Join us this evening, August 19th, at 7:00PM on the 147.090 repeater, for our monthly meeting on-the-air.
On the agenda, we’ll be talking about our upcoming activation of Doubling Point Lighthouse for International Lighthouse & Lightship Weekend (ILLW), which takes place this Saturday, August 21st.
As always, if you have HF capabilities, you’re welcome to join us on 28.455 USB for the After Net, immediately following our net on the repeater.
See you there!
73′
Tim
KB1HNZ
Join us this evening at 7:00PM on the 147.090 repeater, for our monthly meeting on-the-air.
On the agenda, we’ll be going over the minutes from the most recent meeting that took place last Thursday, and ask if anyone has had any experience using propagation prediction software, such as VOACAP, ITS, or others.
As always, if you have HF capabilities, you’re welcome to join us on 28.455 USB for the After Net, immediately following our net on the repeater.
See you there!
73′
Tim
KB1HNZ
Join us this evening, June 17th, at 7:00PM on the 147.090 repeater, for our monthly meeting on-the-air.
On the agenda, we’ll be reviewing the minutes from our last in person meeting, talk about ARRL Field Day, which takes place next weekend, and ask participants about their latest ham radio project or station upgrade.
As always, if you have HF capabilities, you’re welcome to join us on 28.455 USB for the After Net, immediately following our net on the repeater.
See you there!
73′
Tim
KB1HNZ
Join us this evening, April 15th, at 7:00PM on the 147.090 repeater, for our monthly meeting on-the-air.
On the agenda, we’ll review minutes from the most recent Monthly Meeting, in which we talked about Membership Outreach, describe a new feature on the website called Helping Hams, where club members can coordinate helping each other out with ham radio projects, and make announcements about upcoming items of interest. For tonight’s topic, we’ll be asking you to reflect on your first Amateur Radio QSO.
As always, if you have HF capabilities, you’re welcome to join us on 28.455 USB for the After Net, immediately following our net on the repeater.
See you there!
73′
Tim, KB1HNZ
Join us this evening, March 18th, at 7:00PM on the 147.090 repeater, for our monthly meeting on-the-air!
On the agenda, we’ll discuss the minutes from our most recent meeting, and talk about the upcoming Maine 2 Meter FM Simplex Challenge, which takes place Saturday, April 3rd.
As always, if you have HF capabilities, you’re welcome to join us on 28.455 USB for the After Net, immediately following our net on the repeater.
See you there!
73′
Tim
KB1HNZ
Join us this evening, January 21st, at 7:00PM on the 147.090 (+ / 100.0 Hz) W1QUI repeater, for our monthly meeting on-the-air.
On the agenda, we’ll be asking if participants have upgraded their ham stations recently or acquired any new gear since our last on-air meeting. We’ll also talk about Winter Field Day and how participants can operate from home and contribute to the club score.
As always, if you have HF capabilities, you’re welcome to join us on 28.455 USB for the After Net, immediately following our net on the repeater.
7:00 – 8:00pm on the 147.090 (+ / 100.0 Hz) W1QUI repeater
Join us this Thursday, November 19th, beginning at 7:00PM on the 147.090 repeater, for our monthly meeting on-the-air.
On the agenda, we’ll be asking if participants have ever participated in a SKYWARN activation during a severe weather event, and if so, to share a memorable weather spotting experience. We’ll also talk about the upcoming SKYWARN Recognition Day, which takes place December 5th, including how you can participate in the event to represent NWS Gray SKYWARN, using the WX1GYX call sign.
See you there!
73′
Tim
KB1HNZ
MEETING ANNOUNCEMENT
7:00 – 8:00pm on the 147.090 (+ / 100.0 Hz) W1QUI repeater
Join us this evening, September 17th, at 7:00PM on the 147.090 repeater, for our monthly meeting on-the-air .
On the agenda, we’ll be asking if participants have ever tried to communicate via an amateur radio satellite or with astronauts on an orbiting space craft. We also plan on cutting the meeting short, at around 7:25pm, to allow participants to attempt to contact each other, or other, via the cross-band repeater on the International Space Station (ISS), as it will be passing over Maine during that time.
Here’s the details of the ISS pass and repeater frequencies, so you can program your radios and join us:
The ISS will pass from SSW to ENE between 7:25 and 7:32pm, reaching a maximum altitude of 21 degrees, at around 7:29pm.
ISS cross-band repeater frequencies:
Uplink: 145.990 (PL: 67.0 Hz)
Downlink: 437.800 (+/- Doppler)
Click here for more information about contacting the ISS.
See you there!
73′
Tim
KB1HNZ
Meeting On-the-Air Reminder:
7:00 – 8:00pm on the 147.090 (+ / 100.0 Hz) W1QUI repeater
Join us this Thursday evening, from 7:00PM – 8:00PM on the 147.090 repeater, for our monthly meeting on-the-air.
On the agenda, we’ll be asking if net participants have ever operated HF portable, and if so, what was their most memorable experience, and why.
We’ll also discuss plans to activate Owls Head Lighthouse this Sunday for International Lighthouse & Lightship Weekend (ILLW).
See you there!
73′
Tim
KB1HNZ
Join us this Thursday, June 18th, from 7:00PM – 8:00PM on the 147.090 repeater, for our monthly meeting on-the-air.
On the agenda, we’ll be talking about ARRL Field Day, which will take place at Wassamki Springs Campground on the weekend of June 27-28. If you haven’t already, please click here to sign up to operate or to take on a bonus category task. We’ll also be discussing the possibility of restarting in-person meetings in July.
Catch you on the air!
73′
Tim
KB1HNZ
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