Well, I certainly didn’t do as well as W1AN, but I did win First Place, Single Operator 6 meters in Rhode Island. I made 5 Qs for 15 points! Congrats on your big score, John, of almost 17,000 points and second place All  Band in Ct.

73, Ken K3IU

The January CTRI Meeting is this Saturday, Jan. 14., at 10 AM in the main floor meeting room of the North Kingstown Free Library, 100 Boone Street., Wickford, RI. With the holidays, it’s been two months since our last meeting…so good time to get together for a program treat.  Member Lars Mohlin, KE1J (ex-SM0GMG) will give a presentation on the Reverse beacon Network (RBN) .. info we could all use.  Lars is one of the ops at the K2LE super contest station in southern Vermont.  Not only that but K1DM, W1AN, K1SD, W1XX, and W1YRC will be wearing their NPOTA hats while giving a photo wrap=up of their multiple National Parks On the Air activations.

It’s been a long time since I hosted refreshments at my house…fortunately no antennas have fallen down…so I will provide the box of DD Joe and donuts.  The agenda will no doubt include the usual items for discussion.  So…see you at the meeting. 73 & HNY. — John, W1XX

 

Hope to get on a bit. I won’t be at the January meeting. Good luck to all!

Jim KS1J

From: ctricg@nullyahoogroups.com [mailto:ctricg@nullyahoogroups.com] Sent: Monday, January 02, 2017 23:37
To: CTRI Web Post (WA1RR); CTRI Reflector
Cc: Bill Bliss W1WBB; Bob Beatty WB4SON; Bob Beaudet W1YRC; Ed Haskell; Jim Bowman; John King; John Lindholm; JOHN MILLS K1JSM; ko1h@nullcox.net; John Spigel W1AN; k1sd@nullarrl.net; K3IU Ken Wagner; Chuck Newman, KA1CQR; KB1LN; KI1G Rick; Mike McKaughan K1DM; my GOOGLE email address; kb1rfj@nullarrl.net; Pat Atwood NG1G; w1ly@nullcox.net
Subject: [ctricg] ARRL RTTY RoundUp

Gentlemen,

Happy New Contesting Year !

We get started this weekend with the ARRL RTTY Roundup. http://www.arrl.org/rtty-roundup

It runs 1800Z 1/7 – 2400Z 1/8. Local: Saturday 1 pm till Sunday 7 pm. States are multipliers, so RI and CT are popular.

I’m going to try and put some time in and hope to see a couple of RI and CT mults in the log.

Anyone else planning a go at it?

Please post scores on the site and we can review at the Saturday January 14th meeting at the NK Library.

73 James K1SD

__._,_.___

Gentlemen,

Happy New Contesting Year !

We get started this weekend with the ARRL RTTY Roundup. http://www.arrl.org/rtty-roundup

It runs 1800Z 1/7 – 2400Z 1/8. Local: Saturday 1 pm till Sunday 7 pm. States are multipliers, so RI and CT are popular.

I’m going to try and put some time in and hope to see a couple of RI and CT mults in the log.

Anyone else planning a go at it?

Please post scores on the site and we can review at the Saturday January 14th meeting at the NK Library.

73 James K1SD

Contest: 2016 ARRL 160M Contest

Call: W1AN

Station:W1AN

Class: Single Op HP
QTH: USA
Location: CT

Summary:
Total:	QSOs	806	Sections	73	Countries	24	Total Score	162,260

Club: CT RI Contest Group

Pretty noisy and congested at times. Lots of encroachers. Easily Worked KH6LC just after sunrise Sunday. Not a lot of EU activity, but had several 5pt callers from there.

73, John W1AN

Our $505 check for the scholarship is in the mail to the ARRL!

Please post your results here.

Very low effort from here… a couple hours on Sat and made a few Qs on 40 and 80 on Sunday early morning. 73, Ken K3IU
~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~

Call: K3IU
Operator(s): K3IU

Class: SOAB(A) HP
QTH: RI
Operating Time (hrs): 2.4

Summary:
       QSOs  Zones  Countries
------------------------------
Total:  191    48      123  Total Score = 79,857

Post SS Phone Scores Here:  Keep up the club interest by posting scores.

