Eastern Massachusetts
Contact Information
- Section Name:
- Eastern Massachusetts
- Contact:
- Jon McCombie, N1ILZ
- Daytime Phone:
- 508-246-4982
- Evening Phone:
- 508-246-4982
- Email:
- n1ilz@arrl.org
Basic Information
- Division:
- New England
- Description:
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Division: New England
Previous EMA Monthly Summaries
Traditional ARRL Start to the New Year:
As is a long-standing tradition within the ARRL, each New Year begins with the Straight Key Night (SKN) commencing at 0000 UTC and lasting for 24 hours. This annual event honors the history of amateur radio and reminds us of the fun of simple communication methods. If you participated, please remember to email a list of stations you contacted along with your vote for "Best Fist" and “Most Interesting QSO” to straightkey@arrl.org. Entries for Straight Key Night must be received by January 31.
Winter Field Day:
Another fun get on the air event is Winter Field Day on January 27-28. Visit https://winterfieldday.org/ for details.Near Fest News:
Many amateurs received word from the organizers of Near-Fest that, due to a scheduling conflict, the Spring ham-fest will be held on one day only, Friday April 26, 2024, and will end at 3:00 PM. The Fall Near-Fest event will return to the usual 2-day schedule on October 11 and 12. More information may be found at their official website https://near-fest.com/.K1TW to receive ARRL plaque.
Former Eastern Massachusetts Section Manager Tom Walsh, K1TW, will be recognized at an awards ceremony at New England Sci-Tech, 16 Tech Circle, Natick, Massachusetts, on Saturday, January 27, 2024, shortly after 12 noon. A four-term Section Manager, Tom was elected to the position in January 2015, succeeding Phil Temples, K9HI. The award is but one of several activities planned that day at New England Sci Tech, the popular STEM / Maker space organization. More info at https://nescitech.org/wfd .Northeast HamXposition On-Line Ticketing is Open!
This year’s Northeast HamXposition is off to a very fast start. Tickets for the event on August 22-25, 2024, may already be purchased. Note this year the Convention begins on Thursday with a Comedy Show, and continues on Friday, Saturday, and Sunday. The greatly expanded Convention Committee is hard at work lining up Vendors, Forums, Banquet Speakers, Special Events and Forums.HamXposition has already lined up Dr. Tamitha Skov, WX6SWW, as the Saturday night guest Banquet Speaker. Per the convention website she is known as the “Space Weather Woman” in social media, she forecasts and analyzes space weather processes – in the heliosphere and exosphere. More info at https://hamxposition.org/.
Section News vs Section Highlights
This is but a snapshot of the extensive news coverage you can find daily at our website. For full news coverage please visit https://ema.arrl.org/.Stay warm and 73 de
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ARRL Eastern Massachusetts Section
Section Manager: Jon W McCombie, N1ILZ
n1ilz@arrl.org
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Eastern Massachusetts Officials
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Section Manager,
Jon W. McCombie N1ILZ
Assistant Section Manager -
Section Youth Coordinator
Paul D. Graveline K1YUB -
State Government Liaison
Stephen P. Boyson N1VLG -
Section Traffic Manager
Marcia K. Forde KW1U -
Assistant Section Manager
James B. Tinkler N9JBT -
Assistant Section Manager,
Bruce D. Blain K1BG
Affiliated Club Coordinator -
Assistant Section Manager
Stuart Solomon W1SHS -
Affiliated Club Coordinator,
Thomas D. Walsh K1TW
Assistant Section Manager -
Section Emergency Coordinator
Robert Macedo KD1CY -
Technical Coordinator
Dan Brown W1DAN