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ARRL New Mexico Section (NM)Section Manager
Donald D. Wood, W5FHA 9100 Wimbledon Dr NE Albuquerque, NM 87111-5884 505-259-7333 w5fha@arrl.org |
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New Mexico Section News for September, 2009 ***One of our outstanding young hams in the Socorro Area is doing a mixed class for the Technician and General class exams. The classes will be held on Monday Nights from 7:30 to 8:30 PM at the Mineral Science & Engineering Complex (MSEC) Room 259 on the New Mexico Tech Campus in Socorro. This will be in preparation for the exam session to be held at the Socorro Hamfest. This is a very special effort by Seth Price, N3MRA and he can be reached at (575) 418-8891. Great job Seth, thanks for your work. You are an inspiration to us all. ***September 5 –Alamogordo Hamfest was held at the newly renovated fair grounds. As usual this was an outstanding Hamfest. It was great to see so many old friends and to have a chance to talk about what is going on in the section. We had a great dinner that evening. ***September 6, 2009 – New Mexico Marathon was held in the Albuquerque area. It was a one-way, 26-mile run. There were also a half marathon and 5K run. Thanks to Dick Powell, AD5CS, for coordinating this event. ***2009 Route 66 On-The-Air – Once again Bill Ripley, KY5Q was one of the ramrods of The Rt-66 OTA. Amateur radio enthusiasts and Route 66 enthusiasts came together. The Rt-66 OTA event was held from Sept 12 to 20. There were 20 locations scattered along the Route 66 highway, from Santa Monica to Chicago. In Albuquerque, they were signing W6H. Great job to all those who participated. *** The Amateur Radio Caravan Club held their annual Corn Feed on Saturday, September 19 at Montgomery Park in Albuquerque. They had a good attendance, the weather was great and the corn was spectacular. Steve Richie, KD5RHR, was the grand master of the corn pot. *** Darryl Clutter, NX5W and his group of VEs held another testing session Saturday, September 19th, (N5YI). This group dedicates four sessions a year to test all classes of licenses so if you want to upgrade or know someone who does be sure to contact Darryl. ***On September 14 to 18 Frank Warren, AB5WJ, held a GENERAL CLASS license course at the CNM Workforce Training Center. Frank and Kennie really do a great job. Their contribution to our ham community is above and beyond the call of duty. ***On September 19 the On Target New Mexico, a Varsity Scout activity, attempted to communicate to other teams on nearby mountain tops by mirror signals and Ham radios. Upcoming events: ***October 3 – Roswell Hamfest, Tailgate and Cook Out – This annual event will be held at the clubhouse in the park. Hope to see lots of fine folks there. ***The Mesilla Valley Radio Club will hold a Technician class October 9,10 & 11 at the clubhouse. The hours are - Oct 9th 6:00pm -9:00pm - Oct 10th 8:00am - 5:00pm - Oct 11th: 8:00am and VE testing session at 11:00. Snacks and Drinks provided - Total cost per student $35 including the ARRL study guide. Please try and RSVP by September 18th with Evan at ke5zrz@arrl.net ***The New Mexico Amateur Radio Alliance, NMARA, will once again have a booth at the ABQ Home & Lifestyle show. NMARA is a permanent committee of the Upper Rio FM Society and can provide a professional 10 x 10 booth to help promote ham-radio activities. The booth is available to any amateur organization in the state. It was recently used in Socorro to help promote the Socorro club and also amateur activities at the University. For more information you can contact Larry Goga, AE5CZ, at lgoga@swcp.com. *** Darryl Clutter, NX5W, will hold another testing session on Saturday, November 21st, 2009, 0900 until 1200 (N5YI). All testing will be in the "computer lab" at Manzano Mesa Multigenerational Center, 501 Elizabeth St SE, Albuquerque, NM. Darryl and his group of VEs do an outstanding job of testing and not enough thanks are given to them for their efforts. Darryl can be contacted at nx5w@comcast.net. ***The High Desert ARC will host a special event station, N5B, at the Albuquerque International Balloon Fiesta. This will be their fourth year to have a Special Events Station at the balloon fiesta. This is excellent exposure for Amateur Radio. Way to go High Desert! ***October 18, 2009 – Duke City Marathon. Albuquerque area amateurs have supported this event for more that 20 years. We will need a substantial number of volunteers to cover rest stops along the course or to shadow race officials. Further information Contact Ed Ricco, N5LI, n5li@arrl.net , or edward.ricco@gmail.com (505) 247-4866 ***October 31 - Socorro Hamfest – New Mexico ARES/RACES convention. For more information go to http://www.socorroara.org/hamfest.html. The annual meeting of ARES managers and personnel is held at this Hamfest. It really is a must for ARES members and as usual it is a great opportunity to tailgate. The hours are from 8 AM to 2 PM at the NM Fire Fighters Academy in Socorro. There will be lots of great prizes, presentations and seminars. They will also have a tour of the VLA on Friday the 30th. After the Hamfest there will be a tour of the Radio Astronomy Observatory’s Electronics Lab in Socorro at 2:30 PM. Like to build things? Don’t miss the tour. The Net Counts for September are: NET NAME CONTACTS QSTs Caravan Club Net: 50 /5 NM. Roadrunner Net: 1152 /97 NM. Breakfast Club: 1205 /137 Rusty’s Raiders Net: 620 /76 Valencia County ARA Net: 60 /19 Yucca Net: 814 /36 Four Corners Net: 540 /42 SCAT Net: 779 /121 High Desert ARC Net: 44 /9 220 Ragchewers Net: 49 /8 Two Meter SSB Net: 33 /4 (Many thanks to Don Grab, K5BIS, for keeping track of all the nets and reporting each month.) ARRL Silent Key Report, September 2009 No reported SK for this month. I see several newsletters from clubs and I greatly appreciate receiving them. I can see that a lot of activity is going on out there but I am not receiving any PIO requests to have activities posted in this monthly report. 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