Willy W1LY was featured on page 11 of the February 9th edition of The Jamestown Press, in a nice story that described his entry into the hobby, as well as the club’s activities during JOTA, WFD and SFD. Our thanks to The Jamestown Press, and of course to Willy, a tireless member of our club who represents the best of what Amateur Radio is all about!
To see the entire article, please click on this link: W1LY & WFD
We are happy to announce that our next NCRC meeting will be IN-PERSON. It will be at St. Barnabas, in the parish hall, beginning at 7 PM on Monday July 11th. This will be a hybrid meeting, so folks that can’t attend in person can join in via Zoom. Your invitation will be arriving via email soon.
St Barnabas is located at 1697 East Main RD, in Portsmouth RI. The church faces East Main, and the parish hall is located in back of the church. See the map below.
We will have a short business meeting, vote on new members, and discuss the preliminary results from Field Day (Formal results don’t come out until November). But mostly, this is an opportunity to meet your fellow members and socialize.
Time for a road trip!
Every Field Day has its challenges. Last year (2020), due to the pandemic, there really wasn’t a Field Day. This year was a big improvement, but a shortage of CW operators really hurt, and participation was down as COVID surged yet again.
Nevertheless, Newport County Radio Club, was in the 3rd place NATIONALLY for its Field Day operation in Category 2A (the most competitive). Hats of to Willy W1LY who did an outstanding job getting the antennas up, Nancy KC1NEK who coordinated the schedules, Paul K1YBE who did an outstanding job with the GOTA station, John Mills who took care of our logging and computers, as well as many others who operated or helped setup the stations or take them down.
NCRC will be having our regular monthly meeting via ZOOM on Monday July 12 starting at 7 PM. Members will be receiving an invitation via email. If you would like to attend as a guest, please contact WB4SON at gmail.com
In addition to the regular business items, we will have some preliminary results for Field Day. Our guest speaker will be Fred Kemmerer, AB1OC, who will give a presentation entitled “Programs Helping Hams and Young People to Develop New Skills and Get on The Air”. Fred is the current president of the Nashua Area Radio Society (voted best club in America for 2019). He is also a technical mentor for ARISS, and a strong believer in education. Fred is running for the ARRL New England Director position this fall.
NCRC will be holding Field Day at Glen Park this year. Details are still being worked out, and the latest news will be posted on the “Field Day 2021” tab on the website.