ARRL Sections - Maryland-DC

Maryland-DC

Contact Information

Section Name:: Maryland-DC
Contact:: Marty Pittinger KB3MXM
Daytime Phone:: 443326one783
Email:: KB3MXM at ARRL dot ORG

Basic Information

Division:: Atlantic
Alert:: Mid-Atlantic DMR Net tonight NCS Bob K3RLW w/ early check-in @ 19:30 Net @ 20:00 ET on Maryland State Talk Group TG# 3124 w/ info of upcoming Ham related events in our area and usually well qualified people On-Net to answer questions. See http://delmarvadmr.com/news.php

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This month's MDC Section-wide EchoLink® net Friday NIGHT, May 20th at 8:00 PM ET on the EchoLink® *WASH_DC* Node 6154 and linked repeaters.

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MDC & Local Events / Hamfests / Field Day
April / May / June / July / Aug
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5/20-22 Dayton Hamvention, Xenia, OH - https://hamvention.org/ & https://www.arrl.org/arrl-expo
5/29 MD F.M. Assoc, W. Friendship, MD - http://marylandfm.org
6/04 W4OVH, Manassas Park, VA - http://www.manassashamfest.com
6/19 Father's Day, Arcadia, MD - https://w3ft.com/hamfest/
7/02 Firecracker Hamfest, Harrisburg, PA - http://www.w3uu.org
7/30 CVARC, Chambersburg, PA - http://w3ach.org
8/07 71st Berryville, Berryville VA - http://berryvillehamfest.com
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Ready to plan your Hamfest?
The ARRL Convention and Hamfest Planner
https://www.arrl.org/files/file/Hamfest/ARRL20and20Guidelines.pdf
Add your FD2022 location via https://www.arrl.org/field-day-locator
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2022 ARRL Field Day is June 25-26* [confirmation requested]
*Note: Additional FD2022 added as dicovered.
- W3PGA      Aero Amateur Radio Club
- W3EAX      Amateur Radio Association at the University of Maryland
- W3VPR      Anne Arundel Radio Club
- W3CWC      Antietam Radio Association
- WB3DZO      Baltimore Radio Amateur Television Society (BRATS)
- W3BPT      Blossom Point Amateur Radio Club La Plata MD
- K3CAL      Calvert Amateur Radio Club - CARC
- K3PZN      Carroll County Amateur Radio Club - CCARC
- K3SMD      Charles County Amateur Radio Club
- WA3SFJ      Chesapeake Bay Radio Association, Inc.
- K3CUJ      Columbia ARA
- K3DRC      Delmarva Amateur Radio Club DARC
- K3EMD      Easton Amateur Radio Society EARS -
- KC3BFB      Fort Washington ARC
- K3ERM      Frederick Amateur Radio Club (FARC)
- W3FDK      Frederick Amateur Repeater Group - FARG
- K3IVO      Free State ARC
- K3GWU      George Washington Univ ARC & Research Station
- WA3NAN      Goddard Amateur Radio Club
- W3HAC      HacDC Amateur Radio Club
- W3ARL      Harry Diamond Laboratory ARC
- K3ARS      Kent Amateur Radio Society
- W3LRC      Laurel Amateur Radio Club
- W3CU        Maryland Mobileers ARC
- KV3B        Montgomery Amateur Radio Club (MARC)
- W3YMW      Mountain Amateur Radio Club - MARC
- K3NEM      National Electronics Museum Amateur Radio Club
- KB3SKV      National Institutes Of Health - NIH ARC
- NE3MD      NE MD ARC & Contest Society NEMARC
- K3SAV      Nuclear Ship Savannah Amateur Radio Club
- W3PRO      Peninsula Radio Operators Society
- W3AO        Potomac Valley Radio Club
- K3ERA      PG Amateur Radio Emergency Service - PGARES
- K3QAC      Queen Anne's ARC
- N3IC        Randallstown Amateur Radio Club
- NN3SI      Smithsonian Amateur Radio Group
- W3SMR      Southern Maryland Amateur Radio Club
- N3PX        Southern Patuxent Amateur Radio Club
- K3HKI      St. Mary's County Amateur Radio Association
- N3SLC      State Line Radio Club
- W3UAS      Unallocated Space ARC
- W3DOS      United States Department of State, Amateur Radio Club
- K3VOA      Voice of America Amateur Radio Club
- K3WRG      Worcester Radio Group
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Contact your local Amateur Radio Group for more info about ARRL 2022 Feild Day.
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MDC Section News

