We are an active club with many regularly occurring opportunities to get together and enjoy ham radio. Below you will find the details needed for Monthly Meetings, Weekly Nets, Weekly Clandestine Coffee, Fall/Winter Weekend Sessions, Emergency Communications for Local Races, our Annual Ham Radio Symposium, and the ARRL Field Day event. Other events will be announced on the homepage of this website.
Monthly Meetings
7 PM on the 2nd Thursday of every month
Monthly meetings of the EAWA are held on the second Thursday of each month at Meadow View Phase 4 Community Room at 25 Tweedie Lane in Ellsworth. See the map below.
Meetings start with club business items followed by a ham radio related presentation. Everyone is welcome to join us, even if you are not a ham radio operator or a member.
Using the links in the above map, you can increase the size and get directions.
Weekly Nets
Hancock County EmComm Net
Tuesday 7PM
KB1NEB Repeater, 146.910 MHz, 151.4 Hz Tone
EAWA Communication Net, aka the Weekly On-The-Air Meeting & 03 Net
Wednesday 7PM
W1TU Repeater, 147.030 MHz, 100 Hz Tone
Clandestine Coffee
Weekly starting at 9:30 AM
Clandestine coffee gatherings are weekly coffee get-togethers held every Wednesday at the Flexit Cafe, 142 Main Street, Ellsworth, Maine.
Fall/Winter Weekend Sessions
Weekend Sessions begin at noon at the Meadow View Phase 4 Community Room at 25 Tweedie Lane in Ellsworth. (See the map above.) Sessions typically last a couple of hours, and people come and go during that time. EAWA members and friends bring items (hardware and software) they are working on, often for ideas on set-up or troubleshooting. Some people bring radio-related things to show off or share with others. Often people have prearranged to meet up at a Weekend Session to get help with equipment. People also come to socialize, hang out, and see what others are doing.
Remaining dates for the Weekend Sessions, Starting at Noon:
December 14 (December Club Meeting & Holiday Pot Luck Social)
January 11 and 25
February 8 and 22
March 8 and 22
April 12 and 26
Emergency Communications for Local Races
Currently:
Sea of Blue Walk/5K/10K, April 25, 2026
MDI Marathon & Half-Marathon, October 18, 2026
Unlike the other EAWA events where all are welcomed to attend, organizing the emergency communications (EmComms) network for local races requires prior arrangements. The club generally begins preparations two months prior to a race. If you are interested in shadowing a club member or participating, please let us know early in the process by contacting Barbara KC1SSY or sending a message through the Contact Us on this website.
Annual Ham Radio Symposium
2026 Date TBA
Each April the EAWA hosts an afternoon of ham radio presentations at the same location as our monthly meetings. (See the map above.) Each year has a unique theme. There are presentations and often live demonstrations. The Symposiums include door prizes and refreshments. All are welcome to attend. Admission is by donation, small or large. Proceeds will benefit the host facility. The events take place at Meadow View Apartments Phase IV Dining Hall (see map for club meetings, above). See summary of the 2025 Symposium here:
https://w1tu.org/2025/04/06/ham-radio-symposium-technology-enhancing-the-power-of-radio/
ARRL Field Day
June 27-28, 2026
Field Day is an “all hands on deck” event for the EAWA, with a focus on participants and visitors. We start with set up on Friday, and then full operation during the allowed hours. We typically have 4 stations, running CW (Morse Code), SSB (voice/phone), satellite/digital, and GOTA (Get On The Air). Watch the front page of this site for announcements as we get closer to the event date. ARRL Field Day is held the 4th full weekend in June.
W1TU 