LAST UPDATE: 02/04/2012

 

MAINE EXAMS

 

Exam information also available at:

 

www.arrl.org/arrlvec/examsearch.phtml?State=ME

 

Below you will find a complete list of EXAM and HAMFEST DATES. We will do our best to keep this list up-to-date. Please send along any additions, corrections, etc.

 

Monday, February 6,  6:00 p.m. at Topsham American Red Cross, 16 Community Way, Topsham.  Walk-ins welcome, cash only.  Sponsored by Merrymeeting Amateur Radio Association.  Contact Donald Wakeman, KA1WAL, 207-751-1166 or ka1wal.dsw@gmail.com .

Saturday, April 21, 10:00 a.m., at Stewart-Morrill American Legion Post, 413 Broadway, South Portland.  Walk-ins welcome, cash only.  Sponsor: Portland Amateur Wireless Assn.  Contact: W1JLB 207-776-2288 or e-mail jbogner1@maine.rr.com .

Monday, May 7,  6:00 p.m. at Topsham American Red Cross, 16 Community Way, Topsham.  Walk-ins welcome, cash only.  Sponsored by Merrymeeting Amateur Radio Association.  Contact Donald Wakeman, KA1WAL, 207-751-1166 or ka1wal.dsw@gmail.com.

Thursday, July 19, 6:00 p.m., at Stewart-Morrill American Legion Post, 413 Broadway, South Portland. Walk-ins welcome, cash only. Sponsor: Portland Amateur Wireless Assn. Contact: W1JLB 207-776-2288 or e-mail jbogner1@maine.rr.com .

Thursday, October 18, 6:00 p.m., at Stewart-Morrill American Legion Post, 413 Broadway, South Portland. Walk-ins welcome, cash only. Sponsor: Portland Amateur Wireless Assn. Contact: W1JLB 207-776-2288 or e-mail jbogner1@maine.rr.com .

 

These are tentative dates only. Please check with team leader before traveling to verify date, time, location and exams being offered.  Bring two forms of identification, including a photo I-D, as well as the original and photocopies of all current FCC licenses and certificates of successful completion of exam.  The photocopies will not be returned. Persons needing special accomodations should check with the contact person in advance of the exam date.

 

REMINDER -- The current Technician Class (Element 2) question pool has been in effect since July 1, 2010, and will be valid until June 30, 2014.  The current General Class (Element 3) question pool has been in effect since July 1, 2011, and will be valid until June 30, 2015.  The current Amateur Extra Class (Element 4) question pool has been in effect since July 1, 2008, and will be valid until June 30, 2012.  When preparing for an exam, be sure you are studying the current question pool.

 

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HAM EVENTS FOR 2011

 

FUTURE EVENTS:

White Mountain ARC flea market, March 10, North Conway, NH

Maine State ARRL Convention, March 23-24, Lewiston

 

CLUB MEETINGS COMING UP:

Pine State ARC - Monday, February 6, 7:00 p.m., Bangor Daily News Building, 73 Hammond St., Bangor

St. John Valley ARC, Tuesday, February 6, 6:30 p.m., Nadeau Hall, University of Maine - Fort Kent.

Wireless Society of Southern Maine - Thursday, February 9, 7:00 p.m., Gorham Recreation Center, 75 South St., Gorham

Greater Kennebec Valley Wireless, Caffeine, Donut, Muffin, & Marching Society - Every Wednesday, 6:00 a.m., Dave's Diner, Brunswick Avenue, Gardiner.

 

 

 

 

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  CLASSES & TRAINING

 

 

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SPECIAL EVENT STATIONS

 

SPECIAL CALLSIGN FOR 4U1ITU - 4U1ITU -- the Amateur Radio station at the ITU -- will be signing as 4U1WRC during the 2012 World Radiocommunication Conference (WRC-12), through February 17. The station will revert to 4U1ITU just in time for the ARRL International DX CW Contest, scheduled for February 18-19. Amateurs who work 4U1WRC between January 23-February 17, 2012 can receive a special QSL card via the HB9 Bureau or by QSLing direct to IARC, PO Box 6, CH-1211 Geneva 20, Switzerland.

