The 48th Annual East Coast Military Vehicle Rally, Wings & Wheels plus Militaria Flea Market at the Hagerstown Aviation Museum will be coming up in a couple weeks.

It starts on May 12th and ends on May 14th. The Washington Area Collectors/Blue & Gray Military Vehicle Trust (WAC/B&G MVT) Chapter of the Military Vehicle Preservation Association (MVPA) will be hosting this event.

The WAC/B&G people have once again given the MRCA space to set up and show at this event. I have been showing at their events from back when they were located in Aberdeen and although it’s a vehicle related show there are always items of interest for us in the radio world.

I have bought radios, cables, mounts and antennas at these events in the past, and have never regretted going. Last year’s show I dragged out the mutt and operated nets, showed radios and had a great time.

They give us more space than just what I use and I will be bringing out a table and tarp for anyone to use at the event.  And although it may only be my personal opinion I find way more people in the military vehicle and reenactor communities are interested in what we are doing then in the Ham radio community along with the vehicle community being way more supportive of what we are doing then the Ham community.

So, this is an opportunity for anyone who wants to come out and set up at the event to get involved. I intend to work both HF Nets on Saturday and may be playing around with seventeen meters on Friday, I  will also have a couple field radios with me and we can always do some form of field activity or whatever.

Please give it some thought, and remember that field radios are happier in the field, not in your basement.

Ray F/KA3EKH

There is a link to pictures of last year’s event on our web page at:

http://www.mrca.ar88.net/