Our regular meeting will be held on Monday at 7 PM, at KVH.
In addition to our regular short business meeting, we will have a presentation by Mike Cullen, K1NPT, on Rhode Island’s rapidly growing Maker Movement (think home-brew electronics or mechanical systems) and the opportunities to make ham radio an integral part of that and STEAM education (Science, Technology, Engineering, Arts, and Mathematics).
Paul Fredette, K1YBE, will be traveling to Boxboro Hamfest on Sunday August 23 and has a few spots left in his van. If you would be interesting in heading up with him (he lives in the Portsmouth area), please contact him at: PFredette at promptus.co (The “.co” is NOT a typo.)
RIEMA is holding a free AUXCOM training class for licensed hams who have completed the required online Emergency Management Institute training (IS-100.b, IS-200.b, IS-700.a, and IS-800.b). The class will be held Saturday and Sunday, September 26-27, 2015 at the RIEMA Warehouse from 8 AM to 5 PM. The RIEMA Warehouse is located at 279 Danielson Pike, North Scituate, RI. The class is limited to 30 students, so sign up early.
You can sign up online here: https://riema.wufoo.com/forms/trgauxcomm-auxiliary-communications-workshop/
The club voted the following applicants into membership during tonights meeting. Please welcome aboard:
During the Fox Hunt presentation given by Jim, KA1ZOU, tonight, a poll of the members was given, and it seemed that having Fox Hunts on Thursday after work, or Sunday morning were the most popular choices.
With this in mind, we will be holding a practice Fox Hunt THIS THURSDAY, August 13, at 1900 (7 PM). Our rally point will be parking lot #4, which is the first parking lot you come to after passing in front of the lighthouse (the lot faces Newport).
Our objective is to allow people to try different antennas (loop, beam) and try their hand at finding a couple of hidden foxes.
We will have a few antennas available to try (beams and loops) and a few HTs to borrow.
We also made up eight short RG58 cables to hook up HTs to homebrew antennas with alligator clips. I you would like one, please let Jim know, and the cost is $5 to the club.
Finally, you can find information about Fox Hunting (gear, procedures, etc.) HERE