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Field Day is coming!

Clubs and individuals will be taking to the outdoors for the annual Amateur Radio Field Day on June 27/28. Here are a few of the events we've heard about. Ping us and we'll add your information to the list!

1. Albuquerque Amateur Radio Club/Amateur Radio Caravan Club Site - Northeast corner of Montgomery Park - Corner of Alvarado and Ponderosa NE. - Albuquerque, NM - Contact: Richard St. John, K5RSJ.

2. KD4HCR (Captain Bob), 12300 Piru Club House, Four Hills Mobile Home Park - Albuquerque, NM - Contact: Robert E. Grant, KD4HCR

3. Valencia County Amateur Radio Association - Willie Chavez Park - Belen, NM - Contact: Paul Ridley, N5PR

4. Los Alamos Amateur Radio Club (The only "address" I have for them are the GPS coordinates: 35.89650, -106.29299 - Los Alamos, NM - Contact: Bill Boedeker, NM5BB, 505-662-4220.

5. Eastern New Mexico ARC - KA5B - 417 Schepps Blvd, Clovis, NM - Talk-in: 443.450 - Contact: Roy A Creiglow, K5ROY 575-791-3734

6. High Desert Amateur Radio Club - Location is off of 528, west of Coors and across from the Burlington Coat Factory. Visit NM5HD.com for more information.

Here's a Google Map Station Locater tool to help you get to a Field Day site near you.

For complete Field Day info, visit the ARRL Field Day site.

Have you tried 220? It has the benefits of 2 meters with an antenna that approaches the small size of 70cm. And it's a band that's all ours. We don't share it with anybody (no Pave Paws radar issues here). Jerry Aceto, K6LIE, shares a helpful blog post with info on how to get on the fun band economically.

Updated: The May ARRL NM Section Report can be found here.

Rick Roderick, K5UR, is currently Vice President of the American Radio Relay League. He has held ARRL appointments continuously for over 40 years. He is known world-wide for his operating achievements in amateur radio on the HF and VHF/UHF bands, having held numerous records in the fields of DXing and contesting. He lives on a 50 acre antenna farm outside Little Rock, Arkansas where he practices law. Rick is a frequent speaker at clubs and events, and loves telling stories about what he calls “the greatest hobby in the world – amateur radio!”

Here's his speech from the 2009 Colorado Hamcon Banquet. 19MB Mp3


ARRL New Mexico Section News and Rocky Mountain Division updates for the month are posted in the ARRL NM Section Group.

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Need help with a technical issue? Visit the all-new NM Hams ARRL Technical Specialist Group. We can get you answers, like we did for Michael W2FCP.

Start your weekday with the New Mexico Breakfast Club, 6:30 am on 3,939 KHz. And don't forget the SCAT, Monday through Friday from 7:00 am to 8:00 am. 145.33 linked to 444.00.

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Scott Westerman - W9WSW
Mike Pendley - K5ATM