THE LOCAL OSCILLATOR - January 2006 NOTE: An HTML version is available at www.mvrc.qzxservices.com. A pdf file of the web edition is available at www.mvrc.qzxservices.com/pdf/LO0601.pdf. It will be easy to print that edition. If you do not have the free pdf reader, you can get it at www.adobe.com TABLE OF CONTENTS COMING EVENTS TECHNICAL MEETINGS RACES PROGRAM CHRISTMAS DINNER PROPOSED BUDGET MVRC SHIRTS INCOME/EXPENSE BACK PAGE COMING EVENTS Sun CW net 7.142 MHz 4:00PM M-F 6 m FM net 52.540 6:00AM Mon YL Rise & Shine 449.9 8:30AM Mon WTRA Swap net 146.88 8:00PM Wed Net 146.64 6:45PM M-F round-table 52.525MHz 8:00PM MWF Informal get together Wal-Mart W (Valley) 10AM TTH Informat get together Wal-Mart E (Walton) 10AM Jan 3 CW Group Club House 7:00PM Jan 7 Breakfast 8:00AM Club House Jan 7 Business meeting 9:15AM Club House Jan 11 1st Wed after 1st Sat Directors at Club House 7:00PM Jan 12 Technical meeting on coax Club House 7:00PM Jan 26 Technical meeting on antennas Club House 7:00PM Feb 5 Supper Bowl Run TECHNICAL MEETINGS WA5DJJ On the 2nd and 4th Thursdays of the month we are starting Beginner/Advanced Technical Meetings. We will meet for about two hours beginning at 7:00 PM at the clubhouse on Wilt Avenue. The first meeting will be on January 12th with the topic of coax and the second meeting on January 26th with a topic of antennas. Topic discussions are planned for the first hour or so then open the meeting to discuss other subjects, show and tell items, Elmer helps or requests, or similar items. This is planned as a technical discussion group that is open to all Radio Amateurs, Members/non Members alike, to provide technical assistance in getting on the air, improving your station, adding additional equipment or bands of operation, getting on the air with a new mode, or similar questions. This group will be moderated by Dave Hassall WA5DJJ and others. Hope to see you there. RACES KD5OHA The next race we have coming up will be Sunday Feb. 5 Supper Bowl Run. More details at a later date. The next race after that is the Run Old Mesilla in March. PROGRAM KD5HZI The presentation for the January 7th business meeting will be Brad Sacca KC5SKE. Brad is on the board of directors as the repeater custodian. His presentation will be on the existing club repeaters, locations, equipment, towers, antennas, and future repeaters. His presentation will include pictures and descriptions of all this cool stuff. It should be interesting for those that have not been to these sites. CHRISTMAS DINNER KD5HZI Hello all and happy holidays. I wanted to first say what a good time my wife and I had at the club Christmas dinner at Chilito's. I was very impressed with the number of people attending. I counted thirty-one people, and everybody was on time and in very good spirits. Jack and I handed out the new club shirts to those who ordered and were there. The food was great with something for every taste. Service was very good and so was the price. I belive everyone enjoyed themselves. I am looking forward to next year. If you missed it, you missed a good one. I am sure Cash will have something else just as good planned next year. PROPOSED BUDGET KJ5Q 2006 INCOME Budget Bean Feed (food +) 800.00 Breakfast & Drinks 475.00 Contributions 765.00 Dues 2000.00 Newsletter$ 60.00 50-50 Prize 60.00 Equipment Sales 1300.00 Education 850.00 TOTAL INCOME 6310.00 2006 EXPENSES Budget Bean Feed 550.00 Breakfast 250.00 Club House 200.00 Field Day 400.00 Insurance 1000.00 Misc 300.00 Newsletter 250.00 NM Emergency Fee 30.00 PO Box 50.00 Postage 50.00 President's Fund 150.00 Property Tax 600.00 Repeater 150.00 Tax Exempt Fee 10.00 Utilities Electric 650.00 Propane 400.00 Telephone 300.00 Water 120.00 Education Classes 850.00 TOTAL EXPENSES 6310.00 A capital expenditure is planned from 2005 contribution money for the purchase of 2-2meter repeaters = approx. $2200.00 MVRC SHIRTS KD5HZI Mesilla Valley Radio Club Shirts are out and for sale. The first run of shirts were distrubuted at the Christmas party this month. If you want one for you ro someone else please contact me (Tres Campbell KD5ZHI 373-2008) and I will order you one. The cost per shirt regardless of size is $22.50 each. INCOME/EXPENSE KJ5Q Mesilla Valley Radio Club Income/Expense October 1 through October 31, 2005 Beginning Balances MVRC Checking Account 2202.46 MVRC Savings Account 4106.25 Education Fund Account 2523.13 Cash on Hand 50.00 Balances Total 8881.84 Income Breakfast & Drinks 56.00 Contributions 295.00 Dues 105.00 Equipment Sales 175.00 Interest Income 0.73 Total Income 631.73 Balances + Income 9513.57 Expenses Breakfast 69.57 Misc. 131.00 Utilities Electricity 29.55 Telephone 26.32 Water 11.38 Total Expenses 267.82 Balances on hand, Nov 30, 2005 9245.75 Ending Balances MVRC Checking Account 2565.64 MVRC Savings Account 4106.98 Education Fund Account 2523.13 Cash on Hand 50.00 Balances Total 9245.75 BACK PAGE The newsletter is always looking for articles and notes of interest to the members of the Mesilla Valley Radio Club. Please send them to Alex. F. Burr, K5XY, Editor, MVRC Local Oscillator, 695 Stone Canyon Drive, Las Cruces, NM 88011. Small personal ads from members will also be published. It would be helpful if submissions would be made in a machine readable form. MSDOS disks are welcome. Files can also be sent to the Internet address k5xy@arrl.net. The club has a web site maintained by WA2NIJ at http://www.zianet.com/mvrc. OFFICERS Pres Jack Lemons N5PK 526-9428 n5pk@zianet.com VPr Tres Campbell KD5HZI 373-2008 trscam@netscape.net Sec Judy Davis W5JRD 522-6833 judy@davis-domain.com Tres Sandra Hempfling KJ5Q 373-1166 kj5q@arrl.net BOARD Communications George Kopp KD5OHA 525-1956 geokd5oha@yahoo.com Education Joe San Filippo WZ5R 521-7574 sanfilippo@zianet.com Special Events Cash Olsen KD5SSJ 382-1917 KD5SSJ@zianet.com Newsletter Alex Burr K5XY 522-2528 k5xy@arrl.net Clubhouse Bob Bennett AD5LJ 382-0148 rbennett@zianet.com Repeaters Brad Sacca KC5SKE 382-4380 shiekyerbouty@msn.com JOIN THE CLUB To join the Mesilla Valley Radio Club, renew your membership, or to support the repeaters, please complete the form below and send it with dues ($35 single, $45 family per year) to: Treasurer, MVRC, Box 1443, Las Cruces, NM 88004. Name: Address: Call: Class of License: Phone: E-Mail Address: ARRL Member? Yes? No?