Please welcome the recently licensed amateur radio operations in the WMA section!
Jacob A Maheu, KC1SCX
45 Kopec Ave
Belchertown, MA 01007-9538
Steven Storie, KC1SDK
91 Broadview Ter
Pittsfield, MA 01201-4385
Andrew R Schweitzer, KC1SBI
79 Pleasant St
Dalton, MA 01226-1126
Amanda Menier, KC1SBW
271 Log Plain Rd
Greenfield, MA 01301-1030
Andrew J Drawec, KC1SCZ
309 Petersham Rd
New Salem, MA 01355-9608
Please welcome the recently licensed amateur radio operations in the WMA section!
Michael K Williams, AC1NZ
PO Box 24
Amherst, MA 01004-0024
Seth H Blackwell, KC1RYX
PO Box 1420
Warren, MA 01083-1420
Katherine E Blackwell, KC1RYY
285 Cutler Rd
Warren, MA 01083-7926
Thomas J Juzba, KC1SAA
74 Nagle St
Indian Orchard, MA 01151-2136
Dominic V Iacopino, KC1RYA
1020 Ashby West Rd
Fitchburg, MA 01420-6630
Michel Perritt, KC1RZI
35 Courville Rd
Auburn, MA 01501-1206
Christopher A Mitchell, KC1RZL
PO Box 663
Brookfield, MA 01506-2663
Daniel J Creeron, KC1RYU
6 Willow Tree Ln
Charlton, MA 01507-1495
Richard A Desourdis, KC1RZB
81 Park Rd
Charlton, MA 01507-5419
Peter S Mitchell, KC1SAB
PO Box 3
East Brookfield, MA 01515-0003
Timothy L Graves, KC1RZE
116 Hodgkins Dr
East Brookfield, MA 01515-1524
David B Eaton, KC1RYT
369 Pleasant St
Leicester, MA 01524-1221
James M Fraser, KC1RZD
89 Gilbert St
North Brookfield, MA 01535-1432
Daniel P Meloche, KC1SAH
84 Cherry St
Spencer, MA 01562-2213
Stephen P Miller, KC1RYW
8 Linwood St
Webster, MA 01570-2709
Ernest C Bell, KC1RZC
319 Mason Road Ext
Dudley, MA 01571-5770
Ryan J Labbe, KC1RZV
1 Sayles Way
Dudley, MA 01571-6922
Albert F Sandberg, KC1RYV
77 Asnebumskit Rd
Paxton, MA 01612-1346
Please welcome the recently licensed amateur radio operations in the WMA section!
Peter Campbell, KC1RTO
79 Ashbrook St
Springfield, MA 01118-1202
Kyle D Kobold, KC1RTL
130 Silver St
Lanesborough, MA 01237-7904
Emily A Chase, KC1RRE
10 Lowell Ave
Holden, MA 01520-2134
Vincent J Johnson, KC1RRC
40 Killdeer Rd
Webster, MA 01570-3302
Please welcome the recently licensed amateur radio operators in the WMA section!
Jiaxi Tian, KC1RMN
950 N Pleasant St Apt 132
Amherst, MA 01002-3155
John S Folliard, KC1RME
26 Sheffield Dr
Belchertown, MA 01007-9522
Daniel J Smith, KC1RKT
112 Sheehan Dr
Holyoke, MA 01040-1024
Cecil Lewis, KC1RIN
PO Box 455
Huntington, MA 01050-0455
Joshua Towse, KC1RIV
30 Jefferson St
Westfield, MA 01085-2855
Brian O Richards, KC1RNP
60 Pineridge Dr
Westfield, MA 01085-4547
Michael E Reed, KC1RIO
342 Southwick Rd Apt 18
Westfield, MA 01085-4791
Sergey Sheremet, KC1RNF
28 Worcester St
West Springfield, MA 01089-3406
Garrett L Holt, KC1RLZ
55 Field Rd
Longmeadow, MA 01106-1004
Walter J Lysak, KC1RNL
421 Gifford St
Springfield, MA 01118-2418
Sarah A Guttmann, KC1RKC
11 Martin St
Pittsfield, MA 01201-3226
Erik R Muise, KC1RNJ
17 Carpenters Ln
Greenfield, MA 01301-3213
Libby Levison, KC1RKH
15 Old Shirley Rd
Harvard, MA 01451-1309
Jeremy A Tobin, KC1RMI
30 Adams Rd
Hubbardston, MA 01452-1416
Jose A Valerio, KC1RIQ
126 Park Hill Ave
Millbury, MA 01527-2125
Nathaniel A Sutton, KC1RJS
373 Main St
Northborough, MA 01532-1607
Zachary P Peyev, KC1RIR
9 Welch Ave
Rutland, MA 01543-2161
William Wong, KC1RKA
6 Jennings Rd
Westborough, MA 01581-3007
Anna R Gauvin, KC1RMH
12 Stone School Rd
Sutton, MA 01590-2942
Greeting’s earthlings! As you may know I had formed a group back in January with 3 clubs to conduct license classes and VE testing. I am pleased to report that the Tech. class has completed and out of 12 people who took the test, 10 passed and 3 of them also took the General and passed also! I think I can call this a success. We are now planning on doing a General License Class. We had the luxury in using the ARRL PowerPoint slides for the tech class, but found there is none for the general and extra class. We are now looking to develop a course ourselves. Quite challenging since we plan on a May 3rd start. With the success of this program, I am now inviting all clubs who has anyone wish to volunteer to teach some of the classes via Zoom to give me an email. The goal for this is to be a growing program and be self sufficient to provide opportunities for growth in new hams for our clubs. I also want a group of teachers to share the task so as not to burn out others causing the program to collapse.
