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[Eric Gammeter]

MDC Section News...

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Subject: MDC  Section News
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Date:    Mon, April 17, 2006 8:53
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MDC Section News - April, 2006


ECHOLINK NET

We'll be holding our third Section-wide Echolink net on the third
Friday of the month, April 21st at 8 p.m.

As usual we will be using the John Creel, WB3GXW, "WASH_DC" server, node
6154.

Repeater control operators who have Echolink capable repeaters are
requested to link up, turn off your reset beeps and timers, and let your
users join in via RF.


CLUBS AND ARESR GROUPS

I urge you to make every effort to invite your elected representatives to
visit your Field Day operation this year. This includes your US
Congressperson, State Senator and Delegates, County Executive, County
Council, Commissioners, and city officials.

Field Day is a great way for them to see what we do for them and to
observe the types of antennas that we use. These are the people whose
support we need to secure the passage of our Home Owner's Association
legislation in next year's
session. Getting them to see antennas in the field has more impact than
trying to describe antennas in three minutes at a hearing.

Also, plan to use material from the ARRL's "Hello" Campaign for your
visitors to learn more about the amateur radio service.


PUBLIC INFORMATION OFFICERs NEEDED!!!

If your club or ARES group hasn't appointed a Public Information
Officer, PIO, please do so and forward their name and callsign to me so I
can make their official ARRL appointment.

The PIO's job is critical in order to get information to club members, the
public, and the media.

We now have nine official PIOs in the Maryland-DC Section. When you add up
the affiliated clubs and ARESR groups we should have more than
fifty.

So, we're quite short of our goal.

For more information on what is expected for the position, please use the
following link: <http://www.arrl.org/FandES/field/org/pio.html>.


LOCAL GOVERNMENT LIAISONs (LGLs) NEEDED!!!

We now have Local Government Liaisons, LGLs, for the following
counties: Calvert, Carroll, Frederick, Howard, and Garrett.

If you can spend a little time scanning local legislation and are
willing to be an integral part of our statewide legislative force, please
let me know.

For more information on the position, please use the following link: 
<http://www.arrl.org/FandES/field/org/lgl.html>.


ARRL MARYLAND STATE CONVENTION

Be sure to mark Saturday July 29th on your calendar for a day of
wall-to-wall amateur radio at the ARRL Maryland State Convention in
Hagerstown.

There will be three forums per hour until we cap off the event with our
keynote speaker, ARRL First Vice President Kay Craigie, N3KN, words from
our Atlantic Division Director, Bill Edgar, N3LLR, and a short trip to the
grave of the founder of the ARRL, Hiram Percy Maxim, the original W1AW,
with a wreath laying ceremony marking the 70th year of his passing.

There will also be a meeting at noon of the Official Observers, OOs.

Page Pyne, WA3EOP and Karin Christensen, KB3GFV of the Antietam Radio
Association are the co-chairs for the event and have been doing an awesome
job of putting it all together.

In the coming weeks, the website, <www.w3cwc.org/MDC2006.htm>, will be
filled out to give a full picture of all the forums.

You may also use the link on my Section Manager's home page,
<www.arrl-mdc.net/>, to check for updates.


OUT AND ABOUT!

ASM Al Brown, KZ3AB, and I enjoyed our recent visit with the Carroll
County Amateur Radio Club on April 10th.

Congratulations to John Hart, K3KWO on becoming president and to all the
folks elected as officers and board members.

On Thursday, April 20th, we will be visiting the Mountain Amateur Radio
Club in Cumberland.

Al and I will be accompanied on our Cumberland trip by Doug Lindsey,
KB3HER, our Section Emergency Coordinator, and Tony Young, WA3YLO, the
Affiliated Club Coordinator.

We're also planning to visit the Baltimore Amateur Radio Club at their
meeting on Wednesday, July 19th.

If you'd like us or any of our ARRL MDC Section staff members, such as Jim
Erikson, K3LFO, the Official Observer Coordinator or Dave Prestel, W8AJR
the State Government Liaison, SGL, to visit your club or ARES group,
please let me know.


HAMFESTS

->May 7th, Antietam Radio Association in Hagerstown
->May 28th, MD FM Association at Howard County Fairgrounds

Information and links may be found on my website:
<www.arrl-mdc.net/hamfest.htm>.

73, Jim Cross, WI3N
SM MDC

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