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The poem of NNEFARO:
The poem of NNEFARO:
“It came without generators, it came without loggers.
It came without towers, tri-banders, or remote SDR'-ers. Maybe Field Day doesn’t come from a large committee. Maybe Field Day perhaps can be just a little bit less.”
January, 2022:
The guys got together Saturday for Lunch at Martha's Excheange. we also welcomed 2 new members Jim McKearin KC1MDU, and Bill Freeman KE1G.
In the picture from left to right around the table are Patrick W1YTT, Craig N1SFT, Randall N1KRB, Jim KC1MDU, Bill KE1G, Dennis KC1LGQ, and John KB1EEU. Some of the toys shown were a uSDX, a Lab 599, and a QCX CW
November, 2021:
Even though we had a small turnout this year for Veterans Day, we made 107 combined QSO's. Members W1YTT, N1KRB, & KC1LKO used IC-7100, G90 with Amp, and an IC7300. Antennas were an EM Comm3 EFHW and a Super Antenna.
Even though we had a small turnout this year for Veterans Day, we made 107 combined QSO's. Members W1YTT, N1KRB, & KC1LKO used IC-7100, G90 with Amp, and an IC7300. Antennas were an EM Comm3 EFHW and a Super Antenna.
NNEFARO Veterans Day Activation at Historic Fort Stark. N1KRB & W1YTT
December, 2021:
Ya better not shout,,,,,, Ya better not cry,,,,, Ya better not pout I'm tellin' ya why......
OK so you know the final line. Yes it is almost Christmas.
N1KRB and I did a final POTA at the Robert Frost Farm in Derry. A real chill in the air that morning. Randal was the winner of the QSO award. I was putzing with one of the uSDX china knock offs of DL2MAN's great radio. But the one i got had fake parts and low tramsmit. A two day fight with the Ebay Seller and i got my refund in full even though they say NO RETURNS.
Tomorrow morning we (XYL & I) will be hitting the road on the Good Old Family Christmas Trip. The KX3 is safely packed in along with a variety of Antennas. With luck I will squeeze in a few QSO's and maybe even a POTA.
So From our QTH to Yours as Clement Moore once said,
"Merry Christmas to all, and to all a Good Night"
W1YTT
The POTA Explorer Team (me & N1KRB) did a First Activation of Totten Trails State Forrest, K4971, in Henniker.
This was not for the faint of heart. And the team had to contend with fierce wild insects. Without thinking we did not do our Tick Protection and I collected 10 of the little critters. Who would have thought with ice and snow on the ground we would have ticks.
The road ( if you can call it that) leading up to the Trail Head was ice and rocks. We opted to hike in. This turned out to be quite a challenge with all out equipment. The rigs were IC718 for N1KRB and the KX3 for me. We are now working on downsizing the packs.
Farthest QSO was NL7V in Fairbanks AK on 10 w. Our total QSO’s were W1=10 and N1=22 for a grand total of 32 QSO’s for the parks First Activation. Sorrry about the sideways pix. This website will not rotat a pic. We need to move to a real site.
SOOOO is the Spring POTA Bug getting to you yet????? As the weather gets warmer lets get back to our impromptu activations and camaraderie. Always great to see what projects everyone else is up too.
LAST so far only 3 opinions on where we do Summer Field Day. Any more out there?????
THe Icey Slope
Totten Trails State Forest
N1KRB
W1YTT
Hello All,
I hope you have all been having some radioactive fun. In July NNEFARO was well represented at Lobstah Con in Brunswick Maine by Me W1YTT, Randall N1KRB, Jean K1AVM, and Dennis K1LGQ. From there Randall went on to activate the farthest point East in the US. I activated parks in the Belfast area.
I emailed Andrew Cushing for permission to activate Fort Stark again this year for Veterans Day. I'll let you know as soon as I know.
Also we found an event called International Lighthouse Lightship Weekend coming up August 19-21. The closest Lighthouse to us is Fort Constitution around the corner from Fort Stark. It is an NH Historic Site and a POTA. So i asked Andrew for permission to activate it on Saturday Aug 20. Again I’ll let you know, but it sounds like fun. It is NOT a contest so we get to use all ham band even the WARC’s. Of course this is all weather dependent.
So what has everyone else been doing??????
Patrick W1YTT
Craig, Patrick and myself (N1KRB) showed up yesterday at the Portsmouth Harbor Lighthouse to observe International Lighthouse and Lightship weekend.