Call:  W1XX

Ops:  K1XA, W1XX

Class:  Multi-Op HP in RI 24 hours

80:  243

40:  740

20:  606

15:   28

TOTAL:  1617 x 83 Sections  Total score  = 268,422

K1DM will be out of town.

On Sun, Nov 6, 2016 at 4:55 PM, Pat Atwood <patrickatwood> wrote:

Thank you James,

John (XX) – do you have an alternate venue we can use?

I think it was Lars who said he could do a presentation on the RBN. I added him to the email chain. I still can’t remember what I said I could present on. I remember a conversation about meteor scatter but I think it had more to do with weak-signal modes on HF, but I’m not sure. Does anyone remember?

If John, W1AN and John, W1XX are willing to brief us on those two topics (CQWW and NPOTA, respectively, that would be great.

I’ll talk about the invitation we received for a speaker at the HCRA meeting, as well as a couple of other things I’ve been thinking about.

Anything else?

73,

Pat, NG1G

From: James Setzler [mailto:jms_k1sd] Sent: Thursday, November 03, 2016 3:58 PM
To: ‘Pat Atwood’; ‘Michael McKaughan’
Cc: ‘James Setzler K1SD’; ‘McKaughan, Mom & Doc’; Bill Bliss W1WBB; CTRI Web Post (WA1RR); Jim Bowman; John Lindholm; John Spigel W1AN; K3IU Ken Wagner; KI1G Rick; Mike Visich KB1RFJ; Bob Beaudet W1YRC
Subject: RE: CTRI Contest Group

Pat,

Regarding the 11/12 meeting. John XX has spoken of a possible alternative venue. The NK Library lower conference room only holds 10 and no snacks. If we can find a better location, great. But if we do change I’d like to know ASAP so I can tell the library we don’t need the room. I have been very politely scolded that I didn’t let them know on a previous occasion.

“Using the Reverse Beacon Network in Contesting” was an agenda item for the last meeting – which became OBE. I would love to see a demonstration of RBN. As well as how best to set up your spotting filters, at the cluster or within N1MM, or?

We should discuss the efforts and results to date of our NPOTA activations and any further plans until year’s end.

I can give a brief Contest Manager’s Report. John AN can tell us about CQWWSSB

Hope to see y’all on the 12th; wherever.

James

From: Pat Atwood [mailto:patrickatwood] Sent: Wednesday, November 02, 2016 4:04 AM
To: ‘Michael McKaughan’; ‘Larry Krainson’
Cc: ‘James Setzler K1SD’; ‘McKaughan, Mom & Doc’
Subject: RE: CTRI Contest Group

Hi Larry,

Thank you very much for the invitation! I recall one of our members coming to your meeting back then, though I don’t remember who it was. Our next club meeting is November 12, and I’ve put this on the agenda. I’m certain we won’t have trouble finding someone who would be willing to give a presentation to your club. Once I get a volunteer (it may be me) I’ll coordinate the meeting date with you.

73,

Pat, NG1G

From: Michael McKaughan [mailto:k1dm.dr.michael] Sent: Tuesday, November 01, 2016 9:25 PM
To: Larry Krainson; Atwood, Pat (NG1G)
Cc: James Setzler K1SD; McKaughan, Mom & Doc
Subject: Re: CTRI Contest Group

Larry,

I am forwarding this to our new President, NG1G, so he can deal with officially. Mike, K1DM

On Sat, Oct 29, 2016 at 6:22 PM, Larry Krainson <wb1dby> wrote:

Hi,

Around 8 to 10 years ago the CTRI group came out and gave a talk at the Hampden County Radio Assn meeting.

I’m wondering if you or someone in the club would be interested in doing so again?

The HCRA meets the first Friday of each month excluding July and August. I’m starting to fill the 2017 meeting dates and currently have open January and March – June.

The HCRA meets the first Friday of every month at Holyoke Hospital at 7:30 pm. The web site is: www.hcra.org and we’re on Facebook too. We offer to take our guest speaker out to dinner right before the meeting too.

Would you guys be interested in coming out and speaking and maybe showing some slides or video or you all in action?

