DSTAR Repeater Back up BUT…

Posted on September 23, 2016 by Admin Admin

Thanks to the efforts of Ted, W1GRI, and Pete, W1LAB, who made yet another trip to the DSTAR repeater, it is now back on the air, linked to Reflector 69 Charlie, and it is working fine. However we are moving forward with software upgrades that will allow us to link to additional resources, called DCS and XRF Reflectors, plus CCS callsign routing that can be accomplished with touch-tones (rather than UR, RPT1, RPT2 changes).

Don’t be surprised if the repeater is up or down randomly over the next week or so as those upgrades are being installed.

NCRC Welcomes Three New Members

Posted on September 13, 2016 by Admin Admin

NCRC is proud to welcome our latest three members to the club:

   Gene Henning, KC1FXA, from Tiverton
   Bill Anger, KB1WWX, from N. Providence
   Erica Medley, W1IOW, from Portsmouth

NCRC Meeting Reminder: Monday Sept 12 @ 7 PM

Posted on September 11, 2016 by Admin Admin

NCRC will be having its regular meeting on September 12 at 7 PM at KVH.

After a brief business meeting, including voting on 3 member applicants, Jeff Greer, our host, will be giving a presentation on SpaceX. Jeff was an invited guest at a Falcon 9 launch several months ago, which is mostly what he will focus on, but he will also discuss the most recent explosion on the pad.

Also, keep in mind that the Columbus Day holiday falls on our usual Monday meeting date next month, so the October meeting will be on Tuesday October 11th.

Upcoming Activation: Sept 3 – Spectacle Island

Posted on September 1, 2016 by Admin Admin

The NCRC Island Activation Team will be activating Spectacle Island in Island Park Cove, Portsmouth RI. This is a first time activation, and in fact it hasn’t been assigned a potential island number yet (there are two other islands in that cove; Tommy and Hen that have yet to be numbered as well).

The crew should be on 7.235 MHz starting at 10 AM or possibly a bit earlier, and will shift to 14.260 after the first hour.

W1AAD DSTAR Repeater Back on the Air

Posted on August 26, 2016 by Admin Admin

Another trip was made by Ted, W1GRI, and Bob, WB4SON, to the DSTAR Repeater site, to install a new UPS for the computer and various other internet devices. The opportunity was taken to remove a bunch of extraneous extensions cords, plug strips, etc that had found their way into the mix over the years. We also discovered the cause of the RF desk shutdown yesterday — a loose AC plug feeding the 12 VDC supply.

W1AAD is back on the air and fully operational with full internet gateway services installed.