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The award-winning monthly publication of The BRATS.
Items herein may be reprinted with credit.
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| Mayer D. Zimmerman, W3GXK, Editor
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Passing of an Old Friend (Guest Editorial)
As of February 23, 2007, Our Old Friend "morse code" has
now slipped into history as a requirement for a U.S. Amateur
License. The tones and burps in the lower portions of the
HF bands will become more and more silent as those that
remember CW start to become silent keys themselves. "Silent
Key" will go by the wayside as well. As a longtime Extra, I can
honestly say that getting up to speed was an excitement all its
own. Just 5 WPM for my Novice was a thrill learning those
mysterious tones. I for one, can certainly see it both as a
defunct digital mode and a unique mode to operate pulling out
a QSO from those melodious tones. Ditty dum dum ditty will
have a narrower meaning from this time on. Dee, NB2F .
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: brats@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 Repeaters |
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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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W3GXT-5 | 145.05 |
| W3GXT-10 | 224.52 |
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BRATS ATV Repeater System:
| W3WCQ: | inputs: | 426.25, 1253.25 |
| | outputs: | 439.25, 911.25 |
| BRATS Weekly Nets |
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| Mon 9 pm | Traffic and Info Net, W3GXK |
| Tues 11:45 | Informal ATV Net, W3WVV |
| Tues 9 pm | BRATS Horsetraders Net, Grant, KA3CEA |
| Wed 9 pm | CATS ATV Net |
| Thurs 9 pm | BRATS ATV Net |
| Sat 1 pm | Weekly News Bulletin, W3GXK |
| Sat 1:20 | The BRATS Answer Men: KB3JQQ |
| Sun 8 pm | MATS ATV Net |
| As needed | Weather/Emergency Net, Skywarn |
| BRATS Board of Directors |
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Through 12/07:
KA3IDB, W3ZQI,
KB3FIF, K2ORX
Through 12/08:
KB3LJM, K2GZL
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| REGULAR BRATS MEETINGS |
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Third Tuesday of each month,
7:15 pm at the Randallstown Library
8604 Liberty Rd at Old Court Rd
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Next BRATS Meeting
Tuesday, April 17
7:15 PM, Randallstown Library
8604 Liberty Rd. at Old Court Rd.
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