Beavertail Lighthouse Activation

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International Lighthouse and Lighthouse Weekend (ILLW) was held this past weekend, and W1SYE was on-the-air both days, making about 350 contacts with other stations throughout North America and Europe.  Several contacts were made with other stations participating in the ILLW.  Members of the public, enjoying the Beavertail Lighthouse Museum on a very nice weekend, stopped into visit, as did several members of NCRC, adding a few guest operators to the log.

NCRC member Dave Brown, KC1AAA, was there and put together a very nice picture book of the event, which can be viewed here: NCRC at Beavertail Aug 2013

Our thanks to all the NCRC members who made this event a success, and a special thanks to Varoujan Karentz, and the other members of the lighthouse board, who granted us access to the “Oil House” as an operating location, as well as use of the Lighthouse’s Vertical tower as an antenna.

 

NCRC Offering Technician Class starting September 16, 2013

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NCRC will be offering a second Technician Class starting September 16, 2013 at the American Red Cross facility in Middletown.  Classes will be held on six consecutive Monday nights from 7:00 – 9:30 PM.  An exam will be given on October 28th at 7:00 PM.

The class fee is $10, and the exam fee is $15.

People interested in the class may go to this URL for more details and to signup:

http://tinyurl.com/kerthq3

 

Congratulations to Rob White, KB1ZZU

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Rob White, a fairly new member of NCRC, has been a man on a mission.  After completing his Technician class in May, he passed his General about 2 weeks later.  And as of August 1st, he joined the ranks of Extra class hams.

Not only has Rob sought to improve his own skills, but he arranged for the recent Skywarn training in Newport, and is instrumental in setting up the October JotA event for scouts.  Rob is also a member of Newport Ready.

Congratulations Rob !!

Next Meeting: Monday August 12, 7 PM, American Red Cross

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Hopefully everyone survived the heat wave (this author managed to be in Wyoming and Montana, enjoying blissfully cool nights and almost no humidity).

The next NCRC meeting will be held on Monday August 12th at 7 PM at the American Red Cross.  The business meeting will discuss the upcoming ILLW (Aug 17/18), the next Technician Class (Sept 16), and the Jota (October 19/20).

Following the business meeting, Bob Beaudet, W1YRC, our Rhode Island Section Manager, will be giving an overview presentation on Ham Radio.  In addition, Bob Beatty, WB4SON, will be giving a demonstration on Powerpole connections, crimp tools, and accessories.  Anyone interested in having Powerpole connectors applied to their power cables can bring their cables to the club and they will be crimped on while you wait.