Welcome to the Frederick Amateur Radio Club!

Please join us on Monday February 16^th for our regular meeting of the Frederick Amateur Radio Club. After a short business meeting, Matt Halsey KC3OIV will relate the story of WW2 Volunteer Radio Interceptors. While the meeting begins at 7pm, the social hour begins at 6 – join us early if you can. We meet in the Social Hall of the Independent Hose (Fire) Company, located at 310 Baughmans Lane in Frederick. Parking and hall entrance are in the rear of the building. We invite ANYONE from the local community who even has an inkling of interest in radio communications.

As always, joining in person is best. Second best is via Zoom – use this link: FARC Zoom 2026  If joining via Zoom, PLEASE put your name and/or call sign in your profile so that we can determine if you’re a bot or not.

A couple of reminders:

• It’s February and if you haven’t renewed your membership in the club by paying the annual $15 club dues, now is the time. By paying dues, you are a fully active member of the club. This year is particularly important, as we hope to update the club bylaws to better match the reality of 2026. According to our bylaws, changes require a majority of active members. Dues can be paid in cash at any meeting, via check at a meeting or to PO Box 1260 Frederick MD 21702, via Zelle (free and native to many financial institutions) – use email address: treasurer@frederickarc.org.
• FredFest 26 is scheduled for Saturday March 21^st – the first day of spring! Now is the time to think about spring cleaning. At FredFest, we’ll have a few “club” tables for folks that have just a few items. ALSO, if you’d like to see the new venue, at 5pm on Monday, join us at the AMVETS Farm, located at 9602 Baltimore Road Frederick 21704. This less than a minute from exit 59 of Interstate 70 (Linganore Ijamsville).
• You can get a quick view of upcoming club activities here: https://frederickarc.org/upcoming-club-activities/

Let me know if there are questions – my email address is my call sign @arrl.net.

73!
Mike K3MMM

The second annual “Ham-at-the-HAM (Hagerstown Aviation Museum)” event will be on Saturday, February 7th from 10:00 AM – 4:00 PM (set-up at 9:00 AM).  This event is sponsored by the Antietam Radio Association. The theme of this year’s event is Emergency Communications specifically Go-Kits. If you have a personal Go-Kit you would like to demonstrate, please contact coordinator Joe WA1ZZQ using his call sign @arrl.net.  Ham-at-the-HAM is a relatively simple event and no special planning is needed.  We expect to be in the same location in the white dome hangar as last year and the museum will provide tables and commercial power.

Last year’s Ham-at-the-HAM was one of the museum’s most successful weekend events of the year and I hope we can have another terrific turn-out!  Please let me know if you’d like to volunteer to help and/or bring your personal Go-Kit to the event. I hope to see you there!

If you haven’t been to the Hagerstown Aviation Museum, it is truly a gem, showcasing local aviation history. Even if you can’t join us for this event, it’s worth a visit.  Their site is here:  Hagerstown Aviation Museum

Please plan on joining us for the January meeting of the Frederick Amateur Radio Club on Monday January 19^th at 7:00pm. In addition to a short business meeting, Tony KC3MBE will show us how to locate those mystery HF noise sources using a Tiny SA.

Couple of other items:

• FredFest is scheduled for Saturday March 21^st. At 6:30 on Monday (before the January club meeting) we’ll have a quick organizing meeting for FredFest. If you’d like to participate in any aspect, and can join us, please do so.

• It’s January and time to pony up the annual $15 club dues. By paying dues, you are a fully active member of the club. This year is particularly important, as we hope to update the club bylaws to better match the reality of 2026. According to our bylaws, changes require a majority of active members. Dues can be paid in cash at any meeting, via check at a meeting or to PO Box 1260 Frederick MD 21702, via Zelle (free and native to many financial institutions) – use email address: treasurer@frederickarc.org.
• Winter Field Day is January 24^th & 25^th and will be held just west of Emmitsburg at our K3MMM family farm. You’ll find all of the details here: https://frederickarc.org/winter-field-day-2026/. Be SURE to check this web site before the event, as weather always plays a role.
• I try and keep all upcoming club activities in this post: https://frederickarc.org/upcoming-club-activities/

As always, we meet in the Social Hall of the Independent Hose (fire) Company, located at 310 Baughmans Lane in Frederick – parking and entrance are in rear of the building. All members of the local community that have even a tiny inkling of radio communications interest are encouraged to join us! While it’s always better in person, sometimes that just isn’t possible. You can also join via Zoom using this link (new for 2026): FARC Zoom 2026

Please let me know if there are questions – my email is my call sign @arrl.net

73!
Mike K3MMM