Port City Amateur Radio Club - Portsmouth NH

N1MM Logger Training Class - June 24

On June 24th (Wednesday) at 6:30 PM, the Port City Amateur Radio Club will be conducting a training class, for those participating in Field Day, to learn N1MM Logger. N1MM is being used at Field Day this year in place of CT.

The club has approximately 7 to 9 laptops loaded with N1MM for class use and we encourage participants to bring their own laptop. We will have several CDs available with all the necessary files for people to load N1MM on their laptops. Please visit the N1MM PC requirements section to see if your PC is compatible.

Field Day 2009

The 2009 Field Day information has been updated (28 May 2009.) Please visit the Port City Amateur Radio Club's Field Day section.

Field Day T-Shirts!

To get a t-shirt for this years Field Day you will need to show up in person to the June 3rd PCARC meeting or send in money with someone attending the June 3rd PCARC meeting.

The exact amount of the Field Day t-shirt will be posted as soon as it's available but it is believed to be between $15 and $20.

FD Results & Score Summary

Here is what we submitted to the ARRL for FD 2008 (thanks Mark, KF1V)

Here's the submission. Call Used: K1R GOTA Station Call: W1WQM ARRL/RAC Section: NH Class:
5A

Participants: 35 Club/Group Name: Port City Amateur Radio Club

Power Source(s): Generator

Power Multiplier: 2X

Bonus Points Summary:
100% Emergency power	500
Media Publicity	100
Set-up in Public Place	100
Information Booth	100
NTS message to ARRL SM/SEC	100
Formal NTS messages handled - No.=10	100
Satellite QSO completed	100
Natural power QSOs completed	100
Site Visit by invited elected official	100
Site Visit by invited served agency official	100
Youth participation	100
Youth operators=5
Youth participants=10
GOTA Bonus	320
Submitted via the Web	50
Educational activity	100
Total Bonus Points	1,970

Score Summary:
	CW	Digital	Phone	Total
Total QSOs	2054	0	2897
Total Points	4108	0	2897	7005	Claimed Score = 14,010

Submitted by:
MARK W. OLSEN, KF1V
141 CROW LANE
NEWBURYPORT, MA 01950
E-mail: KF1V@AOL.COM

Comments:
WE MISSED THE ARRL FD BULLETIN! OUCH!

Band / Mode Summary:
	CW		Digital		Phone
	QSOs	Pwr(W)	QSOs	Pwr(W)	QSOs	Pwr(W)
160m
80m	317	100
40m	792	100			676	100
20m	995	100			1200	100
15m	261	100			340	100
10m
6m	5	25			192	25
2m	1	25			5	25
1.25	1	25
Other
Satellite	1	25
GOTA	165	100
TOTAL	2054		0		2897

2008 Field Day Pictures

Pictures from Field Day, 28-29 June 2008, have been posted by Chris (K1PRD) and Rick (N1ZXZ).

View Rick's photos
View Chris' photos

Field Day 2008 - Signups and Info Now Available

The Field Day portion of the website is now active - here you can look up equipment needed, and signup for operating. There is a link in the right-hand column of this page, or you can follow this link.

FD 2007 Declared a Success!

Wow, what a great weekend - thanks to each and everyone of you that did such a fabulous job over the weekend. I seriously did not think we could top the 2006 success but you know what, WE DID! We had fun, introduced the public to our incredible hobby, I may have found at least two new contesters for my contest station, we ate very well. No injuries that I am aware, and it all came down faster than last year - off the site by 4:15 PM.

Is it true we had 150 people sign in over the weekend??? We were the Stratham Hill Park attraction for the weekend! I did not get interviewed by any press so would like to know who did and who did you talk to? Did we get any TV coverage? I got a voice mail message from Gov. Lynch's office which I will convert to a wav file saying sorry he could not make it but wanted to thank the PCARC for all of its efforts and wished us good luck for the weekend!

Nearly 5500 QSO's all in the name of fun down from last year but we did not have the spectacular conditions we had last year (Sporatic E skip on 6, 10, 15 M). But we made up for it with some huge efforts on 40 M (both CW and SSB)! Of course 20 M was its usual tremendously fun band too!

We compared the Maxcom all band automatic tuning system to a conventional 80 M dipole - it lost and was confirmed to be a fraud. FD is all about trying things - antennas, rigs, new gadgets, and of course the socializing and the public exposure - the PCARC is the gold standard here!

Regards,

Mark, K1RX

PS. Rick N1ZXZ has posted some of your FD 2007 photos here...

2007 Field Day Signups

The 2007 Field Day signups can be accessed at this link. Please visit, signup if you have HF and Field Day experience, and let us know what assets you can provide.

FIELD DAY 2007

FIELD DAY 2007 OFFERS A LEARNING OPPORTUNITY FOR HF NEWCOMERS

Although Field Day 2007 is still more than three months away, many ham radio clubs and groups already have begun making plans for this year's event, Saturday and Sunday, June 23-24. Field Day has always been an ideal time for new hams to become more proficient operators and for prospective licensees to get "bitten by the Amateur Radio bug." That may be even more the case during Field Day 2007, as many radio amateurs gain new HF operating privileges because of the rule changes that went into effect February 23 ...

2006 Field Day Wrap-up - Your Comments Please!

Outstanding effort at all levels - TEAM WORK is truly the answer here. Geez, I love this club
the way it works, the way it grows and supports the wide range of
interests! It is amazing when you go after FD to have FUN, and conditions
are fantastic on the high bands (E skip) and support the new and less
experienced folks - WOW what a score, the best ever for the PCARC and
something to really be proud of!