Hello,

Just wanted to review with everyone on-board with the Terms of Reference of the scholarship. There was a lot of talking and I wanted to make sure I caught all the comments. Please let me know if I missed anything. My plan is to contact Lauren KB1YDD at ARRL on Friday & send the check.

CTRI / Chris Seeber KA1GEU Memorial Scholarship
Award Amount: $500
Number of Awards: 1 per year
License Requirement: General Class or higher
Region: New England
Field of Study: Science, Science Education, Math, Math Education, Engineering or Technology fields
Institution: Accredited 2 or 4-year college or university

73 Mike
KB1RFJ

Per a directive by club members I’ve added CTRI.club as a new alias for the club website. In time we will wave a friendly good bye to our wa1rr.org domain name.

73, John W1AN

Gang, I am working on agenda items for Saturday’s meeting.  Please drop suggestions in my inbox or as comments to this post.

Items I have so far include:   Field Day,   Club incorporation fallout,   National Parks on the Air,  NEQP contest – what ya gonna do???

Mike, K1DM

The 2015 NEQP results have been posted.  See neqp dot org.  Saturday’s meeting is the last one before the 2016 NEQP, May 7 -8.  Discuss plans?  — John, W1XX

The CTRI Champions Competition Leaderboard is now available with reported results through the CW WPX Phone 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-20160406

73, Ken K3IU
Keeper of the Leaderboard

Ken,

Here are my outstanding results for WPX.  Go easy John (W1XX no heart attack called for).  Did have to clear 4 inches of dust off the rig.

SOSB

Single Band

63 contacts

63 Mults

Total score 11088

Hi Ken,
Here are my results for WPX.
SOSB
Low power
Contacts 63
Mults 63 Total score 11088

To John W1XX,
Had to clean 4 inches of dust off the rig.
Norm
NR1H

Boxboro 2016!
September 9, 10 & 11
Tickets Now On Sale

The Boxboro convention committee announces that tickets for the 2016 convention are now on sale. You can purchase general admission tickets ($15) in-store at:

Ham Radio Outlet, 224 N. Broadway D12, Salem, NH, (off of I-93 between exits 2 or 3) Electronics Plus, 480 King St, Littleton, MA. (off of I-495 exit 30)

Ticket also available online at http://www.boxboro.org:
General Admission $15 (good for the entire convention) Flea Spaces $10 (good for the entire convention)
Friday DX/Contest Dinner $40 ea or 8/$280
Saturday Grand Banquet $40 ea or 8/$280 Special Convention package: General Admission + Friday Dinner + Saturday Banquet $90

I have 6 rolls of braid, from 30 to 40 foot lengths, free to a good home! Anyone need to make grounding straps, jumpers, bond your hood, trunk lid, or exhaust system to the frame of your vehicle, etc? How about new straps for your shack or tower legs? I can bring it to one of the next meetings for pickup.

Call or text me at 401-369-1445 if you’re interested.

73 de KB1LN Bob in Middletown RI

Please post your results here by replying/responding/commenting to this posting so that your result will be included in the CTRI Champions Competition Leaderboard.

Thanks…
Ken K3IU
Keeper of the Leaderboard

Any plans for a Multi-Op at W1AN’s this weekend? I know we talked about it at the last meeting.

I can support. Who’s with me?

73 Mike
KB1RFJ

Please post your results for this contest here to be included in the CTRI Champions Competition. Conditions were pretty awful here but I did manage to work a few.

73, Ken K3IU
Keeper of the CTRI Champions Leaderboard

The CTRI Champions Competition Leaderboard is now available with reported results through the ARRL DX Phone 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-20160310

73, Ken K3IU
Keeper of the Leaderboard

Gentlemen,

A suggested agenda item for discussion and action: Plaque Sponsorship

I’ve had some correspondence with Bart W9JJ ARRL Contest Branch Manager. He’s provided me with a fairly comprehensive list of currently un-sponsored plaques for 2016 ARRL RTTY and 2016 ARRL DX (CW and SSB). Of the categories that are available:

– 2016 ARRL RTTY. I recommend we sponsor the plaque for NE Division Single Operator High Power. Second choice would be NE Division Multioperator Low Power.

– 2016 ARRL DX. I recommend North America Single Operator High Power Phone. Second choice North America Multi-multi Phone. Third: NA SO LP CW.

I’ve some data on 2016 SS but not enough to make a recommendation.

73 James K1SD

p.s. Bart W9JJ sends his best personal regards to Johns XX and AN.

Please post your results for this contest here by commenting/replying to this posting.

A late postscript….. I plan to have the updated Leaderboard posted before the meeting on Saturday, so please post your results here by Friday evening. Thanks…

73,
Ken K3IU
Keeper of the CTRI Champions Leaderboard