February 8, 2015
More on Windows 10
After the January 21st “event” by Microsoft, we’ve learned that Windows 10 will be free for upgrade from 8.1. Microsoft says Windows 7 and older will require a fresh install. Full upgrade will only be available from Windows 7 and 8.1. You can read more at http://www.computerworld.com/article/2881312/office-for-windows-10-is-not-free-for-everyone.html
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DHS/FCC Warn of Signal Jammers, NPSTC News Jan 8, 2015
Signal jammers are illegal and can interfere with operational channels commonly used by first responders, disrupting vital communications or affecting emergency operation. There have been documented incidents of the loss of first responder radio communications near areas where cell and GPS jammers were being used. Loss of cellular coverage was also observed in these areas which prevented 9-1-1 and other emergency calls from being made. Jammers can target cellular, GPS, Wi-Fi, and other radio signals, individually or in combination. Learn more here. http://npstc.org/download.jsp?tableId=37&column=217&id=3282&file=Joint_FCC_DHS_Bulletin_for_First_Responders_Signal_Jammers.pdf&utm_source=DHS%2FFCC+Warn+of+Signal+Jammers%2C+NPSTC+News+Jan+8%2C+2015&utm_campaign=IWCE&utm_medium=email
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O-Wave and X-Wave Information
Joe, KI5FJ, writes “I am interested in learning more about the subject waves. The 2012 edition of the HANDBOOK, 19.2.7 provides some basic information. This month the FCC has issued Experimental License, WH2XCI, to MITRE Corporation to test HF waveforms and the O & X waves.” Joe provided some email exchanges with Eric, KL7AJ and Joel, W1ZR with their comments on the subject. Joe also provided this very interesting link:
http://www.tvtechnology.com/distribution/0099/list-of-experimental-licenses-reveals-interesting-hf-data-comm-experiments/274152
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A modern multi-megabit IP-based digital network for
Amateur radio use!
A brief overview to HamWAN by Conny Jonsson, N5HC
HamWAN is focused on creating, operating and coordinating free digital networks. These digital networks are used for:
1. Emergency communications when other systems go down
2. Research and development in the realm of microwave networking
3. A means of free digital communication for anyone who is or becomes a licensed radio amateur
4. An educational resource in spreading the knowledge of how to create, operate and use such networks
All knowledge generated and gathered by HamWAN in the realm of microwave networking is made freely available to the public for unrestricted consumption. Coordination services provided by HamWAN ensure the interoperability of other similar networks not directly under HamWAN’s control.
Why NM HamWAN works from the site on Sandia Crest:
HamWAN uses TDMA
Time Division Multiple Access magically solves ALL the Regular 802.11 WiFi problems.
HamWAN is Cellular
Nodes spread out too thin?
Shoot 40 miles to your closest cell site.
Nodes too dense?
User demand drives implementation of more, shorter-range cell sites.
Viable and consistently performing design over a broad range of application densities.
HamWAN is Sectorized
3 different channels on 3 different antennas always pointing in 3 different directions each covering 120 degrees of the horizon.
We can put up as many cell sites as we want and they never interfere with each other.
Usage of 3 sector frequencies also triples data throughput.
Ability to add more cells adds more data throughput capacity as needs dictate.
HamWAN is Security Focused
A grand challenge in spectrum that can’t use encryption!
Users are authenticated using certificates.
Route announcements are limited per-user to registered address space.
Traffic is secured from injection / tampering with IPsec(AH).
HamWAN is a Ham Network
Users are issued certificates which contain their digital identity.
Network resources and access can be managed based upon this identity.
Operates in Part 97 frequencies, free of congestion from Part 15, easier to fox hunt.
This allows co-existence with WISPs.
HamWAN
Built using Internet-registered address space.
Fully routed on the Internet right now!
Allows us to easily peer with other ham networks.
Full routing to all AMPR networks.
HamWAN is Open to MESH
But…
We cannot route 10.0.0.0/8 on HamWAN.
Which means people want tunnels between MESH islands.
But if you spend all your time on 10.0.0.0/8, you isolate yourself from the rest of HamWAN and the Internet.
