THE ARTICLES FOR THIS MONTH

PRESIDENT'S CORNER
KC5HFJ

The club will start the new year with a breakfast and business meeting January 3 at the club house.
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VP PLANS
KD5SSJ

As the Vice President I have two primary functions: 1) maintain an accurate
inventory of the club's assets, and 2) to procure a speaker for the monthly
meeting. Occasionally I may be called upon to assume the role of President
for a meeting should Perry not be available, which will be the case for the
January meeting.

A meeting is scheduled with Tres and Dennis (outgoing VP) to transfer the
inventory log. And I will have something interesting as a presentation. I
look forward to pitching in every other month , or so, and helping a member
who has said he wants to re-establish the hot breakfast before the meeting
each month. I think the club enjoys that and it encourages participation.

I'm looking forward to a very good year with my friends in the MVRC, I might
even get on the air once in awhile.
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VE TESTING SESSION
N5WQ

A VE testing session was held on Sunday, November 23 at the club house. Here are the results:

New Technician license to:
Rene Guerrero, Mesilla Park --- now KE5YHT

New General license to:
Rodolfo Gutierrez, El Paso --- KD5ZVU

New Extra licenses to:
David Anderson, Radium Springs --- KE5YAG
Dale Bragdon, Las Cruces --- K4BHL
John Powell, Las Cruces --- N5TPT
William Skinner, Las Cruces --- K5ILF
Vern Vonheeder, Las Cruces --- KE5VGH

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MVRC CHRISTMAS SOCIAL

A sucessful club Christmas social was held at Furr's on December 11 at 6:30 PM. Some where around 40 people gathered and did a lot of rag chewing as well as filling up with the wide variety and quantity of food offered by the buffett. The cover picture shows some of the people present.
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STOLEN ITEMS
KJ5Q

Stolen from a residence at 112 Hideaway Lane, Ruidoso, New Mexico.

Yaesu 2 meter radio/transciever Model FT-1500M This little radio is very small and compact and is in a metal casting making it heavy.

Kenwood HF transciever Model TS-850AT This radio has the 100 watt auto tuner, hand mike, PS 31 power supply, SP 52 speaker. I bought it new at HamComm 15 years ago and will sure miss it as it has been very reliable throughout the years and has never been in a shop for any repairs.

Also stolen a Polaroid 37" LCD television, a Bissell carpet cleaner, and an IBM computer, This computer is quite unique in that the motherboard, operating system, and the 15 inch monitor are all in the same unit together, It has an external power supply that hooks up to the monitor. IBM made but a few of these units about 10 years ago. It has had a hard drive replacement .

If you should run into any of the above for sale let the police know. The officer handling the case is Chris Case #S08001176. His phone number is 258-7365.
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TV TRANSITION HELP NEEDED
ARRL

The following is a summary of a request for help which seems like a good club project. It would be useful to discuss it at the next business meeting.

We have received a request by the FCC for members of the ARRL to
provide technical educational assistance to their communities during
January and February in accomplishing the digital TV conversion.
Clubs are being asked to develop and implement plans to provide
information about the DTV conversion in their areas in ways they
think best fits their community. Each community is a little
different, so your plans may vary. Let your Section Manager know
your group is willing to help out.

Hams should *not* make "house calls", sell any equipment or do actual
installations -- the request is only to distribute technical
information and their materials. As we all know, some folks just
never get the message until too late. Materials for presentations,
education and many other activities are available at
http://www.dtv.gov/outreach.html. Beginning early January, FCC
staff will contact Section Managers and leaders of interested clubs
and, where possible, arrange to meet for sharing even more
information, A/V and printed materials and training aids with the
clubs in this effort.

We know the time is short and problematic, (not our choice) but your
aid in this now will be appreciated.

In early January, Section Managers will be asked for the names and
contact information of the volunteering groups. FCC staff will then
make contact with them, learn their plans, and provide them with the
media, brochures or other materials your group may need in this
effort. Materials also can be downloaded from the web at
http://www.dtv.gov/outreach.html. FCC regional staff may even come
and visit with larger groups to aid in implementation of the group's
plans.

The FCC said, "I really appreciate the willingness of the ARRL to actively
participate in helping Americans with the transition to DTV and your
helpful suggestions. The DTV transition will be an historic moment
in the evolution of TV. Broadcast television stations can offer
viewers improved picture and sound quality and new programming
choices. All-digital broadcasting also will allow us to
significantly improve public safety communications and will usher in
a new era of advanced wireless services such as the widespread
deployment of wireless broadband."
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