I want to thank everyone who helped with Winter Field Day 2024. NCRC operated 1O phone only (1 station, outdoors) this year instead of the usual 2O phone & CW. We completed 748 HF Contacts, 1 satellite QSO, and sent and received 1 Winlink Message. We did not have the best weather this year. Weather was fine on Saturday, but Sunday was raining all day and cold. However, it was nice and cozy in ticket booth shack. Midnight to 8 am we had no operators so we had to shut down the station. Again, Thank You to all.
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Dave Neal W2DAN
First Meeting of the New Year!
NCRC’s January 2024 Meeting will be a hybrid in-person and Zoom meeting from 7:00pm to 8:15pm on Monday, January 8. A ZOOM invitation will be sent out the weekend before. In-person will be at St. Barnabas Parish Hall, 1697 East Main Rd. at Fairview Lane, Portsmouth, RI. Minutes and Business Meeting slides will be posted as available.
Doors open at 6:00pm for setup and 6:30 for socializing. Zoom should be up and running by then. Join us!
Save the Date: Outdoor Adventure and 75th Anniversary September 15th!!!
The club has reserved a large pavilion at Colt State Park for Sunday September 15th, 2024. We will hold our third annual Pete Lawson Outdoor Adventure (PLOA) on that date, and will likely be formally celebrating our 75th year of being an ARRL Affiliated Club (July 18, 1949).
Stay tuned for more information in the days ahead!
Colt Park pavilion reserved for Sunday September 15, 2024
2023 Year-end Party
Jim Sendrak - KC1LYG
This year’s Newport County Radio Club year-end party
was a big hit. The event was held at the Hometown
Tavern restaurant in Warren, RI. The food and beverages
were fantastic as were all the events & presentations.
Newly elected NCRC President, John Vecoli was there
first to greet all arriving guests. Exiting club president
Nancy Austin was honored with several award
presentations for all the good work and accomplishments
she’s achieved on behalf of the club. A traditional Yankee
Swap provided laughter and entertainment for all. Now, on
to 2024. Happy New Year!
Dick Bianco strikes again
Many may not know that the club song Modulations was inspired by KC1IPJ and he has has been consulting with Elves again. Enjoy his latest contribution to our Field Day activities.