Upcoming Events for APril 2021
April 5 Video Conferencing (Zoom) Meeting
Monthly meeting via Zoom 19:00 EST (7:00 PM)
Field Day Planning
April 12 - Oxford County ARES Net
Oxford County ARES Net 19:30 EST on the Oxford County Repeater system 146.910 N1BBK, 147.120 W1OCA, 224.620 W1IF repeaters
Notes from April 12th net
FCC - Updated Radio Frequency Exposure Become Effective May 3
Link to Article: http://www.arrl.org/news/updated-radio-frequency-exposure-rules-become-effective-on-may-3
Link to RF Safety Calculator:
Notified that there was no back up electric power at Black Mt Repeater
April 19 - Oxford County ARES Net Will be a ZOOM Meeting at 7:00 p.m. ( 19:00 Local time)
Oxford County ARES ZOOM Meeting 19:00 (7:00 p.m.) Local time
- Discussions on:
i. Repeater(s) back up power
ii. Field Day plans
iii. Trailer Shelter Work day
iv. Trailer equipment tests and updates
April 26 - Oxford County ARES Net
Oxford County ARES Net 19:30 EST on the Oxford County Repeater system 146.910 N1BBK, 147.120 W1OCA, 224.620 W1IF repeaters
Presentations by Members
If you have a project or other interest from our wide ranging amateur radio that you would like to share, please contact Wayne.
Upcoming events for MAY 2021
May 3 - Monthly Meeting
Zoom?
May 8 - Red Cross Nationwide Emergency Communications Winlink Drill
The spring 2021 Red Cross Nationwide Emergency Communications Winlink Drill will be held on May 8, which is World Red Cross and Red Crescent Day 2021. A
head of the May nationwide exercise, the American Red Cross (ARC) Emergency Communications training group will continue its Winlink Thursdays training sessions on March 11 and April 8. Details and instructions are available. Sign up for email updates
May 10 - Oxford County ARES Net
Oxford County ARES Net 19:30 EST on the Oxford County Repeater system 146.910 N1BBK, 147.120 W1OCA, 224.620 W1IF repeaters
May 15 & 16 -72nd International DX Convention
What you can expect from IDXC 2021:
- A safe, front-row seat at IDXC 2021 without having to leave your QTH
- Pre-Registration is required but it is FREE
- Pre-Registration will begin on Monday, April 19, 2021
- We will be offering several door prizes -- which is why you need to pre-register.
- All Zoom Webinars will be recorded and posted to the NCDXC website at a later date
- There will be regular website updates over the next few weeks, as the program schedule is finalized, so check back often
- For detailed look of the forums - http://dxconvention.com/pages/program.html
May 17 - Oxford County ARES Net
Oxford County ARES Net 19:30 EST on the Oxford County Repeater system 146.910 N1BBK, 147.120 W1OCA, 224.620 W1IF repeaters
May 21-23 -Online - Dayton Hamvention, An ARRL Sanctioned Specialty Convention
Hamvention Weekend Virtual Activities
Thursday May 20. 2021
The Virtual Contest University will be held starting at 9 AM EDT 1300Z. The course outline will be available soon. This will be a free event!
Please check https://contestuniversity.com where registration will be available after April 21st.
Friday May 21 Starting at 11 AM EDT 1500Z
We will have the 2021 Virtual Hamvention Forums.
presentations by:
Technical Achievement: WX6SWW – Tamitha Mulligan Skov
Special Achievement: W3WL – Wesley Lamboley
Amateur of the Year: WP3R – Angel M. Vazquez
Club of the Year: K4HTA — The Vienna Wireless society
Saturday May 22
Participate in the Hamvention QSO Party 8 AM to 8 PM EDST (1200 May 22 to 0000 May 23 UTC)
May 24
Oxford County ARES Net 19:30 EST on the Oxford County Repeater system 146.910 N1BBK, 147.120 W1OCA, 224.620 W1IF repeaters
May 31 - Oxford County ARES Net
Oxford County ARES Net 19:30 EST on the Oxford County Repeater system 146.910 N1BBK, 147.120 W1OCA, 224.620 W1IF repeaters
Field Day Planning
You have questions, so do we ;-)
June 2021 EVENTS
June 5 - Hermon Hamfest
Hermon Mountain Ski Area
441 Newburgh Road
Hermon, ME 04401
Rain or Shine!!! 7:30 AM for tailgaters & 8:00 AM for all others
Admission is $5.00 (12 & under FREE) -- Exam fee is $15.00. Just coming for the Exam? No admission needed unless you plan to stay before or after testing.
