Category Archives: From the President

Dry Run Fox Hunt: Beavertail Thu Aug 13 at 1900L

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During the Fox Hunt presentation given by Jim, KA1ZOU, tonight, a poll of the members was given, and it seemed that having Fox Hunts on Thursday after work, or Sunday morning were the most popular choices.

With this in mind, we will be holding a practice Fox Hunt THIS THURSDAY, August 13, at 1900 (7 PM).  Our rally point will be parking lot #4, which is the first parking lot you come to after passing in front of the lighthouse (the lot faces Newport).

Our objective is to allow people to try different antennas (loop, beam) and try their hand at finding a couple of hidden foxes.

We will have a few antennas available to try (beams and loops) and a few HTs to borrow.

We also made up eight short RG58 cables to hook up HTs to homebrew antennas with alligator clips.  I you would like one, please let Jim know, and the cost is $5 to the club.

Finally, you can find information about Fox Hunting (gear, procedures, etc.)  HERE

NCRC Grows Again!

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At the July 13 regular business meeting, the following new membership applications were voted in as members by the club:

  •    Mac Cullen, KC1CWZ
  •    Paul Fredette, K1YBE
  •    RJ White, KC1DLT

Welcome new members!

Regular Club Meeting – 7 PM KVH

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We will have our regular club meeting at 7 PM in the KVH Manufacturing building cafeteria.

We will have some preliminary results discussion on Field Day as well as some comments on the recently completed “Safe Refuge 2015 Exercise”, which many NCRC/NCECT members participated in.  Finally there will be a demonstration of how ham radio is used to coordinate various parts of a charity bicycle event.

NCRC Constitution and Bylaws Modifyed

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At the last meeting of the membership, June 8, 2015, the final reading of the proposed Constitution and Bylaws modifications was made.  The membership then voted to adopt the changes, which add a new membership category (Youth, for under 18 members), having full voting privileges, but a dues rate that is to be “no more than half” the regular dues.

A revised Constitution and Bylaws document will be posted to the member-only part of the website soon.