October, 2008

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Hamfests and Events Sunday, October 5: W. Friendship, MD CARAFest 2008, Howard Co. Fairground (410) 552-2632; http://www.carafest.org Sunday, October 26: Westminster, MD Mason-Dixon Hamfest at Carroll Co. Agr. Center, off Rte. 32, Westminster, MD http://www.qis.net/~k3pzn; 145.410/R   Next BRATS Meeting Tuesday, October 21, 7:15 PM at the Pikesville Library, 1301 Reisterstown Road. Please plan to join us!		VE EXAMS BARC VE EXAMS for 2008 12360 Owings Mills Blvd. Owings Mills Register: 1:30 PM, Exams begin 2 PM. No one admitted after exams begin Saturdays: Nov 2, Dec 1. Sundays: Oct. 5. n3wke@arrl.net (Thanks, N3YI) 2008 AERO VE EXAMS Registration at 1 PM, Exams at 1:30. Fee $14 ( ARRL VEC); All exams at White Marsh Library, 8133 Sandpiper Circle; Nov. 22. Pat Stone, 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)

Interesting Airport News
OAKLAND: Coming later this month: Free Wi-Fi
Oakland International will begin offering free Wi-Fi in its terminals later this month. The starting date hasn't been determined. The airport will generate revenue by selling online ads. Its current service costs $7.95 a day.
SEATTLE Goats and sheep chow down on weeds
Seattle-Tacoma has unleashed a herd of goats and sheep to graze on its property as an environmentally friendly way to eliminate weeds. The goats are being tested specifically to see if they can assist in grooming steep slopes and other hard-to-reach areas. The goats are contracted through local company Goat Trimmers, which uses rescued sheep and goats. "Hate blackberry bushes? You may not love them, but our goats do! They're also hungry for thistle, weeds and other invasive plants," Goat Trimmers' website says.
ST. LOUIS Rocking chairs rock, so Lambert to add more
A year after introducing 70 rocking chairs throughout its gate seating areas, St. Louis Lambert says it will add 60 more. Rocking chairs are becoming more common at airports throughout the country, as terminals are trying to add more passenger-friendly amenities. St. Louis says the chairs have been so popular that it's often difficult for fliers to find a vacant one.

 

Airport Check-in: Cellphones used as boarding passes
Air France has launched electronic boarding passes on mobile phones for passengers on the Paris Charles de Gaulle-Amsterdam Schiphol route. Passengers who check in via its mobile Internet site mobile.airfrance.com can elect to receive their boarding-pass barcode as a text message or e-mail on their smartphones. Passengers then display their boarding pass to agents to check in baggage, proceed through security checkpoints and board the flight.

 

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