CCARC Technician Training
2025-05-10 09:00 - 2025-05-11 17:00 (America/New_York) | Carroll County’s Public Safety Training Center, 50 Kate Wagner Road, Westminster, MD, 21157, United States
The Carroll County Amateur Radio Club is happy to announce its Spring presentation of Technician Training, May 10 and 11, at the Public Safety Training Center, Westminster.

Class runs from 9 am to 5 pm both days, with an option to repeat the Sunday, May 11 material on Saturday, May 17, depending on interest.

We recommend the ARRL License Manual 5th. Edition as a study aid. The License manual can be purchased from the ARRL or from Amazon. Walk-ins permitted as space available.

MD FM HAMFEST
2025-05-25 07:00 - 13:00
http://marylandfm.org/Hamfest.htm

Time: 7 a.m. until 1:00 p.m. – premises MUST be cleared by 4 p.m.

TALK-IN on WA3DZD Repeater (146.16/146.76, 223.16/224.76, and 449.0/444.0) Pl 107.2

Plenty of good food and drink will be available. Provided by Lions Club

MFMA Hamfest is An ARRL sanctioned Hamfest

CCARC - 2 day General Course
2025-05-31 08:00 - 17:00
Mid Level “General” Course 2 Days May 31, June 1

The Club conducts numerous training sessions throughout the year, including multiple entry level classes. All classes are at the

Carroll County Public Safety Training Center, 50 Kate Wagner Rd, Westminster, MD. 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.

Contact: Questions? Email us at ccarc.k3pzn@gmail.com

D-Day Commemoration call sign W2W at National Electronics Museum -- ARCNEM
2025-06-01 - 2025-06-14 | National Electronics Museum, 338 Clubhouse Road, Hunt Valley, MD, 21031, United States
On air event commemorating D-Day June 6th by activation of call sign W2W from the National Electronics Museum. Contact Tom K3YH tom.christovich@gmail.com for details and to sign up.

BARC Monthly Meeting By Zoom
2025-06-04 19:00 - 20:30, 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
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.

Manassas Tailgate Hamfest
2025-06-07 07:00 - 13:00
Manassas Tailgate – Saturday, June 7th, 2025

Field across from Signal View Park

9300 Signal View DriveManassas Park, VA

Virginia QSO Party Awards and ARRL card checking

We are in the Signal Hill Park location same as 2024

https://w4ovh.net/welcome-to-manassas-hamfest/

General Info Email:chairman@w4ovh.net

RadioActivity 2025
2025-06-19 18:00 - 2025-06-21 16:00 | The Byzantium Event and Conference Center, The Byzantium 2747 Riva Rd, Annapolis, MD, 21401, United States
We are again holding our big RadioActivity event on Thursday evening, June 19 Through Saturday, June 21 at the Byzantium Center, 2747 Riva Road, Annapolis, MD 21403. As usual, we will expect many lots of equipment for sale this year, including some fine ham gear, and quite a bit of vintage HiFi gear. Prices vary by event.

Chesapeake Challenge BikeMS--Easton, MD
2025-06-21 08:00 - 2025-06-22 17:00
4 Routes Saturday2 Sunday.Currently Me and 3 Staff covering the route. They use phone only.Rooms can be covered if needed. Dinner Saturday covered.No net of any kind is setup. Previous years we worked with the folks from BRATShttps://events.nationalmssociety.org/index.cfm?fuseaction=cms.page&id=8680&eventID=2083IF you need any more detailed information feel free to message me and i can help out the best i can

Kc3fet Jason Noll.

or you can contactScott FulmerScott.Fulmer@nmss.org

ARRL Field Day
2025-06-28 07:00 - 2025-06-29 14:00 | National Electronics Museum, 338 Clubhouse Road, Hunt Valley, MD, 21031, United States
details Location times PDF.
K3NEM ARCNEM – LOCATION: Rockburn Disc Golf Course Parking, Elkridge, MD 2107539.21729028185726, -76.7685288831448
Setup: Saturday June 28, 2024 Begins at 7 AMStation Operation:2:00 pm Saturday June 28, to 2:00 pm Sunday June 29.Teardown: Pack up Sunday June 29 at 2:00 pm
2024 – vid Antenna Setup
https://youtu.be/2N05bsAm_cM?si=fXLfZ3fFEgfTsjlM
Operation
https://youtu.be/HWNdXWuA_9Y?si=KAzFVfGWAsdrwUX9
Contact Tom K3YH tom.christovich@gmail.com to participate`

System Source Computer Museum - Video Game Open House
2025-06-28 09:00 - 22:00 | System Source Computer Museum, 338 Clubhouse Road, Hunt Valley, Maryland, 21030, United States
You are invited to a Video Game Open House at System Source Computer Museum on Saturday, June 28.

Visitors can explore the museum and immerse themselves in the fun of classic video games. Guests can play retro games on original CRT televisions, reliving childhood memories or discovering vintage gaming for the first time.

A wide variety of consoles — from the Atari 2600 to the Nintendo Wii — will be ready with original controllers and games. Attendees can bring their own consoles, with CRTs available to connect and enjoy. There will be a LAN party featuring Windows 98-era PCs, for revisiting classic multiplayer titles with fellow enthusiasts.

Video Game Open House: Saturday, June 28th from 9 AM – 10 PMAdmission: $30, includes pizza and drinks for lunchLocation: 338 Clubhouse Road, Hunt Valley MDRegistration: Video Game Open House

Apollo 11 Moon Walk Special Event with call sign W3A
2025-07-18 09:00 - 2025-07-21 17:00 | 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 .

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
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
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

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
