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William A. Woodhead, N1KAT 68 Madison St. Auburn, ME 04210-4836 207-782-4862 n1kat@arrl.org |
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ALERT: Sun, May 4, 2008; 1:25 PM ET
THE WATERVILLE AREA WIRELESS ASSOCIATION/WA1WA HAM RADIO CLUB WILL HOLD A FOX HUNT ON SAT., MAY 10 FROM 9 AM TO NOON, IN WATERVILLE AND WINSLOW. CONTACT RON W1SSF AT 873-2071 OR ON THE 147.285 REPEATER. ALL ARE WELCOME TO COME AND HAVE SOME FUN WITH HAM RADIO AND FINDING THE FOX. THERE WELL BE A $50.00 PRIZE TO THE WINNER. American Diabetes Association's Tour de Cure Sunday, June 22
Beginning and ending at The Middle School of the Kennebunks in West Kennebunk. The event begins at 7 AM and ends up around 2 PM. The event includes three bike rides in the form of a 100K, 50K and 25K rides. For the most part this event requires that communicators have a 25 watt radio and a portable antenna system as a minimum although there is one rest stop that only needs a handheld. Although this is an all day event, early outs are possible. The operational frequency for the event is the Sanford repeater on 147.18 MHz (+) (100.0 Hz tone). EVENT LISTINGS FOR 2008!!!!! If you are responsible for a hamfest or other event, please make sure to send your listing in as soon as you have the date and other info. All info to: John Goran at: k1jjs@arrl.net. Does your Public Service Event Need Additional Ham Radio Volunteers?? If your club or group offers communications for Public Service Events and are in need of additional communications volunteers, we'd be pleased to post your event information to the ARRL Maine Section Web Page and have it announced by the PIO's on various Maine nets. The following information is required: event description, date, location, arrival time, sign up deadline and contact information (email/phone) along with any additional requirements. With this information getting out to more of the Ham Radio Community we are hoping all events will have the volunteers needed, and those that do volunteer can schedule in advance. Email to John, k1jjs@arrl.net, Maine Section ARRL PIC |
News last updated: Sun, May 4, 2008 at 8:48 PM ET
MEMA Seeking Seeking Candidates for Volunteer RACES Director Position
February 12, 2008
After 20 years of service with MEMA as the Maine Radio Amateur Civil Emergency Service (RACES) Director, Rod Scribner (KA1RFD) has announced he wishes to retire. Therefore, MEMA is in search for a new volunteer candidate who will serve as the next Maine RACES Director.
Although this is a volunteer position, the successful applicant will be an active team member who will provide emergency operations communication support. The RACES Director acts as the liaison between the State Emergency Operations Center and other entities to ensure an emergency communications links. He or she advises the MEMA Communications Manager on Amateur communications policies and procedures. The person selected will be asked to carry a pager and will have to be able to report to the State EOC in Augusta during emergencies.
The selected candidate must pass a criminal background check in order to be accepted.
Requirements for this volunteer position include:
* At minimum, General Class amateur radio license, 2-3 years experience with ARES or RACES, knowledge of multiple bands of operation, packet, and APRS radio;
* Familiarity with the RACES requirements in 47CFR97 (Part 97; 97.407);
* Familiarity with the current requirements for ARES requirements as set forth by the American Radio Relay League (ARRL) and the ARRL Section Coordinator for the Maine Section;
* Training in Incident Command and the National Incident Management System (this training will be provided to the successful candidate if he or she has not already taken it).
Applications will be accepted by mail or FAX on or before Friday, May 16, 2008 APPLICATION DEADLINE EXTENDED!! Applications will be reviewed and the top applicants will go before an interview board consisting of MEMA Communications Manager, outgoing RACES Director, ARRL Section Emergency Coordinator, and the Vice President of the County Directors Council.
Applications may be mailed or FAXed to:
Roy Jones (KB1PWJ)
Communications Manager
Maine Emergency Management Agency
72 State House Station
Augusta, ME 04333-0072
FAX: 207-287-3178
21st Bangor Hamfest Sat., June 7, Hermon High School, Route 2, Hermon
CERT Training
Weather Spotter/SKYWARN Training
Basic Weather Spotter Training
All Weather Spotter Training is Free of Charge and Open to the Public. Session runs about 1-1/2 to 2 hours. Please visit WX1GYX SKYWARN Program Website: http://www.wx1gyx.org/
Saturday May 17th 2008 10 AM, Mt. Washington Discovery Center 2779 Main Street. North Conway, NH
Sunday May 18th 2008 5 PM Sanford Town Hall Annex, 3rd floor Council Chambers, Robert St., Sanford, ME
Wednesday June 11th 2008 7 PM, Ellis Pond Variety Store, 1225 Roxbury Notch Rd., Roxbury Maine
Thursday June 26, 2008 7 PM, *Windham Public Safety Bldg. 375 Gray Road, Windham, ME (*May be moved to Windham HS Auditorium)
If you are responsible for a hamfest or other event, please make sure to send your listing in as soon as you have the date and other info. All info to: John Goran at: k1jjs@arrl.net.
