Greetings — This note is to announce that the presentation lineup for this year’s New Mexico TechFest has been released. In addition, online registration for the event is now open! Please visit https:

Greetings — If you are interested in providing a presentation, posterboard, or demonstration at the 2023 New Mexico TechFest, this is a kind reminder to submit your summary/abstract before this coming

I will be roving in AZ for the January contest. Here is my route. As with most rover efforts, times are subject to change, but I will try to stick to this itinerary as much as possible. Grid Time in (

To All... For JAN VHF contest this weekend ... I will be starting in DM35 At 1900 UTC,, Then I will move to DM44, and DM34 until 0300 UTC,, PLEASE NOTE, this will depend on Accessibility due to snow i

Greetings — Rocky Mountain Ham Radio - New Mexico (RMHAM) is pleased to announce its ninth annual New Mexico TechFest, an ARRL-sanctioned operating specialty event, on Saturday, March 18, 2023. TechFe

Hey all, I just saw this on ARRL's web site: Bruce Draper, AA5B, Silent Key 11/09/2022 Bruce Draper, AA5B, died on October 25, 2022. He was 68. Bruce was a past editor of NCJ, published by ARRL The Na

Thanks to Arne, N7KA, and Ed, N5JEH, for QSOs while I was in DM75, after having to throw out my original roving plan. DM74 was a complete bust because I arrived just in time for a long thunderstorm. A

Long story short: There was damn little "action". Saturday: It was low, heavy clouds -- all day. It was mist and rain -- all day. On and off fog -- all day. It hovered around 51-52 degrees all day. Wr

If any of you ever see me posting planned Rover activities for the ARRL SEP VHF contest in the future, please call my wife and tell her to let the air out of all 4 of my vehicle's tires. 73 Jonesy --

rove to dm54/53 cancelled today due to a minor family emergency John AA5PR

I will be active as Rover in the 2022 ARRL SEP VHF Contest -- basically solo grid circling around 38 N and 104 W all weekend. It's not my favorite VHF contest -- last time was during the worst of the

Here's my plan: Saturday 1800-2000 Z: DM54xa 2030-0200Z or so: DM53ww Sunday: Probably get a late start, at best, and try to pick up a few either from DM65 or DM74. I'll have 6 (100 W), 2 (100 W), 432

A friend is working on a 450 MHz colinear antenna for which he was to design a PCB that will match about 250 Ohms. I don't recall the reactance., if any. He has (nearly) unlimited test gear at ASU in

Looking to set up a sked to debug a new 220 FM-only setup in the ABQ area or East Mountains, hopefully before the Sept. VHF+ contest weekend. Maybe start out on a repeater and then move to 223.50 simp

Looks like the Sept VHF Contest is next weekend. Is anyone planning to be on the air? I am considering a trip down to DM63 (Magdelena Ridge) or DM74 (Gallinas Peak) to operate remote for a few hours S

Greetings — The New Mexico QSO Party is happy to announce a newly released feature: Downloadable and printable certificates for all participants who submitted their online or paper log! Certificates a

Greetings — The 2022 New Mexico QSO Party, which took place last April, was another great success and results have been posted! Hams from all over New Mexico, the United States, and the world took to

I'm planning on operating from DM86, DM76, and DM85 on Saturday. DM74 and DM75 on Sunday. I haven't been very good about sticking to a schedule in the past, so I'm not even going to publish one now, o

I'll be out there for the CW WW VHF contest this weekend. ( See https://www.cqww-vhf.com/ ) It's my usual grid circling around the 38°N, 104°W brass cap. Saturday DM88bb: 1800z~2000z DM87bw: 2000z~220

CQ WW VHF says: "Participation is limited to club members residing within a 250 mile radius circle from the center of club area." Research shows "Flight distance from Albuquerque to Pueblo (Albuquerqu