Craig, Patrick and myself (N1KRB) showed up yesterday at the Portsmouth Harbor Lighthouse to observe International Lighthouse and Lightship weekend.
With us were family members and Jeremy D’Entremont, the president of the American Lighthouse Foundation, who showed us all around.
With us were family members and Jeremy D’Entremont, the president of the American Lighthouse Foundation, who showed us all around.
We were able to put up an end fed from the top of the lighthouse and a ham stick in the sand to make contacts on 40, 20 and 17. What a great day to be out.
We were able to put up an end fed from the top of the lighthouse and a ham stick in the sand to make contacts on 40, 20 and 17. What a great day to be out.
Veterans Day 2022 @ Fort Stark
Well...... I found out the other day why we have not heard back from NH Historic Sites about our Veterans Day Activation........The guy i was emailing is NO LONGER THERE....
BUT, a phone call put me in touch with the New Guy and we had a nice conversation. He was excited about our group and said he would check into our request and get back...... AND HE DID..... We are set for activation on Nov. 11 2022 starting at 0900 untill 1600 hrs.
Hope to see as many as possible for a great day of "Playing Radio".
The Final Tally for Veteran‘s Day 2022
Well, the antennas are down. The radios are packed (ready forWFD23). And the numbers are in. Final QSO count for NE1FO’s Fort Stark Veteran’s Day Activation was 63.
During the activation we got to talk to some folks and even helped out a potential new Ham on how to program his HT.
Thanks to tne New Hampshire Department of Historic Sites for the use of Fort Stark for the third year in a row.
This is what we stated with..14 INCHES OF FROZEN SNOW
This is how we cleared our operating spot.
Sorry about the sideways pix..... There is NO ROTATE on this site🤬🤯
Happy First Day of Daylight Standard Time. Hope everyone Fell Back this morning. And with that starts a New Season of Fun POTA’s. First being our Veterans Day Operation. Unfortunately Ft. Stark and Ft. Constitution are both closed for renovations. Fort McClary (a POTA Site) in Kittery Point Maine will be our operational site for this year. Tentative plans now are to be setup and operational by 0900 hrs on Saturday Nov 11 (11/11/2023) and stay on the air until about 1600 hrs. The main site will be using an EFHW into the Tri-Plexer for 20 & 40 meters. With the good propagation lately on the upper bands we are hoping to also have stations on 15,17,& 10 meters. For this operation www will be using the NNEFARO Call sign. I will be Pre Spotting us on POTA and Facebook sites.
As always everyone is invited. Since it is a Saturday I’m hoping for a good turnout. I would appreciate if you let me know if you are coming but if your plans change at the last minute and you can make it great. No Reservations Necessary ( like always). Hope to see you there.
Some thoughts for other operations are Winter Solstice at NH Stone Henge and Winter Field Day.
Patrick, W1YT
Outlaw #3
IT'S OFFICIAL--------- our Veterans Day Memorial Activation will be at Fort McClary (a POTA Site) in Kittery Point Maine. Tentative plans now are to be setup and operational by 0900 hrs on Saturday Nov 11 (11/11/2023) and stay on the air until about 1400 hrs. The main site will be using an EFHW into the Tri-Plexer for 20 & 40 meters. With the good propagation lately on the upper bands we are hoping to also have stations on 15,17,& 10 meters. For this operation we will be using the NNEFARO Call sign. I have Pre Spotting us on POTA and Facebook sites.
As always everyone is invited. Since it is a Saturday I’m hoping for a good turnout. I would appreciate if you let me know if you are coming but if your plans change at the last minute and you can make it great. No Reservations Necessary ( like always). Remember to bring your lunch and water. Hope to see you there.
It was another Chilly Success. Activated Ft. Mc Clary in Kittery Me, K-7989. Temps in the low 40’s and breeze off the water at about 12 MPH. The team of N1KRB, W1YTT, & KC1LKO wracked up over 60 QSO’s
Hope every one has a nice Thanksgiving and find some time to GOTA @ a POTA.
