Hats off to Paul K1YBE, Mike KC1NEJ, Chuck N1CKT, and Nancy KC1NEK for a successful Get On The Air event on June 18th at the St Barnabas Festival in Portsmouth.
Category Archives: Announcements
NCRC Meeting via Zoom: Mon May 9 at 7 PM
We will be having our monthly club meeting via zoom at 7 PM on Monday May 9. Invitations will be sent via email to club members.
In addition to our short business meeting, where we will vote on new members, a presentation will given by John K1JSM, Rob WA1ROB, Teri W1PUP, Nancy KC1NEK, and Scott WX1X – all of whom were volunteers at the recent Boston Marathon. Following the presentation, we will offer a selection of various Break Out Rooms that you can join in depending on your interests.
Please be aware that committee reports can be viewed on the club website: https://w1sye.org/?page_id=6044
Happy Mother’s Day!!!
NCRC April 11 Meeting Monday 7 PM (Zoom)
NCRC will have its regular meeting on Monday April 11 at 7 PM via Zoom. Invitations will be sent to members via email.
Continuing with our desire to keep meetings short, we will have a short business meeting (15 min) to deal with items requiring a vote (new members and purchases). Members are reminded to check the Committee Reports for regular information like the education report here: https://w1sye.org/?page_id=6044
Following the business meeting, John K1JSM will give a presentation on Logbook of the World, which is used by ARRL members as a secure way of confirming contacts and applying for ARRL awards (like WAS or DXCC).
And as usual, after the presentation, those desiring to stick around for a chat are welcome to do so.
FCC Fees for Amateur Radio Licenses begin on April 19, 2022
In a move long delayed and telegraphed by the FCC, they will begin collecting a $35 fee for Amateur Radio licenses starting April 19, 2022. The fee will be collected for new licenses, vanity call sign applications, and renewals. It is our belief that they will not collect a fee for an address change (required by FCC rules to always be current) or upgrades of existing licenses (Ed)
You can see the announcement here: DA-22-307A1
NCRC March Meeting
Our regular March 2022 NCRC meeting will be held via Zoom on Monday March 14th at 7PM. Invitations for the meeting will be sent via email.
The club is trying something new to see if we can make our meetings less about business and more about things we care about. With that in mind, we will no longer discuss committee reports during our meetings. Instead we will publish them on the club website under Documents/Current Year Documents/Current Year Committee Reports. Please check under the Documents Tab for details on the club’s workings.
The business part of our meeting will now be reserved for items that require a vote by the membership (like new applicants, or significant expenditure of funds). That will leave more time for the presentation and socializing. Of course if a member has any business item to discuss, please feel free to bring it up during the meeting.
Minutes of each meeting will continue to be published under Documents/Current Year Documents/Current Year Minutes
The presentation will be given by Paul K1YBE, who will cover an introduction to Celestial Navigation. Members are invited to join the club for a Field Trip on Saturday March 19th from 11am-1pm at Brenton Point Park in Newport. Sextants will be available. Of course members are free to setup and run HF gear as well (like POTA)