ACTIVITIES

Greyhound Amateur Radio Club

ACTIVITIES

Friday & Saturday August 13-14

Del Norte Baptist Church 5800 Montgomery Blvd NE

For more information, visit http://www.qsl.net/dchf/

Monday August 23 through Saturday August 28 Roosevelt County Fair

Last year at this time, we were pleased to demonstrate amateur radio by providing communications at the Roosevelt County Sheriffs Department emergency operations communications trailer. This booth attracted a lot of attention, both from fair goers as well as from hams all around the country as we talked about our collaboration with the Sheriffs Department and public safety.

The Sheriffs Department has asked the club to join them again this year at the Roosevelt County Fair, Monday August 23 through Saturday August 28 . We need your assistance to set up antennas and gear, schedule operators for the duration, and tear down.

Saturday August 7 10:00 am Greyhound ARC Business Meeting

The club meerts the first and third Saturdays each month. Meetings are held in Conference Room 203 in the KENW Broadcast Center on the campus of Eastern New MExico University.

At thus meeting, the club will be planning activities for ENMU "Dawg Days" and at the Roosevelt County Fair.

See you at the club meeting !

Saturday August 14 10 am - 9 pm Dawg Daze at the ENMU Campus

The Greyhound ARC will set up antennas and radios at our booth during the Dawg Daze Fair on the campus of Eastern New Mexico University. "Dawg Daze" is a series of programs and events designed to help prepare new students for college life. Members of the club will be operating 2m and hf radios to demonstrate the fun and excitment of ham radio. See you there!

Every Thursday 7:30 p.m. Greyhound Amateur Radio Emergency Service

The Greyhound ARES Net meets every Thurday evening on the 146.82/22 repeater to chat and to prepare for emergency communications. The club welcomes all amateurs, near and far, to check in and say hello. Don Criss, KE5UIA, is the net control station. Join in at 7:30 p.m. on the 146.82/22 repeater !

1st and 3rd Thursdays New Mexico Amateur Radio Emergency Service

The New Mexico Amateur Radio Emergency Service (ARES) meets on the air the first and third Sundays of each month. All amateurs are encouraged to participate in the net to support emergency communications. Join us: 3939 kHz LSB 7:30p.m. MDT

"Amateur Radio - when all else fails ! "

Tuesday September 7            HAM RADIO CLASSES

The Greyhound Amateur Radio Club will be holding another round of ham radio classes to assist folks in obtaining their first license. The classes will focus on entry level Technician class questions and answers. Classes will meet Tuesday evenings at the KENW Broadcast Center in Conference Room 203 starting at 7:00 p.m.  Classes will last about two hours each evening. Call Jeff at 562 2594 for more information.

Please RSVP w5omu@arrl.net

Get your study sheets and band plans at the microhams web site listed below.

Study questions and study sheets:     http://www.microhams.com/softcontent.aspx?scId=23

Practice exams at:                            http://www.qrz.com/xtest2.html

ARRL AFFILIATION

The Greyhound ARC has received its official affiliation with the Amateur Radio Relay League (ARRL), the national association for amateur radio. Our club supports the activities of the ARRL including the Amateur Radio Emergency Service (ARES), the Radio Amateur Civil Emergency Service (RACES), the National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration (NOAA) SKYWARN program, and the Military Affiliate Radio System (MARS).

HAM SHACK

The club is actively seeking the donation of equipment and materials to build a new club station. We would like to acquire antenna wire, transmission line, both ladder and coax, HF and VHF antennas and tuners, HF and VHF rigs, and an HF amplifier.

TOWER SECTIONS

The club is seeking used Rohn RG25 or Rohn 45 tower sections (in good condition) to assist members in constructing their home stations.

Software Defined Radios

Software defined radios represent some of the latest and greatest technology for amateur radio enthusiasts. Some of our members are experimenting with software defined radios such as KB9YIG Tony Parks' Softrock Lite SDR receivers and Softrock RXTX version 6.2 SDR transcievers. Check out this technology on our 'projects' webpage.

STAY TUNED . . . more to come ! ! !

This Page Last Updated: 4 August 2010

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