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Featured, General, Newsletter, On The Air

New Hampshire QSO Party Multi-Op as N1FD

The New Hampshire QSO Party was last weekend, September 15-16 and AB1OC and AB1QB hosted a multi-op entry from their station using the N1FD callsign.

Bob, KC1RLS and Anita, AB1QB in the NHQP
Bob, KC1RLS and Anita, AB1QB in the NHQP

The following members were part of the team that operated as N1FD:

N1FD Score in 2018 NH QSO Party
N1FD Score in 2018 NH QSO Party

We made close to 1600 QSOs during the 18-hour contest and our preliminary score was 104,742.

The team has entered the club competition in the Superstation Category.  Here is a link to the 2018 NHQP page in 3830 where you can see our score details along with those of other NARS members who operated in the contest..

 

Activities, Education and Training, Featured, General, Newsletter, On The Air, Space, Youth Activities

NARS Youth Expo at Boxboro

The Nashua Area Radio Society put together a very successful Amateur Radio Youth Exposition at the New England Amateur Radio Convention at Boxboro this year.

Boxboro 2018 - Youth Expo Display
Boxboro 2018 – Youth Expo Display

Our Expo featured more than ten high-quality displays and hands-on activities which introduced young people to many aspects of Amateur Radio.

Boxboro 2018 - HF GOTA Coach Jerry K1OKD
Boxboro 2018 – HF GOTA Coach Jerry K1OKD

Our HF GOTA at Boxboro 2018 was a hit with many folks making their first HF contacts with us. We operated AB1OC-AB1QB’s station remotely via the Internet. We secured a the N1T special event callsign for Boxboro and we made over 150 contacts as N1T during the convention.

Boxboro 2018 - Satellite Station Operated by Burns WB1FJ
Boxboro 2018 – Satellite Station Operated by Burns WB1FJ

We also had our transportable satellite station at Boxboro and we made quite a few satellite contacts as N1T as well.

Boxboro 2018 - Space Comms Display
Boxboro 2018 – Space Comms Display

There was lots of interest in satellites between the satellite GOTA station and our Space Communications display.

Boxboro 2018 - Kit Building (Dan AC1EN and Mackenzie KE1NZY)
Boxboro 2018 – Kit Building (Dan AC1EN and Mackenzie KE1NZY)

We added a kit building activity to our Youth Expo at Boxboro and it was a big hit!

Builders (Burns WB1FJ and his Grandson)
Builders (Burns WB1FJ and his Grandson)

Over 40 K1EL Morse Code Tutor kits got built during the weekend with many parents and grandparents building kits along with the kids.

Boxboro 2018 - Karen KC1KBW - BGHS Teacher Building a Kit
Boxboro 2018 – Karen KC1KBW – BGHS Teacher Building a Kit

Some of our High-Altitude Balloon program students and teachers also had fun with the kit building activity.

Boxboro 2018 - Forum Presentation by Dan AC1EN
Boxboro 2018 – Forum Presentation by Dan AC1EN

We did three presentations related to the activities at our Youth Expo in the forums at Boxboro. The most popular one was about the many youth outreach projects that the Nashua Area Radio Society is doing.

Boxboro 2018 - Forum Presentation by Mackenzie KE1NZY and Fred AB1OC
Boxboro 2018 – Forum Presentation by Mackenzie KE1NZY and Fred AB1OC

Dan and Mackenzie Pooler (AC1EN and KE1NZY) helped me with this one and they brought a very valuable perspective on our youth outreach work.

Boxboro 2018 provided lots of great moments and memories for the many members who help with our Expo. Check out the photo memories above to see some more of these.

Boxboro 2018 - NARS Team at Boxboro
Boxboro 2018 – NARS Team at Boxboro

A very special THANK YOU to the many Nashua Area Radio Society members who helped throughout the weekend!

We are planning another Amateur Radio Youth Exposition as part of the New England Tech Trek at NEAR-Fest in October. Don’t miss it and please come out and help us create another great Amateur Radio experience at NEAR-Fest!

Fred, AB1OC

 

Activities, Featured, General

Summer Activities – A Picnic and a SOTA

The weekend of August 25th and 26th brought a break from the rainy and hot weather and provided beautiful weather for two NARS summer activities.

On Saturday, August 25th, we held our Family Picnic at Greeley Park in Nashua.  It was a potluck lunch and members brought lots of great food to eat.  It was an enjoyable time, eating great food and chatting with our Ham Radio friends and their families.

Here is a gallery of pictures from the picnic:

Bright and early on Sunday, August 26th we all headed to Mount Washington for our SOTA/POTA activation.  We had another beautiful day with relatively warm temperatures for Mount Washington’s 6000 ft elevation in the 50s.  Most of us drove up on the scenic Mount Washington Auto Road.  We made contacts on many modes and bands on the mountain including

  • Satellite contacts using an Elk Yagi and a Kenwood HT
  • 6 meter SSB and FT8 using the Icom 7300 and an M2 6 meter Yagi
  • HF using Jamey’s Buddipole
  • 2 meter contacts using HTs and the Elk Yagi
Mike and Jamey Work 2 Meters
Mike and Jamey Work 2 Meters

Both the Picnic and the Mount Washington trip were a lot of fun and we’re looking forward to doing these again next year!

Anita, AB1QB

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