Next WARA Meeting: Wednesday, January 28, 2026, 7:00 PM
Our next regular meeting is on January 28, 2026. At this meeting, Rob Macedo KD1CY will present a program, “Skywarn 2026. What’s going on with Ham Radio and NOAA”.
We continue to meet online .
Zoom Meeting Info
Time: 7:00 PM Eastern Time (US and Canada)
https://zoom.us/j/91712742209?pwd=SoVV46s5YaUsFht7ZXlfvcMltZWwBs.1
Meeting ID: 917 1274 2209
Passcode: 449075
One tap mobile:
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Rich Comer, K1RBC, Silent Key
The Waltham ARA has lost one of it “movers and shakers”. Rich Comer, K1RBC, passed away this morning after a prolonged illness. Rich became WARA Treasurer in 2016 and generously donated his time and skills to the club until very recently. He held the club together during a low point during and after the COVID pandemic even though he had moved to northern NH and joined a local club there. In addition to his Treasurer duties, Rich has been sending out meeting reminders, shared his pro Zoom account for WARA meetings, arranged holiday gatherings, and more. Rich will be greatly missed for all of his contributions to keeping WARA running, and for his kind approachable style. – Ned W1NED and Eliot W1MJ
Another Successful WARA Holiday Party
The WARA holiday party was held for the third time at The Great Wall Restaurant in Bedford, MA on Wednesday, December 10. Fifteen WARA folks attended. Good food, good company!
Geno W1GNO was the lucky winner of our raffle for a $100 DX Engineering gift certificate.
EmComm Presentation at April 2025 WARA Meeting
Terry Stader, KA8SCP, made an excellent presentation about Emergency Communications (EmComm) at our April 30, 2025 meeting. He explained how radio amateurs assist with EmComm, the Amateur Radio Emergency Service (ARES), Skywarn, and more.
Here is Terry’s presentation:
Repeater Updates: ’64 EchoLink & 900 MHz P25
The WARA 146.64 MHz repeater now has a connection to EchoLink directly at the repeater site. Roger WA1NVC set up the new equipment, and installed it on December 10, 2024 with help from Tom KA1GXR and Eliot W1MJ. The procedure for making EchoLink connections from a radio using DTMF tones has changed – see About / Repeaters.
The 927.1375 MHz repeater now supports P25 digital voice as well as FM. See About / Repeaters.
Roger WA1NVC prepared the equipment for these updates, and installed it over two December site visits with help from Tom KA1GXR and Eliot W1MJ.
The Waltham ARA Repeater Site in Prospect Hill Park
Great picture of the repeater site – from Mt. Wachusett!
While at Boxboro a fellow HAM W1AWX introduced himself and showed me this great pic of WARA’s site taken from almost 40 miles away! Thanks Arthur! -Ron / KG1T
