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Sights and Sounds from NETT at Fall NEAR-Fest

The Nashua Area Radio Society recently hosted another Youth Expo as part of the New England Tech Trek (NETT) at Fall NEAR-Fest. Our display featured many hands-on activities and displays.
Fred, AB1OC Introduces Students to Amateur Radio in the NETT Classroom
Fred, AB1OC Introduces Students to Amateur Radio in the NETT Classroom
AB1QB Teaching in NETT Classroom
AB1QB Teaching in the NETT Classroom

There were quite a few students and teachers who attended NETT on Friday. We had a classroom at NETT to introduce the students to Amateur Radio and the activities in our display.

GOTA and Special Event Stations

HF GOTA Fun
HF GOTA Fun – Ira, KC1EMJ hosting
Jon, AC1EV Helps a Student Get On The Air
Jon, AC1EV Helps a Student Get On The Air

We set up three GOTA stations (two remote HF and one Satellite) at NETT. This gave the students a chance to make some Amateur Radio contacts and experience Amateur Radio at NETT.

N1T Youth Expo Special Event QSL Card
N1T Youth Expo Special Event QSL Card

We again hosted an N1T Special Event on the air. All of our GOTA stations used the N1T callsign. Operators and their guests made about 200 contacts as N1T during NEAR-Fest.

Here’s some video from our GOTA operations at NETT.

Learning Morse Code

Learning Morse Code at NETT - Mike, Bill, and jamey are Mentors
Learning Morse Code at NETT – Mike, Bill, and Jamey are Mentors

Our Morse Code activity at NETT was popular. This gave the students to try out Morse Code and learn from our experts!

Satellite Operations

Burns Explaining Satellite Station
Burns WB1FJ Explaining Satellite Operations
Satellite Antennas
Satellite Antennas at NETT

The Portable Satellite Station 3.0 was back again at NETT and Burns, WB1FJ spent quite a bit of time introducing the students and NEAR-Fest attendees to satellites and satellite operating.

Amateur Radio Displays

NARS Display at NETT
NARS Display at NETT

NARS had many displays at NETT and folks who were attended enjoyed learning about many different aspects of Amateur Radio from SOTA, to DXing, to Kits and Computers and more.

Fox Hunting

Jamey, AC1DC hosts a NETT Fox Hunt
Jamey, AC1DC hosts a NETT Fox Hunt

Jamey, AC1DC hosted several Fox Hunts at NETT. I ran into several groups of his Fox Hunters throughout the weekend and they were having great fun!

Kit Building

NETT Kit Building - Mackenzie,KE1NZY and Bill, AB1AV Mentoring
NETT Kit Building – Mackenzie, KE1NZY and Bill, AB1AV Mentoring
Kit Build Fun at NETT
Kit Build Fun at NETT – Craig, N1SFT and his Family having kit fun together!

We hosted another kit build at NETT. The latest version of the Morse Tutor kits was available to build at NETT. Over 20 of these kits were built at NEAR-Fest.

Photos and Video from NETT at NEAR-Fest

The photo gallery above includes some more photos from NETT at NEAR-Fest.

And here’s a video shot by a NEAR-Fest NETT attendee which include many highlights from NETT.

Thank You To All Who Supported NETT!

The NEAR-Fest organizers, attendees, and several of our members either provided matching contributions or generously donated to our fundraising effort to support STEM learning and skills development through Amateur Radio.

Our NEAR-Fest fund drive resulted in raising $2,400 in the two weeks up to and including NEAR-Fest. Thank you very much to all of our donors!

It would be impossible for us to host one of our Youth Expos without the tremendous support of NARS members. Folks stepped up to provide transportation, display setup, hosting for GOTA and display tours and much more during NEAR-Fest. Thank You to everyone for your support!

Also, a special Thank You to our Media Committee for providing the photo and video content featured here.

Fred, AB1OC

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