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Jan 14, 2024
Category: Club News
Posted by: K1JO - John Owens

Jan. 20, 2024 Sat. - PSARC Monthly Breakfast, Coach House, Brewer, 8:00 AM

Feb. 3, 2024 Sat. - ARRL VE Session, Orrington – contact AI1O

Feb. 10, 2024 Sat. - Boat Anchor Hamfest, Augusta ARA, Calumet Club, 334 West River Road, Augusta 8AM-Noon

Feb. 17, 2024 Sat. - PSARC Winter Potluck and Silent Auction 5:00 PM – doors open 4:30 PM

Feb. 24, 2024 Sat. - PSARC Bangor Public Library Presentation 2:00 PM

Apr. 20, 2024 Sat. - Kenduskeag Stream Canoe Race

Apr. 26-27, 2024 - Spring NEAR-Fest (NH)

May 27, 2024 Mon. - Memorial Day Parade

June 1, 2024 Sat. - Hermon Hamfest

June 15, 2024 Sat. - ARRL Maine State Convention, Augusta Civic Center

June 22, 2024 Sat. - PSARC Field Day, Hermon High School

July 4, 2024 Thursday - Bangor-Brewer July 4th Parade

Jan 14, 2024
Category: Club News
Posted by: K1JO - John Owens
Planning Committee established – Planning events, Special Event Station, Banquet, contest, etc. for 2025 anniversary year. Ken, WB1EMA, Jerry K1GUP, Stes, K1WXY, Tom N1NEL, Bren W7EN and Pete AI10 participating, with WI1Z. More to come.
Jan 14, 2024
Category: Club News
Posted by: K1JO - John Owens
February 17th, 5:00 PM (doors open 4:30 PM setup, 5:00 PM start) Address: 570 North Main St., Brewer. All are invited and encouraged to attend! We haven’t done this for a number of years now, and it was always a great event. Auctioneer for the Silent Auction will be Jerry, K1GUP. Please bring anything ham/radio/electronics/computer related, OR completely unrelated to donate for the club auction! Family, friends and guests are invited and very welcome! We do need an accurate count for food in advance - please contact Ed WI1Z FMI. Spread the word!
Dec 14, 2023
Category: Club News
Posted by: K1JO - John Owens
The PSARC presentation at the Bangor public library is scheduled for February 24th, with an alternative snow date of March 9th.
Nov 3, 2023
Category: Club News
Posted by: K1JO - John Owens
The Augusta C-Bridge changes were finalized as of this morning. Our DMR repeater was reprogrammed with the new info this afternoon. Bookmarks to the prior Augusta C-Bridge Call Watch & Peer Watch pages should be updated to: (New) Augusta C-Bridge Call Watch: http://207.246.80.187:42420/CallWatch or http://nw.cbridge-aug.org (New) Augusta C-Bridge Peer Watch: http://207.246.80.187:42420/PeerWatchFrame or http://pw.cbridge-aug.org If anyone notices issues after this change/update, especially with our machine, please let me know. 73 - Dave, N1DAE
Sep 15, 2023
Category: Club News
Posted by: K1JO - John Owens