Life is much better on the Internet side.
HamWAN Can Handle Emergencies
During an emergency, when the Internet goes down, alternative networks get swamped.
Quality of Service design allows emergency organizations to take priority on the network.
Designed to be completely autonomous.
Designed to handle link and site failures.
Users can multi-home.
Triple redundant network administration.
For a 2comparison to the “Mesh” go to this link: http://nmhamwan.org/wp/
(For additional information on equipment see the QST by KC5IZR http://nm5mr.com/2015/01/16/nmhamwan-get-connected/. HamWAN is currently operational on the Crest on 5.8 GHz. Yej)
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QCWA meetings are held on the second Saturday in March, June, September and December at Twisters on Eubank at Commanche at 12:30 PM. Next meeting on March 14. http://www.qcwa.org/
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The YL Breakfast is held on the 2nd Tuesday of each month. We meet at The Village Inn on Wyoming, just south of Menaul, on the east side of Wyoming. The ladies have a table on one side of the room and the guys have another table on the other side. We do this so the guys don’t hear our secrets! Pat Wood, KE5FVS
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Hero’s Club by Don Wood, W5FHA, past Section Manager
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. Available equipment is currently being inventoried and tested. Contact Don Wood, W5FHA (w5fha@arrl.net) for a list of the available equipment or to make your donation.
Hero’s club contributors include:
Robert Fox, KA5VRV; Christopher Aas, NB5T; William L. Nohrn, N5UNB; Raymond J. Caraveo, N5IZV; Evan R. Newlon, WB5HAM; Stuart Simon (Stu), K2QBU with a second donation; Jess Wright, W5QDW – SK; Don Wood, W5FHA; Ray Hill, KB5SF; Robbie Hill, KC5FT; Dan Oppenheimer, WB6CRG SK; John Ryan, NO5LF; Julianne P. King, KD5EFT; Larry Moore, WB5IZW; Judy Moore, KA5CRK; Ray Arvidson, W5RAU-SK; Robbie Arvidson, N4CHK; Roy Venaglia, KD5GBY; Art Priebe, N5ART; Ken Mazze, N5JUQ; Kermit Goettsche, KB5HA; Jim Koch, NH6YH, Kathleen McCaughey, KG5PX.
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NEWS FROM OUR ARRL AFFILIATED CLUBS IN NM
The information below is taken from club web sites or direct emails received from club members. Members may feel free to email me any time with their current club activities……..W5YEJ
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Alamogordo Amateur Radio Club: Regular monthly meetings on the third Sunday of each month at 3PM at the New La Luz Volunteer Fire Dept., 51 JJ Henry, La Luz. The club participates in emergency planning and training with the local officials (city and county) and works with local civic groups to assist whenever communications are required for special events. Tech and General Classes: New classes will begin on February 16th at the La Luz Fire Department. Class starts at 7pm and will run until 9pm. If you are interested in attending please drop us an e-mail at alamoradioclub@gmail.com http://www.qsl.net/k5lrw/
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Albuquerque Amateur Radio Club: The Albuquerque Amateur Radio Club meets the first Saturday of the month at Vick’s Vittles for breakfast. Next meeting March 7th. Where is Vick’s you say? Vick’s is on the south side of Central — just east of Wyoming. See a map and a photo here. The meeting starts at 8AM but folks show up around 7AM to order breakfast and visit. The Albuquerque Amateur Radio Club sponsors N5VA – A Veterans Affairs Amateur Radio Station. The station is located in a courtyard on the New Mexico VA Health Care System campus. Officers for 2015 are Bud Wellborn, N5AAN, president; Scott Stevenson, KC5VVB, VP; Duke Winsor, AE5TJ, secretary; Debbie Pendley, KD5LOK, treasurer. http://www.qsl.net/albuquerquearc/index.html
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Albuquerque DX Association meets on the last Wednesday of each month (except December and the first Saturday in January) at the Copper Canyon Café, 5455 Gibson Blvd SE, Albuquerque. Dinner at 5:30 and meeting at 6:30 PM. The Albuquerque DX Association is an ARRL sanctioned club that supports amateur radio activity in New Mexico. As the name of the club suggests, we are generally interested in DX contacts, but we also have members who participate in contesting, DXpeditions, emergency communications, and other areas of amateur radio activity.
