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March 26 and 27

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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

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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

News(check events page too)

New on the Maine ARES Training Opportunities page

Maine Emergency Communications Course Level III http://www.maineares.org/mecc%20III.pdf
Maine Emergency Communications Course Level III Final Exam http://www.maineares.org/mecc%20III%20final%20exam.pdf
Course instructions http://www.maineares.org/Instructions.pdf
Also available is the The Introduction to Emergency Communications,  Maine Emergency Communications Course Level I and II, MaineARES Leadership, Maine ARES Safety:
Maine ARES training page http://www.maineares.org/ccbeccc.html

Amateur Extra Class Radio License Preparation Course

General Class Radio Operators go to the top.  Smith Charts, time constants, and phased arrays oh my! 
Text must be purchased before class: "The ARRL Extra Class License Manual 9th Edition" (ISBN: 0-87259-135-2) 
Course Web page: http://www.w1npp.org/pages/license.html
Location: Edward Little High School, 77 Harris Street, Auburn ME -Google Map-
Please register before January 14, 2010 with the Auburn Adult Education Phone 207-784-9220
or Online:
http://auburn.maineadulted.org/courses/course/amateur_extra_class_radio_license_preparation_course
Contact: David Lowe WE1U  Phone: 207-783-1759 (or better e-mail: we1u.david@gmail.com).

Androscoggin Amateur Radio Emergency Services(ARES) Meeting New Time and Location

Third Wednesday at 1800 local time
Staring February 17 2010
Androscoggin Unified Emergency Management Agency
basement of Lewiston Central Fire Station
2 College Street Lewiston Maine

Net Page http://www.w1npp.org/pages/nets.html

28.46MHz Net Fridays 1930EDT

50.2MHz Ragchew Tuesdays 1930 EST

146.52 Ragchew Thursdays 1930EST

CERT - Community Emergency Response Teams http://www.citizencorps.gov/cert/

CERT/CART Links http://w1npp.org/pages/certcart.html

WX1GYX SKYWARN http://www.wx1gyx.org/  Files and Links

David A. Dilley ebook on Global Change
http://www.globalweathercycles.com/index.html
http://www.globalweatheroscillations.com/
Weather Maps for WX1GYX area http://w1npp.org/wx1gyx.org/pages/maps.html
Community Cooperative Rain, Hail, and Snow (CoCoRaHS) Network http://www.cocorahs.org/
Training Materials http://www.cocorahs.org/Content.aspx?page=training_slideshows
NWS CoCoRaHS http://www.erh.noaa.gov/gyx/CoCoRaHS.shtml
WCSH6.com report on GYX CoCoRaHS program http://www.wcsh6.com/news/local/story.aspx?storyid=106500
2009 WX1GYX SKYWARN Operations Manual http://w1npp.org/wx1gyx.org/manuals/OperatonsManual2009/ops2009.pdf
SKYWARN Spotter Report Logsheet http://w1npp.org/wx1gyx.org/manuals/logsheet/logsheet2008.pdf
Making Hail Pads http://w1npp.org/wx1gyx.org/manuals/HowToMakeHailPads_1.0.pdf

Meetings

Andy Club Meeting

First Wednesday of the Month 7:00pm
Russell Park Living Center
158 Russell Street, Lewiston ME

Andy Club Breakfast

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

Membership Application

Androscoggin ARES Meeting

Starting Wednesday 17 February 2010
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

158 Russell Street, Lewiston Maine 04240

Link to Google Map for 158 Russell Street, Lewiston ME

URL: http://www.w1npp.org/
Updated: Sunday 7 February 2010
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ACORN Newsletter/W1NPP.org Web Editors: David Lowe WE1U