   
Holiday 2021
Volume 11, Issue 2
2021 ARRL Field Day from Wassamki
Springs - A Huge Success!
SCARBOROUGH, ME – On the weekend of June
26-27, the WS1SM team participated in their 11th ARRL Field Day from
Wassamki Springs Campground, in Scarborough... Read
Full Story
ILLW 2021 at Doubling Point Lighthouse
ARROWSIC, ME – On Saturday, August 21st,
the WSSM team activated Doubling Point Lighthouse, in Arrowsic, Maine,
for 2021 International Lighthouse and Lightship Weekend (ILLW)... Read
Full Story
WSSM Team Activates Mt. Blue State
Park (K-2397) for POTA
On Sunday, August 1st, members of the
Wireless Society of Southern Maine (WSSM) activated Mt. Blue State
Park, in Weld, Maine, for Parks on the Air (POTA)...Read
Full Story
2021 SKYWARN Recognition Day
On
Saturday, December 4th, members of the NWS Gray SKYWARN Amateur Radio
Team activated WX1GYX for SKYWARN Recognition Day, an annual event that
celebrates the contributions that SKYWARN volunteers across the country
make to their communities... Read
Full Story
2022
Maine 2 Meter FM
Simplex Challenge is Saturday, April 2nd
The 12th Annual Maine 2 Meter FM Simplex Challenge takes place
Saturday, April 2nd, from 12PM - 4PM...
Read
Full Story
Operating the Maine QSO Party from Romania – A Travel Log
The
highlight of the trip, at least as far as radio goes, was being able to
participate in the Maine QSO Party from a very nicely equipped contest
station in Baicoi, which is located just outside of Ploiesti.... Read
Full Story
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Upcoming
Meetings /
Events
1/13/2022
- Monthly Meeting - 7pm - 9pm at the Scarborough Public
Safety Building, 275 U.S. Rt. 1, Scarborough, ME (Room 105).
1/20/2022 - Meeting
on the Air - 7pm on the 147.090 (+ / 100 Hz) repeater.
1/27/2022 - ECT
Meeting/Training Net - 7pm at the CCEMA Bunker, 22 High
Street, Windham, ME & the 147.090 (+/100 Hz) repeater.
1/29/2022 - Winter Field Day - 1900 UTC Saturday, January 29 through 1900 UTC Sunday, January 30.
2/10/2022 - Monthly
Meeting - 7pm
- 9pm at the Scarborough Public Safety Building, 275 U.S. Rt. 1,
Scarborough, ME (Room 105).
2/17/2022 - Meeting
on the Air - 7pm on the 147.090 (+ / 100 Hz) repeater.
2/14/2022 - ECT
Meeting/Training Net - 7pm at the CCEMA Bunker, 22 High
Street, Windham, ME & the 147.090 (+/100 Hz) repeater.
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QSL Corner
Above
is a QSL card from George KD4QMY, from Macon, GA, for a 20m SSB QSO
with WS1EC during last year's Winter Field Day (14 MHz, 59/59, 1904
UTC, January 25, 2020). The QSL card memrorializes George's faithful
shack companion, Phoenix.
DX News
The 425 DX News has led off with the following disclaimer in recent weeks: "Owing
to the ongoing and fluid nature of the COVID-19 situation globally,
announced activities might be postponed or cancelled at any time and
without notice." But, despite this reality, a few DXPeditions have gone
off. Most recently, S21RC and S21AM activated as S21DX
from Char Kukri-Mukri, a never-before-activated island within the
AS-140 island group, in Bangladesh. They operated mostly SSB and FT8 on
40-10 meters. From October 25 - November 6, NN2T and others activated
Bimini Island (NA-048) in the Bahamas, as C6AHB, operating mostly SSB and digital. Aland Island was activated by a Polish team as OH0KRF, and a Finnish team as OG0C, both in the month of August, and a joint Hungarian-Romanian team activated as ZA/HA8PX from rare Sazan Island (EU-169) from September 22-26.
In the weeks ahead, we look forward to Terre de Haut Island, Guadeloupe ( NA-114), being activated as TO6S, between January 20 - February 1, by a French and Canadian team. They will be active on HF; CW, SSB, RTTY, and FT8.
HB9DNB will activate as 3B8HH from Pereybere, Mauritius, focusing on CW, PSK, RTTY, and some SSB, on 80-2m, beginning January 20th.
In February, DL7BO will operate as Z22O, from Zimbabwe, focussing on CW, SSB, FT8, and FT4, on 160-10m, beginning February 3rd.
From February 8 - March 1, KG9N will operate as V4/KG9N, from St. Kitts (NA-104), focussing on HF.
From February 26 - March 26, AA9A will operate from Sint Maarten, as PJ7AA, focussing on CW, SSB, FT8, and FT4, on 80-10m.
From March 2 - March 11, WB2REM and others will activate as HD8M, from Santa Cruz Island (SA-004), focussing on CW, SSB, and FT8, on 160-10m.
For up-to-date news about reported DXPeditions, click here, to read the
latest 425 DX
News
Bulletin. Congratulations to Mauro I1JQJ for over 30 years of service
to the DX Community! His most recent bulletin marks 1600 consecutive
weeks of uninterrupted service. The first was published in May 1991.
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