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------ Original message------From: ARRL Members Only Web site Date: Thu, Jul 16, 2015 23:10To: raycord at aol.com;Subject:JULY 2015 SECTION NEWS
ARRL EASTERN MASSACHUSETTS SECTION  Section Manager (SM) – Tom Walsh, K1TW Assistant Section Manager (ASM) – Phil Temples, K9HIAffiliated Club Coordinator (ACC) – Arthur "Bo" Budinger, WA1QYM Official Observer Coordinator (OOC) - Ed Parish, K1EP Public Information Coordinator (PIC) - Bob Salow, WA1IDA Section Emergency Coordinator (SEC) – Marek Kozubal, KB1NCGSection Traffic Manager (STM) – Marcia Forde, KW1U Section Youth Coordinator (SYC) – Jeremy Breef-Pilz, KB1REQ State Government Liaison (SGL) – Hank Mc Carl, W4RIG Technical Coordinator (TC) – Dan Brown, W1DANJULY 2015 SECTION NEWSSummer days are here.  Anyone miss winter yet?  It’s only six monthsaway!It is a great pleasure to announce the following section fieldappointments: Please welcome Marek Kozubal, KB1NCG, as the new ARRL Section EmergencyCoordinator (SEC) for Eastern Massachusetts.  Marek joined ARES as avolunteer in 2007 and became the ARES Metro-Boston District EmergencyCoordinator in 2008. In 2010 he joined the Brookline CERT and broughtamateur radio training to over 30 of its members. He has been an activepart of numerous ARES deployments and public service events includingseven years with the Boston Marathon. He brings a breath ofoperational, educational, and technical talents to the position ofSEC.Please also welcome as an Assistant Section Emergency Coordinator, Mike“Sparky” Leger, N1YLQ.  Mike brings a wealth of operationalexperience in emergency communications effectiveness working in avariety of Red Cross, SKYWARN and RACES environments.  Congratulations and thanks to Joe Weisse, W1HAI, of Natick who takes onthe job as manager of HHTN effective July 1.Marcia Forde, KW1U, EMA Section Traffic Manager reports the TrafficHandlers picnic will be held on August 2.  Details are at. The following EMA amateurs have qualifiedfor:-  BPL:  KW1U-  PSHR: KW1U, N1IQI, N1TF, N1LKJ.BOXBORO CONVENTIONBOXBORO! 2015, the ARRL New England Division Convention, is now justone month away (August 21-23, 2015). The website is constantly updated.  New for this year, the convention will have an opening ceremony hostedby Gordon West, WB6NOA.  Bob DeMattia, K1IW, Boxboro Vice-Chair says“Come join us in the Federal Ball Room at 9AM on Saturday for whatshould prove to be a unique experience.”  Bob also notes “One of the things that sets the Boxboro! Conventionapart from your typical flea is our best-in-class forums.”Among the highlights on the web page now are:- The complete Forum schedule for Friday, Saturday and Sunday- Registration for the free “Tech-in-a-day” license course- Registration for Gordon West’s free Instructor Academy on Friday- Free SKYWARN Training on Friday afternoon- A link to sign up as a convention volunteer- Ticket and Banquet informationAnd don’t forget the W1A Special Event station at Boxboro will beavailable to operate during the weekend. COURSESGENERAL CLASS: August 1 and 8:The Genesis ARS will conduct a General Class course on August 1 & 8from 9 AM to 3 PM at the Middleborough Public Library. Students arerequired to bring the ARRL General Q&A Fifth Edition. All othermaterials will be supplied. Register with    prior toJuly 25.TECH-IN-A-DAY, August 22, 2015, 9 AM – 5 PMThe Cape Ann Amateur Radio Association is holding a free Technicianstudy course at the Boxboro 2015 convention.  