Welcome to w1mj.com. My name is Eliot Mayer (he/him). I live in
Belmont, Massachusetts, USA, with my wife Irina and our dog Noah. Our
adult children are not too far away. On this web site, I share my
interests, music, photos, and a plug for my consulting services. Enjoy
your visit.
The New Ham Band - Live at Cummington
January 1, 2026: I have digitized the cassette tape of my old garage
band, The New Ham Band, recorded on July 21, 1979, at the Cummington
Fairgrounds in Cummington, MA. The performance was at the NOBARC
Hamfest (Northern Berkshire Amateur Radio Club ham radio festival).
This one-and-only NHB concert consisted mainly of classic rock covers,
but also included an original song, "Outer Space is a Far Out Place":
I'll add a page with more of the songs once I get a Round Tuit.
Helping Ukrainians
Irina and I were looking for ways to effectively help Ukraine and
those fleeing the war. On more than one TV network, we saw
World Central Kitchen
in action at the Polish border and we were impressed. They also get
a great rating on
Charity Navigator.
Helping Ukrainians
Irina and I were looking for ways to effectively help Ukraine and
those fleeing the war. On more than one TV network, we saw
World Central Kitchen
in action at the Polish border and we were impressed. They also get
a great rating on
Charity Navigator.
Microfinance is a way to help people help themselves by making small
business loans. I periodically make a few small loans, typically $25
each, via
Kiva, which was
recommended by a friend and has a very high rating on
Charity Navigator.
Black Lives Matter
It took me a while to get it, but I now believe that if you are not
anti-racist, then you are racist. As an engineer, it didn't seem
logical at first. But the lack of progress over the past 400 years
tells us that we have to ramp up our efforts. Perhaps Bob Dylan said
it best, "How many times can a man turn his head, pretending he just
doesn't see".
