A heartbreaking destruction of the Voice of America’s Sterba curtain antennas.
Heartbreaking Destruction of the VOA’s Sterba Curtain Antenna
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New England QSO Party
For a number of years, Tom, K1KI has been managing the New England QSO Party (NEQP) that takes place the first weekend of May, usually right after NEARfest. This year’s event will be held May 7 & 8. The NEQP has become very popular among county hunters since many of the Yankee Clipper Contest Club members get on the air from New England with several of them going mobile. The small size of the NE states and counties make it ideal to spend a few hours in the car running pile-ups from county lines.
If you’re new to the hobby, this is an excellent time to experience the thrill of being a sought-after station. Stateside QSO parties are a great stepping stone to larger operating events like Field Day. Whether you go mobile or not, there are plenty of stations looking to work NE.
Lest you think you need to slog it out for hours to get anywhere, I won the NH Hillsborough Low Power category, using N1FD, for 2015 with only 162 QSOs. Tom spreads the wealth to maximize enjoyment.
If you’re interested in giving it a try, check out NEQP.ORG for details. In past events, NARC has used an interactive spreadsheet for those who would like to operate with the N1FD callsign so that folks can select a time and frequency for operating.
Finally, as a warm-up, look for me from Marion county, FL the weekend of April 30 – May 1.
73 de K2TE
International Marconi Day
The next KM1CC on-the-air event will be April 23, 2016, 0000 UTC-2400 UTC for International Marconi Day and NPOTA (SS03).
KM1CC, the Marconi Cape Cod Radio Club, partners with Cape Cod National Seashore for Marconi related events. Marconi’s Wellfleet, MA USA wireless station is listed as a National Landmark on the National Register of Historic Places (1975) and is now part of the Seashore. Weather permitting, KM1CC will set up a temporary ARS inside the park’s old Coast Guard Station, Eastham.
Follow KM1CC on Facebook and dxsummit.fi for frequency updates for both CW and SSB operations.
Frequency plan- we will switch bands as conditions change and to respect other operators.
15 M 21.360 SSB 21.035 CW
17M 18.160 SSB 18.080 CW
40M 7.130-7.260 SSB 7.035 CW
30 M 10.110.CW
20M 14.260 SSB 14.035 CW
80M 3.660-3.860 SSB 3.535 CW
160 M TBA SSB TBA CW
DMR 2 M VHF Digital FM 4FSK
Digital Mobile Radio
I have been asked to help operate on DMR and HF. We will operate on the World Wide, North America and TAC310 talk groups on DMR.
73, Bill – NE1B