Category Archives: Public Service

AUXCOM Certificate

Posted on January 2, 2016 by robert

The certificates for the AUXCOM class at the end of September were mailed out to the students this week.

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A Surprise From the ARRL

Posted on December 6, 2015 by robert

A large envelope from the ARRL arrived this weekend.  It look suspiciously like the kind they send out awards for states or sections in various contests, but I didn’t recall submitting a log recently.  I was pleasantly surprised to find … Continue reading →

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K1MCS Participated in School Club Roundup

Posted on October 28, 2015 by robert

It’s a wrap — SCR is in the logbook. 21 non-ham middle school students participated at Monsignor Clarke School in the School Club Roundup and did very well.  Each student made at least one voice and one digital contact (often … Continue reading →

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Thank You DX, From a JOTA Coach

Posted on October 17, 2015 by robert

For the past three years, Newport County Radio Club, has hosted the Boy Scout Jamboree on the Air (JOTA) in Portsmouth RI.  It’s always a good time for both the young scouts, who earn a Radio Merit Badge (16 of … Continue reading →

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A School Club Roundup Antenna for Monsignor Clarke School

Posted on October 15, 2015 by robert

John Z, N1JPZ, his son Rick, and I put up a temporary 30 foot mast and raised the 20-meter dipole up in the air.  (Actually John and Rick did most of the work, I just stood around looking useless and … Continue reading →

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ARISS Contact: One Step Closer

Posted on July 21, 2015 by robert

I am one member on a team of folks who have had our initial proposal for an ARISS contact sometime between Jan and June of 2016.  The initial “marketing” proposal was accepted.  The next step in the process is to … Continue reading →

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GOTA Summary – Field Day 2015

Posted on July 3, 2015 by robert

I’ve been organizing the GOTA operation for my club’s Field Day for the past several years.  Each year our goal is to max out our GOTA contribution, a goal that we’ve never met.  Depending on your definition, we either did … Continue reading →

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A Documentation Solution for Shelter Radios?

Posted on May 18, 2015 by robert

One of the hats I wear as a volunteer is supporting RI’s Red Cross communication (part of what ARC calls “DST” or Disaster Services Technology).  During a particularly bad winter storm, one of our shelter comms operators contacted me at the … Continue reading →

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What To Do During a “Historic Winter Storm”

Posted on January 25, 2015 by robert

The NWS is calling for a Blizzard in two days, a “Historic Winter Storm”.  I can hardly wait until the local news media gets spinning that.  What level is left, “Biblical Winter Storm”? Anyway, that made me think of the … Continue reading →

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GoKit Phase 1 – A long time coming

Posted on July 29, 2014 by robert

After participating in a multi-agency shelter communication drill this past weekend (which went quite well), I decided it was time to dust off my GoKit components.  I had originally intended to make a VHF-only kit using a Yaesu FT-2900R, then … Continue reading →

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