[K3PZN-List] Net News #29

Wed, 4 Dec 2002 11:52:03 -0800 (PST)

           NET NEWS #29 - November 03, 2002

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 ------------------------------- NEWS
-------------------------------

 - Dec 7th - Help needed by Hams in Montgomery County
- Check out the 
   Montgomery county link: http://www.marcclub.org -
This is a -
   5K/10K run postponed from October 13th, the contact
is Bob Lyons:
   [email protected] Times: 0645 to 0930 Sunday
12/8/02 - You can sign
   up via the internet or e-mail both given above.

 - Dec 6TH & 7TH - NWS/ARRL Skywarn Recognition Day
   from Dec. 6th at 7:00PM to Dec 7th at 7:00PM.
WX4LWX is
   participating on all bands. For more info go to:
   www.hamradio.noaa.gov . To be part of the team,
contact Butch
   Baker, N8LE at [email protected] or Mike Virgilio,
KG4JNA, at
   [email protected] - 
   http://www.erh.noaa.gov/er/lwx/skywarn/skywarn.htm

 ------------------------------ FCC
---------------------------------
 There's no need to get frustrated by trying to deal
with the FCC's
 confusing website. Get your license updated by an
officially
 authorized VEC in less than 5 minutes (a $6.00 VEC
processing fee
 will apply). W5YI: http://www.qrz.com/renewals
 FCC: http://www.fcc.gov/Forms - pick up a 605 form
this way
 FCC on-line: http://www.fcc.gov/wtb/uls

 ---------------------- Local Club Meetings:
------------------------
 Next CCARC Meeting Monday:
 Monday Oct 14 - 7:30 PM, at the FTC (Fire Training
Center) in
 Westminster

 Next FARC Meeting Tuesday:
 Oct 9 - 7:00 PM, at the Animal Welfare League's
meeting room
 (7:00PM the 2nd Tuesday of the month) indefinitly.
 TALK-IN: 146.64(-) pl=156.7 & 448.425(-) repeaters

 Next MARC Meetings: (7:30 PM unless noted)
 Oct 2 - 7:30 PM - ?

 MADXRA Meetings <http://www.madxra.orgmeet.html>: as
of 7 Jan 2002
 Roy Bates/N2CSQ: <[email protected]>
 Friday, 18 Oct ..... Hoss's Steak & Sea House ...
Martinsburg WV
 Monday, 18 Nov ..... Washington Spy Restaurant ..
Hagerstown MD
 Tuesday, 17 Dec .... Old South Mountain Inn .....
Boonsboro MD

 ============================  Contests 
============================

 ============================ ARES/RACES
============================

 This List of local nets is at:
http://www.qsl.net/caret/nets.htm

 - CARET: http://www.qsl.net/caret/EVENTS.HTM#MAY

 - MARC: Go to the MARC Public Service page at
   http://www.marcclub.org/publicservice.html to sign
up for any
   event.

 ------------------- General and/or Out Of County
-------------------

ARES: (-) = Not yet confirmed

 MC Events: (*) = need volunteers

 Public Service Activities in and around Montgomery
County
 2002 Public Service Calendar
 You can sign up for any of these events on the MARC
web page,
 www.marcclub.org

 September 22 - Gaithersburg Olde Towne Day
 Sunday October 20 - Rockville 10K
 Sunday Sunday October 27 - Marine Corps Marathon
 Sunday November 17 - Marathon in the Parks

RACES: -----

 ---------------------------- Web Sites
-----------------------------
 Do you know about:

http://www.arrl.org/tis/info/rfi-elec.html.
 - RFI information from the ARRL Technical
   Information Service

 ------------------------------ Training 
---------------------------

 ARRL Certification and Continuing Education Web page
web page:
 <http://www.arrl.org/cce> (Emergency Communications
courses must be
 completed in order, starting with Level I.)

 SKYWARN: URL:
 http://www.nws.noaa.gov/er/lwx/skywarn/classes.html
 http://205.156.54.206/er/lwx/skywarn/classes.html
 http://www.erh.noaa.gov/er/lwx/skywarn/skywarn.htm

 Southern MD sub-nets: Calvert County Amateur Radio
Club repeater
 146.985 MHz - (PL 156.7) as the primary sub-net

 Southern Maryland Amateur Radio Club repeater on
147.150 MHz + (PL
 114.8) as the secondary sub-net

====================================================================

 ----------------------------- HamFests
-----------------------------

http://www.arrl.org/hamfests.html

Sunday August 4th, Winchester Hamfest in Berryville VA
- Admission
$5.00 (children under 16 free), Tail-gaters additional
$7.00 per
space ARRL VE Exams, $10 - same day, Talk-in 146.82 -
http://www.vvalley.com/svarc/hamfest/
Note: K2TQN & his rolling Radio Museum is planning on
being there.

 ============================= VEC NEWS
=============================

 The National Conference of Volunteer Examiner
Coordinators' Question
 Pool Committee has released a revised and expanded
Amateur Extra
 class (Element 4) question pool into the public
domain.  The new
 question pool becomes effective July 1, 2002, and
must be used to
 generate all Extra class written examinations
administered on or
 after that date.  It replaces the Extra class
question pool released
 April 15, 2000--the day Amateur Radio "restructuring"
became
 effective. Now 806 questions to choose 50 out of.
 Tech syllabus: 
http://www.arrl.org/arrlvec/tech-syllabus.html
 Question pools:
http://www.arrl.org/arrlvec/pools.html

               AMATEUR RADIO CLASSES (Training)

*** FREE ***
- Carroll county  - contact: Clint 410-549-6281 or
email
  [email protected]

MADXRA: contact: Roy, [email protected]
        - We are planning to present an on-the-air
Morse code class
	  using the 147.060 K3MAD repeater This training is
planned
	  for every Sunday evening from 8:30PM until 9:00PM

 -------------------------- VE Test Sessions
------------------------

 ARRL Fee in 2002 is still $10. For a test or a
re-test, or upgrade
 without a test to General.

 --------------------------- For Sale/Free 
-------------------------

 -------------------------- Local HAM Stores
------------------------
 ----- Used radios & more

 G and G Electronics (301-258-7373), owned by MARC
member Jeff
 Goldman K3DUA, is located in Gaithersburg and carries
new and used
 radios, test equipment, books and lots of other
stuff.
 [email protected] Call for directions and to be sure
Jeff will be
 there!

 The R.F.  Connection (301-840-5477) is located in
Gaithersburg and
 carries everything in coax, connectors, wire, and the
like.
 Web-Link: http://www.therfc.com

 ----- Batteries

 Battery Warehouse - 395 E Gude Dr 301-294-9420 sells
used gel cells
 65 - 80 AHr goes for about $25.  Call first due to
availability.

 Batteries Plus - 844A Rockville Pike 301-738-0606 -
New batteries &
 will rebuild HT battery packs generally for the cost
of the NiCds.

73 de KE3FL
Phil

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