Newport County Radio Club

03/21/2026

We made it through the Blizzard of 2026. Thanks for your continued interest in the community radio lifeline project. Here's an update: https://preview.mailerlite.io/preview/1437261/emails/182494358049654358

03/12/2026

Today we're acknowledging the many global, state, and local civic contributions of Middletown ham David Brown, KC1AAA (SK) who passed away at age 94.

Dr. David William Brown, MA, PhD of Middletown, Rhode Island, passed away on February 9, 2026, at 94, having lived a good, long life dedicated to education, agriculture, conservation and service. Dave Brown grew up on farms and apple orchards in Connecticut and Rhode Island during the Great Depress...

01/15/2026

It's an opportune time to remind friends and neighbors that grid/cell outages can and do happen and that there are affordable wireless options available. Let's help our friends get a basic radio and show them how to use it 😀

08/03/2025

Well-dressed zombies and a UFO over Newport Harbor were some of the reports sent to a state command post at Fort Adams during Saturday's statewide radio exercise that simulated a widespread electrical/cell/Internet outage.

Operating from Newport Fire Station 2 on Old Fort Road, local FRS/GMRS/Ham radio users collected radio reports from Middletown and Newport residents and sent them via a radio email system to the Jazz Festival command post.

The local action was part of a bigger exercise conducted by RI Emergency Management Agency and the volunteers at RI Amateur Radio Emergency Service.

Given recent "grid-down" situations in Spain, Portugal, California, and North Carolina, it's good to see Rhode Island towns working to become better prepared for a broad range of contingencies.

07/14/2025

What the heck do Aquidneck Island ham radio enthusiasts do each late June at Portsmouth's Glen Park? This three minute YouTube recap provides the answer.

You'll see big antennas in the air, rookie hams (and visitors) practicing on-the-air using callsign NE1RI, talking to stations all across North America, a microwave STEM demonstration, a BBQ picnic, young kids on the radio, and talking through a ham satellite connection to Michigan.

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FIELD DAY 2025, Newport County Radio Club, Portsmouth, RI

06/29/2025

Newport's Chuck N1CKT kept the antenna pointed at the satellite during its 12 minute pass while North Kingstown's Bob WB4SON worked the radio and made contact with station K8DAA in Michigan

Come by Glen Park, Portsmouth Sunday 9AM-2PM and we'll get you on the air.

06/29/2025

This young man had a blast working stations on 20 meters while Bristol's John KC1KOO coached.

Come by Glen Park, Portsmouth Sunday 9AM-2PM and we'll get you on the air.

06/27/2025

Discover the World of “Ham” Radio This Sunday: We'll Get You on the Air

Join the Newport County Radio Club for an exciting weekend of exploring local, regional, and global communication at the annual Field Day event! Taking place Saturday, June 28th and Sunday, June 29th at Glen Park, Gilbert Barker Road, in Portsmouth, this event is a good opportunity to experience the world of amateur (“ham”) radio and get hands-on – Sunday 9AM-2PM – with the club’s “Get On the Air” radio station.

One of your neighbors posted in Neighbor News. Click through to read what they have to say. (The views expressed in this post are the author’s own.)

05/25/2025

Tons of 915MHz Meshtastic LoRa action today in the NYC area. It’s all at 100 milliwatts.

K1NPT is shown as “6922” in green.

Coming late this year … a space-based LoRa repeater on 433 MHz ham bands.

05/08/2025

Last week, Spain and Portugal lost electrical power for a day. Communications came to a halt; there was plenty of confusion. This week, the National Weather Service is featuring “Hurricane Preparedness Week,” and it is important for Newport County residents to consider all aspects of emergency readiness.

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05/05/2025

Our National Weather Service is featuring Hurricane Preparedness Week (May 4-May 10). Let’s build a stronger, weather-ready Newport County. The first step of preparing for hurricanes is to know your risk.

Hurricanes are not just a coastal problem, so find out today what types of water and wind hazards could happen where YOU live

03/07/2025

Kudos to Portsmouth's Common Fence Point Assoc. (CFP) for preparing ahead of acute hazards such as flooding from intense storms and extreme tides.

This week, CFP invited in project leaders from the Newport County Radio Club to inform members about a new, radio-based "community lifeline" network that's taken root on Aquidneck Island, Tiverton, Bristol, and North Kingstown.

Learn more how you can support this grassroots project at www.gen4AI.org