I shot the first attached image of the sun at about 10:00am this morning using a 150-500mm FX lens on a DX camera effectively making the lens 750mm. I used a home-brewed solar filter made of R-G Solar Film. The aperture was F/6.3 and the shutter speed was 1/4000 of a second.

I shout the second image about 5:40pm using a 70-300mm RX lens on a DX camera effectively making the lens 450mm. The filter used for this image is a black polymer film. The aperture was F/5.6 and the shutter speed was 1/1000 of a second. Probably could gone to 1/500th.

Here is the May issue of the Ham Arundel News.

Have you been wishing for more time to get to know your fellow AARC members? Would you like an opportunity to socialize at a time and place other than at the clubhouse meetings? Then you will want to plan to come to the inaugural meeting of the AARC "Radio Brunch" on Saturday, 5 May 2012, at 9:00 a.m. We plan to meet at the Old Country Buffet in Annapolis, located at 81 Forest Plaza. The first ones to show up should reserve a table or two, and make sure that the other members find you when they arrive. This is obviously a new undertaking for the club, and we will be evaluating it to determine if the time and the place are OK, so we hope you can turn up and help us develop this into a regular event. See you there, and bring your spouse and family! ---Chuck K3ACT

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April 28, 2012 10AM-12PM Rain date TBA (next day or next week)
Check www.w3vpr.org morning of event
Start Time 10:00 AM
Transmit 146.565
End Time 12:00 PM –meet at club 12:30 PM
Awards – Certificates first, second, third place
Fellowship of HAMs

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The attached file is for the Tech Class students to learn to program the Wouxun radios presented to them by LDG Electronics. 73, Rick KK4GV

Latest version of this guide updated 4-29-12 is now attached. (Corrects backlight instruction Menu #9)

The Radio TV Museum in Bowie is conducting a SPECIAL EVENT Station on Saturday, April 14, 2012 from 8 AM
to 8PM. It is in rememberance of the sinking of the Titanic, 100 years ago on the 14th.
The frequencies are: 3.955, 7.160 (or above) 14.255 and 21.425. The call letters are W3R.
IN ADDITION, Tony Young WA3YLO will monitor our repeater (147.105) and offer a special QSL card to
any who wish to contact him. Call W3R and wait a little.....he is also operating HF radio.

Lots of used equipment. Click "Read more" to see a list. List is not guaranteed to be complete or accurate but will give you a good idea of what may be available. All items sold "AS IS" and final sale, no returns. Sale benefits widows of SK hams as well as the club. Giving these items new homes honors the previous owners and local hams can get some really good deals. No inquiries please. (Note - IC-706 was sold by owner before we took possession of the equipment but was still on his list)