What to learn Ham Radio operating skills and technical skills? We hold a monthly Tech Night Session as part of our mission to help our members develop and expand their Ham Radio-related technical knowledge.

Tech Night Meeting Topics

NARS hold a Tech Night meeting every second Tuesday of each month. Scheduled meeting topics are as follows.

Date	Topic
January 14th, 2025	N1MM Training for Winter Field Day - Brian, W1XMM
February 11th, 2025	Winlink - Dave Berardinelli, K1BER
March 11th, 2025	Home Networking for the Ham Part 2. Setting Up a Home Server - Fred, AB1OC
April 8th, 2025	Home Networking for the Ham Part 3 - Home Server Continued, Fred, AB1OC
May 13, 2025	Getting Started with Satellites, Fred, AB1OC
June 10, 2025	All About Field Day, Brian, W1XMM and the Field Day Team
July 8, 2025	DXing, Logging, QSLing and Awards, Anita, AB1QB
August 12, 2025	Remote Gateway 2.0 - A Flex 8600 SDR Project Fred, AB1OC
September 9, 2025	Surface Mount Soldering: How-To and Demo - Fred, AB1OC

These sessions cover a variety of topics that our members have chosen.

 

Here is an example of one of our popular Tech Night sessions:

Sample Tech Night Video – Putting Up A Tower

Here is a link to the associated presentation.

Our Tech Night materials and archives are ordered starting with the most recent Tech Night sessions first.

2025 Tech Nights

• Surface Mount Soldering: How-To and Demo – Fred, AB1OC.
• Remote Gateway 2.0 – A Flex 8600 SDR Project by Fred Kemmerer, AB1OC.
• Finding DX, Logging, QSLing, and Awards by Anita Kemmerer, AB1QB.
• Getting started with Amateur Satellites by Fred Kemmerer, AB1OC.
• Home Networking for Hams – Building a Raspberry Pi Home Server Part 2 by Fred Kemmerer, AB1OC.
• Home Networking for Hams – Building a Raspberry Pi Home Server Part 1 by Fred Kemmerer, AB1OC.
• Getting Started with Winlink by Dave Berardinelli, K1BER.
• Using the N1MM+ Logger for Winter Field Day by Brian Quick, W1XMM

2024 Tech Nights

• Home Networking for Hams Part 1 – The Basics by Fred Kemmerer, AB1OC.
• Building A Raspberry Pi Ham Clock by Anita Kemmerer, AB1QB
• Getting Started With EME by Fred Kemmerer, AB1OC.
• An Introduction to AREDN by Jay Taft, K1EHZ
• Portable Ground Station for Greencube (IO-117) by Fred Kemmerer, AB1OC.
• Simple Wire Antennas, Feedlines, and Grounds by Fred Kemmerer, AB1OC.
• Operating Field Day 2024 by the Field Day Planning Team
• DX’ing, QSL’ing, and Chasing Awards by Anita Kemmerer, AB1QB
• Portable Operation and POTA by Joe Luszc AC1LN and Jack Ciaccia, WM0G.
• Getting the Most from your HF Transceiver by Fred Kemmerer, AB1OC.
• Repeaters and Net Control Training by Anita Kemmerer, AB1QB
• All About n1fd.org by Fred Kemmerer, AB1OC

2023 Tech Nights

• Getting Started with Greencube (IO-117) by Fred Kemmerer, AB1OC
• Building and Operating a Mobile HF Station by Fred Kemmerer, AB1OC
• Getting Started in Remote Operating by Mike Walker, VA3MW
• WSJT-X: FT8 and More by Fred Kemmerer, AB1OC
• Getting Started with Amateur Satellites (including Greencube) by Fred Kemmerer, AB1OC
• Node-Red for Ham Radio – David deCoons WO2X, Flex Radio
• All About Field Day 2023 by the Field Day Planning Team
• Using the N1MM+ Logger at Field Day by Jon Turner, AC1EV
• Simple Wire Antennas, Feedlines, and Grounds by Fred Kemmerer, AB1OC.
• Introduction to Emergency Communications and Public Service by Stu Solomon, W1SHS.
• Understanding and Using Propagation to Work the World by Anita Kemmerer, AB1QB.
• A 6m Antenna System for Contesting and DX’ing by Fred Kemmerer, AB1OC.

