It is with great sadness that we report the passing of John King today (August 29) about an hour ago.  John was a very important member of the club, one of the founders of the 49ers, and held an A1 Operator Certificate.  The W1SYE repeater was a recent gift from John to the club.

Details will be announced in the future.  Several on-air events are planned, including a “Final Call” on the OSECA net (7:00 PM Tuesday September 4th on the KA1RCI network).  The VHF Net at 7 PM tomorrow, Thursday, is being run from the Portsmouth EOC.

Our thoughts and deepest sympathy goes out to his three children and to all those who feel this loss.

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.

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!

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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).