***** Source URLs for Bulletins http://we1u.us/#bulletins
Andy Club: http://w1npp.org/pages/events.html#March
ARRL Maine Section Page: http://www.arrl.org/sections/view/maine
and hams like you... Thank you

Please keep others informed, email announcements to ALL three of us:
David Lowe WE1U we1u.david@gmail.com

Dick Knight N1NYW, http://w1npp.org/ Webmaster:dickknight@gmail.com

Joy Lynne Foss K1SEW ARRL Maine Section PIC:k1sew@arrl.net

Help Support State Wide Ham Radio
The Maine Amateur Radio Foundation, Incorporated
http://www.marcs-online.org/

Hospital Amateur Radio Program Net
1st and 2nd Wednesdays 1600L
Mt. Washington Repeater 146.655MHz- 100.0Hz 
FYI:http://gblakesl.net/N1GB/N1GB_HARP.html

**** Events
Links from WX1GYX SKYWARN Operation
http://www.maineskywarn.com/ redirects to
http://www.ws1sm.com/SKYWARN.html

http://www.ws1sm.com/Forms/SKYWARN_Operations_Manual.pdf
http://www.ws1sm.com/Presentations/Winter_SKYWARN.ppt
http://www.ws1sm.com/Presentations/SKYWARN_Meeting_120118.pptx

Weather Spotter Training from NWS Gray
Knox EMA 301 Park St Rockland, ME
TO REGISTER: kxeox@knoxcountymaine.gov or 207-594-5155
Wednesday 3 April 2019 6PM EDT
***Due to limited resources, we are unable to schedule any training sessions
until further notice.  Sorry for the inconvenience.***
University Corporation for Atmospheric Research SKYWARN Training
https://www.meted.ucar.edu/training_course.php?id=23
 
Saturday, April 20, 2019
Kenduskeag Stream Canoe Race 
16.5 mile race begins in the Town of Kenduskeag and ends near the confluence
of the Penobscot River in downtown Bangor
Meeting at Standpipe at 06:30 am. (coffee and donuts supplied) If you are
unable to attend the meeting at the standpipe supplies will be available
at the comm van KD Plaza East.  Race starts at 0800 called at 1530.  Helpers
should be prepared to stay for the whole event, but shorter assignments
are possible. 

Please make sure all of your radios are programmed, working and batteries
are charged. PSARC will supply J-pole antennas and cable to connect to them.
 If you plan to use one of these antennas, bring adapters to fit your radio
to the PL-259 connectors of the cables.Please provide that information when
signing up to volunteer. for more information or to sign-up contact Steve
Jordan, KD1OM sjord1053@yahoo

http://www.kenduskeagstreamcanoerace.com/

Tuesday 23 April  2019
11th Annual Maine Partners in Emergency Preparedness Conference
Augusta Civic Center, Augusta, Maine.
https://www.maine.gov/mema/maine-prepares/maine-partners-emergency-preparedness-conference
Schedule DRAFT https://www.maine.gov/mema/sites/maine.gov.mema/files/inline-files/Schedule%202019.pdf

Saturday Apr 27, 2019
MS Walk
Auburn, ME FMI:Ivan Lazure N1OXA@arrl.net cell: 1-207-577-5152
Other Locations
Brewer, ME
South Portland, ME
https://secure.nationalmssociety.org/site/SPageServer?pagename=WLK_HOM_events
 
Saturday, April 27th 2019
47th Annual Kiwanis Piscataquis River Race
Early Bird Registration $20.00-must be received by April 26th (pre-registration
is recommended and will save you $10)
Registration - 7:30 - 9:30 AM ($30.00 day of race  - April 27th)
10:00 AM Start at Athletic Field in Guilford, Maine
Finish line is at Foxcroft Academy in Dover-Foxcroft. Food and beverages
available at the starting line and finish line.
FMI: George KA1JMM

Sunday 5 May 2019
American Lung Association
Cycle to the Seacoast
Portsmouth, NH
FYI: Gary N1ZNJ@yahoo.com
https://action.lung.org/site/TR?fr_id=17631&pg=entry

Sunday May 19th, 2019
Sugarloaf Marathon
Eustis to Kingfield, ME
FYI:Rick Smith N1SGL rksmith88@gmail.com
https://www.sugarloaf.com/events-calendar/sugarloaf-marathon

Saturday 1 June 2019 0800L(Setup 0630L)
2019 32th Annual Bangor Hamfest
Hermon High School
2415 Route 2 Hermon ME
http://www.n1me.org/

American Lung Association
Trek across Maine
Friday-Sunday 14-16 June 2019
Brunswick, ME
FYI: Gary N1ZNJ@yahoo.com
http://trekacrossmaine.org/

Saturday 3 August 2019
TD Bank Beach to Beacon 10k Race
Cape Elizabeth ME
FMI:Ivan Lazure N1OXA@arrl.net cell: 1-207-577-5152
https://www.beach2beacon.org/about/faq/

Sunday 29 September 2019
Dempsey Challenge Bike Treks
Lewiston, ME
FMI:Ivan Lazure N1OXA@arrl.net cell: 1-207-577-5152
https://www.dempseycenter.org/dempsey-challenge/

**** 2019 ARES Plan
http://www.arrl.org/ares-plan
http://www.arrl.org/files/file/Public%20Service/ARES/ARES%20Plan%20-%20rev%2001-30%20-19.pdf

