International Naturist Amateur Radio Organization
This page will be updated frequently.
(last updated Jan 21, 2004)
INARO is an umbrella organization for disseminating information from at least 2 affiliated nudist/naturist ham radio groups known as the Nude Amatuer Radio Special Interest Group (born of the Naturist Society) and the Naturist Amateur Radio Club (callsign NU5DE). This Web Site will be used to report upcoming events as well as past events, and any other announcements as they become available. We are always seeking information about nudist/naturist ham radio events from anyone or any organization. Please contact us at inaro@inaro.com with any such info! :)
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Notes from abroad...
Hi Jim,
Just to let you know we are
doing our nude radio event again this year.
The details are as follows:
Date: Sunday Feb 8 2004 (Feb 7 US time)
Time: 0100z - 0900z
Location: Various clothing optional places around
Australia. So far, we expect VK2,
VK3 and VK4 to be on air. International participation most welcome.
Frequency
(all SSB at this stage):
40m
- 7.165 MHz (+/- QRM as not
exclusive ham over here)
30m
- 10.120 MHz (VK domestic SSB)
20m - 14.265 MHz
15m
- 21.265 MHz
10m
- 28.265 MHz (band conditions
permitting)
Some VK stations are planning on having SSTV
available. Other modes may be on
air as well.
IRLP
- node 6330 (for myself), other stations may or may not have IRLP access.
No Echolink access at our
site, unfortunately, but those who do have Echolink may wish to look on the
*VK3JED* conference (# 42840).
This year, we will have a special
guest - none other than Bob, N5KF, operating from our sunny shores.
Hope to hear some activity.
MidWinter Naturist Festival Demo Station Feb 13 – 17, 2004
Larry and others will operate NU1DE on 14.265MHz on Monday, Feb 16, at 2PM EST, 11AM PST. He'll be listening for you! …
2004
Calendar
AANR, CNF, & TNS Celebrate Body Freedom
If you'd like more information about how to become
involved in some sort of ham radio demonstration at one of the year 2003
events, please contact us at inaro@inaro.com.
We'll put you in touch with those that can assist you, or those that you can
assist for nudist/naturist ham radio events. Just volunteering to be an
over-the-air contact for someone doing a demo would be a great help.
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TNS Midwinter Naturist Festival |
Sunsport Garden, FL |
Feb 13 - Feb 17, 2004 |
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TNS Western Naturist Gathering |
Laguna del Sol, CA |
May 20 - May 23 , 2004 --- Volunteer(s) needed for this event! |
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Laguna del Sol, CA |
Jun 11-14, 2004 --- Volunteer(s) needed for this event! |
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June 18-June 20, 2004 --- Volunteer(s) needed for this event! |
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SWSA
Convention |
Natures Resort, TX |
Jun 20 – Jun 27, 2004 --- Volunteer(s) needed for this event! |
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TNS Eastern Naturist Gathering |
Eastover, MA |
Jun 21- Jun 27, 2004 --- Volunteer(s) needed for this event! |
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NWNA Convention |
Jul 2 – Jul 9, 2004 --- Volunteer(s) needed for this event! |
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AANR East Convention |
Jul 14 - Jul 18, 2004 --- Volunteer(s) needed for this event! |
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MSA
Convention |
Fern Hills Club, IN |
Jul 25 - Jul 31, 2004 --- Volunteer(s) needed for this
event! |
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WCANR Convention |
Sol Santé Club , BC |
Jul 29 - Aug 2, 2004 --- Volunteer(s) needed for this event! |
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TNS Northeast Naturist Festival |
Aug 4 - Aug 8, 2004 --- Volunteer(s) needed for this event! |
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Aug 5 - Aug 8, 2004 --- Volunteer(s) needed for this event! |
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AANR Convention |
Aug 8 - Aug 15, 2004 --- Volunteer(s) needed for this event! |
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FCN Eastern Canadian Naturist Festival |
Aug 13 – Aug 15, 2004 --- Volunteer(s) needed for this event! |
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Oct 8 - Oct 11, 2004 --- Volunteer(s) needed for this event! |
Bob Redoutey, N5KF,and Ben
Thornton, NI5B, of Austin, Texas, have formed an amateur radio club,
callsign NU5DE, whose purpose is to promote the naturist philosophy among
amateur radio operators worldwide. The FCC has officially assigned this
callsign to The Naturist Amateur Radio Club. The club call can be used
primarily for naturist events where amateur radio is being promoted and to
promote naturism among the amateur radio community.
