October 2018 Meeting - RadioFallFest
Davidsonville Family Recreation Center
Sunday, October 21st
Tailgating at 8:00AM and Auction at 12:30 or earlier if raining
MAARC RadioFallFest - a Vintage Electronics Exposition (click here for last years flyer)
Check calendar for other events.
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RadioActivity 2018 Old Equipment Contest Results
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This year's Old Equipment Contest (OEC) had 61 entries with 109 pieces on display. The theme, Westinghouse, was well represented.
Pictures of the winning and other OEC entries, taken by club member Vincent Incardona, are posted to the right and/or on the RadioActivity Photos Page.
Incidentally, this year's RadioActivity photos were taken by Domi Sanchez (with help from the webmaster).
Here are the OEC winners:
Radio Age Index Update
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Thanks to Brian Belanger, the Radio Age Index has been updated through April 2018.
Click to view the new index on a web page: Cumulative Index 1994-Apr 2018 Radio Age.pdf
Alternatively, click 'Newsletter' on the left menu.
2018 RadioActivity - Announcement
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RadioActivity 2018.
View or Download the RadioActivity 2018 Flyer - Complete with Schedule, Old Equipment Contest Rules, & Registration Forms
June 14 - 16, 2018 in College Park, MD
RadioActivity 2018 will be held at the Sheraton College Park North Hotel in College Park, Maryland.
The theme will feature Westinghouse.
The Sheraton College Park North Hotel (formerly the Sheraton Washington North Hotel) is located off of Exit 29B (Rt. 212) of I-95 between Washington and Baltimore, at 4095 Powder Mill Road, Beltsville, Maryland, 20705. The hotel is on the southwest corner of the interchange.
Again this year, we have avoided holding our event on the same weekend as the ARRL Field Day weekend, an event in which many ham operators like to participate.
Mark your calendars and Click Here for further details.
Ham Radio Operators Puerto Rico Bound
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Check out this article about fellow radio enthusiasts from the American Radio Relay League who went to Puerto Rico following Hurricane Maria to to help distribute information about the status of hurricane survivors: Puerto Rico bound: Ham radio operators relay Hurricane Maria survivor info
Replacing Power-Cord Resistance Elements or Ballast Tubes
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Have an old radio that used power-cord resistance elements or ballast tubes that are no longer available? Ed Lyon has taken Charlie Rhodes' equations for determining how to replace those with modern-day capacitors and created some charts to guide your repairs. Published in the September 2017 Radio Age, they are provided here for your use.
To view the charts and related article, click here.
