Author Archives: Brian N5ZGT

One of the great qualities of our ARRL New Mexico Section is that it is full of active League members who do many things that positively impact our amateur radio community.  We’re also fortunate to have numerous  ARRL-affiliated ham clubs … Continue reading →

ARRL New Mexico Section News for July 2015 Field Day is behind us; Wow! What a weekend. I was part of the W5MPZ team that headed out Friday to the West end of the Zuni Mountains. We were setup at … Continue reading →

June 8, 2015 _____________________________________________________________________________________ A little more on Windows 10 I know that some of you are not Microsoft Windows users and would rather not hear about it so if you’re happy with OS X, UNIX, Chrome and other operating … Continue reading →

May 11, 2015 _____________________________________________________________________________________ Is your ARRL membership current? I’m not a life member of ARRL but I’ve been a member for most of my life. In the 80’s and 90’s while employed by General DataComm of Waterbury, CT, I … Continue reading →

April 8, 2015 Amateur Radio Parity Act of 2015 Introduced in Congress (From arrl.org) 03/05/2015 “The Amateur Radio Parity Act of 2015” — H.R.1301 — has been introduced in the US House of Representatives. The measure would direct the FCC … Continue reading →

March 8, 2015 N5VA goes SDR Members of the Albuquerque Amateur Radio Club are responsible for operating the VA station, N5VA, located at the Albuquerque VA Hospital. Dick Powell, AD5CS, gave a presentation at the last meeting of the AARC … Continue reading →