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Image
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April 28, 2013 - SOTA Expedition to Mt. Agamenticus (W1/AM-381)
Thom W1WMG, with Annette and Dave KB1FGF in background
Tim KB1HNZ, and Dakota KB1YYC at the Maine Diner
40 meter dipole
Ryan KB1YTR, and Thom W1WMG, work on antennas
Dakota, Ryan, and Thom
The former 'Big A' ski lodge (now a learning center)
Looking east from a viewing platform
Station setup, with antennas and scenic backdrop
Dakota and Sam operate 20m
The VHF setup, with Ryan in the background
Ryan KB1YTR, works HF on his KX3
The lodge as seen from our operating position
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Ryan KB1YTR, and Sam N1WIG at the Maine Diner
Charlie W1CPS, shows off his walking stick, (which he used for the hike)
The FT-857, tuned to 15 meters
Ryan making contacts with his Elecraft KX3
Looking west
Looking Northwest, down one of the slopes
The Atlantic Ocean, as seen from Mt. Aggie
Dave KB1FGF, and Tim KB1HNZ, work 220 MHz
Thom takes a turn at the mic while Dakota logs
Tim operates while Dakota and Annette look on
Barn and towers on the summit
Late in the day with Dave, Dakota, Sam, Ryan and Annette |
February 7th, 2013 - Informal Meeting at Dunkin Donuts, Westbrook, ME
Thom W1WMG, Dakota KB1YYC, Frank KA1QW, and Bert work on a dipole during an informal meeting at Dunkin Donuts | 
Charlie W1CPS, holds up an end while Thom checks SWR with an antenna analyzer |
January 10th, 2013 - Building Interface Kits (to send CW with an HT), Gorham, ME
Assembling the kits
Rory KB1PLY and Danny WA1YRR start work using one of W1REX's Holey Toids boards | 
Roger N1XP, explains the project
Close up of Danny soldering some of the components on a QRP ME Holey Toids board |
October 20, 2012 - Jamboree On The Air (JOTA) from the Maine Maritime Museum, Bath, ME
Maine Maritime Museum
Campsite
Tim KB1HNZ, teaches a scout the callsign in phonetics
An outbuidling on the Maine Maritime Museum grounds
Anchor
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Here's the building we operated from
Dakota takes the mic
The BuddiPole
A cubscout listens for a chance to make a call
Maritime History Banner
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August 19, 2012 - ILLW / IOTA
Expedition to Wood Island Lighthouse
Welcome to Vines Landing
Looking back toward the Pool
Lighthouse in view
Thom W1WMG, and Dave KB1FGF, setup antennas
Thom breaks in the FT-857D on 40 meters
 Front Porch
"This is my island"
Wood Island Lighthouse (with antennas setup)
Looking West toward Old Orchard Beach
Wood Island Light up close
BuddiPole and banner
Baby gull
Captain "Mel"
All hands on deck
Back at Vines Landing, Biddeford Pool
Debriefing |
Our Ride... the "Light Runner"
Half-mile long boardwalk
The Oil House
Harold VE2HRP, and Rory KB1PLY check out the
IC-7000
The keeper's house and tower
Rory works 20 meters while Dave logs
Tim KB1HNZ, with WS1SM banner
The "Oil House"
Shipwreck
On the rocks
Tower and fog horns
Leaving a wake
"I sail"
She's really yar
Dinner at the "Run of the Mill," Saco
Waiting for the dinner crowd |
August 19, 2012 - Wood Island Lightouse Panoramic - Special thanks to Harold Rosenberg VE2HRP
July 8, 2012 - SOTA Expedition to Mt.
