Hamfests

March 25-26 - Timonium, MD Greater Baltimore Hamboree and Computerfest, Timonium Fairgrounds. 410-HAM-FEST . (146.67/R)

Sunday, April 23, York, PA. York Spring Hamfest, York County 4H Grounds, Stoverstown Rd. Jim, W3MYK 717-812-37 (147.955/R)

Sunday, May 7 - Hagerstown, MD The Great Hagerstown Hamfest, at the Washington Co. Agr. Center, Route 65. http://www.w3cwc.org 301-432-2358. 147.09/R

May 19-21 - Dayton, Ohio Dayton Hamvention, Hara Arena, 937-276-6930 (146.94/R)

Sunday, May 28 - West Friendship, MD MD FM Assoc. Hamfest, Howard County Fairgrounds. http://www.marylandfm.org 301-641-5313 (146.76/R)

Fri-Sun, June 2-4: Rochester New York Rochester Hamfest , Atlantic Division Convention; Monroe Co. Fairgrounds http://www.rochesterhamfest.org 585-424-7184

Sunday, June 18 - Frederick, MD. Fathers Day Hamfest, Frederick County Fairgrounds, E.Patrick St just off I-70. (147.06/R) Carolyn, N3VOK 301-831-5060

Sunday, July 23 - West Friendship, MD The Famous BRATS Maryland Hamfest And Computer Fest. Howard County Fairgrounds. 410-461-0086 (24 hours); 147.03/R http://www.bratsatv.org

Do you like ? If so, send us some money: BRATS, P.O. Box 5915, Baltimore, MD 21282

BARC VE EXAMS for 2006
BARC Clubhouse, 12360 Owings Mills Blvd, Owings Mills. Info: Rusty, N3WKE, 410-247-0578 Exams at 2 PM, walk-ins allowed.
Saturdays: May 6, June 3, August 5, September 2, November 4, December 2
Sundays: April 2, July 2, October 1

AERO VE EXAMS
$14 Fee, (ARRL VEC)
May 20, Sept 30, Nov 18: White Marsh Library, 8133 Sandpiper Circle, White Marsh.
Register at 1 PM, exams begin at 1:30 PM
Frank, AC3P, Pat, AC3F, 410-687-7209

Other Club Exams
2nd Saturday, 1 PM, Davidsonville, by AARC. Register 12 noon. Bob, AA3RR, 410-437-8193
3rd Saturday, 9 AM, Laurel, by LARC, 384 Main St. John Creel, WB3GXW, 301-572-5124.
4th Tuesday, 6 PM, Linthicum. At Historical Electronics Museum. Harold, WB4OGP, 410-757-0493(h); 410-712-6829(w)

OPERATION APPROVED FOR DXCC

The ARRL DXCC Desk has approved these operations for DXCC credit: TS3A, Tunisia, March 24-28, 2005; T6X, Afghanistan, current operation effective March 8, 2005; TT8PK, Chad, December 27, 2005 through February 11, 2006; XW1A, XW1LLR5, XW1X and XW1M, Laos, current operation effective October 29, 2005; D2DX, Angola, current operation effective December 15, 2004 (a previous announcement accredited the D2DX operation effective December 15, 2005). For more information, visit the DXCC Web page.