As discussed at our monthly meeting and the on-the-air meeting, we are going to try to have some Sunday afternoon transmitter hunts this fall. These will begin at 2 pm on the 146.94 repeater and then go to 146.58 simplex for the hunt. Unlike the summer Thursday evening hunts which are done within the Bangor city limits, these Sunday hunts will be in other towns around Bangor, such as Brewer, Hampden, Hermon, Glenburn, Orono, and Veazie. They will be held every other week. I’m the fox for this first one on the 17th. Forecast looks like the storm will be over by then, so as long as there are hunters, I will be out there hiding. Hope that several will come out to find me. ~WA1IOG
Sep 15, 2023
Category: Club News
Posted by: K1JO - John Owens
From Tom N1NEL - The AFSP Out of the Darkness Walk for suicide prevention is on Sunday, 9/24 @ 10:00AM at Waterfront Park in Bangor, ME. PSARC volunteers interested in helping monitor the parade route to support a safe gathering please meet at 9:00AM at the Bangor Waterfront. For more information: AFSP
Sep 14, 2023
Category: Club News
Posted by: K1JO - John Owens
Due to ham fests this month, the club breakfast will be Saturday September 23rd at 8 am at The Coach House in Brewer. All are welcome to attend. Come have breakfast with your club members to get to know them better.
Aug 2, 2023
Category: Club News
Posted by: K1JO - John Owens
Passed on by Dave N1DAE Aug 1, 2023 Last night it was reported that our VHF repeater was occasionally noisy and/or not working at all. All other parts of our system appeared to be working normally which pointed to an issue with the VHF repeater itself. It was taken off the air earlier today for diagnosis and repair. Obviously this throws a bit of a monkey wrench in the weekly on air meeting using VHF... but UHF still works... While our VHF repeater is down, our UHF repeater remains on the air. This repeater doesn't have quite the range of our VHF machine bit it's still perfectly functional. If you don't have the following channel in your UHF radio give it a try: Rx: 444.400 Tx: 449.400 88.5
Jul 16, 2023
Category: Club News
Posted by: K1JO - John Owens
Passed on by Dave N1DAE: Piscataquis County Emergency Management Agency Radio Rodeo on Saturday, August 12th, 2023.
Jul 13, 2023
Category: Exam Sessions
Posted by: K1JO - John Owens
Next PSARC Sponsored Exam Session August 19, 2023
Mar 9, 2022
Category: Silent Key News
Posted by: W1KMC-Kevin M. Carman
It is with sadness that we inform you that Rev. Richard Mellerup - KB2YDH has become a Silent Key on March 04, 2022
Feb 26, 2022
Category: Silent Key News
Posted by: W1KMC-Kevin M. Carman
It is with sadness that we inform you that Tom Lambert - KA1TKS has become a Silent Key on February 23, 2022.
Feb 9, 2021
Category: Silent Key News
Posted by: W1KMC-Kevin M. Carman
It is with sadness that we inform you that Roger W Dole - KA1TKS has become a Silent Key on February 09, 2021
Mar 16, 2019
Category: Exam Sessions
Posted by: W1KMC-Kevin M. Carman