73, Bill, K8TE
http://groups.yahoo.com/neo/groups/adxa/info
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Amateur Radio Caravan Club (Albuquerque)
The Amateur Radio Caravan Club will be meeting on March 13th – Regular meeting, 7 – 9 PM, Heights Cumberland Presbyterian Church, 8600 Academy NE. The meeting will be held in the usual place, i.e., Heights Cumberland Presbyterian Church at 8600 Academy Rd. NE (corner of Academy and Moon). We meet in the educational annex on the south side of the property. The meeting starts at 7:00 PM, but many of us gather around 6:30 PM to rag chew and watch the coffee perk. I hope to see all of you there.
Come to our February 13th Meeting to Hear ARRL Rocky Mtn. Division Director – The Amateur Radio Caravan Club is excited to learn that Brian Mileshosky, our ARRL Rocky Mountain Division Director, will provide a summary of ARRL’s impressive Centennial Year celebration (Convention, W1AW portable ops and its Centennial QSO Party). In addition, he will fill us in on plans for the upcoming statewide New Mexico QSO Party to be held in April and how our club can get involved.
Caravan Club-Net – On Sunday evenings at 9 PM, the Caravan Club Net is on 145.33 MHz and 444.00 MHz for the purpose of holding club business, passing traffic, making announcements of interest to Hams and just getting to know each other. Please join us on the net. We welcome all licensed hams.
Upcoming Events:
In January we also host our annual “Winterfest” dinner at the Cooperage restaurant in lieu of competing with all the Christmas parties held during December. April is a busy month with the New Mexico QSO Party contest where hams worldwide are trying to contact us hams in New Mexico. This is followed by the Caravan Club hosting its annual Spring Tailgate at the end of April where hams meet to buy or sell radio equipment and maybe swap a few lies.
Visit our web site at www.caravanradio.org for more info.
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Carlsbad Amateur Radio Club (Carlsbad NM): The Carlsbad ARC local net is on every Tuesday at 6:30 pm on the local 146.88 .repeater. Tune in for news and views and the latest QSTs! Also Net-wise, Local 10Meter net Wednesday 8PM on 28.420 MHz.
Don’t forget the Wednesday night West Texas ARES net on 147.12 repeater at 9:00 pm CDT!
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Duke City Hamfest: Watch the web site for the latest DCHF August 7 -9, 2015 info: http://www.dukecityhamfest.org/.
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Estancia Valley Amateur Radio Association:
The Estancia Valley Amateur Radio Association (EVARA) holds a club net every Thursday night (7:00PM) on the 146.72 repeater (-600 KHz shift,100Hz CTCSS) located in the Tijeras/Manzano Mountains. Club members are checked in first with club business/discussion. Following that portion of the net, any Ham operator is invited to check-in and join the discussion. The Torrance County ARES net immediately follows the EVARA net. Hope to hear you!
The Estancia Valley Amateur Radio Association (EVARA) holds its monthly club meeting on the 2nd Saturday of the Month. Meetings begin at 9:00 AM at the home of Daniel (KD7UFS) located at #5 Steer Trail (aka McCall Ct), Moriarty, NM. Steer Trail begins at the first left off of Green Road (aka A106) as one travels north after turning off of the I-40 Frontage Rd. The Green Rd – I-40 Frontage Rd interchange lies north of the western I-40 Business & I-40 interchange. http://qsl.net/nm5ev/
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Gila Amateur Radio Society, Silver City. The Gila Amateur Radio Society is a small club, located in Silver City, New Mexico. GARS operates a 2 meter repeater on 146.98 MHz with a CTCSS tone of 103.5. The repeater is located atop Black Peak north of Silver City at an elevation of approximately 9,000 feet MSL in the Gila National Forest. The repeater is solar powered and consists of a Kenwood TKR-750 commercial repeater. All licensed amateurs are welcomed to use the repeater and enjoy a friendly QSO with any of the locals that may be nearby.
