Category: Club

A group of Kachina members recently participated in a SOTA (Summits on the Air) activation event at Greens Peak.

The club had two field day sites set up for this year’s Field Day. One at Woodland Lake Park in Pinetop, and the other in Taylor. Both were very successful. We had a good turnout at both locations. At Woodland Lake, about 50 people attended and 5 separate stations were operating. Thank You to Dennis & Bobbye Mills for serving a delicious lunch. The day was spent on the radios, visiting, meeting hams here for the summer, and just enjoying the beautiful outdoors. Here are a few pictures:

The gathering in Taylor was held on Main St., across from the Walmart parking lot. This location had great visibility and many curious visitors stopped by to see what ham radio is all about. Here are a few pictures:

The 2022 Christmas Party was held on Dec. 16, 2022 at the Show Low VFW hall. About 35 people were in attendance for a fun evening. Here are a few pictures.

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.

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

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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!