Baltimore Amateur Radio Club

SMCARA Tailgate Fest
2025-10-11 08:00 - 13:00 (America/New_York)
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
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

BARC Monthly Meeting By Zoom
2025-11-05 19:00 - 20:30, 2025-12-03 19:00 - 20:30, 2026-01-07 19:00 - 20:30
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.

General 2 Day Course CCARC
2025-11-15 08:00 - 2025-11-16 17:00
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
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

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.