We have a diverse group of hams in the club and usually average 40 – 50 at each meeting. Many chase DX, contest, do digital and much more.

Please let me know if you’d be interested and what month would work for you.

Thank you and 73,

Larry, W1AST

wb1dby

I know that there were at least 3 members participating in this contest, so we can use this posting to brag about our results.

73, Ken K3IU (U 56 RI)

Sounds like another agenda item.

From: Mike Visich [mailto:visich4zoo@nullcox.net] Sent: Sunday, November 06, 2016 2:39 PM
To: ‘Pat Atwood’; ‘James Setzler’; ‘Michael McKaughan’
Cc: ‘James Setzler K1SD’; ‘McKaughan, Mom & Doc’; ‘Bill Bliss W1WBB’; ‘CTRI Web Post (WA1RR)’; ‘Jim Bowman’; ‘John Lindholm’; ‘John Spigel W1AN’; ‘K3IU Ken Wagner’; ‘KI1G Rick’; ‘Bob Beaudet W1YRC’; ke1j@nullyccc.org
Subject: RE: CTRI Contest Group

I’ve got PICTURES of the CTRI President on a Concrete Buggy I’m willing to share!

From: Pat Atwood [mailto:patrickatwood] Sent: Sunday, November 6, 2016 11:56 AM
To: ‘James Setzler’ <jms_k1sd>; ‘Michael McKaughan’ <k1dm.dr.michael>
Cc: ‘James Setzler K1SD’ <k1sd>; ‘McKaughan, Mom & Doc’ <k1dm>; ‘Bill Bliss W1WBB’ <wbliss1>; ‘CTRI Web Post (WA1RR)’ <wigu720fiqu>; ‘Jim Bowman’ <ks1j>; ‘John Lindholm’ <w1xx>; ‘John Spigel W1AN’ <w1an>; ‘K3IU Ken Wagner’ <kenk3iu>; ‘KI1G Rick’ <ki1g>; ‘Mike Visich KB1RFJ’ <visich4zoo>; ‘Bob Beaudet W1YRC’ <w1yrc>; ke1j
Subject: RE: CTRI Contest Group

Thank you James,

John (XX) – do you have an alternate venue we can use?

I think it was Lars who said he could do a presentation on the RBN. I added him to the email chain. I still can’t remember what I said I could present on. I remember a conversation about meteor scatter but I think it had more to do with weak-signal modes on HF, but I’m not sure. Does anyone remember?

If John, W1AN and John, W1XX are willing to brief us on those two topics (CQWW and NPOTA, respectively, that would be great.

I’ll talk about the invitation we received for a speaker at the HCRA meeting, as well as a couple of other things I’ve been thinking about.

Anything else?

73,

Pat, NG1G

From: James Setzler [mailto:jms_k1sd] Sent: Thursday, November 03, 2016 3:58 PM
To: ‘Pat Atwood’; ‘Michael McKaughan’
Cc: ‘James Setzler K1SD’; ‘McKaughan, Mom & Doc’; Bill Bliss W1WBB; CTRI Web Post (WA1RR); Jim Bowman; John Lindholm; John Spigel W1AN; K3IU Ken Wagner; KI1G Rick; Mike Visich KB1RFJ; Bob Beaudet W1YRC
Subject: RE: CTRI Contest Group

Pat,

Regarding the 11/12 meeting. John XX has spoken of a possible alternative venue. The NK Library lower conference room only holds 10 and no snacks. If we can find a better location, great. But if we do change I’d like to know ASAP so I can tell the library we don’t need the room. I have been very politely scolded that I didn’t let them know on a previous occasion.

“Using the Reverse Beacon Network in Contesting” was an agenda item for the last meeting – which became OBE. I would love to see a demonstration of RBN. As well as how best to set up your spotting filters, at the cluster or within N1MM, or?

We should discuss the efforts and results to date of our NPOTA activations and any further plans until year’s end.

I can give a brief Contest Manager’s Report. John AN can tell us about CQWWSSB

Hope to see y’all on the 12th; wherever.

