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Announcements and short informational items of specific or general interest to the membership
Annual MTARA Club Picnic, September 12th
Tom Frenaye- K1KI Guest Speaker for September 17th MTARA Meeting
Tom Frenaye, K1KI is our MTARA Guest Speaker for Friday, September 17th. Tom K1KI is the ARRL New England Division Director. Many have had the opportunity to personally meet with Tom Frenaye and know what a resource of knowledge he can be. He is qualified to speak on just about any ARRL programs, recent FCC activity, contesting, and the ARRL Foundation, just for starters. Come prepared to have your questions answered!
Looking forward to seeing everyone after a long hot summer at our September 17th meeting. Feel free to bring a guest as we will have ample supply of goodies to munch & crunch on. Diane, KB1KST is always ready with plenty of hot coffee & cool drinks to quench your thirst. Our MTARA Club meets at the American Red Cross building, 506 College St, Springfield MA. Our meeting will start promptly at 7:30 PM.
MTARA Picnic! Come Join the Fun!
You’re Invited!
What: M.T.A.R.A Picnic
When: Sunday, Sept. 12, 2010
Where: Springfield Turn-Verein
Time: 1-5 pm
R.S.V.P. August 25, 2010 so we can plan the food! Cost is $7.00 per person. Club will provide hamburgers, hot dogs, and one soda per person. Additional drinks may be purchased from the Turn-Verein. Please consider bringing a dessert or side dish to share.
Contact Diane Shippee, KB1KST at either kb1kst@netzero.net
or by phone (860) 597-1398
Send check, payable to MTARA, to:
Diane Shippee KB1KST
PO Box 876
South Windsor, Ct 06074
Don’t miss out on a fantastic time with friends, and some great raffle prizes!
To the Turnverein: From I-91, take exit for MA 57 W/Agawam/Southwick. At traffic circle, take exit for 57 W, continue on 57 W to Garden Street exit. Take the Garden Street exit, take a left at the end of the ramp, cross the bridge over the highway. Driveway for Turn-Verein will be immediately on the right after crossing the bridge.
KD1XP VE Team - July 2010 Test Info
The KD1XP VE-Team is holding the July exam session at Amherst Machine on Monday, July 19, 2010. Space is limited, so pre-registration is strongly recommended. Walk-ins accepted, but only as seating permits. To register, contact: Richard - KD1XP at 413-665-2211 or kd1xp@kd1xp.
TEST SESSION INFORMATION:
LOCATION:
Amherst Machine
16 Cowls Road
Amherst, MA
DIRECTIONS:
Rte 116 to Meadow Street (four way traffic light), go toward the center of North Amherst. At the next set of traffic lights, take a left then go left at the fork in the road. Go past Roosters Restaurant, Cowls lumber yard and once you come up to The Harp, take a right onto Cowls Road. Amherst Machine is the first driveway on the left. It is not marked, it is a Morton style building. Plenty of parking, go enter on the left hand side of the building and please enter there.
WHAT TO BRING:
Please have a picture ID ready or two forms of other positive ID. If you are currently licensed, please bring your original Amateur Radio license and a photo copy. If you have CSCEs, (current within the past 365 days) bring them, and a photocopy of each CSCE.
TIME:
Testing starts at 7 PM sharp, please arrive EARLY!
COST:
The current test fee is $15.00.
Take a practice test, please click on this link: http://www.radioexa
73
Richard H. Wheeler - N1KXR
Are You Interested in Learning More About Flying Model Aircraft?
Many thanks to Bob LaFlamme, W1SQ for his dynamic and informative presentation at our May MTARA meeting! If you would like to explore building and flying model aircraft further, Bob's club, the Northern Connecticut Radio Control Club or NCRCC, has a web site that explains many of the events conducted by their club. You can access this site at http://www.ncrcc.org.
Bob wrote:
"Our field is located in Ellington, Ct. For a GPS enter 111 Green Rd, Ellington, Ct.
Be sure it routes you in from the SOUTH, off Muddy Brook Rd. Green Rd USED to have an entrance at the North end, but it is now gone. Maps & Directions are on our website, www.ncrcc.org.
Our next event is the Dawn Patrol. Giant-scale WWI aircraft only, bigger than what I brought!"
Boston Marathon Wrap-up - A Few Words about the Operation and Thanks to Those Who Helped!!
114TH Boston Marathon Patriots Day April 19 2010
MTARA members join W/MA ARES & HCRA amateur radio operators providing race
communications on the route covering 3 miles of the race in Newton.
This year our group provided radio communications for:
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3 Am.Red Cross First Aid stations.
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1 joint ARC & federal Disaster Assistance Team station
- 3 water stops.
114TH Boston Marathon Patriots Day April 19 2010
MTARA members join W/MA ARES & HCRA amateur radio operators providing race
communications on the route covering 3 miles of the race in Newton.
This year our group provided radio communications for:
-
3 Am.Red Cross First Aid stations.
-
1 joint ARC & federal Disaster Assistance Team station
- 3 water stops.
MTARA MEMBERS - The Echo/IRLP Access Codes Have Changed
In keeping with the Board of Directors policy to allow control of the Echolink and IRLP functions on our 146.67 repeater as a benefit of MTARA membership, the access codes for connecting the Provin repeater to other Echolink or IRLP nodes have been changed. This was done on May 1st. All current members with a valid, known email address have received this notification.
If you would like to renew your membership, or if you would like to join the MTARA, just click on the link below to download a pdf version of the MTARA application, and mail it in with your membership fee!
In keeping with the Board of Directors policy to allow control of the Echolink and IRLP functions on our 146.67 repeater as a benefit of MTARA membership, the access codes for connecting the Provin repeater to other Echolink or IRLP nodes have been changed. This was done on May 1st. All current members with a valid, known email address have received this notification.
If you would like to renew your membership, or if you would like to join the MTARA, just click on the link below to download a pdf version of the MTARA application, and mail it in with your membership fee!
Announcing New Net on the 146.94 Machine
Radio Scanner Monitoring Information Hobby Net --
Starting Thursday, January 7th, 2009 at 7:00 pm for approximately 30-45 minute period on the Mt Tom Repeater (146.94) an information net will be held for all amateur radio hobbyists who have/may have an interest in the passive radio monitoring hobby.
Round table discussions will cover "how to/where to monitor", as well as "what equipment is needed" to listen to the various radio services to including public safety, local government, military, aero/aircraft, railroads, public utilities, and various other services, operating in the frequency ranges of 30 to 1000 mhz.
Acting NCS for the net will be Ken, KB1PKI, who has been active in the radio hobby monitoring for over 30 years, and the Civil Air Patrol.
The net is off to a great start! If you would like to comment, please feel free to add your thoughts to the "Scanner Net" Forum. A link to this forum is in the menu on the left of this page under MTARA Discussion Group.
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