2022 Tech Nights

• Getting the Most from your HF Transceiver by Fred Kemmerer, AB1OC.
• Building and Operating a Mobile HF Station by Fred Kemmerer, AB1OC
• Getting Started with Amateur Satellites (and Progressing to Linear Birds) by Fred Kemmerer, AB1OC
• Building and Operating a Little Pistol Contest Station by Jon Turner, AC1EV
• Putting up a Tower II by Fred Kemmerer, AB1OC
• Antennas That You Can Build by Spencer Webb, W2SW
• All About Field Day 2022 by the Field Day Planning Team
• Using the N1MM+ Logger at Field Day by Anita Kemmerer, AB1QB and Fred Kemmerer, AB1OC
• QSL’ing and Awards by Anita Kemmerer, AB1QB
• Messaging Through Relays and the National Traffic System by Marcia Forde, KW1U
• Wire Beam Antennas by Jon Turner, AC1EV
• Project Night by Randall, N1KRB, Dave, K1DHP, Jon, AC1EV, Fred, AB1OC, and Vince, KD2TMJ

2021 Tech Nights

• Shack Design and Layout for Usability by Jamey, AC1DC, and Fred, AB1OC
• WSJT-X Setup and Use by Anita Kemmerer, AB1QB and Fred Kemmerer, AB1OC
• Simple Wire Antennas, Feedlines, and Grounds by Anita Kemmerer, AB1QB
• An Introduction to HFTA by Jon Turner, AC1EV
• Building and Operating a Mobile HF Station by Anita Kemmerer, AB1QB, and Jamey Finchum, AC1DC
• Mountain Topping and Portable Operations by Jamey Finchum, AC1DC
• All About Field Day 2021 by the Field Day Planning Team
• N1MM+ Logger for Field Day by Anita Kemmerer, AB1QB and Fred Kemmerer, AB1OC
• Building a Big Gun Station by Dave Merchant, K1DLM and Fred Kemmerer, AB1OC
• Computer Loggers, Ham Radio Deluxe and DXLab Suite by Dave Merchant, K1DLM and Fred Kemmerer, AB1OC
• EME II: Station Construction and Operation by Fred Kemmerer, AB1OC
• Understanding and Using Propagation to Work the World by Anita Kemmerer, AB1QB

2020 Tech Nights

• Getting Your Signal to the Antenna: Transmission Lines and Matching by Spencer Webb, W2SW
• PCB Design with EAGLE by Fred Kemmerer, AB1OC
• Simple HF Wire Antennas by Fred Kemmerer, AB1OC
• Mountain Topping and Portable Operations by Jamey Finchum, AC1DC
• All About Antennas II by Spencer Webb, W2SW
• VHF+ Weak Signal Stations Part 1 – Overview and 6 Meters by Fred Kemmerer, AB1OC
• How To Post on n1fd.org by Fred Kemmerer, AB1OC
• Field Day From Home by Anita Kemmerer, AB1QB and Fred Kemmerer, AB1OC,  Sterling Eanes, AK1K, Jamey Finchum, AC1DC, and Jon Turner, AC1EV
• Getting Started with Amateur Satellites (and Progressing to Linear Birds by Fred Kemmerer, AB1OC (a special How-To Session for CWA and Friends)
• N1MM+ Logger by Anita Kemmerer, AB1QB and Fred Kemmerer, AB1OC
• Getting Started in EME Communications by Fred Kemmerer, AB1OC
• 2020 Project Night by NARS Members
• Getting Started in Contesting by Anita Kemmerer, AB1QB, and Fred Kemmerer, AB1OC

2019 Tech Nights

• All About Winter Field Day 2020 by our Winter Field Day Planning Team
• Almost Everything You Need to Know About Antenna Fundamentals Part 1 by Spencer Webb, W2SW and Steve Golson, W1SEG
• Raspberry Pi for Portable Digital Communications by Jamey Finchum, AC1DC
• HFTA, Feedline Design and Busting Pileups by Fred Kemmerer, AB1OC
• QSL’ing and Awards by Anita Kemmerer, AB1QB
• Fox Hunting: Radio Direction Finding for Beginners, including a Tape Measure Yagi Build by Jamey Finchum, AC1DC
• Surface Mount Technology by Hamilton Stewart, K1HMS
• RF Design with Smith Charts, Building a First HF Station and Begining with CW by Hamilton Stewart, K1HMS; Anthony Rizzolo, KC1DXL; and Jerry Doty, K1OKD
• All About Field Day 2019 by our Field Day Planning Team
• Putting up a Tower by Fred Kemmerer, AB1OC

