Topics for Wednesday September 29
Anniversary of the Commissioning of the U.S.S. Nautilus &
Ham Radio Clubs Associations (What's Most Important for You to Get out of a Ham Radio Club?)
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1954
September 30
USS Nautilus—world’s first nuclear submarine—is commissioned
USS Nautilus—world’s first nuclear submarine—is commissioned
The USS Nautilus, the world’s first nuclear submarine, is commissioned by the U.S. Navy.
The Nautilus was constructed under the direction of U.S. Navy Captain Hyman G. Rickover, a brilliant Russian-born engineer who joined the U.S. atomic program in 1946. In 1947, he was put in charge of the navy’s nuclear-propulsion program and began work on an atomic submarine. Regarded as a fanatic by his detractors, Rickover succeeded in developing and delivering the world’s first nuclear submarine years ahead of schedule. In 1952, the Nautilus‘ keel was laid by President Harry S. Truman, and on January 21, 1954, first lady Mamie Eisenhower broke a bottle of champagne across its bow as it was launched into the Thames River at Groton, Connecticut. Commissioned on September 30, 1954, it first ran under nuclear power on the morning of January 17, 1955.
Much larger than the diesel-electric submarines that preceded it, the Nautilus stretched 319 feet and displaced 3,180 tons. It could remain submerged for almost unlimited periods because its atomic engine needed no air and only a very small quantity of nuclear fuel. The uranium-powered nuclear reactor produced steam that drove propulsion turbines, allowing the Nautilus to travel underwater at speeds in excess of 20 knots.
In its early years of service, the USS Nautilus broke numerous submarine travel records and in August 1958 accomplished the first voyage under the geographic North Pole. After a career spanning 25 years and almost 500,000 miles steamed, the Nautilus was decommissioned on March 3, 1980. Designated a National Historic Landmark in 1982, the world’s first nuclear submarine went on exhibit in 1986 as the Historic Ship Nautilus at the Submarine Force Museum in Groton, Connecticut. Source: History Online
Massachusetts Ham Radio Clubs and Associations
Algonquin Amateur Radio Club
Boston Amateur Radio Club - The Boston Amateur Radio Club (W1BOS), and ham radio in Eastern Massachusetts
Cape Ann Amateur Radio Association - CAARA, an ARRL affiliated club, operates the 2 meter W1GLO repeater on 145.130 MHz
CMARA -- Central Massachusetts Amateur Radio Association - Since 1935 serving amateur radio in Worcester MA
Council of Eastern Massachusetts - CEMARC is ARRL Affiliated Council of Clubs representing the Ham Radio Community in Eastern Massachusetts.
Framingham Amateur Radio Association
Franklin County Amateur Radio Club - FCARC exemplifies the principles of amateur radio: public service, particularly in emergency communications support; growth in our technical skills, and enhancing the application of those skills
Genesis Amateur Radio Society, Inc.
K1KKM Pentucket Radio Association. - A public service amateur radio club. Haverhill, Massachusetts
K1RK Falmouth Amateur Radio Association of Cape Cod, Massachusetts - Falmouth amateur radio association of cape cod, massachusetts
Minuteman Repeater Association - The Minuteman Repeater Association is a non-profit communications organization serving the public in times of emergency.
MT. Tom Amateur Repeater - A Massachusetts Non-Profit 501-C(3) corporation of amateur radio operators chartered in 1978 covering the Connecticut River Valley in Western Massachusetts and Northern Connecticut.
N1NC Nashoba Valley Amateur Radio Club - The Nashoba Valley Amateur Radio Club (NVARC) was formed in Groton, Massachusetts, in the spring of 1992 and has grown from the original 13 founders to over 60 members.
North Shore Radio Association - A large amateur radio club north of boston, ma.
Norwood Amateur Radio Club - NARC is an ARRL affiliated amateur radio club located in Norwood, Massachusetts, USA. Approximately 20 miles south of Boston
QCWA - Quarter Century Wireless Association (QCWA) Founded 1947
Quannapowitt Radio Association - The QRA is an organization open to all interested in radio communication. Its goal is to further develop and help expand Amateur Radio ("Ham Radio") while enjoying ourselve. Wakefield, Massachusetts
The Waltham Amateur Radio Association
W1ACT Bristol County Repeater Association - Fall River Amateur Radio Club
W1AEC Southeastern Massachusetts Amateur Radio Association - SEMARA.ORG, the official web site for the Southeastern Massachusetts Amateur Radio Association.
