NEMRA Field Day 2018

Field Day 2018 - June 23rd and June 24th, the members and supporters of NEMRA (Northeast Mississippi Radio Amateurs) will be at 165 Justin Road, Mantachie, MS on the Dennis Farris property and ball field. We will be meeting at 8 am on June 23rd for setup and will kick off at 1300 hours local time. We will be operating as a 2A class this year and will have a GOTA (Get On The Air) station for new hams and those interested in becoming amateur radio enthusiast. We will also have a VHF station set up, frequency to be announced (either 145.450 or 147.075), in the disaster trailer along with the GOTA station. If you want to come out and participate, please remember to familiarize yourself with the N1MM logging software. Please spend a few minutes with this video about the Field Day event and the operation of N1MM logging software, at the following: (https://youtu.be/s6wQK4c1s7M).  

Okay gang, if you need any information, questions, fills, or queries, please feel free to contact any of our members or me directly at w1law@yahoo.com and I will email you back or if you want to provide a phone number, I will call you back. 

We are going to have a great time, learn, fellowship, eat, and HAVE FUN and enjoy.

We look forward to seeing you there and please bring a guest to look around, ask questions, and get on the radio if you want. 

There will be no testing during the event however if you want to get you amateur radio license we will have a testing session coming up on July 21st, 2018 in Fulton so if you like what you see, then study and get ready, pass your test and join in on the fun and learning. 

Take care and God Bless

NEMRA, Inc

Bobby, President

W1LAW@yahoo.com

Also a much needed map to the event. Please look for the RED "Testing Session" sign at the intersection of Justin Road and Hwy 363. 

I MADE THIS LARGE SO EVERYBODY CAN READ IT!!!

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Good evening everybody!!

Our Monthly Meeting is tomorrow night, Tuesday June 12th, 2018 at our meeting room located at the Old Fulton Grammar School located at 603 South Cummings Street in Fulton, MS. The entrance will be on the south side of the building, or the right side of the building if you are looking at the front doors. There is also parking in the back and is accessed from S Clifton Street. 

We will begin at the normal time of 6:45 PM and after the business meeting, the program will be on preparations for Field Day 2018. YES IT'S THAT TIME OF YEAR AGAIN!!!!! 

We have most of the specifics nailed down but we all need to go over what we are looking at like we do each year so the Prez and Officers don't forget or miss something. This is a GROUP EFFORT REMEMBER!! This is the second year I have tried to get the club prepared for FD and with you guys and gals help, we will have another fun Field Day and have the opportunity to teach and learn while we are there. 

We look forward to seeing those who can make it out.

Take care and God Bless.

73 - Bobby 

May meeting 2018

Good evening everybody!!

Our Monthly Meeting is next Tuesday May 8th, 2018 at our meeting room located at the Old Fulton Grammar School located at 603 South Cummings Street in Fulton, MS. The entrance will be on the south side of the building, or the right side of the building if you are looking at the front doors. There is also parking in the back and is accessed from S Clifton Street. 

We will begin at the normal time of 6:45 PM and after the business meeting, the program will be on operation of N1MM Plus logger as we will be using this software in the upcoming field day June 23rd and 24th. I hope to have a dummy example or two set up and everybody will get an opportunity to get hands on time with the software. We will need loggers as well as radio operators for the event. The logger being able to accurately log and quickly enter information is just as important as the radio contact itself. Without an accurate log it is as if the contact was never made and that time wasted. 

We look forward to seeing those who can make it out.

Take care and God Bless.

73 - Bobby 

April 2018 VE testing

Congratulations from all of us at NEMRA in Fulton to:

KG5ZJO - Nellie Tate, Saltillo, MS
KG5ZJP - Patrick Fain, Tupelo, MS

 
Your new amateur radio callsigns have been issued and you are free to get on the air and use them.
Take care and God Bless.
We look forward to seeing you and giving you your next upgrade test in the near future.
NEMRA.Inc
 

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VE Testing April 21, 2018

Its that time again for testing so just a reminder that we will be having VE testing on Saturday April 21st, 2018 (this Saturday) for new amateur radio license and upgrade existing license for radio enthusiast and current ham radio operators. We will be at the Old Fulton Grammar School located at 603 South Cummings Street, Fulton, MS. We will begin testing about 9 am and continue until about 11 am. If no one shows for testing by 9:30 we will close testing for the day. If you are prepared and interested in taking your Technician, General, or Extra test, please come on up. No fee required, please bring two forms of ID one needs to be a photo (ie, drivers license) and any CSCE's (certificates of completion) you have earned and/or a copy of your current license if applicable.
Please contact Chuck at chuck@selectconnect.com or Bobby at w1law@yahoo.com for more information or notification that you intent to test that day.
Please go to www.laurelvec.com for more testing sessions for your area.