Members of the Gila Amateur Radio Society occasionally hold a net on Sunday evenings at 20:00 local (08:00 pm). This net is available to pass formal and informal traffic into and out of Silver City, Grant County, and surrounding areas. All licensed amateurs are welcomed.
For more information please contact the Gila Amateur Radio Society.
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Greyhound Amateur Radio Club (Portales) The Greyhound ARES Net meets every Tuesday evening on the Midway Repeater (147.000 MHz frequency, 67 PL) to chat and to prepare for emergency communications. The club welcomes all amateurs, near and far, to check in and say hello. Don Criss, KE5UIA, is the net control station. Join in at 7:00 p.m. on the Midway repeater!
The club meets the first and third Saturdays each month. Meetings are held in Conference Room 203 in the KENW Broadcast Center on the campus of Eastern New Mexico University. Don’t forget the Thursday evening workshops at the Ham Shack! For more info see: http://org.enmu.edu/enmuarc/events.php
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High Desert Amateur Radio Club by Jerry Aceto, K6LIE:
The next regular meeting of HDARC will be on Saturday, February 21st, at 10 AM. We meet in the Community Room of the APD Northwest Area Command station on Ellison 1 block west of Coors Bypass.
We will be holding elections at our February meeting. If you have not voted by email by meeting time, you may vote at the meeting. If you can’t make the meeting, please cast your vote via email to club secretary, Terry Zipes, W4RCN at zipalot@gmail.com Jerry Aceto, K6LIE is running for President unopposed at this time. There may be openings for Vice President and Secretary which we will vote on at the meeting. We also have two board positions open. Adrian Miura, W5ASM’s tenure on the board is over this month and he may not run for another consecutive term. Frank Kelley, KB7PVU’s term is up and will not be running for a second term. Bill Firth, KE5TOB has submitted his name for one of the two board positions. Again, now is the time to nominate those you think would be a good choice for these positions.
The K6LIE 224.48 MHz repeater has been moved to a new location in the northeast heights and now has excellent coverage. Note that we’ve added a PL of 100 Hz to eliminate intermod suspected of being generated due to close proximity to the Crest electronic site. For more on the 222 MHz band and other articles see our latest award-winning newsletter, the January 2015 issue, in pdf format.
VE Testing is available the third Saturday of every month in the Community Room of APD Northwest Area Command Station at noon. Next session is February 21st.
VE TEST REPORT FOR JANUARY
For the month of January we had 6 people test with the following results:
6 people passed tech
2 people passed general
1 person passed extra
Overall results:
4 tech
1 general
1 extra
Congratulations to all who tested, and thank you to the VE team.
And Thank You Jim Kajder for taking charge of the session.
Rick Rood
KF5JAJ
FTL- IFH
HDARC VE LIASION
Coffee every Wednesday at 1 pm at Flying Star in Corrales.
Breakfast every Thursday morning at Flying Star in Corrales at 7:30 AM.
Go to www.nm5hd.com for details on our club and our activities.
73… Larry Elkin, NY5L
President – High Desert ARC of New Mexico
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Los Alamos Amateur Radio Club usually meets the second Friday of every month at CD-1, 4017 Arkansas St., Los Alamos, NM 87544. Members begin arriving at 7:00 PM. The meeting begins at 8:00 PM. LAARC sponsors two weekly nets; a Two Meter FM Net that meets on Sunday at 2000 local time on the W5PDO repeater on 146.88 MHz and a Ten Meter SSB Net that meets later on Sunday at 2100 local time on 28.440 MHz USB. More info and to check out the capabilities of our emergency communications trailer, go to http://www.laarc.org/
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Mesilla Valley Radio Club (Las Cruces) Meets on Saturday mornings at 06:00 AM for an informal at Village Inn on Telshore. Informal at Wal-Mart at 10:00 AM on Mondays, Wednesdays and Fridays. MVRC net on 146.64 repeater at 6:45 PM on Wednesdays. Next regular club business meeting on March 7th at the club house, breakfast at 9 AM, meeting at 10 AM.
See info for the Special Event Station K5B honoring the 2015 Bataan Memorial Death March at http://www.n5bl.org/bataan. This event will be held March 22nd, 2015.
