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Virgin Valley Amateur Radio Club

Club Information

Beginnings:

A group of Amateur Radio Operators met in the Community room of the America First Credit Union Building in Mesquite, Nevada, on 2 April 2005 at 9:00 am and resolved to establish a local radio club.

Mission Statement:

The Virgin Valley Amateur Radio Club is a group of licensed Amateur Radio Operators who have established this group for mutual fellowship and to assist local emergency responders by providing back up emergency communications to the people of the Virgin Valley area in times of natural and/or man-made disasters.

Objectives:

To accomplish this end, we will:

1. Maintain the highest personal decorum,
2. Assist interested persons in becoming Amateurs by training and Elmering,
3. Constantly update our training in emergency procedures,
4. Participate in emergency exercises when they are held,
5. Advance and promote the Amateur Radio Service in our community

Meetings:	Meetings are held on the second Wednesday of each month in a meeting room of the Mesquite Lutheran Church, 450 Turtle Back Road, Mesquite, Nevada, from 6:00 pm to 7:00 pm. All hams interested in joining our group and all visitors are welcome. We are indebted to the members of this Church for their support of our efforts.
Net:	A weekly net is held each Thursday evening at 8:00 pm using repeater WA7HXO, located on Water Tower Road in Bunkerville, NV, 3 miles outside of Mesquite NV. The frequency is 448.020-, PL 136.5. The Virgin Valley Amateur Radio Club is an associate of the Las Vegas Repeater Association (www.hxo.com). Following the net, there is a training session on simplex 146.520; all are invited to participate.
Repeaters:	WA7HXO, 448.020-, PL 136.5 (closed repeater owned by the Las Vegas Repeater Association, Inc., open for emergencies and net participation with our club). The repeater is located at the water tower site on Water Tower Road, Bunkerville, about 3 miles from Mesquite. This repeater is linked to the LVRA network. N7ARR, 449.750-, PL 123.0, IRLP, owned by the Nevada Amateur Radio Repeaters, Inc. repeater linked to Western Reflector. The repeater is located at the Mesquite Airport.
Club Officers:	President: Charlie Lum Kee, KH6AB Vice President: Paul Leffler, WB7SCD Secretary: Richard Hansen, N7HUV Treasurer: Steve Hoff, KA7ZVD
Dues:	$25.00 per member, per year. $30.00 per family (more than one ham in the family), per year.

Further
Information:

For further information about our club, please feel free to contact any one of the above officers by clicking on their call sign. They will be happy to assist you. 73. Or you may write in care of the address below:

Virgin Valley Amateur Radio Club
865 Falcon Glenn Drive
Mesquite NV 89027-8810

Phone Charlie, KH6AB at: 702.345.4646 or email: clumkee@rconnects.com

Member List:

2008

Jerry Burt, KB7WVU
Lillie Burt, KC7QGF
Harry Fielder, WA6GLB
Scott Garig, KB6RCC
Richard Hansen, N7HUV
Ulla Hess, K6UDK
Steve Hoff, K7AMP

Paul Leffler, WB7SCD
Charlie Lum Kee, KH6AB
Gerry Straty, K7GCS
Sharon Tingley, KE7HRO
Jay Young, KE7HRP
Roger Steelman, W7GRS
Priss Steelman, W7PRS

EVENTS

First Quarter ARES/RACES meeting, January 26, 2008, 9:00 AM, Clark County Government Center, 500 S. Grand Central Parkway.

February 2, 2008, 11:00 AM, antenna raising (HF, GAP Titan) for the club station. Volunteers, sidewalk inspectors, supervisiors welcome.

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