On-the-air

ARRL Field Day for 2024 was June 22-23, 2024. This is the largest on-air amateur radio event in North America. Members of our club participated with ARCNEM (Amateur Radio Club of the National Electronics Museum).

Picture of ARCNEM 2024 ARRL Field Day arrangement.
ARCNEM Field Day 2024 held in Rockburn Disc Golf Course Parking, Elkridge, MD. An annual event by ARCNEM led this year by Tom K3YH and Fred AI3Z with BARC participation by Ed KC3YFZ and Mark K3ABZ.

Maryland/DC QSO Party is held annually each August. Help put Maryland“on the map”. All modes are supported.

DXLab Suite
N3FJP Field Day Contest Log

We proudly use DXLab Suite for general (master) logging, rig-control, QSLing, and operating. N3FJP software is used for various contests.

Confirmations for any of our contacts-W3FT: US-send SASE; DX-send SAE w/$1USD or use the bureau. For any direct mailing, an SASE or postage is required. Our mailing address is Baltimore Amateur Radio Club-W3FT, P O Box 120, Reisterstown, MD 21136; please mark your inbound envelope with the event name (if applicable). Logbook of the World is loaded promptly after any contacts are made.

The BARC Repeater System is available for anyone to use. The repeater has a primary input frequency of 146.07 Mhz and output is 146.67. The PL tone is 107.2. With multiple receive sites in the Greater Baltimore area, coverage is excellent. A big thank you to Phil N3CDY for his years of effort in maintaining the system.

If the Repeater goes down, please try simplex as we will monitor BARC Simplex Frequency 146.550 mhz., 40M on 7.195 mhz, and 75M on 3.910 mhz.

Education: Classes to Prepare for Licensing Exams

Check out these education opportunities in the Maryland/DC area: http://www.arrl-mdc.net/Classes.htm . In particular, the Amateur Radio Club of the National Electronics Museum (ARCNEM); the Columbia Amateur Radio Association (CARA); Antietam Radio Association; the Anne Arundel Radio Club; the Montgomery College Chapter of the IEEE and Montgomery Amateur Radio Club also hold classes.