Annual Bean Feed on April 26th, 2015.
http://n5bl.org/lo.html for more info and calendar.
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Mid Rio Grande Amateur Radio Club (Albuquerque):
News for MRGARC. Chris Drummond KC5IZR has resigned as the club president due to health reasons. Frank Warren Sr AB5WJ has temporarily taken over the duties until another president can be appointed.
Our sponsorship for the Cyber Academy’s radio club in Rio Rancho will hold a technician class at the school during the month of February. Class will be every Saturday morning from 8-12, with an exam on the 28th of February at 1pm. Off campus students are welcomed for the classes and also for the exam session which will be for every class of amateur license. Contact Jim Hunter NM5JH at hunterabq@centurylink.net for information.
Club meetings are on the 4th Saturday of the month at the APD NW command building across from Cibola HS on Ellison Blvd. Coffee klatch meetings are at the Village Inn in Rio Rancho across from INTEL off 528 every Wednesday at 12:00.
Frank Warren Sr AB5WJ
http://nm5mr.com/.
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Mimbres Valley Radio Club: The Mimbres Valley Radio Club was established to provide an association for persons sharing a common interest in amateur radio. It is the continuing purpose of the MVRC to further the exchange of information and cooperation between members, to promote radio knowledge, fraternalism and individual operating efficiency, and to so conduct club programs and activities as to advance the general interest and welfare of amateur radio in the community. Club Meetings: For location and times check our web site: http://www.mimbresvalleyradioclub.com/index.html
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New Mexico Big River Contester specializes in…….contesting! More info contact aa5b@arrl.net
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New Mexico Museum of Natural History & Science Amateur Radio Club, Albuquerque
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New Mexico SAR Support Team, Albuquerque. Breakfast meetings at Copper Canyon Café at 5455 Gibson Blvd the second Saturday of each month at 0700, meeting at 0800. If you have an ATV/snow mobile or four wheel drive or want to provide communications and other support for SAR from our team trailer or work as a SAR dispatcher please come join us at the Copper Canyon Café, 5455 Gibson Blvd. Meetings the second Saturday of each month. Next meeting February 14th. Breakfast at 0700, meeting at 0800. http://nmsarsupport.org/
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Pecos Valley Amateur Radio Club (Roswell): The Pecos Valley Amateur Radio Club (PVARC) is located in Roswell, NM and serves Roswell and the surrounding communities. The club operates under the call sign W5ZU and is open to all who are interested in the hobby of amateur radio. We work to promote and support the hobby of amateur radio in the Chaves County area through fellowship, education, outreach and community support. We invite you to learn more about us here at our web site, on our nightly VHF net, at our Saturday Coffee Klatch or at one of our regular meetings.
We meet monthly on the first Thursday. Meetings start at 7:00 PM at the PVARC Clubhouse at 403 N. Richardson in Roswell, NM. All are welcome to attend the meetings. Come on down and say hi.
http://www.qsl.net/w5zu/
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Rocky Mountain Ham Radio, New Mexico : RMHAM-New Mexico is pleased to announce the 2015 New Mexico TechFest, an ARRL-sanctioned operating specialty event, on Saturday February 28, 2015 at the New Mexico Veterans’ Memorial Event Center located at 1100 Louisiana Blvd SE, Albuquerque, NM 87108. For many more details or to register online, please visit the New Mexico TechFest event page.
NOTE: Due to outstanding response from across the ham community, the New Mexico TechFest has reached full capacity (~80 attendees). Interested hams are still encouraged to pre-register, however a wait list has been started and is being populated in the order received. TechFest seating vacancies, if any, will be offered to those on the wait list in the same order.
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Sacramento Mountains Radio Club meets the second Sunday of each month at 2 PM at the James Canyon VFD on Hwy 82 east of Cloudcroft. The Club meets every Friday morning at 8am for a breakfast get-together. On the 1st and 3rd Fridays of the month, the breakfast is held at the Western Cafe in the Village of Cloudcroft. The 2nd and 4th Fridays of each month, the breakfast is held at the Mayhill Cafe in Mayhill. If there is a 5th Friday of the month, that breakfast is held at the Western Cafe. Net Saturday at 7 PM on the SMRC linked repeater system.
