   
Holiday 2023
Volume 13, Issue 2
2023 ARRL Field Day from Wassamki
Springs
SCARBOROUGH, ME – On the weekend of June
24-25, the WSSM team participated in their 13th ARRL Field Day from
Wassamki Springs Campground, in Scarborough... Read
Full Story
WSSM Team Activates Nubble Lighthouse
for ILLW 2023
YORK, ME – On Saturday, August 19th, WSSM members activated Cape
Neddick “Nubble” Light for International Lighthouse and Lightship
Weekend (ILLW)... Read
Full Story
2023 Simulated Emergency Test (SET) A
Huge Success!
WINDHAM, ME – During
a 24-hour period beginning at noon on Friday, October 27th, and
continuing through Saturday, members of the Wireless Society of
Southern Maine Emergency Communications Team (WSSM-ECT) participated in
a statewide drill to test their communications capabilities between
various sites throughout Cumberland County and the state of Maine... Read
Full Story
2023 SKYWARN Recognition Day
After
nearly three years of being in storage due to the pandemic, the radio
gear at the NWS is setup and ready to be used for this year’s SRD,
which takes place December 2, 2023 from 0000z to 2400z (December 1st, 7
PM ET – December 2nd, 7 PM ET)... Find out More
2024
Maine 2 Meter FM
Simplex Challenge is Saturday, March 16th
The 14th Annual Maine 2 Meter FM Simplex Challenge takes place
Saturday, March 16, 2024, from 12PM - 4PM...
Find out More
VE Exam in Windham, ME
If you’re ready to upgrade, or trying for
your first license, please join us for a VE Exam on Thursday, February
1st, 2024. The Wireless Society of Southern Maine and Portland Amateur
Wireless Association will be hosting an exam session at 7PM at the
South Windham Fire Station, 33 Main Street, Windham, Maine... Read
Full Story
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Upcoming
Meetings /
Events
12/14/2023
- Monthly
Meeting (Holiday Pot Luck) - 7pm - 9pm at the South Windham Fire
Station, 33 Main Street, Windham, ME.
12/21/2023 - Meeting
on the Air - 7pm on the 147.090 (+ / 100 Hz) repeater.
12/28/2023 - ECT
Meeting/Training Net - 7pm at the CCEMA Bunker, 22 High
Street, Windham, ME & the 449.225 (- / 103.5 Hz) repeater.
1/11/2024
- Monthly Meeting - 7pm - 9pm at the South Windham Fire
Station, 33 Main Street, Windham, ME.
1/18/2024 - Meeting
on the Air - 7pm on the 147.090 (+ / 100 Hz) repeater.
1/25/2024 - ECT Meeting/Training Net -
7pm at the CCEMA Bunker, 22 High
Street, Windham, ME & the 449.225 (- / 103.5 Hz) repeater.
1/27/2024 - 1/28/2024 - Winter
Field Day
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QSL Corner
Above
is a QSL card from NM3B, for a satellite QSO
with W1Y (435/145 MHz, 59/59, 1531
UTC, 03/20/22). The QSL card depicts an amateur radio satellite, in
orbit.
DX News
2023 was a great year
for DXPeditions, with 3Y0J (Bouvet Island), CY0S (Sable Island), 3B7M
(St. Brandon), TX6D (Tahiti), 4W1A (Timor Leste), 9X5RU (Rwanda), DX0NE
(Spratly), E51D (North Cook), and others occurring throughout the year.
Over the next several weeks, we
look forward to DXPeditions to Tanzania, Sierra Leone, Madagascar, and
Cocos Keeling, including some that will be active
during the 10m contest, in December, and the 160m CW contest that takes
place in late January. Here’s a list of some announced DXPeditions
between now and the end of January:
Vanuatu - YJ0CA;
Ongoing (Oct 22 - Dec 5); By VK2YUS fm Port Vila; 40-10m; SSB; wires,
verticals.
Tanzania - 5H3MB;
Ongoing (Nov 8 - Dec 8); By IK2GZU; HF; SSB CW RTTY FT8; dipoles,
ground plane; spare time operation.
Sierra Leone - 9L5M;
Ongoing (Nov 26 - Dec 5); By M0KRI fm Freetown; 80-6m; FT8 CW SSB.
St. Martin - TO9W;
Ongoing (Nov 26 - Dec 8); By K9NU N9EP FS4WBS W9AP K9EL; 160-6m; CW SSB
FT8 FT4 RTTY.
Madagascar - 5R8VE;
Ongoing (Nov 29 - Dec 3); By F4EZG fm Nosy Faly I (IOTA AF-057);
20-10m; SSB FT8.
Cocos Keeling - VK9CY;
Ongoing (Nov 29 - Dec 7); By YL2GM EA5EL fm IOTA OC-003; 160-10m; CW
SSB FT8.
Vietnam - 3W9C;
Ongoing (Nov 30 - Dec 9); By SP5APW fm Con Son I (IOTA AS-130); 20 17
15 10 6m; SSB FT8, some CW.
British Virgin Islands -
VP2VMM; (Dec 4 - Dec 12); By Team Vertical; mainly 20-10m; CW
SSB + digital; QRV for ARRL 10m Contest.
Micronesia - V6EU;
(Dec 4 - Dec 16); By DL2AWG DK2AMM DL2AMD DF4GV fm Chuuk I (IOTA
OC-011); 160-10m, perhaps 6m; SSB CW RTTY FT8.
Lakshadweep - VU7A;
(Dec 5 - Dec 10); By W4VKU fm IOTA AS-106; 160-6m; SSB FT8.
East Kiribati - T32TT;
(Dec 5 - Dec 21); By Rebel DX Group; 160-6m; focus on FT8 FT4 some CW
SSB.
Burkina Faso - XT2AW;
(Dec 6 - Dec 19); By DF2WO fm Ouagadougou; HF; CW SSB FT4 FT8; 100w.
Surinam - PZ5NH;
(Dec 7 - Dec 14); By JA0JHQ; HF; CW SSB FT8.
St. Kitts & Nevis -
V47JA; (Dec 9 - Dec 18); By W5JON fm Calypso Bay; 160-6m; SSB
FT8; yagi, verticals.
Cape Verde - D44MCS;
(Dec 11 - Dec 22); By OE3MCS fm Sal I (IOTA AF-068); 40-10m, perhaps
6m; SSB CW, perhaps FT8 and RTTY.
Rodrigues - 3B9AT;
(Dec 27 - Jan 6); By IK3ZAQ IV3JVJ fm IOTA AF-017; 40-10m; CW SSB FT8.
Clipperton - TX5S;
(Jan 18 - Feb 1); By team fm IOTA NA-011 (DK50jh); 160-6m, incl 60m;
SSB CW RTTY FT8.
Yemen - 7O2WX; (Jan
25 - Feb 12); By OK2WX fm Socotra I; HF w/ focus on low bands; monoband
verticals for 160 80 40m; QRV for CQ 160m CW.
For up-to-date news about reported DXPeditions, check out the
latest 425 DX
News
Bulletin.
Wireless
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