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 -------------------------- Don't Forget ----------------------------

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 * CARET Web-Page: http://www.qsl.net/caret

 If you have news you feel should be in the Net News then send it to
 me! email: 

 ------------------------------ NEWS --------------------------------
 
-Keith Krichinsky/W3MDC: The Baltimore County Office of Emergency
 Management and the NWS will be sponsoring a Skywarn Spotter
 Class on WEDNESDAY, OCTOBER 27TH AT 7:00 PM located at the
 Baltimore County Public Safety Building 4th floor Conference
 Room 700 East Joppa Road. To register, contact the Office of
 Emergency Management at 410-887-5996

- The SimSat family photo album
  [Link]

- The SimSat family Audio
  [Link]

-MARC: MARINE CORPS MARATHON IS OCTOBER 31
 Be a lifesaver!!! A total of 100 operators are needed for various
 locations along the course in Washington, DC and VA. There are positions
 available for Medical Aid Stations, Net Control and locations on the
 route. Some positions require HTs while others, like Rock Creek Park,
 require mobile radios and a mast.
 -
 Do you have portable packet, APRS or Amateur TV?  There are needs for
 these skills and equipment as well.
 -
 Security makes it necessary to submit names of all volunteers for course
 passes three weeks before the race so don't wait until the last minute
 to sign up! There is a convenient link from http://www.ncacdc.com.
 [There is also a link from http://www.marcclub.org/publicservice.html]
 -
 If you have already registered and have not received an acknowledgment,
 please contact WD5DBC@arrl.net.

-WX3F/Larry: Macromedia Flash movie on HF propagation by AE4RV. Very
 informative with some good links: [Movie]

-N8AAY: Here's the emergency repeater article I mentioned on our net:
 [Article]

-Howard Gorden W3CQH: "HAM" Coordinator for the MS 3 DAY CHALLENGE
 WALK: 240-793-6736, nedrog@aol.com - 3 DAY Challenge Walk from
 an area near 6 FLAGS in Maryland to Washington, DC.  This
 is a 50 mile walk! OCTOBER 1-3, 2004
 If you are interested in participating -- please respond with an
 email with the following information:
 Your FCC call:
 Your full name:
 Your mailing address:
 Your city/state/zip:
 Your home phone:
 Your cel phone:
 What dates you are available to participate:
 Your "T" shirt size:
 The license plate number of your Vehicle & State:
 In what position you would like to operate, ie: SAG - REST STOP -
 NET CONTROL.  First come, first served, as positions fill up we
 made need to shift some folks around.
 Date: OCTOBER 1-3, 2004

*--------------------------- NETS News ------------------------------

- MADXRA: Thursdays @ 20:30L on 147.345 with PL of 146.2

- MSN: The Maryland Slow Net, 3.717MHz 19:30 local every evening
  helps you learn CW and CW traffic handling. Take a look at their
  web site: http://www.bdb.com/~msn/

- A "new" SSB 2-meter net: Saturdays 20:15 local, 146.590 - They may
  eventually move to the SSB area, but for now they're up here.
  Also, they are using their vertically polarized antennas.

 ------------------------------ FCC ---------------------------------

 ARRL members can get their license updated free by sending back
 the post card ARRL will send them, or anyone can get their
 license updated by an officially authorized VEC in less than 5
 minutes (a $6.00 VEC processing fee will apply).
 W5YI: [W5YI]
 FCC on-line: [FCC ULS] (Seems to be better now.)
 FCC: [FCC Forms] - pick up a 605 form this way

 (If you are a member of the ARRL they will do it for free!)

 ---------------------- Local Club Meetings: ------------------------

-CCARC Meeting Monday:
 Monday October 11, 7:30 PM, at the FTC (Fire Training Center) in
 Westminster

-FARC Meeting 3rd Wednesday:
 October 20 - 7:00 PM, Frederick Composite Squadron Civil Air Patrol
 Building - For more info: [Click Here]
 (7:00PM the 3rd Wednesday of the month)
 TALK-IN: 146.64(-) pl=156.7 & 448.425(-) repeaters
 Directions: Follow East Patrick Street in the easterly direction past
 the MVA building.  Continue on this road as it bears north until you
 come to the end in a court. The Bowman Farm residence structure will
 be on your left amongst the trees. This is the new location.
 Please observe the parking lane restrictions as they are layed out.
 -
 The new RACES reflector for Frederick County is: 

-MARC Meetings: (7:30 PM unless noted)
   Date |Time |Event
 -------|-----|------------------------------------------------------
 MEETINGS- Held on the first and third Wednesdays of each month.
 WEEKLY NET- Held every Sunday at 7:30 PM on the 146.955 repeater.

 Sep 15         (TBA)
 Oct 06  7:00p  DINNER MEETING (Gaithersburg IHOP) **NOTE TIME**
 -------|-----|------------------------------------------------------

 Events:
- keith/kb3hhk: The 2004 ms bike ride  in gettysburg is in need
  of ten additional hams for each day of the two day event. You
  can work either or both days.
  - Please contact chip diamond (yes, it's his real name.),
 <>  to volunteer.