Have a ham-related picture for posting?? FORWARD A .JPEG to me, with some basic info (who or what the pic is; where taken, who shot it, etc.) I'll get it posted to this site.
Below you will find a complete list of EXAM and HAMFEST DATES. We will do our best to keep this list up-to-date. Please send along any additions, corrections, etc.
Kennebec County ARES Net meets every Sunday evening @ 1900 hrs (local) on the 145.390 repeater.
Cumberland County ARES NET meets evey Sunday night @ 1930 hrs on the 147.09 machine.
Oxford County ARES Net meets on the second, third, fourth, (fifth) Monday evenings of the month at 1930 hrs on the KQ1L 146.88 repeater
Midcoast ARES Net meets every Monday night @ 1930 hrs on the 147.210 machine.
Somerset County EmComm Net meets on the 1st and 3rd Monday on the 146.970/100Hz Sugarloaf repeater AND 2nd, 4th & 5th Monday on the 146.730/91.5Hz Madison repeater. All nets start @ 7:30 PM
Aroostook Emergency Net meets on Mondays at 2000 hrs on the 146.730 machine
Washington County ARES holds their weekly on-the-air meetings every Monday on the W1LH repeater, 147.330 - 118.8 tone at 1900 hrs. All licensed amateurs are invited to check in.
Maine Emergency Ccommunications Net (MECN) meets every Sunday @ 1630 hrs local New Time!! on 3940 KHz (alternate freq. 7262 KHz).
Tri-County ARES Net meets every Sunday @ 2000 hrs on the KQ1L Link System
Waldo County ARES/RACES Net meets every Monday except the 1st Monday at 1930 hours on the 147.27 repeater
Lincoln County ARES Net meets every Sunday @ 1900 on the 146.985 mhz (no tone) repeater
Androscoggin ARES Net on the Auburn Repeater 146.610 no pl tone EVERY Tuesday 6:30pm except 2nd Tuesday for Meeting at EOC at 6:00pm, 2 College Street, Lewiston, basement of Fire Station
Twelve County Emergency Net opens around 9:30 AM (at the close of the Public Service Net on 75M) each Sunday, on the KQ1L linked 2M repeater system. Net manager: Rod Scribner, KA1RFD, This net is a part of the national traffic system and is operated as an excellent example of what an amateur radio net should be. This net serves all 16 counties of Maine as well as parts of New Hampshire, Vermont and Massachusetts as well as ships at sea.
Maine Public Service Net meets every Sunday morning at 0900 local time, 3940 khz. N1KAT, Section Mgr.conducts admin. duties as Net Control the last Sunday of each month. FMI contact Al Sirois, N1MHC, Net Mgr. & Lincoln County ARES Emergency Coordinator.
WX1GYX Skywarn Training Net KQ1L Link System; Wed. 8:30 PM & Sat. 7:30 PM. Please visit and bookmark the NEW http://www.wx1gyx.org/ web site and discussions at http://groups.google.com/group/gyx-skywarn/
New England Weather Net www.newn.org 3905kHz LSB 5:30am Daily
Wide Area Amateur Radio Network weekly net Tuesday nights at 19100 hours (7:00 PM) on the 145.210(pl 156.7) 2 meter repeater system. www.wa1arn.net/cmgmnt/
SSTV Net KQ1L Link System; Friday at 7:30 PM - Send and/or Receive Slow Scan TV Pictures (Martin 2 format)
YL NetThe YL net is being put on hiatus until the beginning of next year.
Maine Youth Net KQ1L Link System; Sunday at 6:00 pm - A Net for young amateurs to talk about their amateur related experiences; also check out the Yahoo group called Maine Youth Net! Net Control Station: Cheyenne KB1PHR
Maine Elmer Net opens at 7PM each Tuesday evening on the KQ1L linked 2M system. Net manager: George Drisko, KB1AQE. This net is operated primarily with the new hams in mind. Although technical sessions can get rather deep, questions from newbies will never be trivialized. Several very skilled OTs (old timers or experts) are normally on hand to keep everything on an even keel.
