The Foundation for Amateur Radio (F.A.R.) and The Columbia Amateur Radio Association (CARA) have joined forces to create what will become one of the premier Amateur Radio events in the Mid-Atlantic region.
The dates are Saturday, September 7 and Sunday, September 8,2002 at the Howard County (MD) Fairgrounds west of Baltimore near the intersection of I-70 and MD-32. See: http://www.fall-fest.com/ for details and directions. Many vendors have reserved space including "Satellite Sam," the "RF Connection," the "Badge Man," "Startek," "Ramsey Electronics," and more. Seminars will include: Amateur Microwave Communications with Bill Seabreeze, W3IY RF Interference Investigation with Mike Martin, K3RFI AMSAT Satellite Communications with Rick Hambly, W2GPS Coordinated ARRL Presentation with Tom Abernethy, W3TOM, ARRL MDC SM Demonstration of the Marconi Detector by Chip Weems, W4PBG APRS Demonstration by Bob Bruninga, WB4APR Amateur TV demonstration by Tim Keener, N3VGS And more! A special event station, "W3FAR/"AM" (W3-Full Audio Radio)," will be on the air demonstrating vintage and homebrew equipment with that wonderful rich sound of AM radio of the "old days." For more info, contact: [EMAIL PROTECTED]

