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Many ham radio groups get together on a regular basis for meetings, coffee socials, suppers, etc. These are publicized within the local amateur radio community. Why not set some of these aside as "Meet 'N Greets and publicize it within the local non-ham public community? Invite them to join you and learn a bit about ham radio and what a fun social network it can be. Thank you John WA1KLI for this suggestion. If you do schedule such an event, send me the info and I will post it on my web site and on the Maine Ham Radio Society Facebook Page as well as on my own personal Facebook wall. The key is getting the info out not only to hams, but to the "civilian" community as well.
In Ellsworth, a group of hams meet each Wednesday at 9:30am at the Flex-It Cafe on Main Street. All are welcome!
Checkout the new PROMOTE page with sample amateur radio promotion documents, welcome letters to new hams, example public service announcements and press releases:
The Maine Ham Radio Net is resuming for the winter season on the K1HF Marshfield Repeater starting in December. The FM net will be each Thursday at 7pm and the frequency is 146.775 MHz - offset and a PL tone of 192.8.
Have you ever put your call sign out on your local VHF repeater, or called CQ on the high frequency bands, only to come up empty? Of course you have. We have all been there. Everyone gets skunked now and then. But there are operating practices that can help maximize your chances of a successful contact.
Read rest of article here: I Got Skunked! <-- Check it out!.
Calling all ham radio clubs, ARES teams, and other amateur radio groups and individual hams! We need help welcoming new hams into the hobby and assisting them in getting on the air. Eighty percent of new hams vanish from the scene before their 1-year license anniversary! Check out my article in the Maine Telegraph newsletter that is hitting the streets right after the new years. For the sake of our hobby's future, we need to turn this around. You can get the newsletter at www.mainearrl.org. Look for it first week in January.