Picture Gallery & Club Posts

The 26th Tour of the White Mountains Bike Race was Saturday, October 1, 2022, in Pinetop -Lakeside.   There were 1046 participants and each one rode their pre-registered course.  (50, 35, 30 or 9 miles)   It was another successful race enjoyed by many in our beautiful mountains!

We want to thank Kachina ARC members along with other ham operators who provided radio communications for the event.    Mike Elders – AD7W, Don -AG7OS & Darlene – KJ7JMC Roberts, June Apedaile – KF7KVV, Steve Lane – KY7K, Randy Beecroft -W7RJB, George Meyer – W7AGM, Greg Peters -W9GRG & Marie Mortensen -N7SKS.

Here are a few pictures of the event:

Members of the Kachina Club provided radio communications at several checkpoints for the White Mountain Tango Endurance Ride held September 16-17, 2022 in Vernon.   This was a timed 50 mile ride each day.  A veterinarian was there to check the horses at the several mandatory times.    The weather was perfect and the people were friendly and thanked us over and over for our help.

A big “Thank you” to:   Jim Hagan – KE5PZ, Bill Turley – KJ7GYH, Mike Lackey – KB7VMG, June Apedaile – KF7KVV, Mike Abernathy – NM3S, Manny – W7AZE & Lynn Rodrigue, Randy Beecroft – W7RJB, Jim Mortensen – W7AZY and Marie Mortensen – N7SKS.

Here are a few pictures of the event:

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

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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.

Kickoff Presentation