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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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Winter Field Day Roving on VHF+ Bands

This year we added a new activity,  VHF+ Winter Field Day Roving.  This involved mobile operators contacting Winter Field Day stations from outside of any Winter Field Day station.

We were able to make contacts on all of the above bands using Phone, Digital, and CW.  Many of the contacts were our first on the bands.

We used transceivers for Winter Field Day Roving to operate on the following VHF bands: 2m, 1.25m, 70cm, 33cm and 23cm.  We used a laptop running Fldigi to add Digital and CW modes to Phone mode.

Thanks to Randall, N1KRB and Miguel, KC1LKO for operating as Rovers for Winter Field Day.

Winter Field Day Rover Test
Winter Field Day Rover Test

Thanks to Jerry, K1OKD and Jon, AC1EV for testing the Rover hardware and software prior to Winter Field Day.

Anita, AB1QB

 

 

Education and Training, Featured, Newsletter

License Classes are Open for Registration

The Nashua Area Radio Society Winter/Spring 2020 License Classes are Open for Registration.  The classes will be held at Dartmouth-Hitchcock Nashua on the following dates:

  • Technician Class: January 18th and 19th
  • General Class: February 22nd and 23rd
  • Extra Class: March 20th, 21st, and 22nd

We will conduct a VE exam session on Sunday at the end of each class.

Our classes are based on the Gordon West license manuals.  We go over every question in the question pool twice and provide many demos to reinforce the material. Our demos will also give you a flavor of what you can do with your license.

To register for a class online, visit  https://www.n1fd.org/amateur-radio-license-class-registration/

If you have any questions, contact Anita, AB1QB at classes @n1fd.org.  You can also contact Anita if you are an ARRL Volunteer Examiner and would like to help out with any of our VE sessions.

Featured, Newsletter, On The Air, Space

ISS SSTV Event Now Until January 1st

ARISS SSTV is currently on the air until 18:20 UTC on January 1st.  The ISS SSTV event is in memory of cosmonaut Alexei Leonov.

ISS SSTV Image captured on 12/29/19
ISS SSTV Image captured on 12/29/19

Here is an image that we captured on 12/29.  The images will be sent continuously by the ISS and can be received during ISS passes over our area.  You can find out the passes over your area by entering your grid square and elevation and choosing ISS at the following website: https://www.amsat.org/track/index.php

To see how we received the image see the following article https://www.n1fd.org/2017/12/18/iss-sstv/

We hope you can have some fun receiving ISS SSTV event images.   For future events, keep an eye on the ARISS SSTV Blog.

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