James

From: Pat Atwood [mailto:patrickatwood] Sent: Wednesday, November 02, 2016 4:04 AM
To: ‘Michael McKaughan’; ‘Larry Krainson’
Cc: ‘James Setzler K1SD’; ‘McKaughan, Mom & Doc’
Subject: RE: CTRI Contest Group

Hi Larry,

Thank you very much for the invitation! I recall one of our members coming to your meeting back then, though I don’t remember who it was. Our next club meeting is November 12, and I’ve put this on the agenda. I’m certain we won’t have trouble finding someone who would be willing to give a presentation to your club. Once I get a volunteer (it may be me) I’ll coordinate the meeting date with you.

73,

Pat, NG1G

From: Michael McKaughan [mailto:k1dm.dr.michael] Sent: Tuesday, November 01, 2016 9:25 PM
To: Larry Krainson; Atwood, Pat (NG1G)
Cc: James Setzler K1SD; McKaughan, Mom & Doc
Subject: Re: CTRI Contest Group

Larry,

I am forwarding this to our new President, NG1G, so he can deal with officially. Mike, K1DM

On Sat, Oct 29, 2016 at 6:22 PM, Larry Krainson <wb1dby> wrote:

Hi,

Around 8 to 10 years ago the CTRI group came out and gave a talk at the Hampden County Radio Assn meeting.

I’m wondering if you or someone in the club would be interested in doing so again?

The HCRA meets the first Friday of each month excluding July and August. I’m starting to fill the 2017 meeting dates and currently have open January and March – June.

The HCRA meets the first Friday of every month at Holyoke Hospital at 7:30 pm. The web site is: www.hcra.org and we’re on Facebook too. We offer to take our guest speaker out to dinner right before the meeting too.

Would you guys be interested in coming out and speaking and maybe showing some slides or video or you all in action?

We have a diverse group of hams in the club and usually average 40 – 50 at each meeting. Many chase DX, contest, do digital and much more.

Please let me know if you’d be interested and what month would work for you.

Thank you and 73,

Larry, W1AST

wb1dby

I’ve got PICTURES of the CTRI President on a Concrete Buggy I’m willing to share!

From: Pat Atwood [mailto:patrickatwood@nullverizon.net] Sent: Sunday, November 6, 2016 11:56 AM
To: ‘James Setzler’ <jms_k1sd@nullverizon.net>; ‘Michael McKaughan’ <k1dm.dr.michael@nullgmail.com>
Cc: ‘James Setzler K1SD’ <k1sd@nullarrl.net>; ‘McKaughan, Mom & Doc’ <k1dm@nullarrl.net>; ‘Bill Bliss W1WBB’ <wbliss1@nullcox.net>; ‘CTRI Web Post (WA1RR)’ <>; ‘Jim Bowman’ <ks1j@nullarrl.net>; ‘John Lindholm’ <w1xx@nullcox.net>; ‘John Spigel W1AN’ <w1an@nulldxusa.net>; ‘K3IU Ken Wagner’ <kenk3iu@nullcox.net>; ‘KI1G Rick’ <ki1g@nullverizon.net>; ‘Mike Visich KB1RFJ’ <visich4zoo@nullcox.net>; ‘Bob Beaudet W1YRC’ <w1yrc@nullverizon.net>; ke1j@nullyccc.org
Subject: RE: CTRI Contest Group

Thank you James,

John (XX) – do you have an alternate venue we can use?

I think it was Lars who said he could do a presentation on the RBN. I added him to the email chain. I still can’t remember what I said I could present on. I remember a conversation about meteor scatter but I think it had more to do with weak-signal modes on HF, but I’m not sure. Does anyone remember?

If John, W1AN and John, W1XX are willing to brief us on those two topics (CQWW and NPOTA, respectively, that would be great.

I’ll talk about the invitation we received for a speaker at the HCRA meeting, as well as a couple of other things I’ve been thinking about.

Anything else?

