I would like to thank everyone who participated in Field Day. Most especially I would like to thank Pat Wood, KE5FVS the PIO for the Amateur Radio Caravan Club, for the hard work she did to promote Field Day. Pat got a Proclamation from not only the Mayor Berry of Albuquerque but from Susanna Martinez the Governor of New Mexico. The proclamations proclaimed June 20 to 26 as Amateur Radio Week. I sent copies of the proclamations out and I hope they got to everyone around the state and that they were prominently displayed at your Field Day site.
Hero’s Club
Robert Fox, KA5VRV
Christopher Aas, NB5T
William L Nohrn, N5UNB
Raymond J Caraveo, N5IZV
Evan R. Newlon, WB5HAM
Stuart Simon (Stu) K2QBU
Jess Wright, W5QDW – SK
The “Hero’s club” is a listing of those generous hams who have contributed equipment for our efforts to get radio clubs into the schools and encourage the students to become active hams. The donated equipment will be available to any school Amateur Radio club in the state. A licensed Amateur will be needed as the custodian of the equipment. There are only three requirements to obtain this equipment. 1) The custodian of the equipment must be 18 years of age or older and a General Class licensee or better, 2) The club must be sanctioned by the school, 3) A member of the school staff must be the sponsor of the club. The school sponsor does not have to be a ham. Contact Don Wood, W5FHA (w5fha@arrl.org) for a listing of the available equipment
***I would like to remind everyone to check out the New Mexico Section web page www.arrl-nm.org. Thanks to Mike Pendley, K5ATM for the design and implementation of the site. If you are not set up on the site contact Mike Pendley, K5ATM at k5atm@arrl.net.
***Greyhound Radio Club – Has a new repeater up. 444.925 +(5 MHz) pl 131.8 Hz Great going!]
*** June 4, 2011 – Albuquerque Century/Tour de Cure. Was a 100-mile bicycle ride incorporating several shorter-distance rides covering part of the course, combined with a fund-raising ride for the American Diabetes Association. The course was redesigned this year and ran from the Embassy Suites hotel near downtown Albuquerque through Bernalillo to Jemez Dam and back, with spurs from the main route up and down Tramway hill and out to Placitas and return. Thanks to Ed Ricco, N5LI, n5li@arrl.net. 247-4866(h); 768-7314(w).
***June 8 – ARRL D-STAR presentation. The second D-STAR webinar took place on Wednesday, June 8 at 9 PM (EDT), and provided a discussion on how D-STAR technology can benefit Amateur Radio EmComm scenarios. Examples of D-STAR applications to EMCOMM were presented, as well as future growth ideas. Thanks to Cash Olsen, KD5SSJ, for his reminder.
***June 11 – Saturday, Marathon at Valles Caldera. This was held in the beautiful Valles Caldera. Thanks to Ron Reder, KA1KCU, for coordinating this amateur event.
***June 11 to 19 – General Level Class – was held at the County Atrium Building, 6840 Second Street NW Albuquerque, NM 87107 – Thanks to Bernalillo County for the use of the building and to Mike Rose, KE5MJM, 505-610-9563, ms_rose28@msn.com for coordinating the class.
***June 13 to 17 – The ARRL Wireless Teachers Institute was held at Desert Ridge Middle School, 8400 Barstow NE, in Albuquerque. Miguel Enriquez was the instructor. Thanks to Diane Nihart, KE5UHB, for making this happen in Albuquerque. Thanks to ARRL and Miguel Enriquez for all their hard work. All information about the Teachers Institutes — including the application and a downloadable brochure — is available online. There you can also find links to read more about what other ETP schools are doing with Amateur Radio and wireless technology topics.
***June 18 – High Desert ARC held a VE exam, which produced two newly licensed hams. Two examinees – passed E l2 and El 3. Thanks to Marty Soffran NM5MS
***June 25/26 – Field Day – was held and many clubs in the Section participated. Boy, were the frequencies busy. I hope everyone had a good time.
***June 29 – A basic/intermediate weather spotter Class was given by the National Weather Service in the Dona Ana County EOC located on the corner of Spruce and Solano. The class was open to the public. Thanks to Henry G. Schotzko, AD5FE, Dona Ana County DEC.
Coming Attractions
***July 16 – High Plains Drifters – W5YI/VEC testing. Manzano Mesa Multigenerational Center, 501 Elizabeth St. SE, Albuquerque, NM 87123. Contact Darryl, NX5W at 505-286-1672 – nx5w@arrl.net
***July 26 to August 1 – Technician Class – Class is 79 dollars and includes the manual ($25.00 and exam fee $14.00). Class is dependent on student sign ups. They require at least 5 students minimum. They will be held at the CNM Workforce Training Center, located just west of I-25, and north of Alameda. Class is listed under Public Safety on the catalog and descriptions and registrations may be found at www.cnm.edu.wtc. Frank Warren, Sr., AB5WJ will be the instructor for this class.
***August 5 to 7 – The Rock Mountain Division annual convention will be held at the Sagebrush Inn and Convention Center in Taos, New Mexico. Confirmed vendors include Yaesu, Southwest Antennas and Accessories, DZ Kit, HRO and Icom, plus many more. Guest speakers will be Chip Margelli, K7JA, Riley Hollingsworth, K4ZDH, and Rick Roderick, K5UR. For more information go to www.2011convention.org for more details
***August 7 – – La Luz Trail Race. This event will be coordinated by Rees Bevan, WB5DEJ, and/or Jay Miller, W5WHN. Amateurs provide communications support for this annual race up La Luz Trail from positions in the starting area, at the finish, and from trailside points along the course. Information/volunteers: please contact Ed Ricco, N5LI, n5li@arrl.net, 247-4866(h); 768-7314(w).
