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Second Hands-On Radio Event, Saturday October 20th

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Our second Hands-on Radio Event will be Saturday October 20th at Glen Park.  We will be operating a satellite station, so this is an opportunity to see one in action and make a contact of your own.

This is going on during our Jamboree On The Air (JOTA) event.  Because we have to wait for satellites to be available to work though, this event is spread out through the day, with activity going on from 10 AM until 8 PM.  Because this is happening over such a long time period, we will not be providing refreshments as we have no way to keep things cool/hot over that period of time, and no registration is required.

Please Note, while mist is OK, if it is raining hard, the satellite station will be off the air (the antenna system is not waterproof).  Too early to be sure, but at this point it looks like rain in the morning, but clear from noon on.  Keep an eye on the weather and plan your trip accordingly.

More details can be found on the Hands-On Radio tab.

Are you interested in a General/Extra Seminar?

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Paul Fredette, K1YBE, is planning to hold a seminar intended to help folks who are studying for the General or Extra exam.  He will cover subjects like AC Circuit analysis, antennas, propagation, etc. which tend to be challenging.  Rules&regulations, band plans, and other memorization items will mostly be left to the student.

The seminar is scheduled to begin this coming TUESDAY September 18, at 5:30 PM at St Lucy’s Church, 909 West Main ST in Middletown.  If you are interested, please let Paul know ASAP. You can contact Paul directly, or call him via phone:
Paul’s email:    k1ybe@yahoo.com
Paul’s phone:  401-339-3024

An excellent study tool can be found at https://hamstudy.org/  If you register at the site, it will keep track of your progress over time.  There is no fee to register.  You should probably begin by using “Flash Cards” and move to “Practice Exams” as you become more comfortable with the material.  Students can find study books at amazon.com written by either Gordon West or the ARRL.  The ARRL books are far more technical.

W1SYE.ORG Website now SECURE

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We are happy to report that the changes to the W1SYE.ORG website that enables secure https: access have been completed.  This will avoid modern browsers complaining that the site is “not safe” or “not secure”.  So when you see the Green Secure icon you know you all interactions are encrypted and that the website hasn’t been hijacked.

W1SYE Repeater Back On-the-Air

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Thanks to Paul K1YBE, and Willy W1LY, for stopping by the repeater site and getting W1SYE back on the air.  We aren’t 100% certain, but it looks like the non GE controller may have failed.

The club is monitoring the situation and may have to take additional steps in the future if the repeater hardware has become unreliable (it also went off-line about a month ago).