All posts by Anita Kemmerer

I am a DX'er and digital contesting op. I am the current membership chairperson for the Nashua Area Radio Society.
Featured, Field Day, General, Newsletter

NARS Plans for Field Day While Social Distancing

ARRL Field Day 2020 takes place this weekend from 2:00 pm Eastern time on Saturday, June 27th through 2:00pm Eastern time on Sunday, June 28th.  Nashua Area Radio Society members plan to operate Field Day while Social Distancing.

Nashua Telegraph Field Day Article
Nashua Telegraph Field Day Article

Many members of the Nashua Area Radio Society are planning to operate in Field Day.   Our plans have been publicized in the Nashua Telegraph online edition.  (Note that if you don’t have a Nashua Telegraph subscription, you will need to enter your zip code to view the article).

Member W1YCZ Field Day Article
Member W1YCZ Field Day Article

Several of our members have written about their operating plans:

These articles have been pushed to Facebook and Twitter.

If you are operating for Field Day, there is still time to post an article with your plans.  If you have never posted before, see the video from our mini-tech night on How to Post on n1fd.org, which is on our Tech Night page.  Scroll down to see the video.

The Nashua Area Radio Society will be providing several activities for our members during Field Day, including:

  • Messaging net
  • Remote operating opportunities for our Youth Contest competitors
  • Virtual Elected Official and Agency Representative site visit

If you are interested in participating in these activities, please contact Anita, AB1QB at [email protected].

We encourage members who are operating Field Day to include Nashua Area Radio Society as their Club when submitting their logs.

Activities, Antennas, Featured, General, Newsletter, On The Air, Station Equipment

June Meeting – The K3LR Super Station

1 Comment

Don’t miss our June membership meeting, where we welcome Tim Duffy, K3LR who will speak about the K3LR Super Station.

Tim’s station is one of the top Multi-Multi Contest Stations in the world.  He is also the CEO of DX Engineering.  Tim’s accomplishments in Amateur Radio include the following and more:

  • Founder and Chairman of Contest University
  • President of the Mercer County Amateur Radio Club
  • Active in RACES, ACS and ARES
  • Hosted Youth Contest teams at the K3LR Super Station for major contests
  • Member of the CQ Contest Hall of Fame
  • Was on Team USA for the World Radio Team Championship (WRTC) five times.
  • Chairman of the World Wide Radio Operators Foundation (WWROF)
  • Recipient of the 2015 Amateur of the Year Award presented by the Dayton Hamvention® Awards Committee and the 2016 YASME Excellence Award.
K3LR Super Station Photo from QRZ.com
K3LR Super Station Photo from QRZ.com

The meeting will be held on Tuesday, June 2nd starting at 7:00 pm and will be held online via a Zoom Conference.  You can find the Zoom link on our main page, n1fd.org.  Scroll down to the meeting announcement to see the link.  If you have not been on a Zoom meeting before, I would recommend joining at least 15 minutes early.

Join us on Tuesday, June 2nd to hear all about the K3LR Super Station.  Hope to see you on Zoom!

Featured, Field Day, General, Newsletter

ARRL Field Day 2020 Rule Changes

ARRL has announced two rule changes for Field Day 2020 only.  The first rule change is that stations operating in class D can contact other class D stations for points.  The second change is that an aggregate club score will be published, which will be the sum of all individual entries indicating a specific club.

For details of the changes, see the ARRL Article http://www.arrl.org/news/temporary-rule-waivers-announced-for-2020-arrl-field-day

Plan to join our June Tech Night on Tuesday, June 9th at 7:00 pm Eastern Time.  Fred, AB1OC, Anita, AB1QB, Jamey, AC1DC, and Jon, AC1EV will provide a how-to presentation on Field Day From Home – Base, Portable, and Mobile Setup & Operating.  You can find the link to the Zoom conference at https://www.n1fd.org/. Scroll down on that page to see the meeting information.

Radio Amateurs Developing Skills Worldwide