In these difficult times where many of us are practicing social distancing, Amateur Radio gives us many opportunities to have fun on-the-air and stay in touch with friends. The Nashua Area Radio Society has several weekly on-air nets that can provide you with some Amateur Radio fun as well as a chance to socialize with friends. We are also taking our April and May Meeting online and add a new, 40m Phone net, to our lineup. You can read more about our plans here.
Our Existing On-Air Nets
The Nashua Area Radio Society currently holds two weekly on-air Nets. The purpose of our nets includes:
Testing and using our equipment; being prepared to support communications in emergency situations
All licensed Amateurs are welcome to join our weekly nets.
Weekly Repeater Net
Our weekly repeater on-air net is held on Sunday Evening at 7:30 pm eastern time (Monday 00:30 UTC during standard time). The format of our Repeater Net includes a weekly discussion question or two which gives all who participate a chance to share something about themselves and their interests. This Net also includes information about upcoming Nashua Area Radio Society activities and events. We conduct our weekly nets on the N1IMN-N1IMO Repeater System whose wide coverage includes New Hampshire and Massachusetts.
N1IMO-N1IMN Repeater System Access Information
You can access our Repeater Net via any of these repeaters or via EchoLink as N1IMO-R.
We have a different Net Control Operator (NCO) for our Repeater Net each week. The NCO for the next few nets posted in our On The Air Forum here on our website. The NCO will also post a list of the operators who check in each week in this same forum.
We hope to hear you on our next Weekly Repeater Net!
Weekly HF Net
We also hold on Weekly HF on-air net on the 10m band. This Net begins at 8:30 pm eastern time (Monday 01:30 UTC during standard time) on Sunday evenings and features a round-table chat format. We hold our HF Net on or around 28.480 MHz using SSB Phone mode. The NCO for our HF Net can be contacted here. You can find more information about this net on our club calendar. All licensed Amateur Radio operators are invited to join our HF net.
We Are Going Online!
We are inviting all Nashua Area Radio Society Members, Internet Subscribers, and all US-based Hams to join us for online our April Meetings.
NARS will hold our meeting using the Zoom online service. Zoom is free and all you need to join us is an Internet-connected Windows or Mac PC or a Tablet (ex. an iPad).
Here are the zoom links for our April Meetings:
April 7th, 7 pm Eastern – Nashua Area Radio Society Regular Meeting. Our speaker will be Jim Idelson K1IR who will talk about Tower Safety. Join Zoom Meeting
April 14th, 7 pm Eastern – Nashua Area Radio Society Tech Night. Fred, AB1OC will provide a presentation on How to Get Started in 2m EME (Moon Bounce). Join Zoom Meeting
We suggest that you join our meetings online at least 15 minutes before the scheduled start times.
A New HF Net is Comming!
NARS will also be conducting a new, after-meeting on-air net on 40m after our meetings. We will hold new after meeting on-air nets on or around 7.260 MHz LSB. Look for us to post an update on the final frequency on our home page (and here) just before our nets begin. We hope that these nets will give our members and guests a chance to communicate and socialize with each other. Folks who join us for the preceding online meetings will also be able to monitor our new after meeting nets via the online share.
We hope to see all NARS Members, Internet Subscribers as well as some new Ham friends around the United States and around the World join us for one of our Nets and/or join us for our April online meetings.
We have lots of great activities coming up this summer for young people and for new and recently upgraded Hams. You can click on one of the links below to find out more about a specific activity that you are interested in or just read on. Our planned activities include:
All of these activities will be great fun for folks who are exploring Amateur Radio or have just gotten their Technician or General Licenses.
High-Altitude Balloon Launch
HAB-3 Students and Teachers – Ready to Launch
We are hoping to launch our High-Altitude Balloon for the fourth time (HAB-4) on an upcoming weekend in June. The launch will take place at the Winchester School at around 11 am. You can use your smartphone, tablet, or computer to track HAB-4 to the edge of space and back. You can learn more about our HAB, our launch plans, and tracking our HAB here.
We are currently monitoring the weather and the jetstream conditions to determine when we are GO for launching HAB-4. Please monitor our Youth Forum for up to date information on HAB-4 and a final decision on when we will launch.
We will be holding our 2019 Field Day at the Hudson Memorial School in Hudson, NH on Saturday, June 22nd and Sunday, June 23rd. We will be building a 14 transmitter station with 4 radio towers starting on Friday and we’ll be on the air from 2 pm on Saturday to 2 pm on Sunday. Everyone is welcome to join us for a tour, to do a Fox Hunt, and to Get On The Air and talk with other Hams. You don’t need a license to participate.
13 Colonies – A Chance To Operate in a Special Event
Each year during the July 4th week (July 1st, 9 am Eastern Time to July 7th, midnight Eastern Time) Amateur Radio operators around the world participate in the Thirteen Colonies Special Event. The idea is to work at least one K2x special event station in each of the states that grew from the original Thirteen Colonies.
The Nashua Area Radio Society operates the New Hampshire stations using the K2K special event call sign during this event. NARS members and guests operate from their home stations as K2K. This is a great way to have fun on the air, learn to operate using voice or digital modes, and practice your operating skills.
We are making our station AB1OC/AB1QB for guests to operate during the Thirteen Colonies Special Event. If you’d like to operate or just come by and listen in and learn, please contact Anita, AB1QB at [email protected].
We hide small radio transmitters during Field Day and on weekends so that folks can track them down using their radios. This activity is called Fox Hunting. All you need is a basic Handy Talky (HT) radio. You don’t need a license to try Fox Hunting.
We will have all the gear as well as experienced Fox Hunters available at Field Day to help you get started. We can also help you learn about and try Fox Hunting during any weekend that our Foxes are out.
