Mesilla
Valley Radio Club
AMATEUR
RADIO
CLASS SCHEDULE
Fall
2007
Amateur Radio encompasses
a collection of hobbies that span the fields of communications, digital signal
processing, antique collecting, and even building your own equipment from common
household items. You can talk to friendly
people all over the world, join others who will be happy to help you build your
own equipment, help with wilderness rescue, or provide for safety at athletic
events like the Bataan Memorial Death March.
You need to be
licensed by the Federal Communications Commission (FCC) to communicate on the
Amateur Radio frequencies. These
classes will give you the information and opportunity to obtain a license. Morse Code is no longer required for any Amateur
Radio license.
Mesilla valley radio
club class schedule – Fall 2007
The
TECHNICIAN class license is the entry-level FCC Amateur Radio license. It allows operation on Very High Frequencies
(VHF) and Ultra High Frequencies (UHF), which are frequencies above 30
megahertz (MHz). VHF and UHF
frequencies are useful for line-of-sight communication (although there are
exceptions!). New Mexico has a system
of repeaters that allows communications all over the state with a low-powered
VHF radio.
The
GENERAL class license allows operation on frequencies below 30 MHz, known as
the high frequency (HF) bands. These
frequencies can often be used for direct international communications.
The
EXTRA class license allows operation on all frequencies allocated to Amateur Radio. There are not that many more frequencies
than General, but many of them are better for voice communication over long
distances. Besides, you never have to
wonder if you are authorized to use a certain frequency, because you will be
authorized to use any frequency on which modern Amateur Radio sets are capable
of transmitting.
Class
schedule is as follows. (Contact Tim
Linn for information on the General and Extra classes.)
TECHNICIAN Cost: $45 Early registration Sept 7. Deadline for
registration: Sept 15, 2007
Friday,
September 21, 6 p.m. to 8 p.m.
Saturday,
September 22, 8 a.m. to 4:30 p.m.
Sunday,
September 23, 8 a.m. to 12:30 p.m.
Exams start by 1:30 p.m.
Please note
that if you register after early registration you may not have a text book for
the class.
Costs
include all necessary materials, snacks, lunches on Saturday and Sunday, and
the FCC fee for the license exam.
If
you have questions, please contact Tim Linn at 521-0486 or kd5ssf@arrl.net.
If
you are interested, fill out the form below and send with your check to the
address indicated.
Name____________________________________
Telephone (Day ) _________________
Address__________________________________
Telephone (Evening ) ______________
__________________________________
__________________________________
e-mail
___________________________________ Amount
Enclosed $ __________
Make your check
payable to MVRC (Mesilla Valley Radio Club)
Send to: Tim Linn
717
Horizon View Dr.
Las Cruces, NM 88011
The
class will be held at the MVRC Club House/Station. Driving Directions follow:
- Take
North Main Street (HWY 70) east from Las Cruces, west from Organ/WSMR.
- Exit at
Porter Road, proceed south on Porter.
- Continue
south on Porter until the road turns left (east) onto Aldrich.
- Continue
on Aldrich about 1/2 mile to Wilt.
- Turn left
(north) onto Wilt. The Club
House/Station is located at the corner of Wilt and Jefferson. (You will see the antenna tower.)
Mesa Grande Rd. Onate High School Dunn/ Aldrich
Rd
All
of the classes will be held at the MVRC Club House/Station. Driving Directions follow:
- Take
North Main Street (HWY 70) east from Las Cruces, west from Organ/WSMR.
- Exit at
Porter Road, proceed SOUTH on Porter.
- Continue
south on Porter until the road turns left (east) onto Aldrich.
- Continue on
Aldrich about 1/2 mile to Wilt.
- Turn left
(north) onto Wilt. The Club House/Station
is located at the corner of Wilt and Jefferson. (You will see
the antenna tower.)