Vol. 18, No. 05

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TOPICS -

* MDC SECTION-WIDE ECHOLINK NET FRIDAY MAY 20TH

* YOUR SECTION MANAGER MOMENT

* FIELD DAY LOCATOR / SITE LOCATIONS

* UPCOMING HAMFESTS & CONVENTIONS

* EXPLORING RADIO STUFF

* RADIO EVENTS, ACTIVITIES & SPECIAL RADIO EVENTS

* HAM TRAINING & LICENSE EXAMS

* MDC ARES ACTIVITIES AND STATS

* AFFILIATED CLUB REPORT & EVENTS

* T-MARC AMATEUR RADION SPECTRUM COORDINATION REPORT

* MDC SECTION TRAFFIC MANAGER'S REPORT

* MARYLAND LEGISLATIVE HB-331 UPDATE / STATUS

* SEEKING MDC SECTION LEADERS

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MDC SECTION-WIDE ECHOLINK NET FRIDAY FRIDAY MAY 20TH

This month's MDC Section-wide EchoLink® net is tonight, Friday, May 20th at 8:00 PM ET on the EchoLink® *WASH_DC* Node 6154 and linked repeaters.

The MDC Section EchoLink® Net is always held on the third Friday evening of every month at 8:00 PM eastern local time.

  Next MDC Section monthly EchoLink® Net is scheduled for June 17th at 8:00 PM ET on the EchoLink® *WASH_DC* Node 6154.

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   EchoLink® Link Repeaters for the Net

   If you would like to join on RF, the following repeaters are linked for EchoLink® nets:

  - KA2JAI-R thru W3CU repeater 146.805(-) PL107.2, Millersville, MD

  - WB3GXW-R, 147.225(+), PL156.7 Hz, Calverton, MD

  - W3FDK-R, 146.73(-), PL141.3 Hz, Frederick, MD

  - K3ORB-R, 443.450(+), PL151.4, Ocean City (down for repairs)

... and possibly other MDC Section VHF/UHF Repeaters

Maryland Repeater owners are encouraged to join our MDC Section EchoLink® Net group and link your repeater - TU

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Follow MDC Section events and activities -

> Twitter - https://twitter.com/MDCARRL Facebook -

> https://www.facebook.com/ARRLMDC Section website -

> http://www.arrl.org/sections/view/maryland-dc

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Join your Local Amateur Radio Club

Support your local community events

Be an ARES® member, help during disasters

Please be safe and well and On-Air

73,

Marty KB3MXM
Links:: MDC Section Website, MDC Section Facebook, Maryland Emergency Phone Net (MEPN), Baltimore Traffic Net (BTN)

Maryland-DC Officials

Section Manager
Martin J. Pittinger KB3MXM
Section Youth Coordinator
Eric Berman W3EAB
Section Emergency Coordinator
Jim Montgomery WB3KAS
Public Info Coordinator
Mark A. Swartzell AA0CX
Assistant Section Manager
Wanda Montgomery KA3AHI
Assistant Section Manager,
Affiliated Club Coordinator
Christopher D. Van Winkle AB3WG
Assistant Section Manager
Herman A. Niedzielski K2AVA
Section Traffic Manager,
Assistant Section Manager
Joseph A. Nollmeyer W3YVQ