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RI Section Updates

- by Nancy Austin

W1OP – The Old Professor March 2025

Congratulations to the Providence Radio Club (W1OP) for their latest stellar 26-page newsletter, linked here. 

Check it out!!! And welcome to the PRA new leadership team. Huge thanks to Dave Tessitore, K1DT and Team W1OP for so successfully mentoring next gen club leaders as this historic club plans for a vibrant and relevant future.

NCRC Volunteers Enable Record-setting School Club Roundup score

Mike Cullen, K1NPT wrote:

A tip of the hat to Newport County Radio Club volunteers Rowan WO1P, Jim KA1ZOU, and John KC1K00 for helping local middle school students deliver a record-breaking performance during last week’s ARRL School Club Roundup — a semi-annual, on-air contest that encourage students to talk to other schools.

Operating at All Saints STEAM Academy (Middletown) Monday through Friday from 3PM to 5PM each day, we had 10 incredibly focused middle school students sharing the microphone and managing several pile-ups that they created on 20M.

Results?
114 contacts (including NCRC’s Mike AA1XQ and Mike KC1NEJ)
25 states, 1 province
3 clubs
3 mobile stations
13 schools
all yielding a claimed score of 11,058 (a school record)

School principal Ann Villareal helped coach students each day and was very pleased with the week’s efforts.

We’re looking forward to doing it again in October and, in the interim, crafting ways to keep these students engaged in wireless communications.

73, Mike K1NPT – P.S. If you’d like to help us work with middle school students after school on radio-based activities, please let me know.

100+ check-ins for recent RI Skywarn Activation

Wayne Burkett, KA1VRF wrote:

Thank you to everyone who participated in the recent RI ARES SKYWARN  24-hour Activation.  Twelve nets were held on the NB1RI repeater network, with over one hundred hams offering situational awareness reports during and after the mid-February snowstorm.  Net Control collected these timely reports and reported our local conditions up to the National Weather Service in Boston.

Want to learn more? Join Wayne’s Skywarn training nets every Wednesday evening at 7:30 pm local time on the linked NB1RI repeater and Quahog  repeater network.  All are welcome.

See also: How Rhode Island Hams Help RICOMU Deliver Millions $$$ to RI Cities & Towns

How Rhode Island Hams Help RICOMU Deliver Millions $$$ to RI Cities & Towns

 

Interested in becoming an ARRL-affiliated club?

More city and town Public Safety Emergency Management organizations are showing  interest in becoming an ARRL-Affiliated club.

Please reach so we can help with the process.

Contact:  RI Section Affiliated Club Coordinator (ACC), John Brewer, N1SXB 

n1sxb [@] earthlink [dot] net

 

 

 

Ham Outreach / School Club Round Up / Scouting / STEM / Youth

Calling all Rhode Island youth!

- by Nancy Austin

New post from Rowan WO1P – RI Section Youth Coordinator (RI-SYC)

Calling all Rhode Island youth!

Are you interested in STEM, want to learn more about leadership opportunities in your community, and grow your communication skills? Then you have found the right place. My name is Rowan, WO1P, and I am the new Section Youth Coordinator (SYC) for the Rhode Island ARRL section. For the last two years, I have worked with my local community and university to encourage youth engagement in amateur radio. Since moving to Rhode Island earlier this year, I have been determined to continue my efforts in our beautiful ocean state that I now call home. 

Goals of my appointment:

I have four primary goals for my appointment as SYC.

  1. Get Rhode Island school districts and universities on the air through School Club Roundup and the Collegiate QSO Party hosted by the ARRL Collegiate Amateur Radio Program.
  2. Expand and support Jamboree-on-the-Air (JOTA) participation.
  3. Learn more about amateur radio, network with hams around the New England Division, and encourage outreach for youth throughout Rhode Island.
  4. Communicate the needs of Rhode Island youth and their mentors to the section and larger ARRL organization.

How to get involved:

Being an active participant in the community has been one of the most rewarding aspects of being a ham. I encourage everyone to attend club meetings and events, ham fests, and demonstrations seen throughout the state. 

ARRL Northeast Division HamXposition:

Attending this year’s HamXposition? Come meet the Rhode Island section organization!  We have a meet and greet from 4-5pm on August 24th. Hope to see you there, 

Contact me:

As SYC, one of the most important aspects of my role is effectively communicating the needs and concerns of the Rhode Island amateur radio community to the right individuals. Whether you are a college student trying to start an amateur radio club on campus, Scout leadership looking to expand opportunities for your troop, or an interested member of our community, I want to be available to help in the best way I can. A great way to reach me directly is through my email, [email protected] This is my amateur radio dedicated email that I check frequently to best serve the Rhode Island section. Please feel free to reach out, I would be happy to help.

Interest form:

Want to bring amateur radio to youth in your local community? Need help from the SYC? 

Fill out my interest form and I will work with you to help bring amateur radio opportunities to your part of the state.

73, Rowan WO1P – RI Section Youth Coordinator (RI-SYC)