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SOTA Activation

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:

Navajo Code Talkers

Since our club provides communications services and technology in northeastern Arizona, we take a moment to recognize our region’s rich history with radio communications contributions to the service of a grateful nation. When the need arose, the US government went to the Navajo Nation and Navajo County to find expertise that was not available anywhere else. The history and contribution of the Navajo Code Talkers during World War II is an interesting chapter in the region’s history and should be remembered and recognized by all. More information is available here:

https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Code_talker

https://www.nationalww2museum.org/war/articles/american-indian-code-talkers

https://unwritten-record.blogs.archives.gov/2020/12/01/navajo-code-talkers/

In 2008, the Najavo Nation erected this memorial to the code talkers in their capitol of Window Rock, Arizona, home to the Navajo Nation Museum.

Field Day 2023

SKYWARN Storm Spotter Training

The National Weather Service will be offering free SKYWARN storm spotter training at the Show Low Police Dept., 411 E. Deuce of Clubs, June 12, at 6:00pm.

More information is available here:
https://www.weather.gov/fgz/skywarn

2022 Christmas Party 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.

General Class License 2023

Interested in upgrading your license to General Class? Check here for more information:

https://kachinaarc.org/ham-classes/

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Technician Class – April 2023

TECHNICIAN CLASS TO BE OFFERED IN APRIL. 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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2022 Christmas Party

Tour of the White Mountains

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: