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Welcome to 2023
 
BREAK BREAK BREAK !!!
The URFMSI Board of Directors approved changing the General Membership Meetings from four per year to two per year. The meetings will be in April and October and most likely will be at the Hub on a Saturday afternoon. But the time and the dates have not been set. Please visit the URFMSI website (
http://www.urfmsi.org/) for the latest information.

Please Welcome the Society's new president
Don K Wood (KF5MEF)
The October general meeting was held at the Hub.
Here are a few pictures from the meeting.

Our next general meeting (April) will also be at the Hub.
Repeater Report

Hub Repeaters (analog 146.900 & 449.550 MHz, D-Star 146.860 & 444.525 MHz)
All the repeaters are online with normal operation. The club’s server at the Hub is getting old and has some problems. A team is looking into what it would take to move the server function offsite to the cloud.
 
Capilla Repeater (146.960 MHz)
Since the loss of our tower on September 9, 2020, the site is operational on temporary antennas mounted to the building. The 146.960 MHz repeater and the D-Star repeater are operating normally
We had hope to get started on rebuilding the tower this year. But, due to several questions/issues about what, how and cost to rebuild the tower and new antennas, the effort it is on hold until spring when we can again access the mountain top..
 
Sandia Crest Repeater (442.450 MHz)
The Sandia Crest repeater is operating normally.
 
La Mosca Repeater (146.940 MHz)
The La Mosca repeater is operating normally, and we hope no issues occur this winter.
 
Microwave Ridge Repeater (146.640 MHz)
The Microwave Ridge repeater is operating normally.
 
Tapia Mesa Repeater (147.060 MHz)
Tapia Mesa is operating normally with no problems reported.
 
 
Announcements

Winter Ham Tailgate
A Winter (Cold) Tailgate will be on Saturday January 28th at Stoneface Tavern, 8201 San Pedro NE. There is no admission charge or vendor fees. Sponsor is the 146.58 Simplex Group. Talk in will be on 145.33 -100Hz and 444.000 +100Hz. Tailgate is from Sunrise to 11:00AM.
 
FREE!
The club has a large selection of electric parts for projects, repairs or other. Contact Don at W5FHA@arrl.net.
 
Amazon Smile

We are pleased that club members have signed up for the Amazon Smile program and listed the URFMSI as their charitable organization. Signing up to Amazon Smile does not add cost to the items you buy but provides much needed funds back to the club.
 
Membership

Please remember to go to our website and check your membership status. We have many members that are past their membership expiration date. We continue to need your support. With your help we can rebuild our Capilla site, pay our electric bills and other club expenses.

Archived Newsletters

Archived newsletters can be viewed at https://tinyurl.com/4mtp9j3j If you are not getting newsletters automatically in your email you can also signup at that same website.


 
Club Mission Statement
 
The mission of the Upper Rio FM Society, Inc. is to provide a State-of-the-Art Amateur Radio repeater network for the benefit of our members, licensed Amateur Radio operators, the community and provide public service communication support in times of emergency.
 
 
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