[MDC-EC] BARC HAMBOREE AND COMPUTERFEST TOMORROW

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==> 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 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