For information on testing and classes check our web site at http://sacramentomountainsradioclub.org/
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Sandoval County ARES Meetings on the 3rd Monday of each month at 7:00 PM at the Rio Rancho Fire and Rescue Administration building, 1526 Stephanie Road in Rio Rancho. Net on Monday, except the 3rd Monday meeting night, on 147.10, 443.0, 443.1 and 147.08 repeaters (plus the Bern-Co ARES repeaters 145.13, 442.050 and 145.15) at 7:30 PM.
More info at http://www.nmscares.org/
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Santa Fe Amateur Radio Club: The Santa Fe Amateur Radio Club has been around for more than 50 years. Our membership is wide and diverse and everyone is welcome. We meet face-to-face every Saturday morning for breakfast at the Pantry Restaurant, 1820 Cerillos Road in Santa Fe. We’re always happy to meet hams or interested persons. Visit our Meetings/Activities and Newsletter pages for times and places and other up-to-date info. http://w5sf.com/
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Santa Fe Amateur Radio Emergency Service (SFARES) by Donald Hinsman, N4VIP.
Santa Fe County ARES (SFARES) sponsors a monthly Net at 1900 on the Tuesday prior to the second Saturday (the nominal date for SFARES Meetings) of each month on the Santa Fe Amateur Radio Club’s linked repeater system using repeaters on Tesuque Peak (146.82, -600), St. Vincent’s Hospital (147.20, +600), Elk Mountain (147.30, +600) and San Antonio Mountain (146.76, -600). Tesuque Peak, St. Vincent’s Hospital and Elk Mountain all use an access tone (or PL) of 162.2 Hz while San Antonio Mountain uses an access tone (or PL) of 67.0 Hz. In addition, there is a 440 link atop Tesuque Peak at 442.825 MHz (+5.0 MHz, 131.8 Hz tone.) The purpose of the SFARES Monthly Net is to provide regular tests of member stations and to refresh net communication skills. While primarily for the benefit of SFARES members, any station within range of the Net is always welcome to check in. We especially welcome inquiries from stations about the Santa Fe ARES organization.
SFARES Meetings are on the second Saturday of the month and are held at the Santa Fe Sheriff’s Posse Building at 3213 Rodeo Road, Santa Fe, NM and start at 0900. Meetings normally include an informational lecture, training, administrative matters and finish between 1030 and 1100. SFARES has a club radio station (W5SAF).
SFARES serves as Net Control for the twice-monthly NM D-RATS Nets. NM D-RATS Nets occur twice monthly on the first and third Wednesdays of the month. Access will be on internet RATflector W5MPZ [Type: Network, Host address: w5mpz.org, Port: 9000], (NM Statewide ARES RATflector). D-RATS is a program that integrates all software functions needed for ARES groups. The software utilizes internet or radio or both. “Or” means it doesn’t require a radio but can use one. Thus D-RATS is doubly useful. The NM D-RATS Net uses a parallel voice net to assist with training. The voice net uses D-STAR Reflector 055A that can be linked through any D-STAR repeater. Net Control will assist those without D-STAR voice access through the D-RATS chat function. All NM ARES members are strongly encouraged to participate in NM D-RATS Nets. The D-RATS software is free (http://www.d-rats.com) in Windows, Linux or MacOS with detailed instructions in the files section D-RATS Operating Guide 0.3.3.pdf and a Quick Set Up.pdf for the basic settings you need to get started using D-RATS.
SFARES also participates in the weekly D-STAR Net that meets on each Thursday starting at 2000 local on Reflector 055A. Normally, all D-STAR repeaters in New Mexico are linked allowing all D-STAR users to participate in the weekly Nets. The D-STAR Net is an Affiliated Net of the ARRL National Traffic System. The D-STAR Net discusses matters relevant to D-STAR, D-RATS as well as Emergency Communications. http://www.qsl.net/sfares/ for more info.
