THE LOCAL OSCILLATOR - February 2008 NOTE: An HTML version is available at www.mvrc.qzxservices.com. A pdf file of the web edition is available at http://www.mvrc.qzxservices.com/pdf/LO0802.pdf. It will be easy to print that edition. If you do not have the free pdf reader, you can get it at http://www.adobe.com TABLE OF CONTENTS COMING EVENTS PRESIDENT"S CORNER DUES BACK PAGE COMING EVENTS Sun CW net 7.142 MHz 4:00PM M-F 6 m FM net 52.540 6:00AM Mon WTRA Swap net 146.88 8:00PM Wed Net 146.64 6:45PM M-F Round-table 52.525 MHz 8:00PM MWF Informal get together Wal-Mart W (Valley) 10 AM TTH Informal get together Wal-Mart E (Walton) 10 AM Feb 2 Breakfast 8 AM Club House Feb 2 Business meeting 9 AM Club House Feb 3 Super Bowl Race Feb 13 Directors meeting 7 PM Club House April 27 Bean Feed PRESIDENT'S CORNER KD5ZHI Hello all, our new storage shed is well on the way to being finished. Jack, N5PK, got the building permit and the contractor has started with the demolition and sub-flooring. It should be complete by next meeting if not very close. Once completed we will have a painting party and will call on members to help. I want to reminded everyone that the membership dues for this year are due now. Please see our treasure Charlie Welch or send it by mail. We so depend on our membership for the club, so please send it as soon as you can. The bean feed is coming soon and we will start preparations next board meeting. I have already spoken to one dealer "Southwest Antennas" and he will be here for our event. We have lost our special events board member and we really need to have it filled. This position is so very important and I have come to realize just how important it is. This person is responsible for cooking or arrangement for our Saturday breakfast, been feed, and field day cooking. The most important thing is our breakfast, it brings us closer together and builds fellowship. We can exchange thoughts and projects we are working on. So I am asking, as I did at our last meeting, to have someone step up and fill this position. In closing I wish all well. DUES N9OG Club Dues for 2008 are now being accepted and are delinquent after April 31, 2008. In addition to supporting the various club activities such as Field Day and education classes, dues are necessary to cover the club house expenses such as property taxes, insurance, utilities, and clubhouse maintenance (please see our 2008 Budget for details on these). Dues are $35, single, and $45, family, payable to Mesilla Valley Radio Club and can be mailed to: Treasurer, MVRC, P.O. Box 1443, Las Cruces NM 88004. 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 Tres Campbell KD5HZI 373-2008 trscam@netscape.net VPr Dennis Shepan KB5TPV 522-7466 KB5TPV@zianet.com Sec Bob Rossow KE5ISD 522-7445 fullback@zianet.com Treasurer Charlie Welch N5CWW cwwelch@usa.net BOARD Communications Henry Schotzko AD5FE 526-1922 schotzko@comcast.net Education Tim Linn KD5SSF 521-0486 KD5SSF@arrl.net Special Events Jeffrey.campbell-1.nasa.gov Newsletter Alex Burr K5XY 522-2528 k5xy@arrl.net Clubhouse Bob Bennett AD5LJ 382-0148 rpbennett1@comcast.net 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 s end 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?