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Ham Shack of the Month - May

5/12/2020

This will be a new monthly feature showcasing MAARC members Ham Shacks. If you would like to have your Ham Shack featured, please send your name, Call Sign, a high quality photo and short description of your shack to maarcmailbox@gmail.com.

This months Ham Shack photo comes from Ross, VE9GCS.
Ross writes: "This is where I run the Sunday night Simplex Nets from. I need to clean up the coax coming into the shack but radios need antennas. If I grab the wrong mic, now you will now why."

WGMAA Update and New Certificate Endorsements - Continuing the Challenge for Local Hams!

5/12/2020

To date, six certificates have been awarded and many local amateurs are very close to obtaining the award. The certificate was designed by Mike, VE9NOM and is sent to recipients as a pdf file and is suitable for colour printing.

At the request of several local amateurs, endorsements have been added to this newly created Certificate. Those qualifying for an endorsement will receive a new certificate with the added endorsement, however the certificate will be a different colour.

The objective is for recipients to have up to 4 WGMAA Award on their wall, yet each would be different.

The endorsements are as follows:

50 Contacts – The additional 25 contacts must be different that the first 25 contacts.
QRP – Contacts must be made using 5 watts or less
Grid Square – A total of 25 local Grid Squares must be worked. For those who do not know their Grid Square, it can be found here by simply putting in your callsign: http://www.levinecentral.com/ham/grid_square.php

Let's keep 2 metres alive in the Moncton Area!!!

An updated version of the new WGMAA Rules is available on the WGMAA page.

73 de JP
VE9BK

1st Work Greater Moncton and Area Award Certificates Awarded

5/9/2020

The recently created Work Greater Moncton and Area (WGMAA) Certificate has been awarded to several local amateurs. This new award has created a flurry of activity on the 2 metre band in the Moncton Area, especially on 146.520 simplex, which is great to see.

Receiving certificate No. 1 is Ross, VE9GCS. He is followed by Cam, VE9CAM and Mike, VE9MTV. Also receiving the award is Steve, VE9SF and JP, VE9BK. Congratulations to all recipients.

In discussions with Ross, he has indicated that he‘s trying to reach the 50 unique station level and is also working on a QRP endorsement. Marcel, VE9ML is also actively working on the QRP endorsement. We’ve also heard of many local amateurs who are close to qualifying for the award.

The detailed requirements for obtaining the certificate can be found here. There is also a log sheet that can be downloaded to assist in logging the 25 stations required for the award.

So let’s get active on 2 metre and earn an award at the same time!!!

Ross, VE9GCS

Mike, VE9MTV

Ham Shack of the Month - May

​WGMAA Update and New Certificate Endorsements - Continuing the Challenge for Local Hams!

1st Work Greater Moncton and Area Award Certificates Awarded

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WGMAA Update and New Certificate Endorsements - Continuing the Challenge for Local Hams!