NCRC Meeting Monday September 12

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6:30pm Doors Open / Meeting 7:00pm to 8:30pm 

Where: St. Barnabas Parish Hall, 1697 East Main Rd. at Fairview Lane, Portsmouth RI

Organizer: NCRC w1sye.ncrc@gmail.com

Open-Mike: Members Share a memorable QSL Card story 

Please join the NCRC as club members gather to meet & greet, with an Open-Mike style presentation where club members get 1-3 minutes to share their own memorable QSL cards and hear from others. What makes a QSL card memorable to you? (QSL cards seem to be having a resurgence. The recent 13 Colonies team in MA printed up and sent out almost 1000 cards for that one Special Event this July 2022. Who says Amateur Radio isn’t going strong!?!)
We will again offer a Zoom hybrid option, with that Zoom link to follow before the event. We hope to see you on Monday!

NCRC Meeting: Monday August 8

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NCRC’s August meeting will be held in-person at St. Barnabas Parish Hall, 1697 East Main Rd,, Portsmouth, Rhode Island.  It will also be held via zoom

For those attending in person, the doors will open at 6:30 PM to allow time for socializing.  The meeting itself will begin at 7:00 PM and will also be available for those desiring to join remotely using Zoom (invitations will be mailed later this weekend).

Following a short business meeting where we will vote on new members and discuss various club activities, Chris Lirakis IBM’s Lead for Quantum Systems Development, will give a presentation on the Future of Quantum.

A native Rhode Islander, Chris Lirakis AA9AL grew up in Middletown, RI down the street from
Peter Bartram KQ1X, and together they grew up immersed in radio magic and mischief. They
remain close friends and radio adventurers.  Dr. Lirakis left RI to receive his PhD in High Energy physics. He went on to become interested in the newer field of quantum information. A decade ago, in 2012, he made a career transition to IBM and helped the IBM Quantum team grow. Chris is responsible for helping guide a global hardware ecosystem focused on advanced quantum devices. He divides his time between his home in Middletown and IBM’s Quantum research center outside NYC.

Successful club POTA at Ft. Wetherill

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NCRC had a successful club Parks on the Air (POTA) activation on Saturday July 30th.

Twelve members of the Newport County Radio Club met at the Ft. Wetherill Park (POTA K-2875) in Jamestown on Saturday July 30 for a Parks-on-the Air activation. Three stations were set up on this beautiful summer morning. Jim Gorman, KC1QDZ, successfully activated his first park on 20 meters. Willy W1LY, John K1JSM, and Jim KA1ZOU logged a total of 34 additional QSO’S on three different bands.

Other attendees: Bruce, W1UQN; Jim, KC1LYG; Evan, K1GEA; Bill, W3CJK; Nancy, KC1NEK; Paul, K1YBE; Art, N1AJG; and Bob, WB4SON.

Nancy KC1NEK has a nice write up with photos on our groups.io page here: https://groups.io/g/W1SYE/message/496

(If you aren’t a member of groups.io, please consider doing so.  This is a lively and active discussion group.  You can apply for membership (free) here: https://groups.io/g/W1SYE

POTA Change of Venue Sept 30

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***  POTA CHANGE OF VENUE. ***

Sat July 30 at 9:30 at Ft. Wetherill Park in Jamestown.

The park at Ft. Adams, Newport is closed for the Jazz festival.

See attached maps. We will meet in the Parking Lot marked ON MAP BELOW with red balloon near the bottom of the map.

DIRECTIONS:

From Newport, turn Right immediately after the toll booths, sign to Jamestown, at stop sign Left turn. Follow road along waterfront. At stop sign (Narragansett Ave), go straight. Continue on Wilcox Ave, stay Left at triangle in road. First Right is entrance into Ft Wetherill Park.

Take the first entrance, then a right turn, and go halfway around the square.

Call either of the following cell phones as you approach for close in guidance.

401-258-8604, 401-595-9653.         Or use the W1SYE repeater, 145.450

Bring water and sun hat.

Hope to see you there!