The results from 2020 Winter Field Day are in. The Nashua Area Radio Society was #2 overall as well as in the outdoor category.
As was the case last year, the scores are all about multipliers which is derived from the number of active bands and modes that a station has.
You can read more about our WFD 2020 operation here.
Fred, AB1OC
We have successfully tested the ISS Telebridge capabilities here at our station. ARISS has scheduled a Multipoint Telebridge a school contact using our Ground Station for Thursday, April 30th beginning at 13:35 UTC (9:35 am Eastern Time). The Multipoint Telebridge format enables the students to contact the ISS from their homes via telephone connections…
Source: Listen to the ISS Contact Scheduled for April 30th, 2020
After two successful tests of the Telebridge/Phone Patch capabilities here at our station, we are ready to support a school contact! ARISS has scheduled a Multipoint Telebridge contact using our station for next Thursday.
We’ve added some upgrades to our Space Communications Ground station to accommodate ARISS contacts with the ISS. The additions include:
You can learn more about the contact and how to listen in via the link above.
Fred, AB1OC
CQ CQ All Hams! We will open our Membership Meetings and Tech Nights for April and May to include our Internet Subscribers and all Hams in North America.
We will hold our meetings online during April and May via Zoom! You are invited to join us online for these meetings.
We have some excellent speakers planned for our April and May meetings and they will share live presentations and conduct Q&A online. The Nashua Area Radio Society will also be conducting an after-meeting net on 40m after our April and May Meetings and Tech Nights.
Nashua Area Radio Society Regular Meeting, April 7th, 7 pm Eastern – Our speaker will be Jim Idelson K1IR who will talk about Tower Safety. Join Our Zoom Meeting
Nashua Area Radio Society Tech Night, April 14th, 7 pm Eastern – Fred Kemmerer, AB1OC will provide a how-to presentation on How to Get Started in 2m EME (Moon Bounce) Communications. Fred will also share some details on a high-performance EME station that he is building. Join Our Zoom Meeting
Nashua Area Radio Society Regular Meeting, May 5th, 7 pm Eastern – Our speaker will be Dr. Bob Heil, K9EID. More to come on Bob’s Presentation
Nashua Area Radio Society Tech Night, May 12th, 7 pm Eastern – Anita Kemmerer, AB1QB and Fred Kemmerer, AB1OC will provide a how-to presentation on Getting Started with the N1MM+ Contest Logger.
All you need to join one of our meetings is to click on the Join Our Zoom Meeting link above for the meeting that you want to Join.
We suggest that you join our meetings online at least 15 minutes before the scheduled start times.
Abby Finchum, AB1BY – A NARS Net Control Operator Running a Special Event
CQ All Hams! The Nashua Area Radio Society will hold our new after meeting nets on or around 7.260 MHz LSB. We will post an update on the final frequency here just before our nets begin. We hope that these nets will give our members and guests a chance to communicate and socialize with each other. Folks who join us for the preceding online meetings will also be able to monitor the after meeting nets via the online share.
We will also be live streaming video and audio from our nets to the Nashua Area Radio Society Facebook page.
