PO Box 258 Marlborough, MA 01752 |
We meet the 2nd Thursday of the month, September thru June, at the Marlborough 1st Lt. Charles W. Whitcomb School,
(formerly known as the Marlborough Intermediate/Middle School) on Thresher Drive
Time 7:30 PM in the School Library (back of the school at entrance #1)
Come and join us, or write, or
e-mail us for more information.
Next Club Meeting
March 8, 2012
See the flier
Saturday, February 18 at the 1st Lt. Charles W. Whitcomb School, formerly known as the Marlborough Intermediate/Middle School
Click this link to save the flyer to your computer as a pdf if you want to print out the form.
Web site of the month
According to previews, the plot of the movie Journey 2: The Mysterious Island -- which opened February 10 -- hinges on Amateur Radio. The movie's hero Sean Anderson (played by Josh Hutcherson) receives a coded distress signal that comes from a mysterious island where no island should exist. Sean decides to follow the signal with the unwilling assistance from his stepfather Hank (played by Dwayne "The Rock" Johnson).Sean explains to Hank why he wants to hunt down the signal: "A few nights ago, a radio signal got sent out from these coordinates. It could be the mysterious island that Jules Verne wrote about." Hank replies: "You think you're gonna travel halfway around the world and meet up with some lunatic who's messing around on a ham radio?" "That's not some lunatic," Sean says. "That's my grandfather."
Together, Sean and Hank fly out to a tropical island to begin their quest. There, they meet up with Gabato (a helicopter pilot played by Luis Guzman) and his daughter Kailani (played by Vanessa Hudgens). The group sets out to find the island, where they find the island’s lone human inhabitant: Sean’s grandfather (played by Michael Caine). For a while, the five enjoy the wonders of the island -- the lost world of Atlantis -- but soon, seismic shockwaves begin destroying this rediscovered world. They must escape before the island is forced under the sea and its treasures are buried forever.
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Great article on CW
This is not a web site but is an excellent article by N0HFF, Bill Pierpont, on learning CW or increasing your CW
proficiency for the novice or experienced operator.
We are a member of the American Radio Relay League
(ARRL)
Updated
The Art & Skill of Radio Telegraphy
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Feb 10th, 2012