[K3PZN-List] Net News #30
Philip Karras
[email protected]
Tue, 17 Dec 2002 07:04:52 -0800 (PST)
NET NEWS #30 - December 17, 2002
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------------------------------- NEWS
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- W3ARS: Sky Warn Class - Tue. Jan. 7,2003 @
7:00-10:00pm
(1900-2200 Hrs) At the Fire Training Center, 1345
Washington
Rd.Westminster,Md. Contact: KB3DSR Joseph Lambert,
410-239-7531 NO
WALK-INS! Pre-registration is a MUST before the
session.
------------------------------ 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)
Dec 18 - 7:30 PM - Program: TBD
Jan 1 - NO MEETING (New Year's Day)
Jan 15 - 7:30 PM - 2003 Budget Presentation, Program:
Equipment testing w/service
monitor (NW2M)
Check out your new holiday "toys"
MADXRA Meetings <http://www.madxra.orgmeet.html>: as
of 7 Jan 2002
Roy Bates/N2CSQ: <[email protected]>
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
- W3ARS: Sky Warn Class - Tue. Jan. 7,2003 @
7:00-10:00pm
(1900-2200 Hrs) At the Fire Training Center, 1345
Washington
Rd.Westminster,Md. Contact: KB3DSR Joseph Lambert,
410-239-7531 NO
WALK-INS! Pre-registration is a MUST before the
session.
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
Jan 26, 2003, Odenton, MD, Maryland Mobileers ARC,
http://www.qth.com/mobileers, Contact: Gary Johney,
N3BYN,
[email protected]
Feb 9, 2003 - Richmond, VA, Virginia Section
Convention, Richmond
Amateur Telecommunications Society,
http://www.frostfest.com, Contact:
Pat Wilson, W4PW, [email protected]
Mar 29-30, 2003 - Maryland State Convention,
Baltimore ARC,
http://www.gbhc.org, ontact: Doug Wittich, N3VEJ,
[email protected]
Jun 1, 2003 - Manassas, VA, Ole Virginia Hams ARC
http://www.qsl.net/olevahams Contact: Jack McDermott,
N4YIC,
[email protected]
Sep 6-7, 2003 - West Friendship, MD, Maryland/DC
Section Convention,
Foundation for Amateur Radio & Columbia ARA,
http://www.fall-fest.com,
Contact: Ed Cabic, N2EC, [email protected]
============================= 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.
Sunday January 5: Landover - MD - DCMARC (ARRL VEC)
Walk-in Contact
Kenneth Courtney 202-543-7011
Saturday January 11: Alexandria VA - Mt Vernon ARC
(Laurel VEC)
Walk- in, contact: John Forrest WZ4A 703-971-3905,
Frank Mackey K4EC
03-455-1510
Saturday January 11: Davidsonville MD, Anne Arundel
Radio Club
(Laurel VEC) Pre-registration Preferred, Walk-ins
Accepted, contact:
Bob Rose, AA3RR: 410-437-8193, [email protected]
Saturday January 18: Laurel MD - Laurel ARC (Laurel
VEC) Walk-in,
contact: John Creel WB3GXW 301-572-5124 after 6pm
please
--------------------------- For Sale/Free
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-------------------------- 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
(via Yahoo.com)
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