Talk-in is on 146.940 -0.600 offset and a 136.5 tone.
Sponsor: Pine State ARC
June 7- Monthly Meeting
Monthly meeting 19:00 EST (7:00 PM)
June 14 - Oxford County ARES Net
Oxford County ARES Net 19:30 EST on the Oxford County Repeater system 146.910 N1BBK, 147.120 W1OCA, 224.620 W1IF repeaters
June 21- Oxford County ARES Net
Oxford County ARES Net 19:30 EST on the Oxford County Repeater system 146.910 N1BBK, 147.120 W1OCA, 224.620 W1IF repeaters
June 26-27 ARRL Field Day
Field Day Links to
- Activites
- Rules: http://www.arrl.org/field-day#rules
- Tshirts, mugs, & Gear: http://www.arrl.org/shop/FieldDay/
- Who
- Where
June 28- Oxford County ARES Net
Oxford County ARES Net 19:30 EST on the Oxford County Repeater system 146.910 N1BBK, 147.120 W1OCA, 224.620 W1IF repeaters
July 2021 Events
July 12th-19:30 EST
On Air Oxford ARES/CERT Net on the Oxford County Repeater system 146.910 N1BBK, 147.120 W1OCA, 224.620 W1IF repeaters.
July 19th-19:30 EST
On Air Oxford ARES/CERT Net on the Oxford County Repeater system 146.910 N1BBK, 147.120 W1OCA, 224.620 W1IF repeaters.
July 26th-19:30 EST
On Air Oxford ARES/CERT Net on the Oxford County Repeater system 146.910 N1BBK, 147.120 W1OCA, 224.620 W1IF repeaters.
ARRL Field Day Preliminary Results
Logs and Pictures from the group- To Be Posted Here as available
August 2021 Events
Monthly Meeting - August 2nd 19:00 Local EDT time
Meeting Agenda and Notes
Highlighted Events This Month
Contests, Exercises, or Drills
August 9th - On Air Oxford County ARES/CERT Net 19:30 EDT
On Air Oxford ARES/CERT Net on the Oxford County Repeater system 146.910 N1BBK, 147.120 W1OCA, 224.620 W1IF repeaters.
August 16th - On Air Oxford County ARES/CERT Net 19:30 EDT
On Air Oxford ARES/CERT Net on the Oxford County Repeater system 146.910 N1BBK, 147.120 W1OCA, 224.620 W1IF repeaters.
August 23rd - On Air Oxford County ARES/CERT Net 19:30 EDT
On Air Oxford ARES/CERT Net on the Oxford County Repeater system 146.910 N1BBK, 147.120 W1OCA, 224.620 W1IF repeaters.
August 30th - On Air Oxford County ARES/CERT Net 19:30 EDT
On Air Oxford ARES/CERT Net on the Oxford County Repeater system 146.910 N1BBK, 147.120 W1OCA, 224.620 W1IF repeaters.
September 2021
Monthly meeting September 6th
Meeting agenda
September 13th On Air Oxford County ARES/CERT Net 19:30 EDT
On Air Oxford ARES/CERT Net on the Oxford County Repeater system 146.910 N1BBK, 147.120 W1OCA, 224.620 W1IF repeaters.
September 18th Windsor Hamfest
Location: Windsor Fairgrounds, 82 Ridge Rd, Windsor, ME 04363
Sponsor: Augusta Amateur Radio Assn
Talk-In: 146.670/100
Website: http://w1tlc.org/
September 20th On Air Oxford County ARES/CERT Net 19:30 EDT
On Air Oxford ARES/CERT Net on the Oxford County Repeater system 146.910 N1BBK, 147.120 W1OCA, 224.620 W1IF repeaters.
September 27th On Air Oxford County ARES/CERT Net 19:30 EDT
On Air Oxford ARES/CERT Net on the Oxford County Repeater system 146.910 N1BBK, 147.120 W1OCA, 224.620 W1IF repeaters.
Notes from August
Oxford ARES/CERT
Events during February 2021
February 1
Monthly meeting via Zoom
The second Lesson of ICS 317 CERT Introduction (review)
Upcoming Events for MARCH 2021
March 1 Video Conferencing (Zoom) Meeting
Monthly meeting via Zoom 19:00 EST (7:00 PM) with a
Presentation
and
The third lesson of ICS 317 CERT Introduction (final review)
March 29 - Oxford County ARES Net
Oxford County ARES Net 19:30 EST on the Oxford County Repeater system 146.910 N1BBK, 147.120 W1OCA, 224.620 W1IF repeaters