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Edition
Volume
7, Issue 3
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WSSM at the South Portland Fire Department Open House
South Portland,
ME
by
Tim Watson, KB1HNZ
SOUTH PORTLAND,
ME
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Saturday, October 14th, WSSM members, including Rory McEwen KB1PLY,
Charlie Shepard W1CPS, and Tim Watson KB1HNZ, set up a display table
and a portable HF station during the annual South Portland Fire
Department Open House.
Multiband Antenna Traps
Ham Radio Projects
by
Frank Kamp, K5DKZ
These
devices are called Traps, but they are actually more like frequency
sensitive switches. They are parallel resonant, high Q, tuned circuits
which provide a very high impedance at their frequency of resonance.
QSL
Corner
In
this issue, we'll take a look at QSL's from the 2016 H44GC DXpedition
to the Solomon Islands, ET3AA from Addis Ababa, Ethiopia, and the 2015
C37N DXpedition to the Principality of Andorra.
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WS1SM First Place in Maine for 2017 Field Day!
Scarborough,
ME
by
Tim Watson, KB1HNZ
SCARBOROUGH,
ME - The 2017 Field Day results are in, and WS1SM took first in Maine
for the fourth consecutive year! Congratulations to everyone on our
team for a job well done!
WS1EC Participates in Maine and New Hampshire Simulated Emergency Tests
CCEMA Bunker, Windham,
ME
by
Tim Watson, KB1HNZ
WINDHAM, ME - On
Saturday, October 28th, the WS1EC and WX1GYX teams took part in the
Maine Simulated Emergency Test (SET), and on the following Saturday,
they were at it again, for the New Hampshire SET.
Introduction to D-STAR
Digital Voice and Data
by
Tim Watson, KB1HNZ
For
December's meeting topic, Eric Emery KC1HJK, will make an Introduction
to D-STAR presentation. As a preview, we'll take a closer look at what
D-STAR is all about.
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December 14th - from
7PM-9PM at the CCEMA Bunker, 22 High Street, Windham, ME.
January 11th - from
7PM-9PM at the CCEMA Bunker, 22 High Street, Windham, ME.
February 8th -
from 7PM-9PM at the CCEMA Bunker, 22 High Street, Windham, ME
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Check
out the ads on page 2 to view items for sale, upcoming hamfests,
announcements, and wanted items.
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From
the Editor's Desk
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The Busy Season
A
lot has happened since our last issue, which came out just before Field
Day, in June. The first, of course, was Field Day, which was a huge
success. The news just came out that our team placed first in Maine
(all categories), and 21st worldwide in the 3A category. Great job,
eveyone!
Since
June, our club participated in the statewide Fire & Ice
exercises, which involved Cumberland County EMA, the National Weather
Service, and several other county EOCs and agencies across the state.
The most recent took place in late September, and involved an
electromagnetic storm scenario, that caused a disruption of
communications, among other concerns. Working within the confines of
the scenario, our radio operators exchanged traffic via Winlink, HF
SSB, and direct via 2m simplex. For both exercises, we had
operators at both the CCEMA Bunker, in Windham, and the ham station at
the National Weather Service, in Gray. Only
a few weeks later, many of these same hams also participated in the
Maine Simulated Emergency Test, and followed that up a week later with
the New Hampshire Simulated Emergency Test. I am very proud of the time
and effort that everyone put in during these exercises, especially
considering the short turnaround. And
while all these things were going on, the usual business of club
operations also continued, as we had officer elections in September. We
welcome a completely new slate of officers, including Rory McEwen
KB1PLY, as President, David Joseph W1AMX, as Vice President, Peter
Hatem KC1HBM, as Treasurer, and Peter Warren KC1DFO, as Secretary. A
huge thank you to our outgoing officers, especially Frank Allen W1FRA,
who led our club through the massive new challenge of partnering with
Cumberland County EMA. On
October 14th, club members, including Rory McEwen KB1PLY, Charlie
Shepard W1CPS, and myself, setup a table display at the South Portland
Fire Department Open House. Not only did we have the information
display, but got on the air as well, setting up an HF radio and
the BuddiPole, for a proper demonstration. As
we approach the end of the year, I'd like to wish everyone a pleasant
holiday season, and happy New Year. Here's hoping that 2018 will bring
success and lots of ham radio fun! Best wishes,
73'
Tim Watson
KB1HNZ
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