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Meeting Reminder: Monday June 8 at 7PM
Our monthly club meeting will be held at St. Barnabas Church in Portsmouth. The meeting begins at 7 PM
Bioenno Power BOGO for QRP fans
Bioenno Power has been supplying best-in-class LiFePO4 batteries for the amateur radio operator for over a decade now. Unlike some of the garbage sold on Amazon, their stuff meets specs and lasts for many years.
They have monthly-ish Buy One, Get One Free sales. The current sale is for their 12 volt 3 AH battery. This is a perfect size for QRP fans and will support hours of field activations in a very tiny package.
Maybe buy a pair with chargers and split the cost with a friend?
Beam & Tower Available
The estate of K1RI has a tower and 5 band Cushcraft beam available for free, if someone is willing to take it down.
Contact K1GND Jim Johnson if interested
New England QSO Party May 2-3
The New England QSO Party on May 2nd and 3rh is a great time to check out antenna systems and offers a moderately paced opportunity to work new states and countries. You’ll find a wide variety of participants, from newcomers to experienced contesters, all interested in making contacts with New England stations.
Our goal is to get every one of the counties in New England on the air so we hope you will encourage your members to join in the fun! Even if you can only join the fun for a couple of hours, we’d appreciate it! Will you be QRV? Let us know with a message to info@neqp.org
The New England QSO Party is 20 hours long overall, in two sections with a civilized break for sleep on Saturday night. It runs from 4 pm Saturday until 1 am Sunday, then 9 am Sunday until 8 pm Sunday. Operate on CW, SSB and/or digital modes (not FT-4/8) on 80-40-20-15-10 meters. For each QSO you’ll give your callsign, a signal report and your county/state. Top scorers can earn a plaque and everyone who sends in a log with 25 valid QSOs or more will get a certificate. The goal is to work stations anywhere in the world – and their goal is to work New England stations, so you’ll be very popular!
Last year we had logs from 214 New England stations and 493 more logs from around the country and world.
The full rules are here -> www.neqp.org/rules
The 2025 results are posted -> https://neqp.org/2025-new-
It’s just under two weeks until the 2026 NEQP. Please make some QSOs even if you don’t want to send in a log!