Baltimore Amateur Radio Club

Apollo 11 Moon Walk Special Event with call sign W3A
2025-07-18 09:00 - 2025-07-21 17:00 (America/New_York) | National Electronics Museum, 338 Clubhouse Road, Hunt Valley, MD, 21031, United States
This on-air event commemorates the 56th. Anniversary of the Apollo 11 Moon Walk. The Amateur Radio Club of the National Electronics Museum (ARCNEM) will be on the air. Seeking operators for this event. Extended operating hours are possible. Contact Tom Christovich K3YH at tom.christovich@gmail.com .

BARC Monthly Meeting By Zoom
2025-08-06 19:00 - 20:30, 2025-09-03 19:00 - 20:30, 2025-10-01 19:00 - 20:30, 2025-11-05 19:00 - 20:30, 2026-01-07 19:00 - 20:30, 2026-02-04 19:00 - 20:30 | Maryland
Club meetings are on the first Wednesday of each month, 7:00 pm. by Zoom. https://zoom.us/ Select “Join Meeting” then enter: Meeting ID 350 725 6358 . Password: [REDACTED] (requires computer connection, this is not a phone number). Dial-in by telephone only: (301) 715-8592. Do log in to the meeting starting at 6:30 pm. for informal chit-chat.
Club membership is not required for attendance or to join our e-mail reflector.

Virginia Beach Hamfest and Swap Meet
2025-08-09 09:00 - 15:00 | Ambassador Club of Portsmouth, 364 Peninsula Ave, Portsmouth, Virginia, 23704, United States
$10 at the door

$5 for Tailgating outdoors

Food on site to purchase

Tables for $25 and FREE electricity if needed

***NEW*** at 1pm til 3pm is a EMMCOMM discussion for the region. A meet and Greet to get to know each other and discuss what we do at our best at the worst time for our cities and counties.

Doug Duggan

VBARC

Douglas.duggan@vbcert.net

757-416-8782

Maryland DC QSO Party
2025-08-09 10:00 - 23:59 | On The Air
The Maryland DC QSO Party will occur simultaneously on the 160 meter, 80 meter, 40 meter, 20 meter, 15 meter, 10 meter bands. Because of the contest element to this event 60 meters, 30 meters, 17 meters and 12 meters are not allowed. As usual some bands will see more use than others, and use will depend entirely on the contestants. The Maryland DC QSO Party will be on SSB, CW.

We will suggest that you use frequencies and modes close to our suggested mode/frequency combinations listed below:

CW: 3.557, 7.045, 14.045, 21.045, 28.045,

SSB: 1.895, 3.821, 7.230, 14.271, 21.371, 28.371,

Be aware that your first contest contact during our Maryland DC QSO Party with our Host Station, W3VPR, will net you 500 bonus points.During the event, you can expect up to 4 stations will be simultaneously operating using this call sign, so you have a good chance of working us. In order to give out as many bonus points as possible, we prefer to sit on a single frequency on or near our suggested frequency for the band/mode in question, calling CQ and answering all callers. Hopefully you will contact us along the way.

Hamfest -- Gloucester County Amateur Radio Club
2025-08-10 08:00 - 2025-09-07 17:00 | Gloucester County 4-H Fairgrounds, 235 Bridgeton Pike (Route 77), Mullica Hill, New Jersey, 08062, United States
New Jersey hamfest with food, VEC Exams, forums, and SNJ ARRL Convention

Northeast HamXposition
2025-08-21 08:00 - 2025-08-24 17:00 | Best Western Royal Plaza Hotel & Trade Center, 181 Boston Post Road W, Marlborough, Massachusetts, 01752, United States

Free, weekly, live, Amateur Radio Technician Class Licensing (ARCNEM by K3RA) -- First Session Is 09/04
2025-09-04 18:30 - 21:30 | ZOOM, United States
A free, weekly, live, Amateur Radio Technician Class Licensing course on Zoom will begin on Thursday, Sept 4, and will run through Thursday, October 16 (7 sessions). The three-hour sessions will start at 6:30 PM Eastern Time and they will be recorded. These are the classes that we have been holding for years sponsored by the National Electronics Museum. Please publicize this with anyone you know that you think would be interested. Those wishing to sign up should email me at roland.anders@comcast.net.

