Narragansett Public Library, Pier Marketplace, Narragansett RI. Doors open 9:30am, meeting starts @ 9:45am.
Very special guest presenter: longtime-serving Providence Radio Association President, K1DT, Dave “Tess” Tessitore. Meeting open to all radio amateurs & interested guests … join us!

Our upcoming CTRI CG March 2025 general meeting reservation has been kindly confirmed by John W1XX for the Conference Room (2nd floor)
of the new Narragansett Loontjens Memorial Library, Saturday March 8, 2025, from 9:30 AM – 12:30 PM.
Address: 24 Pier Marketplace, Narragansett, RI.

Newcomers and old-timers alike are welcome!

73, Bill W1WBB

I am attaching a couple of photos from the recent major Aurora opening:

1. What AU CW signals look like on an Icom IC-7300 with a Ukrainian 144 MHz transverter, using a small 144 MHz beam aimed NorthWest. The hissy raspy AU CW signals look fuzzy and fat compared to normal CW signals.

2. The visible Aurora in FN43eu.

73, Chris WB2VVV

Well, the band conditions were noisy with lots of static crashes Friday and Saturday night.
Sunday early evening, at the end of the contest, I wasn’t hearing crashes! Was running QRP into the ‘U’ shaped full length dipole. Not hearing as great as it should, Going to ask the neighbors to stretch it out across the upper yard next winter.
23 QSOs with 52 Points and 12 State/Prov
For a total Score of 624

Bob NN1DX

NN1DX QRP – CTRI Contest Group

Contest: CQWPXRTTY
Band   QSOs    Pts    WPX
7           46         132    30
14         82         139    47
21       103         251     79
28        89         263     76
Total  320        785     232
Score: 182,120

FD 2023 Summary (2)

A few snapshots from the 2023 FD operation in Salem, CT are posted in Photos and below.

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Class: 1D, Single Op / Unassisted / Low Power / Analog
ARRL Section: RI
Club: CTRI Contest Group

Bands – QSOs
80m – 15
40m – 25
20m – 40
15m – 25
10m – 8
6m – 2

115 QSOs X 2 + 50 = 280 points
Cabillo Log submitted Sunday with web form (in lieu of dupe sheet).

73, Chris WB2VVV

2023 New England QSO Party

Call: W1DX/M
Operator(s): K1XA W1XX W1AN
Station: W1DX/M

Class: M/S Mobile LP
QTH: CT MA RI MA
Operating Time (hrs): 10
Club: CTRI Contest Group

Summary:
 Band  CW-Dig Qs  Ph Qs
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   80:               
   40:    374       1
   20:    328        
   15:               
   10:               
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Total:    703       1  Mults = 56  Total Score = 78,680

Club: CT RI Contest Group

The NEQP is a fun contest. We give thanks to Tom K1KI, Group members and the YCCC home team and all who participated and supported the operations this year. There are several score posts on 3830 supporting CTRI. It’s a little early but appears we have our net ready to catch the club plaque again this year. Thank you! If you are interested in extreme NEQP mobile operation check out Gerry W1VE’s post on 3830.

For W1DX/m below are the statistics for our 2 day, 12 county rover tour. Note that we did only 1 SSB contact. We sensed activity was down from last year. The first day particularly was a slow one. We wondered where was everybody? Watching the Kentucky Derby?
On a down side. Murphy did find us. A few computer lockups occured. He apparently is enjoying his welcoming home in Windows 10.

Ops: John W1XX, Bob K1XA, and John W1AN
Total QSOs: 703 which is down 47 from last year.

Rig: K3 100W on marine deep cycle battery
Logging software: N1MM+ Murphy V2023.88
Antenna: 40M, 20M pairs of hamsticks at 22 feet mounted on Ford van hitch.

Total on air time: 10 hrs 04 min
Max 60 minute rate: 103
Max 10 minute rate: 150
We worked OM2VL from all 12 counties
Other DX included DL, LA, HK, UA, SP

703 QSOs, 78,680 Raw score

Saturday
Total miles driven: 61
QSOs: 272
Counties:
NLNCT: 75
WINCT: 56
WASRI: 94
KENRI: 47

Sunday
Total miles driven: 205
QSOs: 431
BARMA: 87
BRIMA: 30
BRIRI: 55
NEWRI: 50
NORMA: 26
PLYMA: 94
PRORI: 30
SUFMA: 59

CQ WPX SSB Contest

Had not planned to operate, but heard the high activity and decided to operate Friday evening and then some of Saturday – S&P only. Went skiing on Sunday.

Excellent band conditions with big pileups! By accident I worked the Sable Island crew CY0S that traveled there to be QRV for this contest on 40m.

START-OF-LOG: 3.0
LOCATION: RI
CALLSIGN: WB2VVV
CLUB: CTRI Contest Group
CONTEST: CQ-WPX-SSB
CATEGORY-OPERATOR: SINGLE-OP
CATEGORY-ASSISTED: NON-ASSISTED
CATEGORY-BAND: ALL
CATEGORY-MODE: SSB
CATEGORY-POWER: LOW
CATEGORY-STATION: FIXED
CATEGORY-TRANSMITTER: ONE
CATEGORY-OVERLAY: TB-WIRES
CLAIMED-SCORE: 74606
OPERATORS: WB2VVV

Band QSOs
7 MHz 50
14 MHz 60
21 MHz 28
28 MHz 43
Total 181

CALLSIGN: NN1DX
CLUB: CTRI Contest Group
CONTEST: CQ-160-SSB
CATEGORY-OPERATOR: SINGLE-OP
CATEGORY-ASSISTED: NON-ASSISTED
CATEGORY-BAND: 160M
CATEGORY-MODE: SSB
CATEGORY-POWER: QRP
CATEGORY-STATION: FIXED
CATEGORY-TRANSMITTER: ONE
CLAIMED-SCORE: 994

Conditions seemed to be not so hot!
Thanks for the Mic Check W1XX. Think I found the hint to getting more Highs from the radio after two tries.
73 NN1DX

CALLSIGN: NN1DX
CLUB: CTRI Contest Group
CONTEST: ARRL-DX-CW
CATEGORY-OPERATOR: SINGLE-OP
CATEGORY-ASSISTED: NON-ASSISTED
CATEGORY-BAND: 40M
CATEGORY-MODE: CW
CATEGORY-POWER: QRP
CATEGORY-STATION: FIXED
CATEGORY-TRANSMITTER: ONE
CLAIMED-SCORE: 21291

Contest: ARRLDXCW
Band QSOs Pts Cty
7 151 453 47
Total 151 453 47
Score: 21,291

Conditions were good. Alpha-Delta was raised about 10 feet. Made a little difference re-hanging it.
Bob NN1DX
Ex-W1IG

                    CQ WPX RTTY Contest - 2023

Call: KE1S
Operator(s): W1AN
Station: W1AN

Class: SOAB HP
QTH: CT
Operating Time (hrs): 20

Summary:
 Band  QSOs
------------
   80:  154
   40:  457
   20:  109
   15:  139
   10:  199
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Total: 1058  Prefixes = 587  Total Score = 2,023,389

Club: CT RI Contest Group

Got on just to try working 3Y0J on RTTY. No luck. Made a few Qs while looking and kept the club call in the mix. Remember, at least 3 log submissions needed to get the club listed in the contest results!
See in the CW DX coming up.
73, John W1AN