Turnip Island is OFFICIAL – now CT036R

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Congratulations to the Turnip IOTA Crew (Rich, KC1ARO and Paul, N1PSX) for officially activating Turnip Island.  The following is from Paul, N1PSX:

CT036R is official… 30 contacts yesterday including Aruba and Canada, mostly on 20m some on 40m… States ranging from California, South Dakota and Oklahoma to Pennsylvania, New York and Virginia, the Carolinas, and many others… River water was very low, complicating transport with rocky interjections, but we got out there with two radios, two antennas and lunch… The island was official by noonish…

NCRC Spreads Education Outreach to West Bay

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NCRC is teaching a class in Foster RI, on the “other” side of the bay, as part of our education outreach program.  The class has 25 students, a mix of regional Fire Chiefs, CERT Team members, and lay people from the NW part of the state and into nearby CT.

This is the largest class ever taught by NCRC, and it proves that there is demand for Amateur Radio Education throughout the state.

NCRC Crew Activating Turnip Island, CT

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The Newport County Radio Club will be qualifying a NEW Island On The Air (IOTA), Turnip Island, Housatonic River, Connecticut under the US Islands Award Program on Saturday 19 September, 2015 from 1200-2000 UTC using the call sign W1SYE. Operating frequency will be 14.250-14.259 MHz or 7.250 MHz, depending on band conditions.

Please try to work this never before activated island and help the crew get official recognition.

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“Maker” Movement in RI

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Mike Cullen, K1NPT, gave a wonderful presentation at last night’s meeting on the Maker Movement in Rhode Island.  He described what they are doing, where they are meeting, and various fairs and conventions.  More importantly to hams, he illustrated how effective he and others have been at making Ham Radio relevant to youth today by showing how it relates to the popular Maker Movement.  As a bonus, without the Makers even realizing it, they are becoming part of a growing STEAM culture within the state.

You can see a copy of Mike’s presentation here.