Sturdy Memorial Hospital Amateur Radio Club
How the Sturdy Memorial Hospital Amateur Radio Club Began
Sturdy Memorial Hospital Amateur Radio Club (S.M.H.A.R.C.) was formed in the aftermath of the Blizzard of 1978. A group of ham radio operators teamed up to provide emergency communications to support local officials and the Sturdy Memorial Hospital. The club, already past it’s 44th year, has a fully equipped radio station and is capable of assisting in emergency communications operations support for the general Attleboro, MA area should the need arise. Club members include technical experts in radio communications, emergency radio operations, radio technology, Information Technology and other associated areas relating to Amateur Radio. SMHARC is a member of the American Radio Relay League (ARRL) www.arrl.org
INFORMATION ABOUT THE AMATEUR RADIO CLUB
President: Steve Lapierre N1LEO 508-455-7928
Vice President: Ernie Klawwitter KC1BOO Eklawitter@comcast.net
Secretary/Treasurer: Ray Cord K2TGX Raycord@aol.com
ATTENTION ALL CLUB MEMBERS
It’s that time of year again, Hurricane Season We don’t get the Big Hurricanes here in New England, but when it comes barreling up the East coast, they still can pack a punch and do some damage. With the winds, rain and hail, we’ve had several come through New England over the years. So, we know. Are you prepared for the Big Storm ? Do you have what you need to survive for 3 to 5 days with out power. There is a website that you can go to check , that website is (https:www.ready.gov) at the bottom of this site there is a Tab for Storm Readiness under Severe Weather Readiness.
Make your lists and get your supplies together so you’ll be prepared. Then we can all meet together later and have stories to tell each other.
As of August 17, 2021 the monthly ARES & Business Meetings will be held at the Norton Media Center located at 184 West Main St. Norton, MA. It is on the back side of the building where GoatCity Pub Restaurant is located on the second floor.
This is a Temporary site until we can return to our regular site at Sturdy Memorial Hospital.
Our ARES meeting will be starting at 7:00 pm and the Business Meeting to follow at 8:00 pm on the 3rd Tuesdays of each month as before.
WOULD YOU BE INTERESTED IN JOINING OUR CLUB ?
If you would be interested in joining our Club, Please Click the Tab below and fill our our application so we may get some info on you.
One of our Officers will contact you.
ATTENTION ALL
If you would be interested in receiving emails and updates of all the club events that are scheduled?
If you would, then Please click the tab BELOW to enter your email address, to receive such updates.
As of our May ARES NET meeting, we are changing our meeting time to 8:30 PM starting May 24, 2023.
Our weekly ARES Net meeting will be held on Wednesdays at 8:30 pm on our usual Freq. of the 2 meter band 147.195,
with a +600 offset, and a PL Tone of 127.3
ALL HAMS ARE WELCOME TO JOIN US ON THE NET, and are welcome to attend our drills as well.
ANNOUNCING OUR COMING EVENTS
FIELD DAY IS COMING
Field Day is coming this June 24 – 25, 2023 The last full weekend of the month as usual. Again we will be setting up Mr. Bean’s
at the World War II Memorial Park in North Attleboro, M A as we usually do. All are invited to come help set up in the morning of
June 24th at the top of the hill near the Fire lookout tower. We will be ready to start transmitting by 2:00 pm and for the following
24 hours. And yes, through the night on the Bands that allow us to make contacts, if the Bands are open.
Come join us and you can too make contacts with us.
A quick note for our A.R.E.S. Director John Benson
To All Net Controllers :
Please stop using the phrase “Sturdy Memorial Hospital” in our Net preamble from now on.
Please use “Sturdy Radio Club” instead.
Thank You, John Benson
Our ARES director John Benson has scheduled a ARES DRILL for Sept. 24, 2023. more details to follow
on the content of the drill later.
To See Photo’s of our Events 2022
IMPORTANT WEBSITE INFORMATION
ARES – EASTERN MASSACHUSETTS WEBSITE
ARRL WEBSITE – American Radio Relay League
PLYMOUTH STATE WEATHER CENTER
Get the weather for where your at, or around the corner
HEAVENS ABOVE
Weather its Sattlites, Stars, or anything else Out There, it’s Heavens Above
SEVERE WEATHER READINESS WEBSITE
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