Registration and fulldetails are at  FLEA MARKETSJuly 19, Cambridge MA (Sunday)Flea at MIT August 22-23, Boxboro Convention (Saturday and Sunday)  SPECIAL EVENTS ON THE AIRAugust 8:  W1NAS at the site of the former Weymouth Naval Air Station.August 21-23: W1A at the Boxboro ConventionCLUB AND OTHER NEWS“The South Shore Hospital Amateur Radio Club has been asked to onceagain provide communications for the Run to the Rock Road Race. Thislarge event will be held this year on September 12, 2015. We areseeking volunteers for this 4 1/2 hour morning event (7:30 am to noon).The Race will continue to use three race courses as it has in the pastwhich encompasses a large geographic area of Plymouth. We needapproximately 35-40 licensed amateur radio volunteers to effectivelycover the courses and stations. For complete information on the event,please visit: .”Approximately eight Norwood ARC members assisted with communicationsfor the Norwood 4th of July Road Race and Parade. They utilized theNorwood 147.21 repeater.Zola Center ARC held a special VE session on June 13 in NewtonHighlands to accommodate several candidates who were blind. In conjunction with the K1USN RC special events station, W1NAS, at thesite of the former Naval Air Station in South Weymouth on August 8, theUSS Nautilus ARC in Groton, Connecticut will also be QRV as N1S. TheK1USN crew will also conduct a VE session that day at 8:30 AM in theMuseum. A good crowd was on hand at the June meeting of the Nashoba Valley ARC.Members listened to a presentation on 3D Printing from Vern Nulk,KA1QAO. Vern brought 3D printing equipment and demonstrated it inaction. Members of the Southeastern MA ARA operated in the 13 Colonies SpecialEvent, signing K2H, from June 30 to July 5. Amateur Radio communications volunteers are needed July 18 for an MSRide event in Concord. Hams will staff aid stations and accompany SAG(support and gear) drivers. To volunteer, contact Mark,K1MGY at arrl.net.Barnstable ARC hams netted some great PR with coverage about its FieldDay from NPR outlet WCAI. The story can be heard (and read) at FIELD DAY VISITS AND CHALLENGING WEATHER TOOField Day offers so many wonderful opportunities to show off ham radioto the Public and share the joy of this hobby with others. Massachusetts amateur radio operators were honored by proclamationsfrom both Governor Baker and the Massachusetts Senate. Just in time forField Day weekend, I was able to send out a special email to the sectionabout this.  I wish it had been possible to show the proclamations toevery club in EMA that set up for Field Day, but I will get them on theema.arrl.org web site very soon.  As most know, especially if you participated at a field day site, theweather on Saturday was quite beautiful but Sunday was anything but. This curtailed to some extent the visits to many EMA clubs since travelon Sunday was difficult. I am aware of the following visits being madeat least on Saturday:Mike, K1TWF, NE Division Director and Tom, K1TW, EMA Section Managerjointly visited the following clubs on Friday and Saturday:    Phillips Amateur Radio Club (PARC), Andover;   Cape Ann Amateur Radio Association (CAARA), Gloucester;  North Shore Radio Association (NSRA), Danvers;   Clay Center Amateur Radio Club (CCARC), Brookline,  Wellesley Amateur Radio Society (WARS), Needham;  PART of Westford, Concord;   Billerica Amateur Radio Society (BARS) in Chelmsford. Phil, K9HI, EMA Assistant Section Manager visited the Harvard WirelessClub on Saturday.Next year’s plan for EMA Section Manager Field Day visits will focuson Cape Cod and clubs in the southern parts of the section.  I’d like to acknowledge the outstanding work done by Bill Ricker,N1VUX, in maintaining the Eastern Massachusetts Field Day web siteagain this year.  What a fantastic tool, especially for a sectionmanager trying to plan a trip to multiple field day locations but alsoto anyone looking for a location to enjoy the field day experience.  Acknowledgement:Thanks to Assistant Section Manager Phil Temples, K9HI, for his help asco-author on the July Section News.--------------------------------------------------------------------ARRL Eastern Massachusetts SectionSection Manager: Thomas D Walsh, K1TWk1tw at arrl.org--------------------------------------------------------------------To unsubscribe from messages, go to:http://p1k.arrl.org/oo/3e0a3e87d2e36701819d402b508b5e66