Thanks to all who came out for FFest ’24!  We’ll see you again next March.

FredFest 2024 is BACK!

Saturday, March 16th, 2024

8:00 am to 12 noon

Shake off those winter blues and join us for the first local Amateur Radio indoor tailgate hamfest of spring.   This year we have a HUGE silent key estate to offer, with quality gear. PLEASE tell your friends and clubmates

Event location: Independent Hose Company Social Hall
310 Baughmans Lane
Frederick, MD  21702

(free parking and entrance in the rear of the building – click here for directions)

• • • • • • General Admission is $5.00
          • Tables are $10 each, and includes admission for one person
          • Seller setup begins at 06:45 am, doors open to the public at 8:00 am
          • No table reservations, all first come, first served.
          • Raffle prizes every 30 minutes – must be present to win
          • Talk in on 146.64 + PL 156.7

FredFest flyer is here:  Fredfest 2023V2

You’ve heard about it, but always wondered… “what IS Winlink, how does it work, and why should I care?”.  Mike K3MMM will answer these and more at the February Frederick Amateur Radio Club meeting, on Monday February 19th at 7pm.  We meet in the social hall of the Independent Hose Company at 310 Baughmans Lane in Frederick (entrance and parking in the rear). Meetings are open to ALL interested parties from the greater community.  No need to be a member or be licensed or anything.  If you even THINK that you might possibly maybe be interested, please join us!

In addition to all of the Winlink basics, we’ll discuss logistics for the estate equipment as well as the upcoming FredFest indoor hamfest, which will happen on Saturday March 16th. Fredfest is a big deal, so PLEASE raise your hand to volunteer when we ask.

Few more things:

• If you have purchased estate gear and need to settle up, please arrive by 6:30 to avoid the rush. 
• If you HAVE estate gear in your care that has been purchased, please try and have it at meeting by 6:30 to facilitate the transfer.
• If you have estate gear in your care, but will NOT be able to bring it to FredFest at zero dark thirty on March 16th, please bring to meeting for transfer.  We’ll be there by 6pm-ish.

While it’s best to join in person, sometime that’s not possible.  Next best is to join via Zoom using this link:

https://us02web.zoom.us/j/86031809702?pwd=bkFCM0pYL0g1RndpZVNjd01rN2FYQT09

We hope to see you there!

Thanks to ALL who came out for FFest ’24 – it was a great day!  And we’ll see you in March of ’25.  Cheers!

Be sure to join us for FREDFEST, the original indoor hamfest, on Saturday March 16th from 8am until noon.  We have items from a HUGE estate to be offered – high quality gear.  See https://frederickarc.org/fredfest for the specifics.

March 14th (Pi day!) ADDITION:  K3ERM Estate Inventory for FredFest ’24

Come one, come all to the January 2024 Frederick Amateur Radio Club on Monday January 15th at 7PM.  We meet in the social hall of the Independent Hose Company, located at 310 Baughmans Lane in Frederick.  This month, we’ll have a presentation by Tony KC3MBE on Measuring your Transmitter and Receiver Performance Using a Tiny SA RF generator.  Meetings are open to anyone interested in amateur radio – all are welcome.

While it’s best to join in person, sometime that’s not possible.  Next best is to join via Zoom using this link:

https://us02web.zoom.us/j/86031809702?pwd=bkFCM0pYL0g1RndpZVNjd01rN2FYQT09

We hope to see you there!

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