Our current 2021 STARC officers are:
| Role | Call Sign | Name | |
| President | N1ARN | Arn Benjamin | n1arn@yahoo.com |
| Vice President | KJ1V | Ruth Ring | |
| Secretary | W1EAM | Allen Monahan | |
| Treasurer | KB1MCU | Jamie Dennis | kb1mcu@gmail.com |
If you can not attend NEAR-Fest this coming Friday Oct. 15th and Saturday Oct. 16th, you can at least watch the live stream here:
near-fest.com/near-fest-online/
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To use Zoom, you will need to go to their web site ZOOM.US, sign up for a free account and install their application on your computer. It is small program, and is safe. You will then be able to hold your own Zoom meetings, but these are limited to 40 minutes with a free account. You should then test...This comes to us from ARRL New England Division Director: Fred Hopengarten, K1VR:
" Mister Mike, W1RC, has asked me to post the following:
Attention All Units! NEAR-Fest XXX is Next Weekend. We Are Back Live and Online!
We are pleased to announce that NEAR-Fest XXX will begin at 0900 on Friday October 15th, 2021. It will be a hybrid event – both live at
the Deerfield (NH) Fairgrounds and online worldwide via Zoom.
For more information follow these links:
General Information: near-fest.com/
Forums and Seminars: near-fest.com/near-fest-xxx-forums/
Don’t miss our “Town Meeting” with candidates for ARRL New England Director!
NEAR-Fest Online: near-fest.com/hybrid-near-fest/
Health and Safety:
forum.near-fest.com/index.php?topic=1567.msg3608#msg3608
Divisive issue to be sure, but let’s all respect each other’s wishes
to keep everyone safe.
It has been a long two years.
73,
MisterMike, W1RC
Benevolent Dictator,
New England Amateur Radio Festival, Inc.
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ARRL New England Division
Director: Fred Hopengarten, K1VR
k1vr@arrl.org
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Ballots for ARRL New England Division Director have been mailed to ARRL New England members and you should have received your ballot by now. Ballots are due back to ARRL HQ by November 19th. Please take the time to return your ballot so your vote counts in this important election. You can read more about what Fred Kemmerer, AB1OC is planning to do to address issues facing the ARRL and Amateur Radio via the link below.
An Important Choice – Please Cast Your Vote for ARRL New England Division Director
ab1oc-4-director.org
I believe that Amateur Radio and the ARRL are at a crossroads. Issues such as the need to bring new people of all ages into Amateur Radio and get them active have become urgent. We also need to do ...This comes to us from the ARRL about the upcoming elections for New England Division Director:
" NEAR-Fest Candidates Forum
New Englanders should now have received a ballot for the Division
Director election. There are three candidates. With the ballot is a
photo provided by each candidate, and a 300-word statement.
Campaign web sites may help you distinguish between candidates. Here they are, in alphabetical order by name:
Frenaye, K1KI: neqp.org/k1ki/
Hopengarten, K1VR: www.hams4newengland.org/
Kemmerer, AB1OC: ab1oc-4-director.org/
Ballots are due by noon, November 19th, and should be mailed early, as even first-class mail can be a problem, given the announced USPS cut-backs.
The Forums Program for NEAR-Fest XXX (Fall 2021), see
near-fest.com/, will take place in the Arts & Crafts Building,
near the former entrance. This is a different location than the
Entertainment Building, which will be closed this year. It is a large
space, allowing adequate seating, spacing and safety. There will be a Candidates Forum on Friday, October 15th, at 1:00 PM.
The moderator will introduce the candidates and ask questions. He will not take questions from the floor at the event. Here’s how to submit a question:
Questions for the candidates must be submitted in advance, and will be asked of all three candidates equally.
Questions should be submitted to w1sj@arrl.net. You must identify
yourself, and also be an ARRL member.
Questions can be submitted, in writing, to the moderator at the
beginning of the event, but there will be limited opportunity to do so.
In any event, ARRL is a membership organization. Please vote. "
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NEAR-Fest is New Englands premier hamfest. Located at the deerfield Fairgrounds in New Hampshire.NEAR-Fest is a hamfest well twice annually in Deerfield, NH at the Deerfield Fairgrounds.It has been described as the "Woodstock of ham radio"