NCRC’s regular meeting will be Monday June 13, 7:00 PM, at KVH. Much of the meeting will center around Field Day (setup on Friday June 24, take-down Sunday June 26 @ 2 PM)

Ed Gosling, W1NQH, is asking that everyone be prepared to sign up for our Field Day picnic dinner, which is at 6 PM Saturday. There is no charge for the meal, but Ed has to have a count so he can order and prepare the appropriate amount of food. On Monday, during the meeting, you can sign up with your headcount, or you can contact Ed via email or phone.

Please let Ed Know if you are coming and how many people will be with you.

Ed Gosling, W1NQH: Edward.Gosling@cox.net, (401) 846-0812

We will have a presentation on International Space Station by Dan Barstow after the Field Day picnic on Saturday June 25 (8 PM at the Pavilion). Dan is the Education Manager for International Space Station, National Lab (CASIS), and also the Principal Investigator for “Windows on Earth” (http://www.windowsonearth.org/) the repository for astronaut photography. Dan came our way as a result of our ARISS school contact, and has just earned his ham license (for the 2nd time). Dan will join us earlier in the day for both GOTA as well as a satellite QSO.

We will be having our regular NCRC meeting at KVH this coming Monday at 7 PM.

In addition to our usual business items, the will be a discussion on the very successful Winter Field Day activation at the end of January, as well as voting on a new member applicant (Alan, KB1DJ). After the regular meeting an excellent video on the K1N Navassa Island DXpedition will be shown.

Please don’t forget that dues are due. At this point 51 of 84 members have paid. You can check the member roster to see if you have paid — look on the 2016 column on the right — if you see “2016” by your name, then you’ve paid your dues, otherwise we don’t have a record that you’ve paid. Please contact Ted, W1GRI, if you have any dues questions. And you can pay online by clicking on the “Pay Dues or Donate” tab.

Hope to see you Monday night!

The 2015 Christmas party will be held again at the Mainstay Inn in Newport on December 14th. This event and location have proved to be comfortable, convenient, and the food is fine. Cash bar cocktails begin at 6:00 PM and the excellent buffet dinner begins at 7:00 PM.

After dinner we will introduce the incoming club officers for 2016 and then have some laughs with a Yankee Raffle.

This cornucopia of good cheer is yours for $33 per person. Call Ed Gosling at (401) 846-0812 to make your reservation. You can pay at the door, but do call Ed soon so he can plan gracefully. You are encouraged to bring a small gift to place on the Yankee Raffle table.