NCRC is proud to welcome our latest three members to the club:
Gene Henning, KC1FXA, from Tiverton
Bill Anger, KB1WWX, from N. Providence
Erica Medley, W1IOW, from Portsmouth
Monthly Archives: September 2016
NCRC Meeting Reminder: Monday Sept 12 @ 7 PM
NCRC will be having its regular meeting on September 12 at 7 PM at KVH.
After a brief business meeting, including voting on 3 member applicants, Jeff Greer, our host, will be giving a presentation on SpaceX. Jeff was an invited guest at a Falcon 9 launch several months ago, which is mostly what he will focus on, but he will also discuss the most recent explosion on the pad.
Also, keep in mind that the Columbus Day holiday falls on our usual Monday meeting date next month, so the October meeting will be on Tuesday October 11th.
Spectacle Island Now On Air
UPDATE: As of 14:28 UTC the crew is on the air as W1SYE on 7.236 MHz. The crew has arrived on Spectacle Island and are setting up. Expect them on 7.236 by 14:25 or so. They will QSY to 14.260 around 15:30 UTC. When officially activated this will be RI028s.
John, K1JSM, at the helm (photo by Evan, K1GEA), Jim, Ka1ZOU and Pete, W1LAB on the other boat
Pretty cushy conditions for this activation! Nice to have a dock on the island.
Crew today is:
- John, K1JSM
- Pete, W1LAB
- Jim, KA1ZOU
- Evan, K1GEA
Evan, Jim and John setting up the tent.
Evan laying down the seawater ground connection device
On The Air!!! Jim logging, and John at the mic.
Upcoming Activation: Sept 3 – Spectacle Island
The NCRC Island Activation Team will be activating Spectacle Island in Island Park Cove, Portsmouth RI. This is a first time activation, and in fact it hasn’t been assigned a potential island number yet (there are two other islands in that cove; Tommy and Hen that have yet to be numbered as well).
The crew should be on 7.235 MHz starting at 10 AM or possibly a bit earlier, and will shift to 14.260 after the first hour.
