SPRING 2021 HAM BOOTCAMP by ANITA KEMMERER

 Are you a newly licensed Technician, or a General or Extra and have never been on the air or built a station?  Are you a prospective ham but would like to learn more about Amateur Radio activities?  Ham Bootcamp is the program for you.  We will be holding another online Ham Bootcamp on Saturday, April 24th, 2021.

Registration is open for the Nashua Area Radio Society’s Spring Ham Bootcamp.  Ham Bootcamp will be held online using Zoom web conferencing. Going online will allow us to help new Hams get on the air, in a safe way during the Coronavirus Pandemic.  This will also let us reach out to new Hams across the country.

Jamey, AC1DC, elmers Randall, N1KRB  as he makes an HF Contact

Our spring Ham Bootcamp will be held on Saturday, April 24th from 10:00 am to 6:00 pm Eastern Time.  The morning session will focus on Technician level activities and the afternoon session will focus on HF activities for General and above licensees.  Here is the agenda:

Abby Speaks About Fox Hunting in Fall 2020 Ham Bootcamp

Repeaters and VHF/UHF Session Activities

• Putting together a Station for Repeaters – How to pick an HT or  Mobile Radio and an Antenna
• Radio Programming Tutorial
• Getting started with EchoLink
• Making Contacts and Joining a Repeater Net
• Getting Started with Amateur Radio Satellites
• Getting started with Fox Hunting

Jamey Explains HF Station Building

HF Session Activities

• Putting together an HF Station for SSB, CW, and Digital
• Picking and putting up an HF Antenna, Feedlines, and Grounds
• Operating on the HF bands using SSB Voice
• Software and setup for Logging Contacts via your computer
• Getting started with WSJT-X and FT8 Digital
• Finding DX and QSL’ing – Getting them in the log and confirmed

… and more!

Spring 2021 Ham Bootcamp is Going Online on April 24th

Registration is now open for the April 24th session.  You can get more information about Ham Bootcamp at https://www.n1fd.org/ham-bootcamp/.

Each attendee should register separately using this link.   After registering, you will receive a link that will allow you to register for the Zoom meeting.  Following the Zoom meeting registration, you will receive a personal Zoom link via email.

Any questions about Bootcamp?  Contact me at bootcamp@n1fd.org

 

Anita, AB1QB