Previous Club News
- Welcome to new PART members: Chris, W1YTQ, of Lexington, MA, Will, WJ1WJ, of Billerica, MA, Steve, W1GMM, of Wilmington, MA, Jack, K1JWC, of Warwick, RI, Dan, KC1VMX, of Chelmsford, MA, Rob, AC1SP, of Westford, and Eric, N1STD, of Stoneham, MA!
- Congratulations to Chris, KC1MQY, for upgrading to Extra Class!
- Officer elections were held at the November PART meeting. Officers for 2025 are: President: George, K1IG, Vice President: Adam, AA1N, Treasurer: Alan, W1AHM, and Secretary: Kevin, KC1TJD. Congratulations to our new officers!
- The official 2024 Field Day results have been posted in December QST, and PART truly excelled! We operated in the 4AB category (club station with four active QRP transmitters powered by batteries and solar power), and our 7,805 points in this category placed us at #2 nationwide out of five. Compared to all 4A stations (at all power levels QRP - 500 watts) operating on generators, batteries, or commercial power, we placed #13 nationwide out of 111, and #1 in Massachusetts (EMA and WMA sections). After adding in the scores of the five home stations who participated, our total is 12,081. Well done to all PART members!
- The slides presented at the October 2024 PART meeting on the "PART Improvement Program" are available in the Club Presentations tab.
- Several PART members did a POTA activation at Great Brook State Park in Carlisle, MA, on Monday, October 14, 2024. Shown above are Adam, AA1N, Niece, KA1ULN, and Matt, KC1UBH. Also participating were Andy, KB1OIQ, and Kevin, KC1TJE.
- After a recent PART breakfast, several club members went to a nearby state park and activated a Parks on the Air (POTA) station. Shown above is Michelle, KC1UML, making contacts.
- Welcome to new PART member Will, WJ1WJ, of Billerica!
- Welcome to new PART members Steven, AC1RZ, of Andover, Jim, AA1BA, of Cambridge, Steven, KC1UBT, of Andover, Michael, AB1HV, of Burlington, Ed, KC1UGK, of North Chelmsford, and Armand, KC1VFH, of Chelmsford!
- At the July PART meeting we reviewed the 2024 Field Day results and presented awards for the best DX. Shown in the photo above are Andy, KB1OIQ, and Chris, W1XG, who both contacted stations in Hawaii on CW. Since we operated QRP for this event, these contacts established both of them as members of the "1,000 Miles Per Watt" club. You can see the complete Field Day results here.
- Welcome to new PART members Alan, AC1QX, of Westford, Jeff, KC1QFD, of Acton, Michael, KC1UFQ, of Carlisle, Michelle, KC1UML, of Acton, and Rich, K1SIB, of Carlisle!
- Congratulations to PART member Wayne, AG1A, for achieving Worked All States (WAS) on satellite!
- In preparation for Field Day in June, 2024, PART recently conducted a CW course using the CWops curriculum. The photo above shows five of our graduates: Kevin, KC1TJD, Dom, AG8D, Andy, KB1OIQ, John, WB2OSZ, and CJ, NS1N. (Not shown: Ginny, KC1TJE) Congratulations to our new operators!
- The presentation on "SWR and Simple Antennas" given at the February 2024 PART meeting by Bob, W1IS, can be seen in the Club Presentations tab.
- In recognition of PART's performance over the last two years, and our potential in the years to come, we have again been named an ARRL Special Service Club! This designation is effective until December, 2025. Congratulations to all the PART members who contributed to this achievement!
- General information for PART members, including descriptions and availability of loaner gear, can now be found on the "Member Assistance" tab.
- Compliance with FCC RF exposure rules are now mandatory for all ham stations. It takes very little effort to evaluate your station; you can use the ARRL's RF Exposure Calculator for every frequency band, antennas, and the maximum power level to obtain a complete environmental analysis. See May 2023 QST, page 64, for more information.
PART member Bob, W1IS, has been interviewed on the QSO Today podcast for March 4, 2023. You can read the show notes and listen to the podcast here. QSO Today has interviewed three other PART members as well; click on the links to listen: Scott, NE1RD, Fred, AB1OC, and George, K1IG.
PART member Andy, KB1OIQ, has made a Hackaday video presentation about "Andy's Ham Radio Linux," a distro for Linux users that provides all the Linux software you need for a complete ham station. You can view it here.
The Repeaters tab now shows a map of WB1GOF repeater coverage around New England.
PART has been awarded a grant of $22,000 by the ARRL Foundation for incorporation of amateur radio functionality into the Minecraft online game. Congratulations to Lucas, W1BTR, for leading this effort! Learn more about this project by visiting the Minecraft page on this site.
