Registrations can now be made for the Sept 15 2020 Technician Class, along with the Sept 17 2020 Upgrade Study Group. Please see the “Become a ham” tab on the website.
The September 12th VE session registration information is on that page as well.
Monthly Archives: July 2020
NCRC Meeting: Mon July 13 @ 7:00 PM via ZOOM
It is time for the Newport County Radio Club monthly meeting. We will continue to hold our meetings via Zoom. The next one will be Monday July 13 at 7:00 PM. Check your email for your invitation!
In addition to our usual business items and induction of new members (153 now), the meeting will discuss the results of our 2A Club Field Day Station.
Following the presentation there will be a 45 minute overview on Digital Radios (DSTAR, DMR & Fusion) as well as HotSpots and AMBE Servers given by Bob WB4SON
W1AAD DSTAR Machine Running Again
Thanks to the efforts of Paul K1YBE and Ted W1GRI, who visited the site at noon today, the DSTAR machine is back up and running. The issue was the failure of a “Relay In A Box” — which is used to interrupt the power from the uninterruptible power supply to the computer. That RIB had failed open — no power to the PC, so no fancy Reflector stuff.
The RIB will be replaced when we can gain access to the repeater again.
A Decade of Solar Activity
There is an absolutely amazing video that captures solar activity for the past decade. Each second represents one day of sun time. While the video runs an hour, the real value is to fast forward or backward to cover large amounts of time and see how the activity changes. You will note periods of time when most of the activity is near the equator, then progressing more toward the poles over time. Simply amazing!
https://www.nasa.gov/feature/goddard/2020/watch-a-10-year-time-lapse-of-sun-from-nasa-s-sdo
W1AAD DSTAR Repeater Having Issues
Unfortunately, the W1`AAD DSTAR repeater has developed a problem. While the repeater itself is operating, the computer that allows it to connect to the internet, allowing the use of Reflectors like 69C, is NOT working.
While we can do much remotely, the computer is simply no longer responding and a trip to the site is being arranged (but it is located in a school that has been closed due to COVID).