- NA6D the “All In One Cable” -

New!!! John Mocho, KC5QOC and Ed Poccia, KC2LM will present a program at the May 8th meeting of the Caravan Club that will demonstrate how to use NA6D’s  “All In One Cable” to turn the Baofeng HT into a useful VHF Digital station.

The two presenters will have two stations set-up using the All In One Cable with their Baofeng Hts and send messages to each other using several different digital text messaging and SSTV imaging modes. 

Learn how to send Radiograms to email addresses, EmComm ICS forms during ARES exercises, Join the fun on the NW NM Digital Net, practice using your new digital station during the Club’s “Radio Fun in the Park” outings.

There will be time during the meeting for you give VHF digital modes a hands-on try. 

Join us at the meeting and learn how you can give the digital craze a try, inexpensively. The All in One Cable chip is just $19. from NA6D.com. Three different cable types are available at $7.00 each in order to match your laptop connection perfectly. Bring along your laptop and Baofeng HT and we’ll get you off to an excellent start.

We meet at the Heights Cumberland Presbyterian Church, 8600 Academy Rd NE (SE corner of Academy & Moon).  We start gathering about 6:00 PM, start the meeting at 6:30 and must be out of there by 8:30 so the night watchman can lock up the church.  If you have never attended before, please park in the rear of the church, enter through the single door back there, walk all the way down the hallway and you will hear us. We hope to see you there! 

- Radio Fun in the Park -

During the business part of the meeting, Caravanmaster John Mocho KC5QOC announced that Radio Fun in the Park for 2026 will begin in May on the 2nd and 4th Saturdays (9AM ~ 1 PM) again at Sister Cities Park. We will meet under the trees on the Harper St. (north) side of the park. This activity is expected to continue monthly through to about September or whenever the weather gets too cold.  We look forward to being “radio active” in this beautiful park throughout the summer. For a map Click Here

- Amateur Extra Class -

The Frank Warren Instructor Group has announced that it will be teaching an Amateur Extra class, its first ever, this year. The dates are October 10th and 11th and then October 17th and 18th of 2026 and they have reserved the Clubhouse of the Vineyards 55+ Mobile Home Community at 6118 Edith Blvd NE in Albuquerque. This is the same location where they held the last several class sessions. The times available to them are 8:00 AM to 5:00 PM, just like before.

More importantly, they believe they have found a way that they can add half-again as much material (600 questions instead of 400 questions) into the same 32 hours. However, due to the complexity of the Amateur Extra requirements, all students are expected to put in six months of study, including practice exams, prior to the class. For more details, Click Here. If you are still considering enrolling, call lead instructor Larry Goga AE5CZ at his home phone number 1-505-293-5866, and please leave a message. Also, given the preparation time for this new class, the Group will not be teaching Technician nor General classes this year.

Thank you for joining our growing club. 73

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