Monthly Archives: March 2020

Next Meeting, April 13 @ 7 PM, Will be on-air VHF

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Leveraging our Amateur Radio skills, rest assured we WILL continue to have club meetings, even during this time of “social distancing”.

Our current plan is to hold our April 13th meeting on-air, using the NB1RI (KA1RCI) repeater network (the owners have granted us permission).  Most club members can access the network through the Exeter or Portsmouth node, although other nodes may be more appropriate for those living further away.  Details on the NB1RI Repeater Network can be found here.

The meeting will operate very similar to a traditional VHF net.  Ted W1GRI will be acting as Net Control Station (NCS) and will ask for members to check in beginning at 7 PM.  That process will act as our traditional roll-call.  After check-ins are complete, Ted will announce various agenda items and ask for the person responsible for that item to provide the details on-air, then solicit any discussion as required.

All members (and guest) are encouraged to participate.  Be sure to check your radio programming and charge the batteries before hand.  And do check our w1sye.org website for the latest club information.

Don’t Forget NETS!

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For those of us at home, looking for some social interaction, checking into nets can be an interesting pastime, Don’t forget that there is a net Monday thru Friday at 7 PM on the W1SYE repeater (145.45).  There is also a net at 8:15 AM on Sunday.

There is a HF net that General Class or higher hams can join on 3.900 MHz at 7:30 PM every Wednesday.

Some club members participate in another wide area HF net on 14.343 MHz between between 08:30 and 09:00 AM

And the statewide ARES net meets on the NB1RI/KA1RCI repeater network at 7 PM every Tuesday.

No More Thursday Breakfast for now…

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Everybody, please be aware that ALL restaurants in RI have been shut down (except for carryout service).  We will NOT be meeting for Thursday breakfast until the situation changes later this year.

Don’t forget we have nets M-F on W1SYE VHF Repeater, as well as Wednesday nights at 7:30 PM on 3.9 MHz SSB.

Technician Class & General/Extra Study Starts April 21st

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I’m happy to report that we have scheduled our next Technician Class to begin at 5:30 PM on Tuesday April 21st at St Lucy’s Church (909 W Main Rd, Middletown, RI 02842).  Classes will run from 5:30 PM until approximately 8:00 PM on six consecutive Tuesdays.  We will have the exam on June 2nd, same time and place.  There is a $10 fee for the student manual, if you need one (we use the Gordon West Technician book), and a $15 fee for the exam.

You can use the following link to register for the class:  https://forms.gle/2mTska1G33jwqPnZ6

The General/Extra Study Group will begin at the same time, and you can contact Paul Fredette  K1YBE@Yahoo.com

Meeting Reminder: Monday March 9 2020 at 7:00 PM

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Our regular NCRC business meeting will be held at KVH Manufacturing (75 Enterprise DR, Middletown) at 7 PM.  Following a short business meeting, we will be showing a 25 minute video that was presented at the Dayton Hamfest in 2015 on the Navassa Island DXpedition, an event that was more years in the making than the Apollo program.

Don’t forget that 2020 Dues are due.  You can pay by cash or check at Monday’s meeting, or you can pay online by going to the “Pay Dues or Donate” tab on the website.