FARA Club Information

 

In the News

A Rainy but Fun-Filled Field Day.

On June 23, your radio club participated in an enjoyable Field Day exercise at the Mcauliffe Library in Framingham.  This new location has plenty of trees for wire antennas, and a fine time was had by all in spite of the rain.  We operated battery-powered 100 watt and QRP  stations, and about 14 hams stopped by to either visit or to operate.  The ARRL Section Manager and the assistant Section Manager for Eastern MA also stopped by.  Our “Learn to Spell Your Name in Morse Code” sign attracted lots of kids, and they had fun and learned something new.  Signing “W1FY, 2A-EMA,” we worked a number of stations in the US and Canada.

CQ Magazine

Club member Sumner Weisman, W1VIV, has written an article “Wireless Radio For The Hearing Impaired” in the June issue of CQ Magazine

Scholarship Award

Gail Bello, daughter of Gordy Bello, K1GB, is the 2018 recipient of the Beverly Lees Scholarship.

Next Meeting

September 6, 2018: Tom Walsh K1TW, Eastern Mass. ARRL section manager, topic TBA

Monthly Meetings

FARA meets the 1st Thursday of the month (except in July and August), 7:30 pm at the Framingham Police Station 1 William Welch Way (corner of William Welch Way and Union Ave) in the first floor training room. Enter through the front door on Union Ave. and the room is to the left.  All area hams and those not yet licensed but interested in amateur radio are welcome to attend.

FARA Sunday Night NET

The FARA Sunday Night Net begins every Sunday at 7:30PM on the FARA 147.150 MHz (no PL) repeater. All licensed hams are welcome to check in and participate in the “Ham question of the Week”.

FARA’s Repeaters

VHF:    147.150 MHz (+)

UHF:    Not operational – check back for status updates

For further information about FARA,  you can reach us at: contact@w1fy.org