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FCC information: Callsign: NU5DE Club Name: NATURIST AMATEUR RADIO CLUB Addr1: PO BOX 200812 Addr2: AUSTIN TX 787200812 Country: USA Effective: 20 Oct 1997 Expires: 20 Oct 2007 Trustee: ROBERT G REDOUTEY N5KF Location: 30.506 N 97.842 W |
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Bob and Ben, along with Jim Campbell, WB6ZPB, and many others, have been active participants in the Naturist Society Amateur Radio SIG, whose annual Nude Recreation Week special event stations have become a familiar sound on the airwaves each July for the past 5 years. For more information about the club, send email to N5KF@aol.com .
Old news...
Australian Naturist Ham Radio Event January 17/18, 2003 Report from Tony VK3JED
Jim, here's my report of the event.
Well, as planned, we headed down to Pt Impossible this afternoon to try and
make contacts with other amateurs around Australia and overseas on the air. The
equipment included:
Icom IC-T81A VHF/UHF handheld radio - this was used for accessing the local
IRLP node. Icom IC-745 HF transceiver Home made dual band (10 MHz and 14 MHz)
vertical antenna for HF. 55 Ah sealed lead-acid battery - The type they use in
electric wheelchairs. Home made antenna tuner.
Arrived at Pt Impossible around 1:30PM (0230z), and was setup by just after 2.
Was greeted on arrival by sunnnibunny, one of the members of the Melbourne
nudist Yahoo group, who watched on during the earlier stages of the exercise,
and missed some of the best parts (more on that later). Soon, we had out first
contact with Bob, N5KF, in Austin, Texas . Bob was using his club callsign
NU5DE for the day. At about the same time, we had a contact on a much more
local scale - 2 police officers walked up to check out what we were doing, out
of curiosity - was good to see the beach being patrolled.
Anyway, conditions on HF were patchy at first, but steadily improved as the day
wore on. By 7PM, signals were being received from half the world on 14 MHz-
basically Australia, Asia, Middle East and Europe were identified. The location
was particularly well suited to the Middle East and Eurpoean signals arriving
via the long path. As for the Barely Operational stations, a few were contacted
N5KF/NU5DE in Austin, Texas worked via IRLP. HF was attempted, but conditions
were unsuitable. VK2*** at Samurai beach in NSW was worked via IRLP. Unable to
attempt HF, due to vehicle problems his end. Our VK4 contact was attempted on
HF (14 MHz), but no contact made due to poor conditions. VK3*** was unable to
make it on the day.
Anyway, 12 contacts were logged (there were a few more of minor importance that
didn't get logged). The more notable results were as follows: N5KF, Bob
(Austin, Tx) via IRLP NU5DE, Bob (the naturist club call) via IRLP KG4SVX,
Richard (Palm Beach, Florida USA) via IRLP KE4EVN, Darren (Palm Beach, Florida USA)
via IRLP 4Z4UR, Ed (Tel Aviv, Isreal) on 14.202 MHz. EA1ALE, Carlos (Northern
Spain) on 14.197 MHz. Various stations in Victoria and NSW were worked on
10.120 MHz. Anyway, had a good day. Bit of fun, even if we didn't get everyone.
Next year, intend to make it a bit higher profile and incorporate into the
National Nude week in early February. From my point of view, it was a success.
It was the first time the portable station was taken out and it worked
extremely well.
The 2001 Nude Recreation Week Special Event Stations recorded a total of 986 contacts between several operators in at least 3 locations. Preliminary results are:
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Callsign |
Operators |
Contacts |
Location |
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NU3DE |
NU3DE, NU4DE |
53 |
To Be Reported Soon |
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NU5DE |
N5KF, NI5B, KW5V, N5LEQ |
920+ |
Star Ranch, near Austin, TX |
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NU5DE/6 |
WB6ZPB |
13 |
Near Mt. Palomar, CA |
2001 Nude Field Day results coming soon (at least 3 stations have sent in reports)
As many of you already know, TNS ran an article about our group in "N" issue 19.1, on pages 80-82. The un-edited version of the article was published in NUDENETTER v7.1.
Jim WB6ZPB
1999 INARO Event Reports
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SouthWest Naturist Gathering June 10-13 (Special Event Station all 4 days, plus a demo on June 11) |
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Field Day June 26-27 (NU5DE report available now, photos soon; KE6GQK report coming soon! ) |
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Western Naturist Gathering July 15-18 (Demo station operated July 17) |
A Brief History of NARSIG
Have you ever noticed that there seems to be a higher ham-radio operater per capita among the nudist/naturist population than there seems to be in the general population? Ben Thornton, NI5B, wrote an article about this which first appeared in the May 1994 edition of NUDENETTER. The same article later appeared in "N" magazine 14.1 on page 10.
That's it for now.