THE LOCAL OSCILLATOR - September 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/LO0809.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 HORSE RACE WHOLE ENCHILADA RACE 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 Sept 6 Breakfast 8 AM Club House Sept 6 Business meeting 9 AM Club House Sept 13 VE Test Nov 8 VE Test HORSE RACE KD5OHA On September 6&7 at the fair grounds west of Las Cruces there is going to be an endurance horse race called The Desert Classic. This is an international qualifying event for the World Championship Race.Our race on Saturday starts at 0400 A.M. There will be 100, 75, 50, and 25 mile races on this day. There is a 25 mile,15 mile, and 10 mile course. Completing each of these once equals 50 miles.Then the second time gives 100 miles.There are mandatory Vet Holds between all the circuits. Participants have 24 hours to complete the 100 miles,18 hours to complete the 75 miles,12 hours to complete 50 miles,and 6 hours to complete 25 miles. Sunday’s race will be a 50 mile and 25 mile race and will start at 06:30 A.M. Radio operators will be at different locations along the course where the circuits cross. From the past I have learned the best coverage is from mobile radios in your vehicle that can provide 10 watts or more power due to the terrain and distances handhelds do not work that well. If you have pushup antennas bring them. We will be using 146.55 simplex for the 2 meter frequency. I will be Net Control, KD5OHA. I will be coordinating with KD5DLI, Roger Taylor, a Vet from Albuquerque. I will need lots of help due to the length of the event and the fact it is two days long. WHOLE ENCHILADA RACE KD5OHA In addition to the up coming horse race on September 27,the Mesilla Valley Track Club will produce the Whole Enchilada Fiesta 5K/1-Mile foot race. I will need radio operators to help cover this race. I will have more details closer to the race. 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 nternet 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 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?