Category Archives: Meetings

NCRC November Meeting

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NCRC’s November Meeting will be a hybrid in-person and remote meeting again.  It will be held at St. Barnabas Church, 1697 E Main Rd, Portsmouth, RI 02871.  The doors will open at 6:30 and the meeting will begin at 7:00 PM.  A zoom invitation will be sent out later this weekend.

The business meeting will be mostly centered on the election of officers for 2023.  We also have a minor Bylaw change that will be announced.

After the business meeting concludes, Cory KE1AK will give a presentation on the joys of QRP (low power) which makes backpacking, mountain topping, and other size/weight limited activites far more practical, as well as the ability to build one’s own simple gear.

More and more members have signed up for the club’s groups.io account, which will become more important as a means to keep members up to date, and provide a more organized way to support group discussion.  If you haven’t already done so, please consider joining groups.io.  It’s free for users.  Use to link to sign up:  https://groups.io/register

Don’t forget to check NCRC’s groups.io account here:  https://groups.io/g/W1SYE/messages

 

 

NCRC October Meeting – Mon Oct 10

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NCRC will hold it’s October Meeting on Monday October 10th.  It is a hybrid meeting, The in-person portion will be at St. Barnabas Parish Hall, 1697 East Main Rd,, Portsmouth, Rhode Island.  It will also be held via zoom.

For those attending in-person, the doors will open at 6:30 PM to allow time for socializing.  The meeting itself will begin at 7:00 PM and will also be available for those desiring to join remotely using Zoom (invitations will be mailed later this weekend).

Following a short business meeting where we will vote on new members and discuss various club activities, the Nomination Committee will report their slate of officers for the coming 2023 year.

Following the business meeting, our presentations will focus on NCRC’s youth initiatives with the October scouting events, as well as the ASA STEAM Academy.

 

***URGENT*** Tonight’s Meeting ZOOM ONLY!!!

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Unfortunately, our in-person meeting will not be able to take place tonight due to a conflict (our location is currently locked down due to it being a polling place tomorrow).

Our meeting will be held via ZOOM only with the meeting starting at 7 PM.

A second copy of the invitation will be mailed to everyone in a few minutes.

Hope to see everyone on ZOOM tonight!

NCRC Meeting Monday September 12

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6:30pm Doors Open / Meeting 7:00pm to 8:30pm 

Where: St. Barnabas Parish Hall, 1697 East Main Rd. at Fairview Lane, Portsmouth RI

Organizer: NCRC w1sye.ncrc@gmail.com

Open-Mike: Members Share a memorable QSL Card story 

Please join the NCRC as club members gather to meet & greet, with an Open-Mike style presentation where club members get 1-3 minutes to share their own memorable QSL cards and hear from others. What makes a QSL card memorable to you? (QSL cards seem to be having a resurgence. The recent 13 Colonies team in MA printed up and sent out almost 1000 cards for that one Special Event this July 2022. Who says Amateur Radio isn’t going strong!?!)
We will again offer a Zoom hybrid option, with that Zoom link to follow before the event. We hope to see you on Monday!

NCRC Meeting: Monday August 8

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NCRC’s August meeting will be held in-person at St. Barnabas Parish Hall, 1697 East Main Rd,, Portsmouth, Rhode Island.  It will also be held via zoom

For those attending in person, the doors will open at 6:30 PM to allow time for socializing.  The meeting itself will begin at 7:00 PM and will also be available for those desiring to join remotely using Zoom (invitations will be mailed later this weekend).

Following a short business meeting where we will vote on new members and discuss various club activities, Chris Lirakis IBM’s Lead for Quantum Systems Development, will give a presentation on the Future of Quantum.

A native Rhode Islander, Chris Lirakis AA9AL grew up in Middletown, RI down the street from
Peter Bartram KQ1X, and together they grew up immersed in radio magic and mischief. They
remain close friends and radio adventurers.  Dr. Lirakis left RI to receive his PhD in High Energy physics. He went on to become interested in the newer field of quantum information. A decade ago, in 2012, he made a career transition to IBM and helped the IBM Quantum team grow. Chris is responsible for helping guide a global hardware ecosystem focused on advanced quantum devices. He divides his time between his home in Middletown and IBM’s Quantum research center outside NYC.