 

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GENERAL NOTICES

MAINE TWO METER FM SIMPLEX CONTEST

The Second Annual Maine 2 Meter FM Simplex Challenge, sponsored by the Wireless Society of Southern Maine, takes place Sunday, February 12, and runs for 4 hours, beginning at 2:00 p.m. This is a fun contest, with several categories, including mobile and fixed, and low, medium and high power levels, so no matter what you have for equipment, you can be competitive in a class. For more information, including rules, please visit the contest website at: www.qsl.net/ws1sm/contest.html  

 

FIELD DAY PACKETS AVAILABLE ON LINE

It's that time of year again -- time to start gearing up for ARRL Field Day, June 23-24, 2012!  Field Day packets are now available for download and include the complete rules, as well as other reference items such as forms, ARRL Section abbreviation list, entry submission instructions, a Frequently Asked Questions section, guidelines for getting bonus points, instructions for GOTA stations and a kit to publicize your event with the local press. A brief one-page flyer with basic "What is Field Day" information has also been included in this year's Field Day packet. Amateur Radio clubs and individuals are encouraged to reproduce this flyer as a handout for information tables.

ARRL SCHOOL CLUB ROUNDUP FEBRUARY 13-17

ARRL's semi-annual School Club Roundup will run from 1300Z Monday, February 13, until 2359Z, Friday, February 17, on all amateur bands.  The object is to contact as many elementary school, high school, or college amateur stations as possible to promote ham radio to younger people.  Complete rules are available at http://www.arrl.org/school-club-roundup-scr.

 

 

 

 

 

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MAINE ARES & EMERGENCY NETS

Androscoggin ARES/RACES Net Thursday at 7 p.m. on the 146.610 MHz (no PL) repeater. Monthly meeting on the third Wednesday at 6 p.m., Androscoggin Unified EMA Office, basement of Central Fire Station, 2 College St., Lewiston http://w1npp.org/pages/aresraces.html

Aroostook Emergency Net Monday at 8:00 p.m. on the 146.730  (no PL) repeater

Cumberland County ARES Net meets evey Sunday night at 7:30 p.m. on the 147.09 (PL 100 HZ) machine.

Franklin County ARES Net meets every Wednesday at 7:00 p.m. on the 147.180  (PL 123 HZ) Farmington repeater.  The team meets on the first Wednesday at the Franklin County Courthouse, 140 Main Street, Farmington, at 6:00 p.m.  All are welcome.

Hancock County EMCOMM (ARES) Net Every Tuesday, 7:00 p.m., on the 146.910 (PL 151.4 HZ) repeater. All licensed operators are welcome and encouraged to check-in and participate.

Kennebec County ARES Net Sunday at 7:00 p.m. on the 145.390 repeater (PL 100 HZ).

Lincoln County ARES Net Sunday at 7:00 p.m.on the 146.985 MHz (no PL) repeater

Maine Emergency Communications Net Sunday at 4:30 p.m.on 3940 KHz (alternate freq. 7262 KHz).

Maine Public Service Net Sunday at 9:00 a.m., 3940 KHz..  N1KAT, Section Manager, conducts administrative duties as Net Control the last Sunday of each month. FMI contact Al Sirois, N1MHC, Net Manager and Lincoln County ARES Emergency Coordinator.

Midcoast ARES Net Monday at 7:30 p.m.on the 147.210 repeater (PL 100 Hz).

Oxford County ARES Net second, third, fourth, (fifth) Monday at 7:30 p.m.on the KQ1L 146.88 (PL 100 Hz) repeater

Penobscot County ARES Net second and fourth Wednesdays, 7:00 p.m. on the 146.940 MHz repeater (PL 100 Hz).

Somerset County EmComm Net first and third Mondays on the 146.970 (PL 100 HZ) Sugarloaf repeater and on the second, fourth, and fifth Mondays on the 146.730 (PL 91.5 Hz) Madison repeater. All nets start at 7:30 p.m.

Twelve County Emergency Net opens around 9:30 a.m. (at the close of the Public Service Net on 75 meters) each Sunday, on the KQ1L linked  repeater system. Net manager: K1RFD.

Waldo County ARES/RACES Net Monday (except the first Monday) at 7:30 p.m.on the 147.27 (PL 136.5 HZ) repeater.

Washington County ARES on-the-air meeting Monday on the 147.330 (PL 118.8 Hz) repeater at 7:00 p.m. All licensed amateurs are invited to check in.

York County ARES Net weekly training net on Thursday at 7:00 p.m. on the Mt. Hope  repeater, 145.210 (PL 156.7 Hz).

28/88 VHF ARES Traffic Net  Sunday at 8:00 p.m. on KQ1L linked repeater system.  Join W1LWT in learning and sharing information to build your knowledge and skill about emergency preparedness and message handling

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OTHER MAINE NETS OF INTEREST

Central Maine Swap Net Sunday 7:00 on the KQ1L link system.  Buy, sell, or trade ham and computer gear.  KB1GVS net manager.

