Still waiting for LOTW certificate. I sent an inquiry to the League asking where it might be. I may have to do it over again.

Meanwhile I have received a request for a KE1S QSL Card for a QSO on May 28 at 0708 on 80 meters CW. Any idea who used the call then? We have had the call assigned since 2/2/16.

Next question – What do we do about QSL Cards? I suggest we order 100 or so for the time being. Not sure if we want to use the WA1RR design with a just a change in call to KE1S.

Thoughts?

Jim KS1J

Gentlemen,

The scheduled CTRI Contest Group monthly meeting is set for Saturday 13 August 2016 starting at 1000 at the North Kingstown Free Library, 100 Boone Street, North Kingstown, RI.

This meeting will be the last one for the rest of the year held in the larger upper level Conference Room.

Attached is the lasted 2016 CTRI Contest Calendar / Meeting Schedule.

73 James K1SD

CTRI 2016 Contest Calendar 8.8.2016abr

Hello – have TOWER Thoughts.

Anyone familiar with Phillystran Guy Lines? Seems like it would be a lot easier to work with.

https://www.dxengineering.com/parts/phi-hptg-4000i/documentation

73, Mike
KB1RFJ

Hello – having TOWER Thoughts.

Anyone familiar with Phillystran Guy Lines? Seems like it would be a lot easier to work with.

https://www.dxengineering.com/parts/phi-hptg-4000i/documentation

73 Mike
KB1RFJ

The results are in for the CQ WW VHF contest and are shown in the Leaderboard associated with the link below. This will be the final posting of the Leaderboard because at the meeting on the 23rd of July, the members present voted to suspend the CTRI Champions Competition for a year and during that time discuss whether it should be terminated, revised, and reinstated after the year suspension.

Don’t forget that we are using a handicapping system and show both the Raw Score as well as the handicapped score. To learn more about the handicapping, see this posting on the club website…

http://ctri.club/2014/09/07/a-proposal-for-handicapping-scores-in-the-ctri-champions-competition/

You may view or download the new leaderboard spreadsheet by clicking on the link below. It is a Microsoft Excel 97-2003 format spreadsheet.

2015-2106-CTRI-Champions-Leaderboard-20160722-FINAL

73, Ken K3IU

James,

Thanks for posting this. May I suggest we add to the agenda the club contest competition: Do we want to continue it? Modify it? Also, Ken is looking for someone to take the responsibility of keeping the score sheet spread sheet should we elect to continue.

I will not be at tomorrow’s meeting. We are unveiling my wife’s grave stone at the cemetery tomorrow morning, and I have family and guests in from out of town. In addition, the woman who was closest to Linda was just this week diagnosed with advanced ovarian cancer. Needless to say, I’ve been a bit distracted for the past couple weeks.

The club trustee change has been submitted to ARRL VEC, but we have not seen any results yet. I will personally check on its status this coming Thursday when I am at HQ for my volunteer work. There have been some recent issues at FCC with the licensing servers (or something like that) so that may be the issue. I’ll let everyone know once I find out.

Mike (RFJ) and John (AN) know what’s going on with the non-profit part of the incorporation.

James, I trust you are feeling much better, and that you’re on the road back to perfect health.

Ed, I haven’t yet made time to look into broadcasting the club meetings on the internet.

Mike, K1DM

On Fri, Jul 22, 2016 at 6:37 PM, James Setzler <jms_k1sd> wrote:

Gentlemen,

The CTRI Contest Group meeting is set for Saturday 23 July at 1000 at the North Kingstown Free Library.

Suggested agenda topics could include (among many others, I’m sure):

1. Treasury Report

2. Field Day Redux

3. Incorporation Status

4. Contest Report

5. Boxboro

73 James K1SD

Gentlemen,

The CTRI Contest Group meeting is set for Saturday 23 July at 1000 at the North Kingstown Free Library.

Suggested agenda topics could include (among many others, I’m sure):

1. Treasury Report

2. Field Day Redux

3. Incorporation Status

4. Contest Report

5. Boxboro

73 James K1SD

If there were members out there that made contacts in this contest, please post your results here for inclusion in the CTRI Champions competition. This is the last contest in this season’s competition. I stepped into the shack on 4 or 5 different occasions and only once did I any stations on 6 meters.

I will ask that this competition be reviewed at the meeting next Saturday. Should we keep it going? Does anyone out there want to take over the maintenance of the online leaderboard? Should the contests included be changed?

Some of you took photos during Field Day.  Skyscrapers requested we send them some photos of our operation to share at one of their meetings.  Of course, it would be nice to see some at our July meeting as well.  Please send them to me as an attachment to w1xx AT cox DOT net.  K1DM is in the process of putting together our entry.  TNX & 73!  — John, W1XX

CTRI Field Day 2016:  Last Minute Notes

By John Lindholm, W1XX

Field Day Site:  47 Peeptoad Rd., No. Scituate, RI, home of the Seagrave Observatory

Field Day, June 25 – 26 is this coming weekend.  CTRI’s KE1S (we changed call-sign) will be in the 2 transmitter class plus 6 meter VHF and a GOTA station.  This is a wonderful opportunity to renew fellowship with club members on a fun weekend.  We especially want to reconnect with members who we have not seen of late.  Visitors are very much welcome.  There will be ample help available to become familiar with the radios and logging program.

 

An advance crew will be on site starting at 1 PM Friday to shoot lines over trees for antennas installed on Saturday. The critical arrival time is 9 AM for setup on Saturday when all hands will be needed on deck to raise the 40/20M multi-element wire beam and the TH-3 Tri-bander on a 46 foot mast.  It will require lots of help to get the antennae airborne.  Paths have been cleared in the “back 40” for the wire beam…but it would be best on Saturday morning to wear long pants, work boots, hard hat if you have one, and bring OFF with DEET for trampling in the brush area.

