Greetings Members
Here is a consolidated report of things happening around the Newport County Radio Club.
Summer Field Day 2025 Results – In December 2025 QST magazine look on page 67. The NCRC participated in the most competitive 2A category and placed third behind the Radio Amateurs of Northern Vermont. W1NVT, and the Cape Fear Amateur Radio Society, K4MN. (Almost tied for second place). Congratulations to all members who pitched in to make it a successful and fun Field Day!
2026 NCRC Annual Dues – At the November club meeting, after some healthy discussion, members agreed, voted on, and approved raising the annual dues from $25 to $40 beginning in 2026. This move was driven by inflation factors (dues have been $25 for over 20 years), and the club’s desire to continue providing members with quality services such as a substantially upgraded W1SYE repeater system.
J-Pole Antenna Build Night – On Monday evening, December 1st, we will be hosting a build night at St. Barnabas Church starting at 7:00pm. You can build yourself a functioning J-Pole antenna that you can use with your 2-meter radio. Please click the link to let us know that you are coming and what style of antenna you wish to build. REGISTRATION There will be a nominal cost for parts. Questions, please call or write Chris Lirakis 401-683-8700 or, Jim Sendrak (860) 985-8558. clirakis@gmail.com jimsendrak@comcast.net
NCRC Year-End Dinner Party – Please join us on Monday, December 8th for our annual party. We will be at the Hometown Tavern in Warren, RI. Click her for all the information, registration and ticket purchasing. PARTY
2026 Winter Field Day – We are beginning to prepare for Winter Field Day, January 24th & 25th at the Glen in Portsmouth. We will send out a survey to all members shortly. In the meantime, if you are interested in participating in the event in any capacity, please call or write to Jim Sendrak.
Member Roster – We need to make corrections and update our member roster. This has not been done for quite some time. We will be sending an email to all members soon to help facilitate this.
W1SYE 2-Meter Repeater – Our current repeater system is sorely in need of replacement. This is being acted upon as we speak. You can look forward to top-notch, clear performance once again. We’d like to see more members using the repeater for friendly conversations not just during the nightly nets, but all through the day.
That’s it for now. 73s
Jim Sendrak – KC1LYG (860) 985-8558