TECHNICIAN CLASS TO BE OFFERED IN OCTOBER. This is an 18 hour class for those without any background knowledge. If anyone you know is interested in getting their technician license, please let them know about this class.
For details, see https://kachinaarc.org/ham-classes
Tech-Class-Flyer22-2
The following event has been completed, but for the latest information on ham license classes, check here: https://kachinaarc.org/license-testing/
Kachina club member Lori Gurk, KF7DGU participated in this year’s Sue’s Crew 30 mile walk. Congratulations, Lori!
Check here for more information on this great community event.
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.
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.
