Congratulations to Our Newest General Class Ham
Congratulations to our newest General Class ham, KC1CWX. Forrest took his General Exam today and passed. Just in time to snag Navassa Island on the HF bands. As a new technician, Forrest has already been active on the repeaters and 10 Meter HF, and looks forward to being able to operate on all bands now.
Congratulations Forrest!
Don’t Forget Navassa Island, K1N is ON THE AIR
K1N, Navassa Island, is the #2 most wanted DX entity. That need will be satisfied over the week or so as they are now on the air. Propagation into the New England states is fantastic, with S9 signals on multiple bands during the daylight, and one or two bands 24×7. That’s the good news. The not so good news is that the pileups are fierce. 30-Meter pileups have filled almost the entire band, and 70+ KHz pileups on the SSB bands is not uncommon. Still its worth the effort to snag this rare DX.
Information on Navassa, including some excellent photographs, can be found here.
NCRC Meeting Feb 9, 7 PM, KVH
Our next NCRC Meeting is scheduled for Feb 9th, at 7 PM, at KVH.
The agenda is as follows:
- Roll Call
- Reports from Committees
- Who are You?
- Member’s new business
- Presentation
The presentation will be given by Rob Vincent, K1DFT, and will describe his URI research work on efficient, shortened, broadband vertical antennas known as “Distributed-Load Monopole” (DLM) Antennas.
Next ECTTC Class Starts March 3
John King, WA1ABI, has announced the next Emergency Communications Technician Training Course (ECCTC) will begin at 7 PM on Tuesday March 3rd. This class will be held on seven consecutive Tuesdays at the Portsmouth EOC. The course is open to all licensed Amateur radio operators. Preference is given to residents of Newport County, but enrollment is open to all Amateur operators on a space available basis.
This training course equips the student with the knowledge and skills needed to serve as an Emergency Communicator in an Emergency Operations Center, a Red Cross evacuation shelter, or a Medical Emergency Distribution System Point of Dispensing. These skills are applicable to operations in many other public safety emergency communications venues. No prior knowledge of public safety or emergency communications is assumed or required. See the course syllabus for information on the subject areas covered in this course.