 

All meals will be provided by the Food Dude, KB1RFJ (+ KE1J)…but you’ve got to speak up in advance to facilitate proper planning.  Mike needs to know by this Wednesday June 22 for which meals you (+ any guests) will be present:  Saturday lunch, Saturday dinner, Sunday lunch.  Sunday breakfast will be done on the fly.    Send an e-mail to Mike at:

Visich4zoo AT cox DOT net

The CTRI Grill Team has some delightful culinary treats in store for you.  Again, you must let Mike know right away.

 

Because of valid medical/work reasons, some of our key folks from last year will not be present.  That being said, I can’t emphasize enough how much we look forward to your participation – even if limited.  Field Day is the key operating event of the year.  Don’t miss out on the FUN. See you on Field Day. 73!  6/21/2016

Posted by K3IU for W1XX

The CTRI Champions Competition Leaderboard is now available with reported results through the ARRL June VHF contest. Don’t forget that we are using a handicapping system and show both the Raw Score as well as the handicapped score. To learn more about the handicapping, see this posting on the club website…

http://ctri.club/2014/09/07/a-proposal-for-handicapping-scores-in-the-ctri-champions-competition/

You may view or download the new leaderboard spreadsheet by clicking on the link below. It is a Microsoft Excel 97-2003 format spreadsheet.

2015-2106-CTRI-Champions-Leaderboard-20160617

73, Ken K3IU
Keeper of the Leaderboard

CTRI Field Day June 25-26, 2016

By John Lindholm, W1XX

Field Day Site: 47 Peeptoad Rd., North Scituate, RI, home of the Seagrave Observatory

CTRI is again this year partnering with Skyscrapers of the Seagrave Memorial Observatory to operate Field Day from their outstanding site. Our trial year 2015 proved quite successful with over 1100 QSOs, while showcasing our operation to the general public. The key was everyone pitching in before, during and after Field Day. Let’s do it again…but even better!

We will again be in the 2 transmitter class with a free 6 meter station plus a GOTA station. More on that later. Call-sign: W1DX.

John, W1AN, is providing two FT-1000s and a TS2000 (6M) and computers using N1MM Logger Plus. If you want to brush up on N1MM in advance, go to the N1MM website>Support>Instructional Videos>N1MM LoggerPlus on Field Day. Highly recommended.

Our best band last year was 40 meters thanks to our killer 2-el 40M + 4 el. 20M wire inverted-V Yagi with single coax feed…going up again. We have dropped the 15M Delta loops from that antenna and instead will erect a Hy-Gain TH-3 Tri-bander on a 46 foot military type mast using NO tower sections. An 80 meter dipole, 40-meter dipole (GOTA), and 6 meter Moxon will round out the antenna compliment. The antenna focus is on no real heavy physical labor required or tower climbing but rather many hands pitching in to help. Teamwork is the watchword.

Jim, KS1J, will be the “coach” for the Get-On-The-Air station with newly licensed Molly, KC1FTO, as Chief Op. This is also an open invitation to anyone else newly interested in Amateur Radio – whether licensed or not – to actually make contacts on-the-air under expert guidance.

Six meters is counted as a “free station” and with the phenomenal propagation during last weekend’s contest, we could see a FD repeat – good for the Q count.

Good chow is the mark of a good Field Day with Mike, KB1RFJ, again heading up the “USA Grill Team” with able assistance from Lars, KE1J. Mike needs a hard count for each meal…counting heads at our next meeting or e-mail me at w1xx at cox dot net.

Practicing proper safety on Field Day is a priority and overseeing that aspect will be Safety Officer, Donn, KW2G. This official position is new to FD and worth bonus points.

The upcoming schedule: Brush-clearing on Tuesday June 21 by just a few needed…time and attendees TBD. Friday June 24, W1XX plus others to shoot lines over trees for wire antennas prior to installation on Saturday.

We will need all hands on deck Saturday morning for antenna raising and setting up the radios in the operating building. Arrival time is 9 AM Saturday, June 25. The contest starts at 2 PM. Our location is mapped on the ARRL Field Day locator and all are welcome at any time over the FD weekend to participate.

CTRI is the premier contest club in Rhode Island (+ area) and we will make a lot of contacts. But our greatest joy is getting others accustomed to contest-style operating for which there will be assistance to anyone needing help to gain familiarity with the radio or logging program. FUN for all is our goal.

Yes, we will have a raffle again this year. Bring a fin.

We’ll have more to say at our regular monthly CTRI meeting this Saturday – June 18 – to which there is an open invitation: 10 AM North Kingstown Free Library, 100 Boone St., Wickford. We’d love to see some new faces.

73! – John, W1XX Field Day Chairman 6/13/2016

Photo caption: W1DX CTRI Field Day 2015 at the Seagrave Observatory operating building. KS1J foreground, NG1G middle, W1PN back.

Field Day plans are well under way.  John W1XX has a tight grip on the reins. This is the place to share the strategy and details.

Please post your results here and don’t forget to submit your log to the sponsor in a timely manner. This is the penultimate contest in the CTRI Champions series. That means there is only one left for this year’s competition. 😉

73,
Ken K3IU
Keeper of the CTRI champions Leaderboard

Please post your results here (and don’t forget to submit them to the contest sponsor) for inclusion in the CTRI Champions competition.

73,
Ken K3IU
Keeper of the Champions Competition Leaderboard