an acronym for ‘Motivating Radio Amateur Clubs to Open New Initiatives.’”

Developed as part of the suite of offerings in the MARCONI Program are eight (8) Activity Programs available to clubs. 

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Androscoggin (ME) ARC Special Event Station W1S, December 15, 2024

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Androscoggin ARC logoCory Golob, KU1U, writes on the Androscoggin ARC mailing list:
 
We will be doing a special event station at the American Legion Post 135 in Sabattus, Maine, this weekend, Sunday, December 15th, from 9 am to 7 pm. It is the 100th anniversary of the American Legion Post in Sabattus. We will use special event callsign W1S (for Sabattus).