The 2015 Field Day report including scores is now posted on the ARRL website…including the CTRI W1DX score in 2A.

Hi All

If you turn to page 25 of the latest CQ Magazine (November), you will see a whimsical article presenting my daughter’s take on the phoenetic alphabet. If you have a spare copy that you would like to donate to me, I would greatly appreciate it! Mine got kinda wrinkled by our friends in the USPS.

73

Jim KS1J

Please post your contest results here for inclusion in the CTRI Champions Series Competition. Also, don’t forget to submit your score to the contest sponser no later than 2359 UTC October 30, 2015.

You can post your score info by replying to or adding a comment to this posting.

73, Ken K3IU
Keeper of the CTRI Champions Leaderboard

Gentlemen,

Attached is the updated CTRI Contest Calendar/Meeting Schedule for 2016. Several meeting issues have been settled, others are still undecided.

1. Proposed 9 January date is NOT available at the NK Library; 16 January MIGHT be available. The Librarian said she would let me know in a few days. At our last meeting we had discussed having the Holiday Soiree in January; if so, this becomes a non-issue.

2. The only open date in February is the 6th ; all other weekends have a contest. The Library is NOT available on that Saturday. Alternate venue required.

3. The only open date in March is the 12th ; all other weekends have a contest. The Library is NOT available on that Saturday. Alternate venue required.

4. The other proposed dates through June are reserved with the Library. We have the large meeting room from 1000 – 1300 on:

a. 9 April

b. 14 May

c. 18 June

5. We can follow-up with the Library in the Spring to set the remaining dates for 2016.

73 James K1SD

CTRI 2016 Contest Schedule 10.15.2015.docx

It’s that time again. If you are familiar with the interactive meeting notice skip down to “Topics“. This is an interactive meeting notice. What, you may ask, is an interactive meeting notice? As the phrase suggests, it is a meeting notice which requires interaction by the readers. For example: we need to have topics for presentation at the meeting; we need presenters; we need volunteers to provide lunch; we need to know who is coming to the meeting so the quantity of lunch portions may be determined, and so on. This post will be updated as interactions (comments) are appended.

Topics

1. Contest Report
2. Meeting schedule 2016
3. Listserv — Q&A — K3IU and W1PN
4. Matters Arising
5. Door prizes — KB1LN

Lunch provider: None

Coffee and Donuts by: KB1RFJ (Coffee)

Members who will attend: W1PN, K1DM,  W1XX, K1SD, KB1RFJ, KB1LN

Venue: North Kingstown Free Library, 100 Boone Street North Kingstown, RI

Gentlemen,

I think most of us are pretty much exempt from this requirement, but there are a few members of CTRI who, I hope, may need to be concerned about recording their audio during CQWW.

Also for those that like to diddle, the Makrothen DX RTTY Contest is this weekend – starts Friday night around here.

http://home.arcor.de/waldemar.kebsch/The_Makrothen_Contest/TMC_Rules.html

73 James K1SD

I know all of you have been waiting for this for a long time. So hang on… This is the first publication of the CTRI Champions Leaderboard for the 2015-2016 contest season. This posting contains reported information for the first two(2) contests in the Champions Series. 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-20151004_PROTECTED

Also, if there is anyone out there who would like to take over maintenance of the leaderboard, all you have to do is volunteer. The pay is lousy, but the rewards many.

NG1G added a comment in reply to Yankee Steam Up.

From the email I received today from the New England Wireless and Steam Museum:

"Due to inclement weather
Steam Up has been postponed to
Saturday, October 17, 2015

The Original
Old Fashioned YANKEE STEAM-UP
NEW ENGLAND’S OLDEST ENGINE SHOW
Saturday, October 17th, 2015 • 9:00 am – 4:00 pm
Admission: $15 – $7 students • Plenty of free parking • Refreshments available

73,
Pat, NG1G

From: James Setzler [mailto:jms_k1sd@nullverizon.net] Sent: Wednesday, September 30, 2015 5:47 PM
To: ‘Ken K3IU’; ‘Bill Bliss W1WBB’; ‘Bob Beatty WB4SON’; ‘Bob Beaudet W1YRC’; ‘CTRI Reflector’; ‘CTRI Web Post (WA1RR)’; ‘Daniel Severance’; ‘Ed Haskell’; ‘Jim Bowman’; ‘John King’; ‘John Lindholm’; ‘JOHN MILLS K1JSM’; ‘ko1h@nullcox.net’; ‘John Spigel W1AN’; ‘Chuck Newman, KA1CQR’; ‘KB1LN’; ‘KI1G Rick’; ‘Mike McKaughan K1DM’; ‘Mike Visich KB1RFJ’; ‘Pat Atwood NG1G’; ‘w1ly@nullcox.net’
Subject: RE: Yankee Steam Up

You’re right. Looks like they’ve changed the date in the last day or so. Weather concerns maybe?

