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Nashua Area Radio Society activities. Included is Field Day, our Annual Picnic, Tech Nights, On The Air Activations and much more.

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NARS Dayton Forum Video

The ARRL gave the Nashua Area Radio Society a Forum at the Dayton Hamvention® this past year to talk about how we approached Growing and Modernizing our club. Here’s a summary of our presentation from the Hamvention program:

ARRL is pleased to introduce members of the Nashua Area Radio Society (NARS), from New Hampshire. This ARRL Special Service Club has over 200 members contributing to Amateur Radio licensing classes, youth and school activities, on the air operating activities, Amateur Radio Expositions in public venues, and emergency communications training. NARS is a vibrant, active radio club with a strong mentoring component. Club members will share a presentation about their activities and approach to building membership and youth participation in their club. If your radio club is hungry for new ideas and is looking for ways to engage newcomers – you won’t want to miss this opportunity to hear from a vibrant, active radio club. Sponsored by ARRL, the national association for Amateur Radio®.

The ARRL has produced a video of our Dayton Forum presentation. You can view our Dayton Forum Video by clicking on the image above.

NARS Story
The Nashua Area Radio Society Story (click to view)

You can also view the slides from our Forum presentation by clicking on the image above. It works well to view both the slides and the video together. You can do this by clicking on the slides to bring them up in a separate tab in your browser and then playing the video from this page.

The Nashua Area Radio Society in the ARRL Booth at Dayton

The ARRL also provided space in their booth at Dayton for us to host a display about some of our projects and to talk with folks about how they might go about modernizing and growing their Amateur Radio club.

There has been quite a bit of interest what has worked for us and we are providing this presentation via the Internet to several other Amateur Radio Clubs around the USA. If you would like to have us share this presentation at your club meeting, please contact us via email to [email protected].

Fred, AB1OC

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/

 

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NARS August Activities

We have a busy month of activities coming up in August. Our monthly Club Breakfast will be held on Saturday, August 10th at 8:30 am at the Dream Diner in Tyngsboro.

The following weekend we will hold what has become our annual trip to activate Mount Washington on Saturday, August 17th. We will activate Mount Washington for Summits on the Air (SOTA) and Mount Washington State Park for Parks on the Air (POTA).

We have had members get to the top almost every possible way there is. We’ve had members hike up – this is a very strenuous climb and takes about 4 hours, one way. We’ve had some members come up on the Cog Railway.  It is the steepest rack railway in the US and 2nd steepest in the world! Reservations are recommended. There is also a Steam Punk Festival taking place on the 17th as well.

August Activities
The Mount Washington Cog Railway

We also have had members make the strenuous hike up the mountain. This is quite a hike and will take you close to 4 hours to reach the top. If you are interested in hiking up please get in touch with Jamey, AC1DC at [email protected].

Connor, KC1GGX arriving at the peak!

The final way up is to drive the Mount Washington Auto Road.  The Mount Washington Auto Road offers a one of a kind experience with spectacular views. If you’re not comfortable with heights or narrow mountain roads you can also take a guided tour on one of the Mount Washington vans.

A Stop along the Auto Road

We’ll plan to arrive at the peak around 10:00 am and set up and then operate as long as the weather permits. Please contact Jamey, AC1DC via email at [email protected] if you are planning on attending.

After hiking up the mountain on Saturday, Fred, AB1OC and Anita, AB1QB will host the ARRL’s Rookie Roundup for RTTY. Anyone licensed under three years or anyone that has not made a RTTY contact may join in the fun. The contest begins at 2 pm local time and runs until 8 pm. If you are interested in participating please contact Anita at [email protected].

Jim, K1BRM operating in the Rookie Roundup RTTY - August Activities
Jim, K1BRM operating in the Rookie Roundup RTTY

Finally, we will also have our Club’s Family Picnic on Saturday, August 24th at Greeley Park in Nashua. This will run from 11 am until 4 pm. We have a potluck lunch. Members can sign up to bring a dish on our Google Sheets page. We’ll have some foxes (hidden transmitters) out and may try a satellite contact with a hand held and yagi antenna. Bring your family and friends and come enjoy an afternoon with the club!

August Activities
Club Picnic

We have a lot going on in August and I hope to see you at one or all of the events we have scheduled!

Jamey, AC1DC

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