It is with much sadness that we report Julian Plowright, N1UHP, has became a silent key.  Julian was very active in our club, and had just upgraded to Extra Class this summer, right in time for his Field Day activity.  Julian had also done all the paperwork and coordinated with all parties involved, to obtain permission for the ILLW Lighthouse Activation of Goat Island just this past weekend.  His health had declined to the point were he could no longer participate on air, but he was aware of how successful the event was and how much his efforts were appreciated.

A collections of photographs of Julian with his radio buddies is available here (15 MB)

We will pass on the details for services and remembrance when they become available.

Julian Plowright at the NCRC 2014 Field Day

Due to state holidays and other schedule conflicts, the regular NCRC meeting for August has been canceled.

We continue to need operators for the two Island on the Air events happening the weekend of August 16.  The first will be on August 16th only, at the Dutch Island Light.  The second will be at the Goat Island Light on both August 16 and 17.

As we are holding TWO events on that weekend we continue to need operators willing to help with the HF operations.  Our other activations have been wildly successful and have been a lot of fun for those involved.

To that end we will be holding an informal meeting on Monday August 11th at 7 PM outside on the patio at KVH.  This will be a short meeting intended to coordinate the Dutch Island and Goat Island activity.