Park On The Air Friday 1000L, 1400Z

Posted on October 1, 2020 by Admin Admin

**** 14:20Z. WB4SON on air CW 14.060 ****

**** 14:00Z. K1JSM on air 14.257 ****

**** 13:30z W1LY on air 14.257 ***

The NCRC Activation Crew will be at Brenton Point State Park tomorrow October 2, which is POTA K-2870 They should be on the air by 10 AM local time (14:00Z). Expect SSB operation on 14.265 +/- and CW operation on 14.060 +/-

Operators, using their own calls:

Willy W1LY
John K1JSM
Bob WB4SON

The following entities are activated by this group:

POTA K-2870 (Brenton Point State Park)
IOTA NA-031 (North American Island Group)
USI RI006S (Aquidneck Island)
ARLHS USA-0082H (Brenton Reef Lighthouse Historic)

In this view from above, the crew was located at the end of the park, located in the upper-right corner

Rich KC1ARO stopped by to say hi, as Willy W1LY was on the air and John K1JSM was logging

John K1JSM at the mic

A rare sighting of Bob WB4SON at an activation running CW

Equipment info:

Yaesu FT-897
PAR End-Fedz end-fed half wave 20 meter antenna
30 AH LiFePO4 battery (Bioenno)

Parks on the Air – Ft. Adams

Posted on September 17, 2020 by Admin Admin

John K1JSM and Willy W1LY will be at Fort Adams State Park tomorrow sometime around 9:30 AM Friday September 17th. Look for them on 20 meter SSB 14.260 MHz +/- and check the spotting networks for W1LY or K1JSM calls.

The Parks On The Air Identifier is K-2874

Fox Hunt Finishes at Beavertail

Posted on September 25, 2016 by Admin Admin

The NCRC Open Fox Hunt has finished at Beavertail. A total of FIVE hidden transmitters were placed throughout the park. Multiple teams of hunters braved brambles and cool sea breezes to find the Foxes. From setup to takedown, the event took about 4 hours.

Congratulations to Paul, N1PSX, and Steve, KC1AQQ, who finished with the best score.

Many thanks to Jim, KA1ZOU, for organizing the event and to all those who participated.

Evil Jim, KA1ZOU, rides off to place the hidden foxes (music from Wizard of Oz playing)

Fox Control — Coordinating the activities

Two Pauls: Paul N1PSX on the left, and Paul K1YBE During setup

Fredette Brothers Paul and Dave using a HandiFinder to hunt

The Fredettes, Paul and Dave, using a HandiFinder to hunt

National Park on the Air: N1PSX, TR23, 14.252 MHz

Posted on January 7, 2016 by Admin Admin

Rich Russell (KC1ARO) and Paul Silverzweig (N1PSX) have hiked up in Northwestern RI to put “TR23”, which is part of the Washington – Rochambeau Revolutionary Route National Historic Trail National Scenic Trail, on the air (they are in the Parker Woodland. They are using N1PSX as the call, and are on 14.252 MHz.

By the way, the pile-up is huge. They are working a station every 15 seconds with no signs of it stopping. And I can’t say this enough — they are doing a fantastic job of managing a large pileup.

This is a BIG Deal for the ARRL. Much like the Centennial QSO Party, they have setup dedicated webpages for this, leaderboards, etc. Once the QSOs are uploaded to LotW, you will receive your points for working that park automatically.

See this website: https://npota.arrl.org/index.php

Click on the “On the Air” tab and look for TR23 and you will see Paul and Rich’s details — as well as all the other parks on the air.

Once the LotW setup is complete NCRC member can start using the W1SYE call sign for other NPOTA events.

Rich, KC1ARO, making NPOTA Chasers Happy

Paul, N1PSX, Dulcet Tones Make for a Joyful Pileup

Winter Solstice Activation

Posted on December 25, 2015 by Admin Admin

Rich, KC1ARO, Paul, KC1AQP, and Paul, N1PSX, went to Arcadia State Park for a campout on the solstice and some radio activation. They made 21 contacts on 6, 20 and 40m. Some on CW, but mostly on SSB, running 80 watts from battery power.