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Mar 18, 2025
Category: Club News
Posted by: K1JO - John Owens
Mark your calendars for the 37th Annual Hermon Hamfest, hosted by the Pine State Amateur Radio Club. This year's event will take place on May 31, 2025, at Hermon High School in Hermon, Maine. Whether you're a seasoned ham radio operator or new to the hobby, this hamfest promises a day of learning, networking, and fun.
Location: Hermon High School, 2415 Route 2, Hermon, ME 04401 8:00 AM for general admission
8:30 AM license testing - No walk-ins - Pre-register at https://hamstudy.org/sessions/K2KJ/all
Talk-In Frequency: 146.940 / 136.5
Feb 9, 2025
Category: Club News
Posted by: Ed Paradis
We invite licensed hams to check in to our Pine State ARC Tuesday Night OTA Meeting at 2000 hours each week, held on our 146.94 repeater. We use 103.5 CTCSS tone in Bangor, 88.5 hz tone in Old Town, 136.5 in Orrington (widest-coverage), and 100.0 in the Newport area. Please join us!
Feb 9, 2025
Category: Club News
Posted by: K1JO - John Owens
Please join us each Wednesday at 11 AM at Wendy’s, Bangor Mall Boulevard. Members and guests are welcome and encouraged to attend!
Feb 9, 2025
Category: Club News
Posted by:
The next Pine State Amateur Radio Club monthly meeting is Monday, March 3 at 7:00 PM. The renovated Challenger Learning Center is the location for our meeting. Address: 30 Venture Way, Bangor. Please arrive before 7 PM if possible.
Dec 3, 2024
Category: Club News
Posted by: K1JO - John Owens
Please join us for our monthly club breakfast. Free meal drawing for those attending the breakfast. - Saturday February 8, 2025 8am at the Coach House in Brewer, Wilson Road.
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.
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 204: Bletchley Park

19-04-2025 06:00
A visit to Bletchley Park, Tommy's continuing Meshtastic Adventures part 2, DIY 50 Amp power supply, and more on Hamsci's MW eclipse studies. 1:15:48
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Ham College 123 - Technician Exam Questions Part 10

29-03-2025 06:00
T3A – Radio wave characteristics: how a radio signal travels, fading, multipath, polarization, wavelength vs absorption, Antenna orientation. 1:06:38
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AmateurLogic 203: Meshtastic

15-03-2025 06:00
Meshtastic, an open source, off-grid, decentralized, mesh network built to run on affordable, low-power devices. An update on the latest scanner technology. More… 1:03:43
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Ham College 122 - Technician Exam Questions Part 9

08-03-2025 05:00
restrictions during emergencies, use of phonetics in message handling. 40:30
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AmateurLogic 202: Emergency Power

01-03-2025 05:00
A review of emergency power sources. W5SLA Winter Field Day activities. Icom’s new small business radio package. A highly effective noise blanker. Canarduino Christmas goodies arrived. More… 1:18:29
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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 2477 for Friday, April 18th, 2025

17-04-2025 17:17

- HAMS GAIN EXEMPTION IN IOWA'S DISTRACTED-DRiVING LAW
- REGULATOR SEEKS COMMENT ON AUSTRALIA'S CLASS-LICENSE CONDITIONS
- SILENT KEY: BOB FAY, WBØNPN, EMERGENCY RESPONDER AND MENTOR
- SILENT KEY: SHIRLEY HARDSTAFF, VK7HSC, INNOVATOR AND ADVOCATE
- ZERO RETRIES NEWSLETTER HOSTING INAUGURAL CONFERENCE
- BIG WELCOME FOR YOUNGSTERS AT HAMVENTION ON MAY 17TH
- FIRST YOTA JUNIOR CAMP
- HAM RADIO TAKES 1ST JOURNEY ON FLORIDA TRAIL EVENT
- RSGB HONORS 2 FROM HAMSCI FOR PROPAGATION STUDIES
- WORLD OF DX
- KICKER: THE SUMMIT OF EMERGENCY PREPAREDNESS

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Amateur Radio Newsline Report 2476 for Friday, April 11th, 2025

10-04-2025 16:35

- MOUNT ATHOS CONTACTS DEEMED VALID TOWARD DXCC
- HAMS INVITED TO MONITOR METEOR SCATTER EVENTS
- HAMS WEIGH IN ON FCC INVITATION FOR REGULATION COMMENTS
- 'MUD MOSEY' IS A RAIN OR SHINE EVENT
- HAM RADIO NEWS PRESENTER RETIRES AT 101
- NOMINATE OUR NEXT YOUNG HAM OF THE YEAR
- THE WORLD IS MARKING WORLD AMATEUR RADIO DAY
- MONTANA CLUB GIVES HAM RADIO BOOKS TO REGIONAL LIBRARIES
- THIS BATTERY LOOKS GOOD ON PAPER BECAUSE IT'S PAPER
- WORLD OF DX
- KICKER: HAMS' STEADY CLIMB TO SUCCESS FOR FM RADIO STATION

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Amateur Radio Newsline Report 2475 for Friday, April 4th, 2025