8 Participants examined nets 5 New Technicians, a Generals, and an extra.

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Dec 15, 2018
Category: Exam Sessions
Posted by: W1KMC-Kevin M. Carman

UPDATED-Calls Now In--10 Participants examined nets 7 New Technicians and Three Generals, and a club exam attendance record.

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Sep 15, 2018
Category: Exam Sessions
Posted by: W1KMC-Kevin M. Carman

4 Participants examined nets three Technicians and one General.

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Apr 20, 2018
Category: Silent Key News
Posted by: W1KMC-Kevin M. Carman
It is with sadness that we inform you that Steven B. Brant - W1WT has become a Silent Key on April 19, 2018
Apr 15, 2018
Category: Silent Key News
Posted by: W1KMC-Kevin M. Carman
It is with sadness that we inform you that James R Sturgeon - N1MCT has become a Silent Key on April 14, 2018
Apr 14, 2018
Category: Exam Sessions
Posted by: W1KMC-Kevin M. Carman

Saturday Apr 14 exam session nets new General Class Ham. Click the more link to read on.

Feb 17, 2018
Category: Exam Sessions
Posted by: W1KMC-Kevin M. Carman

Saturday Feb 17 exam session nets 2 new hams (Technician Class).Click the more link to read on.

Jan 4, 2018
Category: Silent Key News
Posted by: W1KMC-Kevin M. Carman
It is with sadness that we inform you that Alfred L. Cormier - K1ONY has become a Silent Key on January 03, 2018
Dec 11, 2017
Category: Silent Key News
Posted by: W1KMC-Kevin M. Carman
It is with sadness that we inform you that Donald E. Gaudreau - WA1AKV has become a Silent Key on December 10, 2017.
Nov 27, 2017
Category: Silent Key News
Posted by: W1KMC-Kevin M. Carman
It is with sadness that we inform you that Col. James A Elliott Jr. USAR (RET) - KC1CWE has become a Silent Key on November 24, 2017
Nov 19, 2017
Category: Exam Sessions
Posted by: W1KMC-Kevin M. Carman

Saturday Nov 18 exam session nets 6 new hams (4 Tech/2General) and one upgraded to general. One of which was a YOUNG PERSON!. Click the more link to read on.

Sep 11, 2017
Category: Club News
Posted by: W1KMC-Kevin M. Carman
The Bangor Fire Department retired its log running Gamewell Fire Alarm box system and honors the 343 firefighters that lost their lives on September 11, 2001.
Aug 12, 2017
Category: Exam Sessions
Posted by: W1KMC-Kevin M. Carman

8 Participants examined nets one "Express" Amateur Extra.

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Jul 16, 2017
Category: Club News
Posted by: W1KMC-Kevin M. Carman
Open for a message from W1JFF
Jun 28, 2017
Category: Silent Key News
Posted by: W1KMC-Kevin M. Carman
It is with sadness that we inform you that Jean M Dole - N1PRB has become a Silent Key on June 28, 2017
Jun 3, 2017
Category: Exam Sessions
Posted by: W1KMC-Kevin M. Carman
Call Signs are in - 06-07 -- Pine State Amateur Radio Club HamFest 2017 Test Session Results in New Licensees, upgrades and a Zero to Extra. Great Job to all.
Feb 3, 2017
Category: Exam Sessions
Posted by: W1KMC-Kevin M. Carman
The test session held on February 02 at the University of Maine was a success with 19 new Hams and 2 upgrades. Open for more information.
Feb 3, 2017
Category: Exam Sessions
Posted by: W1KMC-Kevin M. Carman
The Pine State Amateur Radio Club held an Amateur Radio Exam Session on April 01, 2017 from 9:00 Am to 12:00 Noon - Open for more details



Maine section of ARRL news

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This is where to find Amateur Radio News for the State of Maine. It has Testing sessions reported to the Public Information Coordinator K1SEW - Joy Foss. Her information can be found on the right column of the page.



Amateur Logic News Feed

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AmateurLogic 191: Tool Time

16-03-2024 06:00
Can’t find the tool you need? Make it. Economical heat shrink tubing labels. Emile’s out of this world NASA adventure. Mike’s BitX40 build part 2. Kicking the tires of Icom’s IC-905. 1:23:19
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Ham College 110 - Extra Class Exam Questions – Part 48

02-03-2024 05:00
E9F Transmission lines: characteristics of open and shorted feed lines, coax versus open-wire, velocity factor, electrical length, coaxial cable dielectrics. 49:59
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AmateurLogic 190: Hamfest, Friends & LA ARES

17-02-2024 05:00
Our visit to the Capital City Hamfest in Jackson, MS with a few old friends. A very rare Icom radio stack. Louisiana ARES Winlink forms and tactics. 1:03:11
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Ham College 109 - Extra Class Exam Questions – Part 47

27-01-2024 05:00
E9E Matching: Matching Antennas to Feed Lines, Phasing Lines, and Power Dividers. 42:12
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AmateurLogic 189: Headset Hacks

20-01-2024 05:00
George hacks a gamer headset for radio use. Emile has video from Swamps On The Air. Mike begins his BitX 40 build. 1:04:20
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Amateur Radio Newsline Feed

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The Script links download a TXT file to your default downloads folder (format nsln####.txt) for you to read later.
The Audio link downloads an mp3 file in the same way (format of Report####.mp3) -- This does not allow listening through the browser tab as some sites do.


