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OUR
STORY
The
Wireless Society of Southern Maine began as a group of friends with a
common interest in ham radio, who met weekly at the Wassamki Springs
Campground in Scarborough. In early summer of 2010, these friends
decided to create a more formal organization, recognizing a need in the
community for a club that was welcoming, helpful, and receptive to new
ideas.
Please join us the 3rd Thursday of each month,
from 7pm-9pm for a Meeting on
the Air
on the 147.090 (+ / 100) repeater. All are welcome, including
non-members. The net welcomes traffic to be forwarded via Radio Relay
International. Immediately following will be the After Net on 28.455
kHz SSB.
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NEXT MEETING
06/11/20
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Informals
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CALENDAR
OF EVENTS
CLASSIFIEDS
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MEMBERSHIP
WSSM brings together
both new and experienced
operators alike to
share in the enjoyment of amateur radio, and encourages improvement in
all the various phases of the hobby,
including public service potential, operating ability, courtesy, and
technical proficiency.
Membership is open to
all persons
interested in radio communications. There is NO requirement to be
licensed, however only licensed operators and full time residents of
the area can be Full or "voting members." At our monthly meetings, we
like to encourage participation in round table discussions covering a
wide range of ham radio topics. We cordially invite you to visit us and
to become a member.
MEETING LOCATIONS
During the
fall and winter, (from September-May), formal meetings are
held on the second Thursday of each month from 7PM-9PM, at the Gorham
Recreation Department, located at 75 South Street, (accessed via
Ballpark Road) Gorham,
ME. Click
here for directions. Informal meetings are held
at Dunkin Donuts, 742 Main Street, Westbrook, ME.
During
the summer, (from June-August), meetings are held at Wassamki Springs
Campground, located at 56 Saco Street,
in Scarborough, ME. Click here for directions.
See the Calendar
of Events for the latest meeting information.
MAINE
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SPECIAL EVENT - March 16-22, 2020
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2019
FIELD DAY AT WASSAMKI SPRINGS
SCARBOROUGH,
ME - On the weekend of June 22-23, the WS1SM team participated in their
9th ARRL Field Day
from Wassamki Springs Campground, in Scarborough. With over 30
participants and guests, including visitors from Cumberland County EMA,
public service representatives, and Scarborough State Representatives
Shawn Babine and Chris Cuazzo, the
activities were many. On the air, we operated as 3A (which is a club
station, on battery power, using 3 transmitters), maintaining a
continuous presence on the bands on CW, SSB, and digital. We also had a
Get on the Air (GOTA) station operating as N5QYQ during most of the
event,
allowing beginners and new hams to operate HF. Click here
to view photos of the event!
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WSSM TEAM
ACTIVATES MT. EQUINOX
(W1/GM-003)
Over
the past several years,
WSSM members have activated numerous
summits across New England, including Bradbury Mountain (ME), Mt.
Agamenticus (ME), Mt. Washington (NH), Mt. Battie (ME), Mt. Megunticook
(ME), Douglas Mountain (ME), Cadillac Mountain (ME), and others. Most
recently, on May 27th, K1GJY and KB1HNZ ventured to the 3850 ft. summit
of Mt. Equinox (VT), W1/GM-003, to
activate it for
Summits on the Air.
Look for WS1SM spotted on the SOTA Watch website, or monitor
146.520 simplex during the weekends to find us on the air from our next
hilltop expedition.
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(on the left), is a certificate for 1st Place in the CQWW VHF Contest.
WS1SM earned first place in the Multi-op
category for New Hampshire 4 years in a row! On the right is a QSL card
from one of our SOTA/Contesting adventures to the summit of Mt.
Washington, in New Hampshire. |
WSSM TEAM
ACTIVATES SPRING POINT LEDGE LIGHT
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During
the weekend of August 18-19th, the WS1SM team activated Spring Point
Ledge Lighthouse, in South Portland, ME, for International Lighthouse
& Lightship
Weekend
(ILLW). Club
members operated from
10am-4pm on both days, using the special event call sign K1S.
2018
marked the eigth year that WSSM has participated in ILLW, which sees
over 500 light houses and lightships activated in over 40 countries.
The international event helps promote the preservation of lighthouses
and lightships, and at the same time gives the community an opportunity
to experience Amateur Radio first hand.
International Lighthouse &
Lightship Weekend
is an annual radio activity that started 17 years ago in Scotland by
members of the Ayr Amateur Radio Group.
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evolved from the Scottish Northern Lighthouses Award Weekend into a
popular international event, which now sees over 450 lighthouses and
lightships participating from over 85 different countries. Spring Point
Ledge Light had the designator US0231 during the event. |
SEGUIN
ISLAND
EXPEDITION
SEGUIN
ISLAND, ME - On
July 26, an international team of hams set off to Seguin Island to
activate it for the 2014 RSGB Islands on the Air Contest.
Team members packed their gear aboard the Leeward
which departed from Fort Popham early Saturday morning.
Once at the
island, our planned operating position, which was Seguin Island Head
Light, vanished from view, since it was situated atop a large hill on
the far end of the island. Gear was packed aboard an inflatable dinghy
and a few people at a time were rowed to shore by one of the ship's
crew. Once everyone and everything was unloaded on the small beach, the
heavier equipment was piled onto a tram that was pulled to the top by a
chain-driven diesel engine. We hiked along a trail on the side of the
tram line, and made it to the lighthouse about 15-20 minutes later.
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there, we began to setup our 4 stations (3 HF, & 1 VHF). We
used a
variety of wire antennas, a BuddiPole, and mast and beam for VHF. We
made many contacts with participating stations, including several other
island expeditions around the world. |
CLUB
LOG
WS1SM is
the official club station
of the Wireless Society of Southern Maine. The call sign is activated
during contests, special events, and expeditions. Use this handy tool
to see if you're in our log.
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Wireless Society of Southern
Maine, P.O. Box 6833, Scarborough, ME 04074
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