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Volume 12, Issue 1
2022 ARRL Field Day from Wassamki
Springs
SCARBOROUGH, ME – On the weekend of June
25-26, the WS1SM team participated in their 12th ARRL Field Day from
Wassamki Springs Campground, in Scarborough... Read
Full Story
WSSM Team Activates Squirrel Point
Lighthouse for ILLW 2022
ARROWSIC, ME – On Sunday, August 21st, members of the Wireless Society
of Southern Maine activated Squirrel Point Lighthouse, in Arrowsic,
Maine, for 2022 International Lighthouse and Lightship Weekend
(ILLW)... Read
Full Story
WSSM Team Activates Mt. Agamenticus
for POTA and SOTA
On
Saturday, July 23rd, members of the Wireless Society of Southern Maine
and New England Radio Discussion Society, participated in a joint Parks
on the Air (POTA) and Summits on the Air (SOTA) activation from Mt.
Agamenticus, in York, ME... Read
Full Story
2022 SKYWARN Recognition Day
SKYWARN
Recognition Day, an annual event that
celebrates the contributions that SKYWARN volunteers across the country
make to their communities, will take place Saturday, December 3,
2022... Find out More
2022
Maine 2 Meter FM
Simplex Challenge is Saturday, March 25th
The 13th Annual Maine 2 Meter FM Simplex Challenge takes place
Saturday, March 25, 2023, from 12PM - 4PM...
Find out More
VE Exam in Windham, ME
On Thursday, October 20th, WSSM hosted a VE Exam at Windham Fire Department's South Station... Read
Full Story
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Upcoming
Meetings /
Events
11/3/2022 - MEQP Log Checking Party - 7:00pm - 9pm at 89 Mussey Rd., Suite 102, Scarborough, ME.
11/10/2022
- Monthly Meeting - 7pm - 9pm at the Scarborough Public
Safety Building, 275 U.S. Rt. 1, Scarborough, ME (Room 105).
11/17/2022 - Meeting
on the Air - 7pm on the 147.090 (+ / 100 Hz) repeater.
11/24/2022 - Thanksgiving
12/8/2022 - Monthly
Meeting - 7pm
- 9pm at the Scarborough Public Safety Building, 275 U.S. Rt. 1,
Scarborough, ME (Room 105).
12/15/2022 - Meeting
on the Air - 7pm on the 147.090 (+ / 100 Hz) repeater.
12/29/2022 - ECT
Meeting/Training Net - 7pm at the CCEMA Bunker, 22 High
Street, Windham, ME & the 449.225 (- / 103.5 Hz) repeater.
1/12/2023
- Monthly Meeting - 7pm - 9pm at the Scarborough Public
Safety Building, 275 U.S. Rt. 1, Scarborough, ME (Room 105).
1/19/2023 - Meeting
on the Air - 7pm on the 147.090 (+ / 100 Hz) repeater
1/26/2023 - ECT Meeting/Training Net - 7pm at the CCEMA Bunker, 22 High
Street, Windham, ME & the 449.225 (- / 103.5 Hz) repeater.
1/28/2023 - 1/29/2023 - Winter Field Day
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QSL Corner
Above
is a QSL card from K7K, for a 20m CW QSO
with WS1EC (14 MHz, 59/59, 0105
UTC, July 31, 2022). The QSL card commemorates the 80th Anniversary of the Battle of the Aleutians.
DX News
Over the next several weeks, we
look forward to some exciting DXPeditions, including some that will be active
during the CQWW DX SSB contest that takes place this weekend! Last year, over
35,000 participants submitted logs, making it one of the biggest contests of
the year. So, if you’re looking to add some new DXCC entities to your totals,
this is a great contest to take part in. Here’s a list of some announced DXPeditions between now and the end of the year:
G0EWI will be on the air from
Freetown, Sierra Leone as 9LYJDI, between October 14 – November 3, with a focus
on SSB on 40, 20, 15, and 10m.
K6ZO will be on the air as 7Q6M,
from Malawi, between October 19 – November 29, focusing on 160- 6m, SSB and
CW. He will also be taking part in the CQWW DX SSB contest during that period.
AB2RF will be on the air as VP5Z, from
Caicos Island (IOTA NA-002), operating HF, mostly FT8, FT4, some CW, and RTTY,
between October 24-31.
JH8JWF will be on the air from
Ivato, Madagascar, as 5R8AS, between October 24 – November 6, focusing on 80 –
6m.
A German team will activate as
P29RO from Papua New Guinea between October 25 – November 10, focusing on 160 –
6m, CW, SSB, RTTY, and FT8.
An Australian team will activate
as VK9CM from Cocos Keeling, between October 26 – November 3, focusing on 80 –
10m, CW, SSB, FT8, and RTTY. They will operate as VK9C during CQWW DX SSB.
RA1ZZ and team will activate Togo
as 5V7RU, between October 28 – November 11, focusing on 160 – 6m, CW, SSB, and
FT8.
A multi-national team will be on
the air from Djibouti as J28MD, between October 29 – November 7, focusing on
HF, CW, SSB, RTTY, and FT8.
SM6NT will be on the air from Hua
Hin, Thailand, as HS0ZME, between November 1-30, focusing on 40-10m, mainly CW.
The Rebel DX Group will activate
Banaba Island as T33T, between November 1-15, focusing on HF.
JA1XGI will be on the air from
Raivavae Island (IOTA OC-114), Austral Islands, as TX5XG, between November 2-9,
focusing on 160-10m, CW, SSB, RTTY, and FT8.
HB9FIY will activate as ZD7CA,
from St. Helena, between November 5-26, focusing on 40-10m, SSB and Digital.
PA7DA will be on the air from
Aruba as P40DA, between November 14-27, focusing on 80-6m, SSB, CW, and FT8.
A multi-national team will be on
the air as TO9W, from St. Martin, between November 30 – December 9, focusing on
160-40m.
ZL1MTO will be activating Norfolk
Island as VK9MTO, between December 29 – January 5, focusing on 20-10m, SSB,
FT8, and FT4.
For up-to-date news about reported DXPeditions, click here, to read the
latest 425 DX
News
Bulletin.
Wireless
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