04-04-2025 08:37

- HAMS RESPOND AS DEADLY QUAKE ROCKS THAILAND, MYANMAR
- COURT HALTS WHITE HOUSE ACTION AGAINST VOICE OF AMERICA
- SKYWARN YOUTH NET PREPARES NEXT GENERATION
- SUCCESSFUL AMATEUR CONTACTS FOR FRAM2 SPACECRAFT
- SILENT KEY: LONGTIME PITTSBURGH-AREA DJ, RADIO HOST JIM QUINN, W3VEX
- SILENT KEY: DAN CROUCH, KF7DC, MINGUS MOUNTAIN ROUNDTABLE MODERATOR
- NOMINATE NEXT YEAR'S YOUNG HAM OF THE YEAR
- ANTARCTIC RESEARCH BEACON GOES SILENT AFTER 46 YEARS
- IOTA SEEKS VOLUNTEER TO SERVE AS CHECKPOINT FOR BRAZIL
- NOMINATION DEADLINE NEARS FOR CQ AMATEUR RADIO HALL OF FAME
- WORLD OF DX
- KICKER: COMMUNITY'S FONDNESS FOR TOWER IS A TALL ORDER

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Amateur Radio Newsline Report 2474 for Friday, March 28th, 2025

28-03-2025 08:21

- EARTH-VENUS-EARTH BOUNCE A FIRST FOR NETHERLANDS
- OFCOM PROPOSES DIRECT SMARTPHONE-SATELLITE CONNECTIONS
- HAMS REACH OUT TO BOOST AUTISM AWARENESS
- VOICE OF AMERICA MUSEUM REASSURES VISITORS
- COURT DELAYS DEFUNDING OF RADIO FREE EUROPE/RADIO LIBERTY
- A CW EVENT TURNS THE CALENDAR BACK TO 1935
- NOMINATE THE NEXT YOUNG HAM OF THE YEAR
- HAMS AID ELDERLY WIDOW LOST FOR 2 MONTHS
- 2 NEW INDUCTEES INTO CANADIAN AMATEUR RADIO HALL OF FAME
- SPECIAL EVENT IS TRIBUTE TO DXPEDITIONER ZORRO, JH1AJT/SK
- WORLD OF DX
- PIERRE PULLINMYLEG HAS BIG NEWS FOR YOU - OR NOT

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Amateur Radio Newsline Report 2473 for Friday, March 21st, 2025

20-03-2025 17:06

- US GOVT TO SHUT VOA AND OTHER INTERNATIONAL NEWS SERVICES
- FCC SEEKS PUBLIC SUGGESTIONS ON POSSIBLE DEREGULATION
- STRANDED NASA ASTRONAUTS RETURN TO EARTH FROM ISS
- YOUNG AMATEURS PREPARE FOR DX YOUTH ADVENTURES
- SILENT KEY: WALTER CARLINGTON, VP9KD, FORMER NET DIRECTOR FOR CARIBUS NET
- WORK AT REPEATER SITE COSTS WEST COAST HAM HIS COUNTY JOB
- NOMINATE THE NEXT YOUNG HAM OF THE YEAR
- US NAVY COMMUNICATORS LOOK TO HAM RADIO TECHNOLOGY
- SPECIAL EVENT STATION MARKS POLIO VACCINE ANNIVERSARY
- EMERGENCY ASSISTANCE FROM NEW ZEALAND'S NEW MOBILE EOC
- WORLD OF DX
- KICKER: FOR AM RADIO, SIGNOFF IS A SIGN OF THE TIMES

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ARRL News Feed

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ARRL Ham Radio Open House Events Making Headlines

21-04-2025 15:39

ARRL Ham Radio Open House events are garnering press around the country. In Yaphank, New York, on Long Island, an event held by the Suffolk County Radio Club was featured in Newsday (paywall).

Reporter Joe Werkmeister profiled the club’s event that drew out a crowd of visitors. ARRL Hudson Division Director Ed Wilson, W2XDD, who serves as Vice President of the club, was quoted in the story.

Many...


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The ARRL Solar Report

18-04-2025 18:17

Spaceweather.com reports a Cannibal Coronal Mass Ejection on April 15 sparked geomagnetic storms.  On April 16, the storm became severe (G4) with Northern Lights sighted as far south as France.  The storm is subsiding now to a category G1/G2, which could still produce high-latitude auroras.

Although Regions AR4062 and AR4064 have been relatively quiet they are more structurally complex than ant...


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Former ARRL Vice Director Wayne Overbeck, N6NB, SK

18-04-2025 15:19

Former ARRL Vice Director and Contest Advisory Committee Chairman Wayne Overbeck, N6NB, passed away Saturday April 12, 2025. He was 82 years old. Overbeck held an Amateur Extra-class license and was active in amateur radio for over 68 years. He served four terms as an elected ARRL Vice Director, from 1984 to 1993, and was also chairman of the ARRL Contest Advisory Committee during the 1970s and...


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Paul “Tad” Cook, K7RA, SK

18-04-2025 14:56

Paul “Tad” Cook, K7RA, passed away on April 13, 2025. 

For 36 years, Cook wrote the weekly W1AW Propagation Forecast Bulletin and the K7RA Solar Update for the ARRL Letter. He retired in January 2025, citing a recent ALS diagnosis and on March 8, Cook received the ARRL President’s Award presented to him by ARRL Northwestern Division Director Mark Tharp, KB7HDX.

Several weeks ago, Robin Amundson, ...


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World Amateur Radio Day – International Amateur Radio Union Formed 100 Years Ago

17-04-2025 14:53

April 18th is honored as World Amateur Radio Day, when we celebrate the founding of the International Amateur Radio Union (IARU). The organization was born out of a meeting in Paris on April 17, 1925. ARRL took a leadership role in its founding, with ARRL Founder Hiram Percy Maxim, then 1AW, serving as the first President of IARU.

As reported by Kenneth B. Warner, 1BHW, in the June 1925 edition ...


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