THE LOCAL OSCILLATOR - May 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/LO0805.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 APRIL MEETING TREASURER'S NOTE INCOME/EXPENSE BACK PAGE COMING EVENTS Sun CW net 3.565 MHz 5:00PM 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 Apr 27 BEAN FEED May 3 Breakfast 8 AM Club House May 3 Business meeting 9 AM Club House May 7 Directors meeting 7 PM Club House May 10 Silver City Swapfest May 30, 30, June 1 Tech Class Club House PRESIDENT'S CORNER KD5ZHI Hello all, the Been Feed is upon us. Get ready to do some eye balling, buying, and selling. The Bean Feed will be April 27th. TECH CLASS KD5SSF Amateur Radio entry level class The Mesilla Valley Radio Club will offer a class for those wishing to earn the entry level (Technician) Amateur Radio license. The class will be held Friday, May 30 to Sunday, June 1, at the MVRC club house, located at the corner of Wilt and Jefferson Streets. For further information, contact Tim Linn at KD5SSF@ARRL.NET or 575 521-0486. FIELD DAY - JUNE 28-29 Whether it's to be enjoyed with a bunch of friends, a local club, or an ARES group, in the mountains or in the city, Field Day is only two months away! We hope you and your club are gearing up to be a part of the fun. ARRL has created a new, useful feature on its website: A tool that displays Field Day sites and information across the United States and Canada, thanks to Google Maps. While you or your club members may know where your particular Field Day site will be located, the real beauty of this feature is to inform other Hams, prospective Hams, or visitors where Field Day efforts will take place in their areas. Is your site shown on the map? Head over to http://www.arrl.org/contests/announcements/fd/locator.php to see what Field Day sites are nearby, or to add yours. This tool is only as good as the number of people who make use of it, so please post your site and spread the word to all the Hams you know, especially those new to the hobby. Information packets and rules for the 2008 event are available for download at http://www.arrl.org/news/stories/2008/02/08/101/?nc=1 See you on the bands this June 28-29. VE SESSIONS SCHEDULED May 3, 2008, July 12, 2008, September 13, 2008, November 1, 2008 Sponsor: MESILLA VALLEY RADIO CLUB Time: 11:30 AM (call to schedule 1-2 days in advance) Contact: JOHN G HEMPFLING (575) 373-1166 Email: N5WQ@ZIANET.COM VEC: ARRL/VEC Location: MESILLA VALLEY RADIO CLUB HOUSE CORNER OF JEFFERSON & WILT LAS CRUCES, NM 88001 INCOME/EXPENSE MARCH, 2008 N5CWW INCOME Breakfast & Drinks 14.00 Dues 245.00 Equipment Sales 50.00 Donation from Jack Lemons 150.00 Total income 459.00 EXPENSES Breakfast & Drinks 21.21 Capital Expense 150.00 Utilities 26.53 Total expenses 197.74 Cash and Bank Accounts as of 1Apr08 MVRC Checking 726.38 MVRC Education Fund 2113.98 MVRC Savings Account 0.00 MVRC CD 5130.16 MVRC Petty Cash 50.00 TOTAL Cash and Bank Accounts 8020.52 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 Jack Lemons N5PK 526-9428 Treasurer Charlie Welch N5CWW 496-3901 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?