2018 Tech Nights

• Operating Your Station Remotely by Fred Kemmerer, AB1OC
• Transceiver Frequency Measurement and Calibration by George Allison, K1IG.
• DMR Radios and Programming by Bill Barber, NE1B
• WSJT-X: FT8, WSPR, MSK144 and More by Fred Kemmerer, AB1OC
• Getting Started with Raspberry Pi Computers by Anita Kemmerer, AB1QB, Jamey Finchum, AC1DC,  Brian McCaffrey, W1BP, Fred Kemmerer, AB1OC, and Craig Bailey, N1SFT
• All About Field Day 2018 by our Field Day Planning Team
• Portable Operating Gear – demonstrations by Nashua Area Radio Society Members
• K1EL Kits by Steve Elliott, K1EL
• Antenna Modeling I by Scott Andersen, NE1RD.
• Building and Operating a Mobile HF Station by Fred Kemmerer, AB1OC

2017 Tech Nights

• High-Altitude Balloons: Amateur Radio at the Edge of Space presented by our HAB Team.
• Getting On The Air 2.0 by Fred Kemmerer, AB1OC, and B. Scott Andersen, NE1RD
• All About n1fd.org – Getting the most from our Website by Fred Kemmerer, AB1OC.
• Digital Modes: RTTY, PSK, and WSJT-X by Mike Struzik AB1YK, Anita Kemmerer AB1QB, and Fred Kemmerer, AB1OC
• Bonding and Grounding by Jeff Millar, WA1HCO, and Fred Kemmerer, AB1OC.
• All About Field Day 2017  by Dave Merchant, K1DLM, and our Field Day Planning Team.
• Building and Operating a Satellite Ground Station by Burns Fisher, W2BFJ, and Fred Kemmerer, AB1OC.
• DXing and QSLing by Anita Kemmerer, AB1QB; Bill Barber, NE1B; Fred Kemmerer, AB1OC; and Dick Powell, WK1J.
• Weak Signal VHF and UHF Stations by Jeff Millar, WA1HCO and Bill Barber, NE1B.
• Getting the Most from your HF Transceiver and More by Fred Kemmerer, AB1OC, and Dave Michaels, N1RF.

2016 Tech Nights

• Popular Loggers – Ham Radio Deluxe and DXLab Suite by Dave Merchant, K1DLM, and Fred Kemmerer, AB1OC.
• Low-Band Antennas by Dennis Marandos, K1LGQ; Hamilton Stewart, K1HMS; Brian McCaffrey, W1BP; and Fred Kemmerer, AB1OC.
• RF Simulation and Matching by Jeff Millar, WA1HCO
• Directional Antennas by Fred Kemmerer, AB1OC; Dave Michaels, N1RF; Brian Smigielski, AB1ZO; and Greg Fuller, W1TEN
• All About Field Day 2016  by our Field Day Planning Team.
• Surface Mount Soldering and Desoldering, a Hands-On Presentation by Jeff Millar, WA1HCO
• Building Your First Station and Getting On The Air by Fred Kemmerer, AB1OC, and Dave Michaels N1RF
• Software-Defined Radios by Fred Kemmerer, AB1OC and Skip Youngberg, K1NKR
• Advanced Repeaters (DMR, EchoLink, DMR, and D-STAR) by Anita Kemmerer; AB1QB, Fred Kemmerer, AB1OC; and Bill Barber, NE1B
• Antenna Modeling with EZNEC by Fred Kemmerer, AB1OC

Tech Night Videos and Presentations

All of our Tech Night presentations are included in our members-only video and presentation archives below. You must be a Member or Internet Subscriber of the Nashua Area Radio Society and be logged into our website to view the videos and presentation archives.

We have online memberships available for folks outside of our area so that they can gain access to and utilize our Tech Night training library. You can learn more about these and our other memberships here.

Our Tech Nights are held online via Zoom. You can learn how to join our online sessions on our home page.

We hope to see you at our next Tech Night!