{"id":4082,"date":"2020-02-19T17:14:32","date_gmt":"2020-02-19T16:14:32","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.iaru-r2.org\/?p=4082"},"modified":"2020-02-19T17:14:32","modified_gmt":"2020-02-19T16:14:32","slug":"sknaars-annual-general-meeting","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.iaru-r2.org\/en\/sknaars-annual-general-meeting\/","title":{"rendered":"SKNAARS<\/span> Annual General Meeting"},"content":{"rendered":"

The Saint Kitts Nevis Anguilla Amateur Radio Society [SKNAARS<\/span>] held its annual AGM<\/span> on Tuesday 4th<\/sup> February 2020. Elections were held for the new Executive Committee.<\/p>\n

In the photo, front row seated left to right: The President Mr Roosevelt Howe and Secretary Mrs Jessica St Luce-Warner. Back row standing left to right: The Immediate Past President Mr Selwyn Liburd; the Vice President Mr Hugh Mallalieu; the Assistant Secretary Mr Kennedy De Silva; the Treasurer Mr Basil E. Woods.<\/p>\n

In Saint Kitts amateur radio operators are still battling with the RF<\/span> Interference, noise and frequency jamming caused by the smart meters of the electric company. SKNAARS<\/span> took our RF<\/span> interference complaint to the NTRC<\/span> who issued a \u201ccease and desist\u201d order to the electric company, effective October 7, 2019. Today makes four [4] months since that order was issued, and a number of stations are still experiencing RF<\/span> interference and noise on 40-meter and 80-meter radio frequencies. The SKNAARS<\/span> new executive will be meeting with the NTRC<\/span> in the next few weeks to discuss this RF<\/span> noise issue and other outstanding matters. SKNAARS<\/span> wishes to thank IARU<\/span> for its assistance in helping to resolve this RF<\/span> interference matter affecting the amateur radio fraternity in Saint Kitts. The island of Nevis does not have a smart meter system.<\/p>\n

As a point of interest, amateur radio operators from the USA<\/span> visited Saint Kitts for several contests in the month following the \u201ccease and desist\u201d order issued by the NTRC<\/span>. These operations were able to score highly, and even win their category because their location was totally noise free. Apparently, the RF<\/span> interference problem no longer exists in those locations used by the contesters. Unfortunately, whatever RF<\/span> interference solution was applied has not yet migrated to the active local amateur radio operators on the island of Saint Kitts.<\/p>\n

The new SKNAARS<\/span> executive is looking forward to working with IARU<\/span> on youth development programs and also for additional ways to help reach new members in institutions of higher learning.<\/p>\n

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Keeth France, V44KF<\/span><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

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