We are saddened to report that John King is no longer able to accept visitors and has been moved from the Hospice in MA to another facility in RI. Keep John and his family in your thoughts and prayers.
Boxboro MA Hamfest Right Around Corner
There are only a few more days left before you can no longer pay
by US mail. If you wish to use this option, please make sure
to visit their website by this coming Friday. They will continue
to accept Paypal payments until September 5th.
If you are planning to stay overnight, rooms are available at
the convention discount rate of $99/night. Friday night is now
sold out at this rate. There are still a few rooms left on
Saturday. Call 978-263-8701 and use the discount code NEHAM!
Our thanks to Paul N1PSX for getting W1SYE back on air!
Many of you know that our W1SYE repeater went off the air during the storms of last Friday Aug 10th. Various remote attempts to restore operation were not successful.
Paul N1PSX (who, when not working for Amazon, or RI ARES, is one of the gurus behind the KA1RCI/NB1RI network), volunteered to go to the site to see what the problem was. He reports that a simple power cycle did not do the trick, but removing several of the plug in cards, spraying DeOxit on the contacts, and reseating them, did.
Our thanks to Paul for getting things working again!
Next Technician Class Starts Tuesday September 18
Our next Technician Class will be held on Tuesdays from 5:30 PM to 8:30 PM starting on September 18, 2018, at St. Lucy’s Church, 909 West Main RD, Middletown RI. The exam will be held on Tuesday November 13. (Because of holidays and Election Day there will be no class on October 9 and November 6.)
The class is free, but there is a $10 charge for the study guide and a $15 charge for the exam.
Interested parties are asked to sign up for the class by clicking THIS LINK
Meeting TUESDAY Aug 14 at 7 PM
Our next NCRC meeting will be held on Tuesday August 14 (Note TUESDAY due to Monday holiday) at KVH.
In addition to a short business meeting, Jim KA1ZOU will give a presentation on the recent Cuttyhunk Island activations, and a Kundt’s Tube demonstration will be given. (A Kundt’s Tube is a demonstration device that allows one to see the relationship between wavelength and frequency of a waveform, as well as standing waves).