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VCARA Clubhouse Location: 302 Rio Communities Blvd, Belen,NM - Located upstairs via covered stairway next door to MyBank. Use West parking lot. Look for the tower and antenna.
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Upcoming Events: January 24th, 2015
Note: Keep an eye here for events that might be of interest to Club members.
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KOFFEE KLATCH SCHEDULE
2:00PM
Wednesday, February 5, 2015
DENNY’S RESTAURANT – LOS LUNAS
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20th ANNUAL ALBUQUERQUE WINTER TAILGATE
Saturday, January 31
Sunup till noon
Location: Transcore – Amtech Technology Center
8600 Jefferson Street NE
Albuquerque, NM 87101
Sponsor: 146.580 Simplex Gang
http://www.arrl.org/hamfests/20th-annual-albuquerque-ham-radio-winter-tailgate
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This Just In… January 24th, 2015
Watch this area for breaking news:
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The January 2015 Newsletter is now posted
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Wednesday Night Net Control Op. Sched. January 24th, 2015
VCARA net starts at 8:00 pm (local time) on 146.700MHz, negative offset, 100Hz tone
Jan 28 – Della, KE5GCG
Feb 04 – David, KF5VTJ
Feb 11 – Charlie, NM5CL
Feb 18 – Ralph, NM5RC
Feb 25 – Elvira, KD5UJQ
View Net Protocol
Net Control Operators: if your plans change please contact Charlie at nm5cl@att.net
Saturday at the Clubhouse – Schedule January 24th, 2015
The following is the schedule for the Saturdays (9:00 am to Noon) the clubhouse will be open and what Board of Directors member will be on hand to open the facility. Click here for explanation of Saturday events.
Jan 31 – Ralph, NM5′RC
Feb 07 – Randy, KE5SAW
Feb 14 – Chris, W5CSG (VE Testing)|
Feb 21 – Cliff, KE0CP
Feb 28 – Charlie, NM5CL (ARES)
VCARA ARES Group – Updates January 2nd, 2015
♦ ARES Group: Chris Gillespie, W5CSG, is the chair of the VCARA ARES Committee. He has also the Valencia County District Emergency Coordinator (VC-DEC). Charlie Lyon, NM5CL, is the VCARA-ARES Net Control Operator (VC-AEC).
♦ 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. Charlie, NM5CL is net control operator. 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: ARES meeting. Chris, our DEC, would like all ARES members to attend these meetings to receive training, participate in exercises, etc. If you are interested in ARES but not a member yet you are also invited to attend.
♦ Find FEMA courses required for ARES membership here: http://www.training.fema.gov/IS/crslist.asp
Marketplace Ads January 2nd, 2015
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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