- Spring Tailgate a Success! -

New!!! Our thanks to Ken KO5Y “Mr. Trivia” for hosting yet another of his ever popular tailgates, this one on March 16th.  Again, this was at the American Legion Post 13’s parking lot and was well attended.  The vendors offered a wide variety of wares, including Ken’s free hot coffee and delicious breakfast burritos for $6 (one burrito covered both breakfast and lunch for me. Yum!)

- New Mexico QSO Party -

Brian Mileshosky N5ZGT has announced: “The 2026 New Mexico QSO Party takes place Saturday, April 11 from 8:00am MDT until 8:00pm MDT, and all hams across New Mexico are invited to participate. Amateur radio operators from across the United States — and the world — will be seeking New Mexico stations on HF, 6 meters, and 2 meters during the event period, looking especially to work hams in as many New Mexico counties as possible. The Land of Enchantment will essentially be the "DX" on this day, making it a great time for everyone who participates”.

“PLEASE SHARE YOUR PLANS (even if tentative)! Are you planning to get on the air and operate from your home shack, as a mobile station, or portable? Even if tentative at this point, please visit www.NewMexicoQSOParty.org and let us know what county (or counties) you plan to operate from so we can list you on the NM QSO Party website’s activation table and interactive map. Our goal is to have as many hams as possible operating from all 33 New Mexico counties during the event”.

“Last year, hundreds of amateur radio operators around the world participated, including 114 New Mexico hams and 13 New Mexico amateur radio clubs who put nearly all of New Mexico’s 33 counties on the air. This year's event is hosted by the Amateur Radio Caravan Club”.

The Amateur Radio Caravan Club will indeed be participating by motoring to Arthur Park in Estancia, NM.  It’s about an hour’s drive.  We will depart directly from our respective houses to Estancia and shoot for a 10 AM arrival.  This is a great time for us to get together and get on the air.  We hope to see you there!

- 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.

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