The BRATS is a non-profit corporation under section 501(c)(3) of the Internal Revenue code and a non-profit corporation in the State of Maryland. The BRATS benefits the Baltimore and amateur radio communities through emergency communications, public service, education, and experimentation. Technical interests of the BRATS include amateur television (ATV), VHF-FM repeaters, shortwave, microwave, packet radio, short wave listening (SWL), ARRL Field Day, and radio contests. The BRATS are meeting monthly at the Pikesville Library, 1301 Reisterstown Road. on the third Tuesday of each month at 7:15 pm. Read the BRATS Overview for a comprehensive outline of the BRATS including an introduction and coverage of activities.

• Next meeting is Tuesday, May 20, 7:15 PM at the Randallstown Library
  
• We will have a guest speaker at the June 17th meeting: Jim Cross, WI3N, our ARRL MD/DC Section Manager, will be speaking on using ATV for emcomm.
  
• Can't wait until the next issue of the Milliwatt? Read the Milliwatt blog.  Also available as an RSS feed.
  
• May issue of the Milliwatt is now online! June issue coming soon.
• Event calendar ... Email us if you'd like an event added.
• Many thanks to our attendees, vendors, supporters, and volunteers who
  helped us succeed in presenting another memorable BRATS Hamfest
  and Computer Fest. Please join us again for this year's event on July 20, 2008.

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