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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, Field Day, General, Newsletter, On The Air, Youth Activities

Membership Renewals

Close to 40% of our members are up for renewal in the month of September.  We encourage those members to renew early,  beat the rush, and make sure your membership does not expire.  This article will show you how to tell when your membership is up for renewal. It will also show you how to renew your NARS membership online.

When is My Membership Due for Renewal?

Looking up my membership status
Looking up my membership status

You can visit the following page to see when your membership is up for renewal: https://www.n1fd.org/member-directory/.   Scroll to the 2nd table on the page, titled Membership Roster and Status, put your callsign in the search box and hit return.  As you can see above, I have looked up my membership status and I see that my membership is expiring in September 2019.

Membership Renewal Form
Membership Renewal Form

 

How to Renew Your Membership

To renew your membership, you can fill out the membership renewal form at the following page:  https://www.n1fd.org/renew-your-membership/.  At the end of the form, you will be asked to pay your membership fee using PayPal.

We have multiple membership renewal options to choose from if you qualify, with the following yearly fees.  Make sure you take advantage of a discounted rate if you qualify:

  • Regular Membership:  $31
  • Senior Membership (Age 65 or over): $26
  • Full-Time Student: $26
  • Family Membership: $46
Field Day 2019 Team

Your membership allows you to participate in all of our activities including:

HAB-3 Students and Teachers - Ready to Launch
HAB-3 Students and Teachers – Ready to Launch

Your membership in the Nashua Area Radio Society also supports our education and youth outreach work including:

  • Amateur Radio Licensing class delivery and scholarships for students, teachers, and young people
  • STEM Education for school students through Amateur Radio (ex. our High-Altitude Balloon program)
  • Activites to introduce young people and new Hams to Amateur Radio such as ARRL Kids Day, ARRL Rookie Roundup, and other youth outreach activities

If you are not yet a member, you can join the Nashua Area Radio Society online at https://www.n1fd.org/join-us/

 

Activities, Featured, General, Newsletter

NARS is Featured in QST and CQ Magazines

Both QST Magazine and CQ Magazine published articles on the Dayton Hamvention this month.  The Nashua Area Radio Society (NARS) was recognized the Hamvention Club of the Year award this year, where the Hamvention theme was Mentoring the Next Generation.  NARS is featured in QST and CQ Magazines.

NARS in CQ Magazine
NARS in CQ Magazine

In CQ Magazine, the article titled “The Dayton Trifecta” starts on page 24.  There is a nice spread on the Hamvention Awards Dinner on pages 30-31, where you will see the Nashua Area Radio Society included in pictures of the award winners.

NARS in QST Magazine
NARS in QST Magazine

The electronic version of QST, published by the ARRL is out and we are featured in the article titled “The 2019 ARRL National Convention at Dayton Hamvention” on pages 72-74 – we are featured on page 73.  If you look closely, you will also see some members in the group photo at the beginning of the article.  The print version should be arriving in the mail shortly.

NARS is featured in CQ and QST Magazines this month.  Make sure you pick up your copy of both magazines!

Featured, Field Day, General, Newsletter

Field Day 2019 Recap

Field Day 2019 was one to remember.  We built an 11A station with a new VHF Tower and 160 meters.   Setup and takedown went smoothly.  The operating positions were full for most of the event.  We increased our score by more than 3,000 points over last year!

Field Day Site
Field Day Site

Hudson Memorial School proved to be a great Field Day Site for the 2nd year.

Transportation and Setup

Tower and Antenna Setup
Tower and Antenna Setup

Setting up at Field Day was a challenge, with 4 towers, the 160-meter wire antenna, and RBOG and the Satellite station.  Thanks to a hardworking and organized team led by Craig, N1SFT, we had everything onsite by Thursday evening or Friday morning and the Tower and Antenna setup went very smoothly.  We even had some professional help, when Matt, KC1XX showed up!

VHF Tower
VHF Tower

Here is the newest addition to field day, the VHF Tower.  With the antennas on the tower and the use of FT8, we had a record number of 6-meter contacts.  And Fred was able to walk the VHF bands with a few clubs to get some QSOs on 2 meters and 70 cm as well.

Field Day 2019 Operation

Ryan, KC1KJS, operating at Field Day
Ryan, KC1KJS, operating at Field Day

At 2:00 pm local time, the operations began and continued for 24 hours. It was great to see some of our younger members operating at Field Day.

CW Operations
CW Operations

We also had world class contesters Matt, KC1XX and Bob, WA1Z in the CW Tent along with Dennis, K1LGQ.

Keith, KC1IMK at the Digital Station
Keith, KC1IMK at the Digital Station

We had a very cool high tech Digital setup with 3 stations running FT8 using networked Flex Radios and antennas on a 60 ft tower.  Thanks to Dave, K1DLM,  for providing this setup.

Abby, AB1BY Operating at Night
Abby, AB1BY Operating at Night

Operations continued all night.  Rumor has it that Abby, AB1BY and her dad Jamey, AC1DC operated SO3R in the Digital tent on FT8.

Great Food

Jerry, K1OKD at the Grill
Jerry, K1OKD at the Grill

We also had world class food at Field Day.  Thanks to Jerry, K1OKD, Food team lead and Andrea, KC1JDX and Peter, KC1FNF, we never went hungry.

Sterling, AK1K
Sterling, AK1K

Thanks to Sterling, AK1K, we got 200 bonus points for messaging and had fun in the process handling the messages.

Field Day Site after Field Day
Field Day Site after Field Day

We left the site just as it was when we arrived. Thanks to all who helped take everything down and bring it all back to BOB!

Field Day 2019 Results

Field Day Results
Field Day Results

Here are our 2019 Field Day Results – a big improvement over last year!  Thanks to everyone who helped out with Field Day – too many to mention in this article.  This was one of our best Field Days ever! You can see more detail on our score and the list of our Top Operators on our Field Day page.

Anita, AB1QB

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