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The award-winning monthly publication of The BRATS. |
| Mayer D. Zimmerman, W3GXK, Editor | |
Some Thoughts
This month we have a lot of FCC news. Not earth-shattering in itself, but significant in that the FCC issued a request for comments based on an ARRL request for rulemaking in the spread spectrum arena. There are other items of interest to us: The vanity callsign fee may drop later this year; K1MAN is issued an NoF of $21,000, based on a prior NAL. It certainly took long enough. We are happy to see the matter being brought to a conclusion; Finally, amateur radio will remain within the WTB -- again, not earth-shattering news, but another indication that the FCC is paying attention to amateurs and amateur radio. Yippee!73, Mayer, W3GXK
The Baltimore Radio Amateur TV Society, Inc. P.O. Box 5915 Baltimore, MD 21282-5915
a non-profit organization under section 501(c)(3) of the Internal Revenue Code and a non-profit corporation in the State of Maryland. We belong to and support the Foundation for Amateur Radio (FAR) and the American Radio Relay League (ARRL).
home page: http://www.bratsatv.org
e-mail: mail@bratsatv.org
InfoLine: 410- 461-0086
Meetings: 2nd Tuesday, 7:15 PM, Pikesville Library, 1301 Reisterstown Rd., Pikesville, MD.
President: Ed Rosen, N3GXH
Vice Pres: Edward Koritzer, N3DGY
Secretary: Mayer D. Zimmerman, W3GXK
Treasurer: Les McClure, W3GXT
Webmaster: Laura Faussone, KB3LJM
Chairman of the Board: Heru Walmsley, W3WVV
Vice Chairman, Technical: Mike Dees, N3EZD
Vice Chairman, Operations: Ian Millet, N3CVA
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| BRATS Linked Repeater System: WB3DZO: 147.03+, 224.96-, 448.325- BRATS Stand-alone repeaters: 443.350+ BRATS Packet Network Nodes
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| W3WCQ: | inputs: | 426.25, 1253.25 |
| outputs: | 439.25, 911.25 |
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| Mon 9 pm | Traffic and Info Net, W3GXK |
| Tues 9 pm | BRATS Horsetraders Net, Grant, KA3CEA |
| Wed 9 pm | BRATS ATV Net |
| Thurs 9 pm | BRATS ATV Net |
| Fri 11:45 | Informal ATV Net, W3WVV (Note change from Monday to Friday) |
| Sat 1 pm | Weekly News Bulletin, W3GXK |
| Sat 1:20 | The BRATS Answer Men: W3WVV and N3GXH |
| As needed | Weather/Emergency Net, Skywarn |
| BRATS Board of Directors |
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Through 12/06: N3WJH, N3YI, KB3KYM, KB3LJM, KC3FI, K2GZL* Through 12/07: KA3IDB, W3ZQI, K3RGG, KD7QOT, KB3FIF, K2ORX* *Appointed by the President |
| REGULAR BRATS MEETINGS |
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Second Tuesday of each month, 7:15 pm, at the Pikesville Library 1301 Reisterstown Rd, Pikesville |
Next BRATS Meeting
Note New TIME! 7:15 PM
Tuesday, May 9,
Pikesville Library
NEXT BRATS HAMFEST
Sunday, July 23, 2006
Howard County Fairgrounds