73,

Pat, NG1G

From: James Setzler [mailto:jms_k1sd] Sent: Thursday, November 03, 2016 3:58 PM
To: ‘Pat Atwood’; ‘Michael McKaughan’
Cc: ‘James Setzler K1SD’; ‘McKaughan, Mom & Doc’; Bill Bliss W1WBB; CTRI Web Post (WA1RR); Jim Bowman; John Lindholm; John Spigel W1AN; K3IU Ken Wagner; KI1G Rick; Mike Visich KB1RFJ; Bob Beaudet W1YRC
Subject: RE: CTRI Contest Group

Pat,

Regarding the 11/12 meeting. John XX has spoken of a possible alternative venue. The NK Library lower conference room only holds 10 and no snacks. If we can find a better location, great. But if we do change I’d like to know ASAP so I can tell the library we don’t need the room. I have been very politely scolded that I didn’t let them know on a previous occasion.

“Using the Reverse Beacon Network in Contesting” was an agenda item for the last meeting – which became OBE. I would love to see a demonstration of RBN. As well as how best to set up your spotting filters, at the cluster or within N1MM, or?

We should discuss the efforts and results to date of our NPOTA activations and any further plans until year’s end.

I can give a brief Contest Manager’s Report. John AN can tell us about CQWWSSB

Hope to see y’all on the 12th; wherever.

James

From: Pat Atwood [mailto:patrickatwood] Sent: Wednesday, November 02, 2016 4:04 AM
To: ‘Michael McKaughan’; ‘Larry Krainson’
Cc: ‘James Setzler K1SD’; ‘McKaughan, Mom & Doc’
Subject: RE: CTRI Contest Group

Hi Larry,

Thank you very much for the invitation! I recall one of our members coming to your meeting back then, though I don’t remember who it was. Our next club meeting is November 12, and I’ve put this on the agenda. I’m certain we won’t have trouble finding someone who would be willing to give a presentation to your club. Once I get a volunteer (it may be me) I’ll coordinate the meeting date with you.

73,

Pat, NG1G

From: Michael McKaughan [mailto:k1dm.dr.michael] Sent: Tuesday, November 01, 2016 9:25 PM
To: Larry Krainson; Atwood, Pat (NG1G)
Cc: James Setzler K1SD; McKaughan, Mom & Doc
Subject: Re: CTRI Contest Group

Larry,

I am forwarding this to our new President, NG1G, so he can deal with officially. Mike, K1DM

On Sat, Oct 29, 2016 at 6:22 PM, Larry Krainson <wb1dby> wrote:

Hi,

Around 8 to 10 years ago the CTRI group came out and gave a talk at the Hampden County Radio Assn meeting.

I’m wondering if you or someone in the club would be interested in doing so again?

The HCRA meets the first Friday of each month excluding July and August. I’m starting to fill the 2017 meeting dates and currently have open January and March – June.

The HCRA meets the first Friday of every month at Holyoke Hospital at 7:30 pm. The web site is: www.hcra.org and we’re on Facebook too. We offer to take our guest speaker out to dinner right before the meeting too.

Would you guys be interested in coming out and speaking and maybe showing some slides or video or you all in action?

We have a diverse group of hams in the club and usually average 40 – 50 at each meeting. Many chase DX, contest, do digital and much more.

Please let me know if you’d be interested and what month would work for you.

Thank you and 73,

Larry, W1AST

wb1dby

Pat,

I’m leaving for Sweden tonight so wont make it to the meeting.

73,

Lars KE1J

From: Pat Atwood <patrickatwood@nullverizon.net>
Date: Sunday, November 6, 2016 at 11:55 AM
To: ‘James Setzler’ <jms_k1sd@nullverizon.net>, ‘Michael McKaughan’ <k1dm.dr.michael@nullgmail.com>
Cc: ‘James Setzler K1SD’ <k1sd@nullarrl.net>, "’McKaughan, Mom & Doc’" <k1dm@nullarrl.net>, ‘Bill Bliss W1WBB’ <wbliss1@nullcox.net>, "’CTRI Web Post (WA1RR)’" <>, ‘Jim Bowman’ <ks1j@nullarrl.net>, ‘John Lindholm’ <w1xx@nullcox.net>, ‘John Spigel W1AN’ <w1an@nulldxusa.net>, ‘K3IU Ken Wagner’ <kenk3iu@nullcox.net>, ‘KI1G Rick’ <ki1g@nullverizon.net>, ‘Mike Visich KB1RFJ’ <visich4zoo@nullcox.net>, ‘Bob Beaudet W1YRC’ <w1yrc@nullverizon.net>, <ke1j@nullyccc.org>
Subject: RE: CTRI Contest Group

Thank you James,

John (XX) – do you have an alternate venue we can use?