W1AF - Harvard Wireless Club - Harvard wireless club, harvard's amateur radio or ham radio club. founded in 1909. welcome to harvard affiliates, alumni, prospective students, and their parents, as well recent contacts. information about club getting started radio. confirming contacts qsl. flea market. history.
W1GZ MARA Ham Radio Fitchburg Mass - Aamateur radio club affiliated with the Amateur Radio Relay League (ARRL) from Fitchburg Massachusetts. MARA owns and operates the W1GZ repeater 145.45- with a tone of 74.4.
W1HP Philips Amateur Radio Club - ex Hewlett-Packard Andover Radio Club, Essex County MA USA
W1MV Massasoit Amateur Radio Assoc. - Bridgewater MA USA
W1MX The MIT Radio Society - The MIT Radio Society is a student run organization intended for MIT students, faculty, and staff. New student members are greatly appreciated.
W1NY Hampden County Radio Association - Based in Agawam, MA USA
W1RJA North East Weak Signal Group - Our group is the North East Weak Signal Group. We are an ARRL affiliated regional club dedicated to the interests of "weak signal" work on the bands 50 MHz -
W1SMA SCMARG - South Coast Massachusetts Amateur Radio Group
WA1NPO Whitman Amateur Radio Club - Located about 25 miles south of Boston, MA, near the City of Brockton.
WB1GOF PART Of Westford, MA - Club page of the police amateur radio team-wb1gof of westford, massachusetts
Women Radio Operators of New England - Women Radio Operators of New England was established in 1955. WRONE is an amateur radio club for female radio operators living in the six New England states
Worcester Emergency Communications Team - Volunteer Amateur Radio operator organization providing emergency communications services to charitable events and in large scale disasters.
WPI Wireless Association - The Worcester Polytechnic Institute Wireless Association has its roots in the beginnings of Amateur Radio. The group was first founded in October of 1909, by Oliver B. Jacobs and a group of 40 other men.
Yankee Clipper Contest Club - Special purpose amateur radio club devoted to the pursuit of operating and technical excellence. This site serves as a library of amateur radio contest and DX information. Source: DX Zone
Topics for Monday September 27
It's time for you to find an Elmer. Some Light Ham Radio Comedy.
An Elmer is the guy you go to, to ask questions about topics in Ham Radio that you don't understand. In that vein, you know it's time for you to find an Elmer if...
Your friend tells you he has a new two meter radio and you figure one of the meters must be for SWR and the other for power out.
You hear a conversation on the low bands about CW and you think they're referring to a Dolly Parton concert.
You hear that someone won a 40 meter radio at a hamfest and you wonder how they are going to get something that large in their house.
You build a Morse code key out of Perspex and can't figure out why it won't key your radio.
You think the difference between short wave and long wave is the speed at which you move your wrist back and forth.
You're thinking about joining your other ham friends in the local ATV group because you own a Land Rover.
You think a collinear antenna can only be used with two amplifiers.
You think FM is the modulation type that came after EM, DM, CM, BM and AM.
You wouldn't mind getting into packet radio but no matter how much you practice you can't get the hang of sending those beeps and braps with your keyer.
You wonder what sound a short wave makes and why anyone would want to listen to one.
You think the repeater committee would be a lot happier if instead of talking about their cavities they just went to the dentist and got them filled.
You think a CW ID is the serial number of that latest Loretta Lynn album.
"Private Line".!!! PL tone
PL is the Motorola Abbreviation for "Private Line". QC is the RCA abbreviation for "Quiet Channel". CG is the General Electric abbreviation for "Channel Guard". CTCSS is often referred to as a "PL" tone by many users. Many repeaters require the use of a PL tone to access the repeater.
Topics for Wednesday September 22
QSL?
A QSL card is a written confirmation of either a two-way radiocommunication between two amateur radio or citizens band stations; a one-way reception of a signal from an AM radio, FM radio, television or shortwave broadcasting station; or the reception of a two-way radiocommunication by a third party listener. A typical QSL card is the same size and made from the same material as a typical postcard, and most are sent through the mail as such.
QSL card derived its name from the Q code "QSL". A Q code message can stand for a statement or a question (when the code is followed by a question mark). In this case, 'QSL?' (note the question mark) means "Do you confirm receipt of my transmission?" while 'QSL' (without a question mark) means "I confirm receipt of your transmission."
