The club has reserved a large pavilion at Colt State Park for Sunday September 15th, 2024. We will hold our third annual Pete Lawson Outdoor Adventure (PLOA) on that date, and will likely be formally celebrating our 75th year of being an ARRL Affiliated Club (July 18, 1949).
Stay tuned for more information in the days ahead!
Colt Park pavilion reserved for Sunday September 15, 2024
Making a Big Decision — Together
Dear ARRL member,
For only the second time in 22 years, we are considering a dues increase. Promoting and protecting amateur radio requires a strong and vibrant ARRL. Paying our dues (and some of you go above and beyond) is one way each of us does our part.
In my column in the April issue of QST (read now), I introduced the following question:
How does ARRL handle an increase in dues?
On May 1, we will launch an online survey, inviting all ARRL members to participate. The survey will include some short questions about raising dues and modifying the way some membership benefits are bundled. The survey will also include an opportunity to share your feedback. The participation of every member is important.
Do this before May 1: Review your ARRL website account
Before you can take the survey in May, you’ll need to make sure you have a working ARRL website account that is associated with your membership.
Follow these steps:
If you need additional help with your login, call us Monday – Thursday from 8 AM to 7 PM ET, and Friday from 8 AM to 5 PM ET at 860-594-0200 or email us at membership@arrl.org.
Thank you for being a member and collaborating on this big decision.
73
David A. Minster, NA2AA
Chief Executive Officer
NCRC Digital VE Session Lead Mike Seil, AA1XQ (standing left) April 22, 2023
Read more at: Newport County Radio Club: “One Year of Digital VE Sessions”
NCRC’s own K1YBE presented “ÄRTEN™ Project – New England MESH Networking” at the Microwave Update 2023 and 46th Eastern VHF/UHF Conference held April 14 & 15, 2023 held in Windsor, Connecticut. The conference was sponsored by the North East Weak Signal Group and ARRL.
K1YBE presents…
…to a good size audience.
Along with his presentation, K1YBE set up and demonstrated connected ÄRTEN™ nodes.
Chris Cox, NØUK and his ham XYL from Minnesota. She is interested in setting up a STEM activity based on ÄRTEN™.
Several interested parties have since contacted us about sharing the ÄRTEN™ concept. We have been scheduled to provide the presentation by Zoom on June 19th to the West Carleton Amateur Radio Club in Ontario. In the past, this club was very active with ham mesh, but interest has waned. We hope to fix that.
For some perspective on size, consider if you will, a 2.4 GHz (12 cm band) Yagi antenna on a table…
…and 144 MHz (2m band) & 440 MHz (70cm band) Yagi antennas in the parking lot!!
Conference attendees well represented the eastern seaboard amateur radio community.
Photos credits KC1LYG.
73
ARRL Field Day is just over two months away, but like spring cleaning, it pays to start getting ready now.
2023 Field Day will be held June 24 – 25. It is ham radio’s open house. Every June, hams throughout North America set up temporary transmitting stations in public places to demonstrate ham radio’s science, skill and service to communities and the nation. It combines public service, emergency preparedness, community outreach, and technical skills all in a single event. Some participants may also choose to operate from home, using the exercise to develop and practice their personal radio communications capability.
Field Day has been an annual event since 1933 and remains the most popular event in ham radio.
In 2022, 4,929 entries were submitted (including check logs), and there was a total of 29,679 reported participants.
Field Day is open to all amateurs in the areas covered by the ARRL/RAC Field Organizations and countries within IARU Region 2. DX stations residing in other regions may be contacted for credit and may submit entries as check logs.
The main focus of Field Day is to work as many stations as possible on the 160-, 80-, 40-, 20-, 15-, and 10-meter HF bands, all bands on 50 MHz and above, and to learn to operate in abnormal situations in less-than-optimal conditions. A premium is placed on developing skills to meet the challenges of emergency preparedness and acquaint the general public with the capabilities of amateur radio.
For Field Day 2023, several rules changes have been made. It’s a good idea to make sure that your logging software has been updated to the most current version to incorporate these rule changes including the updated Canadian sections list. There are many facets to operating on Field Day and knowing the rules and keeping good logs are paramount to successful contacts.
To start preparing for Field Day, check out arrl.org/field-day for the official rules and all the information you’ll need.
Newport County Radio Club will again participate as W1SYE 2A RI from Glen Park in Portsmouth, RI.
For more information on how to participate with NCRC contact: Dick Bianco