On Saturday, June 23, 2018, WARA held its annual cookout and a 4-hour operation in the ARRL Field Day. The event took place at the Sunset Shelter, Prospect Hill Park, Waltham (near the repeater site).
Some photos are available here: https://photos.app.goo.gl/MDMPJc7ZAK5yR93b6
The Boston Amateur Radio Club is supporting the annual Boston Brain Tumor Ride on Sunday May 20. They have requested the use of the Waltham 146.640 MHz repeater as a primary repeater for the southern section of this ride. The repeater will be used from 7:00 am to around 1:00 pm.
The primary point of contact information during the event is Jim Bradley, KB1JKJ.
Rhoda Morris, N1CSI, invited Waltham repeater friends of her late husband, Jim Morris, K1UGM, to a celebration of Jim’s life. It was held at the Americal Civic Center in Wakefield, MA, on Saturday, May 5, 2018.
Jim was a regular on the 146.64 MHz repeater for many years. If you don’t know Jim and are curious, see http://walthamara.org/2018/01/03/k1ugm-silent-key/.
The May 30 WARA meeting will be a severe weather spotter training session. The training is presented by Rob Macedo, KD1CY, in association with the National Weather Service SKYWARN program. Everyone age 16 and older who stays to complete the training will be able to become trained NWS weather spotters.
The training includes a two-hour thirty-minute computer-based presentation, which discusses the development of thunderstorms, the criteria for “severe” thunderstorms, as well as the cloud features associated with severe thunderstorms and tornadoes. Additional information will be presented about winter storms and proper snow measurement and reporting of coastal flooding, river, stream, and urban flooding and rainfall measurements. The session will also present the procedure for reporting weather information to the National Weather Service. Safety procedures for the various forms of summer severe weather (severe thunderstorms, tornadoes and lightning), winter storms, and flooding will also be covered in the training session. Anyone attending should bring a pen or pencil and bringing a notebook is optional.
The number of seats is limited, so per-registration is strongly advised. Use the following link:
https://www.eventbrite.com/e/skywarn-training-class-waltham-ma-tickets-45327445610
For any questions or further info, contact Rob at rmacedo@rcn.com.
For our April club meeting, Harold Chase WA1VVH will give a presentation about the HCJB “Voice of the Andes” Shortwave Station. He worked on multiple projects there over a period of several years, starting in 1989. He will cover the technical details of the station, as well as some more general and historical information. All are welcome.
See our meetings page for location information.
The Boston Marathon will once again be using our UHF (449.075) and VHF (146.64) repeaters during the event on April 16th. We ask that Hams please refrain from using the repeaters during this time.
Volunteers wanted for upcoming International Radio Science meeting. Amateurs are needed to staff a booth at the conference to answer questions by attendees on how to get involved in Amateur radio. Your help is needed for coordination, publicity, booth setup, staffing booths, volunteer exams, and booth tear down. Register here HamRadio @ IEEE AP-S 2018 Volunteer Signup
For more information visit 2018 APS/URSI or contact Phil Temples K9Hi at arrl dot org
Event schedule Technical Program and Meetings
Bill Poulin, WZ1L, sent us this informaton:
The Cape Ann Amateur Radio Association, CAARA, will be holding a one day study course for those interested in earning the FCC Technician class amateur radio license. This course will be held at the Lanesville Community Center on 8 Vulcan Street in Gloucester, MA on Saturday, April 21st, 2018, from 8:00 AM and going until 4:30 PM. Exams will begin at the end of class.
There is a $20.00 fee for course materials, snacks and the FCC Test Fee. You must sign up beforehand by e-mailing CAARA at techinaday@caara.net.
March 4, 2018 – Roger, WA1NVC, investigates the feasibility of bringing Internet service to the repeater site. It would enable networking of the 900 MHz repeater, and possibly other cool stuff like remote diagnostics.
Here is a caricature of WARA member and past President John Flood N1JAF, drawn and donated to this web site by Donnie N1YAN .
