W7QQ (with N0IO) has provided a riveting account of a recent microwave operating event that took place in Arizona.  Their story with link to an accompanying video can be found on the NM VHF

I will make a point of being on 6m for the FT8 period. Will stay longer depending on activity/conditions. Sorry, no HF here. Mike WB2FKO On 3/13/19 10:00 AM, Keith

Thanks for the info Brian. I will try to participate on 6 and whichever HF bands I can get a signal out. May I suggest that "we", aka the New Mexico VHF Society, organize a (or several) "activity

Fellow New Mexico Hams -- The 2019 New Mexico QSO Party takes place Saturday, April 13 from 8:00am MDT until 8:00pm MDT, and all Hams across New Mexico are invited to participate. Amateur radio

Wait...'illegal' power at 78 GHz ?? There's a power or ERP limit on these bands ? Is someone concerned with RF exposure limits or is this a shared band and there is a limit due to potential

Keith, Just one record category. I think it’s 302 km. 78 has issues with low legal power. Many stations exceed legal limits..... so there are legal records and illegal “records”. Experiments are

Here are the records above 144MHz, broken out by propagation mode: < http://www.arrl.org/files/file/WA50-Standings/Distance_Records_10Dec2018.pdf > All of the 78GHz (75GHz in the table) are listed as

Hi Duffy, Glad to hear that. Along with the new antenna stack, I am replacing the rotor with a Ham IV and a fully programmable controller, the DCU-3. With software I will be able to enter your 6

Records are kept by Ned Stearns AA7A. Current listing is here: http://www.arrl.org/files/file/WA50-Standings/Distance_Records_10Dec2018.pdf Propagation modes are tropospheric refraction and ducting

Anybody know the current 78 GHz DX record ? Are there two records at microwvar frequencies ? ? Something like "Coastal" (..where ducting is common) and "Inland" ? -W9RM Keith J Morehouse Managing

Rr Duffy, It’ll help to have APRS going again. Looks like the 10 thru 78 AZ microfest is back on. It’s 3-7 thru 3-9. Mostly focusing on 10 for pointing and 47 and 78 for DX experiments. Bill

For those of you who missed my APRS spots in the January contest, I have found the problem and fixed it. I was accessing the APRS internet gateway on the wrong port. Thanks to Jim, KC7QY for pointing

Passing this along in case some of you might not have listened to it yet: https://www.blubrry.com/arrl_the_doctor_is_in/40986137/life-above-50-mhz/

Gee. Something to fill in part of a day. Count me in. Arne N7KA

I’ll be there. Bob K5WO

We will miss you Jonesy! Let us know if you are ever in Albuquerque and we can do lunch. - Duffey KK6MC James Duffey KK6MC Cedar Crest NM

Well, except for the 5 hour drive, the least nice WX of the week, and the fact that I volunteer on Tuesdays and Thursdays.... Enjoy! Jonesy -- <pre> Marvin L Jones | W3DHJ | W3DHJ |

OK Keith, we will miss you. Next time you are in Albuquerque we will take you out to a Vietnamese lunch. - Duffey James Duffey KK6MC Cedar Crest NM

I've always been a fan of Vietnamese food - sorry I can't be there :) Have a cà phê sữa đá for me... -W9RM Keith J Morehouse Managing Partner Calmesa Partners G.P. Olathe, CO

I think KG5FHU will have the day off, so there could be two of us. If not, I'll plan to be there. -WB2FKO