NCRC Accepting Donations on behalf of Steve Hodell, KA1RCI

Steve Hodell, KA1RCI, has, in the words of our own John Mills, probably done more for Rhode Island hams than anyone else.  Steve built a fantastic repeater network out of his own funds called the RCI network, which is an invaluable resource for Rhode Islanders.

Sadly, Steve has suffered major medical problems which have strained his family finances to the breaking point.  The club, at the request of the membership, has made a $500 donation, and is accepting private donations from members on Steve’s behalf.  By the end of the meeting, over $1000 had been raised for Steve.

If you would like to donate to this cause, please make your check payable to “Newport County Radio Club”, and send it to K1JSM, John Mills, and write “For Steve” on the memo line.  NCRC is a 501(c)3 organization, so your donation should be tax deductible.  John’s address is available on QRZ.com or in the member roster.

You can also donate using the PayPal donation button on our donation page.  But be aware that there is a small service fee deducted by PayPal, so if you want the full amount of the donation to go to Steve, send a check to John, please.

Congratulations to new club members

The following new members were accepted into membership during last nights meeting and received a BaoFeng UV-5R HT from the club in honor of their hard work during the Technician class and for passing their exam:

KC1AQM, John Reynolds
KC1AQN, Alexander Hall
KC1AQO, Paul Duclos
KC1AQP, Paul Mankofsky
KC1AQQ, Stephen Meade
KC1ARO, Richard Russell

Congratulations to all of them.  The raffle was won by John – KC1AQM , and since he had just received a BaoFeng UV-5R for getting his license, he passed on the radio and took half the raffle proceeds instead.

Meeting at VFW, November 11, 7 PM ***Dual-Band HT Raffle***

The next NCRC meeting will be at the Middletown VFW, 52 Underwood LN, at 7:00 PM on November 11.

We will be having a raffle of a dual-band HT. The raffle winner will receive their choice of half of the raffle proceeds or a new BaoFeng UV-5R dual-band HT.

Agenda:

  • Treasure’s Report
  • Installation of new members (six graduates of our latest Technician Class)
  • Election of Officers for 2014
  • Raffle of a dual-band HT
  • Presentation on operating/setup of BaoFeng UV-5R Radios

Hope to see everyone there!