The 2008 edition of the ARRL New England Division Convention, fondly known as Boxboro, will be held August 22 - 24, 2008. Mark your calendars now and plan to attend!
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From: Bill Leahy K0ZL, Dec 15, 2007
We have been seeing Icom IC746PROs come in with a bad driver modules and/or driver idle bias current set far too high from the factory.
INDICATIONS Low or no power output in all modes. Usually starts off as an intermittent, then gets worse with time. Also excessive current draw (4.5 to 5.5 amperes) in SSBTX with mic gain set to zero. Excessive heating of the driver transistors; they immediately become too hot to touch upon going into TX mode, SSB, with no modulation.
An Acrobat PDF describing this issue in full, including how to repair or prevent it has been posted.
Sad but true, HossTraders is now Amateur history and what happened there, or is alleged to have happened there is now mere legend and memory.
But like the mythical Phoenix, that great Ham tradition held at the Deerfield Fairgrounds located on Highway 43 in the Town of Deerfield, New Hampshire USA rises from the ashes. NEAR-Fest will take over the helm for HossTraders. Please read the below article, the visit their website for more information regarding NEAR-Fest.
-- 73...QRT and off the key!
Richard H. Wheeler - N1KXR Amateur Radio Operator Western Massachusetts (USA)
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The NEW ENGLAND AMATEUR RADIO FESTIVAL (NEAR-Fest) will hold its' Spring 2007 get-together and flea market on Friday May 4th and Saturday May 5th at the Deerfield Fairgrounds located on Highway 43 in the Town of Deerfield, New Hampshire USA...
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The club will sponsor a J-pole antenna building party at the clubhouse on Wednesday, March 28 at 6:30 pm. The J-pole is a versatile, easy to construct antenna that exhibits some gain, and can be made either portable or fixed depending on your needs. It works well on 2m and 440Mhz, in fact one of our 2m antennas at the clubhouse is a J-pole.
Bring some basic tools, including a solding iron and solder, some twinlead wire, an SO-239 or BNC chassis-mount connector, and your favorite J-pole plans and let's have some fun buidling them and sharing ideas!
The Port City Amateur Radio Club will be sponsoring a VE Test Session, (test for amateur radio license), At The Piscataqua Fish & Game Club at the end of Tuttle Lane in Greenland, NH.
The exam session will be held Saturday September 30th. Pre-registration is strongly recommended. The session opens at 2:30 PM. Walk-ins will be accepted until 3:00pm, and testing will begin at 3:05pm.
Announcing Boxboro 2006 !!
August 25, 26, and 27, Returning to the Holiday Inn Conference Center, Boxborough, MA Exit 28 off Route I-495.
The ARRL New England Division Convention in Boxboro is New England's largest ham radio event, featuring thousands of hams, dozens of vendors, over 30 talks and seminars, and a giant two-day fleamarket!
We'll have VE exams, a special event station, and thousands of $$$ in prizes! Don't miss the fun!
Visit the ARRL New England Convention website
The Port City Amateur Radio Club will be holding an ARRL Amateur
Radio License Test Session on Saturday July 29, 2006 at 2:30 pm
Items needed to participate in test session:
1. Need 2 forms of ID, one which has to be a picture ID.
2. If upgrading then a current Amatuer Radio License or a CSCE certification certificate..
3. A copy of ID’s, License, and CSCE.
4. $14.00 This fee is charged once, no matter whether taking any one, two, three or all four test elements, one time. Retests of an element failed at the same test session will require payment of an additional test fee.
5. No programable calculators, pencils preferred over pens to correct mistakes.
Location for testing:
The ARRL Amateur Radio License Test Session will held at the Piscataqua Fish & Game at the end of Tuttle Lane in Greenland, NH.
The PCARC VE group will hold a Volunteer Examiner Session on Saturday April 22 at 2:30pm. Examinations will be available for all license classes, including the Element 1 Morse Code exam. Candidates must bring two (2) forms of ID - one of which must have a photo, any currently held Amateur Radio License or Certificates of Successful Completion of Examination, and the exam fee of $14. You cannot sit for the exam if you arrive without any of these!
This exam session is open to all, current and unlicensed individuals alike. Pre-registration is encouraged but walk-ins are welcome as always. The exam will be held at the Piscataqua Fish and Game Clubhouse at the end of Tuttle Lane in Greenland , New Hampshire (map link).
For more information or to pre-register please contact the VE Team.
Photos have been added to the W1WQM Radio Room photo-album. Click on the album in the column to the right to view the pictures.
The Port City Amateur Radio Club (PCARC) will sponsor a Technician Class license course this fall, to be held at the Piscataqua Fish and game Club in Greenland, NH. The course will begin with students completing a home-study workbook, followed by two consecutive Saturday classroom sessions, with the Technican Exam being administered after class on the second Saturday. The course will cover all aspects of the test and basic amateur radio practices.
