Willy MacLean, W1LY, met with officials at the new KVH Manufacturing facility located at 75 Enterprise Drive, Middletown, RI. They have graciously agreed to host our club meetings. Willy described the meeting as very enthusiastic. KVH has several hams on staff, and there is always a possibility to groom more. Details on locating the meeting room will be sent in an upcoming member email, and will be posted on the main page of the website soon.
Next Meeting March 10th, 7PM Red Cross
Our next meeting will be held at the Middletown American Red Cross facility on March 10th at 7 PM.
Part of our conversation will be our new meeting location for the future. After business, we will have a presentation on operating digital modes given by Bob, WB4SON.
Next Meeting, 7 PM Monday Feb 10, at Middletown Red Cross
Our next meeting will be held at the Middletown Red Cross facility at 7 PM on Monday, February 10 (weather permitting).
After our regular club business session, John Mills, K1JSM, will be giving a presentation on tablet/smartphone applications that are useful to Ham Radio Operators.
By the way, no further meetings will be held at the VFW.
DXers Take Note: FT5ZM, Amsterdam Island, On The Air
The first reports of Amsterdam Island QSOs happened this morning. Signals have been heard at 3 to 6 S units above the noise level on 17, 20, and 30 meter bands here in RI during the afternoon. The pileups this early in the game are huge and rude. However there is an excellent chance that we will be able to work Amsterdam Island easily. Three club members (that we know of) have worked FT5ZM to date. Good luck!
NCRC Meeting 7 PM VFW Post Middletown RI January 13, 2014
The next meeting of the NCRC will be held at the VFW Post, 52 Underwood Ln, Middletown, RI 02842.
There will be a brief presentation on the W1AW portable operation that is active in all 50 states this year (and coming to RI on July 23 and August 12). In addition we will be distributing a survey of proposed meeting presentations for the coming year.
We will also discuss our planned activity list which includes a “Worked All Rhode Island Islands” award (great for you boating hams), Field Day, and JOTA. ILLW will probably be covered through one of the WARII weekends.
See you Monday at 7 PM