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Sierra Blanca ARC: The Sierra Blanca Amateur Radio Club is an organization of Amateur Radio operators based in Ruidoso, New Mexico, located in the Sacramento Mountains in the south-central part of the state. Join us for our weekly breakfast gathering on Saturdays at El Paraiso Mexican Restaurant in the Sierra Mall, Ruidoso. We start showing up when the restaurant opens at 8AM and testing about 1 hour later. Meet friends or make new ones, have a good breakfast, take the test, and leave with your new license on its way.
2015 Annual Meeting Information: Thursday, July 23, 2015 at 6:00 PM MDT. Location to be Determined.
In addition to a weekly breakfast gathering, we provide radio communications support during local emergencies, such as search and rescue missions and wildfires, as well as for various public service events in Lincoln County, NM. The club also sponsors two linked open VHF repeaters on 146.920 (-, 100Hz0 and 145.450 (-, 100Hz). Lincoln County ARES/RACES nets on 146.61 (100 Hz, – input) every Wednesday at 7 PM.
If you are planning an outdoor event that ranges over highways, streets or trails in Lincoln County, we offer our FREE services to provide:
Participant location tracking,
Communications for logistics, and
Rapid response in the event of mishap.
SBARC will administer exams on any Saturday with 48 hours advance notice. Details at: http://www.sbarcnm.org/
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Socorro Amateur Radio Association SARA Meeting: 19:30 hours local on Wednesday, February 11, 2015 in the Socorro County EOC, 198 Neel Ave.
QRV Fridays: Friday, February 13th at the Twisted Chile. It is always a good idea to check the SARA web page (www.socorroara.org) for developments as QRV Friday approaches.
Weekly Socorro ARES net at 20:00 hours local on Wednesdays (except on the second Wednesday of each month) on the SARA Repeater [146.68(-)]
Socorro County ARES Meeting for the NM Section ARES & RACES HF net: February 15th and March 1st at 17:00 hrs local in the Socorro County EOC, 198 Neel Ave. Plan to assemble 15 to 30 minutes before the net is called.
http://www.socorroara.org/
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The Eastern NM Amateur Radio Club Clovis: Our monthly meeting is held on the Third Saturday of each month at the new meeting hall. Meetings will be held at the Disabled American Veterans Hall located at 220 West Fourth St. Meetings will still start at 09:00 am (09:00 hours). Weekly ENMARC net on Thursday at 7 PM on 147.24+. We are here to serve the Amateur Radio community in the Eastern New Mexico area. If you need help getting started in amateur radio, or just some help with a radio or project, please call on us. Also anyone wishing to test for a license or upgrade, PLEASE give us a call. We will schedule a test for only one person if necessary. We are here to serve and advance the Amateur Radio community in the local area. For local frequencies and other info about the club visit http://www.ka5b.org/
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Taos Amateur Radio Club
Our club holds a monthly net on the fourth Wednesday of each month at seven p.m. We usually begin on Picuris (club channel 1, 147.120 +/67.0) and use the MICKEY repeater (club channel 14, 444.875+/123.0) as a back-up.
Next monthly meeting is the second Wednesday of the month, 6 to 9 PM, at the Emergency Operations Center.
All operators are welcome; see you there, 73, TaosARC. (For a complete listing of Taos area repeaters and other club info go to http://www.taosarc.com/index.html)
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Totah Amateur Radio Club: Totah ARC meets on the second Thursday of every month at 7:30 PM at Farmington Fire Station 6, 3101 West Main at 7:30 PM. Join us for breakfast most Saturdays at 7:30 AM at Los Hermanitos east in Farmington.
http://totaharc.org/
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Upper Rio FM Society, Inc. (Albuquerque). The Upper Rio FM Society, Inc., (URFMSI) will hold its next quarterly meeting on Tuesday, April 14th at 6:30 PM in the Fellowship Hall of the Immanuel Presbyterian Church located at 114 Carlisle Blvd., SE, in Albuquerque. Interesting programs and presentations usually follow the business portion of the meeting. Topics are announced in the membership mailing that occurs before each meeting. Please enter the church from the northern most entrance.
An updated and fully scalable repeater map has been uploaded. The printable list of all repeaters that can link to the Upper Rio has also been uploaded See the Analog Repeater page.