I’ll try and call them and post any new information.

73 James K1SD

From: Ken K3IU [mailto:kenk3iu] Sent: Wednesday, September 30, 2015 4:15 PM
To: James Setzler; Bill Bliss W1WBB; Bob Beatty WB4SON; Bob Beaudet W1YRC; CTRI Reflector; CTRI Web Post (WA1RR); Daniel Severance; Ed Haskell; Jim Bowman; John King; John Lindholm; JOHN MILLS K1JSM; ko1h; John Spigel W1AN; Chuck Newman, KA1CQR; KB1LN; KI1G Rick; Mike McKaughan K1DM; Mike Visich KB1RFJ; Pat Atwood NG1G; w1ly
Subject: Re: Yankee Steam Up

Interesting, but this is shown on their web site. Note the date. Wonder which one is correct?????

73, Ken K3iU
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On 9/29/2015 9:59 PM, James Setzler wrote:

This is a pretty cool event. Hope to see many there.

73 James K1SD

H: 401.884.2654

C: 401.225.7303

http://www.newsm.org/Museum/dates.html

The New England Wireless and Steam Museum

1300 Frenchtown Road
East Greenwich, RI 02818 USA
Telephone: 401-885-0545
Frederick Jaggi, President

You’re right. Looks like they’ve changed the date in the last day or so. Weather concerns maybe?

I’ll try and call them and post any new information.

73 James K1SD

From: Ken K3IU [mailto:kenk3iu@nullcox.net] Sent: Wednesday, September 30, 2015 4:15 PM
To: James Setzler; Bill Bliss W1WBB; Bob Beatty WB4SON; Bob Beaudet W1YRC; CTRI Reflector; CTRI Web Post (WA1RR); Daniel Severance; Ed Haskell; Jim Bowman; John King; John Lindholm; JOHN MILLS K1JSM; ko1h@nullcox.net; John Spigel W1AN; Chuck Newman, KA1CQR; KB1LN; KI1G Rick; Mike McKaughan K1DM; Mike Visich KB1RFJ; Pat Atwood NG1G; w1ly@nullcox.net
Subject: Re: Yankee Steam Up

Interesting, but this is shown on their web site. Note the date. Wonder which one is correct?????

73, Ken K3iU
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On 9/29/2015 9:59 PM, James Setzler wrote:

This is a pretty cool event. Hope to see many there.

73 James K1SD

H: 401.884.2654

C: 401.225.7303

http://www.newsm.org/Museum/dates.html

The New England Wireless and Steam Museum

1300 Frenchtown Road
East Greenwich, RI 02818 USA
Telephone: 401-885-0545
Frederick Jaggi, President

Interesting, but this is shown on their web site. Note the date. Wonder which one is correct?????

73, Ken K3iU
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On 9/29/2015 9:59 PM, James Setzler wrote:

This is a pretty cool event. Hope to see many there.

73 James K1SD

H: 401.884.2654

C: 401.225.7303

http://www.newsm.org/Museum/dates.html

The New England Wireless and Steam Museum

1300 Frenchtown Road
East Greenwich, RI 02818 USA
Telephone: 401-885-0545
Frederick Jaggi, President

Hey anyone going to the Yankee Steam-up. It’s scheduled for Oct 3 starting at 9:00 and going to 4:00. I may be going along with the junior op.

Jim KS1J

At the last meeting there was a demonstration of how to use the new Post by Email capability on the web site. This is intended to provide a Listserve capability allowing members to post and receive postings by email. This capability is in addition to and not in place of the original method of adding posts and/or comments to the web site articles.

Attached is a pdf file that provides instructions on “How To” set up your WA1RR.org Profile so that you can join the crowd of users of this new capability. This procedure has been tested by several members, but if you have any questions, please ask for help.

To download or view the pdf file, use the following link…

HowTo Listserve_Rev5

73, Ken K3IU

Not sure how to use the categories yet but thought I would try the listserve feature. I’ll post to the site later.

Like Ken I spent more time outside this great weekend than inside. Wanted to do better than last year and did. Conditions not bad for a declining cycle. Wkd K1SD, KI1G, W1DX

CQ Worldwide DX Contest, RTTY

Call: KS1J

Operator(s): KS1J

Station: KS1J

Class: SOAB(A) LP

QTH:

Operating Time (hrs):

Summary:

Band QSOs State/Prov DX Zones

The contest isn’t over yet, but I thought I would post this else I forget to do so. Please post your claimed score for inclusion in the CTRI Champions Competition. Also don’t forget to submit your score on time. This from the Rules…

XI. LOG DEADLINE:

1. All entries must be sent WITHIN FIVE (5) DAYS after the end of the contest: no later than 2359 UTC October 2, 2015. Resubmitting an entry after the deadline will result in it being considered as a late log.

73, Ken K3IU
Keeper of the Leaderboard