Technician 2 day course Carroll County Amateur Radio Club (CCARC)
2025-09-13 08:00 - 2025-09-14 17:00 | Maryland
Carroll County Amateur Radio Club, Inc. All classes are at the Carroll County Public Safety Training Center, 50 Kate Wagner Rd, Westminster. Classes are free. We recommend the ARRL License Manual as a study aid. The License manual can be purchased from the ARRL or from Amazon.

Email us at ccarc.k3pzn@gmail.com to reserve your spot

Field Emcomm Station Meet 2025
2025-09-27 07:00 - 15:00 | Johns Hopkins Applied Physics Laboratory, 11100 Johns Hopkins Road, Laurel, Maryland, 20723, United States
Amateur Radio operators and organizations from the greater DC/Baltimoreregion and beyond are invited to exhibit their portable emcomm stationsat an educational event to demonstrate different approaches to providingemergency communications following a disaster or major incident.Participants are also invited to show how they have configured theirpersonal sustainment kits. Amateur Radio operators and members of thepublic at large who are interested in emergency and disastercommunications are invited to attend and gather ideas for constructingtheir own portable emcomm stations and sustainment kits (commonlyreferred to as go-kits).

The event will be held on Saturday, September 27 (rain date: October 11)on the grounds of the Johns Hopkins University Applied PhysicsLaboratory in Laurel, MD, in cooperation with the JHU/APL Amateur RadioClub. There is ample space for exhibitors to set up their stations,including full-size HF antennas. The site has plenty of parking forattendees, and we will have access to rest rooms in an adjacentbuilding.

SMCARA Tailgate Fest
2025-10-11 08:00 - 13:00 | Maryland
Annual SMCARA Tailgate Fest

St. Mary’s County Amateur Radio Association holds an annual Tailgate Fest in October.

Annual SMCARA Tailgate Fest

Jamboree On The Air Event -- CARA
2025-10-17 09:00 - 2025-10-19 15:00 | Patapsco Park McKeldin Area, 11676 Marriottsville Rd, Marriottsville, Maryland, 21104, United States
CARA is organizing a Jamboree On The Air activity at the Patapsco Park McKeldin Area for the weekend of October 17-19, 2025.

Participating scout troops and cub packs will be permitted to camp at McKeldin for the weekend. A couple units have already expressed interest and we expect additional interest as we continue to promote the event.

We are seeking volunteers who can assist with all activities.

CARA’s goals include:

Set up On The Air opportunities to include providing coaching and mentoring as needed

Address any questions and provide general information about Amateur Radio

Possibly set up Go Kit / Transportable stations and demonstrations (where appropriate)

Possibly set up a Fox Hunt as a side activity

Possibly set up CW demos as a side activity

Audrey White (W8AUD) is the CARA lead for this event and may be contacted via email at RobNAudWhite-at-gmail-dot-com or w8aud@outlook.com.

Skywarn Basics Columbia MD
2025-10-29 18:00 - 20:00 | Maryland
https://www.weather.gov/lwx/SKYWARN

Free On-line General Class Course--first evening
2025-10-30 18:30 - 21:30 | ZOOM, United States
A free, weekly, live Amateur Radio General Class Licensing course on Zoom will begin on Thursday, October 30, and will run through Thursday, January 8 (9 sessions with no class on Thanksgiving or Christmas).
The three-hour sessions will start at 6:30 PM Eastern Time. These are the classes that we have been holding for years, sponsored by the Amateur Radio Club of the National Electronics Museum.
Participants in the course should have or be studying for the Amateur Radio Technician license. Please publicize this to anyone you know that you think would be interested. Those wishing to sign up should email me at roland.anders @ comcast.net.
Thanks.
73,
Rol Anders, K3RA

General 2 Day Course CCARC
2025-11-15 08:00 - 2025-11-16 17:00 | Maryland
All classes are at the Carroll County Public Safety Training Center, 50 Kate Wagner Rd, Westminster. Classes are free. We recommend the ARRL License Manual as a study aid. The License manual can be purchased from the ARRL or from Amazon.

