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<div> Allen wa1bee</div>
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<div style="margin: 0 0 10.0px 0;"><b>Sent:</b> Monday, May 16, 2022 at 3:24 PM<br/>
<b>From:</b> bruce.blain@charter.net<br/>
<b>To:</b> bruce.blain@charter.net<br/>
<b>Subject:</b> The "BigE"</div>
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<p class="MsoNormal"><b><span style="font-size: 16.0pt;color: black;background: white;">The Big E</span></b><span style="font-size: 16.0pt;color: black;background: white;">, formally known as <b>The Eastern States Exposition</b>, is billed as "</span><span style="font-size: 16.0pt;"><a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/New_England" target="_blank" title="New England"><span style="color: black;background: white;text-decoration: none;">New England</span></a><span style="color: black;background: white;">'s Great </span><a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/State_fair" target="_blank" title="State fair"><span style="color: black;background: white;text-decoration: none;">State fair</span></a><span style="color: black;background: white;">". It is the largest agricultural event on the </span><a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/East_Coast_of_the_United_States" target="_blank" title="East Coast of the United States"><span style="color: black;background: white;text-decoration: none;">eastern seaboard</span></a><span style="color: black;background: white;"> and the fifth-largest fair in the nation. The Big E is inclusive of all six of the New England states: </span><a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Connecticut" target="_blank" title="Connecticut"><span style="color: black;background: white;text-decoration: none;">Connecticut</span></a><span style="color: black;background: white;">, </span><a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Maine" target="_blank" title="Maine"><span style="color: black;background: white;text-decoration: none;">Maine</span></a><span style="color: black;background: white;">, </span><a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Massachusetts" target="_blank" title="Massachusetts"><span style="color: black;background: white;text-decoration: none;">Massachusetts</span></a><span style="color: black;background: white;">, </span><a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/New_Hampshire" target="_blank" title="New Hampshire"><span style="color: black;background: white;text-decoration: none;">New Hampshire</span></a><span style="color: black;background: white;">, </span><a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Rhode_Island" target="_blank" title="Rhode Island"><span style="color: black;background: white;text-decoration: none;">Rhode Island</span></a><span style="color: black;background: white;">, and </span><a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Vermont" target="_blank" title="Vermont"><span style="color: black;background: white;text-decoration: none;">Vermont</span></a><span style="color: black;background: white;">. Each of the New England states is prominently represented at the fair.</span></span></p>
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<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size: 16.0pt;color: black;background: white;">The press release is below and a link to it can be found here: </span><span style="font-size: 16.0pt;"><a href="https://nediv.arrl.org/project-big-e-press-release" target="_blank"><span style="color: windowtext;">https://nediv.arrl.org/project-big-e-press-release</span></a>. The amateur radio project can be found here: <a href="https://nediv.arrl.org/project-big-e/" target="_blank"><span style="color: windowtext;">https://nediv.arrl.org/project-big-e/</span></a></span></p>
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<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size: 16.0pt;">Please pass this information along to your membership in whatever way you pass information along – social media, club newsletter, webpage, email, and club net . Please make them aware of the need for volunteers in order to make the BigE a <b>BIG</b> success!</span></p>
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<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size: 16.0pt;">Bruce, K1BG</span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size: 16.0pt;">ARRL Affiliated Club Coordinator</span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size: 16.0pt;">Eastern Massachusetts</span></p>
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<p align="center" style="margin: 0.0in;text-align: center;background: white;"><strong><span style="font-size: 13.0pt;font-family: "Open Sans" , sans-serif;color: rgb(58,58,58);border: none windowtext 1.0pt;padding: 0.0in;">PROJECT BIG E TO HIGHLIGHT MODERN AMATEUR RADIO</span></strong></p>
<p style="margin-right: 0.0in;margin-bottom: 0.25in;margin-left: 0.0in;background: white;orphans: 2;widows: 2;word-spacing: 0.0px;"><span style="font-size: 13.0pt;font-family: "Open Sans" , sans-serif;color: rgb(58,58,58);"> </span></p>
<p style="margin-right: 0.0in;margin-bottom: 0.25in;margin-left: 0.0in;background: white;orphans: 2;widows: 2;word-spacing: 0.0px;"><span style="font-size: 13.0pt;font-family: "Open Sans" , sans-serif;color: rgb(58,58,58);">Project Big E is a 17-day amateur radio exhibit to be held at the 2022 Big E from September 16-October 3, 2022 in West Springfield, Massachusetts. Western Massachusetts ARRL Affiliated Club Coordinator and Hampden County Radio Association president Larry Krainson, W1AST, is the Project Big E General Chairman.</span></p>
