Category Archives: Education and Training

Education and Training information is for folks looking for help to earn or upgrade their license, learn about Amateur Radio, and get help with Ham Radio questions.

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The South African Radio League Web Site and Free Publications

The South African Radio League has an annual Diary of Events (PDF) online.  Between the month-at-a-glance pages, this calendar has information on certificates they administer such as the Worked All ZS award and Worked All Africa award.

South African hams operating outdoors
South African hams operating outdoors
(From the public SARL Youth Facebook page,
https://www.facebook.com/groups/217437211797100)

For a bigger picture, I like their Year-at-a-Glance (PDF) calendar, for A3 paper (11.75″ x 16.5″).  (I’ve already suggested that the ARRL take a look at it and consider offering one too.)

South African hams operating outdoors
South African hams operating outdoors
(From the public SARL Youth Facebook page,
https://www.facebook.com/groups/217437211797100)

The South African Parks on the Air program looks interesting since it includes Flora and Fauna not seen in the wild anyplace near our W1 area!

Their HF Happenings (and other DX news) newsletter is downloadable and includes African IOTA information.

South African hams operating outdoors
South African hams during a SOTA activation
Cover of September/October 2014 issue of Radio ZS
(From the public SARL Youth Facebook page,
https://www.facebook.com/groups/217437211797100)

In response to the pandemic, they made the April 2020 issue of their magazine free to everyone.  (Apparently, some other societies have done the same, so if you find one, please post a link to it!)  This issue includes an adapter to use a Baofang radio as a ‘fox’, the design for the audio part of a direct-conversion receiver (SDR), information about an amateur radio exhibit they put up at a public exhibit of hobbies of all sorts, and other projects.

Don’t worry about being able to read the articles, everything I looked at was in English, with some columns also in Afrikaans.  I found it very interesting!

As you can tell from the pictures above, they also have a public Facebook page “for members of the SARL (South African Radio League) and amateur radio enthusiasts under the age of 25“.

Aron, W1AKI

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September Membership Renewals

September is the month when over 40% of our members are due for renewal.  Thank you to all of the members who have renewed to date since my first call for September membership renewals.

The following members still need to renew before the end of September :

Call SignLast NameFirst NameMember Class
NJ1HBordyBillSENIOR
KC1EMJBrandIraSENIOR
KC1HUJCallahanRobertFULL
KI1MCantaraPeterFULL
KG1RYCutbillR GaryFULL
N1CMDDudeCurtisFULL
KC1JEBEyceozAyaSTUDENT
KC1GQNHamiltonCharlesFULL
K1VLBHopkinsMikeFULL
K4BRMacdonaldJohnSENIOR
KC1FOZManchesterAlfredFULL
AB1UYMaxwellJimFULL
W1BPMcCaffreyBrianFULL
N1RFMichaelsDavidFULL
AB1ZNPentedemosCharlesSENIOR
KC1BNGPerichLouFULL
KC1HDJSchrothMichaelSENIOR
K9AENYurcakJohnSENIOR

How to Renew Your Membership

To renew your membership, the first step is to log in to N1FD.org.  Once you are logged in, you can fill out the membership renewal form on 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
Members at a SOTA at the Mt. Washington Summit
Members at a SOTA at the Mt. Washington Summit

Membership Benefits

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

Technician License Class
Technician License Class

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)
  • Activities 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 up for a September Membership Renewal, please go online to https://www.n1fd.org/renew-your-membership  and renew your membership soon!  If you have any questions, contact Anita, AB1QB, our membership chairperson at [email protected].

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Fall 2020 Amateur Radio License Classes

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The Nashua Area Radio Society will hold three Amateur Radio License Classes this fall. Due to COVID-19, we will be holding them online, and they are open to anyone in the US.

Here are the dates for our classes:

Our classes will be held using Zoom web conferencing.

Gordon West Technician Class Book
Gordon West Technician Class Book

Classes are based on the Gordon West License Class Manuals.  We go over each question on the exam at least twice and give lots of demos to reinforce the materials.

You can visit this page for more information about our license classes.  You can register online for a class here.

Our knowledgeable instructors have given 6-7 amateur radio license classes per year for the past 5 years.  We have had a high success rate with our amateur radio license classes and have received much positive feedback from our students.

We are working to implement an online exam at the end of our classes as we have in the past.  It will take some effort to put this in place but we will make every attempt to have this ready for the Fall classes.

Have questions?  Contact Anita, AB1QB at [email protected].

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