CLUB CALENDAR

Fiscal Year 2026 (Nov. 1, 2025 thru Oct. 31, 2026)

November 2025

1 - First day of Fiscal Year 2026. Board of Directors meeting 1:30 PM at Vineyard 55+ Community Center

14 - Regular meeting, 6:30 - 8:30 PM, Heights Cumberland Presbyterian Church, 8600 Academy NE.  Bill Heath AD5UJ will explain the use of dB (decibels) in Ham Radio.

15-16 - General Class Licensing Classes by the Frank Warren Instructor Group (First weekend classes)

22-23 - General Class Licensing Classes by the Frank Warren Instructor Group (Second weekend classes & Exam)

December 2025

12 - Regular meeting, 6:30 - 8:30 PM, Heights Cumberland Presbyterian Church, 8600 Academy NE. Ed Poccia KC2LM will present “APRS Text Messaging Via the ISS APRS Digipeater”

January 2026

10 - Winterfest at Olive Garden 6301 San Mateo Blvd NE. (No regular meeting this month. Enjoy Winterfest instead!)

24 - Winter Tailgate Swapfest - Sunrise until 11:00 AM at the Stoneface Tavern parking lot.

24 - 25 - Winter Field Day

February

7 - Board of Directors meeting, 1:30 PM at Vineyard 55+ Community Center

13 - Regular meeting, 6:30 - 8:30 PM, Heights Cumberland Presbyterian Church, 8600 Academy NE. Jeff Padgett W5ABQ will present “The History and Current State of Ham Radio Retail” via Zoom.

March

13 - Regular meeting, 6:30 - 8:30 PM, Heights Cumberland Presbyterian Church, 8600 Academy NE.

April

10 - Regular meeting, 6:30 - 8:30 PM, Heights Cumberland Presbyterian Church, 8600 Academy NE.

11 - New Mexico QSO Party, 8 AM to 8 PM MDT. Stations inside New Mexico work anyone in as many New Mexico counties, states, Canadian provinces, and DX entities as possible.  Stations outside New Mexico work only New Mexico stations in as many New Mexico counties as possible. (www.newmexicoqsoparty.org/)

18 - World Amateur Radio Day

May

2 - Board of Directors meeting. 1:30 PM at Vineyard 55+ Community Center.

8 - Regular meeting, 6:30 - 8:30 PM, Heights Cumberland Presbyterian Church, 8600 Academy NE.

9 – Radio Fun in the Park, 10 AM to ~1 PM.

15 - 17 - Hamvention - World's largest hamvention at Greene County Fairgrounds in Xenia, OH.  (http://hamvention.org/)

23 – Radio Fun in the Park, 10 AM to ~1 PM.

June

12 – Regular meeting, 6:30 - 8:30 PM, Heights Cumberland Presbyterian Church, 8600 Academy NE.

13 - Radio Fun in the Park, 10 AM to ~1 PM.

27 – ARRL Field Day, noon to dark on Saturday only at Vineyard 55 Plus Community, 6118 Edith Blvd NE (between Montano Blvd and Osuna Rd).  Set up begins around 9 AM. 

July

10 - Regular meeting, 6:30 - 8:30 PM, Heights Cumberland Presbyterian Church, 8600 Academy NE.

11 - Radio Fun in the Park, 10 AM to ~1 PM.

25 – Radio Fun in the Park, 10 AM to ~1 PM.

August

1 - Board of Directors meeting. 1:30 PM at Vineyard 55+ Community Center.

8 - Radio Fun in the Park, 10 AM to ~1 PM.

14 - Regular meeting, 6:30 - 8:30 PM, Heights Cumberland Presbyterian Church, 8600 Academy NE.

22 – Radio Fun in the Park, 10 AM to ~1 PM.

22 - Corn Feed, a potluck at noon at Vineyard 55+ Community Center. Members bring their favorite dish and the club supplies freshly-boiled sweet corn.  Arrive early, bring your rig and get on the air!

September

11 - Regular meeting, 6:30 - 8:30 PM, Heights Cumberland Presbyterian Church, 8600 Academy NE.

12 – Radio Fun in the Park, 10 AM to ~1 PM.

26 - Radio Fun in the Park, 10 AM to ~1 PM.

October

9 - Annual Meeting, 6:30 - 8:30 PM, Heights Cumberland Presbyterian Church, 8600 Academy Road NE. Paid members to elect officers for the next two years.

November
1 - Fiscal Year 2027 begins (Nov 1, 2026 thru October 31, 2027).