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Nashua Area Radio Club August Activities

We have many fun Nashua Area Radio Club activities planned for the month of August.  We are planning a picnic in Greeley Park, a RTTY contest operation and a SOTA activation at Mount Washington.

Family Picnic in Greeley Park

 

Radio Club Activities - Greeley Park - 2016 Family Picnic
2016 Family Picnic

We will hold our family picnic on Saturday August 19 at Greeley Park in Nashua starting at 10am.   We’ll have a potluck lunch at noon and a fox hunt!  You can browse through the Greeley Park Arts Show.  Members and their families are invited.    We will meet in the picnic area on the west side of Concord St.  This has been an enjoyable event in past years with plenty of great food and great friends!

Radio Club Activities - Greeley Park - Picnic Meeting Location
Picnic Meeting Location

Please RSVP to Anita, AB1QB at [email protected]  on or before August 12 so people bringing food and drinks can get an idea of how many people to bring for.  Let us know how many will be attending with you and what you are planning to bring. See the club calendar for more details.

ARRL Rookie Roundup RTTY

 

Radio Club Activities - 2016 ARRL Rookie Roundup RTTY Certificate
2016 ARRL Rookie Roundup RTTY Certificate

AB1OC and AB1QB will be hosting a multi-op team in the ARRL Rookie Roundup RTTY at our station on Sunday August 20.  The contest goes from 2:00pm – 8:00pm Eastern time.  To qualify, operators must have received their first license in 2015, 2016, or 2017 OR have never made a RTTY QSO. Take advantage of this opportunity to try out digital modes or to try out contesting.  If you are interested in operating, contact Anita, AB1QB at [email protected].  See the club calendar for details.

Mount Washington SOTA Activation

 

Radio Club Activities - Mount Washington
Mount Washington

We will be holding a SOTA/POTA Activation at the summit of Mount Washington on Saturday, August 26.  Jamey has written a blog post with lots of information on Mount Washington and the activation.

Anita, AB1QB

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Thirteen Colonies Special Event – We are Top Club and Top State!!

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Well, it’s finally official – our Club is again the Top Club for the Thirteen Colonies Special Event 2017! Thanks to all of the hard work by the operators from our club, we also made K2K New Hampshire the Top State in the 2017 event with a total of 12, 838 contacts. We edged out K2M Pennsylvania by just 5 contacts!

Thirteen Colonies Special Event – K2K New Hampshire QSL Card
Thirteen Colonies Special Event – K2K New Hampshire QSL Card

Congratulations to all of our 2017 operators for a tremendous job well done!

Our 2017 Operator Team

  • AB1BY – Abby, Nashua, NH
  • AB1OC – Fred, Hollis, NH
  • AB1QB – Anita, Hollis, NH
  • AB1ZO – Brian Operating from AB1OC, Hollis, NH
  • AE1N – Layne, Nashua, NH – CW Only
  • AG1A – Wayne and Family (Megan and Mikayla), Operating from AB1OC, Hollis, NH
  • K1DLM – Dave, Windham, NH
  • K1HMS – Hamilton, Amherst, NH
  • K1LGQ – Dennis, Brookline, NH – QRP
  • KC1EMJ – Ira, Nashua, NH
  • KC1ENX – Jamey, Nashua, NH
  • N1CMD – Curtis, Peterborough, NH – Digital
  • W3UA – Gene, Bedford, NH – CW Only
  • WK1V – Desmond, Merrimack, NH

Our operator team also set an all-time record total number of contacts for K2K New Hampshire and increased our score from last year by +3,119 contacts.

You can learn more about the special event here. Also, check out Layne’s Thirteen Colonies soapbox article.

Thanks to all of our ops!

Fred, AB1OC
Thirteen  Colonies Special Event, K2K New Hampshire State Manager

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ARRL Rookie Roundup RTTY – Sunday August 20

The ARRL Rookie Roundup RTTY contest is open to anyone who was first licensed in 2015, 2016 or 2017 or anyone who has never made a RTTY mode contact.

We will be defending our title as #1 Multi-Op Area 1 in the ARRL Rookie Roundup – RTTY.  The contest will take place on August 20 from 2 pm – 8 pm and we will operate from AB1OC/AB1QB’s QTH.

This is a great opportunity for you to try out digital modes or to try your hand at contesting!

Abby, AB1BY and Jamey, KC1FFX operate during the 2016 Rookie Roundup RTTY
Abby, AB1BY and Jamey, KC1FFX  operate during the 2016 Rookie Roundup RTTY

Please contact Anita at [email protected] if you are interested and for more details, see the calendar event.

Anita, AB1QB

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