April 30th marked the start of a new set of Technician classes offered by NCRC and graciously hosted by The MET School in Newport. Eleven people started the class (two more are expected to join in next week), and it is a diverse group of ages (High School students and adults), backgrounds (educators and firefighters). The exam is currently scheduled for June 11th — just in time to obtain their license for Field Day!
NCRC Meeting Monday April 13 at KVH
Our regular business meeting will be held on Monday April 13th at KVH at 7 PM. We will be discussing Field Day as well as the upcoming J-Pole construction night. After the business meeting, there will be three short presentations on remote controlled ham radio (two roll-your-own approaches, and one commercial approach).
CW Class Begins April 12 in Providence
The Associated Radio Amateurs of Southern New England (W1AQ) will be offering CW classes starting April 21 thru May 26 (6 weeks) on Tuesday evenings from 7:00pm to 9:00pm. These classes are open to everyone who has a desire to learn code. You need not be an amateur to attend. Space is limited so registration is suggested.These classes will be held at the W1AQ clubhouse at 54 Kelley Ave. E. Prov. RI. Please contact Steven Desmarais, N1IBC at: n1ibc1@comcast.net or at 1-508-642-5582.
Reminder: NCECT Class begins this Wed at 7 PM
The NCECT-100 EmComm course begins this Wednesday, April 8 at 19:00 hours in the Portsmouth EOC, located in the Portsmouth Fire Station at 2300 East Main Road in Portsmouth.
John King is running the class and might be able to accommodate a few last-minute students. He can be reached at wa1abi at cox.net.
ARRL Accepting Centennial Point Challenge and W1AW/WAS Award Applications
The ARRL just opened up the process for obtaining a certificate for the Centennial QSO Points Challenge Award, as well as the W1AW WAS certificate or plaque. Go here: https://centennial-qp.arrl.org/index.php Use your LotW username/password to log on, and click on the “Centennial Points Challenge Award” or “W1AW/WAS Award” tabs along the top.
The certificates are $16 each, and the plaque is $60. The certificates looks something like this:
