We are saddened to report that John King is no longer able to accept visitors and has been moved from the Hospice in MA to another facility in RI. Keep John and his family in your thoughts and prayers.
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Boxboro MA Hamfest Right Around Corner
There are only a few more days left before you can no longer pay
by US mail. If you wish to use this option, please make sure
to visit their website by this coming Friday. They will continue
to accept Paypal payments until September 5th.
If you are planning to stay overnight, rooms are available at
the convention discount rate of $99/night. Friday night is now
sold out at this rate. There are still a few rooms left on
Saturday. Call 978-263-8701 and use the discount code NEHAM!
Next Technician Class Starts Tuesday September 18
Our next Technician Class will be held on Tuesdays from 5:30 PM to 8:30 PM starting on September 18, 2018, at St. Lucy’s Church, 909 West Main RD, Middletown RI. The exam will be held on Tuesday November 13. (Because of holidays and Election Day there will be no class on October 9 and November 6.)
The class is free, but there is a $10 charge for the study guide and a $15 charge for the exam.
Interested parties are asked to sign up for the class by clicking THIS LINK
Meeting TUESDAY Aug 14 at 7 PM
Our next NCRC meeting will be held on Tuesday August 14 (Note TUESDAY due to Monday holiday) at KVH.
In addition to a short business meeting, Jim KA1ZOU will give a presentation on the recent Cuttyhunk Island activations, and a Kundt’s Tube demonstration will be given. (A Kundt’s Tube is a demonstration device that allows one to see the relationship between wavelength and frequency of a waveform, as well as standing waves).
Signup for July 19 Hands-on Radio Event
Our first Hands-on Radio Event will be Thursday July 19th from 6:30 PM to 8:00 PM at All Saints STEAM Academy, 915 W Main Rd, Middletown, RI 02842. Our topic for this meeting will be VHF radios, antennas, and accessories.
Paul Wynn, AC1DW, will be our coordinator for the first event, and has asked that we list out a number of the items that we will be demonstrating:
- Chuck N1CKT – a field portable VHF go-kit that is used by the Portsmouth Emergency Management Agency. Several of his VHF radios including iCom V-80, iCom ID-51A+ [D-star], iCom IC-M92D [maritime], and a Kenwood TM281A with a Samlex power supply, LiFePo batteries, and several antennas.
- Mike AC1DV – a very small mobile vhf unit that he uses on his sail boat. It can be mounted with hook&loop (Velcro) to your dash. No Drilling holes in your dash required.
- Willy W1LY – 12 or 13 element VHF yagi for display (and sale).
- Ted W1GRI – another go-kit (personal rig not EmCom)
- Bob WB4SON – Kenwood DM710GS (which is essentially a dual band mobile radio — one side tuned to APRS). Will also bring DSTAR HT and TH-D72A (full duplex HT, which allows talking AND listening at the same time).
- Mike K1NPT – demo of APRS for the event. (Automatic Packet Reporting System) It’s more than just GPS reporting.
We would appreciate it if you would register in advance so that we can have enough pizza and drink for those attending. Please fill in the registration form here.