Serving ARRL members who reside in the New England sections
Hello everyone. On the http://wma.arrl.org website you will find my November report as well as September and October New Licensees. I would encourage all clubs to take a moment to reach out to the ones in your area and welcome them and offer any assistance to get them on the air. Less than 25% of all newly licensed hams get on the air. Outreach and mentoring can also increase club members. Please give it a try.
Thanks and also Happy Thanksgiving!
Ray KB1LRL
The October, 2021 Rhode Island Activity Report is now available at <https://nediv.arrl.org/rhode-island-october-2021-activity-report/>.
The October, 2021 Eastern MA Section news is now available at https://ema.arrl.org/october-2021-section-news/.
Hi folks. Take a cruise to https://wma.arrl.org/blog/2021/10/03/section-managers-report-october-2021/ for my October report. Also you will find info on all three candidates for division director. Ballots are at your mailbox. Please vote for your choice.
A special shoutout goes to the Billerica club in EMA and HCRA for putting together the WBZ 100th special event. This was very successful as over 5000 Qs were made. Well done!
Hope to see you at NEAR-Fest October 15 and 16!
Cheers
Ray KB1LRL
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ARRL Western Massachusetts Section
Section Manager: Raymond P Lajoie, KB1LRL
kb1lrl@arrl.org
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Dear ARRL Member:
Attached are the minutes and agenda of the September 2021 Executive Committee Meeting. Thank you again for being an active and engaged member.
Best,
Kelly Wells, Executive Assistant
Congratulations to George Lillenstein, AB1GL, who has been appointed Section Emergency Coordinator for the Connecticut Section. Lillenstein was formerly the District Emergency Coordinator for District 3 in Connecticut. He replaces outgoing SEC Mike Walters, W8ZY, who resigned the post after accepting employment at ARRL Headquarters.
The September, 2021 Section Newsletter is now available at https://ema.arrl.org/september-2021-section-news/.
The September 2021 WMA Section Manager Report is now available at <https://wma.arrl.org/blog/2021/09/01/section-managers-report-sept-2021/>.
via ARRL Web:
08/26/2021 – ARRL members in the New England and Roanoke Divisions will choose among three candidates running for Director in each Division. The candidates include two incumbents. Those are the only contested races in this year’s election cycle for Director and Vice Director.
In the New England Division, the candidates for Director are the incumbent, Fred Hopengarten, K1VR, of Lincoln, Massachusetts; past New England Director Tom Frenaye, K1KI, of West Suffield, Connecticut, and Fred Kemmerer, AB1OC, of Hollis, New Hampshire.
New England Vice Director Phil Temples, K9HI, of Watertown, Massachusetts, was uncontested and has been declared elected.
In the Roanoke Division, the candidates for Director are the incumbent, George “Bud” Hippisley, W2RU, of Penhook, Virginia, and challengers James Boehner, N2ZZ, of Aiken, South Carolina, and Marvin Hoffman, WA4NC, of Boone, North Carolina.
No one challenged Roanoke Division Vice Director Bill Morine, N2COP, of Wilmington, North Carolina, and he has been declared elected for a new term.
Incumbent Directors and Vice Directors in the ARRL Central, Hudson, and Northwestern Divisions also had no challengers and have been declared elected. In the Central Division, Carl Luetzelschwab, K9LA, of Fort Wayne, Indiana, and Vice Director Brent Walls, N9BA, of Greenfield, Indiana, will continue in their respective posts.
In the Hudson Division, Director Ria Jairam, N2RJ, of Sussex, New Jersey, and Vice Director Bill Hudzik, W2UDT, of Gillette, New Jersey, are unchallenged in this election cycle and have been declared elected. In the Northwestern Division, Director Mike Ritz, W7VO, of Scappoose, Oregon, and Vice Director Mark Tharp, KB7HDX, of Yakima, Washington, also faced no challengers in their re-election bids.
Full ARRL members of the New England and Roanoke Divisions who are in good standing as of September 10, 2021, will receive a ballot in the mail no later than October 1, 2021. Completed ballots must be received at the designated PO Box in the envelope provided by noon Eastern Time Friday, November 19, 2021.
ARRL CEO David Minster, NA2AA, writes on August 12, 2021:
It is tough when we lose young hams.
An historic building in nearby New Hartford went to a 3-alarm fire on Tuesday morning.
As a result of risking his life to fight the fire, 26-year-old Burlington firefighter, Colin J. Mcfadden, KB1YYG, from Bristol, Connecticut has died from an injury he sustained.
Colin was an ARRL member.
We are flying the ARRL HQ flags at half-staff in acknowledgement and appreciation of his bravery and membership.
David Minster, NA2AA, CEO