Monthly Archives: October 2022

Info about JOTA and the Radio Merit Badge

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On Oct 15, NCRC members provided an opportunity for Scouts to earn the Radio Merit Badge. and join the worldwide Jamboree On The Air (JOTA)   The requirements include an understanding of radio, spectrum use, phonetics, some on the air time and exposure to careers in radio.   The three presentations  are on line at

https://k2bsa.net/radio-merit-badge/

but the second was modified a bit and might be a useful review for some.  The changed slides are at.  NCRC modified slides for JOTA

A movie with our NCRC Eagle Scout Mac Cullen was also presented.  Very cool..

In addition  to Nancy’s JOTA story via ARRL. Jim, KC1LYG provided some additional photos.  Scouts had fun learning the basics of Amateur Radio.  Weather was beautiful!

https://drive.google.com/drive/folders/1tOy98Zpk8aRG9sOUSc84_kpfTMtK58QS?usp=sharing

W1SYE Repeater On The Air

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Thanks to the efforts of Dave W2DAN and Mark W1MBF, the W1SYE 2-meter repeater is back on the air.  Dave and Mark went to the site at 9 AM this morning (Oct 8th) and within about 90 minutes had the new Bridgecom repeater and cans installed and operating.  Initial testing indicates an improvement in receive sensitivity and better sounding transmit audio.

The original GE MASTR II, over 60 years old, has been intermittent for the past month or so.  It was restored to operation and remains at the repeater site ready to swap over should it be required in the future.

NCRC October Meeting – Mon Oct 10

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NCRC will hold it’s October Meeting on Monday October 10th.  It is a hybrid meeting, The in-person portion will be 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, the Nomination Committee will report their slate of officers for the coming 2023 year.

Following the business meeting, our presentations will focus on NCRC’s youth initiatives with the October scouting events, as well as the ASA STEAM Academy.