Picture Gallery & Club Posts

Work is underway to build the new Chevelon Butte repeater. This repeater will be part of the new Navajo Link repeater network providing coverage for most of the White Mountain/Navajo County area. The work day was held on April 29 with the following participants:

Here are a few pictures of the project and the team at work:

Here is a picture of the nearly complete site, showing the solar panels and antennas in place.

Amateur radio capability is being developed for the Pinetop-Lakeside Incident Command Center.

Here’s a picture of the tower, including two discone antennas and an HF long-wire antenna.

Here is the Polyphaser surge protection system.

At the meeting on Jan. 11, 2022, club president Kevin Parmenter KG5Q presented the attached information covering proposed mission, goals, and objectives for the club for 2022.

Kickoff Presentation

KACHINA-CLUB-CHRISTMAS-PARTY-2021

The Kachina repeater maintenance team made another trip up to Greens Peak on Sunday October 31, 2021 to replace a faulty repeater antenna with a better one. Many thanks to Ken Troxel, Doug Troxel NQ5G, Jim Mortensen W7AZY, Randy Beecroft W7RJB, and Marie Mortensen N7SKS for their efforts. Here are a few pictures. It looks cold and windy, but at least the snow isn’t flying yet!

A Kachina team made an outing to Greens Peak on October 17, 2021 to make some updates on the W7EH repeater. Here are a few pictures.

Tara Haws, Kachina club member, Net moderator, and ADAW newsletter contributor, passed away on Oct. 16, 2021.

Tara’s funeral arrangements are as follows:
October 23rd
Amity Building of the Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints
576 W. School Bus Road
Eagar, AZ
Viewing – 1:00pm
Service – 2:00pm

Silent Key Ceremony
Oct 25th
On the Greens Peak Net 6:30 pm

By popular demand, Dennis Clark KB3DFW’s deviled egg recipe is provided here:

Cheese Deviled eggs

1/2 cup Mayonnaise
1 tablespoon Honey-Mustard
1/2 teaspoon of Salt
1/4 teaspoon of black pepper
2  Tablespoons or 1/4 cup shredded cheddar cheese
Parsley for topping

To make 18 egg halves filled with yolk mix. Hard Boil 9 eggs. Peel & cut eggs lengthwise and put yolks into a mixing bowl. Put white shells onto a serving  plate. In the mixing bowl mash yolks with a fork until completely broken up. Add mayo, honey mustard, salt, pepper and shredded cheese. Blend thoroughly with an electric beater or by hand. Add a blob  of this mix into each egg half.  Shake dry parsley on top for texture and color. Chill in the fridge on serving plate for at least 30 minutes. Enjoy.

KB3DFW  Dennis
928 940-0408

The club picnic was held on Sept 18, 2021. Here are a few pictures of the event. Click on any picture for a larger image and to scroll through the collection.

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Here is the latest information on the Tailgate.