   
Spring 2025
Volume 15, Issue 1
2025 ARRL Field Day is June 28-29
The
Wireless Society of Southern Maine (WSSM) is eagerly preparing for the
upcoming ARRL Field Day, scheduled for the weekend of June 28-29,
2025... Read
Full Story
Raffle to Support 2025 ARRL Field Day
The
Wireless Society of Southern Maine (WSSM) is seeking support for the
upcoming ARRL Field Day to help fund event expenses and ensure a
successful operation.... Read
Full Story
Upcoming Volunteer Opportunities with
CCEMA
In
April, we'll have two upcoming volunteer opportunities with Cumberland
County Emergency Management Agency (CCEMA) and encourage your
participation..... Find out More
The
Maine 2 Meter FM Simplex Challenge – A Unique Contest for All Hams
This Saturday, from 12 PM to 4 PM, amateur radio operators across Maine
will take to the airwaves for the Maine 2 Meter FM Simplex Challenge—a
one-of-a-kind radiosport event that welcomes hams of all experience
levels. ...
Find out
More
2025
Winter Field Day Recap
This
year’s Winter Field Day was another great success for the Wireless
Society of Southern Maine (WSSM), as members braved the cold to put our
station on the air for the 27-hour event. .. Find out More
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Upcoming
Meetings /
Events
03/15/2025 - Maine 2 Meter FM Simplex Challenge
03/20/2025 - Meeting
on the Air - 7pm on the 147.090 (+ / 100 Hz) repeater.
03/27/2025 - ECT
Meeting/Training Net - 7pm at the CCEMA Bunker, 22 High
Street, Windham, ME & the 449.225 (- / 103.5 Hz) repeater.
04/10/2025
- Monthly Meeting - 7pm - 9pm at the South Windham Fire
Station, 33 Main Street, Windham, ME.
04/17/2025
- Meeting
on the Air - 7pm on the 147.090 (+ / 100 Hz) repeater.
04/24/2025 - ECT
Meeting/Training Net - 7pm at the CCEMA Bunker, 22 High
Street, Windham, ME & the 449.225 (- / 103.5 Hz) repeater.
05/08/2025
- Monthly Meeting - 7pm - 9pm at the South Windham Fire
Station, 33 Main Street, Windham, ME.
05/15/2025
- Meeting
on the Air - 7pm on the 147.090 (+ / 100 Hz) repeater.
05/22/2025 - ECT
Meeting/Training Net - 7pm at the CCEMA Bunker, 22 High
Street, Windham, ME & the 449.225 (- / 103.5 Hz) repeater.
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QSL Corner
Above
is a QSL card from NC4HH, for a 20m SSB QSO with WS1EC at 1940 UTC on 01/26/2025,
during Winter Field Day.
DX News
We're coming off an exciting few weeks for DXPeditions, with many ops that were QRV for the ARRL
DX SSB Contest, which took place back in early March. Some upcoming
contests to look out for are the BARTG HF RTTY Contest, that takes
place March 15-17, the Russian DX Contest on March 15-16, and the UBA
Spring Contest, on March 16th. Also, look out for the following
Upcoming DXPeditions:
St. Vincent - J87PE; (Mar 16 - Mar 30); By 8P6PE; 20-10m; Holiday-style operation; POTA activation.
Grenada - J38XB; (Mar 17 - Mar 31); By VE2XB, from IOTA NA-024; 160-10m; SSB, some CW.
Micronesia - V6WG;
(Mar 18 - Apr 1); By WE9G, from Kosrae Island IOTA OC-059; 80-6m; Mainly FT8 and FT4, some SSB, CW.
Tanzania - 5H3MB;
(Mar 18 - Apr 8); By IK2GZU; 80-10m; SSB, CW, and Digital.
St. Barthelemy - TO1P; (Mar 25 - Apr 5); By SP9FIH; 40, 17, and 10m; SSB, FT8.
St. Lucia - J62K;
(Mar 26 - Mar 31); By J68HZ and others; QRV for CQ WPX SSB contest.
French Polynesia - TX7XG;
(Apr 9 - Apr 15); By JA1XGI, from Fakarava Atoll IOTA-OC-066; 40-6m.
Austral Is - TX9A;
(Apr 25 - May 7); By 9A2NA and others, from IOTA OC-152; HF.
For up-to-date news about reported
DXPeditions, check out the
latest 425 DX
News
Bulletin.
Training Opportunity
Maine ARES Section Emergency Coordinator, Derrick Ouellette shared the following training opportunity from ARRL's OTA Live:
Join Wayne Greene KB4DSF as we explore the purpose and use of the
features of your handheld radio. This is the second of a two-part
series. This episode will cover the following:
How to Interface our HT radios to a Computer, Smartphone, or Tablet for digital modes
- SSTV
- VARA FM
- Winlink
- APRS
- How to use a Soundcard/Terminal Node Controller
Register here.
Wireless
Society of Southern Maine | P.O. Box 1603,
Scarborough, ME 04070 | www.mainehamradio.com
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