Welcome to the Frederick Amateur Radio Club!

Please join us at 7:00pm on Monday March 17^th for the March meeting of the Frederick Amateur Radio Club. We meet in the social room of the Independent Hose Company, located at 310 Baughmans Lane in Frederick. Parking and entrance are in rear of the building. ALL members of the local community are invited to join us.

The topic of discussion this month is antenna analyzers. During the meeting, several members will show how to analyze antenna properties using traditional and “new tech” (aka Nano VNA) equipment. If you have an analyzer, and need some help understanding how it works, bring it along.

Also, new this month from 6:20 to 6:55 we’ll have our first “Elmer Time”. Since many of us arrive around 6:00 to set up the room and chat, this is an opportune time for folks to get one-on-one assistance with any radio issue – so bring your questions and relevant equipment (if possible). Of course, if you want to just join in the chat, please do. Elmer Time will be a regular feature of future meetings.

*** Our normal Zoom session will NOT be available for the March meeting. ***

Upcoming Events:

• Saturday March 22^nd : FredFest25 – the great amateur radio yard sale from 8am until noon. See details here: FredFest25
• Saturday April 19^th: Red Cross Regional Radio Drill at 9am. Details soon.
• Sunday April 27^th: Pedal for the Promise Lymphoma research ride from 8am until 1pm. We’ll need radio operators for three rest stops, three support vehicles, plus net control.
• Saturday May 3^rd: Great Hagerstown Hamfest. Please support our neighbors, details here: GHHamfest
• Saturday May 10^th: local hidden transmitter foxhunt. Details closer to the event.
• Saturday June 7^th: Tour de Frederick from early until ~7pm. We’ll provide communication support for ten rest stops and a dozen support vehicles, plus net control.
• Saturday & Sunday June 28 & 29: Field Day! This is the biggest weekend in all of amateur radio. Details as the event draws closer.
• July: club Parks on the Air activation. Details as date draws closer.
• Saturday October 4^th: Half Hike Across Maryland. We’ll provide radio support for hikers as they travel the Appalachian Trail from the Mason-Dixon line to Washington Monument Park near Boonsboro. Details as the event draws closer.