We will have a regular meeting of NCRC on Monday, April 11th, 7 PM, at KVH Manufacturing. During our regular business meeting we will cover the Executive Committee’s anticipated budget for 2016, and several new procedures related to expenditures. After the meeting, a presentation will be made by Paul, K1YBE, on the use of a Raspberry Pi in robotics.
Monthly Archives: April 2016
N1ASA – All Saints Academy 1st ISS Contact!
At 21:16:47 UTC (5:17 PM) today, N1ASA from All Saints Academy (ASA) was copied by several hams making a round trip Packet contact with the Packet Robot, RS0ISS, aboard the International Space Station (ISS). The following packet was logged by a Canadian ham:
20160407211647 : N1ASA]APRSAT,RS0ISS*,qAR,VE2GQF-2::EMAIL :abrouse@allsaintsacademy.org Note thru ISS
Since ASA was sending position data as well, their packets were were forwarded via outer space to the APRS system which allowed them to be recorded on the following map:
Congratulations to All Saints Academy for their first contact with the ISS (and proof that their gear is working fine for upcoming ARISS contact in early May).
W1SYE Activates a New Island – Cranberry
The intrepid NCRC crew activated another island, Cranberry, in the Providence River at 11 AM today. The irony that it was colder today than during Winter Field Day didn’t escape anyone. Rich, KA1ARO, Paul, N1PSX, and member hopeful Mike, KA1IOO decided that snow/ice and cold weather wouldn’t keep them away.
Paul N1PSX (left) and Rich KC1ARO (right) activate Cranberry Island, RI022R
The first contact was made at 15:00 UTC on 14.252 MHz and the pileup continued for a few hours. Within less than 30 minutes they had contacted 25 stations and 2 DX stations, making the activation of US Islands RI022R official.
Work an ATNO before it’s too late!
Club members have been very busy working DX on behalf of W1SYE. As of today, we have 93 confirmed countries. Seven more to go before NCRC is awarded its first DXCC Certificate!
There are a total of 339 DX entities that hams can work, so even when we get to 100, there are lots more to go. For a list of all the countries, including the ones we have already worked, please go check out this list.
By the way, ATNO, is a DX term that means “All Time New One”; a DX entity that you have never worked before on any band.