Wireless Society of Southern Maine

06/18/2026

NBC5 meteorologists believe a tornado touched down in Woodstock, Vermont. We have analyzed many damage photos. A rotation signature was visible above Woodstock. Trees are sheared off. Thousands of outages. National Weather Service storm survey needed for more detail.

06/18/2026

Meeting On-the-Air – Tonight at 7PM!

Please join us this evening at 7:00PM on the 147.090 repeater, for our monthly Meeting-on-the-Air! On the agenda, we'll be covering minutes from last week's meeting, share some updates, and talk about some upcoming activities, such as ARRL Field Day. As always, if you have HF capabilities, you're welcome to join us on 28.455 USB for the After Net, immediately following our net on the repeater....

Please join us this evening at 7:00PM on the 147.090 repeater, for our monthly Meeting-on-the-Air! On the agenda, we’ll be covering minutes from last week’s meeting, share some updates,…

06/09/2026

Meeting Announcement – This Thursday at 7PM!

NEW MEETING LOCATION! Please join us this Thursday from 7PM-9PM, at the Cumberland County EMA Bunker, located at 22 High Street, in Windham, ME, for our Monthly Business Meeting. We'll be finalizing plans for 2026 ARRL Field Day, which takes place June 27-28. Similar to the past two years, we'll be setting up at the Windham High School campus and plan on operating as 3A (a club station with 3 full time transmitters), during the event....

05/29/2026

APRS is a great utility, often bundled with a radio or easily added functionality with a cable or Bluetooth and a mobile app. It's often used for search and rescue, tracking SAG vehicles in marathons and bicycle races, simply sending messages between operators in noisy environments, and requesting basic info from the Internet when off-grid.

05/29/2026

We had a great turnout at our ARES meeting tonight! Thank you Dave KC1UIX for taking the photograph.

We planned out our training calendar, reviewed the logistics of some upcoming events including Westbrook Together Days and summer Field Day, and talked about some equipment upgrades that are needed.

05/28/2026

Our ARES team will be meeting this evening of May 28th, at the Cumberland County EMA bunker at 22 High Street in Windham, ME. This is located around back of the dispatch center. Take the right-hand door when looking at the back of the building. We should have a sign up.

05/21/2026

We are getting ready for our monthly meeting on the air! Join us tonight at 7 PM on the Falmouth repeater at 147.09 MHz.

You are also welcome to follow along with the net and chat with each other in ECT Logger at https://app.ectlogger.us/nets/17. Log-in is as simple as supplying your email address and following a link that is sent to you.

05/14/2026

2026 ARRL Field Day Sign Up

Please join us the weekend of June 27-28, at the Windham High School Campus, located at 406 Gray Road, Windham, ME, for ARRL Field Day! We will be operating in the 3A category (club station with 3 full time HF transmitters), plus we'll also be active on 6 meters, VHF, and satellite throughout the event. VOLUNTEERS NEEDED! Click here…...

Please join us the weekend of June 27-28, at the Windham High School Campus, located at 406 Gray Road, Windham, ME, for ARRL Field Day! We will be operating in the 3A category (club stati…

05/14/2026

Meeting Reminder – Tonight at 7PM!

Please join us this Thursday from 7PM-9PM, at the South Windham Fire Station, located at 33 Main Street, in Windham, ME, for our Monthly Business Meeting. This month's topic will be 2026 ARRL Field Day, which is fast approaching! ARRL Field Day is amateur radio’s biggest on-the-air event of the year, bringing together hams across the country for a weekend of emergency preparedness, public service, and fun....

Please join us this Thursday from 7PM-9PM, at the South Windham Fire Station, located at 33 Main Street, in Windham, ME, for our Monthly Business Meeting. This month’s topic will be…