Washington, NH
Tim KB1HNZ, with SOTA gear
Looking
toward Mt. Washington Observatory from Tip Top House
A
clear view - looking toward Berlin
Thom W1WMG, operating 20m
Tip-Top House
 Cog Railway track
Cog Railway passenger car
From
the Observatory |
Yankee Network Building and tower
Clouds beginning to break
White Mountains disappearing into clouds
Windy at the summit
The Presidential Range
Wildcat
Mountain Ski Area
Nelson Craig Trail
Tim
KB1HNZ, operating VHF |
June 23rd-24th, 2012 - ARRL Field Day at
Wassamki Springs
Dave hands out Anita's famous whoopie pies
Storm clouds
Welcome to Wassamki Springs
Rory KB1PLY, is the first to take the mic
after the t-storm passes
The HF setup
Tim KB1HNZ, searching and pouncing on 40m
Charlie 's still at it at around 5:30 AM
Thom warms his hands
The SOTA pole with 144/432 log periodic
Tent city
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Our 6 meter antenna
The skies darken
Rain Delay
Lakeshore
Charlie W1CPS, making contacts
Thom W1WMG, calling CQ
Early morning campfire
The public information table
Sunday afternoon
Thom takes a turn at the mic |
May 25th - 26th, 2012 -
Gorham Founder's Festival
TThe Buddipole
Our booth is all set up
Fog rolls in
Fried Pickles
Founder's Festival at night
Carnival
Train ride
Tim KB1HNZ operates Saturday morning
Speedy
Thom, Dave, Roger, and Karen
Fox
Roger N1XP's QRP tranceiver and paddle
Saturday gets busy
Thom at the mic, Saturday |
Rory KB1PLY, works on the coax
Dave KB1FGF takes the mic, Thom W1WMG looks on
Sean W1GFD, stops by
Friday night crowd
Thom W1WMG, busy making contacts
Games and rides
Thom, with Icom 706 MKIIG at night
Vinny's Italian Sausage
Dave does CW
Lemur
White Cockatoo
Closeup of transceiver and paddle
WS1SM banner
Thom, W1WMG and Tim KB1HNZ |
April 29th, 2012 -
Summits on the Air (SOTA) Expedition to Ossipee Hill (Waterboro, ME)
Driving the first part of the summit trail
A mysterious marker
Thom sets up antennas
Keith N1FTE, shows off his repeater
Repeater tower
Sam N1WIG, points at crazy ATV riders, while
Thom W1WMG describes the scene over the air
Rory operates 20 meters
Looking down at the station
Inside the fire tower (looking East)
The WS1SM team
The famous historic fire tower
Dave KB1FGF
Frank talks with visitors
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Thom W1WMG, and Rory KB1PLY, hiking
Are we there yet?
At the top
Not our towers
Keith buttons up the repeater
Dave shows off his man purse
Frank KA1QW, meets "Lilly"
View from the fire tower (looking WNW)
Finding my way
View from the firetower, looking West, with
Mt. Washington (snow-capped) in the distance
The new radio tower
Tim KB1HNZ, operates HF
Trail Rated
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November 6th, 2011 -
Expedition to Bradbury Mt. (Pownal, ME)
Thanks
to Frank Allen, WA1PLD, for the Bradbury photos. Click here to view
more photos from the event.
View from the top!
Steve, K1MV, talks with some visitors
Charlie, W1CPS, hands the mic over
to a young visitor
Steve, K1MV, at the mic
The WS1SM team. Frank, WA1PLD, Steve, K1MV,
Tim, KB1HNZ, Rory, KB1PLY, Thom, W1WMG, Dave, KB1FGF, and Charlie, W1CPS
Tim entertains Cub Scout Pack 97, which just
happened to stop by
Demonstrating radio to some of the Cub Scouts
Dave takes the mic
Charlie operates 2 meters with an HT and log
periodic
Thom hands the mic over to a real pro |
Thom, W1WMG, Tim, KB1HNZ, and Dave, KB1FGF
Rory, KB1PLY, teaches a youngster how to use
an HT
Rory adjusts the "fan dipole"
Charlie, W1CPS, making contacts
Dave, KB1FGF, talks strategy with
Rory, KB1PLY. Is it time to move over to 15 meters yet?
Thom contacts a station in Tennesee
Steve and Thom get serious about making some
DX contacts
Dave breaks for a snack
Summit station
Steve searches for DX... |
October 15, 2011
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JOTA at Camp Bomazeen (North Belgrade, ME)
Thom searches for DX
On the lakeshore
Overnight accommodations
Thom at the mic
Tim explains single sideband
Talking radio
Camp Bomazeen |
The setup
Talking to the scouts
Beach day
Flags
Surf's up on North Pond
Another group of scouts
Storm Clouds |
August 21, 2011 - ILLW
Lighthouse Special Event at Pemaquid
Pemaquid
Lighthouse
Jason (KB1UXB)
works stations on 20m, while Thom (W1WMG) logs
Attracting a crowd
WS1SM on the air
Tim (KB1HNZ) works southeastern lighthouses 40 meters
The view from above
Spiral staircase
Tim (KB1HNZ),
Jason (KB1UXB), Frank (KR1ZAN) and Ernie (KI1B)
Frank
(WA1PLD), Tim (KB1HNZ) & Jason (KB1UXB) with WS1SM banner
From the tower
Sea rose and lighthouse
Bruce Howes (W1UJR), stops by
Frank, busy making contacts
Heading back down
The WS1SM gang
Field Day at Wassamki Springs
Charlie (W1CPS),
works 6 meters QRP
40 meter dipole
Tony, (N1AJB), and Tim
(KB1HNZ))
Working PSK-31 on 40 meters
Campfire
Charlie (W1CPS)
at the mic, while Tim (KB1HNZ) logs.
