Welcome to the
nORTH SHORE RADIO CLUB
(NSRC) - Illinois

Because of interference issues the PL tone of our UHF repeater changed to 107.2 until further notice

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Because of interference issues the PL tone of our UHF repeater changed to 107.2 until further notice 〰️

No Thursday Evening Net until the issue with the repeater is solved

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No Thursday Evening Net until the issue with the repeater is solved 〰️

WHAT’S HAPPENING?

News - QUICK BITS

  • See the report from the Winter Field Day of the 415 radio club with the participation of NSRC members here ->

  • Call to action for the TRAK100 Public Service Event. Se details here ->

  • The build club activities resume with a kickoff meeting on March 19th. For details and more information follow go here ->

  • Ham’s in the Park is coming back. Our first event for this year is planned for Saturday, March 8th, 2025. For more details go here->

  • If you are planning to attend Hamvention in May and don’t have any concrete plans yet, consider joining the NSRC convoy to Dayton. This year Chuck (KB9TAP) will organize the NSRC Dayton convoy and the flea market participation. For more details read the flyer and contact Chuck here—>

  • Field Day is in June, but preparations are already going on. Check back for updates on the Field Day page here ->

Membership

2025 Membership

The first quarter of 2025 membership is underway, and if you haven’t joined or renewed your membership, we invite you to do so. Dues are $40 for the year. Family members of the same household are an additional $4.00 each. Students under 18, with Board approval, are free. Register your membership here. Please write your call sign and 2025 Membership Dues on the memo/note line in PayPal, Zelle, or on your personal check. Send PayPal to Treasurer1@ns9rc.org or Zelle to treasurer@ns9rc.org (without the “1”!). Use the Send to a Friend payment method for PayPal. Personal Checks can be sent to:  

The North Shore Radio Club
P.O. Box 1066
Highland Park, IL 60035

Thanks —
Tami, KD9IXB, 2020-25 Membership Director, 2017-25 Net Control Operator

NSRC Presidents Blog

Featured
From the Desk of AB9ZI - February 2025 Message

The President’s Desk

For the past 2 ½ years, I have been volunteering to work with a teacher at Central School for the afterschool activity of Ham Radio for the 5-8th graders.  It’s been a great experience working with the kids who are so bright and catch on to everything we do so quickly.  Several students have obtained their HAM licenses (two Extra Class!) along with some of their family members. 

Read More →

Club Meetings and Club Events

The next club meeting is on March 11th 2025. It is aN in-person and ZooM meeting

Doors open at 7:00pm, meetings start promptly at 7:30pm, meetings end close to 9:00pm.

The zoom session will be available starting at 7:00pm.

  • Program:

    • Welcome Message from our President - Brian, AB9ZI

    • Field Day Planning Commitee Meetings - Marty Boroff, WD9GYM

    • “Amateur Radio is a Life Skill” Donn Dengel, W9TOC

Find future Club Meetings on our calendar here ->

Or go to the club meeting page for more details here->

The information for the Zoom meeting is:

https://us06web.zoom.us/j/5392163778?pwd=pNuDf3Z2K5iuMZbQZBdDcZ1KeIORxF.1&omn=85262844878
Meeting ID: 539 216 3778
Passcode: 9FzNuQ

The presentations during these club meetings don’t just happen. If you are interested to help with organizing these events please contact Brian, AB9ZI <president@ns9rc.org>.

CLUB Dinner

6:30pm, February 25th, 2025

The Northshore Radio Club invites its members and guests to an annual dinner on February 25th, 2025. The dinner will take place at Portillo’s in Deerfield, 700 Lake Cook Road. The dinner starts at 6:30 pm.

Order from the menu, choose what you want, you pay your own bill. No RSVP needed, just show up. Flyer for the Event

NS9RC NET

The weekly Thursday Evening net is suspended until our UHF repeater is back in normal service

The NSRC net is every Thursday on our UHF repeater (442.725 +5 PL:114.8) @ 8pm. Stay on after the net for an informal roundtable. For more information go here ->

Educational Videos

Finding good educational videos on YouTube can be sometimes challenging. Especially for our hobby, there are many “Experts” which do not know what they are talking about. But in between there are gems which are worth while watching. I found a series authored by a very knowledgably individual with graphic animation which make complex subjects very easy to understand. It is a physics YouTube channel made and run by Eugene Khutoryansky. Follow this link —> and see for yourself. Scroll down to the electronic circuits section or even watch any of the other subjects. They are very well made, and you will not regret.

NS9RC eMitter

The February 2025 edition is available now!

If you did not receive the newsletter, in your e-mail please check in your JUNK/SPAM folder or contact communications@ns9rc.org.

Back issues can be found in the eMitter Archive.

Breakfast Club

8:00 am Saturdays

Join the conversations in the long running NSRC Saturday Breakfast Club while trying some of the great food at Max’s Deli, 191 Skokie Valley Rd, Highland Park, IL 60035.

on saturday, February 8th, we had a record participation of 23 club members. For picture go here ->

Public Service

We are currently in the need of a public service director for 2025. This does not have to be a one-man job. If you want to take a part in this exciting opportunity and lead a team for public service, please contact Brian AB9ZI. <president@ns9rc.org>