The Nashua (NH) Area Radio Society (NARS) will again offer its popular Ham Bootcamp program on Saturday, April 24. Bootcamp is free and includes demonstrations and tutorials designed to help newly licensed Technician-, General-, and Amateur Extra-class hams get on the air. It is also a great opportunity for prospective radio amateurs to learn what the hobby has to offer. Bootcamp additions include “Learning Morse Code.” Registration and more information is on the Ham Bootcamp web page. — Thanks to NARS President Fred Kemmerer, AB1OC
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Twin State Radio Club Offers Tech In A Day, April 24, 2021
Ray Chaffee, WA1ORT, writes on the Twin State Radio Club mailing list:
There will be a Tech In A Day session on April 24, 2021 at Lebanon Village Market, 2 Mascoma Street (upper level), Lebanon, NH, starting at 8:00 AM. Testing is at 3:30 PM. VEs will be needed.
Contact Ray, WA1ORT, Education and Training.
WB8SIW: “Radio Relay International” on RATPAC Online, April 8, 2021
Thursday, April 8 Speaker/Presenter: James Wades, WB8SIW
9:00 PM AST / 9:00 PM EDT / 8:00 PM CT / 7:00 PM MDT / 6:00 PM PDT / 5:00 PM AKDT / 3:00 PM HST
- This meeting will be recorded. By participating you consent to being recorded.
- Please change your display name to Your First Name, Call Sign and Location, e.g. Dan K7REX Idaho.
- Please stay muted until ready to speak. Your space bar works like a PTT for unmuting
- You may ask questions in chat; please stay on topic while using chat.
https://us02web.zoom.us/j/
Meeting ID: 212 888 4758
Passcode: RRI
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Meeting ID: 212 888 4758
Passcode: 21006293
YCCC Online Meeting, April 7, 2021
The Yankee Clipper Contest Club will hold an online meeting on Wednesday, April 7, 2021 at 7 PM.
Social Time 6:30PM – 7PM
Meeting begins promptly at 7PM
-Elections
-New SDR by N1DID
-WRTC Swag info by K5KG – N.A. Representative for WRTC-2022
-Station Tour by W1GD
MARS / Amateur Interoperability Nets Starting The Week of April 7, 2021
To: All New England Amateur Radio Operators
Starting this week, on April 7 and for the first week of every month going forward, US Army Auxiliary Radio System members will conduct nets on 60 meters channel 1 (5.3305 MHz) with the goal of exercising the mission of MARS to Amateur interoperation.
These Nets will start at 8pm local time on April 7, for one hour and will repeat on Friday April 9 and be run by MARS Stations in Region One. On April 8 and 10 at 8pm ET the nets will be run by MARS stations in Region 2 and 4, but also encourage Amateur Radio check ins.
In addition, on Thursday April 8, Friday April 9 and Saturday April 10, nets will be conducted at noon ET, with NCS in New England.
All amateur stations with 60 meter capability and the time are asked to check in and participate in these nets. The goal of these nets is to train MARS stations with Amateur Radio stations on 60 meter channels. Initially, these nets will just involve check ins, but over time, we will practice ICS-213 messages on these nets in both voice and digital methods. The nets will last 1 hour.
Net Time | Wednesday April 7 | Thursday April 8 | Friday April 9 | Saturday April 10 |
Noon local | No Net | MARS /Amateur Interop Net | MARS /Amateur Interop Net | MARS /Amateur Interop Net |
8pm Local | MARS /Amateur Interop Net | NCS Region 2 | MARS /Amateur Interop Net | NCS Region 2 |
These Nets will repeat in the first week of each month.
If you have questions, please let me know.
Tom Kinahan
U.S. Army Military Auxiliary Radio System
Region One Director
tom.kinahan@verizon.net
April 2021 Western MA Section News Now Available
The April, 2021 WMA Section Manager Report is now available at https://wma.arrl.org/blog/2021/04/02/section-managers-report-april-2021/
March 2021 Eastern MA Section News Now Available
The March, 2021 Eastern Massachusetts Section Newsletter is now available at https://ema.arrl.org/march-2021-section-news/.
Maine Telegraph April 2021 Now Available
The April, 2021 edition of the Maine Telegraph Newsletter, the statewide newsletter for Maine Amateur Radio operators, is now available at: <https://nediv.arrl.org/wp-content/uploads/2021/04/APRIL-2021-Maine-Telegraph-Newsletter.pdf>.
“The Consortium”—Covering the Ham Radio Basics
“Slow Speed Test” Gains Popularity
In September, 2020, members of the K1USN Radio Club (who are also members of the CW Operators’ Club) started sponsoring a one-hour slow speed CW “contest” called SST aimed at “those who prefer a more leisurely CW pace or are new CW operators or contesters.” SST is held on Mondays at 00:00-01:00 UTC (8-9 PM EDT Sundays).
The event has enjoyed increased popularity, both nationally and internationally. It is supported by the N1MM software logging program. A second weekly one-hour SST session was started on February 5, 2021, at a time more suited for European amateur radio operators: 20:00-21:00 UTC Fridays.
For more information about the Slow Speed Test, please visit <http://www.k1usn.com/sst.html>.