MESILLA VALLEY RADIO CLUB
Las Cruces, New Mexico
Bean Feed 2008 Flyer
John Beakley, WK5C, Brad Sacca, KC5SKE and Sid Goddard, KD5SSA recently installed our
antenna for the 146.76 repeater on Caballo Mountain. This is a view of the new Caballo 120' tower. On the top is the county
wide-band receive. On the left (south) is the county wide-band transmit at
the 60' level. To its right is the MVRC DB-224E which was moved from the
old 50' Rohn-25 tower.
The business meeting is the FIRST SATURDAY of each month (except July) at 9:00 AM at the MVRC clubouse at Wilt and Jefferson. Breakfast at 8:00 AM. The Bataan Death March is March 30. Contact KD5OHA, 575 525 1966. The BEAN FEED is April 27, at the clubhouse.
ARES registration form
- For a complete listing of upcoming events, see our newsletter, the Local Oscillator The newsletter is now delivered on e-mail and can be viewed on the web page.
- Send submissions for the newsletter to Alex Burr, K5XY,
Las Cruces, NM, 88001. Diskettes are preferred, or send submission by e-mail attachment
to aburr@aol.com
Dues are $35 per year for individuals and $45 per year for families.
Dues are due in January of each year and may be prorated for first time members. Send dues to:
Mesilla Valley Radio Club, PO Box 1443, Las Cruces, NM 88004
 The MVRC Clubhouse is at the intersection of Wilt and Jefferson in Hacienda Heights. To find the clubhouse, set your destination on your GPS receiver as 32 degrees 22.961 minutes and -106 degrees 41.44 minutes. In UTM coordinates, that's 13 S 0340959, 3583923. Drive out Hwy 70 (North Main) towards Alamogordo. Get off 70 at the Porter Road Exit. Head south, turn left on Cortez. Turn right on Wilt. Drive south to Jefferson.
Ham License Classes
- Contact Tim Linn, KD5SSF 575 521 0486
- Steve Horan's manuals
- VE Testing. Contact John Hempfling N5WQ 575 373 1166
Search and Rescue, Emergency Communication
- MVRC Search & Rescue Communications Manual
- Emergency Communication
- Disasters & Emergencies
- 9/11 Commission Report, Chapter 9> I have emphasized portions of the report in red that pertain to radio communication
- Emergency Operations Plan
- New Mexico Emergency Services Council
- Radio Amateur Civil Emergency Service
- FCC Rules for RACES
- FEMA home study courses in emergency management
- IS100 & IS700 Powerpoint
- HAZMAT Links
- WEATHER
Useful References
- Federal Communications Commission
- American Radio Relay League
- Nearby Amateur Radio Clubs
- Amateur Satellites-AMSAT
- Satellite tracking
- Buckmaster World Wide HamCall(tm) Server
- QRZ Callsign Server
- Callsign Servers
- Mobile Radio Technology Magazine
- Radio-Electronics
Repeater Frequencies
Web Pages of Note
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