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Please join the Waltham Amateur Radio Association for our first meeting of the year.
When: Wed. Jan. 26th @ 7:00 PM (6:00PM for the pre-net checkin and chat)

Where: Chime Online Conference

Agenda: We have Sandy Lancraft N1FSK presenting “Going Back to the Future – N1FSK talks about Moonbounce.” Sandy has years of experience in working with EME and it’s a real treat to talk to someone who has made it work even in some very “challenging” environments.

If you did not receive an invitation as a member of the club, you can still sign up to receive invites to our meetings with this form. I will email out the invitation the afternoon before the presentation and then just before the presentation for any stragglers.

https://www.legacy.com/us/obituaries/bostonglobe/name/christine-bowen-obituary?id=32138966

Ron asked me to write a note for WARA, about the passing of Christine- KB1UBW, maybe more popularly known as the lady with the pink radio. At first, I avoided it, you know, always some reason to avoid getting after it, mostly selfishly keeping her departure quiet, as if that somehow kept her here, close with me. With us, her friends and all of the people she touched over the years.

She died in the early hours the day after Thanksgiving, the COPD that plagued her for years having turned to cancer, metastasizing to her brain. She was vibrant, active, and her usual plucky self, right up to the last several days; in the end passing in her sleep.

She now belongs to the ages, as we all share her persona and memory with those present, past and future. NearFest XXXI will be dedicated to her memory.

-Glenn KB1SMN

We will be holding our September meeting virtually. To receive an invitation via email please use this contact form:

http://walthamara.org/contact/contactform-president/

View our online album of photos from the 2021 W1M Field Day at Crow Island in Stow, MA. This was a collaboration between the Algonquin Amateur Radio Club and the Waltham Amateur Radio Association.

ARRL Field Day 2021 Photo Album

Thanks to all who participated!

Ron / KG1T

Skip K1NKR was kind enough to put together a nice summary of W1M Field Day 2021.

Thanks everyone who came out for a great time! I will post the final tally of contacts made once I have received word that they have been submitted.

-Ron / KG1T

Our final Field Day meeting before the event will be held Wednesday, 6/23 @ 7:00 PM. If you are not a club member and wish to receive an invitation to the video conference call, please fill out this form.

https://forms.gle/ZfGAkDYsYDGR2fmw7

Otherwise, consult our Field Day 2021 page for information if you would like to swing by!

BEST and 73

Ron / KG1T

Check our dedicated Field Day 2021 page for information. If you are not a WARA club member and wish to be notified of any upcoming info for Field Day please sign up below. Most info is now listed on the Field Day 2021 page.

https://forms.gle/ZfGAkDYsYDGR2fmw7

BEST and 73

Ron / KG1T

If you would like to help plan and organize WARA Field Day 2021 please sign up here:

https://forms.gle/ZfGAkDYsYDGR2fmw7

We will be organizing planning meetings as well as as site tour via this list.

BEST and 73

Ron / KG1T

Please join us in welcoming Bruce Blain K1BG to discuss the free CW Academy program offered by CWops.org. https://cwops.org/cw-academy/

Non-members are welcome to attend. Please fill out this Event Notification form to be notified of upcoming presentations and to receive the meeting call invitation details.

Wednesday, March 31st @ 7:00 PM

Location: Amazon Chime https://aws.amazon.com/chime/download/

Meeting dial in details will be sent to club membership and those registered with the event notification form.

The February 2021 meeting’s presentation on Dire Wolf APRS software from WB2OSZ is now available for viewing. Thanks John Wb2OSZ!

Links:

About Dire Wolf: https://packet-radio.net/direwolf/
WB2OSZ’s Github: https://github.com/wb2osz/direwolf
Building an iGate: https://ww8tf.club/building-an-aprs-igate/