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Repeaters: Livermore DStar 443.3 OFF THE AIR!!, Lewiston System Fusion 146.61 PL 88.5 Node ID 18483 Room ID 28483, System Fusion Poland 147.315 PL 103.5 out of service tfn, System Fusion Livermore on 146.895-pl 103.5
Important Information

The February 2nd meeting will be held at the The Great Falls Model Railroad Club in Auburn at 7 p.m. Exact address 144 Mill Street Auburn across from Rollys Diner. Thank you Rick James for the location.

Members: It is time to pay your dues. $10 for a single membership, $15 for family membership per year.
If you are not a member yet please fill out the membership form Membership Application
Please send checks to the Treasurer;

Ivan Lazure
440 Webber Avenue
Lewiston ME 04240
(help Ivan by also sending a self addressed stamped envelope so
he can send you a membership card)

Augusta Maine Boat Anchor Hamfest
HAMFEST/CONVENTION
02/12/2022
Start Date: 02/12/2022
End Date: 02/12/2022
Location: Calumet Club
334 West River Road
Augusta, ME 04330
Website: http://w1tlc.org
Sponsor: Augusta Amateur Radio Club
Type: ARRL Hamfest
Talk-In: 146.70/100 146.52
Public Contact: George Szadis , K1GDI
293 Memorial Drive Winthrop, ME 04364
Phone: 207-377-2182
Email: k1gdi@arrl.net

EXAM SESSION
02/12/2022
Sponsor: Augusta ARC
Date: Feb 12 2022
Time: 9:30 AM (No Walk-ins / Register or Call ahead)
Contact: Joseph G. Devonshire
(207) 549-0061
Email: trainbee@aol.com
VEC: ARRL/VEC
Location: Le Club Calumet
334 West River Rd
Augusta ME 04330

Shack cleaning: Old radios, old AM or FM radios may need new capacitors. Old ham gear that may need new caps. Books, equipment diagrams, SAMS manuals etc. Call "Grumpy George" at 207-647-2823 for details.
Update on the repeater linking project.

Livermore and Lewiston is now using the Yaesu Fusion repeaters.
N1DOT and I have figured out what needs to be done to allow C4FM
to pass through, on the local repeaters, (not the link system) the
parameters were nothing close to some instructions detailing the
settings, that was taken from a reputable web site !
(I do not recall if it was a Yaesu web site, or the controller manufacturer,
or an associated io group (e-mail blog)).

The backup Motorola repeater systems, Livermore, Lewiston,
will remain on site, (just in case).

Presently, the Livermore Repeater System is only FM only, (linked-yes)
Check back on this web site for status reports.
Pete n1zrl

The Club has received a used late model repeater , via Miriam, KC1AIH, at the Hermon Hamfest this June . She met up with Wayne, WB1GFF, who has had possession of the unit for sometime now with intent to do more with it but, has instead donated it to the ARC.
Wayne , in a previous radio contact, explained to me that the repeater was previously in use and was a “work horse” for the National Weather Service (I believe in Gray).

The unit is a SCR1000 SERIES VHF FM REPEATER. 74 Watt, Mfg by Spectrum Communications. The supplied documentation appears to indicate it was produced about 1980-81.

I also learned from him, the ID was burned into an EPROM, (common back then).
That is something I could use some help with, Anyone with an EPROM burner, left over from that time ??
Or, anyone in the club up to designing a replacement circuit/ controller to replace the IC PROM ?

Who, in the club, would be willing to tackle this, if feasible? And/or have the test equipment to check this unit out ?

We could make this a group effort. Any thoughts ? Bring it up at our next meeting, on the air or in person.
-Pete N1ZRL

From Androscoggin ARES / RACES
The ARES / RACES meeting is a Zoom meeting that the members are sent the night of the meeting. Anyone can attend, but they need to coordinate with me at this email address keith@anoe.us so we can get them on the list, no change to the meeting time. It's the 2nd Tuesday of every month at 17:30 Local.

If anyone would like info, we encourage them to join our Thursday net.

Thanks

Keith

Keith Anoe / KE4UCW

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Just received the letter from ARRL on our Scholarship winner.
Megan Wagner, KC1FGH from Westford, Me.
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RESULTS OF EXAM SESSION IN BETHEL August 15, 2020
3 persons came for the exam.
2 techs made General one of them pass there Extra
1 General got his Extra

Ivan, N1OXA
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Are you proud of your ham shack and want to show it off? Got pictures of public service events you or your club were involved with? Email us a picture we can print on the front page of the ACORN newsletter. email newsletter pictures Thank You.
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For a look back at local radio history from the commercial side watch this on you tube
The history of WLAM from sign on in 1947 to the present.
Dick Richards WLAM and WQRY meteorologist for many years passed away recently. Here is a video tribute by Rick and Gwen Rioux. https://fb.watch/v/2614kAqIl/

    The next club Breakfast at Kristis' Cafe 767 Minot Ave Auburn, Maine is January 26, 2021 at 7:30 a.m.

NCS/President Andy Club 2020 : Lee-W1LWT

Repeater news: The Black Mountain Rumford repeater 146.910 is now linked to the Streaked Mountain repeater 224.62 and the Pikes Hill Norway 147.120 machine.

147.285 + PL 88.5 Located on Ring Farm Bridgton ME.

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Attention

System Fusion Net Friday nights at 8 p.m. on the Poland repeater 147.315 pl 103.5.

The Lewiston Net is Thursday night at 7:30 on the 146.61 repeater pl 88.5.

Our next club meeting is scheduled for Wednesday February 2nd, 2022 7 p.m. at the Great Falls Model Railroad Club 144 Mill Street Auburn ME. The hamfest and convention planning will be discussed and what is next for a club project.

The FCC will no longer send you a copy of your new license when you renew or upgrade unless you ask for it, here is how(pdf).
A new service to connect hams who need help with ham projects with those who can help is here

Rick James n1wfo needs an antenna put up at his home, no ladder to climb, climb out the window and work on the porch roof. Contact Rick n1wfo n1wfo

Matt kb1yfn needs a coax and needs help setting up a station and checking SWR on the HF and VHF bands. Contact him at Matt

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