VE TESTING
Aug 10, 2019
10:00 – 12:00 MDT

Testing will be conducted at the
VCARA clubhouse located at
700 Camelot Blvd SW, Los Lunas.
(Building in SW corner of parking lot)

Contact VCARA at kc5our@arrl.net
for further information.

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KOFFEE KLATCH
NEXT MEETING
July 31, 2019
DENNY’S in Los Lunas
Every other Wednesday
beginning at 1330 local time.
ALL LOCAL HAMS AND GUESTS ARE INVITED.

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Harvey Houses On The Air (HOTA)
September 14, 2019
Duke City HamFest (DCHF)
September 20-22, 2019
Socorro Hamfest
October 19, 2019

Check this site regularly
for updates
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Watch this area for breaking news:

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// FOLLOW VCARA ON FACEBOOK \\
Click on this link:
https://www.facebook.com/VaCtyARA/

Many new items on our page,
please pay a visit & don’t forget to LIKE us
while you are there.
Contact Greg, KG5OCW
if you have something you want posted.

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VCARA net starts at 8:00 pm (local time) on 146.700MHz (-) 100Hz tone
The 70 cm (442.700) net opens immediately following the 2m net on the last Wednesday of the month.

Jul 03 – Russ, KD5UJR
Jul 10 – Ralph, NM5RC
Jul 17 – Charlie, NM5CL
Jul 24 – Greg, KG5OCW
Jul 31 – Elvira, KD5UJQ
Jul 31 – Charlie, NM5CL (70cm Net)

Aug 07 – John, K8JWS
Aug 14 – Earl, KB5UEW
Aug 21 – Chris, KG5WVC
Aug 28 – Russ, KD5UJR
Aug 28 – Charlie, NM5CL (70cm Net)

Sep 04 – Ralph, NM5RC
Sep 11 – Charlie, NM5CL
Sep 18 – Greg, KG5OCW
Sep 25 – Elvira, KD5UJQ
Sep 25 – Charlie, NM5CL (70cm Net)

View Net Protocol 
Net Control Operators: if your plans change please contact Charlie at nm5cl@att.net

Club members are invited to join your fellow hams for informal breakfast and conversation each Saturday morning.  Unless otherwise posted, we meet at the McDonald’s on Main Street, Los Lunas.

0900 – 1000 Local time

Note:  To place an ad, email a description of the item(s) you want to advertise along with your asking price, name & call sign and how to contact you to: kc5our@arrl.net . Only Ham related ads will be accepted.
Ads will remain in the listings for 30 days unless you indicate you wish it to continue for another 30 days.

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SK ESTATE SALE
Some of the ham items up for sale include:
Drake T-4XB Transmitter
Drake R-4B Receiver
Kenwood TS-480 Transceiver

IF INTERESTED, PLEASE CONTACT:
Kevin Welander, K5ZOO
email: kevinwelander@msn.com

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♦ ARES Group:
VC DEC/Committee Chairman: Chris Gillespie, W5CSG
VC AEC –  Special Projects: Ralph Clark, NM5RC
VC AEC –  Net Manager: Charlie Lyon, NM5CL
VC AEC –  Logistics: George Cusack, K6GTC

♦ Tri-County ARES Net: This net runs every Thursday for coordination of ARES members from Socorro, Torrance and Valencia Counties. The net is held on the URFMS system, and begins at 1930 hrs.  All licensed operators are invited to check in to the net. (In Valencia county, try the 146.960 Capilla repeater.)

♦ ARES Membership Form: posted 11/28/2012. Click Here ;
♦ Valencia County ARES Manual: posted 11/28/2012. Click Here

♦ Event Scheduled (recurring) 4th Saturday of each month at 10:00 am at Clubhouse: All ARES members (and non-members) are invited to attend these meetings to participate in training and field exercises, etc.

♦  Find FEMA courses required for ARES membership here:  http://www.training.fema.gov/IS/crslist.asp