Aquidneck Island Emergency Preparedness Expo

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Members of the Newport County Emergency Communication Technician team (NCECTs) will representing our club and Amateur Radio’s roll in emergency preparedness, along with the Newport, Middletown, and Portsmouth EMA Directors, National Grid, the American Red Cross, the National Weather Service, the Rhode Island Emergency Management Agency, Rhode Island Department of Health, and others at the Edward King House, on Saturday, November 15, 2014, from 1:00 to 3:00 PM for the Aquidneck Island Emergency Preparedness Expo.

The residents of Newport, Middletown and Portsmouth are invited to attend this first ever island-wide informational event to speak with public safety representatives about the importance of being prepared in the event of a natural disaster.

Aquidneck Island Emergency Preparedness Expo
Edward King House
35 King Street
Newport, RI
Saturday, November 15, 2014, from 1:00 to 3:00 PM

For more information call: 401-846-7426

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JotA 2014 is a wrap!

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JotA 2014 wrapped up about 10 AM today after a very successful weekend of camping and ham radio activity.  NCRC setup VHF and HF stations at Glen Park, and held the Radio Merit Badge class again.  The scouts seemed even more interested in ham radio this year, perhaps due to the band openings that were providing excellent DX opportunities, and the ability to chat with other scouts in Mass using the VHF gear.

Rob White, KB1ZZU, did an excellent job pulling together the team, and will be presenting the results during next month’s meeting.  Dave Brown was also there so we can look forward to more of his excellent photos.

Willy and Rob launch the HF antenna over the trees

Willy and Rob launch the HF antenna over the trees

Rich and Chuck get the VHF Station on the air

Rich and Chuck get the VHF Station on the air

Willy HF

Willy helping Josh work DX on 17 meters

Scouts relaxing by the fire after a long day of rag chewing

Scouts relaxing by the fire after a long day of rag chewing

(Photo Credit to John King and Bob Beatty)

W1SYE Repeater Off Air – Use Output as Simplex

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The W1SYE repeater is temporarily off the air due to lack of AC power at the site. The nightly NCRC net is still being held weeknights at 19:00 hours, simplex on the output frequency 145.450 MHz. We have relay stations for the Warren net control in Coventry, Portsmouth, and Middletown.

The repeater will likely be off the air for a week or two, but this is an outstanding training opportunity for everyone to practice simplex net operation.

Technician Class Begins Tuesday October 7th, from 7 PM until 9:30 PM, Portsmouth Fire Station

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NCRC will be holding a six week long Technician Class beginning on Tuesday October 7, 2014.  Each class will run from 7:00 PM until 9:30 PM, and will be held at the Portsmouth Fire Station Training Room (upstairs).  An exam will be given on Tuesday November 18 at 7:00 PM.

Students will pay half the cost of the training material ($10), and will pay for their exam fee ($15).

Those students that pass their exam and pay two years worth of dues ($50) will receive a pre-programmed HT as soon as their call sign appears in the FCC database.

Those interested in the course should pre-register online to ensure they have a spot as the class size is limited to 12 students.  To pre-register, CLICK HERE