PM, Outlaw #3, Finally Thawing out🥶
THe Winter Field Day Crew consisted of N1KRB, W1YTT, N1PTX, and K1OKD with support from N1SFT, K1LGQ and K1AVM. Over 100 contacts were made. THe final results are still PENDING..... Stay tuned
Grimeton SAQ friendship association
Grimeton SAQ friendship association
SAQ to air on Christmas Eve Morning, Dec 24th 2024
SAQ to air on Christmas Eve Morning, Dec 24th 2024
On Christmas Eve morning, Tuesday December 24th 2024, SAQ Grimeton is scheduled* to be on the air, to send out the traditional Christmas message to the whole World, using the 200kW Alexanderson alternator from 1924, on 17.2 kHz CW.
The SAQ morse key.
Program and transmission schedule:
08:00 CET (07:00 UTC): The transmitter hall at World Heritage Grimeton is opened for visitors.
Transmission & YouTube Live stream:
08:25 CET (07:25 UTC): Live stream on YouTube begins.
08:30 CET (07:30 UTC): Startup and tuning of the Alexanderson Alternator SAQ.
09:00 CET (08:00 UTC): Transmission of a Christmas message from SAQ.
Live Video from World Heritage Grimeton Radio Station
The transmission event can be seen live on our YouTube Channel or by following the link below.
Live video from World Heritage Grimeton Radio Station, scheduled at 08:25 CET (07:25 UTC), Dec 24th, 2024.
Test transmissions
We are planning to carry our some test transmissions on Friday, December 20th, 13:00 – 16:00 CET (12:00 -15:00 UTC). SAQ will be on the air shorter periods of time during this interval, when we will be carrying out tuning, tests and measurements. Your comments are welcome to info@alexander.n.se.
QSL Reports to SAQ
Your QSL reports to SAQ are most welcome and much appreciated!
For guaranteed E-QSL from us, please report using our ONLINE QSL FORM.
We can not guarantee that reports by Email / mail / bureau will be confirmed.
The online form will be open from December 24th, 2024 until January 10th, 2025.
Amateur Radio Station SK6SAQ
The Amateur Radio Station with the call “SK6SAQ” will be QRV on the following frequencies:
– 3517.2 kHz CW
– 7017.2 kHz CW
– 14017.2KHz CW
– 3755 kHz SSB
– 7140 kHz SSB
QSL-reports to SK6SAQ (NOT SAQ) are kindly received via:
– Email to info@alexander.n.se
– or via: SM bureau
– or direct by postal mail (link to address here)Two stations will be on the air most of the time.
Visiting World Heritage Grimeton Radio Station
Visitors are most welcome to World Heritage Grimeton Radio Station on the Christmas Eve morning, Dec 24th. The doors to the transmitter hall will open at 08:00 CET.
Pre-booking is recommend. Get your free entrance ticket here.
We will offer all visitors free coffee with Christmas buns and ginger snaps.
Support us to keep SAQ in running condition!
We welcome you as a member of the Alexander Grimeton Friendship Association, to support our non-profit activities in preserving, documenting and bringing to life the unique Alexanderson alternator from 1924.
As member, you have 10% discount on the World Heritage Grimeton Radio Station gift shop and café (not ice cream) and free entrance to the evening tours and the Alexanderson Day event, by showing your membership card. Four times per year, you will receive our online magazine “Alternatorn”, exclusively available only to our members.
Members also has access to our online library with lots of unique historical documents about SAQ and the Alexanderson alternator.
NEW! Our online library now also includes several SAQ educational videos.
Alexander members also have free admission to the Radio Museum in Gothenburg.
Membership costs SEK 125 / year (approx. EUR 12.-).
Help us to keep SAQ Grimeton operational.
Just a small donation will be of great help to us, in our work to keep SAQ in operational condition. Your donation will go to the work of maintaining, displaying and running the historical Alexanderson alternator, as well as passing on knowledge to current and future generations.
*The world heritage site Grimeton is a living cultural heritage. All transmissions with the long-wave transmitter SAQ are therefore preliminary and m
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Hi All,
Well the Boyz Of Winter made it through Winter Field Day again this year. our final tally was
1 Gallon Coffee
27.5 Doughnuts
2 Pizza’s
4 sets of frozen toes
numerous frozen fingers
237 QSO’s
AND a pre submission tally of 3318 points.
Projects coming up this year are developing a network for the scoring computers so we are all on the same page and avoid dupes. Get ready for Summer Field Day, International Lighthouse weekend, and lots of POTA Fun.
W1YTT
OutLaw#3
Give me 10 watts & a wire,
I’ll give you the World
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