Earlier in March I attended the Mt. Tom Hamfest in Chicopee and I think there was an air of excitement that we are now getting out and seeing friends face-to-face again. It was great to see everyone there. My hopes are that some clubs who are still shut out of their meeting places get open again, or possibly a new venue becomes available. Remember, GO to the meetings where you can, don’t rely on Zoom all the time. There is so much benefit to being there!
So, April and warmer weather brings the thought of Field Day. It’s coming faster than you think. One thing to keep in mind is with new hams getting licensed, the first thing you need to do is mentor them right at the beginning. What a way to enhance that and invite the new hams to Field Day. They can use the club callsign and work HF and learn great skills. That is how I got into it, on top of Mt Wachusett. Do something different, hold a class on a mode, antenna, etc. Try a different approach to Field Day. QRP, home-brew, satellites? It’s not all about the scores, it’s having fun! (I’m sure some may argue that point!)
While I’m in the neighborhood, here is the list of new hams. Each club should look at this and reach out to them and welcome them and introduce them to your club and mentor.
That’s all for me for now. What have you got going on? Let me know.
Report for 2022-03-02
Ralph B Cerreta, KC1QND
PO Box 749
Cheshire, MA 01225-0749
Michael Leo, KC1QKM
110 Pearl Hill Rd
Fitchburg, MA 01420-2004
Evan Hollander, KC1QKB
70R Milk St
Blackstone, MA 01504-1216
Mozart M Telles, KC1QMR
30 Douglas Hill Way
Douglas, MA 01516-2257
Howard Shpegel, AC1MN
98 Mary Catherine Dr
Lancaster, MA 01523-2958
Nichole R Anderson, KC1QMD
164 Leicester St
North Oxford, MA 01537-1006
Garret Bratica, KC1QJM
2801 Windsor Ridge Dr
Westborough, MA 01581-2358
Christopher P Pinto, KC1QKI
58 Wildrose Ave
Worcester, MA 01602-1123
Benjamin L Antupit, KC1QMU
100 Institute Rd
# 1213
Worcester, MA 01609-2247
Noel H Nieves, KC1QLQ
143 Beacon St
Apt 1
Worcester, MA 01610-1583
73, Ray-AA1SE
Report for 2022-03-02
Ralph B Cerreta, KC1QND
PO Box 749
Cheshire, MA 01225-0749
Michael Leo, KC1QKM
110 Pearl Hill Rd
Fitchburg, MA 01420-2004
Evan Hollander, KC1QKB
70R Milk St
Blackstone, MA 01504-1216
Mozart M Telles, KC1QMR
30 Douglas Hill Way
Douglas, MA 01516-2257
Howard Shpegel, AC1MN
98 Mary Catherine Dr
Lancaster, MA 01523-2958
Nichole R Anderson, KC1QMD
164 Leicester St
North Oxford, MA 01537-1006
Garret Bratica, KC1QJM
2801 Windsor Ridge Dr
Westborough, MA 01581-2358
Christopher P Pinto, KC1QKI
58 Wildrose Ave
Worcester, MA 01602-1123
Benjamin L Antupit, KC1QMU
100 Institute Rd
# 1213
Worcester, MA 01609-2247
Noel H Nieves, KC1QLQ
143 Beacon St
Apt 1
Worcester, MA 01610-1583
Congratulations to the latest new hams of Western Massachusetts:
Aleksandr Baraban, KC1QGT
131 Ashley Ave
Apt B5
West Springfield, MA 01089-1333
Matthew T St George, KC1QHG
60 Kenwood St
Pittsfield, MA 01201-5661
Dennis Juhasz, KC1QHJ