Amateur Radio Newsline Report 2422 for Friday March 29th, 2024

28-03-2024 15:13

- NETWORK NEWS REPORT DISCLOSES RETAILERS' SALE OF ILLEGAL JAMMERS
- POTA COMPLETES GLOBAL PARK RELABELING, CHINA RETURNS TO PROGRAM
- SILENT KEY: HAMVENTION 2022 AWARD RECIPIENT, ADAM FARSON VA7OJ/AB7OJ
- NASA SUNGRAZER PROGRAM HONORS HAM FOR COMET-HUNTING SUCCESS
- SKYWARN TEAM TESTS RESILIENCE OF SIMPLEX OPERATION
- IOTA GRANT PROGRAM EXPANDS TO MORE LOCATIONS
- FCC IMPLEMENTS TWO-FACTOR AUTHENTICATION FOR REGISTRATION SYSTEM
- FCC AUCTION PROGRAM RECEIVES EMMY AWARD
- NOMINATE OUR NEXT YOUNG HAM OF THE YEAR
- HAMSCI HOLDS WEEKEND WORKSHOP FOR CITIZEN SCIENTISTS
- WORLD OF DX
- KICKER: SEEDS FOR YAGIS AND DIPOLES? ANTENNAS ARE A GROWTH INDUSTRY

SCRIPT

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Amateur Radio Newsline Report 2421 for Friday March 22nd, 2024

21-03-2024 20:29

- FCC SETS RULES FOR CELLULAR-SATELLITE COVERAGE
- FCC QUESTIONS CELLPHONE SECURITY THREATS VIA SATELLITE
- SRI LANKA CHOSEN TO HOST RADIO NETWORK CONVENTION
- IRTS GETS OK FOR HAREC EXAMINATIONS IN IRELAND
- SILENT KEY: CELEBRATED QRP'er DIETER GENTZOW, W8DIZ
- BEACH DXPEDITION DOUBLES AS MOCK DISASTER DRILL
- FUNCUBE AVAILABLE FOR QSOS AGAIN
- LOW-POWER STATION GETS CITY'S LAST FM BROADCAST FREQUENCY
- NOMINATE OUR NEXT YOUNG HAM OF THE YEAR
- A CELEBRATION OF GERMANY'S AMATEUR RADIO LAW
- WORLD OF DX
- KICKER: NOW, VOYAGER: PROBE IS POISED FOR A COMEBACK

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Amateur Radio Newsline Report 2420 for Friday March 15th, 2024

14-03-2024 16:07

- DISCARDED "SPACE JUNK" FROM ISS FALLS TO EARTH WITHOUT INCIDENT
- ULTRA-SMALL SATELLITE HAS AMATEUR RADIO CAPABILITY
- GERMANY'S N-CLASS LICENSE HOLDERS TO GET "DN9" CALLSIGNS
- SILENT KEY: ENGINEER DANNY HAMPTON, K4ITL, 2009 HAMVENTION AMATEUR OF THE YEAR
- HAMVENTION ANNOUNCES AWARD WINNERS FOR 2024
- YASME FOUNDATION PRESENTS SUPPORTING GRANTS, AWARDS
- NOMINATE OUR NEXT YOUNG HAM OF THE YEAR
- FCC CHARGES LANDLORDS WITH SUPPORT OF RADIO PIRACY
- ARDC GRANT BOLSTERS NEW EMERGENCY RESPONSE NETWORK
- WORLD OF DX
- KICKER: AT THIS LIBRARY, CHECK OUT HAM RADIO AS WELL AS BOOKS

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Amateur Radio Newsline Report 2419 for Friday March 8th, 2024

08-03-2024 06:58

- HAMS RACE AGAINST THE CLOCK TO DELIVER MEDICINE TO RAIL PASSENGER
- WIRELESS POWER TRANSFER USES INFRARED
- OVERSEAS HAMS GET EXPANDED PRIVILEGES UNDER AUSTRALIA'S NEW LICENSE SYSTEM
- NEW LICENSE CLASS FOR ENTRY LEVEL OPS IN LUXEMBOURG
- DEADLINE FOR ARDC GRANTS IS APRIL 1ST
- FRIEDRICHSHAFEN THEME IS IOTA'S 60TH ANNIVERSARY
- NASA RETIRES MARS HELICOPTER
- AUTISM AWARENESS EVENT NEEDS OPS WORLDWIDE
- WORLD OF DX
- A TRIBUTE: BOB HEIL K9EID

