Serving ARRL members who reside in the New England sections
Prepare for an exciting amateur radio day at the Granite State Amateur Radio Association‘s Fall Parks on the Air (POTA) Meetup! Please mark your calendars for **October 19th** as we gather at the **Bear Brook State Park Pavilion** from **10 AM to 4 PM**.
This event promises a fantastic opportunity to connect with fellow radio enthusiasts, explore the park’s beauty, and participate in POTA activities. Whether you’re a seasoned operator or just starting, there’s something for everyone!
In addition to the main event, we’ll be camping for the SYP (Support Your Parks) event over the weekend, allowing for even more camaraderie and fun under the stars.
Don’t miss this chance to enhance your skills, share experiences, and enjoy the outdoors. For more details, visit our https://gsara.org/pota/fall-
“Pi,” K1RV writes:
Douglas Sharafanowich,WA1SFH, writes on the CT-ARES mailing list:
SHARE THE MAGIC
Boy Scouts Jamboree On The Air (JOTA) 2024… is COMING!
Saturday – Oct 19
LINK: https://www.arrl.org/jamboree-on-the-air-jota
The Clock is Ticking…
In just about 1 month, you will have the opportunity to introduce kids to Amateur Radio, and help build a DREAM.
This is a great Public Service Event (PSE)
It also is a fun way to “Go Portable”, and field test your gear.
WE NEED YOU!
YOU Make it Happen!
Status (9/13/24):
– I have confirmed requests for JOTA Activity Stations at TWO Boy Scout Camps (Greenwich and Goshen).
and
– I am waiting to hear back to hear back about two additional camps (Redding and New Hartford).
SHARE THE MAGIC
Give the Scouts the opportunity to have conversations On-The-Air.
We NEED YOU… and your equipment.
I am looking to form Teams of 4-6 hams to go to each camp, run a JOTA “Activity Station”, and provide:
– HF radios
– VHF/UHF Mobile Radios
– Appropriate antennas and support gear
NOTE: AC Power is not always available.
Got Questions?
Please contact me at:
ctjotaham@gmail.com
To Volunteer, please go to:
https://tinyurl.com/2ap4okej
Thank you !
Updates to follow.
Steve Roberts, KC1ILT, writes:
The New Hampshire QSO Party is sponsored by the Port City Amateur Radio Club to promote amateur radio activity within the State of New Hampshire. This annual event held on the third weekend in September is designed to encourage New Hampshire stations to expand their knowledge of DX propagation, improve their operating skills, and improve station capability by creating a friendly competition and incentive for stations worldwide to work each of the counties in New Hampshire. The rules for this event are attached.
We are asking you to invite and encourage your members to participate in this annual event, and to assist the PCARC by operating as many stations within each of the New Hampshire counties as possible.
Douglas Sharafanowich, WA1SFH, writes on the ct-ares mailing list:
WHAT: ARES and POTA “GO BOX” Show and Tell
DATE: Sunday, October 13, 2024
HOURS: 8:30 am – 10:30 am
WHERE:
NUTMEG HAMFEST 2024
Maloney High School
121 Gravel Street Meriden, CT 06450
Open to ALL Hams
A Perfect excuse to “Get Organized” to “Go Portable”!
– Make Portable operations less of a hastle and chore.
– Eliminate the last minute hunting for gear before leaving.
– Banish the frustration of not having what you need at the operating site… because it is still back at the home QTH.
Note: For many hams on a budget, their “Go Box” does “double duty” as their Home Station.
The “Go Box” is probably the best way to organize your radio equipment for those times when you want to (or need to) “Grab-‘n-Go” for Portable Operations such as:
– Public Service Events
– ARES Drills/Exercises
– Real World Disasters
– Parks On The Air activations
– Day Trips to: the Park, Beach, Woods, or… the In-Laws.
– Weekend Get-Aways
– Vacations
Don’t Have a “Go Box”? BUILD ONE!
You can build/assemble your own “Go Box” in less than one day, and it will probably better than my Proof of Concept example.
See: www.ctaresregion2.org/forum/prepared-to-go-go-go
BE CREATIVE!
Your creative design and build may be exactly the thing that get someone else to build his own “Go Box”… or modify their existing “Go Box”.
BRING IT!
Come with your “Go Box” to the Nutmeg Hamfest for Display, Judging, and Awards or Show & Tell
AWARDS
– Best ARES VHF/UHF “Go Box”
This will include Voice and Digital/Data capability (Winlink, “Classic” Packet Radio)
– Best ARES HF “Go Box”
This will include Voice and Digital/Data Capability (Winlink/HFVARA)
– Best ARES VHF/UHF/HF “Go Box”
This will include Voice and Digital/Data capability for each radio as appropriate.
(VHF/UHF Winlink, VHF/UHF “Classic” Packet Radio, Winlink/HF VARA)
– Best POTA 100w (max) radio “Go Box” *
– Best POTA QRP “Go Box” *
* Where POTA “Go Box” includes: Cases, Backpacks, Camera Bags, etc.
Entry DETAILS @
The Maine QSO Party is designed to encourage Maine stations to expand their knowledge of DX propagation on the HF and MF bands, improve their operating skills, and improve station capability by creating a competition in which W/VE, and DX stations have the incentive to work Maine. [Details]
Mark Pride, K1RX, writes on the Port City ARC mailing list and K1W QRZ page:
Special Expedition by the Port City Amateur Radio Club (W1WQM) for 2024
White Island, Isle of Shoals, Rye, NH
Plan is to arrive Saturday, July 27, 2024 by 8AM, setup stations, operate until Evening. One Day event. Primarily IOTA contest plus POTA and 6 M.
IOTA NA-217
POTA US-8006 (White Island NH State Park & Historical Site)
Lighthouse ARLS USA 406
NH022S White Island US Islands Award Program
FN42qx
QSL via K1RX
ADIF upload to POTA and other sites as needed
Timothy Cates, KC1QDK, writes on the Granite State ARA mailing list:
SUPPORT YOUR PARKS POTA CODE BUDDY HUNTER EVENT
Attention Code Buddies and friends:
Come join us at Derryfield park in Manchester for support your parks weekend POTA event Sunday July 21st 10am until 4 pm. We will be code hunting park activators from the top of the hill. This is a great opportunity to make on-the-air contacts because there will be lots of people activating parks. Parks on the Air gives an activator award for activating this day and it would be fun to get one for activating CW.
You can bring your own gear and set it up in the park or you are welcome to use my rig and gear I will be setting up a portable station with a straight key. Lots of room for everyone. Hope to see you all there and all are welcome.
Parking near the Gazebo at Derryfield Park in Manchester the park is near Hillside Junior High 112 Reservoir Ave, Manchester, NH 03104 off Bridge st.
Bring a comfy chair and enjoy some Sunday afternoon radio fun in the park.
Kevin Emilio, KE1VT, writes: