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NCRC April 11 Meeting Monday 7 PM (Zoom)

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NCRC will have its regular meeting on Monday April 11 at 7 PM via Zoom.  Invitations will be sent to members via email.

Continuing with our desire to keep meetings short, we will have a short business  meeting (15 min) to deal with items requiring a vote (new members and purchases).  Members are reminded to check the Committee Reports for regular information like the education report here: https://w1sye.org/?page_id=6044

Following the business meeting, John K1JSM will give a presentation on Logbook of the World, which is used by ARRL members as a secure way of confirming contacts and applying for ARRL awards (like WAS or DXCC).

And as usual, after the presentation, those desiring to stick around for a chat are welcome to do so.

FCC Fees for Amateur Radio Licenses begin on April 19, 2022

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In a move long delayed and telegraphed by the FCC, they will begin collecting a $35 fee for Amateur Radio licenses starting April 19, 2022.  The fee will be collected for new licenses, vanity call sign applications, and renewals.  It is our belief that they will not collect a fee for an address change (required by FCC rules to always be current) or upgrades of existing licenses (Ed)

You can see the announcement here:  DA-22-307A1

NCRC March Meeting

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Our regular March 2022 NCRC meeting will be held via Zoom on Monday March 14th at 7PM.  Invitations for the meeting will be sent via email.

The club is trying something new to see if we can make our meetings less about business and more about things we care about.  With that in mind, we will no longer discuss committee reports during our meetings.  Instead we will publish them on the club website under Documents/Current Year Documents/Current Year Committee Reports.  Please check under the Documents Tab for details on the club’s workings.

The business part of our meeting will now be reserved for items that require a vote by the membership (like new applicants, or significant expenditure of funds).  That will leave more time for the presentation and socializing.  Of course if a member has any business item to discuss, please feel free to bring it up during the meeting.

Minutes of each meeting will continue to be published under Documents/Current Year Documents/Current Year Minutes

The presentation will be given by Paul K1YBE, who will cover an introduction to Celestial Navigation.  Members are invited to join the club for a Field Trip on Saturday March 19th from 11am-1pm at Brenton Point Park in Newport.  Sextants will be available.  Of course members are free to setup and run HF gear as well (like POTA)

 

Pete Lawson Memorial Outdoor Adventure

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Pete Lawson Memorial Outdoor Adventure

WHEN:   Sunday Sept 18, 2022 starting at noon

WHERE:   Ft. Getty Park, Jamestown (Memorial Pavilion)

WHO: All members, spouses & their family, children welcome

HOURS:   noon to 4pm

This will be the first running of an annual event to celebrate our radio friends who are now SK’s. SK is the morse code signal sent to indicated the end of a message. Amateur radio operators have adapted this signal as “Silent Key” to denote those who have passed away.

The event is named in Pete Lawson’s memory as he was one of the leaders in building NCRC’s robust outdoor operations.

The event will be family oriented, more social than radio. It will be a picnic with plenty of food and activities for both children and adults. There will be no charge to attend. It will be held, rain or shine, under the pavilion at Fort Getty Park in Jamestown, RI.

Members are encouraged to donate to this event to build up a kitty for its on-going support. Some members have already done so.

Questions? Contact any of the following members:

Nancy Austin, Bob Beatty, John Mills, Willy Maclean, Jim Sammons