Changes to POTA Naming Conventions

The POTA program has been in the process of changing all park prefixes from their original format to a new format that follows the ISO standard for naming entities.  On March 20, 2024, parks in the US will change from being listed as “K-xxxxx” to “US-xxxxx” (the K changes to US).

Changes for other countries have either already taken place or will take place soon. For example, The Bahamas used to begin with C6, and is now BS.

Keep in mind that there never has been a requirement to transmit your park information, not even if you are doing a park-to-park contact.  All of that is automatically handled when logs are uploaded.  But you will certainly see these changes on the POTA spotting network, and will likely hear them on the air soon.  Just remember to send “US” starting March 20th!!!

See this URL for information:  https://docs.pota.app/docs/changes.html

March 2024 Monthly Meeting

NCRC’s March 2024 Meeting will be a hybrid in-person and Zoom meeting from 7:00pm to 8:15pm on Monday, March 11.  The ZOOM invitation was provided by email.  In-person will be at St. Barnabas Parish Hall, 1697 East Main Rd. at Fairview Lane, Portsmouth, RI.  Doors open at 6:00pm for setup and 6:30 for socializing.  Zoom should be up and running by then.  Join us!  March Minutes and Business Meeting slides will be posted as available.

Following the business meeting, Paul Fredette K1YBE will provide a presentation entitled, “A History of Electronics – Amber to Quantum Dots”

Please review February Business Meeting Minutes (w1sye.org) and 2024Financials.xlsx (w1sye.org) on the W1SYE.org website and be prepared to discuss and vote on them.