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Androscoggin Amateur Radio Club - AARC

P. O. Box 1

Auburn ME 04212-0001

Repeater: 146.610MHz - (No PL Tone) on Goff Hill, Auburn Maine

American Radio Relay League (ARRL)  Maine Section Affiliated Club

Maine ARRL site  http://arrl-me.org/arrl icon

Andy Club Officers

President: Bill Woodhead N1KAT
Vice President: Earle Gilmore N1SVB
Treasurer: Ivan Lazure N1OXA
Secretary:Dick Knight N1NYW
Trustee: Norm L'Heureux W1SCM

Andy Club Membership Application

Androscoggin ARES/RACES Applications
The next Androscoggin Amateur Radio Club meeting will be June 6, 2012 at the Lapage conference center in Lewiston at 7 PM. On the agenda: Field Day plans, a possible special event station in Andover, Maine celebrating the 50th anniversary of satellite communications and discussion and a vote of the club to possibly sponsor a speaker at Bates College from the SETI program.

News(check the events page too)  VE Exams in Maine 

Weather Spotter Training http://www.erh.noaa.gov/gyx/spotters_skywarn/skywarn2.shtml

WEATHER SPOTTER TRAINING - Wednesday, May 30, 6:30 p.m., Mount Washington Discovery Center, 2779 White Mountain Highway, North Conway, NH.

National Weather Service
1 Weather Lane, Route 231
Gray, ME 04039
207-688-3216
GPS coordinates: 43.89264N ,70.25477W -Google Map-

WX1GYX SKYWARN Coordinators looking for Input

We are looking for input on Weather Spotter Training and other issues from ARES, RACES, CERT and other EmComm Groups.
Please email comments and suggestions to  "Jerry Hume K1WTX" <wxman46@megalink.net>

Be Prepared every Month with tips and training http://www.ready.gov/monthly-themes

Maine Prepares http://www.maine.gov/mema/prepare/-
LA(west) Prepares http://preparela.org/

White Mountain Hamfest North Conway NH Community Center 8AM Saturday March 10 2012 Thank you for attending our first event. White Mountain Amateur Radio Club
PAWA Portland Area Wireless Association Hamfest at South Portland American Legion Hall  Saturday April 21, 2012 8AM Testing 10AM PAWA
MS Walk at Lewiston High School April 28, 2012. Ham operators needed! Contact Ivan at n1oxa@arrl.net for information or to sign up.
Nearfest XI Friday May 4th and Saturday May 5th 2012
Located at the Deerfield fairgrounds Deerfield NH Friday May 4 0900 to Saturday May 5 1500  Nearfest

Alexander Hamfest Alexander, ME Check site below for updates

Location: Alexander Elementary School,  Route 9, Alexander ME
Website: http://www.stcroixvalleyamateurradioclub.org
Sponsor: St. Croix Valley Amateur Radio Club

Three Rivers Hamfest at the American Legion Hall Milo Maine August 11, 2012 at Milo

New England Arrl Convention at Boxboro Mass. August 24, 25 and 26 2012 New England ARRL Convention

Loon Echo Bike and Hike Trek Coming September 15, 2012 Bridgton ME

http://www.loonechotrek.org

Ham Contact: Gary N1ZNJ n1znj@yahoo.com
Gary needs to know your T-Shirt size and if you need a early out assignment

2012 Maine ARES Simulated Emergency TEST coming in October

Description of the SET http://www.arrl.org/chapter-2-simulated-emergency-test-set
ARRL Public Service Communications Manual Online: http://www.arrl.org/public-service-communications-manual

2012 Dempsey Challenge October 13th and 14th Lewiston ME http://dempseychallenge.org/

Hams will be providing radio support on Sunday the 14th Only for the Bike Treks
Ham Contact: Ivan N1OXA NIOXA@arrl.net
Volunteer Page: http://www.dempseychallenge.org/volunteer-2  NOTE: This web site will not register hams until July 10, 2012 or later.  You may contact Ivan now.

Near-Fest XII Friday October 12th and Saturday October 13th 2012

0900 Friday through 1500 Saturday
Deerfield Fairgrounds - Deerfield NH
http://near-fest.com/

World Radiosport Team Championship (WRTC)  2014 in New England http://wrtc2014.org/

Youtube video: http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=yNyMAMjRNuA

2011 The Androscoggin ARC Scholarship ($1000) winner: Andrew Deutchman, KC2YZN of Westfield NJ

other ARRL Foundation Scholarship Winners: http://www.arrl.org/files/file/Foundation%20Scholarship%20Winners/2011%20Winners.pdf

NBEMS-Narrow Band Emergency Messaging System with fldigi-flwrap-flmsg

http://www.w1hkj.com/download.htmlFLDigi Download Site http://www.w1hkj.com/download.html
FLDigi Programs for Windows FLDigi-3.21.41 FLwrap-1.3.1 FLmsg-1.1.15
DRAFT Manual based on http://www.w1hkj.com/FldigiHelp-3.21/index.html:
New for fldigi 3.21.12 http://w1npp.org/ares/manuals/fldigi-3.21.12_Manual.pdf

Fldigi Workshop for EmComm East 2011 .pdf

Linux Live CD with fldigi suite http://sourceforge.net/projects/kb1oiq-andysham/files/
Test Files  http://www.w1hkj.com/FldigiHelp-3.20/Modes/index.htm
Midcoast Maine DigiHam Resource Page http://www.midcoastdigiham.belljar.net/
Sound Card Interfacing http://www.qsl.net/wm2u/interface.html
NBEMS Narrow Band Emergency Messaging System Training http://panbems.org/
ICS-Incident Comand System Form Guide http://www.fs.fed.us/r1/fire/incident/ics-forms/icsguide.pdf
MMSSTV for Slow-Scan http://hamsoft.ca/pages/mmsstv.php

Heat Wave Links:

Hydration: http://www.webmd.com/food-recipes/features/top-10-ways-to-stay-hydrated
CDC Extreme Heat Media Toolkit http://www.cdc.gov/nceh/extremeheat/ 
National Weather Service Heat Safety http://www.weather.gov/om/heat/index.shtml 
FEMA Are Your Ready-Heat http://www.fema.gov/areyouready/heat.shtm
EPA http://www.epa.gov/naturalevents/extremeheat.html
Air Condition-less Survival: http://www.medicinenet.com/script/main/art.asp?articlekey=63080
Red Cross http://www.redcross.org/

Keep Pets Cool

http://www.humanesociety.org/news/press_releases/2011/07/keep_your_pets_cool_during_heat_wave_071111.html
http://www.aspca.org/Blog/heat-wave-alert.aspx
http://www.sdcounty.ca.gov/Portal/News/heat.html

It's the LAW:
http://www.mainelegislature.org/legis/bills/bills_125th/chapters/PUBLIC288.asp

Meetings

Andy Club Meeting

First Wednesday of the Month 7:00pm
LaPage Conference Room at
St Mary's Medical Associates Building
99 Campus Avenue, Lewiston,ME -Google Map-
(corner of Route 126 Sabattus Street and Campus
across from Old Orchard Beach Pizza)

Andy Club Breakfast

Last Wednesday of the month 7:30am Ramada Inn
Pleasant Street, Lewiston ME

Androscoggin ARES Meeting

Androscoggin ARES/RACES Application
Meeting on the air Thursdays 19:30.

Third Wednesday of the Month 1800EST
Androscoggin Unified Emegency Management Agency-Emegency Operations Center
Basement of Lewiston Central Fire Station
2 College Street, Lewiston ME
Andy Meeting Location 99 Campus Ave, Lewiston First Wednesday of the month

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