74 Upland St
Unit C
Worcester, MA 01607-2003
Richard S Quimby, KC1QHD
100 Institute Rd
Worcester, MA 01609-2247
Congratulations to the latest new hams of Western Massachusetts:
Kenneth Wiley, KC1QBF
PO Box 1004
Warren, MA 01083-1004
Eric H Niergarth, KC1QCR
9 Ashley St
# 1
Westfield, MA 01085-3801
John Giovanoni, KC1QAU
48 Athol Richmond Rd
Royalston, MA 01368-8901
Francis G Sobieski, KC1QAT
PO Box 125
South Deerfield, MA 01373-0125
Linnea Gardner, KC1QDA
180 Russell Hill Rd
Ashburnham, MA 01430-1315
Michael F Bedard, KC1QBE
30 Dean St
Worcester, MA 01609-3115
Charles H Kolbenson, AC1MI
95 Whitney Rd
Phillipston, MA 01331-9724
Sovan Gusack, KC1QDL
PO Box 617
Westborough, MA 01581-0617
Maxwell L Friedman, KC1QGG
100 Institute Rd
# 2190
Worcester, MA 01609-2247
Nicholas Smith, KC1QFB
404 Wattaquadock Hill Rd
Bolton, MA 01740-1224
Christopher C Wenck, KC1QDQ
55 Grove St
Milford, MA 01757-3367
Congratulations to the latest new hams of Western Massachusetts:
Lucas Elliott, KC1PZJ
36 Malburn Ter
Leominster, MA 01453-4873
Colin Bentley, KC1PZW
26 Upton Rd
Westborough, MA 01581-2203
Judy Gauvin, KC1PZN
12 Stone School Rd
Sutton, MA 01590-2942
Shijing Yang, KC1PYB
80 Salisbury St
Unit 710
Worcester, MA 01609-3135
Thomas R Gauvin, KC1PVO
12 Stone School Rd
Sutton, MA 01590-2942
Michael E Shatz, KC1PWE
7 Admirals Ln
Southborough, MA 01772-1836
Report for 2021-10-06
Henry M Jones, KC1PXC
PO Box 443
Brimfield, MA 01010-0443
Jason R Leduc, KC1PWK
280 Munger Hill Rd
Westfield, MA 01085-4584
David M Thomas, KC1PWL
244 Poplar Ave
West Springfield, MA 01089-2929
Adrian Piris, KC1PXB
146 Endicott St
Springfield, MA 01118-2324
Brendan A Mcevilly, KC1PUM
305 Reservoir Rd
Lunenburg, MA 01462-1532
Aniket A Tadepalli, KC1PUD
6002 Avalon Dr
Northborough, MA 01532-2287
Mike Tartaglia, KC1PVT
296 Lake St
Shrewsbury, MA 01545-3960
Richard J Martunas, KC1PVM
41 Lakeshore Dr
Spencer, MA 01562-2905
Thomas R Gauvin, KC1PVO
12 Stone School Rd
Sutton, MA 01590-2942
Michael E Shatz, KC1PWE
7 Admirals Ln
Southborough, MA 01772-1836
Report for 2021-09-02
Beizong Chen, KC1PQO
1C Brandywine
Amherst, MA 01002-4009
Donald L Hubbard, KC1PTG
PO Box 104
Barre, MA 01005-0104
Angelina L Hubbard, KC1PTC
PO Box 1004
Barre, MA 01005-1004
Jonathan X Hubbard, KC1PTI
PO Box 1004
Barre, MA 01005-1004
Salvatore J Puliafico, KC1PTS
PO Box 174
Hardwick, MA 01037-0174
John G Fortin, KC1PTW
418 Alvord Pl
South Hadley, MA 01075-1373
Mario Colucci, KC1PTX
5 Jered Ln
Southwick, MA 01077-9202
Chester G Motyka, KC1PRG
PO Box 53
Three Rivers, MA 01080-0053
David J Ennulat, KC1PTF
360 Royalston Rd
Phillipston, MA 01331-9408
Seth R Norton, KC1PTL
65 Regwood Dr
Phillipston, MA 01331-9737
Ayden J Dubuque, KC1PTD
29 Limerick St
Gardner, MA 01440-2924
Crystal M Nilsson, KC1PTE
70 Limerick St
Gardner, MA 01440-2941
Seomas M Lizotte, KC1PTM
9 Olney St
Gardner, MA 01440-3313
Andrew Irwin, KC1PRK
86 Flaggler Rd
Leominster, MA 01453-1720
Jeremy J Sperry, KC1PQS
4 Elliott Dr
Charlton, MA 01507-1279