-MADXRA [Dinner Meetings]:
 Contact: Roy Bates/N2CSQ: <>

 2004 (19:00 Local)
 ----|-------|-----------------|--------------------
 Sep...Tue 21 Yellow Brick Bank..Shepherdstown WV
 Oct...Wed 20 Blue Ridge Grill...Leesburg VA
 Nov...Thu 18 The Anvil..........Harpers Ferry
 Dec...Fri 17 The Shamrock.......Thurmont MD


                           Saturday Breakfasts
Saturday breakfasts are usually on the first and third Saturday
of each month. During Fall, Winter, and Spring we've been meeting
at Myersville, Maryland, Volunteer Fire Company at 8:00AM. Since
MADXRA is a -regional- club, we meet for breakfast at other
locations from time to time. Check the WebSite or the club nets
for the latest on breakfast meetings.


 ============================  Contests  ============================

 ============================ ARES/RACES ============================

 This List of local nets is at: http://www.qsl.net/caret/nets.htm

 - CARET: [October Events]

 - CARET: join ARES/RACES form: http://www.qsl.net/caret/CaretReg.htm

 - MARC: Go to the MARC Public Service page to sign up for any event:
   http://www.marcclub.org/pubserv_form.html

 - FRED:


 ------------------- General and/or Out Of County -------------------

ARES: (-) = Not yet confirmed

 MC Events: (+) = need volunteers

 Public Service Activities in and around Montgomery County
 2003 Public Service Calendar
 You can sign up for any of these events on the MARC web page,
 www.marcclub.org

RACES: -----

 ---------------------------- Web Sites -----------------------------
 Do you know about:

 - RFI information from the ARRL Technical Information Service [Link]


 ------------------------------ Training  ---------------------------

 MARC: Amateur Radio Technician Class, September 28 to October 28 on
 Tuesdays and Thursdays from 7:00pm - 9:00pm - Contacts: Rocky/KC4UXO
 301-216-5210 email: 
, and Peggy/K3PJ:
 301-330-0027


 ARRL Certification and Continuing Education Web page web page:
 [ARRL CCE] (Emergency Communications courses must be
 completed in order, starting with Level I.)

 SKYWARN: URL:
 [Classes]
 [Classes]
 [Skywarn]


 ====================================================================

 ----------------------------- HamFests -----------------------------

 [ARRL Ham Fest List, link]

 Aug 15: CCARC, Tailgate fest: 15 Aug, Westminster, MD Ag Center,
 [CCARC Club Site], Contact: Steve Beckman, N3SB
 Phone: 410-876-1482, Email: 

 Sep 11-12: Gaithersburg, MD Fairgrounds, Maryland/DC Section
 Convention, Foundation for Amateur Radio
 http://www.amateurradio-far.org
 Contact: Dan Blasberg, KA8YPY, Phone: 301-345-7381
 Email: ka8ypy@arrl.net

 Oct 31: CCARC, Westminster, MD Ag Center, talk-in 145.410
 [CCARC Club Site], Contact: Steve Beckman, N3SB
 Phone: 410-876-1482, Email: 


 ============================= VEC NEWS =============================

 FCC recently announced that they will stop accepting "FCC Form 605"
 applications on pre-December 2003 forms--these are forms that non-
 examinees mail directly to FCC. (THIS HAS NOTHING TO DO WITH THE
 VE testing form: NCVEC Form 605)

 The National Conference of Volunteer Examiner Coordinators' Question
 Pool Committee is now working on the General Class question pool.
 [Question pools link]


               AMATEUR RADIO CLASSES (Training)

!!! FREE !!!
- Carroll county  - contact: Clint 410-549-6281 or email
  



 -------------------------- VE Test Sessions ------------------------

 ARRL Fee in 2003 is still $12. For a test or a re-test, or upgrade
 without a test to General.

 
 
 
 

 SPONSOR:  CARROLL COUNTY ARRL VE TEAM
 DATE:     TBD
 TIME:     7:30 PM (walk allowed Pre-registration preferred)
 CONTRACT: Clinton A. Brosenne Sr. 410-549-6281
           eMAIL:  
 LOCATION: Fire Training Center
           1345 Washington rd.
           Westminster Md.21157


 --------------------------- For Sale/Free  -------------------------

 Library of Congress is:
 MAHLON LOOMIS INVENTOR OF RADIO
 by Thomas Appleby (c1967)
 http://www.netcom.com/~n3rf

 Johan K. V. Svanholm
 Chm Svanholm Research Laboratories
 P.O. Box 81, Washington, D.C. 20044
 E: , or 
 P: 202-352-5252

 -------------------------- Local HAM Stores ------------------------

 Missing a user manual? Try: http://www.w7fg.com

 ----- Used radios & more

 G and G Electronics (301-258-7373), owned by MARC member Jeff
 Goldman K3DUA, is located in Gaithersburg and carries new and used
 radios, test equipment, books and lots of other stuff.
  Call for directions and to be sure Jeff will be
 there!

 The R.F.  Connection (301-840-5477) is located in Gaithersburg and
 carries everything in coax, connectors, wire, and the like.
 [home page]

 ----- Batteries

 Battery Warehouse - 395 E Gude Dr 301-294-9420 sells used gel cell
 batteries at the 65 - 80 AHr level goes for about $25.  Call first
 to be sure they have these in stock. URL: - none.

 Batteries Plus - 844A Rockville Pike 301-738-0606 - New batteries &
 will rebuild HT battery packs generally for the cost of the NiCds.

73 de KE3FL
Phil