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UPDATED: Amateur Radio Newsline Report 2418 for Friday March 1st, 2024

01-03-2024 13:58

BREAKING: HAM RADIO LOSES WELL LOVED MENTOR, BOB HEIL, K9EID IS A SILENT KEY

- EXPEDITION ON INDIAN ISLAND DRAWS ATTENTION TO CYCLONE PERILS
- YLS GATHER IN PARKS FOR A POTA PARTY
- ARISS CELEBRATES 40 YEARS OF HAMS ON THE RADIO IN SPACE
- FUNCUBE TRANSPONDER TO BE SILENT THROUGH MID-MARCH
- VINTAGE RADIO MUSEUM'S HAM SHACK IS BACK ON THE AIR
- SILENT KEY: EMERGENCY RESPONDER NORA RODRIGUEZ RODRIGUEZ, CO8NRR
- LUNAR LANDER STILL FUNCTIONS DESPITE LANDING ISSUES
- NOMINATIONS OPEN FOR YOUNG HAM OF THE YEAR
- FCC HONORS PROGRAM SEEKS ENGINEERING APPLICANTS
- OLDER STARLINK SATELLITES MARKED FOR DEORBITING
- WORLD OF DX
- KICKER: PEDESTRIAN MOBILE BECOMES A WALK IN THE PARK

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2024 YHOTY Form


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ARRL News Feed

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International Marconi Day 2024

22-03-2024 13:39

This year, International Marconi Day (IMD) is on April 27. Italian inventor and electrical engineer Guglielmo Giovanni Maria Marconi was born on April 25, 1874, and is credited for inventing the radiotelegraph system, creating Marconi's law, and sending the first wireless transmission over the open sea.

IMD was created to honor Marconi and is hosted annually by the Cornish Radio Amateur Club, GX...


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FCC to Require Two Factor Authentication for CORES Users

22-03-2024 13:35

The Federal Communications Commission (FCC) has announced an upcoming change to the Commission Registration System (CORES) that licensees use to pay any application or regulatory fees, manage or reset a password on an existing FRN, or request a new FRN. Beginning March 29, 2024, multifactor authentication will be implemented. Users will be prompted to request a six-digit secondary verification ...


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Get Ready for the 2024 ARRL National Convention and Youth Rally

22-03-2024 13:11

A full slate of programming has been committed for the 2024 ARRL National Convention, which will be hosted by Dayton Hamvention®, May 17 - 19, in Xenia, Ohio. Hamvention is the largest annual gathering of radio amateurs in the world. Coupled with the National Convention, this year promises to be a Hamvention not to miss. Building on a yearlong theme to "Be Radio Active," ARRL has planned exhibi...


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The K7RA Solar Update

22-03-2024 10:29

Over March 14-20, new sunspot groups emerged every day except March
19. March 18 had two, and each of the other days saw one new sunspot
group.

It is now Spring in the Northern Hemisphere which is favorable to HF
conditions, and solar and geomagnetic numbers both show improvement.

Average daily sunspot numbers rose from 82.3 to 94.3, and average
daily solar flux jumped from 130.4 to 153.3.

Geomagnetic...


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2024 ARRL Field Day Theme: Be Radio Active

15-03-2024 14:22

The theme for 2024 ARRL Field Day is "Be Radio Active." The event will run on June 22 - 23, and it will be one-part contest, one-part emergency communications exercise, and one-part open house -- and a great time. The theme encourages radio amateurs to take advantage of the peak of Solar Cycle 25, which we are nearing. Activity this year is likely to be extremely high thanks to favorable solar ...


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