Serving ARRL members who reside in the New England sections
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
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
The April, 2021 WMA Section Manager Report is now available at https://wma.arrl.org/blog/2021/04/02/section-managers-report-april-2021/
The March, 2021 Eastern Massachusetts Section Newsletter is now available at https://ema.arrl.org/march-2021-section-news/.
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>.
Like the successful “Ham Bootcamp” program sponsored by the Nashua Area Radio Society, The Consortium was formed out of a need to mentor new amateurs in the Providence, Rhode Island area. And like Ham Bootcamp, it, too has had to adapt during the COVID-19 pandemic. 
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>.
Dom Mallozzi, N1DM, was the featured guest on Ham On!, simulcast on Pittsfield (MA) Community Television and WTBR-FM 89.7 on March 25, 2021. Dom spoke about amateur satellites. The early morning program is produced and moderated by Western MA Assistant Section Traffic Manager Peter Mattice, KD2JKV. A recording of the show can be heard at <https://anchor.fm/peter0190/episodes/working-amatuer-sats-etgl31>.
N1DM is active on HF CW , FT8, FT4, satellites, DMR, emergency communications and contesting. He serves as secretary for the Providence (RI) Radio Association, W1OP.
ARRL New England Division Vice Director Phil Temples, K9HI, will be the featured speaker at two ARRL affiliated clubs this week.
Phil will present to the Blackstone Valley (RI) Amateur Radio Club on March 29, 2021. On March 30, K9HI will co-present with Eastern MA Section Manager Tom Walsh, K1TW, at the K1USN Radio Club about ARRL.
Zoom details for the Blackstone Valley meeting can be obtained by emailing Judson Mitstock, W1JMZ at judson@w1jmz.net. For K1USN Radio Club meeting details, contact “Pi” Pugh, K1RV, at k1rv@arrl.net
A Maine amateur has created some excellent video podcasts for the Maine Ham Radio Society’s YouTube channel.
Phil Duggan, N1EP, of Milbridge, Maine, has produced four episodes so far: “Soldering & Kit Building is Fun!”, “Morse Code, Straight Keys, Portable Ops & More!”, “The Maine Seagull Net,” and “MHRS RadioActive.”