Chimes Net Daily at 8:00 p.m. on the 147.060 (PL 91.5) repeater

Digital Net Friday 8:30 p.m. on the KQ1L Link System, after SSTV Net for about 1 hour.  WE1U net manager

Maine Seagull Net Monday thru Saturday at 5:00 p.m., 3940 KHz, LSB. Handling traffic into, out of, and throughout the State of Maine.  K1GUP net manager.

Maine Slow Speed Net  Monday thru Friday, 6 p.m. 3585 KHz.  Traffic handling at slow speeds.  N1NGM net manager.

Maine Swap Net Sunday 7:00 p.m. on the KQ1L link system.  W1SSF net control.  Buy, sell, or swap amateur radio and computer items.

Maine Pine Tree Net  Daily at 7:00 p.m. on 3596 KHz. Traffic into and out of the State of Maine.  W1KX net manager.

Midcoast NBEMS (Narrow Band Emergency Messaging System) VHF Digital Net Sunday at 7:00 on the 147.060 (PL 91.5) repeater. This net is for practice in using W1HKJ's Fldigi, Flwrap and Flmsg applications for the transmission of messages and files

New England Party Line Net Daily at 7:00 a.m. on 14.293 Mhz USB.  W1UZR net manager

New England Weather Net  Daily 5:30 a.m. 3905 KHz LSB.  www.newn.org N1MHC net manager

Piscataquis ARC On-Air Meeting Wednesday, 7:00 p.m. on 147.105 repeater (PL103.5)

Radio Adventurers of Maine Monday, 8:00 p.m., KIQ1L link system.  W1LWT net manager

SSTV Net, KQ1L Link System; Friday at 7:30 p.m.  Send and receive Slow Scan TV Pictures (Martin 2 format).  W1SSF net manager

Waterville Area Wireless Association (WAWA) Net Wednesday 7:30 p.m. on the KQ1L system. Bulletins, club news and activities. Everyone welcome.

Wide Area Amateur Radio Network Tuesday at 7:00 p.m. on the 145.210 repeater (PL 156.7). www.wa1arn.net/cmgmnt/

WX1GYX Skywarn Training Net  Wednesday at 8:30 p.m. and Saturday at 7:30 p.m., KQ1L Link System. K1WTX net manager. Please visit and bookmark the NEW http://www.wx1gyx.org/ web site and discussions at: http://groups.google.com/group/gyx-skywarn

YL Net every Thursday at 8:00 p.m. on the KQ1L linked repeater system. The net is open to all hams, but especially YLs, and has a rotating group of net control stations and weekly topics of interest.

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MAINE AMATEUR RADIO CLUB WEB SITES

Maine has many amateur radio clubs which support the repeaters, run the VE test sessions, play mentor, assist with events, etc. These clubs can use your membership dollars to help support their activities, as well as advance ham radio in Maine. Help boost ham radio --SUPPORT YOUR LOCAL AMATEUR RADIO CLUB.  Check with other hams in your area to find out about the clubs near you and around the state, or ask about clubs on a repeater; you're bound to get a reply.

 

Androscoggin Amateur Radio Club www.w1npp.org/

Hancock County EMCOMM Blog hancockcountyemcomm.blogspot.com

Merrymeeting Amateur Radio Association www.ks1r.org

Pen Bay Amateur Radio Club /

Penobscot County ARES penobscotcountyares.weebly.com/

Pine State Amateur Radio Club www.n1me.org

Piscataquis Amateur Radio Club (PARC)  www.k1pq.org/

Portland Amateur Wireless Assoc. www.pawa-maine.org/

St Croix Valley Amateur Radio Club   www.stcroixvalleyamateurradioclub.org

St John Valley ARA www.dxzone.com/cgi-bin/dir/jump2.cgi?ID=21782

Waterville Amateur Wireless Association www.wa1wa.net

Wide Area Amateur Radio Network (WAARN) www.wa1arn.net/cmgmnt/

Wireless Society of Southern Maine www.qsl.net/ws1sm

Yankee Amateur Radio Club www.yarcme.org

Yarmouth Radio Club www.YarmouthRadioClub.org

York County ARES www.yorkcountymaineares.blogspot.com/

 

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PUBLICIZE YOUR EVENT

If you are responsible for a hamfest or other event, please make sure to send your listing in as soon as you have the date and other info. All info to: Bill Crowley @ arrl.net.  Have a ham-related picture for posting??  forward a .JPEG image to me, with some basic info (who or what the pic is; where taken, who shot it, etc.)  I'll get it posted to this site.

 

Bill Crowley, K1NIT

150 Maple Street

Farmingdale, ME 04344

207-623-9075 (home)

207-512-0312 (cellular)

k1nit@arrl.net

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