[K3PZN-List] ET NEWS #05 - January 29, 2002
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NET NEWS #05 - January 29, 2002
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------------------------------ NEWS --------------------------------
- Congrats to Travers for passing his Tech exam! Congrats to Alex
for his new call: KB3HLP.
* The ARRL: Now offers an on-line 'Antenna Restrictions "How To"
Chart' -
http://www.ARRL.org/FandES/field/regulations/ant-how-to-charts.html
which offers three separate outlines that help users to logically
work through issues involving local government zoning
restrictions; deed covenants, conditions and restrictions (CC&Rs);
or rental/lease restrictions relating to antenna structures.
- CQ Magazine: CQ VHF to Resume Publication! It is starting out as a
quarterly publication and CQ editor: Joe Lynch, N6CL, will be the
Editor of the new magazine. On a personal note, I have two articles
in at CQ magazine which they now want to shift over to the VHF
magazine. So, I may get published a bit sooner than later. (ke3fl)
- The MADXRA Thursday Night Net is back on the air on the 147.060+
repeater. That's every Thursday at 1930 local. If anyone would
like to share the NCS duties on a scheduled basis, please advise
N2CSQ by e-mail or radio.
- The 2002 MADXRA information sheets and membership forms have been
posted at <http://www.madxra.org>. We also plan to e-mail them as
attachments to each addressee registered in the MADXRA reflector.
If you'd like paper copies via SnailMail just advise N2CSQ by
e-mail or radio.
- Registration will remain open until all seats are filled.
Registration for the Level I class will open on the 1st Mon, 01/07;
Registration for Level II will open on the second Monday, 01/14;
Registration for Level III (EC-003) will open on the 3rd Mon, 01/21
- Frederick County ARES will present a training class in NTS message
format and net procedures 08:30 to 16:30 on Saturday, 19 January
2002. Class will be held at the Frederick County Animal Control
Building, 1832 Rosemont Avenue, Frederick, Maryland. WX
contingency date is 26 January. Bring a sweater; that class room
can be COLD.
- Comments are due February 12, 2002, in an FCC Notice of Proposed
Rule Making and Order, ET Docket 01-278, that ARRL has targeted as
a potential band threat. Reply comments are due on March 12,
2002. The proceeding deals in part with a potential threat to the
popular 70-cm band from Part 15 RF identification devices proposed
for deployment between 425 and 435 MHz.
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Commenters are advised to read paragraphs 20-27 of the NPRM&O,
available on the ARRL Web site
<http://www.arrl.org/news/stories/2001/10/19/1/290a11.html>.
Interested parties may file comments using the FCC's Electronic
Comment Filing System, <http://www.fcc.gov/e-file/ecfs.html>
(search using "01-278"). Commenters should include full name, US
Postal Service mailing address, and applicable docket or rule
making number--in this case ET 01-278.
---------------------- Local Club Meetings: ------------------------
Next CCARC Meeting(s) Monday:
Monday January 14: 7:30 PM, at the FTC in Westminster
Next FARC Meeting(s) Tuesday:
January 08 - 7:00 PM, at the Animal Welfare League's meeting room
(7:00PM the 2nd Tuesday of the month) from August through December.
TALK-IN: 146.64(-) pl=156.7 & 448.425(-) repeaters.
Next MARC Meeting(s): (7:30 PM unless noted)
Feb 06 - Al Waller K3TKJ - Owner of QSL.NET
Feb 20 - FM Satellite Operation - Karl W3AFE
Mar 06 - Mobile and Base Test Night - NW2M
Mar 20 - Dinner meeting - to be announced - 7:00 PM
MADXRA Meetings <http://www.madxra.org>: as of 7 January 2002
Tuesday, 19 February .... Roy's Place ......... Gaithersburg MD
Wednesday, 20 March ..... Brewer's Alley ...... Frederick MD
Thursday, 18 April ...... Tuscarora Mill ...... Leesburg VA
Friday, 17 May .......... *any ideas???* ...... Chambersburg PA
Monday, 17 June ......... Hoss's Steak&Sea .... Martinsburg WV
Tuesday, 16 July ........ Cafe Italiano Pizza . Hagerstown MD
Wednesday, 21 August .... ChiChi's Mexican .... Frederick MD
Thursday, 19 September .. *any ideas???* ...... Rockville MD
Friday, 18 October ...... Hoss's Steak&Sea .... Martinsburg WV
Monday, 18 November ..... Washington Spy ...... Hagerstown MD
Tuesday, 17 December .... Old South Mountain .. Boonsboro MD
The January dinner is scheduled for Washington Spy Restaurant in
Hagerstown at 7PM on Monday, 14 January, y' all come. But let us
know by e-mail or radio so we have a fair headcount beforehand.
* Check out the web-site & sign up for November:
http://www.madxra.org/meet.html
Hopefully it will be updated soon.
============================ Contests ============================
============================ ARES/RACES ============================
This List of local nets is at: http://www.qsl.net/caret/nets.htm
------------------- General and/or Out Of County -------------------
ARES: (-) = Not yet confirmed
MC Events: (*) = need volunteers
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 ---------------------------
SKYWARN: URL:
http://www.nws.noaa.gov/er/lwx/skywarn/classes.html
http://205.156.54.206/er/lwx/skywarn/classes.html
(Coming soon to Frederick ARC)
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
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----------------------------- HamFests -----------------------------
============================= 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.
AMATEUR RADIO CLASSES
*** FREE ***
- Carroll county Fire Training Center (FTC). Ham Radio Classes to
start: Nov. 11,2001 at Westminter FTC/EOC 6:00pm - contact: Clint
410-549-6281 or email [email protected] Classes will last about 6
weeks with VE session at the end. (tentatively set for: Dec 16th
6PM) For a CW class contact: James Nitzberg, [email protected]
Test Session Dec 20th 8PM.
------------------------- 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
Feb 03: Landover, MD DCMARC (W5YI VEC) Walk-in Contact Kenneth
Courtney 202-543-7011
Saturday
Feb 09: Alexandria VA - Mt Vernon ARC (Laurel VEC) Walk-in, contact:
John Forrest WZ4A 703-971-3905, Frank Mackey K4EC
703-455-1510
----- March 2002 ----------------------
Sunday
Mar 03: Landover, MD DCMARC (ARRL VEC) Walk-in Contact Kenneth
Courtney 202-543-7011
Saturday
Mar 09: Alexandria VA - Mt Vernon ARC (Laurel VEC) Walk-in, contact:
John Forrest WZ4A 703-971-3905, Frank Mackey K4EC
703-455-1510
--------------------------- 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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