Welcome to VCARA
VCARA Location
302 Rio Communities Blvd, Belen,NM - Located at the South end of Valley Community Plaza, next door to MyBank. Use the West parking lot and the outside stairs to Suite 302,
Look for the 50 foot tower with the 3 element beam antenna.
Next Club Meeting:
Next VCARA Net:
Upcoming Events: September 13th, 2016
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KOFFEE KLATCH SCHEDULE
2:00PM
Wednesday, Sep 28, 2016
DENNY’S RESTAURANT – LOS LUNAS
https://www.google.com/maps/place/Denny%27s/@34.814412,-106.757912,17z/data=!3m1!4b1!4m2!3m1!1s0x87221c904ce2dceb:0x9aacb6a5f0cc0e81
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TOUR OF THE RIO GRANDE VALLEY (TORGV) BIKE RALLY
SUNDAY, SEPTEMBER 25
0700 – 1500
Valencia County ARES Operators:
NM5CL, K6GTC, NM5RC & KF5VTJ
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SOCORRO HAMFEST
SATURDAY, OCTOBER 15
Details to be announced
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This Just In… September 13th, 2016
Watch this area for breaking news:
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W5YI VE Team conducted testing on Sep 10 with these results:
Sam Speaker, KG5ECF upgraded to General Class
Casey Dewey successfully passed test for Technician Class
Congratulations to both gentlemen.
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Wednesday Night Net Control Op. Sched. September 13th, 2016
VCARA net starts at 8:00 pm (local time) on 146.700MHz, negative offset, 100Hz tone
Sep 28 – Joyce, KD5IAI
Oct 05 – Charlie, NM5CL
Oct 12 – Ralph, NM5RC
Oct 19 – Elvira, KD5UJQ
Oct 26 – Russ, KD5UJR
Nov 02 – Emil, KE5GCH
Nov 09 – George, K6GTC
Nov 16 – David, KF5VTJ
Nov 23 – Joyce, KD5IAI
Nov 30 – Charlie, NM5CL
View Net Protocol
Net Control Operators: if your plans change please contact Charlie at nm5cl@att.net
Saturday at the Clubhouse – Schedule September 13th, 2016
The following is the schedule of officers for opening/closing the clubhouse on the date indicated.
Sep 24 – Charlie (ARES Meeting)
Oct 01 – Ralph, NM5RC
Oct 08 – Chris, W5CSG (VE Testing)
Oct 15 – TY, AE5VR
Oct 22- Charlie, NM5CL
Oct 29 – Ralph, NM5RC
The above schedule is subject to change.
Please notify NM5CL if you are not available on your scheduled date.
Marketplace Ads September 13th, 2016
Note: The following listings are for ham equipment owned by Club members. The VCARA has no financial interest in these items unless specifically noted in the Ad. To place an ad include description of equipment you personally own, asking price, name & call sign and how to contact you and email to: kc5our@arrl.net Listings will be posted with the posting date appended. 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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FOR SALE AT CLUBHOUSE
ASTRON MODEL RS-35M POWER SUPPLY – SOLD
DUAL BAND (2M/70CM) MOBILE XCVR, MODEL IC-3200A – SOLD
VHF MARINE TRANSCEIVER, MODEL IC-M1 – SOLD
JO-GUNN INLINE WATTMETER
VTVM, EICO MODEL 222
RF MILLIVOLTMETER, HP 411A
KENWOOD DUAL BAND TRANSCEIVER, MODEL TM-733A – SOLD
800MHZ TRUNK TRACKER SCANNER, RADIO SHACK PRO 2050 – SOLD
MICRONTA SWR/WATTMETER, MODEL 21-524
MISCELLANEOUS BOOKS/MANUALS
MISCELLANEOUS ELECTRONIC PARTS & SUPPLIES
MAY BE SEEN ON SATURDAYS 0900-1200
CONTACT A CLUB OFFICER FOR DETAILS/PRICING
OR EMAIL TO KC5OUR@ARRL.NET
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VCARA ARES Group – Updates September 13th, 2016
♦ 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 Capilla repeater, 146.96 mHz, and begins at 1930 hrs. All licensed operators are invited to check in to the net.
♦ 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 9:00 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
Koffee Klatch
VCARA Weekly Net
W5YI VE Testing
VCARA Monthly Meeting