Amateur radio operators exchange QSL cards to confirm two-way radio contact between stations. Each card contains details about one or more contacts, the station and its operator. At a minimum, this includes the call sign of both stations participating in the contact, the time and date when it occurred (usually specified in UTC), the radio frequency or band used, the mode of transmission used, and a signal report. The International Amateur Radio Union and its member societies recommend a maximum size of 3½ by 5½ inches (140 mm by 90 mm).
Normally sent using ordinary, international postal systems, QSL cards can be sent either direct to an individual's address, or via a country's centralized amateur radio association QSL bureau, which collects and distributes cards for that country. These bureaus offer further postage savings by accepting cards destined for many different countries and repackaging them together into bundles that are sent to specific incoming bureaus. Most QSL bureaus operated by national amateur radio societies are both incoming and outgoing, with the notable exception of the United States of America, and are coordinated by the International Amateur Radio Union (IARU).
The Internet has enabled electronic notification as an alternative to mailing a physical card. These systems use computer databases to store the same information normally verified by QSL cards, in an electronic format. Some sponsors of amateur radio operating awards, which normally accept QSL cards for proof of contacts, may also recognize a specific electronic QSL system in verifying award applications.
One such system, called eQSL,enables electronic exchange of QSLs as jpeg or gif images which can then be printed as cards on the recipient's local inkjet or laser printer, or displayed on the computer monitor. Many logging programs now have direct electronic interfaces to transmit QSO details in real-time into the eQSL.cc database. CQ Amateur Radio magazine began accepting electronic QSLs from eQSL.cc for its four award programs in January 2009. 10-10 has been accepting eQSLs since 2002.
Another system, the ARRL’s Logbook of The World (LoTW), allows confirmations to be submitted electronically for that organization’s DX Century Club and Worked All States awards. Confirmations are in the form of database records, electronically signed with the private key of the sender. This system simply matches database records but does not allow creation of pictorial QSL cards.
Despite the advantages of electronic QSLs, physical QSL cards are often historical or sentimental keepsakes of a memorable location heard or worked, or of a pleasant contact with a new radio friend, and serious ham radio operators may have thousands of them. Some cards are plain, while others are multicolored and may be oversized or double paged. Source: Wiki
Michael Faraday, (born September 22, 1791, Newington, Surrey, England—died August 25, 1867, Hampton Court, Surrey),
He was an English scientist who contributed to the study of electromagnetism and electrochemistry. His main discoveries include the principles underlying electromagnetic induction, diamagnetism and electrolysis.
Although Faraday received little formal education, he was one of the most influential scientists in history. It was by his research on the magnetic field around a conductor carrying a direct current that Faraday established the basis for the concept of the electromagnetic field in physics. Faraday also established that magnetism could affect rays of light and that there was an underlying relationship between the two phenomena. He similarly discovered the principles of electromagnetic induction and diamagnetism, and the laws of electrolysis. His inventions of electromagnetic rotary devices formed the foundation of electric motor technology, and it was largely due to his efforts that electricity became practical for use in technology.
Faraday cage
Faraday cage
In his work on static electricity, Faraday's ice pail experiment demonstrated that the charge resided only on the exterior of a charged conductor, and exterior charge had no influence on anything enclosed within a conductor. This is because the exterior charges redistribute such that the interior fields emanating from them cancel one another. This shielding effect is used in what is now known as a Faraday cage. In January 1836, Faraday had put a wooden frame, 12ft square, on four glass supports and added paper walls and wire mesh. He then stepped inside and electrified it. When he stepped out of his electrified cage, Faraday had shown that electricity was a force, not an imponderable fluid as was believed at the time. Source: Wiki
Topics for Monday September 20
Taxi to Uber
How was Uber founded?
In 2009, Uber was founded as Ubercab by Garrett Camp, a computer programmer and the co-founder of StumbleUpon, and Travis Kalanick, who sold his Red Swoosh startup for $19 million in 2007. ... He realized that sharing the cost with people could make it affordable, and his idea morphed into Uber.
Founders: Travis Kalanick, Garrett Camp
Place founded: San Francisco
Mobile phones
were invented as early as the 1940s when engineers working at AT&T developed cells for mobile phone base stations. The very first mobile phones were not really mobile phones at all. They were two-way radios that allowed people like taxi drivers and the emergency services to communicate.
