Hamfests

Saturday, May 27 - Georgetown, DE STAR Hamfest at Sussex Tech HS, Route 9, Free VE Exams at Noon. Walk-ins welcome. Admission FREE. (147.05/R) Justin, N3JVT 302-934-5008

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

Sunday, August 6 - Berryville,VA Shenandoah Valley ARC Winchester Hamfest , Clarke Co. Ruritan Fairgrounds Bus. Rte. 7, Berryville, VA ( 146.82/R Tom, AF2D, 540-869-7067, af2d@arrl.net

Sunday, August 13 - Westminster, MD Carroll County Tailgate Fest , Carroll Co. Agricultural Center, Westminster, MD. (145.410/R) 301-829-8791

Sat./Sun. Sept. 9-10 - Gaithersburg, MD FARFEST , Montgomery Co. Fairgrounds Gaithersburg, MD. (146.955/R) ; 301-3345-7381 ; http://www.farfest.org

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: June 3, August 5, September 2, November 4, December 2
Sundays: April 2, July 2, October 1

AERO VE EXAMS
$14 Fee, (ARRL VEC)
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)

AERO/BRATS Field Day
June 24-25, Camp Genyara, I-83 to Exit 36,
439 East to Bond Rd www.bratsatv.org

OPERATIONS APPROVED FOR DXCC
The following operations are approved for DXCC credit: Iraq, YI9AQ, current operation effective September 21, 2004; Comoros, D6/WB4MBU, operation from May 24, 2001to October 27, 2001; Comoros, D68JC, operation from October 23, 2001 to November 8, 2001; and Timor-Leste, 4W2AQ, operation from June 18,2003 to December 17, 2003.

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