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.
We held the first two sessions of our planned Spring 2020 Ham Radio Bootcamp this year before COVID-19 disrupted our lives. The third session will be a Virtual Ham Radio Bootcamp.
Our third session was to be a trip to Ham Radio Outlet one evening where they opened it up to only Bootcampers. Unfortunately, we will not be able to hold that session.
Ham Radio Outlet Website
Now we are planning a Virtual Ham Radio Bootcamp session. We will get together on a Zoom web conference and go over and answer your questions about equipment for your shack, using HRO, manufacturer’s and other websites as needed.
We will hold this session on Wednesday evening March 25th starting at 7:00 pm Eastern time. If you are interested, you can join the Zoom using this link. If you have never used Zoom before, plan to join around 6:45 pm to give you time to get set up.
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
Here is the planned schedule for the Fall Ham Radio Bootcamp. Mark these dates on your calendar!
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.
Every now and again one comes across a piece of Ham Radio History. Anita and I had this experience recently during our vacation in Florida. For example, we can across an artifact that we had heard about from Charle, W1CBD but had never actually seen during a recent visit to Florida.
Pretty Basic HT Transceiver
This is a Motorola MX-340. This radio was a 5w UHF (or sometimes VHF) FM rig that was popular for commercial applications in the 1970s. You can learn more about the rig here.
A Very Special HT Transceiver
So I bet you are wondering “What makes this old HT so special? Why is it a piece of Ham Radio History?”. Well, here’s a hint – it flew aboard this:
Space Shuttle Atlantis On Display At The Kennedy Space Center, Fla.
Yup, the little HT flew aboard the Space Shuttle. Here’s more about our little HTs role via an excerpt from Wikipedia :
Ham Radio has been a STEM learning tool for a very long time. An early example of this was the Shuttle Amateur Radio Experiment (SAREX) program. SAREX was a partnership between NASA, ARISS, and the ARRL. Its success in bringing Ham Radio to schools and other educational venues led, in part, to the creation of ARISS.
How All Of This Effects NARS
HMS Students Talking to the ISS
And ARISS, of course, has provided NARS the opportunity to be part of bringing contacts with astronauts aboard the International Space Station (ISS) to schools here in New Hampshire, around the United States, and around the world.
There are many such examples of Ham Radio History that resulted in great things for many people. Perhaps you know of one? If so, please consider taking writing about it here on our Blog.
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