[SMCARA] MDC Section News

[J D Delancy]

MDC SECTION ECHOLINK NET should be available on node 6416 on 146.535 Mhz

   jd

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> MDC Section News March 2006
> 
> NEW URL
> 
> Thanks to Fred, K3CSX for picking up the domain name
> for my section website. ASM Al Brown, KZ3AB keeps the
> site very current. There are links to clubs and other
> information of interest to the section. The URL is:
> <http://arrl-mdc.net>.
> 
> The report of the Kent County ARES/RACES group
> activation for a 911 power outage is posted there.
> Check the website often for current happenings.
> 
> MDC SECTION ECHOLINK NET
> 
> There will be another section-wide net on Echolink
> this coming Friday night, March 17th, at 2000 Local
> Time. During the last net, in addition to Echolink
> check-ins, there were about six repeaters linked
> for their users to participate via RF. Please check
> in via John Creel's, WB3GXW "WASH_DC" server on
> node 6154.
> 
> THE GREATER BALTIMORE HAMBOREE AND COMPUTERFEST
> 
> It will be held March 25 and 26 at the Maryland
> State Fairgrounds in Timonium, Maryland.
> 
> In addition to the tailgating and vendor sales,
> there will be talks in the Vista Room at 1000 by
> Riley Hollingsworth, K4ZDH, of the FCC enforcement
> unit, at 1300 on Citizens Emergency Response
> Training, and at 1400 by AMSAT. For more info,
> click on: <http://www.baltarc.com>.
> 
> LEGISLATION
> 
> There is a news piece on the ARRL website on BARC's
> efforts to have legislation enacted to prohibit new
> Home Owners Associations from banning Amateur Radio
> operators from installing antennas.
> 
> For a heads up on what we'll be doing in the
> upcoming months until the next General Assembly
> Session, please read "Maryland CC&R Bills
> Proceeding Slowly Through General Assembly" which
> may be found at
> <http://www.arrl.org/news/stories/2006/03/13/1/?nc=1>.
> 
> Special invitations to our legislators to visit Field
> Day sites are important.
> 
> CLUB VISITS
> 
> ASM Al, KZ3AB and I have been afforded the
> opportunity to visit several clubs since the last
> installment of this newsletter. We've been to the
> Antietam Radio Association in Hagerstown, the
> Columbia Amateur Radio Association in Columbia,
> the Voice of America Amateur Radio Club in
> Washington, DC, the Montgomery Amateur Radio Club
> in Rockville, and the Historical Electronics Museum
> Amateur Radio Club in Linthicum.
> 
> We talk about what's going on in the section and
> how the section is organized.
> 
> Please let us know if you'd like us to visit your
> club or ARES group!
> 
> PUBLIC INFORMATION OFFICERS (PIO) URGENTLY NEEDED!!!
> 
> Clubs and ARES groups need to provide me with the
> names of their appointments for Public Information
> Officer so those appointments can be made official
> with the ARRL.
> 
> The PIO is a critical part of the section structure.
> Besides promoting your specific club via news
> outlets, that person is also a critical link in
> the dissemination of time sensitive information
> regarding legislative initiatives.
> 
> LOCAL GOVERNMENT LIAISONS (LGL) ALSO URGENTLY NEEDED!!!
> 
> I'm also looking for people willing to keep in touch
> with local county and city legislative bodies so
> that we are informed early about proposed
> legislation affecting the Amateur Radio Service.
> The LGL will also be vital to the grass roots effort
> in getting local amateur radio operators to support
> state and federal legislation.
> 
> Please note that I'm NOT using the word "hobby".
> 
> It is important to stress that we are amateur radio
> operators in the Amateur Radio Service. The
> connotation being that we provide the public a
> service for the benefits we receive.
> 
> MD STATE CONVENTION
> 
> Many thanks to the members of the Antietam Radio
> Association who have agreed to sponsor the first
> convention not associated with a hamfest.
> 
> It will occur on July 29, the fifth Saturday in the
> month, in Hagerstown.
> 
> There will be a keynote speaker and tracks set up
> to learn about various aspects of the Amateur
> Radio Service.
> 
> The cost will be $5. More information will be
> available at <http://arrl-mdc.net> as it develops.
> 
> Having never done this before, it is difficult to
> estimate how many attendees there will be. If you
> are interested in attending or have suggestions
> about topics, please drop an email to Al Brown,
> KZ3AB at <kz3ab at arrl.net> so we can plan.
> 
> I believe this will be great opportunity to meet
> people in your field of interest and to explore
> other areas of interest.
> 
> Amateur TV
> 
> The Laurel Amateur Radio Club and the Chesapeake
> Amateur Television Society have become cooperative
> partners in getting an ATV repeater established in
> the Laurel area.
> 
> The ATV repeater is installed and working on the
> Laurel Regional Hospital. The input frequency is
> 434.000 MHz and the output is on 421.250 MHz
> (cable channel 57).
> 
> Many interesting things are planned, not the least
> of which is expansion of the emergency
> communications aspect of ATV in the four county
> region around Laurel.
> 
> On March 6th, FOX5 News in Washington did a very
> nice segment on it. A link to the video can be
> found on my section website: <http://arrl-mdc.net>.
> 
> WARNING: The video file is very large and not
> recommended for users with less than DSL service.
> 
> AND FINALLY...
> 
> I've had a few complaints about the section-wide
> emails I've sent urging you to contact your
> delegate or senator as they considered our
> legislation. Some may think we're getting too
> "political". In my mind, political means supporting
> a specific candidate for office.
> 
> Telling your senator or delegate why you think they
> should pass a piece of legislation supporting the
> Amateur Radio Service is more a matter of self
> preservation than politics. If they don't know what
> you think about it, how can you expect them to make
> an informed decision?
> 
> We shouldn't hesitate to ask our federal elected
> officials to co-sponsor legislation that is in our
> best interest either. That's not politics, that's
> our civic duty.
> 
> 73, Jim Cross, WI3N
> SM MDC
> 
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