I think it was Lars who said he could do a presentation on the RBN. I added him to the email chain. I still can’t remember what I said I could present on. I remember a conversation about meteor scatter but I think it had more to do with weak-signal modes on HF, but I’m not sure. Does anyone remember?

If John, W1AN and John, W1XX are willing to brief us on those two topics (CQWW and NPOTA, respectively, that would be great.

I’ll talk about the invitation we received for a speaker at the HCRA meeting, as well as a couple of other things I’ve been thinking about.

Anything else?

73,

Pat, NG1G

From: James Setzler [mailto:jms_k1sd@nullverizon.net] Sent: Thursday, November 03, 2016 3:58 PM
To: ‘Pat Atwood’; ‘Michael McKaughan’
Cc: ‘James Setzler K1SD’; ‘McKaughan, Mom & Doc’; Bill Bliss W1WBB; CTRI Web Post (WA1RR); Jim Bowman; John Lindholm; John Spigel W1AN; K3IU Ken Wagner; KI1G Rick; Mike Visich KB1RFJ; Bob Beaudet W1YRC
Subject: RE: CTRI Contest Group

Pat,

Regarding the 11/12 meeting. John XX has spoken of a possible alternative venue. The NK Library lower conference room only holds 10 and no snacks. If we can find a better location, great. But if we do change I’d like to know ASAP so I can tell the library we don’t need the room. I have been very politely scolded that I didn’t let them know on a previous occasion.

“Using the Reverse Beacon Network in Contesting” was an agenda item for the last meeting – which became OBE. I would love to see a demonstration of RBN. As well as how best to set up your spotting filters, at the cluster or within N1MM, or?

We should discuss the efforts and results to date of our NPOTA activations and any further plans until year’s end.

I can give a brief Contest Manager’s Report. John AN can tell us about CQWWSSB

Hope to see y’all on the 12th; wherever.

James

From: Pat Atwood [mailto:patrickatwood] Sent: Wednesday, November 02, 2016 4:04 AM
To: ‘Michael McKaughan’; ‘Larry Krainson’
Cc: ‘James Setzler K1SD’; ‘McKaughan, Mom & Doc’
Subject: RE: CTRI Contest Group

Hi Larry,

Thank you very much for the invitation! I recall one of our members coming to your meeting back then, though I don’t remember who it was. Our next club meeting is November 12, and I’ve put this on the agenda. I’m certain we won’t have trouble finding someone who would be willing to give a presentation to your club. Once I get a volunteer (it may be me) I’ll coordinate the meeting date with you.

73,

Pat, NG1G

From: Michael McKaughan [mailto:k1dm.dr.michael] Sent: Tuesday, November 01, 2016 9:25 PM
To: Larry Krainson; Atwood, Pat (NG1G)
Cc: James Setzler K1SD; McKaughan, Mom & Doc
Subject: Re: CTRI Contest Group

Larry,

I am forwarding this to our new President, NG1G, so he can deal with officially. Mike, K1DM

On Sat, Oct 29, 2016 at 6:22 PM, Larry Krainson <wb1dby> wrote:

Hi,

Around 8 to 10 years ago the CTRI group came out and gave a talk at the Hampden County Radio Assn meeting.

I’m wondering if you or someone in the club would be interested in doing so again?

The HCRA meets the first Friday of each month excluding July and August. I’m starting to fill the 2017 meeting dates and currently have open January and March – June.

The HCRA meets the first Friday of every month at Holyoke Hospital at 7:30 pm. The web site is: www.hcra.org and we’re on Facebook too. We offer to take our guest speaker out to dinner right before the meeting too.

Would you guys be interested in coming out and speaking and maybe showing some slides or video or you all in action?

We have a diverse group of hams in the club and usually average 40 – 50 at each meeting. Many chase DX, contest, do digital and much more.

Please let me know if you’d be interested and what month would work for you.

Thank you and 73,

Larry, W1AST

wb1dby