<p style="margin-right: 0.0in;margin-bottom: 0.25in;margin-left: 0.0in;background: white;orphans: 2;widows: 2;word-spacing: 0.0px;"><span style="font-size: 13.0pt;font-family: "Open Sans" , sans-serif;color: rgb(58,58,58);">The Big E, formerly known as The Eastern States Exposition, is billed as “New England’s Great State fair.” It is the largest agricultural event on the eastern seaboard and the sixth-largest fair in the nation. In 2021, the Big E had 1.5 million visitors, and over 1.6 million visitors in 2019. [Wikipedia.org]</span></p>
<p style="margin-right: 0.0in;margin-bottom: 0.25in;margin-left: 0.0in;background: white;orphans: 2;widows: 2;word-spacing: 0.0px;"><span style="font-size: 13.0pt;font-family: "Open Sans" , sans-serif;color: rgb(58,58,58);">Planning for Project Big E is underway. An impressive ham radio booth will showcase the many aspects of modern ham radio, and provide an avenue for people to sign up for information and courses in their local area.</span></p>
<p style="margin-right: 0.0in;margin-bottom: 0.25in;margin-left: 0.0in;background: white;orphans: 2;widows: 2;word-spacing: 0.0px;"><span style="font-size: 13.0pt;font-family: "Open Sans" , sans-serif;color: rgb(58,58,58);">Features proposed for Project Big E will include:</span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="margin-left: 1.0in;text-indent: -0.25in;background: white;"><span style="font-size: 10.0pt;font-family: Symbol;color: rgb(58,58,58);"><span>·<span style="font: 7.0pt "Times New Roman";"> </span></span></span><span style="font-size: 13.0pt;font-family: "Open Sans" , sans-serif;color: rgb(58,58,58);">an EmComm display</span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="margin-left: 1.0in;text-indent: -0.25in;background: white;"><span style="font-size: 10.0pt;font-family: Symbol;color: rgb(58,58,58);"><span>·<span style="font: 7.0pt "Times New Roman";"> </span></span></span><span style="font-size: 13.0pt;font-family: "Open Sans" , sans-serif;color: rgb(58,58,58);">DMR and/or other digital mobile mode demo</span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="margin-left: 1.0in;text-indent: -0.25in;background: white;"><span style="font-size: 10.0pt;font-family: Symbol;color: rgb(58,58,58);"><span>·<span style="font: 7.0pt "Times New Roman";"> </span></span></span><span style="font-size: 13.0pt;font-family: "Open Sans" , sans-serif;color: rgb(58,58,58);">Digital HF modes on a big screen</span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="margin-left: 1.0in;text-indent: -0.25in;background: white;"><span style="font-size: 10.0pt;font-family: Symbol;color: rgb(58,58,58);"><span>·<span style="font: 7.0pt "Times New Roman";"> </span></span></span><span style="font-size: 13.0pt;font-family: "Open Sans" , sans-serif;color: rgb(58,58,58);">A special event station (N1E) with unique QSL cards</span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="margin-left: 1.0in;text-indent: -0.25in;background: white;"><span style="font-size: 10.0pt;font-family: Symbol;color: rgb(58,58,58);"><span>·<span style="font: 7.0pt "Times New Roman";"> </span></span></span><span style="font-size: 13.0pt;font-family: "Open Sans" , sans-serif;color: rgb(58,58,58);">SSB, CW and digital modes</span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="margin-left: 1.0in;text-indent: -0.25in;background: white;"><span style="font-size: 10.0pt;font-family: Symbol;color: rgb(58,58,58);"><span>·<span style="font: 7.0pt "Times New Roman";"> </span></span></span><span style="font-size: 13.0pt;font-family: "Open Sans" , sans-serif;color: rgb(58,58,58);">Demonstrations of portable stations for field operation (i.e., Parks On The Air, Summits On The Air)</span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="margin-left: 1.0in;text-indent: -0.25in;background: white;"><span style="font-size: 10.0pt;font-family: Symbol;color: rgb(58,58,58);"><span>·<span style="font: 7.0pt "Times New Roman";"> </span></span></span><span style="font-size: 13.0pt;font-family: "Open Sans" , sans-serif;color: rgb(58,58,58);">A live ARISS contact</span></p>
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<p style="margin: 0.0in;background: white;"><span style="font-size: 13.0pt;font-family: "Open Sans" , sans-serif;color: rgb(58,58,58);">Project Big E can succeed only if there is a sufficient number of volunteers and radio clubs who agree to participate in the event. A web page has been created at <a href="https://nediv.arrl.org/ProjectBigE" target="_blank"><span style="color: rgb(30,115,190);border: none windowtext 1.0pt;padding: 0.0in;">https://nediv.arrl.org/ProjectBigE</span></a>.</span></p>
<p style="margin: 0.0in;background: white;orphans: 2;widows: 2;word-spacing: 0.0px;"><span style="font-size: 13.0pt;font-family: "Open Sans" , sans-serif;color: rgb(58,58,58);">Also, a special Groups.io mailing list group has been established. To join, send an email to <a href="https://mail.google.com/mail/?view=cm&fs=1&tf=1&to=ProjectBigE+subscribe@groups.io" target="_blank"><span style="color: rgb(30,115,190);border: none windowtext 1.0pt;padding: 0.0in;">ProjectBigE+subscribe@groups.io</span></a>.</span></p>
<p style="margin: 0.0in;background: white;orphans: 2;widows: 2;word-spacing: 0.0px;"><span style="font-size: 13.0pt;font-family: "Open Sans" , sans-serif;color: rgb(58,58,58);">To volunteer for specific days/hours, go to the special <a href="https://docs.google.com/forms/d/e/1FAIpQLSd9_iH1ZucHuCFCNwreEuVPWnmLOT5D_s92vHPuEUASS78Tew/viewform?usp=sf_link" target="_blank"><span style="color: rgb(30,115,190);border: none windowtext 1.0pt;padding: 0.0in;">Google form signup sheet</span></a> and register.</span></p>
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