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Most Wireless Society of Southern Maine meetings include a rountable dicussion period about the "topic of the night." These can range from  planning a field operation to ham radio basics such as antenna modelling, dx'ing, operating QRP, digital modes, or even kit building. As this page gets updated, you'll be able to keep up to date with the latest topics, and some of the useful info that rises out of our research, activities, and presentations. Explore the Topics & Links Archive for a history of meeting topics, events, and ham radio related resources.



2024 Events


September 23-24th
Join us the weekend of September 28-29th for the 12th Annual Maine QSO Party contest. The Maine QSO Party is a fun contest that encourages Maine stations to expand their knowledge of DX propagation, improve their operating skills, and station capability in a competition where W/VE and DX stations have the incentive to work Maine. Click here for more details. 
Maine QSO Party

August 18th
The WS1SM team will activate a soon-to-be-announced Lighthouse for this year's International Lighthouse and Lightship Weekend (ILLW) on August 18th. We plan to operate mixed HF on battery power, as well as some VHF.

International Lighthouse and Lightship Weekend is an annual amateur radio activity started in Scotland by members of the Ayr Amateur Radio Group. It evolved from the Scottish Northern Lighthouses Award Weekend into an international event in 1998. This year, nearly 450 lighthouses and lightships, in 85 different countries are expected to participate.



June 22-23rd
The WS1SM team will take part in their 13th ARRL Field Day during the weekend of June 22-23rd, during Windham Summerfest, at the Windham High School Campus.

We'll be operating in the 3A category (3 full-time HF transmitters) and also plan on having a Get on the Air (GOTA) station for visitors to try out Amateur Radio. On-air activities. More details to be annouced soon.
2024 ARRL Field Day

March 16th
You're invited to take part in a fun and competitive 2m-only contest, on Saturday, March 16th, from 12pm-4pm. Participants may be entered as either mobile (as a rover), or fixed, and there are power levels for everything from a handie-talkie to a high power base station. The contest exchange is your callsign, the name of the town, township, or city that you are operating from, and your power level.

For more information and complete rules, click here.
2 Meter FM Simplex Challenge

January 27-28th
The WS1SM team will participate in their fifth annual Winter Field Day during the weekend of January 27-28, at the Cumberland County Emergency Management Agency, located at 22 High Street, in Windham, ME. The purpose of Winter Field Day is to foster Ham camaraderie, field operation, emergency operating preparedness, and just plain on-the-air, outdoor fun -  in the midst of winter! 
Winter Field Day



2024 Meeting Topics

March's Topic: Field Day Planning & 2 Meter Challenge Preview

Join us Thursday, March 14th, from 7pm-9pm at the South Windham Fire Station, 33 Main Street, Windham, ME, as we'll begin Field Day planning and also preview the upcoming Maine 2 Meter FM Simplex Challenge, which takes place Saturday, March 16th.

February's Topic: Movie Night

Join us Thursday, February 8th, from 7pm-9pm at the South Windham Fire Station, 33 Main Street, Windham, ME, as we'll be doing a quick recap of Winter Field Day, and begin planning for several upcoming activities, plus, we'll watch a movie about a recent DXpedition.

January's Topic: WSJT-X and GridTracker

Please join us Thursday, January 11th, from 7pm-9pm at the South Windham Fire Station, 33 Main Street, Windham, ME, as Roger Pushor NK1I, will give a presentation on the WSJT-X and GridTracker softwares, covering installation and tips for use.

Click here to view the presentation. Thanks Roger!

December's Topic: Holiday Pot Luck

Please join us Thursday, December 8th, from 7pm-9pm at the South Windham Fire Station, 33 Main Street, Windham, ME, as we'll be having our annual pot luck dinner, following a brief business meeting.



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There are hundreds of resources online for the radio amateur, but we've made an effort to collect links to some of the best websites in the radio community. Please keep checking, as we will continue to update this page as new sites are brought to our attention.

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