For a complete rundown of repeaters upgraded in 2014, read the President’s Corner in the October edition of the club newsletter when it becomes available on the web site.
http://www.urfmsi.org/wp/
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Valencia County Amateur Radio Association (Belen): VCARA net is conducted on Wednesday nights at 8 PM on the 146.70 repeater. VE testing January 10th, 9 – noon at the club house. Next club meeting February 24th at the Club House at 7 PM.
Tri-county ARES Net: Meets each Thursday at 7:30 PM on URFMSI repeaters for coordination of Socorro, Torrance and Valencia County ARES members and other interested amateurs. All stations are welcome to check in.
73,
Charlie, NM5CL
President, VCARA
http://kc5our.com/wordpress/
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Net Traffic Reports for January (reported by ARRL ASM Don Grab, K5BIS):
NM Roadrunner Traffic Net: 1357/71.
NM Breakfast Club: 1290/88.
Caravan Club Net: 68/11.
Yucca Net: 575/55.
Rusty’s Raiders Net: 523/60.
Valencia County ARA Net: 50/22.
SCAT Net: 874/227
Boat Anchor Net: 89/9.
Four Corners Net: 664/52.
ARES Tri-County Net: 74/9.
2 Mtr. SSB Net: 44 Checkins.
432 Mhz. SSB Net: 24 Checkins.
KC5JBO Memorial Simplex Net: 131 Checkins.
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Coming Attractions – mark your calendars!
February 13, 2015: World Radio Day http://www.itu.int/en/wrd15/Pages/default.aspx
February 20, 2015: Arizona Section Convention (Yuma Hamfest), Yuma, AZ. http://www.yumahamfest.org/
February 28, 2015: New Mexico Tech Fest, Rocky Mountain Ham Radio, Albuquerque. http://www.arrl.org/hamfests/2015-new-mexico-techfest
March 7, 2015: 13th Annual Hamfest, Irving, TX. http://irvingarc.org/
March 14, 2015: West Texas Section Convention (Midland Texas 2015 St. Patrick’s Day Hamfest) http://hamfest.w5qgg.org/
March 22, 2015: Bataan Memorial Death March Marathon, SES K5B, Las Cruces. http://www.n5bl.org/bataan/ and http://www.bataanmarch.com/
April 17-19, 2015: E.S.C.A.P.E. 2015, Las Cruces Convention Center, NM. Nmsarc.org
April 25, 2015: Spring Tailgate, dawn to noon, TransCore parking lot, 8600 Jefferson NE co-sponsored by the Amateur Radio Caravan Club and the Albuquerque Amateur Radio Club.
April 26th, 2015: Annual Bean Feed in Las Cruces, http://n5bl.org/lo.html
June 27-28: ARRL Field Day 2015. http://www.arrl.org/field-day
July 31, Aug 1 & 2, 2015: Utah Hamfest, Ruby’s Inn, Bryce Canyon UT. http://utahhamfest.com/
August 7-9, 2015: Duke City Hamfest, http://dukecityhamfest.org/
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Silent Key Report (Reported by ARRL ASM Don Grab, K5BIS):
It is with deep regret we announce the passing of our friends and fellow hams.
Donald R. Shepan, KB5VLH, Las Cruces, NM. Passed 1/17/15, Age 77. Obituary, Las Cruces Sun News, 1/21/15.
James “Robby” Robertson, K1TZI, Albuquerque, NM. Passed 1/26/15, Age 89. Obituary, ABQ Journal, 1/30/15.
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General Information
The Section Web site, designed and implemented by Mike Pendley, K5ATM, can be found at www.arrl-nm.org. If your club or group is not yet set up on the web site please contact Mike at k5atm (at) arrl.net and he will set up your login information. Our thanks to Mike for the great job he’s doing and many thanks to our web host sponsor, Southwest Cyberport (swcp).
Visit our national organization, ARRL, at arrl.org and our Section web site at arrl-nm.org
I would like to hear what your group is doing. Please email me at w5yej@arrl.net. Please submit items by the 5th of the month to be included in the Section News.
73, Bill W5YEJ
