The Technician Class exam was this past Monday, and all 7 students passed with flying colors. Five of them have applied for membership in the club. Congratulations to the following:
Stephen Mead, KC1AQQ, Middletown
Paul Mankofsky, KC1AQP, Middletown
Paul Duclos, KC1AQO, Riverside
John Reynolds, KC1AQM, So. Dartmouth
Alex Hall, KC1AQN, Newport
In addition, two other hams took and passed their exam, Paul Williams, KC1AQR, and Jarrod Deines, KD0YAJ. Congratulations to them as well!
The East Bay Newspapers published a story about the JotA event held this past weekend. NCRC receives a nod.
Please click here to see the article
Middletown Fire Dept (MFD) demonstrated the SafetyNet tracker bracelet system on Sunday October 20th at Glen Park in Portsmouth. Pictures can be viewed online here
Aided by MFD, a citizen volunteer (Rob White KB1ZZU) used MFD’s tracker equipment to find a well-hidden 10 year old Cub Scout in about five minutes. MFD fire fighters then let the 10 year old scout track down another 216 MHz radio tracker bracelet well-hidden up a distant tree.
It was pretty clear to all that this tracker technology could save hundreds of labor hours trying to find a wandering person before they fall into the water or die from exposure.
An estimated 24,000 Rhode Islanders fit into the wandering category. Newport’s city council recently passed a resolution asking city staff to look at this tracking option. The tracker equipment and training is provided at no cost to the city. The tracking bracelet has a nominal monthly charge.
Portsmouth FD is also trained in the use of this equipment.
This demo was arranged by the Newport County Radio Club who hosted local Boy Scouts this last weekend at a Jamboree on the Air training event at Glen Park.
John, WA1ABI, supplied this nice photo of the scouts Friday night at Glen Park. It seems like a great place to be!
Boy Scouts during JotA at Glen Park
The antennas have been raised, and the rigs have been tested, so NCRC is all ready for the Boy Scout Jamboree which starts Saturday morning and continues through Sunday at Noon.
Listen to W1SYE if you get a chance and help the scouts with a on-air contact. Complete information on JotA can be found here.
If you click on this link you will see how Willy, W1LY, launched one of the lines used to support the HF antenna (a 135 foot dipole): W1LY Launching Antenna