Frank, (KR1ZAN),
works a Maritime Mobile
Studying the
satellite predictions
Charging Station
Looking at the residence and
entrance to the campground
Making a successful satellite
contact - on the last attempt! |
Surf's up
Front porch
On the rocks
Thom operates while Jason, Tim, and Craig (N1MHB) look on
Jason contacts a lighthouse in California
Keeper's house
Fresnel lens
Pemaquid tower and house
How'd that get up there?
Frank (WA1PLD),
takes aim
The rocky coast
Frank (KR1ZAN), at the mic
Thom checks out the scenery
Tim, (KB1HNZ) works stations on 40m while Jason logs
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Frank, (KR1ZAN),
calling on 20 meters
Tim, (KB1HNZ),
having a laugh Saturday night
Charlie, (W1CPS) operates overnight
Thom, (W1WMG),
making repairs to the PTT switch
Table Display
Sunday Morning
Frank, (WA1PLD), operates 15
meters
Solar Power
Rory (KB1PLY) takes the mic- Pete (N1PS) & Frank (WA1PLD)
background
What
a crowd!
Charlie - hoping the sun will
come out |
May 27-30, 2011
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Gorham Founder's Festival
Welcome banner -
Gorham Founder's Festival
The Station
Ferris Wheel
Shock Mount
Day 2 - Its
Cold!!
Happy Birthday
Gorham
The Jerks of Grass
Gorham Wildlife
Snake in the
Grass |
Our booth on Day
1, near the Narragansett School
Table Display
Getting Foggy
Memorial
Day
Some of the cool
stuff
A Surprising
Visitor
Day 4 - still making contacts
Across the Way
Model T |
January 13, 2011 -
"Communicating with Morse Code"
Camden
Bessey studies the morse code chart, while Thom (W1WMG), gives a few
pointers. Jason (KB1UXB), meanwhile,
checks out some of the keys on display.
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Camden
is soon sending characters in code... Could this be more fun than
Nintendo DS?
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Kids Day - January 2,
2011
WSSM
kicked off the New Year with the Kids Day Operating Event at the Gorham
Recreation Department. We set up two HF radios, a VHF radio, a D-STAR
station, and a Morse Code practice area. Several youths from the area
stopped by to see what it was all about, and a few got on the air for
the first time. Below you'll find some pictures of setting up
and
operating during the event.
Morse Code
Practice Area
Thom looks for
more bungees
Portable antenna
farm
Tony (background) greets visitors,
while Tim contacts Spain via D-STAR
Happy New Year! |
Charlie at his
HF station
Anchoring the center support for the
80m dipole
Rory
(KB1PLY) at the mic
Tony attempts
contact with AO-51
Tony searches
for an Echolink node |
On
the Air in Gorham
Below
are pictures of station activities that took place after our
October meeting in Gorham. We took the station to the gazebo on the
front lawn of the Shaw School (now the Municipal Center), in downtown
Gorham. Operating with battery power, an Icom 706 MKIIG, and a
BuddiPole, tuned for 6 meters, we checked into the 6 meter AM/PM net.
Thom
(W1WMG) operates from
the "Fish Bowl" room.
Charlie (W1CPS)
listening to the 6 meter net
Rory
(KB1PLY) QSO's on 6 meters, while Thom and Charlie look on
 Thom
searches the darkness
for answers
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Tuning the Bands
Baxter
Library After
Dark
The
706
Rory (KB1PLY),
Charlie (W1CPS), and Tim (KB1HNZ), on the front steps of Town Hall. |
Below are
pictures of
our station's activities on
September 18th. We operated from the front lawn at Wassamki Springs
Campground in Scaborough, ME. The pictures show different phases, from
setting up the antennas and radio, to operating during the course of
the day.
September
18th, 2010 - Wassamki Springs
Thom (W1WMG) unravels the rope
Tim (KB1HNZ) tosses a rope in the tree
Rory (KB1PLY)
adds a center support
Frank (KR1ZAN)
makes the first contact for WS1SM
Rory takes the
mic
Mel
and Thom look on as Rory works the Blue Ridge Bonanza
Talking strategy
Out of the sun...
The station at a
glance
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Thom ties
off loose ends
Ken
(W5KLM) lends a hand
Rory looks for
more sections
Tim logs as Frank works a pileup on 40
Ken
takes the mic as Tim tunes in the DX
Frank tuning the
40 meter band
Thom logs as
Frank takes the mic
The 80 meter
dipole
Entrance
to Wassamki Springs Campground |
Thom tries for
one more contact...
At the Banquet
Hall |
Frank shows off
his new iPad |
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