We’d like to welcome our Internet Subscribers to the Nashua Area Radio Society:
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- Bill, KM6BYD – Santa Rosa, CA
- Stephen, KH6VK – Kailua Kona, HI
- Bill, K8TE – Rio Rancho, NM
- Gary, N1RNJ – Williamstown, VT
- William, W3WTD – Easton, MD
- Mark, N5CBF – Benbrook, TX
- Gary, KD2PYB – Binghamton, NY
- Susan, AI4VV – Huntsville, AL
- Bill, KD8WMJ – North Kingstown, RI
- Tatiana, KM6UVK – San Francisco, CA
- Maximillian, KM6VDK – San Francisco, CA
- Bryce, N4ZJW – Darien, GA
- Joel, W6JKW – Crescent City, CA
- Mark, W8EWH – Novi, MI
- James, K3YMI – Columbia, MD
- Bill, WD9GIU – Peru, IN
- David, KJ7AKG – Puyallup, WA
- Joe, K1VDZ – Cheshire, CT
- Kevin, W9KEG – Peru, IN
- Samuel, KG5FP – Georgetown, TX
- Mike, KI8R – Lancaster, OH
- Daniel, KA1BNO – West Warwick, RI
- Tim, K5TGS – Roanoke, TX
- Dennis, KL7HRO, Two Rivers, AK
- Keith, KI7KEH, Clinton, UT
- Paul, N1HOB, Newalla, OK
- Chris, KC3QFN, Dover, DE
- Barb, KD2UVG, Queens, NY
- Jim, KN4UJW, Fernandina Beach, FL
- Vincent, KD2TMJ, Sandyston, NJ
- Paul, N5SJQ, Everett, WA
- Joe, W2BCC, Cornwall, NH
- Mark KL3MR, Anchorage, AK
- John, KC3QHW, Swoyersville, PA
- Walter, KB0URZ, Washington, DC
- Chuck, KB3JIN, Newtown, PA
- Robert, KN6CPT, San Diego, CA
Thank you for supporting our work to create materials to assist Hams in building their skills and learning new things. We hope that you are enjoying the Amateur Radio learning materials here on our website.
We’d also like to welcome a new partner club, the Barry Amateur Radio Association in Barry County, Michigan. BARA is partnering with us to use our training resources at their meetings.
I wanted to take a moment to highlight the material that is available to you, as an Internet Subscriber, here on n1fd.org. Don’t forget to log in to our website before trying to access these training resources.
Tech Night Training Materials
Our Tech Night Library contains over 100 hours of high-quality training materials on a variety of topics including:
2020 Tech Nights
- Simple HF Wire Antennas by Fred Kemmerer, AB1OC
- Mountain Topping and Portable Operations by Jamey Finchum, AC1DC
- All About Antennas II by Spencer Webb, W2SW.
- VHF+ Weak Signal Stations Part 1 – Overview and 6 Meters by Fred Kemmerer, AB1OC
- How To Post on n1fd.org by Fred Kemmerer, AB1OC
- Field Day From Home by Anita Kemmerer, AB1QB and Fred Kemmerer, AB1OC, Sterling Eanes, AK1K, Jamey Finchum, AC1DC, and Jon Turner, AC1EV
- Getting Started with Amateur Satellites (and Progressing to Linear Birds by Fred Kemmerer, AB1OC (a special How-To Session for CWA and Friends)
- N1MM+ Logger by Anita Kemmerer, AB1QB and Fred Kemmerer, AB1OC
- Getting Started in EME Communications by Fred Kemmerer, AB1OC
- 2020 Project Night by NARS Members
- Getting Started in Contesting by Anita Kemmerer, AB1QB and Fred Kemmerer, AB1OC
2019 Tech Nights
- All About Winter Field Day 2020 by our Winter Field Day Planning Team
- Almost Everything You Need to Know About Antenna Fundamentals Part 1 by Spencer Webb, W2SW and Steve Golson, W1SEG
- Raspberry Pi for Portable Digital Communications by Jamey Finchum, AC1DC
- HFTA, Feedline Design and Busting Pileups by Fred Kemmerer, AB1OC
- QSL’ing and Awards by Anita Kemmerer, AB1QB
- Fox Hunting: Radio Direction Finding for Beginners including a Tape Measure Yagi Build by Jamey Finchum, AC1DC
- Surface Mount Technology by Hamilton Stewart, K1HMS
- RF Design with Smith Charts, Building a First HF Station, and Begining with CW – Hamilton Stewart, K1HMS; Anthony Rizzolo, KC1DXL; and Jerry Doty, K1OKD
- All About Field Day 2019 by our Field Day Planning Team
- Putting up a Tower by Fred Kemmerer, AB1OC
2018 Tech Nights
- Operating Your Station Remotely by Fred Kemmerer, AB1OC
- Transceiver Frequency Measurement and Calibration by George Allison, K1IG.