August 27-28, 2011 – MS 150. This is a two-day, 150-mile bicycle ride to raise funds to fight multiple sclerosis. The event organizers count on radio amateurs for essential communications support year after year. Tentative plan: There will be two rides starting and ending in Pojoaque. The first day route will be a circuit running through San Juan Pueblo, Ojo Caliente, El Rito, and Abiquiu. The second day route will be a circuit through San Ildefonso Pueblo, Espanola, and Chimayo with an out-and-back spur going to the Puye Cliffs. We will need volunteers for one or both days to operate mobile along course segments with the riders, to accompany tour officials and supply trucks or medical personnel, and to operate from rest stops. Please contact Ed Ricco, N5LI, n5li@arrl.net, 247-4866(h); 768-7314(w).
***August 23 to 29 – General Class License – Class is 79 dollars and includes the manual ($25.00 and exam fee $14.00). Class is dependent on student sign ups. They require at least 5 students minimum. They will be held at the CNM Workforce Training Center, located just west of I-25, and north of Alameda. Class is listed under Public Safety on the catalog and descriptions and registrations may be found at www.cnm.edu.wtc. Frank Warren, Sr., AB5WJ will be the instructor for this class.
***September 3, 2011 – Alamogordo Hamfest – 27th Annual Hamfest in Alamogordo will be held at the Otero County Fairgrounds starting at 7 AM till everyone is tired. Contact Dave Pote, AE5OV (ae5ov@arrl.net) or Jim O’Leary, N7DRB (n7drb@arrl.net)
***September 18, 2011 – Tour of the Rio Grande Valley. This popular bicycle tour ran for more than 20 years during the 1970s-1990s. Long-time public service hams may remember it. It is being revived this year by a new sponsor. It encompasses rides of 25, 50, 65, and 100 miles originating in Los Ranchos de Albuquerque. The longer rides go through Isleta and Los Lunas and south of Belen. Communications support for the event is expected to involve amateurs positioned at rest stops, with event officials, mobile along segments of the course, and possibly in support vehicles. A coordinator is needed for this event. Please contact Ed Ricco, N5LI, n5li@arrl.net, 247-4866(h); 768-7314(w).
***September 16-18 – Sixth IARU Region II ARDF Championships – the Albuquerque Amateur Radio Club, the Albuquerque Transmitter Hunters, New Mexico Orienteers and the Amateur Radio community is hosting the Sixth IARU Region II ARDF Championships. Central headquarters will be at the Marriott Albuquerque Pyramid North and participants will be bussed to the competition sites. For full details go to http://www.wb8wfk.com/2011_ARDF_WEB/main.html. Thanks to Jerry Boyd, WB8WFK. Co-Chairman.
***October 15 – High Plains Drifters – W5YI/VEC testing. Manzano Mesa Multigenerational Center, 501 Elizabeth St. SE, Albuquerque, NM 87123. Contact Darryl, NX5W at 505-286-1672 – nx5w@arrl.net]
***October 23, 2011 – Duke City Marathon. Albuquerque area amateurs have supported this event for more than 20 years. Tentative plan: The marathon will follow an out-and-back course from downtown Albuquerque north along the Bosque bike path to Paseo del Norte and east to a turn-around point near Edith Blvd. A half marathon and 5K race is included in the event. We will need a substantial number of volunteers to cover rest stops along the course or to shadow race officials, as well as a few bicycle mobile stations. Information/volunteers: Please contact Ed Ricco, N5LI, n5li@arrl.net, 247-4866(h); 768-7314(w).
***November 19 – High Plains Drifters – W5YI/VEC testing. Manzano Mesa Multigenerational Center, 501 Elizabeth St. SE, Albuquerque, NM 87123. Contact Darryl, NX5W at 505-286-1672 – nx5w@arrl.net
The Net Counts for May are:
NET NAME CONTACTS QSTs
NM Roadrunner Net: 1190 81
NM Breakfast Club: 1177 108
Yucca Net: 814 27
Four Corners Net: 473 41
Rusty’s Raiders Net: 455 93
Valencia County. ARA Net: 56 16
Caravan Club Net: 68 6
SCAT Net: 840 150
220 Ragchewers Net: 73 0
40 Meter Anchor Net: 32 0
It is our objective to be able to publish this newsletter on or before the 6 of each month. It is important that all nets report their numbers before that date to Don Grab, K5BIS. (Many thanks to Don Grab, K5BIS, for keeping track of all the nets and reporting each month.) If you do not see your net here, send your end of month numbers to Don Grab, K5BIS I would like to see the ARES nets represented as well.
For a listing of all nets in New Mexico, please go to www.arrl-nm.o rg
ARRL Silent Key Report, May 2011
Name, Call, and Address of Silent Key:
HARVEY M SOLOMON, KQ0A
El Prado, NM 87529
Reported by: JOHN H WHEATLEY, W5JHW
Several club newsletters are sent to me and I greatly appreciate receiving them. I have also received information from people for inclusion in the newsletter. Be sure to give me all the information. Don’t assume I know names, calls, dates and locations. They are all important. This is your Section and what you do is important. If your club does not have a PIO please get one and let me know the important things your club is doing. Have a great month.
Don – W5FHA
Thought For The Day: It’s Not What You Gather, But What You Scatter That Tells What Kind Of Life You Have Lived.
