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, April 4, 2026 at 10 am.

Yearly dues of $20 due this month.

Activities this month:

Elections – we will be having club elections for President, Treasurer and two Board of Directors.

New Mexico QSO Party – We will be working the NM QSO party as a club activity an Saturday, April 11 at our new club meeting place (see below). This activity is from 8 am to 8 pm. We will have our club station setup for this activity.

ARRL Open House – We will be doing this event as a club activity on Saturday, April 18 from 9:00 am to 4:00 pm at our club meeting place. We plan to have multiple stations set up for SSB, FT 8 and CW. This activity is open to the public to showcase amateur radio in the community. All are welcome!

April Program – Bob Finch, W9YA, will present a program on DMR (Digital Mobile Radio). This mode has become one of the more popular digital voice modes. Thank you Bob!

We Have a New Meeting Place!!

Our February meeting and all future meetings will be at 1909 Grande Blvd SE, Rio Rancho. There is plenty of parking across the street. We will no longer have to wait for anyone to open the building since we have the combination to the lock. Also, there is a handicap space for two cars to park, on behind the other in front of the building. This new location has two meeting rooms, two restrooms, kitchen and wifi. It will be perfect for our needs!

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 “*73”. 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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