Digital Net FRIDAY NITES @ 2030 hrs. on the KQ1L Link System, after SSTV NET for about 1 hour.
Merrymeeting Amateur Radio Assoc. www.ks1r.net
Pine State Amateur Radio Club www.n1me.org
Portland Amateur Wireless Assoc.
www.pawa-maine.org/
Yankee Amateur Radio Club http://home.maine.rr.com/goulds/yankee.html
Androscoggin Amateur Radio Club www.w1npp.org/
Waterville Amateur Wireless Association www.qsl.net/wa1wa/welcome.html
The Hancock County EMCOMM Blog (http://hancockcountyemcomm.blogspot.com) has been updated. Any questions or items you might think would be interesting for the blog please email Dick S. W1KRP at rsw1krp@verizon.net
LAST UPDATE: 1/25/2008
Exam information also available at:
www.arrl.org/arrlvec/examsearch.phtml?State=ME
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-----2008 VE TEST SCHEDULE-----
Sat., May 10, Sponsor: MARA Time: 10:00 AM (Walk-ins allowed Contact: Bryce Rumery, K1GAX (207) 799-1116 Email: k1gax@juno.com VEC: ARRL/VEC Location: Midcoast Chapter, American Red Cross 16 Community Way Topsham, ME
Wed., MAY 21, Sponsor: AUGUSTA ARA Time: 5:30 PM (Walk-ins allowed) Contact: RONALD J MANSON (207)873-2071 Email: W1SSF@VERIZON.NET VEC: ARRL/VEC Location: KENNEBEC COUNTY GOV'T CENTER 125 STATE ST USE SOUTH SIDE BLDG ENTRANCE NEAR ROTARY AUGUSTA, ME 04330
Sat., June 7 Sponsor: Pine State Amateur Radio Club. Hermon Hamfest, Hermon, ME. All levels 9 AM. Contact: Don Tarbet, KD1XU, info@nhest.org, 207-327-1453.
Sat., June 14, SPONSOR: WA1WA CLUB TIME 10:30 AM ALL CLASSES WALK-INS ARE WELCOME CONTACT: RON MANSON 1-207-873-2071 E-MAIL: W1SSF@VERIZON.NET VE: W1SSF RON MANSON LOCATION: WINSLOW PUBLIC LIBRARY RT. 100A WINSLOW ME 04901
Sat., June 28, Sponsor: WASHINGTON COUNTY ARES Time: 9:00AM (Walk-ins allowed)Contact: PHILIP A ROBERTS (207)255-3872 e-mail: K1PAR@ARRL.NET VEC: ARRL/VEC Location: EMERGENCY MANAGEMENT AGENCY BUILDING 34 CENTER ST. MACHIAS, ME 04654
Wed., JULY 16, Sponsor: AUGUSTA ARA Time: 5:30 PM (Walk-ins allowed) Contact: RONALD J MANSON (207} 873-2071 Email: W1SSF@VERIZON.NET VEC: ARRL/VEC Location: KENNEBEC COUNTY GOV'T CENTER 125 STATE ST USE SOUTH SIDE BLDG ENTRANCE NEAR ROTARY AUGUSTA, ME 04330
Sat., July 19, Sponsor: PAWA Time: 9:00 AM (Walk-ins allowed) Contact: Bryce Rumery, K1GAX (207) 799-1116 Email: k1gax@juno.com VEC: ARRL/VEC Location: Stewart P Morrill American Legion Post #35 413 Broadway South Portland, ME 04106
Sat., August 2, SPONSOR: WA1WA CLUB TIME 10:30 AM ALL CLASSES WALK-INS ARE WELCOME CONTACT: RON MANSON 1-207-873-2071 E-MAIL: W1SSF@VERIZON.NET VE: W1SSF RON MANSON LOCATION: WINSLOW PUBLIC LIBRARY RT. 100A WINSLOW ME 04901
Sat., August 9, Sponsor: MARA Time: 10:00 AM (Walk-ins allowed Contact: Bryce Rumery, K1GAX (207) 799-1116 Email: k1gax@juno.com VEC: ARRL/VEC Location: Midcoast Chapter, American Red Cross 16 Community Way Topsham, ME
Sat., August 9 Sponsor: Pine State Amateur Radio Club. St Albans Hamfest, St. Albans, ME, Snow Devils Snowmobile Club. All levels 9 AM. Contact: Don Tarbet, KD1XU, info@nhest.org, 207-327-1453.