We look forward to seeing you there and Good Luck!!
NEMRA, Inc

April 2018 meeting

Good evening everyone. 

Our Monthly Meeting will be tomorrow at our new meeting room located at the Old Fulton Grammar School located at 603 South Cummings Street in Fulton, MS, Tuesday April 10th, 2018. The entrance will be on the south side of the building, or the right side of the building if you are looking at the front doors. There is also parking in the back and is accessed from S Clifton Street. 

We will begin at the normal time of 6:45 PM and after the business meeting, the program will be on emergency power usage and storage. Brian Dudley (KG5VEK) is putting on the program and he will have some solar panels, etc for the program.  

Look forward to seeing those that can make it out.

Take care and God Bless.

AK5CT Brother in law passed away.

Please keep Curtis (AK5CT) and Nellie Tate in your thoughts and Prayers. Nellies brother Kenneth Hall passed away from a sudden illness today.
Our Prayers go out to Nellie  and her family through their loss.
NEMRA Family 🙏🙏

March Meeting.

Good evening everybody!!

Hope you have had a great weekend, minus the rain. Our Monthly Meeting is rapidly approaching and we will be meeting at our new meeting room located at the Old Fulton Grammar School located at 603 South Cummings Street in Fulton, MS this Tuesday March 13th, 2018. The entrance will be on the south side of the building, or the right side of the building if you are looking at the front doors. There is also parking in the back and is accessed from S Clifton Street. 

We will begin at the normal time of 6:45 PM and after the business meeting, the program will be on Amateur Radio Frequency Propagation. Maybe the program will try and explain why the HF bands are so bad right now. 

Look forward to seeing those that can make it out.

Take care and God Bless.

Feb 2018 meeting NEW LOCATION!!

Good Evening all.

Our February meeting is closely approaching and will be on Tuesday February 13^th, 2018. There is a conflict with the Fulton City Hall Board Room and we will be meeting in a different location. We will be meeting in the conference room in the Davis C Cole Student Services building located on West Main Street at the corner of Mississippian Street in Fulton on the Itawamba Community College campus. We have the room reserved from 6 PM to 8 PM. Due to the time restraint we will begin the meeting at 6:30 PM and try and be out by 8 PM. We will discuss the conflict for the usual meeting place at this meeting. Also this is a food and drink free setting so please accommodate by bring no food or drink. And there is no smoking on the campus property. There is a canteen inside the same building and I understand that there is food available for one price. if you want to come early and take advantage of that. 

Due to the uncertainty of accommodations for presentations etc, the program is still being determined but probably something with a handout etc.

For those who have not paid their yearly dues ($25) please see Curtis Tate (AK5CT) if you need to take care of that.

That’s all for now so remember, meeting starts at 6:30 at the Davis C Cole student services building at West Main and Mississippian Street in Fulton. Included in this email is a map of the location.

Take care and God Bless.

73 / Bobby

Jan 2018 testing

Happy snow day everybody. Hope you are safely enjoying the snow and weather. 

Its that time again for testing so just a reminder that we will be having VE testing on Saturday January 20th, 2018 (this Saturday) for new amateur radio license and upgrade existing license for radio enthusiast and current ham radio operators. We will be at the Fulton City Hall Board Room located at 213 W Wiygul Street in Fulton, MS. we will begin testing at 9 am and continue until about 11 am. If you are interested and prepared in taking your Technician, General, or Extra test, please come on up, no fee required, two forms of ID, one needs to be a photo (ie, drivers license) and any CSCE's (certificates of completion) you have earned and/or a copy of your current license if applicable. 

We look forward to seeing you there and Good Luck!!

NEMRA, Inc

Charitable Donation update

ONE CHARITY TO ANOTHER

Fulton, MS - Friday December 22, 2017

The Northeast Mississippi Radio Amateurs Club (NEMRA, Inc) presented the Itawamba Crossroads Ranch with a donation for $600 today. The NEMRA, Inc amateur radio club is based out of Itawamba County and contributes to a local charitable organization for Christmas and the Crossroads Ranch was chosen as this year’s charitable donation project. NEMRA’s membership comes from approx 6 counties in Northeast Mississippi and counties in Alabama. Itawamba Crossroads Ranch is a Faith based non-profit group that helps special needs adults with skills, social, emotional, and spiritual growth. They depend on support and financial contributions to continue their work and mission. More can be seen about them at www.xroadsranch.com.

Presenting the check to Crossroads Director of Outreach and Fundraising Susan Sheffield was NEMRA President Bobby Bean and Treasurer Doug Hughes.