Hamfests
2011 Crystal Falls Hamfest
280 Eastern Avenue Chelsea, ME Saturday February 5th 0800-1200 EDT http://www.w1tlc.com/
2011 ARRL Maine State Convention and Andyfest
Friday Night, March 25th and Saturday Morning 0800 to 1200 EDT, March 26th
http://w1npp.org/pages/meconvention2011.html
Near-Fest IX
Friday April 29th 0900 to Saturday April 30th 2011, Deerfield, NH
http://near-fest.com/
2011 Bangor Hamfest
June 4th 2011
http://www.n1me.org/Hamfest.php
2011 Three Rivers at Milo Hamfest
Penquis Valley High School, 37 West Main Street, Milo ME
Call-in: 147.210MHz+71.9Hz or 147.105MHz+103.5Hz
Web Site: http://www.k1pg.org/
2011 Windsor Hamfest
September 10, 2011 8am to Noon
Location: Windsor Fairgrounds
Route 32 - Ridge Road
Windsor, ME 04363
Sponsor: Augusta Amateur Radio Association
Type: ARRL Hamfest
Talk-In: 146.88 Mhz, 100 Hz
Public Contact: Bill Crowley , K1NIT
150 Maple Street Farmingdale, ME 04344
Phone: 207-623-9075
Email: k1nit@arrl.net
2011 Alexander Hamfest
,Saturday, September 17
Location: Alexander Elementary School, Route 9, Alexander
Website: http://www.stcroixvalleyamateurradioclub.org
Sponsor: St. Croix Valley Amateur Radio Club
Near-Fest X
Friday October 14th and Saturday October 15th 2011
0900 Friday through 1500 Saturday
Deerfield Fairgrounds - Deerfield NH
http://near-fest.com/
Events
January
2011 SPAR Winter Field Day January 29th 1700 UTC(Noon EDT) to January 30th 1700UTC(Noon EDT) http://www.spar-hams.org/contests/winterfd/index.php
February
2011 Crystal Falls Hamfest, 280 Eastern Avenue Chelsea, ME Saturday February 5th 0800-1200 EDT http://www.w1tlc.com/
March
Daylight Saving Time Begins March 13th
2011 2:00am EST becomes 3:00am EDT Spring Ahead! http://www.nist.gov/pml/div688/dst.cfm
2011 Saturday March 5th Can-Am Sled Dog Race Late Winter Fort Kent, Maine http://can-am.sjv.net/
2011 ARRL Maine State Convention and Andyfest Friday Night, March 25th and Saturday Morning 0800 to 1200 EDT, March 26th http://w1npp.org/pages/meconvention2011.html
April
2011 Boston Marathon Monday April 18th http://www.mmra.org/marc/
2011 MS-Walk Androscoggin County Saturday April 30th 2011 Lewiston ME http://walkmem.nationalmssociety.org/site/PageServer?pagename=WLK_MEM_homepage
Near-Fest IX Friday April 29th 0900 to Saturday April 30th 2011, Deerfield, NH http://near-fest.com/
May
Red Cross Run for Community RESCHEDULED June 5 2011 Lewiston http://redcrossrun.weebly.com/index.html
Annual Armed Forces Day Crossband Test http://www.arrl.org/news/view/annual-armed-forces-day-crossband-test-scheduled-for-may-14
Dayton(Ohio) Hamvention May 20-22 2011 http://www.hamvention.org/
June
2011 Bangor Hamfest June 4th 2011 http://www.n1me.org/Hamfest.php
Red Cross Run for Community June 5 2011 Lewiston http://redcrossrun.weebly.com/index.html
2011 ARRL VHF QSO Party June 11th to 13th 2011
http://www.arrl.org/june-vhf-qso-party
2011 ARRL Summer Kid's Day Saturday, June 18th 2011 1800-2400 UTC(2pm to 8pm EDT) http://www.arrl.org/kids-day
2011 Trek Across Maine Friday, Saturday and Sunday June 17th to19th http://www.lungusa.org/associations/charters/new-england/events/cycle/trek-across-maine/
2011 Pottle Hill Run Saturday June 25th http://www.pathwaysmaine.com/RoadRace.htm
2011 ARRL Field Day June 25th and 26th Information Packet is available: http://www.arrl.org/files/file/Field-Day/2011/2011_FD_Packet.pdf
2nd annual Museum L-A Duathlon June 26th 2011 http://museumla.org/ladu/
July
2011 Liberty Festival 4th of July http://www.libertyfestival.org/
LL Bean 4th of July 10k Run http://www.llbeanroadrace.com/
2011 New England Forest Rally July 15th and 16th 2011 http://newenglandforestrally.com/2010-nefr-event-dates-set/
2011 Maine Lobster Ride & Roll July 23nd 2011 Rockland High School,
