On June 27, the Kachina club operated two Field Day stations, one at the CAL Ranch parking lot in Show Low, and the other at Pioneer Park in Snowflake. It was a nice day with good participation, but very windy.
Here are a few pictures of the Show Low station:
Here are a few pictures of the crew staffing the Snowflake station:
Planning is currently underway for construction of large wind turbine farms in Apache county. Concerns have been raised about the potential impact to communications, emergency services, aviation, weather radar, as well as amateur and GMRS users of communications facilities at Greens Peak. The following documents provide more information on the subject and encourage communications users to express their concerns and support for further studies before construction is approved.
White Mountains Radio Users’ Statement of Concerns
A free, weekly, 3-hour Amateur Radio Operating Class on Zoom will begin on Thursday April 2 and run through June 18. Sessions will be 2 to 3 hours long beginning at 6:30 PM, EASTERN time. Typically, two topics are covered per evening. The presenters will be folks very experienced in the various subjects.
Click here for a detailed syllabus with dates for each session. Attend them all, or any that you like, but you must register for the classes. To receive registration information, contact Rol Anders, K3RA, at roland.anders@comcast.net.
Subjects will include:
The Kachina ARC has received ham radio equipment from Doug Troxel’s (SK) estate for sale. These items are now available via Silent Auction (Sealed bid).
Click here for a list showing the number of each item, description, and minimum bid. (All radios listed do work.)
Click here for photos of each numbered item.
These items are located in Snowflake for pick up except the tower is in the Vernon, Arizona area.
The process will be:
Doug Troxel, NQ5G, was a good friend and loved being a ham radio operator and shared that enthusiasm with others!
Matt Lunati, N7OEI, presented the attached material on MeshCore networking at the February 2026 club meeting. See attached.
This is a FREE Technician class that starts on March 25, 2026 and is only 1 hour per week on ZOOM.
See the following flyer for details and how to register.
Kevin Parmenter, KG5Q, made a visit to the USS Misouri in Pearl Harbor, HI. This included a tour of the radio communications center, and a chance to operate the ham radio club station, KH6BB. Kevin made a presentation on this experience at the Kachina ARC meeting on Jan. 13, 2026. Click on the link below to view the presentation.
Local hams provided radio communications for the Tour of the White Mountains bicycle race on October 4, 2025. This was a big event with over 800 riders and races of 50, 35, 30, and 9 mile distances.
A big “thank you” to the following who helped with the event: Mike Elders – AD7W, Marie Mortensen – N7SKS, Jim Mortensen – W7AZY, Bill Turley – KJ7GYH, Wade Millett – KK7KIG, George Meyer – W7AGM, Randy Beecroft – W7RJB, Brian Carpenter – KA7EEJ, Mike Boger – W7IJ, Rick Gurk – W8YBM, Bruce Sparrow – N2KTV, and Gerald Biehle – KK7ZVA.
Here are a few pictures of the event:
A team from the Kachina ARC provided information on ham radio at the Emergency Preparedness and Life Skills Expo on Sept. 27, 2025, at the Taylor rodeo grounds. The team supporting the event consisted of George Meyer W7AGM, Mike Sobieski K3QI, and Mark Binnie W3NYC.