Email us at ccarc.k3pzn@gmail.com

Radio Youth Group Meeting
2025-11-23 15:30 - 16:30 | Maryland
November 23, 2025, at the Severn Public Library from 3:30–4:30 PM (only an hour was available this time). Since it’s a short session, the plan is to talk about the different club board roles and see if any of the kids want to volunteer. We’ll also have some fun with Morse code, the phonetic alphabet, and Q-codes. The leader is Ashley KC3WVH

Pearl Harbor Commemorative On-Air Event at the National Electronics Museum
2025-12-01 09:00 - 2025-12-11 17:00 | National Electronics Museum, 338 Clubhouse Road, Hunt Valley, MD, 21031, United States
National Electronics Museum K3NEM will be on the air for several days before and after December 7th. Baltimore Amateur Radio Club members and others are invited to participate. Contact Tom K3YH to be added to the operating schedule.

Skywarn Recognition Day- Cancelled
2025-12-02 00:00 - 23:59 | Maryland

Pearl Harbor W2W On-Air Commemoration
2025-12-06 11:00 - 2025-12-07 16:00 | Maryland Aerospace Heritage Center, 2323 Eastern Blvd, Middle River, Maryland, 21220, United States
ARCNEM K3NEM will be operating the Pearl Harbor W2W station from the Middle River site two days Dec 6-7 11:00 am – 4:00 pm. This will run in conjunction with the model railroad display. Both operators and greeters are needed.

ARRL 10 Meter Contest
2025-12-13 08:00 - 2025-12-14 17:00 | Maryland
https://www.arrl.org/10-meter

ARRL Kids Day
2026-01-03 08:00 - 17:00 | Maryland
https://www.arrl.org/kids-day

Amateur Extra Class (Free)
2026-01-15 18:30 - 2026-03-28 21:30 | Maryland
If you or anyone you know is interested in attending an Amateur Extra Class licensing course, please pass along the following information, and feel free to publicize it with your radio club or any group you feel would benefit.

Courses are recorded in case you miss any or need a refresher.

A free, weekly, live, Amateur Radio Extra Class Licensing course on Zoom will begin on Thursday, January 15, 2026, and will run through Thursday, March 26. There will be 11 sessions. The three-hour sessions will start at 6:30 PM Eastern Time. Sessions will be recorded. Those attending should hold (or be studying for) the General Class Amateur Radio License. These are the classes that we have been holding for years, sponsored by the National Electronics Museum. Please publicize this to anyone that you think would be interested. Those wishing to sign up should email roland.anders @comcast.net.

ARRL Grant helps to fund the Zoom. Staff are volunteers.

Winter Field Day
2026-01-24 11:00 - 2026-01-25 17:00 | Maryland
Saturday (11 am EST), the 24th, and ends at 21:59 UTC on Sunday, the 25th (4:59 pm EST).

https://winterfieldday.org/index.php

Technician (Entry Level) Amateur Radio Class Announcement
2026-02-07 09:00 - 2026-02-08 17:00 | Carroll County’s Public Safety Training Center, 50 Kate Wagner Road, Westminster, MD, 21157, United States
Carroll County Amateur Radio Club’s Winter Technician class

School Club Roundup
2026-02-09 08:00 - 2026-02-13 17:00 | Maryland
https://www.arrl.org/school-club-roundup

ARRL DX Contest SSB
2026-03-07 08:00 - 2026-03-08 17:00 | Maryland
https://www.arrl.org/arrl-dx
