The Mesilla Valley Radio Club is registered under Section 501(c)(3) of the U.S. Internal Revenue Service Code as a public charitable organization. MVRC is also registered with the New Mexico Secretary of State as a corporation with the business name Mesilla Valley Radio Club and files anual reports with their office.

Management Structure

MVRC operates under Articles of Incorporation and By-Laws that control the officers and their duties, the board of directors and their duties, and a number of committees. Elections are held annually to elect the officers and to replace retiring directors at their November General meeting to serve on a calendar year basis.

The Board of Directors of the Mesilla Valley Radio club includes:

Officers:

  • President (Pat Chambers, W6VJT)
  • Vice President (Rick Green, AI5DE)
  • Secretary (Bill Gardner, KI5ZHI)
  • Treasurer (Steve Barkes, W5RRX).

Club Chairs:

  • Education: Michael McGarry (KI5TPH)
  • Clubhouse: Gary Gail (WD8AJJ)
  • Repeater: Dave Hassall (WA5DJJ)
  • Communications: George Kopp (KD5OHA)

Directors At Large:

  • Dottie Remenar (KB5OAD)
  • Rhett Harsh (KF5VMD)
  • Katie Nixon (KJ5BUA)
  • Glen Long (KC4KMY)
  • Jerry Gaber (KE6IBU)

The Directors are responsible for selecting from the membership Managers to be responsible for the

  1. maintenance of the clubhouse and grounds;
  2. arrange and conduct classes for people who want to receive licenses;
  3. operation, maintenance, modifications, installation, frequency coordination, and landlord interfaces for all repeaters operated by the Club;
  4. Field Day and other club contests
  5. coordinating communication for community events such as ARES, RACES and for coordinating club support to public service organizations;
  6. plan and implement such activities as: the annual club picnicood; the monthly business meeting refreshments; and similar activities;
  7. the club’s newsletter (Local Oscillator) , being responsible for obtaining articles, editing, typography, makeup and editing of the newsletter and its distribution to the membership via the reflector service;

MVRC Mission

The mission of the Mesilla Valley Radio Club is to fullfill the requirements legislated in the U.S. Code of Federal Regulations Title 47 Chapter I Subchapter D Part 97 § 97.1 Basis and Purpose which states: “The rules and regulations in this part are designed to provide an amateur radio service having a fundamental purpose as expressed in the following principles:”

  • Recognition and enhancement of the value of the amateur service to the public as a voluntary noncommercial communication service, particularly with respect to providing emergency communications.
  • Continuation and extension of the amateur’s proven ability to contribute to the advancement of the radio art.
  • Encouragement and improvement of the amateur service through rules which provide for advancing skills in both the communication and technical phases of the art.
  • Expansion of the existing reservoir within the amateur radio service of trained operators, technicians, and electronics experts.
  • Continuation and extension of the amateur’s unique ability to enhance international goodwill.