Connecticut Ops Sought for 13 Colonies K2D Team, July 1-8, 2022

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K2D 2021 QSLPete Chamalian, W1RM, writes on the YCCC list:

I am again looking for volunteers who would like to join the K2D team for the annual 13 Colonies Event.  This year we will be using K2D starting on July 1 at 9 AM to July 8 at midnight.  The operation for K2D must take place in Connecticut.

Operators will be using their own station and will be scheduled to operate.  We are looking for participants who are capable CW, phone, RTTY and other digi modes with the ability to operate on any band, 160-6.  The operating can be fast-paced, like a DXpedition at times.

Full details about K2D and sign up as an operator visit: https://sites.google.com/view/k2doperatorpage/home

For more information about the 13 Colonies event, visit: http://www.13colonies.us/

Questions can be addressed to me.

 
Pete Chamalian, W1RM
W1RM@Comcast.net

Volunteers for CT RFI Team Needed

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ARRL Section Manager Chuck Motes, K1DFS, writes on the CT ARRL Members list:

The Assistant New England Director, ARRL, is recruiting volunteers to serve on a RFI troubleshooting Team for Connecticut.  So far there are two members on the team.  More are needed.

Rob Leiden, K1UI, is an Assistant Director of the New England ARRL Division, and can be addressed via email at:  k1ui@nediv.arrl.org.

Volunteers on the team will be trained in RFI detection and problem correction, and equipment will be available to the team.

The team may only be deployed following a request from an amateur to the League, and will work under a Team Leader.  This is a detection and assistance process.  There is no enforcement by the team or its members.  Cooperation of hams and the general public will be employed.

If interested, send an email to Rob Leiden at his email address, with your name, call, address, contact information, and an explanation of qualifications/skills/training/experience.

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ARRL Connecticut Section
Section Manager: Charles I Motes Jr, K1DFS
k1dfs@arrl.org
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RFI Troubleshooting Continues to Upgrade

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The New England Division Radio Frequency Interference (RFI) Troubleshooting Guide and Section RFI Teams continue to expand. The web pages now include even more RFI information for hams.

The spectrum-protection-and-use iogroup continues to develop the web-based process. A team training page, an RFI remediation techniques page and a page listing known RFI sources have been added. A page that will allow clicking on a New England map to find power utility contacts is being constructed.  Five of seven New England sections have RFI Teams and the rest are actively recruiting. A starter set of RFI Team equipment has been obtained. Initial use is planned for later this month. The EMA team is already involved in a case with team- owned equipment.

A forum at the New England / Hudson Division Hamxposition in August in Marlborough, MA will feature both the cooperation between Eversource and the New England Division and the process for getting hams help in resolving their RFI issues.

 

Greater Bridgeport (CT) ARC Fox Hunt, April 11, 2022

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Greater Bridgeport ARC loogoFrom <https://groups.io/g/GBARC/wiki/19292>:

[Sunday] is looking to be sunny and clear around 50F so we will hold our monthly fox hunt starting at 11am.  The fox hunt will cover Redding, Easton, Weston, Monroe, Shelton, Trumbull, and Fairfield.  The start time is 11am and with a hard end time of 2pm.

All members and non-members are invited to attend.  The purpose of the fox hunt is to track down a hidden transmitter called a Fox, and the sponsor who will be nearby. 

Recommended Starting Location:  Trumbull Mall in Trumbull

Fox Frequency:  147.485 MHz Simplex

Fox Power:  5W into a 5/8 wave antenna then into 5w into a 1/4 wave at 11:30, then dropping power to 1W at 12pm

Sponsors:  Shawn – NR1T

Check in on:  441.700 or 146.445 Repeaters by RF or Echolink to node 441700

En-Route Questions:  Contact Shawn by phone or repeater.

National Hurricane Conference Virtual Amateur Radio Workshop, April 11, 2022

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On Monday 4/11/22, there will be the Virtual Amateur Radio Workshop for the 2022 National Hurricane Conference. The sessions will run between 1030 AM-1200 PM EDT, 130-300 PM EDT, and 330-500 PM EDT. The details on the presenters and presentation topics and Zoom dial-in details can be found here:
 
 
We will be recording the session and uploading it to YouTube as well. We look forward to seeing folks who can attend our virtual workshop.
 
73, Rob, KD1CY
Director of Operations for the VoIP Hurricane Net
Eastern Massachusetts ARES Section Emergency Coordinator & SKYWARN Coordinator

New Videos Posted on Mentoring and Ham Development Page

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Anita Kemmerer, AB1QB, writes on ne-ham-dev:

The following Tech Night videos have been published to the Mentoring and Ham Development page on the nediv.arrl.org website from the Nashua Area Radio Society.

  • Simple Wire Antennas
  • Popular Loggers: Ham Radio Deluxe and DXLab Suite
  • WSJT-X Setup and Use

If you have any similar videos that you would like to make available to new hams via the nediv.arrl.org Mentoring and Ham Development page, you can use the form at https://nediv.arrl.org/mentoring-input/#Training_Program_Recording to submit them or send me an email at ab1qb@nediv.arrl.org

 

AB1OC: “ARRL Club Grant Program” at Southeastern MA ARA, April 8, 2022

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AB1OC Presenting at SEMARA Meeting, April 7, 2022New England Division Director Fred Kemmerer, AB1OC, and Vice Director Phil Temples, K9HI, were on hand at the April 8 Southeastern MA Amateur Radio Association (SEMARA) meeting in Dartmouth, Massachusetts to present the club with a plaque and special certificate honoring SEMARA on its 75th anniversary of ARRL affiliation.  Club members also heard a presentation by Kemmerer on the new ARRL Club Grant program.

A Two-Fox Hunt in Carlisle (MA), April 9-10, 2022

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From ema.arrl.org:

Eliot Mayer, W1MJ, writes on NEMassFoxHunters and Waltham ARA lists:

Two foxes will be transmitting this weekend (April 9-10) from Greenough Land in Carlisle, MA.  This conservation area is only 15 minutes from the center of Westford and 25 minutes from beautiful downtown Waltham. The parking lot is more-or-less across the street from 811 Maple Street. If you come from Route 3, Maple Street is actually the same street as Treble Cover Road, so it’s a straight shot 2 miles from the highway.  A map of Greenough Land is available here:  https://www.carlislema.gov/DocumentCenter/View/805/Greenough-Land-Trails-Map-PDF

Both foxes will be on the air from Saturday at 9:30 AM until Sunday at 5:00 PM.

Call  / Frequency   / TX Power

K1MJC / 146.565 MHz / 15 mW
W1MJ  / 147.54 MHz  / 5 W

New England STEM/Youth Meeting, April 20, 2022

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Dan Norman, N0HF, Assistant Director for Youth and STEM Outreach, will moderate a Zoom meeting on Wednesday, April 20 at 7 PM EST (~1.5 hrs) to discuss: youth involvement in clubs and other organizations, thoughts and comments on what is working and what plans and ideas people have.

He’s invited several guest speakers who will share their involvement and experiences.

“We have a great group of dedicated youth leaders across New England to learn from,” writes Dan.  “I look forward to meeting you.”

For Zoom details, contact dan at n0hf@nediv.arrl.org.