Rockland Maine http://www.bikemaine.org/events/lobster-ride
2011 Appalachian Trail Golden Packet July 24th 2011 http://aprs.org/at-golden-packet.html
August
2011 National Night Out Tuesday August 2nd http://www.nationaltownwatch.org/nno/about.html
Auburn,ME PD NNO page http://www.auburnmaine.org/index.asp?Type=B_BASIC&SEC={125ABF8E-0F27-48B8-9706-5FC938E0E0FD}&DE={8142CAC1-55FD-4977-AD1E-4BBA5D219BFF}
2011 ARRL UHF August 6th and 7th 2011 http://www.arrl.org/august-uhf
2011 Lighthouse Week August 1st to 7th 2011 http://arlhs.com/page2.html http://illw.org/
2011 Maine - Bike MS: Great Maine Getaway August 6th and 7th 2011 Standish ME http://bikemam.nationalmssociety.org/site/TR/Bike/MAMBikeEvents?fr_id=15421&pg=entry
Ham Contact: Gary Gilman N1ZNJ n1znj@yahoo.com
2011 Beach-to-Beacon Saturday August 6th 2011 Cape Elizabeth ME http://www.beach2beacon.org/
Ham Contact: Ivan N1OXA N1OXA@arrl.net
2011 Maritime DX Forum in Nova Scotia August http://www.southgatearc.org/news/may2011/maritime_dx_forum.htm
2011 Great Falls Balloon Festival Friday, Saturday and Sunday August 19-21 http://www.greatfallsballoonfestival.org/
2011 Tour
de Merrymetting Bay Saturday August 13th Topsham ME
Event Web page: http://www.topshammaine.com/tmb
Ham Contact: Harry N1TTT harry.mcnelley@yahoo.com
2011 Tour de Farms Sunday August 21st 7am to 5pm http://sites.google.com/site/morrisfarmtrust/tour-de-farms-2010
September
Maine Prepares http://www.maine.gov/mema/prepare/
2011 Maine Hospice Event Saturday, September 10th 2011 Brunswick ME
Event Web page:http://mainehospicecouncil.org/events/maine-hospice-event/
Ham Contact: Harry N1TTT harry.mcnelley@yahoo.com
2011 Maine CERT Jamboree Saturday/Sunday September 10th and 11th 2011
Camp Laurel in Readfield Maine
Registration Form, Schedule, Class Descriptions and Maps: http://www.megalink.net/~oxctyema/cert_training.htm
Oxford County EMA http://www.megalink.net/~oxctyema/index.htm
Facebook Page http://www.facebook.com/MaineStateCERTJamboree#!/MaineStateCERTJamboree?sk=wall
Camp Laurel in Readfield Maine -Google Map- http://www.camplaurel.com/experience/directions.php
2011 Loon Echo Bike and Hike Trek Saturday, September 17th 2011 http://www.loonecholandtrust.org/html/hike_n__bike_trek.html
Ham Contact: Gary N1ZNJ n1znj@yahoo.com
October
Hams will be providing radio support only on Sunday 9th Only for the Bike Treks
Ham Contact: Ivan N1OXA NIOXA@arrl.net
Volunteer Page: http://www.dempseychallenge.org/volunteer-2
Press "Volunteer" Button to go to https://www.kintera.org/faf/volunteerRegNew/volunteerSelection.asp?ievent=435102
At the kintera.org site Check the "Ham Operator" Box
2010 Maine ARES Simulated Emergency Test SET October 9 2010 http://www.maineares.org/exercises.html
NEAR-Fest VIII October 15 and 16 2010 http://near-fest.com/
November
Fall Back! Daylight Savings Time Ends. Sunday November 6th 2010 at
2:00am EDT becomes 1:00am EST http://www.nist.gov/pml/div688/dst.cfm
Past Events
2009 Field Day Results(ARRL Members-only) http://www.arrl.org/members-only/contests/scores.html?con_id=176
EF0 Tornado confirmed near East Bethel Maine Saturday July 18th
2009 Video
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=qGIqtoJqcqI
Oxford ARES Bike Generator at 2009 Field
Day in three parts
Part 1 of 3 http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ppj-VUOYA0c
Part 2 of 3 http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=_PzKhj06X2U
Part 3 of 3 http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=IRUtTll3xW0
Field
Day
2008
Lewiston Maine Sun Journal Field
Day Article
WCSH-TV 2008 Field Day Story
Video
URL: http://www.w1npp.org/pages/events.html
Updated: Thursday, August 18 2011