This past Monday (December 8th, 2025) the Newport County Radio Club held its annual holiday party and dinner for members. .

Once again, we gathered in a private room at the Hometown Tavern in Warren. Food was great and the banter was lighthearted and friendly. Always nice to get together in person with members.

Mega thanks to Keith Henry for the array of marvelous photos.

Many thanks to Linda Maclean for running the popular Yankee Swap. Many of the participants pictured.

If you were there, hope you had fun. If you missed it, maybe next year!

Last night (12/1/2025) 15 members and a guest attended the NCRC Build Night in Portsmouth. The mission was to build 2-meter “J-Pole” antennas.

With the leadership of Chris Lirakis, W1QIS, members learned how to build this simple design antenna with either 300-ohm twin lead or 450-ohm ladder line wire.

Skills such as soldering wires together and utilizing antenna test equipment were also learned.

Also gratifying was the number of newer members who attended the evening’s event.

We all had fun and agreed to do it again. What Build Night topic would you like to recommend?