Topics for Wednesday September 15
1.25-meter band, 220 MHz
The 1.25-meter, 220 MHz or 222 MHz band is a portion of the VHF radio spectrum internationally allocated for amateur radio use on a primary basis in ITU Region 2, and it comprises frequencies from 220 MHz to 225 MHz
It’s a great band, with characteristics similar to 144-148 MHz, and has certain real advantages over the 2 Meter band.220 MHz is alive and well in areas where hams aren’t afraid to experiment and think outside the normal 2-Meter/70-CM realm. While there isn’t a ton of commercially available amateur equipment available these days for 220 MHz they can be found new and used. With a quality radio, you can drive around almost anywhere in CSQ mode and the noise floor is next to nothing. Radio amateurs will lose this band unless we make better use of it than we do at present. Amateurs in the US lost 220 to 222 MHz some years ago.
The Munsters Remake
Rob Zombie's Munsters Images Tease Multiple Practical Effect Monsters
Filmmaker Rob Zombie teases new images from his upcoming adaptation of The Munsters that reveal some of the practical effects used to make monsters. A series of new images from horror filmmaker and musician Rob Zombie’s upcoming adaptation of The Munsters tease the film practical effect monsters. Zombie’s been hard at work as of late on the film, based on the classic 1960s TV series of the same name. Though it only aired for two years (1964-1966), the series – which features a family based on classic iconic Universal monsters, has established a following that has persisted into the 21st century. Zombie’s adaptation will be the first theatrical release in the franchise since 1966.
After starting his career as a musician, Zombie began to drift into filmmaking. Influenced by the horror genre both within his music and the aesthetic of his band White Zombie, Zombie made his debut as a director in 2003 with the release of House of 1000 Corpses. In subsequent years, Zombie directed six more films and one documentary feature, including a reboot of John Carpenter’s legendary slasher Halloween and its sequel. In terms of his track record as a filmmaker, it’s no secret that Zombie’s films haven’t exactly been critically acclaimed hits. Yet regardless of how his work has fared on that particular level, he has undoubtedly succeeded in developing a dedicated fan following. What’s more, his passion for horror has kept him focused on a Munsters adaptation for 20 years now.
On 9/11 A Poem by James H Cavanaugh, KD1FW
Two jets came out of a clear blue sky
Crashing into twin towers on high
As Flight 11 and then Flight 175
Collided with the trade center’s sides
A terrorist plot brought them to this place
To bring anger to our hearts and tears to our face
On the Eleventh of September, the twin towers fell
Turning the World Trade Center into a burning hell
People chaotically ran through the streets in fear
Their faces ashen, their eyes full of tears
Others watched the news in great disbelief
That soon turned to anger, sorrow, and grief
Freedom that day took a glancing blow
The flame of liberty flickered quite low
New York Firefighters were the first to arrive
Trying to save those who managed to survive
The buildings collapsed while some were still inside
In performing their duty these heroes sadly died
But like a phoenix from the ashes, America emerged
An army of volunteers to the afflicted area surged
Physical and mental anguish from the experience occurred
Their lives forever changed from what they endured
But beyond this was the brotherhood shared
Showing the world there were very many who cared
Sifting through the debris they did strive
Laboring to find anyone that was still alive
The next jet full of victims ended its ride
As Flight 77 crashed into the Pentagon's side
Flight 93 was the next to be victimized
As the Arab terrorists used boxcutters for knives
But a group of heroes decided to revolt
Giving the boxcutter bandits a jolt
But just as the skirmish came to a boil
The killers crashed the jet on Pennsylvania soil
2,996 victims of all walks of life
Lost their lives in that terrible strife
Many volunteers and passerby’s since that day
Have been stricken by disease and have passed away
Adding their names to that horrible toll
May God bless and protect every victim’s soul
We will always remember, can never forget
The tragedy of 9/11 haunts our memories yet.
Topics for Monday September 13
The Three Stooges were an American vaudeville and comedy team active from 1922 until 1970, best remembered for their 190 short subject films by Columbia Pictures. Their hallmark styles were physical farce and slapstick. Six Stooges appeared over the act's run (with only three active at any given time): Moe Howard (true name (t/n) Moses Horwitz) and Larry Fine (t/n Louis Feinberg) were mainstays throughout the ensemble's nearly 50-year run and the pivotal "third stooge" was played by (in order of appearance) Shemp Howard (t/n Samuel Horwitz), Curly Howard (t/n Jerome Horwitz), Shemp Howard again, Joe Besser, and "Curly Joe" DeRita.
