- Aguirre on Reconnaissance Satellites –
The Amateur Radio Caravan Club is honored to have Don Aguirre KI5TKA as its guest speaker at its September 11th meeting. His presentation will cover the dawn of the first digital space reconnaissance satellite and supporting data relay satellites to create the first real-time-imaging capability for the United States of America.
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 at the Lizard Ranch –
The Amateur Radio Caravan Club has accepted an invitation from club member Blaze Cunningham WI9FLY to come out to his Lizard Ranch on Saturday, September 12th for a day of radio fun at a new location. The ranch is located 10 miles south of Edgewood, NM. Driving directions are on the enlarged map (attached) or you can set your GPS to 34o 59’ 33.62” N, 106o 14’ 54.98” W or 34.992672, -106.248606. Blaze has also provided a flyer with photos and more detail (also attached).
- 2027 Duke City Hamfest -
The Duke City Hamfest Board has made the decision to focus all efforts on delivering an exceptional 2027 Amateur Radio Relay League Rocky Mountain Division Convention. Its goal is to create a premier event with a strong lineup of vendors, engaging speakers, and an outstanding overall experience for everyone who attends.
To make this possible, the board will be dedicating its full attention to planning and development, and as part of that effort, as it will not be hosting a 2026 Duke City Hamfest. This allows them to concentrate its resources on building something truly special for 2027.
Please save the date for the third weekend in September 2027 (9/21/2027-9/23/2027). They look forward to welcoming you to what promises to be an outstanding Rocky Mountain Division Convention and Hamfest.
Note: If you’re interested in helping out as a Board member of the DCHF, please reach out to one of the current Board members listed on the DCHF contact page.
- Super Tailgate -
In lieu of the 2026 Duke City Hamfest, Ken KO5Y announced that he is in the initial stage of planning a FREE one-day Super Tailgate. It will be on September 19, 2026, at the Realtors Building, 1635 University Blvd NE (between Menaul Blvd and Indian School Rd) in Albuquerque. It will feature presentations indoors as well as his normal tailgate outdoors. Of course, he will be selling breakfast burritos. For a flyer to post on your refrigerator Click Here.
Presentations: Ken is seeking hams that would like to make a presentation indoors. Just tell him your topic and how long your presentation will be. You can contact him at kenrindfleisch@yahoo.com.
Prize Drawings: He also will be conducting prize drawings so your donations of new or gently-used items will be welcomed. [The sale of prize tickets will help pay for his expenses].
VE Sessions: Ken also mentioned that the VE session will be FREE although those taking the Technician exam will need to pay the FCC $35 before their new license is issued. Also, all exam candidates MUST have an FCC Registration Number (FRN). For those with a license, we can look that up automatically by their callsign; otherwise, people should visit the FCC website before exam day to get their FRN.
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