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NEWS AROUND EASTERN MASS ARRL SECTION Most of these were posted on http://ema.arrl.org, or I received in an email. Best Buddy Ride Looking for Operators by Jim Bradley KB1IKJ The Best Buddies International is looking to recruit Ham radio operators to volunteer for the Twelfth Annual Audi Best Buddies Challenge: Hyannis Port on Saturday, June 4, 2011. Best Buddies Challenge: Hyannis Port consist of three bicycle rides; 100, 50, or 20-mile which wind through the New England countryside. The 100 mile ride goes from Boston to Hyannis Port, MA. The 50 and 20-mile routes are contained within the 100 route. Assignments will be at five rest stops, in six sweep and recovery vans, and at Craigville Beach finish area in Hyannis Port. This is an all-day event; the 100 mile ride starts at 0730 and the route closes at 1630. Some assignments will start at 0630 depending on the assignment. Due to the length of the route a mobile radio is preferred. Hams assigned to sweep and recovery vans should also have a mag mount antenna. Rest Stop may use handheld radios, but should have access to a mobile radio, along with sufficient batteries for your radio. All volunteers will receive a volunteer t-shirt, food and beverages after the ride at finish area, and that warm fuzzy feeling you get from doing a good thing! Transportation back to the start will be provided for hams assigned to sweep and recovery vans. Unfortunately, due to capacity limitations, volunteers are not permitted to attend the post ride lobster bake and concert without meeting the same $1550 fundraising goal of the riders, walkers, and runners. This will be the first time Hams will be used for this event. Your participation in this event will help to ensure the safety of the riders and make this event a success. If you can help with this event or have questions contact Jim Bradley, KB1JKJ at kb1jkj@arrl.net, with your Name, Callsign, E-Mail Address and T-Shirt Size? MA RMV Snafu With Ham Plates Submitted by k9hi on Fri, 05/13/2011 - 15:07 Do you have a MA ham radio license plate? Do you need an inspection sticker? According to Kevin Paetzold, K1KWP and other amateurs, you might run into a bit of a snafu getting your car inspected--at least for the moment. Paetzold says he went to get his car inspected on May 12, and was told that the Registry of Motor Vehicles "cannot process inspections" for ham radio plates at this time. According to Paetzold, "After hearing this from my inspection station I was able to verify this with the RMV itself." K1KWP was told there is supposedly "a fix in the works which should be available next week". He adds, "The guy at the RMV told me [over the phone] that they changed their software to not accept anything but alphas and numbers. Therefore, 'slant bar' (the character that represents the "lightning bolt" on the plate) no longer works." In the meantime, those who have stickers that expire in May will just have to keep their fingers crossed. Page 6 of 14
YLRL 2011 Convention, Quincy MA Submitted by k9hi on Fri, 05/13/2011 - 10:30 The Young Ladies Radio League will hold its 2011 convention July 21-24, 2011 at the Best Western Adams Inn, Quincy, MA. Activities include an all-day tour of Boston, including the Freedom Trail; a general meeting; tours for the OMs; a luncheon tour of the Adams Historical Site in Quincy; a tour of the Marconi Site at Cape Code National Seashore; and a possible tour of ARRL Headquarters in Newington, Connecticut. Hotel reservations must be made by June 21 to obtain the convention room rate. For more information, see the convention flyer at http://tinyurl.com/43xrshn. Organized in 1939, YLRL is a nonprofit organization of women Amateur Radio licensees. With a membership of approximately 800, it is international in scope. Approximately 100 of its members are DX YLs. GARS MEMBERS ASSIST SOUTH SHORE FOX HUNTERS IN FOXHUNT by Judi KB1SRO The Whitman Amateur Radio Club members and South Shore Fox Hunters had a hunt in the Bridgewaters on May 24th, Saturday at 10 am. Fox Frequency was 146.535Mhz simplex with coordination on the Whitman repeater on 147.225 Mhz. Joe KA1JBE, Dino KB1RXQ, and Laura KB1UTH volunteered to be the fox. The Fox was hiding in East Bridgewater, off of Belmont Street, in the soccer field parking lot. First hunter in was "The Bruce" NI1X, who came in in an hour and 10 minutes followed by seconds was Richard KB1TEH. Third in was Roy KA1CYV followed by John N1PRK and Judy KB1SRO. 5th in was Jim KB1PFL. 6th place was an unknown Fox Hunter.Fun was had by all! (see photo at the end of the newsletter) NEWS From Amateur Radio Newsline NewsLine is an Amateur Radio News Audio and written news site. Many repeaters and local clubs have it accessible during their nets or via EchoLink. Newsline gets updated every week and you can go to the web and download the audio. This is a nation wide Amateur Radio News Audio Program. May 27, 2010 For more Amateur Radio News, please go to NewLine at http://www.arnewsline.org/ Page 7 of 14
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