July Meeting
The monthly club meeting will be held this Monday July 21st at the Golden Corral on Spectrum Dr. in Frederick. We will be meeting in the side room off to the far right from the entrance starting at 6:30 pm. Hope to see you there.
July 19, 2014
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Field Day
Field Day is fast approaching time to sharpen your skills and get ready to hit the air. This year we will be working from the Frederick County Red Cross. The location is 2 E. Frederick St. in Walkersville. It starts at 2:00 pm and setup begins at 1:00. The event runs through 5:00pm on Sunday and we are looking for operators to helps us out at anytime during the day or night. Stop by to show your support or work a few stations. See you there.
Brian AB3RW
June 24, 2014
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June Meeting
It’s that time of the month again!!! Our regularly scheduled meeting is Monday June 16th at 7:00 pm in the Social Hall at the Independant Hose Company building on Baughmans Ln. We will be finalizing our plans for field day as well as our upcoming contests. There will also be someone visiting from the Frederick News Post to gather information about our club and hobby. We want to have as many members there as possible so they can get the full FARC experience and see what Ham radio is all about. Hope to see you there!
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Brian
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June 14, 2014
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May Update
At this month’s meeting we discussed plans for the 2014 Field Day. Once again we will be meeting in the parking lot at Wal-Mart most likely out by the street directly across from Ruby Tuesday. We are planning to have a 2 meter simplex contest in September. The contest is open to all hams and we will be posting more details soon. We are also planning a Fox Hunt for October with more details coming soon. I would like to thank Lou Popowsky KB3RNT for his presentation on batteries. Lou gave us a wealth of information on a variety of batteries.
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Brian AB3RW
May 22, 2014
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May Meeting
Join us on Monday May 19 at 7:00 for our regular monthly meeting. As usual we will be in the social hall at the Independant Hose Company building 310 Baughmans Ln. in Frederick. We will have a presentation from Lou Popowsky KB3RNT on batteries so don’t miss out. Hope to see you there
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Brian AB3RW
May 16, 2014
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April Update
Thank you to everyone who made our Tabletop/Tailgate event such a success. We had a good turn out and there was a lot of equipment changing hands over the course of the night. We are looking forward to an even bigger event next year. With the approach of summer it is time to begin planning for Field Day. Bring any thoughts or suggestions with you to the next meeting. As a reminder the next meeting is a dinner event at the Golden Corral 5621 Spectrum Dr. in Frederick on Monday April 21. We will be meeting in the private room off to the right side of the building at 6:30. Hope to see everyone there!
April 6, 2014
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The Big Event
Don’t forget that the FARC is hosting a Tailgate/Tabletop event on Monday March 17 at the Independent Hoe Company Social Hall 310 Baughmans Lane in Frederick. Setup begins at 6:00 and doors open at 6:30. There is no admission fee for the event. Table space is available to club members for free and at a suggested donation of $10 for non-members.
March 11, 2014
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Calling All Hams
Do you have a lot of knowledge about a specific area of ham radio? Do you have unique experiences to share? Do you have specialized skills? Are you a homebrew enthusiast? If you answered yes to any of these questions we would like to hear from you. FARC is always looking for someone to give a presetation at one of our meetings. Send us an email or add a comment and give us your contact information with some information about your area of knowledge. Â This is open to members and non-members alike. Share your knowledge and help expand the hobby.
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Brian AB3RW
March 3, 2014
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Congratulations
We would like to send congratulations to recent addition to the club Tom Kline on his newly minted Tech license and the callsign KC3CEC. Welcome to the hobby there is always room for one more! Â Hope to see you on the bands soon.
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Brian AB3RW
February 27, 2014
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February Meeting Notes
At the February meeting plans were finalized for the March 21 Tabletop/Tailgate event at the Independent Hose Company Social Hall 310 Baughmans Lane in Frederick. Setup begins at 6:00 and doors open at 6:30. Table space is free to all FARC members and a $10 donation is asked of non-members. Spread the word and help make this a great event.
The club is planning to have a quarterly dinner meeting at the Golden Corral on Spectrum Dr. in Frederick. The first meeting will be held April 21 at 7:00. Everyone is invited to come out for some good food and fellowship.
Members discussed the possibility of having a regular rag chew net on the 146.640 repeater. We would like to give some experience to new hams, provide an opportunity for members to socialize, and better utilize the club repeater. No date or time have been set and we would appreciate some input from our members. Do we have anyone interested in participating and when is a good time? Feel free to add comments to this post or send us an email through the contact page to let us know how you feel.
For quite some time there have been discussions about holding a Ham Cram session. This would be a day long event where non-licensed individuals could study for the Technician exam. At the end of the day the participants would have the opportunity to take the Technician exam. Anyone interested in helping out please let us know via comments or email. We could use a few people who are VEs to help with the testing process. Get involved and help new people experience the hobby we all love.
Our meeting concluded with a fantastic presentation by Keith Elkin KB3TCB on HSMM-Mesh. He explained the necessary equipment, discussed the possibilities for emergency communication, and he talked about how this developing technology can change the future of Ham radio. For anyone who missed it or would like to find out a little more about this fascinating subject the notes from his presentation can be found on his website http://remoteamatuer.com/ .
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Brian AB3RW
February 25, 2014
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