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.
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Virtual Contest University

The 2020 Dayton Hamvention has been canceled, but you still have the opportunity to attend Contest University from the comfort of your QTH!   The organizers of Contest University will be holding a free Virtual Contest University via Zoom on May 14th.

Contest University is a full day of educational presentations.  The world’s most skilled contesters share their knowledge.  You will learn not just how to operate in a contest but skills that are useful for all ham radio operators:

  • How to improve your station
  • All about propagation and when to operate to get the most and most distant contacts
  • Information on setting up your digital station and operating digital modes,
  • What are the best performing transceivers based on testing by Rob Sherwood, NC0B
  • And much more!

Fred, AB1OC, and I have been attending Contest University for many years and we learn something new every time.  Contest University is highly recommended for our Student/Teacher Contesters as well as all of our members.

Here is an outline of the speakers and presentation topics: https://www.contestuniversity.com/course-outline/

You can register online for the Virtual Contest University at the above link to get the Zoom link.  Contest University starts at 8:30 am on May 14th.

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Be Sure to Watch Ham Nation Tonight

The Nashua Area Radio Society will be featured on Ham Nation tonight, April 1st.  Fred, AB1OC will do a short spot on Taking Your Amateur Radio Club Online.

He will be talking about how we brought our Extra License Class and Ham Radio Bootcamp online recently and our upcoming online meetings in April and May.

Ham Nation can be viewed each Wednesday night starting at 9:00 pm Eastern Time on Twit.tv.  You can watch it live at https://twit.tv/live

 

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Virtual Ham Radio Bootcamp Tomorrow Evening!

We held the first two sessions of our planned Spring 2020 Ham Radio Bootcamp this year before COVID-19 disrupted our lives.  The third session will be a Virtual Ham Radio Bootcamp.

Our third session was to be a trip to Ham Radio Outlet one evening where they opened it up to only Bootcampers.  Unfortunately, we will not be able to hold that session.

Ham Radio Outlet Website
Ham Radio Outlet Website

Now we are planning a Virtual Ham Radio Bootcamp session.  We will get together on a Zoom web conference and go over and answer your questions about equipment for your shack, using HRO, manufacturer’s and other websites as needed.

Zoom Logo

We will hold this session on Wednesday evening March 25th starting at 7:00 pm Eastern time.  If you are interested, you can join the Zoom using this link.  If you have never used Zoom before, plan to join around 6:45 pm to give you time to get set up.

 

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