Category: Club

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:

• List the numbered item(s) you are bidding on.
•  List the amount of your bid.
• Email your bid to JimMortensen (jmmules@frontiernet.net) by closing date March 27th.
• All bids will be opened after the closing date and successful bidders will be contacted.
• All items must be paid in full when picked up within 2 weeks of winning a bid.  You may pay Cash, Check, (Kachina ARC) or PayPal (kachinaarc.org)
•  If the winning bid is not paid, the item(s) will be awarded to the next highest bid.
•  Please call Jim to schedule pick up for your item(s).  928 358-8761

Doug Troxel, NQ5G, was a good friend and loved being a ham radio operator and shared that enthusiasm with others!

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.

Visit-to-USS-Missouri.pdf

On August 11, 2025, a Kachina team completed an improvement project at the Torreon repeater. This included a new hardline and a more efficient antenna atop a 10 foot mast. Dennis Mills-WA7ZZT, Bill Turley-KJ7GYH, Tom Goforth-WY7TG, and John Taroli-KK7EYT participated in the project. With the additional height and new components the repeater should better serve the community.

Here are a few pictures.

Randy Beecroft, W7RJB, and Matt Lunati, N7OEI, installed a new commercial grade antenna on Greens Peak to support a new Meshtastic node on the mountain top. Here are a few pictures.

Randy Beecroft, W7RJB, and Dennis Mills, WA7ZZT, made a trip up to Greens Peak on Oct. 19, 2024 to repair the W7EH repeater that has been down for a few days. They ran into an early winter storm with about 4″ of snow on the mountain. Here are a few pictures.

A team from the Kachina club had an antenna party on Saturday, July 27, 2024, at the QTH of Glenn, KK7GB. Randy, W7RJB and his two sons assisted with the tower work, and also Dennis WA7ZZT and Kevin KG5Q, along with Randy’s two granddaughters. Installation included a Rohn 25G tower and a Bushcraft MA5B beam antenna. Here are a few pictures.

The Kachina ARC participated in the 2024 ARRL Field Day on June 22, 2024. The club’s operation was held in Taylor, at a nice visible location in front of the Walmart parking lot. We had lots of visitors with interest and questions about ham radio. Here are a few pictures.