Abby, AB1BY, and Jamey, AC1DC Operating during our Chat Net
We hold a weekly Repeater Chat Net every Sunday evening at 7:30 pm Eastern Time. Everyone is welcome to check-in to our nets, hear about upcoming activities, and answer our weekly question. Our question is usually about Ham Radio and gives each person who checks in a chance to share some information about their interests and activities.
NARS Operators and Friends at Mount Washington SOTA/POTA
We have several Summits On The Air (SOTA) activations planned for this summer. These events involve taking our radios to the top of a mountain peak in New Hampshire or Massachusetts to put them on the air and contact other Hams. A 5W Handy Talky (HT) radio is all you need to talk to Hams all over New England from a mountain top!
We will be again holding a Summer Ham Camp and Technician License Class at Hudson Memorial School in Hudson, NH. Our 2019 Summer Ham Camp will take place Monday, July 29th through Thursday, August 1st – 9 am to 3 pm.
Summer Ham Camp provides a combination of hands-on Ham Radio activities and classroom prep to enable you to earn your Technician Amateur Radio License. The planned activities include:
A Fox Hunt
HF Digital and Voice Operating with Hams around the world via a remote station
Making Contacts on Local Repeaters using an Emergency GoKit
Building a Portable HF Radio Station and Antenna and using it to Make Contacts around the world
A Practice Repeater Chat Net on a Local Repeater
Building and Tuning an HF Antenna
And more
2019 Summer Ham Camp Details
Our Summer Ham Camp includes classroom instruction to prepare you to earn your Technician Amateur Radio license at the end of the week. We provide scholarships for students and teachers which covers a license training book and the class fees. The only cost is a $15 fee to cover the FCC license exam (which we administer) at the end of the week.
We will hold our Annual Picnic on Saturday, August 24th (rain date Sunday, August 25th) a Greeley Park in Nashua, NH. This is a family activity that gives us a chance to meet everyone’s family members and get to know each other better.
Ham radio fun includes a Fox Hunt and making some satellite contacts with a simple handheld antenna and an HT.
Members bring food, drinks, and/or a desert and we share in a great pot-luck meal.
Everyone is welcome to attend. Please contact Jamey, AC1DC at [email protected] for more information.
We will be hosting a display featuring hands-on elements that will introduce you to many aspects of Amateur Radio.
Boxboro 2018 – HF GOTA Station N1T
We will be providing multiple GOTA stations including a Computer Controlled Satellite Ground Station, and HF Shortwave Station, and a Repeater GoKit Station.
Boxboro 2018 – Karen KC1KBW – BGHS Teacher Building a Kit
Our display will also include Kit Building activities. NARS members will provide tours of the display, help using the GOTA stations, and guidance to help you learn to solder and build a kit!
Something New at HamXposition – Ham Bootcamp!
Ham Bootcamp
Do you already have your Technician License and wondering how to use it to get on the air and have fun? Maybe you’ve recently upgraded to General class and would like some ideas on how to go about building an HF station and operating on the shortwave bands? Perhaps you don’t have a license yet and you are interested in trying out Ham Radio?
We’ve created an activity just for you! Its called Ham Bootcamp and we’ll be offering a one-day version of it as part of the Northeast HamXposition at Boxboro. We’ll spend a morning together helping you to get your station together and get on the air.
Ham Bootcamp will include several hands-on activities including a chance to use the GOTA stations and Kit Building elements of our display to learn with help from experienced NARs members. We will also provide a guided tour of the HamXposition Vendor area and the Nashua Area Radio Society display to help you learn about Ham Radio Gear and activities.
This activity will be free to a limited number of HamXposition attendees on a first-come-first-served basis on Saturday Morning, September 7th from 9 am until noon. Also, the Kit Building Activity will be available at a discounted price for Ham Bootcamp attendees.
The Nashua Area Radio Society is starting a new program called New Ham Boot Camp. This will be a series of events to help you get on the air with your Amateur Radio License. You are invited to the first event, which will be held this Saturday, March 9th at Fred, AB1OC and Anita, AB1QB’s QTH and will include the following:
The event will be from 10:00 am until 2:00 pm on Saturday, March 9th. A light lunch will be provided.
If you are interested in attending, please email me at [email protected]. If you would like help with programming your HT, please email me the Make and Model.
Keith, KC1IMK working the Satellites with Fred, AB1OC
Some of the follow-on events will include the following. We’ll update the dates and places as we finalize the plans.
Topics
Date
HT Programming
Getting Started with Echolink
Join the Repeater Net
Fox Hunting
Shack Open House and Tour at AB1OC/AB1QB
Saturday, March 9th 10:00 am - 2:00 pm
Satellite Operating Session
Learn to Operate Digital
HF GOTA
SOTA (Summits on the Air) Intro
Saturday March 16th
starting After the NARS Breakfast (Around 10:00 am) to 2:00 pm
How to pick a Radio
Commercial Antenna Options
Group Trip to Ham Radio Outlet in Salem with Elmers
Tuesday March 19th
Build an Antenna for VHF/UHF
How to pick an antenna and tune it up
TBD
How to setup an HF Station
HF Radio Choices
Building, tuning, and putting up a first HF Antenna
Getting on 6 meters
Mobile HF
TBD
New Ham Contest (ARRL Rookie Roundup SSB)
Sunday, April 14th
Hands-on Field Day Visit
Friday - Sunday June 21st - 23rd
Join the Spring HAB Launch
May / June TBD
N1FD Multi-Op team at 2018 Rookie Roundup SSB
We also have many on the air activities planned to help you use the skills that you get through the bootcamp. See Get Active! for more information.
Group Trip to HRO
We hope to see our newly licensed members at Ham Radio Boot Camp and then hear you on the air!
Radio Amateurs Developing Skills Worldwide
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