Happy Valentine's day from your Field Day team. Yes we do have a sensitive side and from time to time we let it show. Here is the latest from The Field Day Team.
Remember, if you have questions, comments, suggestions, etc. regarding Field Day or if you want to volunteer to help set-up/take down, operate, take pictures, or other stuff, please send an e-mail to: fd09@w3vpr.org

Here’s the most current Field Day video.

The fun is just beginning!

Can you beleive it's February already, Here is the latest from The Field Day Team. In the coming months the Field Day Planning Committee will provide monthly sometimes biweekly updates as well as video reminders about Field Day (27-28 June 2009).

Remember, if you have questions, comments, suggestions, etc. regarding Field Day or if you want to volunteer to help set-up/take down, operate, take pictures, or other stuff, please send an e-mail to: fd09@w3vpr.org

Here’s the most current Field Day video.

The fun is just beginning!

My bad -- I forgot to post this when I emailed it to the printer.

It is with regret and sorrow that Doug Stroble KB3HAM has passed on. Doug was a regular on the .105 repeater for several years before heading off to Co. to continue his education. Below is the announcement posted from the Gazzette.net website.

Douglas Donald Strobel, 20, of Damascus and Denver, Colo., died suddenly in his sleep on Friday, less than a week after returning to college from winter break.

Born Nov. 18, 1988, he was the son of David Strobel of Mount Airy and Cynthia D. Strobel of Damascus.

Anne Arundel Radio Club was asked to give a demo to Den Pack 2 of Pack 412 in Pasadena this Thursday evening (the 22nd) at approx 7PM. Since this group is pretty young (most are 7 years old) we have developed a plan which will last approx 45-60 minutes. Our location is close enough that we will use HT's to access the 147.075 repeater. Part of our presentation is to allow the kids to make a contact or two. We are looking for a couple people that can help us with the contacts, If you are able to monitor the .075 machine on Thursday evening between 7-8PM please let me know.

Our friends at the Maryland Mobileers Amateur Radio Club will sponsor their hamfest on Sunday, January 25 from 8 AM until Noon at the Odenton Volunteer Fire Hall 1425 Annapolis Rd. (Rt. 175 - 9 miles East of I-95).

$5 donation for entry
$12 for indoor table
Free VE Testing
Free parking

Contact Frank Winner N3SEO - n3seo@aol.com

The attached file is the Incident Radio Communications Plan to support the inauguration. If you wish to provide operator services please contact Jim Baker - N3XKJ, Assistant Emergency Coordinator (AEC) for Operations, PGC ARES/RACES - http://www.pgaresraces.net/

The club has just acquired two HF radios. A local manufacturer of tuners periodically sells off the radios they use to design tuners and offered us an excellent price. We now own a Kenwood TS-870S and a Kenwood TS-570D both in mint condition. The 870 will become the center-piece of the club station. Both can be used in contests and other club events.

The AARC Davidsonville 147.105 repeater will be made available to ARES all day and night on January 20 to support Inauguration Communications. ARES will assist with bus routing, stand by at some EOC's, hospitals, and man shelters in the event they are needed.

Normal use of the repeater will be allowed whenever ARES is not in a directed net but please keep QSO's short and be prepared to give ARES PRIORITY at any time.

To volunteer to help go to:

http://www.qis.net/~n3sb/MDC_ARES.htm

Remember how good it feels to operate a piece of equipment that you have assembled with your own soldering iron.This year there are a number of really good possibilities from complete multi-band rigs, mono-banders to accessories.