- DMR Radios and Programming by Bill Barber, NE1B
- WSJT-X: FT8, WSPR, MSK144 and More by Fred Kemmerer, AB1OC
- Getting Started with Raspberry Pi Computers by Anita Kemmerer, AB1QB, Jamey Finchum, AC1DC, Brian McCaffrey, W1BP, Fred Kemmerer, AB1OC, and Craig Bailey, N1SFT
- All About Field Day 2018 by our Field Day Planning Team
- Portable Operating Gear – demonstrations by Nashua Area Radio Society Members
- K1EL Kits by Steve Elliott, K1EL
- Antenna Modeling I by Scott Andersen, NE1RD.
- Building and Operating a Mobile HF Station by Fred Kemmerer, AB1OC
2017 Tech Nights
- High-Altitude Balloons: Amateur Radio at the Edge of Space and was presented by our HAB Team.
- Getting On The Air 2.0 by Fred Kemmerer, AB1OC, and B. Scott Andersen, NE1RD
- All About n1fd.org – Getting the most from our Website by Fred Kemmerer, AB1OC.
- Digital Modes: RTTY, PSK, and WSJT-X by Mike Struzik AB1YK, Anita Kemmerer AB1QB, and Fred Kemmerer, AB1OC
- Bonding and Grounding by Jeff Millar, WA1HCO and Fred Kemmerer, AB1OC.
- All About Field Day 2017 by Dave Merchant, K1DLM, and our Field Day Planning Team.
- Building and Operating a Satellite Ground Station by Burns Fisher, W2BFJ, and Fred Kemmerer, AB1OC.
- DXing and QSLing by Anita Kemmerer, AB1QB; Bill Barber, NE1B; Fred Kemmerer, AB1OC; and Dick Powell, WK1J.
- Weak Signal VHF and UHF Stations by Jeff Millar, WA1HCO and Bill Barber, NE1B.
- Getting the Most from your HF Transceiver and More by Fred Kemmerer, AB1OC, and Dave Michaels, N1RF.
2016 Tech Nights
- Popular Loggers – Ham Radio Deluxe and DXLab Suite by Dave Merchant, K1DLM, and Fred Kemmerer, AB1OC.
- Low-Band Antennas by Dennis Marandos, K1LGQ; Hamilton Stewart, K1HMS; Brian McCaffrey, W1BP; and Fred Kemmerer, AB1OC.
- RF Simulation and Matching by Jeff Millar, WA1HCO
- Directional Antennas by Fred Kemmerer, AB1OC; Dave Michaels, N1RF; Brian Smigielski, AB1ZO; and Greg Fuller, W1TEN
- All About Field Day 2016 by our Field Day Planning Team.
- Surface Mount Soldering and Desoldering, a Hands-On Presentation by Jeff Millar, WA1HCO
- Building Your First Station and Getting On The Air by Fred Kemmerer, AB1OC, and Dave Michaels N1RF
- Software-Defined Radios by Fred Kemmerer, AB1OC and Skip Youngberg, K1NKR
- Advanced Repeaters (DMR, EchoLink, DMR, and D-STAR) by Anita Kemmerer; AB1QB, Fred Kemmerer, AB1OC; and Bill Barber, NE1B
- Antenna Modeling with EZNEC by Fred Kemmerer, AB1OC
Sample Tech Night Video – Putting Up A Tower
Each Tech Night session is recorded and edited in HD video to produce a quality learning experience. The slide presentations that are used as part of our Tech Night sessions are also stored in online archives for your reference.
Online Q&A Forums
As Internet Subscribers, you also have posting access to our most popular Forums to ask questions and receive advice from other Nashua Area Radio Society members. These forums include:
What’s Coming Next?
We have a great lineup of new Tech Night programs coming. You can see what we are planning on our Tech Night Page. We welcome ideas for new Tech Night programs from our Members, Internet Subscribers, and Partner Clubs. Please email us with your suggestions at [email protected].
Interested In Becoming An Internet Subscriber?
We created our Internet Subscription program so that Hams who live outside of New Hampshire and Massachusetts can share in our growing library of training materials and resources. You can learn more about becoming a Nashua Area Radio Society Internet Subscriber here.
Do You Live in New Hampshire or Massachusetts?
If you are local to us, you can become a Member of the Nashua Area Radio Society! In addition to all of the programs and training resources that are described here, you can also participate in our local events (ex. Field Days) and meetings. You can learn more about becoming a regular member of the Nashua Area Radio Society here.
Interested In Becoming A Partner Club?
The Nashua Area Radio Society’s mission includes helping Amateurs Worldwide to develop their skills and have fun with Amateur Radio. We have invested a great deal of effort in creating high-quality Amateur Radio Training material that can be used on-line. We’ve also begun working with clubs outside of our area to help them to provide world-class training using the content described here.
We also work with partner clubs on ideas and the development of new program projects that have helped us to grow. If your club is interested in partnering with us on training, membership growth, and/or Ham development, please contact us at [email protected].
Anita, AB1QB
Membership Chairperson