Falmouth ARA Field Day 2025 -- All Are Invited to Attend

Amateur Radio Field Day June 28 and 29, 2025 - Will Focus on Training, Public Service, Science and Technology

 
WHO/WHAT: Members of the Falmouth Amateur Radio Association (FARA) will participate in the national amateur radio Field Day exercise, June 28–29 at Morse Pond School in Falmouth, MA.  Since 1933, amateur radio operators across North America have established temporary amateur radio stations in public locations during Field Day to showcase the capabilities of amateur radio. This event is open to the public and all are encouraged to attend.

WHEN: Saturday and Sunday, June 28 and 29. On Saturday, June 28, from 2PM through Sunday, June 29, at 2PM.

WHERE: Morse Pond School, 323 Jones Road, Falmouth, MA  02540

WHY: Field Day demonstrates how amateur radio creates a reliable, independent communications network. Amateur radio functions independently from the conventional communications or power infrastructure, and can be set up almost anywhere in minutes.   Amateur radio remains one of the best ways for people to learn about electronics, physics, meteorology, and related scientific disciplines.  

For more information about Field Day or amateur radio, contact Lawrence Gray, w1izz@mcphersondigital.com, or visit www.falara.org, FARA’s website.

Soldier Ride Cape Cod 2025

The 14th Falmouth Soldier Ride took place on Friday, June 6th, 2025.  Fifty Wounded Warriors from the conflicts in Iraq and Afghanistan rode from the start of the Shining Sea Bikeway in North Falmouth down to Woods Hole and back. The twenty mile round trip on the bike path allowed lots of room to find a spot to cheer the Warriors on as they rode. 

Three FARA members (Ralph-N1YHS, Mel-K1ELB, and Matt-KB1MLP) manned net control, which was located in the FARA Communications Trailer at North Famouth.  

Eight FARA members (Barry-KB1TLR, Jeremy-WA1JRC, Jay-WB4KYW, Steve-KC1TMJ, Harold-N1ZTV, Phil-KB1DOS. Henry-K1WCC, and Larry-W1IZZ) manned stations located along the Bikeway, providing rider location and status updates.  Henry was assisted by his grandson Sterling acting as scribe.

Community groups were present at the various Bikeway street crossings and at the Woods Hole end of the Bikeway.  Members of Coast Guard Group Woods Hole were also on hand in Woods Hole.  The groups put together colorful displays and cheered the riders as they passed.

West Falmouth	Coast Guard group	Riders arrive in Woods Hole
Riders in Woods Hole

Coming Very Soon - Falmouth ARA Field Day 2025

 

SAVE THE DAY

Falmouth Amateur Radio Association invites the public to attend

2 PM Saturday, 28 June through 2 PM Sunday, 29 June

Morse Pond School, 323 Jones Rd, Falmouth, MA

Rain or Shine

"Get On The Air" radio station available for the public

Excellent STEAM event for students
 

See https://www.falara.org/activities/field-day for details

Falmouth ARA in ARES Exercise

Falmouth ARA (FARA) vounteers participated in the May 10, 2025 Cape and Islands ARES Exercise #83.  Charlie, K1CB and crew manned the Falmouth Hospital site.  Henry, K1WCC and crew manned the Upper Cape Field Site.  A failure of the tower winch at the Mid-Cape Field Site resulted in Henry acting as net control for the VHF portion of the exercise. 

FARA members, many from home stations, participated in the various portions of the exercise, consisting of an 80m SSB check-in net, a VHF-FM check-in net, NTS message traffic, and three opportunities to send Winlink traffic via either VHF or HF.

The exercise demonstrated the ability of amateur radio operators to quickly setup effective emergency communications with voice and digital messaging capabilities.

The first five photo's below were submitted by Henry, K1WCC.  They show various aspects of the Upper Cape Field Site.  The second five photos were taken by Frank, WQ1O, and show aspects of the Mid-Cape Field Site.  Click on the photo to view a larger image.

Technician License Class for Public Safety Personnel

Falmouth Amateur Radio Association (FARA) recently conducted a Technician level amateur radio license class for Public Safety personnel.  The class was held in the training room at Falmouth Fire Headquarters from February 28th through March 2nd. There were 7 students in attendance. 

FARA instructors were Ralph Swenson (N1YHS) and Charlie Bresnahan (K1CB). Five of the students earned their Technician license.  Two students will be retested at a later date.  

License testing was done by members of the FARA VE Team, led by Lee Thomas, NQ1L.  

FARA's VE Team conducts amateur radio license testing on the 2nd Saturday of each month.  See https://www.falara.org/exams-classes/license-exams for complete details.

Congratulations to the new hams!

FARA First Day Breakfast 2025

A good crowd attended the annual FARA First Day Breakfast, which was held at Persey's in Falmouth.  Photo's courtesy of Charlie, K1CB.

Put it on your calendar for next year and join the fun.

FARA Winter Field Day 2025

 

Winter Field Day, https://winterfieldday.org/index.php, was on January 25 and 26, 2025. FARA once again participated using the FARA communications trailer. The trailer was located at the Falmouth Band Shell located in Marina Park, which is next to Falmouth Harbor.

There were two operating positions available. Ralph-N1YHS, Mel-K1ELB, Jeremy-KB1SFS, Henry-K1WCC, and Steve-KC1TMJ operated on Saturday, January 25, for a total of about 5 hours. 98 contacts were made across 3 bands--10, 20, and 40 meters using two end-fed wire antennas. Several FARA members helped with the setup/teardown or visited the site.