5ocks Intro to HAM
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Date: 27/10/2021

This is a recording of a recent Zoom-based talk which provided an informal intro to amateur (HAM) radio, presented by 5ocks.

Ham radio band plan (ARRL)
http://www.arrl.org/files/file/Regulatory/Band%20Chart/Band%20Chart%20-%2011X17%20Color.pdf

U.S. RF allocation table (U.S. Department of Commerce)
https://www.ntia.doc.gov/files/ntia/publications/january_2016_spectrum_wall_chart.pdf

QRZ (good commercial/ad-supported) Ham radio "front page"
https://www.qrz.com/

Prince George's County ARES
http://www.pgares.org/

Interesting insight regarding Amateur Radio's help during Hurricane Maria
https://www.hamradio.me/emcomm/hurricane-maria-puerto-rico-hams-helped.html

Outstanding non-profit study website
https://hamstudy.org/

Central MD Radio Clubs:
https://garc.gsfc.nasa.gov/
https://www.larcmd.org/conc/
https://sites.google.com/site/marylandmobileers/
[what else is out there?(fun to find out!)]

MD map of repeaters:
http://rfsearch.com/repeaters/search/index.asp?state=Maryland
Repeater book: 
https://www.repeaterbook.com/repeaters/index.php?state_id=24

Events:
Westminster ham fest ((Carroll County ARC) October 23rd 2021)
https://petetest2017.files.wordpress.com/2021/09/hamfest-flyer.pdf

National Electronics museum General class (Via Zoom(Oct 28th 2020 - Jan 13th 2021))
Rol Anders, K3RA, will be giving a free weekly General Class license course on Zoom beginning Thursday, October 28 and running through Thursday, January 13 (9 sessions plus 3 weeks off for the holidays in November and December.)   Sessions will start at 6:30 pm eastern time, and run 3 hours.  These are the classes sponsored by the National Electronics Museum that we have been holding for years.  Please publicize this with anyone you know that you think would be interested.  Those wishing to sign up should email Rol at roland.anders@comcast.net.