The act began in the early 1920s as part of a vaudeville comedy act billed as "Ted Healy and His Stooges", consisting originally of Healy and Moe Howard. Over time, they were joined by Moe's brother, Shemp Howard, and then Larry Fine. The four appeared in one feature film, Soup to Nuts, before Shemp left to pursue a solo career. He was replaced by his and Moe's younger brother, Jerome "Curly" Howard, in 1932. Two years later, after appearing in several movies, the trio left Healy and signed on to appear in their own short-subject comedies for Columbia Pictures, now billed as "The Three Stooges". From 1934 to 1946, Moe, Larry and Curly produced over 90 short films for Columbia. It was during this period that the three were at their peak popularity.
Curly suffered a debilitating stroke in May 1946, and Shemp returned, reconstituting the original lineup, until his death of a heart attack on November 22, 1955, three years after Curly's death of a cerebral hemorrhage on January 18, 1952. Film actor Joe Palma was used as a stand-in to complete four Shemp-era shorts under contract. This procedure – disguising one actor for another outside of stunt shots – became known as the "fake Shemp". Columbia contract player Joe Besser joined as the third Stooge for two years (1956–57), departing in 1958 to nurse his ill wife after Columbia terminated its shorts division. The studio then released all the shorts via Screen Gems, Columbia's television studio and distribution unit. Screen Gems then syndicated the shorts to television, whereupon the Stooges became one of the most popular comedy acts of the early 1960s.
Comic actor Joe DeRita became "Curly Joe" in 1958, replacing Besser for a new series of full-length theatrical films. With intense television exposure in the United States, the act regained momentum throughout the 1960s as popular kids' fare, until Larry's paralyzing stroke in the midst of filming a pilot for a Three Stooges TV series in January 1970. Larry Fine died in January 1975 after a further series of strokes. Unsuccessful attempts were made to revive the Stooges with longtime supporting actor Emil Sitka in Fine's role in 1970 and again in 1975, but this attempt was cut short by Moe Howard's death on May 4, 1975. Source: Wiki
TV Hits 1960-1961
Rank Program Network
3 Have Gun – Will Travel CBS
6 Rawhide CBS
8 The Untouchables ABC
9 The Price Is Right NBC
10 The Jack Benny Show CBS
13 My Three Sons ABC
15 The Ed Sullivan Show CBS
16 Perry Mason
17 Bonanza NBC
18 The Flintstones ABC
19 The Red Skelton Show CBS
21 Checkmate
23 The Many Loves of Dobie Gillis
24 The Ford Show NBC
25 The Garry Moore Show CBS
26 The Lawman ABC
27 The Rifleman
28 Cheyenne
29 Peter Gunn NBC
30 Route 66 CBS
Topic for September 8 - Remembering
To bring anger to our hearts and tears to our face
20 Years Ago This Week
Topics for September 6
Battle of Blair Mountain
The Battle of Blair Mountain was the largest labor uprising in United States history and the largest armed uprising since the American Civil War. The conflict occurred in Logan County, West Virginia, as part of the Coal Wars, a series of early-20th-century labor disputes in Appalachia. Up to 100 people were killed, and many more arrested. The United Mine Workers saw major declines in membership, but the long-term publicity led to some improvements in working conditions.
For five days from late August to early September 1921, some 10,000 armed coal miners confronted 3,000 lawmen and strikebreakers (called the Logan Defenders) who were backed by coal mine operators during the miners' attempt to unionize the southwestern West Virginia coalfields when tensions rose between workers and mine management. The battle ended after approximately one million rounds were fired and the United States Army, represented by the West Virginia Army National Guard led by McDowell County native William Eubanks, intervened by presidential order.
Union Violence in the United States
Union Violence in the United States
On various occasions violence has been committed by unions or union members during labor disputes in the United States. When union violence has occurred, it has frequently been in the context of industrial unrest. Violence has ranged from isolated acts by individuals to wider campaigns of organised violence aimed at furthering union goals within an industrial dispute.
According to a study in 1969, the United States has had the bloodiest and most violent labor history of any industrial nation in the world, and there have been few industries which have been immune.[1] Researchers in industrial relations, criminology, and wider cultural studies have examined violence by workers or trade unions in the context of industrial disputes. The US government has examined violence during industrial disputes.
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