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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.
Activities, Education and Training, Featured, General

Ham Bootcamp Starts on February 29th

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The Nashua Area Radio Society will be holding a Ham Radio Bootcamp this Spring.  This is a program to help new or inactive hams to gain the skills they need to get on the air.   You are invited to join us for the first session, which will be held on Saturday, February 29th from 10:00 am to 2:00 pm.  A light lunch will be provided.

First HF Contact at Bootcamp
First HF Contact at Bootcamp

Here is the planned schedule for the Fall Ham Radio Bootcamp.  Mark these dates on your calendar!

  • Session 1: February 29th
  • Session 2: March 7th
      • How to set up your 1st HF station
      • HF Operating
      • Digital Operating
      • Ground Plane Antenna Kit
  • Session 3: Date TBD
      • Building and tuning up HF Wire Antennas

We will also be scheduling a 4th Ham Radio Bootcamp session, which will be a trip to Ham Radio Outlet in Salem.  Stay tuned to the forums for details.

HamXposition
Dan and Kenzie Satellite Intro at Bootcamp

For more information on Ham Radio Bootcamp, see the articles from previous sessions held locally and at Boxboro.

If you are interested in attending, RSVP to Anita, AB1QB at [email protected].  If you would like to participate in the HT programming session, please send your HT make and model.

Hope to see you on February 29th!

Anita, AB1QB

DX, Featured, Field Day, General, Newsletter, On The Air

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.

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