The club voted the following applicants into membership during tonights meeting. Please welcome aboard:
- Evan Bowen, KC1EFE
- Al Paolantonio, NN1U
Category Archives: Announcements
Dry Run Fox Hunt: Beavertail Thu Aug 13 at 1900L
During the Fox Hunt presentation given by Jim, KA1ZOU, tonight, a poll of the members was given, and it seemed that having Fox Hunts on Thursday after work, or Sunday morning were the most popular choices.
With this in mind, we will be holding a practice Fox Hunt THIS THURSDAY, August 13, at 1900 (7 PM). Our rally point will be parking lot #4, which is the first parking lot you come to after passing in front of the lighthouse (the lot faces Newport).
Our objective is to allow people to try different antennas (loop, beam) and try their hand at finding a couple of hidden foxes.
We will have a few antennas available to try (beams and loops) and a few HTs to borrow.
We also made up eight short RG58 cables to hook up HTs to homebrew antennas with alligator clips. I you would like one, please let Jim know, and the cost is $5 to the club.
Finally, you can find information about Fox Hunting (gear, procedures, etc.) HERE
Dyer Island Activation a Huge Success
An intrepid team consisting of John – K1JSM, Willy – W1LY, Pete – W1LAB, and Evan (Call sign pending) traveled to Dyer Island on July 25th. Their adventure was quite successful, and fulfills the requirements for “Qualified” to make Dyer officially US Islands Award Program RI019S.
They worked a total of 259 stations, 50 of which were DX. Congratulations guys, and thanks for making a lot of Island on the Air hunters happy!
Erecting the antenna
A view of the station from down the beach
New ham Evan at the mic.
BTW: Evan joined us at the GOTA station to see what ham radio was all about — he must have liked it as he just took and passed his General, missing the Extra by a couple of questions. Nice to see him on the air so quickly.
John – K1JSM, making an IOTA Hunter happy
Willy – W1LY doing what he does best.
Another view of the station
Sadly, Pete – W1LAB isn’t in the photos above, as he was behind the lens. Thanks for the nice pictures, and for the logistical support Pete!
August Meeting Date Changed to TUESDAY August 11
The regular NCRC meeting will be moved to TUESDAY August 11th since KVH observes Victory Day on August 10th
Despair Island and Hope Island Activation
Jim, KA1ZOU, and Pete, W1LAB, will be activating Despair Island on August 1st and Hope Island on August 2nd. Further details will be published in The Modulator. Please contact Jim if you are interested in either of these HF events.
In the words of Pete: “If you miss Despair, there is Hope tomorrow”