August 31, 2009 by kb3ljm.

When: Starting on Tuesday, September 22
Where: National Electronics Museum located on West Nursery Road
Time: 6:30 to 9:30 PM

A free, 12 week licensing course in preparation for the General Class FCC Amateur Radio examination will be held at the National Electronics Museum on Tuesday evenings form 6:30 to 9:30 beginning, Tuesday, September 22.

Prerequisite is that the student hold a Technician Class Amateur License or obtain permission from the instructor.

The FCC exam will be given on the last night of the class.

The class is open to the public.

For information call Roland Anders, day: 410-765-7269

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August 28, 2009 by kb3ljm.

In a case that goes back more than 10 years, the FCC has told a Pennsylvania utility that the utility is responsible for paying for “efforts to locate and correct instances of [power line] noise.” At least one amateur has been complaining to the FCC since 2000 regarding harmful radio interference possibly caused by power line equipment that is maintained by Pittsburgh’s Duquesne Light Company (DLC).

http://www.arrl.org/news/stories/2009/08/27/11043/?nc=1

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August 24, 2009 by kb3ljm.

In a press release just out from Southwest, the carrier says it “and Row 44 are continuing plans to roll out wi-fi beginning in the first quarter of 2010. Beginning this fall, Southwest will be moving to the next step of certifying Southwest’s full fleet with plans to begin fleetwide rollout of the Row 44 satellite service in the first quarter of 2010. The airline has been testing the service on four aircraft since Feb. 2009 and has received fantastic Customer feedback on the product.” Stay tuned for more details.

http://www.usatoday.com/travel/flights/item.aspx?type=blog&ak=68497502.blog

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August 22, 2009 by kb3ljm.

2009: August 13, September 17, October 13, November 17, December 15
2010: January 14, February 18, March 15, April 15, May 13, June 17

All meetings at the Pikesville Library.

For email reminders of the meetings, join theMilliwatt Yahoo! Group:

Click to join theMilliwatt

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August 18, 2009 by kb3ljm.

Basics I

Sep. 17
6:00 PM
Harford County EOC
2220 Ady Rd.
Forest Hill, MD 21050 Reed Correll
grcorrell@harfordpublicsafety.org

Basics I

Nov. 9
6:00 PM

Charles Co. Government Bldg
Commissioners Meeting Rm.
200 Baltimore Street
La Plata, MD 20646 Jen Adams (301) 609-3430
adamsjen@charelescounty.org
or
Michelle Lilly
(301) 609-3429
lillym@charlescounty.org

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August 9, 2009 by kb3ljm.

From Dave Prestel:

We are looking for volunteers to support the Knights of Columbus Fun Run public service event, Saturday, September 5th, 2009. The event is held at the Franciscan Friars Shrine of Saint Anthony in Ellicott City, starting at 7:30AM and ending around 11AM. It is a short (10 km) relatively low-key running event conducted in the area around the Shrine grounds. It’s a great opportunity to get started supporting public service events if you are new to them. All that is required is a 2 meter FM HT or mobile radio, and even if you don’t have one, we can pair you up with someone who does.

To volunteer, please contact Dan Wilt, N3YQ directly at N3YQ@arrl.net

A complete operations plan with directions and assignments will be sent out the week before the event.

73, Dan N3YQ

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