February, 2007

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HAMFESTS Sunday, January 28: Odenton, MD: 8AM - 12 Noon MMARC Post-Holiday Hamfest, at the Odenton Volunteer Fire Department Hall, 1425 Annapolis Blvd (Rte 175) Odenton, MD VE Exams at 9AM, pre-register with Harold at WB4OGP@arrl.net Yes! Outdoor tailgating! Talk-in: 146.805/R; Frank, N3SEO, 410-647-3335. Wednesday, January 31: Timonium, MD. 4-9 PM: BARC Mini-fest at the Fairgrounds Home Arts Bldg. FREE, but you must clean up. Sunday, February 18: Richmond, VA Richmond FrostFest ; The Showplace, 3000 Mechanicsville Tpke, Richmond. 146.88/R; 804-266-8903. http://www.frostfst.com email: wa4ped@comcast.net Sunday, February 25: Annandale, VA Vienna Wireless Society Winterfest ‘07 Northen VA Commuity College, 8333 Little River Tpke, Annandale, VA. 146.91/R; 703-971-4812 http://www.viennawireless.org email: jmrichey@juno.com March 31 - April 1: Timonium, MD Greater Baltimore Hamboree and Computerfest (BARC Hamfest) Timonium Fairgrounds. Free VE Exams on SUNDAY at 9:30 AM (register at 9 AM). Preregistration is requested: John Creel, WB3GXW, 301-572-5124. (146.67/R) email: info2007@gbhc.org 410-HAM-FEST (410-426-3378)		VE EXAMS BARC VE Exams for 2007 At BARC Clubhouse, 12360 Owings Mills Blvd, Owings Mills. Registration at 1:30, exams begin at 2 PM. No one admitted after exams begin. Rusty, N3WKE; n3wke@arrl.net Saturdays: February 3, March 3, June 2, August 4, September 1, November 3, December 1 Sundays: January 7, April 1 (at Timonium), May 6, October 7 AERO VE EXAMS $14 Fee, (ARRL VEC) January 27, 2007; March 24; May 19; July 21; September, 29; November 17 -- White Marsh Library, 8133 Sandpiper Circle, White Marsh, Md. 21236 Register at 1 PM, exams begin at 1:30 PM Pat, AC3F, ac3f@juno.com, 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)   GeneSat-1 launched A new amateur radio satellite has been launched into space. GeneSat-1 will conduct a cellular biology technology demonstration. Of particular interest to radio amateurs is the satellite’s beacon. Operating at 437.067MHz FM, the beacon sends an AX.25 packet at 1,200 baud every five seconds. The packet contains data about the spacecraft systems operation. Due to Doppler shift, the beacon frequency will vary +/- 9 kHz during a pass. Details can be found at www.crestnrp.org/genesat1/ahc.html. [RSGB]