[FARC] Fw: BARC HAMBOREE AND COMPUTERFEST TOMORROW

[Jeff Fishman]

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Sent: Friday, March 26, 2010 3:04 PM
Subject: BARC HAMBOREE AND COMPUTERFEST TOMORROW


> Saturday and Sunday, March 27 & 28, 2010
> Maryland State Convention (Greater Baltimore Hamboree
> and Computerfest)
> Baltimore Amateur Radio Club
> Maryland State Fairgrounds
> 2200 York Road
> Timonium, Maryland
> For more information, click:
> <http://www.gbhc.org>
> Talk-In: 146.67 - (PL 107.2)
> Testing by the Laurel VEC will be at the Crowne Plaza Hotel on Saturday
> morning starting at 9 am.
> 
> ==> ARRL MARYLAND STATE CONVENTION AT BARC HAMBOREE
> 
> This year the Baltimore Amateur Radio Club Hamboree in Timonium on
> March 27 & 28 is host to the ARRL Maryland State Convention.  Forums
> will be held in the Vista Room and are open to everyone.
> 
> We are proud to host the first female President of the ARRL, Dr Kay
> Craigie, N3KN for the ARRL Forum.  Also participating in the Forum will
> be Atlantic Division Director Bill Edgar, N3LLR.
> 
> Additionally, from HQ, we will have Harold Kramer, WJ1B,
> the Chief Operating Officer who will host a forum.
> 
> We are also pleased to have a presentation by Laura Smith, the new head
> of enforcement at the FCC.
> 
> Both days will have excellent presentations delivering a wealth of
> knowledge on topics near and dear to our ham hearts.  Learn about
> propagation in this phase of the sunspot cycle from an expert and major
> contester, Frank Donovan, W3LPL.
> 
> Can you really send a picture over your local repeater with just a
> radio and a computer and no fancy, expensive interface?  Harry
> Bloomberg, W3YJ, all the way from Pittsburgh will explain how with
> Narrow Band Emergency Messaging System (NBEMS).
> 
> There will also be an ARES/RACES Forum moderated by Steve Beckman,
> N3SB.  Open to everyone, this will be a great place to exchange
> information about what's going on in your jurisdiction and learn about
> the upcoming digital exercise April 24.  
> 
> On Sunday morning there will be two presentations from AMSAT. The first
> at 9 AM on how to make satellite contacts using simple (portable) FM
> and SSB gear with (cheap but effective) homemade antennas.  Presented
> by Richard Crow, N2SPI, from upstate New York and Dee Interdonato,
> NB2F, from New Jersey.
> 
> The second forum will be hosted by Rich Mitchell, N3III, and Pat
> Kilroy, N8PK about microcontrollers (PIXAXE and Arduino types) and the
> PICetSat balloon application, complete with a demo flight similar to
> the one we had at our Mason-Dixon Hamfest last October.
> 
> Are you thinking about dipping your toes into the digital
> waters?  Bob Rampolla, W3RAR, will be explaining the
> various digital modes.
> 
> Finally, on Sunday we will wrap up with a presentation
> on Airmail and Winlink.  Campers, boaters and emergency
> communications enthusiasts won't want to miss this one.
> 
> See below for the list of forums.
> 
> Saturday:
> 9 AM Propagation with well-known contester Frank Donovan W3LPL
> 10 AM ARRL COO Forum with Harold Kramer WJ1B
> 11 AM FCC Forum with Laura Smith
> 1 PM ARRL Forum with Kay Craigie, Bill Edgar, Jim Cross
> 2 PM NBEMS with Harry Bloomberg W3YJ
> 3 PM ARES with SEC Steve Beckman N3SB
> 
> Sunday:
> 9 AM AMSAT with AMSAT Pres/VP
> 10 AM AMSAT with Pat Kilroy N8PK and Rich Mitchell, N3III
> 11 AM Digital Modes with Bob Rampolla W3RAR
> 1 PM Airmail - Winlink
> 
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