Wed., SEPTEMBER 17, Sponsor: AUGUSTA ARA Time: 5:30 PM (Walk-ins allowed) Contact: RONALD J MANSON (207)873-2071 Email: W1SSF@VERIZON.NET VEC: ARRL/VEC Location: KENNEBEC COUNTY GOV'T CENTER 125 STATE ST USE SOUTH SIDE BLDG ENTRANCE NEAR ROTARY AUGUSTA, ME 04330
Sat., October 4, SPONSOR: WA1WA CLUB TIME 10:30 AM ALL CLASSES WALK-INS ARE WELCOME CONTACT: RON MANSON 1-207-873-2071 E-MAIL: W1SSF@VERIZON.NET VE: W1SSF RON MANSON LOCATION: WINSLOW PUBLIC LIBRARY RT. 100A WINSLOW ME 04901
Sat., October 11, Sponsor: PAWA Time: 9:00 AM (Walk-ins allowed) Contact: Bryce Rumery, K1GAX (207) 799-1116 Email: k1gax@juno.com VEC: ARRL/VEC Location: Stewart P Morrill American Legion Post #35 413 Broadway South Portland, ME 04106
Sat., October 11 Sponsor: Pine State Amateur Radio Club. Lunchroom, Bangor Daily News, Buck St. Bangor, ME. All levels 9 AM. Contact: Don Tarbet, KD1XU, info@nhest.org, 207-327-1453
Tue., October 14 6:30 PM American Red Cross 141 State St., Presque Isle, Me Contact: Wilburn Scott WA1YNZ Crouseville, Me 04738 Tel: 455-8333 E-mail: wa1ynz@ainop.com
Sat., November 8, Sponsor: MARA Time: 10:00 AM (Walk-ins allowed Contact: Bryce Rumery, K1GAX (207) 799-1116 Email: k1gax@juno.com VEC: ARRL/VEC Location: Midcoast Chapter, American Red Cross 16 Community Way Topsham, ME
Wed., NOVEMBER 19, Sponsor: AUGUSTA ARA Time: 5:30 PM (Walk-ins allowed) Contact: RONALD J MANSON (207)873-2071 Email: W1SSF@VERIZON.NET VEC: ARRL/VEC Location: KENNEBEC COUNTY GOV'T CENTER 125 STATE ST USE SOUTH SIDE BLDG ENTRANCE NEAR ROTARY AUGUSTA, ME 04330
Sat., December 6, SPONSOR: WA1WA CLUB TIME 10:30 AM ALL CLASSES WALK-INS ARE WELCOME CONTACT: RON MANSON 1-207-873-2071 E-MAIL: W1SSF@VERIZON.NET VE: W1SSF RON MANSON LOCATION: WINSLOW PUBLIC LIBRARY RT. 100A WINSLOW ME 04901
Sat., December 6 Sponsor: Pine State Amateur Radio Club. Lunchroom, Bangor Daily News, Buck St. Bangor, ME. All levels 9 AM. Contact: Don Tarbet, KD1XU, info@nhest.org, 207-327-1453
PLEASE NOTE: THESE ARE TENTATIVE DATES ONLY
Please check with team leader before traveling to verify date, time, location and exams being offered.
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Please remember to have your 2008 event posted here!!!!!!
Near-Fest (New England Amateur Radio Festival) Friday & Saturday, May 2 & 3, Deerfield Fairgrounds, Deerfield, NH. www.near-fest.com Contact: w1rc@near-fest.com
21st Bangor Hamfest Sat., June 7, Hermon High School, Route 2, Hermon. Sponsor: Pine State ARC www.n1me.com Talk-In: 146.34/ 94 repeater (PL 100) Contact: Roger W. Dole, KA1TKS, 852 Bog Rd., Hermon, ME 04401 Phone: 207-848-3846 Email: rdole@hermon,net
Union Hamfest Sat., July 12, Thompson Community Center, 51 South Union Rd., Union Sponsor: Pen-Bay ARC Talk-In: 145.49- (PL 91.5) Contact: Scott Ewen, KB1DSW 408 River Rd., Cushing, ME 04563 Phone: 207-354-6809
St. Albans Hamfest Sat., August 9, 8 AM to Noon, Snow Devils Snowmobile Club, Rte. 152, St. Albans , ME Sponsor: Piscataquis Amateur Radio Club.
LAST UPDATE: 3/30/08
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Updates and cancellations to:
John Goran, K1JJS
74 Webster Rd.
Freeport ME 04032-6228
865.0554
k1jjs@arrl.net
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