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.
Activities, Featured, General

Bob Heil to Speak to Nashua Area Radio Society on March 7th

Our March Membership Meeting will feature Dr. Bob Heil, K9EID.  Bob will speak to us about Antennas and Installation Techniques and Radio Settings .

Ham Nation
Ham Nation

Dr. Bob Heil is well know to amateurs as the former host of Ham Nation and the founder of Heil Sound.

Heil Sound makes world class Ham Radio and Professional audio equipment including headphones, microphones, and related equipment.

Heil Talk Box
Heil Talk Box

But did you know that Bob has made a name for himself in the world of Rock and Roll? He has created touring sound systems for several rock and roll bands such as the Grateful Dead and the Who.  Bob invented the Heil Talk Box, which was used by many rock and roll musicians.  He even has a display at the Rock and Roll Hall of Fame!

Bob Heil Organist
Bob Heil at the Organ

An accomplished organist, Bob played for us at the end of meeting the last time he visited us.  You can see the recording on our Videos page – look for the March 2022 Membership Meeting.

Bob Heil is a great storyteller and his previous visits to the Nashua Area Radio Society were truly memorable.  Don’t miss Tuesday’s meeting.

To learn more about Bob Heil and his incredible accomplishments, visit his QRZ and Wikipedia pages.

The membership meeting will take place on Tuesday March 7th starting at 7:00 pm. It will be a hybrid meeting, at the Nashua Library in the NPL Theater as well as on Zoom.  For more information, including the Zoom link, see our main page and scroll down to the section titled Plans for Online Meetings and Tech Nights.

Education and Training, Featured, General, Homebrewing

Project Night – An N1FD Tradition

Our next meeting, to be held on Tuesday, January 3rd will be project night.  Project night has been a Nashua Area Radio Society (and Club) tradition, held every January as far back as I can remember.

Charlie, AB1ZN Showing A Vintage Rig - Project Night Tradition
Charlie, AB1ZN Showing A Vintage Rig

Project night gives each of our members a chance to share a project they are working on with the rest of our members.   These are short presentations – we’d like to have 5-6 presentations for our next project night on January 3rd.

Dave K1DHP - VLF Detector - Project Night Tradition
Dave K1DHP – VLF Detector

This gives members a chance to show off their projects and others a chance to learn from the members presenting.

DX Alarm 1 - Project Night Tradition

You don’t need to be a long time amateur to present.   If you are a new ham, you can talk about how you set up your first station, your first home-brew project, etc.   I have found that teaching or presenting is the best way to learn.  You may even get some suggestions from the group.  Members and Internet Subscribers are encouraged to present.

Here are some articles and videos about previous project nights:

The tradition continues – we hope to see you on Tuesday on Zoom for Project Night!  Please drop me an email at [email protected] to let me know what project you would like to present.

Featured, General, Space, Youth Activities

BIG E Space Chat is a Go!

The BIG E Space Chat is a go!  The pre-contact program for our upcoming ISS contact at the BIG E will begin at 1:20 pm ET on Tuesday, September 27. Our astronaut will be Bob Hines, KI5RQT. Our ground station for this contact will be ON4ISS in Belgium.Parking and the walk to The BIG E arena will take some time so be sure to get there early. Remember to bring a printed official copy of your Amateur Radio license and you and up to 3 family and friends will get free admission to The BIG E on contact day.

BIG E Map
BIG E Map

The arena will hold well over 1,000 people. The BIG E is helping us to publicize the event and arrange for TV coverage for the program and the contact. We would appreciate everyone’s help in getting the word out!

Stage at the BIG E Arena
Stage at the BIG E Arena

Our pre-contact program will begin with a series of videos about space, NASA, ARISS, going to Mars, and more. Our pre-contact program speakers will include:

We hope to see you and many folks across the New England and Hudson Divisions at the BIG E Space Chat next Tuesday!

If you cannot make it to The BIG E to see our contact in person, you can watch it via a live stream on YouTube. Our contact program will begin at 1:20 pm and is available on YouTube via this link.

Anita, AB1QB

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