**** New Technician Question Pool on 1 July 2018 
New book:
https://www.arrl.org/shop/ARRL-Ham-Radio-License-Manual-4th-Edition-Softcover

Ubuntu Package for Exam review:
https://launchpad.net/~jnogatch/+archive/ubuntu/hamexam

Maine Packet Group
http://www.ddrov.com/packet/images/MainePacketMap.pdf
https://groups.io/g/MainePacketRadio/topics


***** Repeaters
New Repeater on-air
Livermore ME at Tim WT1A's residence.
146.895MHz - 103.5Hz(input AND output)
Like the Lewiston 146.610MHz-88.5Hz and Poland 147.315MHz+103.5Hz this is
a Yeasu Fusion C4FM Digital/Analog Repeater.
check for channel activity in other modes before transmitting ;)

Buckfield 224.620-103.5/Norway 147.120+136.5 Repeaters
W1IF and W1OCA Repeater AND New Rumford N1BBK 146.910-100Hz Repeater are
linked

**** NWS SKYWARN Weather Spotter Training
https://www.weather.gov/SKYWARN
Open to Public
Free of Charge
about 90 minutes long
NWS Gray Schedule Page:
http://www.weather.gov/gyx/skywarn
FYI on SKYWARN NWS-Gray Program: Mike.Cempa@noaa.gov

NWS Caribou Schedule Page:
http://weather.gov/car/Outreach_Spotters
FYI on SKYWARN NWS-Caribou Program: donald.dumont@noaa.gov

Online SKYWARN Training
https://www.meted.ucar.edu/training_course.php?id=23

WX1GYX SKYWARN Training Net
Saturdays 1930L on 146.880MHz-100Hz KQ1L System
Operatons Page:http://www.ws1sm.com/SKYWARN.html

***** Hamfest
May 3 and 4 2019
Nearfest XXV
Deerfield Fair Ground
34 Stage Road
Deerfield, NH 03037
https://near-fest.com/
John Flood, N1JAF	
79 Waltham Street 
Maynard, MA 01745
Phone: 978-460-5153
Email: kb1fqg@yahoo.com

June 1, 2019 8 a.m to 12 p.m.
2019 32nd Annual Bangor Hamfest
Tailgaters set up at 6:30 a.m. 
VE Exams at 9 a.m. 
http://www.n1me.org   
k1gup@roadrunner.com
$5 per person under 12 free, 
50/50 drawing, Drone Demos, Food, 
Seminars and more to be announced.

****ARES/RACES Meetings
1st Saturday 0800L
Franklin  ARES/CERT Com Meeting
Franklin EOC
Franklin County Courthouse
140 Main Street, Farmington, Maine

1st Monday 1900L
Oxford ARES/CERT Com Meeting
Oxford EOC
Basement of Courthouse
26 Western Ave
Paris, ME
http://www.n1yis.org/

2nd Tue 1800L
Mid Coast ARES/CERT
16 Community Way
Topsham, ME

2nd Wed  1800L
Lincoln ARES
Fire Station
86 River Road
Newcastle, ME

2nd Saturday  0915L
Knox ARES Meeting
Knox County EMA
301 Park St.
Rockland, ME
http://kx1ema.org/


Saturday 13 April 2019 0930L(9:30am)
Androscoggin ARES/RACES Meeting
Andorscoggin EOC
Basement of Central Fire Station
Lewiston ME
enter by way of 45 Oak St
http://www.w1npp.org/pages/aresraces.html(dated)

**** Central Maine ARES Nets
Sat 0730L 3582kHz USB +1500Hz PSK125 NH Digital Net
Sat 0830L 3945kHz LSB NH Emergency Communications Net
Sat 1930L 146.880MHz-100Hz SKYWARN Training NET

Sun 1700L 3940kHz LSB Maine Emergency Communications Net
Sun 1900L 145.290MHz-100Hz(Wales,ME) Kennebec ARES
Sun 1930L 146.730MHz-100Hz(Falmouth,ME) Cumberland ARES

Mon 1900L 146.985MHz-136.5Hz(Wiscasset,ME) Lincoln ARES
Mon 1930L 147.210MHz-100Hz(Phippsburg,ME) Mid-Coast ARES
Mon 1930L 146.880MHz-100Hz(Buckfield, ME) Oxford ARES
Mon 1930L 147.270MHz+136.5Hz(Knox, ME) Waldo ARES

1st, 3rd and 5th Mon 1930L:
146.970MHz-100Hz(Sugarloaf Mt, ME) Somerset ARES
2nd and 4th Mon 1930L:
146.730MHz-91.5Hz(Madison, ME) Somerset ARES

Tue 1900L 145.490MHz-91.5Hz(Washington,ME) Knox ARES
Wed 1900L 147.180MHz+123Hz(Farmington, ME) Franklin ARES
Thur 1930 146.610MHz-88.5Hz(Lewiston ME)Androscoggin ARES/RACES

Boca Raton Amateur Radio Association
Palm Beach County Florida USA
https://brara.org/
Nets: Mon 1900L
via Echolink node: 826953

fldigi 4.1.01(Had memory issues compiling on Raspberry PI)
flmsg 4.0.8
flamp 2.2.04
flwrap 1.3.5 first change since change since 2012 
http://sourceforge.net/projects/fldigi/files/

direwolf 1.5 (Stable Release October 2018)
https://github.com/wb2osz/direwolf/releases