Free Generator for Club Member!

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Ted Wroble, W1GRI, has replaced his 25 year old Coleman 4000 watt generator with a new one, and would like to give it away to any NCRC member that is willing to pick it up from Ted’s house in downtown Newport.

In the interest of full disclosure, the generator was last used in Hurricane Sandy, is about 25 years old, and like many generators of that size, is loud when running, and a handful to move.  But the price (free) can’t be beat.

Anyone that is interested, please contact ted at twrobel AT tacticaltech.com or call him at the phone number listed on the club roster.

NCRC Zoom Meeting: Aug 9@7PM

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Hi everyone – days just seem to fly by in the summer.  Believe it or not, it’s time for a Zoom Club Meeting, Monday August 9th at 7:00 PM.  In addition to our usual short business meeting, Jim Sammons, KA1ZOU, and John Mills, K1JSM, will be giving a presentation on using and configuring N3FJP’s Amateur Contact Log (ACL).  This is the logging program that the club uses for Summer and Winter Field Day, as well as many of the Parks on the Air events.

Many have asked if we are returning to in-person meetings, and we have started the process of getting permission to do so again.  However, as you are well aware, things are going the wrong way with the pandemic, so in person events are not looking advisable at this time.  Having said that, don’t forget that some members get together every Thursday for breakfast at Chelsea’s on Aquidneck Ave in Middletown.  Folks show up between 7:30 AM and 8:00 AM, when breakfast is ordered.

Musicians needed for NCRC song performance

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The Common Fence Point exercise resulted in a request to have us play and record our Club song “Modulations” at the Community Center.  There are a number of talented musicians in the club and it would be a fun thing to do in association with the Disaster Recovery Exercise in August.  More at the meeting on Monday.

Contact K1YBE@yahoo.com if interested.

Emergency Fun had on July 29 and Aug 4

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Several of us met at Common Fence Point for a ranging experiment with FRS and 2m radios in support of an August Emergency Management Exercise in Portsmouth.
Using the Common Fence Point Community Hall, 933 Anthony Road, Portsmouth RI we tested FRS radios at .5 and 2 watts.  Thanks to all that participated. A report of the result is being prepared.