Port City Amateur Radio Club

04/30/2026

The New England QSO Party on May 2nd and 3rd is a great time to check out antenna systems and offers a moderately paced opportunity to work new states and countries. You'll find a wide variety of participants, from newcomers to experienced contesters, all interested in making contacts with New England stations.

Our goal is to get every one of the counties in New England on the air so you are encourage to join in the fun! Even if you can only join the fun for a couple of hours, we'd appreciate it!

The New England QSO Party is 20 hours long overall, in two sections with a civilized break for sleep on Saturday night. It runs from 4 pm Saturday until 1 am Sunday, then 9 am Sunday until 8 pm Sunday. Operate on CW, SSB and/or digital modes (not FT-4/8) on 80-40-20-15-10 meters. For each QSO you'll give your callsign, a signal report and your county/state. Top scorers can earn a plaque and everyone who sends in a log with 25 valid QSOs or more will get a certificate. The goal is to work stations anywhere in the world - and their goal is to work New England stations, so you'll be very popular!

Last year we had logs from 214 New England stations and 493 more logs from around the country and world.

The full rules are here -> www.neqp.org/rules
The 2025 results are posted -> https://neqp.org/2025-new-england-qso-party/
Please make some QSOs even if you don't want to send in a log!

2025 New England QSO Party by Tom Frenaye, K1KI – [email protected] Writeup | New England Scores | Scores Outside New England | Breakdowns of Top Stations | Soapbox Introduction In 2025 we received 707 logs overall, about the same as in 2024, as propagation was not very good again. There were 29 l...

04/13/2026

06/28/2025

Amateur Radio Field Day Event 2025
If you and your family are looking for something fun and unique to do this weekend, please stop by the Stratham Hill Fire Tower in Stratham, NH. The Port City Amateur Radio Club of Greenland, NH will be hosting an American Radio Relay League (ARRL) Field Day event. The club will be setting up several radio stations at the base of the fire tower and will be transmitting, Saturday June 28th and Sunday June 29th.

If you have ever been interested in Amateur Radio (HAM Radio) or are just curious as to what Amateur Radio is all about, please stop by. We have a station set up, specifically for unlicensed users, where with the guidance of a Licensed HAM, you can talk to people around the world. There will be cold drinks available. This is a family-friendly event.

Please stop by and say hello. All dogs are welcome too. This is one of the largest Amateur Radio events of the year, so thousands of people will be on the air just wanting to say hello. This is one of the few times you can actually drive to the top of the hill using the access road. Stop by and say hello. We would love to meet you and we can get you on the radio talking to new friends from around the world. We will be on the air from the top of the hill from 2pm on Saturday, all night long, until 2pm on Sunday.

Sherry (Call Sign: N1NSB)
Port City Amateur Radio Club

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06/08/2025

Amateur Radio Field Day Event 2025

The Port City Amateur Radio Club of Greenland, NH will be hosting our annual American Radio Relay League (ARRL) Field Day event 2025 in 3 weeks. The club will be setting up several radio stations at the base of the Stratham Hill Fire Tower and will be transmitting world wide for 24 hours, starting Saturday June 28th at 2:00p.m. thru Sunday June 29th at 2:00 p.m. Yes, we will be on the hill and on the air all night long.

If you have ever been interested in Amateur Radio (HAM Radio) or are just curious as to what Amateur Radio is all about, please stop by. We have a station set up, specifically for unlicensed users, where with the guidance of a Licensed HAM, you can talk to people around the world. There will be cold drinks available.

This is a family-friendly event. Please stop by and say hello. All dogs are welcome as well. This is one of the largest Amateur Radio events of the year, so thousands of people will be on the air just wanting to say hello. This is also one of the few times during the year where you can DRIVE up to the top of Stratham Hill to the Fire Tower.

Stop by, say hi and have some fun.

Sherry (Call Sign: N1NSB)
Port City Amateur Radio Club

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03/02/2025

The time is quickly approaching.

06/22/2024

Working attire for the day.

06/22/2024

Come on by today and visit us at Stratham Hill Fire tower. One of the few times during the year where you can drive to the top using the access road. Turn on to Jack Rabbit road and follow the signs. Get on the air and talk world wide using one of the communication stations that we have set up. This is a family friendly event. Free cold drinks available. If you have ever been interested or curious about Amatuer Radio, now is your time to check out what all of the excitement is about.

06/20/2024

Amateur Radio Field Day Event 2024
If you and your family are looking for something fun and unique to do this weekend, please stop by the Stratham Hill Fire Tower in Stratham, NH. The Port City Amateur Radio Club of Greenland, NH will be hosting an American Radio Relay League (ARRL) Field Day event. The club will be setting up several radio stations at the base of the fire tower and will be transmitting, Saturday June 22nd and Sunday June 23rd If you have ever been interested in Amateur Radio (HAM Radio) or are just curious as to what Amateur Radio is all about, please stop by. We have a station set up, specifically for unlicensed users, where with the guidance of a Licensed HAM, you can talk to people around the world. There will be cold drinks available. This is a family-friendly event. Please stop by and say hello. All dogs are welcome too. This is one of the largest Amateur Radio events of the year, so thousands of people will be on the air just wanting to say hello.
Sherry (Call Sign: N1NSB)
Port City Amateur Radio Club

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06/05/2024

PCARC Meeting scheduled for tonight has been CANCELLED.

No power at clubhouse, bathrooms are torn apart for remodeling, same for kitchen, debris and construction materials in the meeting area!

Stay home and will rescheule.
Repeaters are offline for storms too!

Meeting has been rescheduled for Wednesday June 12th

Watch Groups IO for more information.

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02/25/2024

Hello all.
This years Flea Market is quickly approaching.

Saturday, April 6th 2024
St. James Masonic Lodge
77 Tide Mill Road
Hampton, NH. 03842

Volunteers are needed in multiple areas from set up the night before to take down and clean up the day of.

If you are not already a member of PCARC GroupsIO, sign up today: https://groups.io/g/PortCityARC

VE's will also be needed for the VE session that will immediately follow the Flea Market at the lodge.

This is one of the biggest fund raisers for the club each year, so sign up and tell all of your radio friends about the Flea Market.