The club voted the following applicants into membership during tonights meeting. Please welcome aboard:
- Evan Bowen, KC1EFE
- Al Paolantonio, NN1U
The club voted the following applicants into membership during tonights meeting. Please welcome aboard:
During the Fox Hunt presentation given by Jim, KA1ZOU, tonight, a poll of the members was given, and it seemed that having Fox Hunts on Thursday after work, or Sunday morning were the most popular choices.
With this in mind, we will be holding a practice Fox Hunt THIS THURSDAY, August 13, at 1900 (7 PM). Our rally point will be parking lot #4, which is the first parking lot you come to after passing in front of the lighthouse (the lot faces Newport).
Our objective is to allow people to try different antennas (loop, beam) and try their hand at finding a couple of hidden foxes.
We will have a few antennas available to try (beams and loops) and a few HTs to borrow.
We also made up eight short RG58 cables to hook up HTs to homebrew antennas with alligator clips. I you would like one, please let Jim know, and the cost is $5 to the club.
Finally, you can find information about Fox Hunting (gear, procedures, etc.) HERE
Pete, W1LAB, and Evan, KC1EFE, provided the following pictures from the Hope Island activation. That actually was the day after Despair Island was activated.
An intrepid team consisting of John – K1JSM, Willy – W1LY, Pete – W1LAB, and Evan (Call sign pending) traveled to Dyer Island on July 25th. Their adventure was quite successful, and fulfills the requirements for “Qualified” to make Dyer officially US Islands Award Program RI019S.
They worked a total of 259 stations, 50 of which were DX. Congratulations guys, and thanks for making a lot of Island on the Air hunters happy!
BTW: Evan joined us at the GOTA station to see what ham radio was all about — he must have liked it as he just took and passed his General, missing the Extra by a couple of questions. Nice to see him on the air so quickly.
Sadly, Pete – W1LAB isn’t in the photos above, as he was behind the lens. Thanks for the nice pictures, and for the logistical support Pete!
Dave, W2DAN, who joined NCRC last year, has recently completed his Mixed DXCC Certificate. DXCC is regarded as the ultimate award for DX-hunters, and has been issued for 77 years. This is an excellent award to chase for those newly interested in HF. Even though we are on the declining side of the solar cycle, DX will still be plentiful on 20 meters for almost all the day, and for several hours during the daylight on 15 and 10 meters.
DXCC is maintained by the ARRL, and it is well integrated into Logbook of the Year, the ARRL electronic log. This makes it more easy than ever to get confirmation of contacts.
Congratulations to Dave on his accomplishment!