We would like to invite the community to come to our meetings and any activities we have. If, after a few meetings, you feel you would like to join, the yearly dues are only $20….such a deal!! Simply go to the Membership and Dues tab and choose Join The Club / Pay Dues. You can use PayPal. Also, Depending on what month you join, your dues will be prorated based on a start month of April.

The next club meeting will be on Saturday, January 3, 2026 at 10 am.

January Program – “VBAND” for Virtual Band

This project was created by two friends who wanted to (re)learn CW, but didn’t regularly have great propagation between them to practice, and were a bit embarrassed to get on the air at their current skill level. While it allows code to be sent with a keyboard as either a paddle or straight key, it really shines using the USB paddle interface available in the Store tab.
The goal was to make a fun way to practice sending and receiving CW with a buddy, without worrying about a radio, an antenna, a license, good propagation, or RF noise. There will be an overview video and a live demo.  

New Repeater

We now have a new repeater operating on 442.750 (+) PL 162.2 Hz. located on Sandia Crest at 10,680 ft ASL, 4,874 ft above the valley. Works great even with handhelds! The repeater is a Kenwood TKR 850-1 running about 25 watts to a 4 bay folded dipole array antenna. The repeater is open for all to use.

EchoLink is now available on our repeater. You can access it from your cell phone, laptop/desktop or handheld/mobile unit. In the stations list, look for K6LIE-L. The node number is 488194, which you would touchtone if you are out of repeater range and wish to link into the system or join our Saturday net using another repeater with EchoLink capability. The disconnect code is “#”. If you are on your cell phone or computer, simply connect to K6LIE-L.

Amateur Radio News Line is now available and broadcast every Monday evening at 8 PM on our repeater.

Breakfast at Flying Star – 7 am to about 10 am every Thursday. 10700 Corrales Rd, Albuquerque, NM 87114

 

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