December 2016 QST Contest Announcement Featuring Our Contest Team’s Certificate
We are also mentioned on page 82 in the Field Results as we were #1 in the 7A Category. Congratulations to all of the club members who participated in these achievements!
We will be participating in the Rookie Roundup CW on December 18, 2016. All club members who have received their first license in the past 3 years are welcome to join the team. This is a rookie contest and all participants are new to CW – rates are slow – so don’t be concerned if you are only a beginner at CW. See the calendar entry https://www.n1fd.org/event/arrl-rookie-roundup-cw-contest/ for details. Contact Anita at [email protected] if you are interested in participating.
The EO-79/FUNcube-3 satellite has transitioned to amateur radio service, now that its primary mission has been completed. AMSAT-UK and AMSAT-NL have announced that the FUNcube U/V transponder has been activated with a regular schedule. Due to power budget constraints, the transponder cannot operate 24/7, so an orbit-specific schedule has been developed. The transponder will commence operation 27 minutes after the spacecraft enters sunlight and remain active for 25 minutes. This schedule may be modified in the weeks ahead, as experience dictates. The output power of the amateur radio payload is about 400mW.
Looks like we have a new LEO satellite that we can work. EO-79 is now active of Amateur Radio use. It has an inverting SSB/CW transponder which operates on the following frequencies:
Tomorrow, Saturday Nov 19 from 9am-5pm, we will be hosting an event for kids to explore and enjoy amateur radio at the Dartmouth-Hitchcock facility in Nashua. Though we will be there all day, you and your family members / friends / cool strangers you met off the street are welcome to drop in at anytime to have a look and play on the radio.
We will have a few station set-ups such as:
The ubiquitous GOTA station
Foxhunting (I think we’re going to have awesome weather for this)
Design your own QSL card station (which will also help kids understand where their contact lives and how far away they were),
Learn about Morse code station (where kids can play with paddles and learn the basics of the art)
A snap circuits station where small projects can be done and tested to learn about the basics of electronics.
Your fine crew managing this endeavor (and forgive me if I’m missing people) are:
We hope to see some of you out there! But if not, have a good Thanksgiving and see you at the next club meeting!
Radio Amateurs Developing Skills Worldwide
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