THE LOCAL OSCILLATOR - November 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/LO0812.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 MVRC OFFICER RESULTS RACES MVRC CHRISTMAS SOCIAL VE TESTING SESSION MVRC NAILING LIST INCOME AND 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 Dec 6 No Breakfast 8 AM Club House Dec 6 No Business meeting 9 AM Club House Dec 11 Christmas Dinner 6:30 PM Furr's Buffet PRESIDENT'S CORNER KD5ZHI Hello all, I hope you are finding this holiday season in good health and with family and friends. We now have a new slate of officers and some new board members. The list will be in this edition of the local oscillator. I know they will do a great job and hope all support and help them with this transition to office. The Christmas dinner is scheduled for the 11th of December at six thirty Furrs Buffet on Grigs behind the old Walmart, I hope to see you there. I have very much enjoyed being able to serve the club for the last four years. I have got to know so many people and learned so much. I thank all that have helped out with the club work, be that donations, clean up, radio, the list is just to big. The point is so much work goes in to keeping things moving and so many give there time to do such, THANK YOU ALL. MVRC OFFICER RESULTS N9OG MVRC – 2008 Election Results OFFICERS: President Perry Welch KC5HFJ V-President Cash Olsen KD5SSJ Secretary Jack Lemons N5PK Treasurer Kevin McNelis KD5UJF BOARD OF DIRECTORS: Communications Henry Schotzko Special Events Vacant Newsletter Alex Burr K5XY Clubhouse Bob Bennett AD5LJ Repeaters Robert Truitt Education Tim Linn KD5SSF RACES The Thanksgiving Turkey Trot race was held November 27, starting at 8AM. There were really three races in one. The first was a 1 mile run twice around the La Buena Vida Park. The next were a 5 K run and a 5 K walk from the park to the NMSU antennas along University Avenue, KD5OHA was net control on 146.55. He also said he was in charge of the weather so arranged for a bit of sunshine even though it rained a little bit on the participants as they gathered and as they left. MVRC CHRISTMAS SOCIAL The MVRC Christmas Social will be held at Furr's Buffet, 2340 E. Griggs Avenue, on December the eleventh at six thirty PM. The negotiated price for everyone is the senior rate of $8.19 and includes a drink of your choice. Please make sure you let the cashier know this when you come in. VE TESTING SESSION N5WQ A VE testing session was held on Saturday, November 8 at the club house. Here are the results: New Technician licenses to: Burt Frederick, Las Cruces Erick Munoz, Canutillo New General licenses to: Dave Anderson, Las Cruces Kevin McNelis KE5UJF, Las Cruces Ricardo Rosario KE5UJG, El Paso Dave passed both the Technician test and the General test at this session. Congratulations to all! MVRC NAILING LIST WB4AEJ The MVRC now has a mailing list. It is a convenient web resource to make communication with club member easy. It will be used to distribute the Local Oscillator and other notices, announcements, and other information of interest to club members. If you received this message, you are on the MVRC email list. There is no need to ask to stay on it. 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There is also a button on your options page that will email your current password to you. INCOME AND EXPENSE FOR OCTOBER INCOME Breakfast & Drinks 41.25 Dues 35.00 Education 45.00 Total income 121.25 EXPENSES Education 464.11 Insurance 950.00 Utilities 91.32 Total expenses 1505.43 Cash and Bank Accounts as of 1Oct08 MVRC Checking 3519.72 MVRC Education Fund 2113.98 MVRC Savings Account 0.00 MVRC CD 5130.16 MVRC Petty Cash 50.00 TOTAL Cash and Bank Accounts 10813.86 OFFICERS Pres Perry Welch KC5HFJ VPr Cash Olsen KD5SSJ Sec Jack Lemons N5PK 526-9428 Treasurer Kevin McNelis KD5ULF 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 Robert Truitt 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. 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