   
Winter
/ Spring 2019
Volume 9, Issue 1
Winter Field Day 2019
“CQ
CQ CQ Winter Field Day, Whiskey Sierra One Echo Charlie, QRZed? We are
2-Oscar Mike Echo Maine, QSL?” If you were new to the hobby or a
passing stranger, hearing these ramblings, emanations of weird
radioesque noises like you’ve heard on the original Star Trek, and a
blaring generator from a trailer with wires and poles hanging off it,
you’d think you have walked into a science fiction movie set. Read
Full Story
2018 Maine QSO Party
Results
The
Wireless Society of Southern Maine is proud to announce the winners of
the 2018 Maine QSO Party, which took place September 22-23. Thanks to
everyone who participated and especially to those who helped promote
the MEQP throughout the year! Read
Full Story
Amateur Radio in
Popular Culture
Amateur
Radio has never been considered a mainstream hobby, but it has
had its fair
share of time in the spotlight of American popular culture – the most
notable being when the hobby is featured on television or film. We’ll
take a look back at some of ham radio’s more memorable appearances from
the past, and a few recent ones. Read Full Story
2018 ARRL Field Day
Results
The
2018 ARRL Field Day results are in, and WS1SM captured first place in
Maine
for the fifth consecutive year. In addition, we finished 14th overall
in
category 3A, cracking the top 20 for the second time in 2 years.
Congratulations to everyone on our team for a job well done! Read
Full Story
2018 SKYWARN
Recognition Day
Wireless
Society of Southern Maine and Androscoggin ARES members ventured to the
National Weather Service Forecast Office, in Gray, Maine, to
participate in SKYWARN™ Recognition Day.
Read
Full Story
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Upcoming Meetings /
Events
3/14/2019 - Monthly Meeting - 7pm at the CCEMA Bunker
3/28/2019 - ECT Meeting - 7pm at the CCEMA Bunker
4/11/2019 - Monthly Meeting - 7pm at the CCEMA Bunker
4/14/2019 - Maine 2 Meter FM Simplex
Challenge
4/25/2019 - ECT Meeting - 7pm
at the CCEMA Bunker
5/3/2019- 5/4/2019 - NEARFest
, Deerfield, NH
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QSL Corner
Above
is a QSL for a SSB contact with KB1HNZ on 14.248 MHz on 8 March 2016.
The QSL was produced for a special event activation in Western
Australia to commemorate the 50th Anniversary of the Battle of Long
Tan, Vietman, which took place August 18, 1966. Operators included:
Phil VK6GX, Steve VK6OZ, Marty VK6RC, Craig VK6VCK, and Mal VK6LC.
DX News
Our
last issue left off just prior to the Oceania DX Contest, where there
were several planned DXPeditions QRV for the contest, including YJ0GC
(Vanuatu), and VP6D (Ducie Is), among others. Other recent DXPeditions
included T06OK (Mayotte), in late September, TT8KO (Chad), in
late October, and 3D2JS (Taveuni Island (OC-016) Fiji), from early
February until March 10.
In
the weeks ahead, we look forward to FO/OK2ZI from Tahiti
(OC-046), French Polynesia on March 6-12, the J20DX/p
DXPedition from the rare Sept-Freres Islands (AF-059) on April
16-19, and after that from Moucha Island (AF-053) for about 24 hours
until early April 20. DK5ON will be active again as PJ2/DK5ON
from
Curacao (SA-099) on March 14-30.
For up-to-date news about reported DXPeditions, click here, to read the
latest 425 DX News Bulletin.
Wireless
Society of Southern Maine | P.O. Box 6833,
Scarborough, ME 04074 | www.mainehamradio.com
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