Good day.

Baltimore City RACES needs volunteers!  Baltimore City RACES is seeking amateur radio licensed and non-licensed personnel to assist with the development and operation of Baltimore City RACES.  If you live the Baltimore City metropolitan area and are interested in emergency communications please contact Christopher Madairy, Baltimore City RACES Officer.  The next Baltimore City RACES Meeting will be held March 15th, 2007, 7:00pm at the Office of Emergency Management.  Contact Information:  Christopher Madairy, N3QXX, BACI RO:  410-404-9145.  bcraces@baltimorecity.gov.  http://bcraces.baltimorepolice.org.

Thank you and 73.

Good day everyone.  I want to thank those who have supported the organization in Baltimore from all over the country.  I appreciate the comments and links to your own jurisdiction's RACES programs.  I am always interested in the success of other programs.

Baltimore City RACES' next meeting is on Thursday, October 19th at 1900 hours.  The location is 1201 East Coldspring Lane, Baltimore, Maryland 21239.  Contact phone is 410-396-6182 and email bcraces@baltimorecity.gov.

Baltimore City RACES Webpage

http://bcraces.baltimorepolice.org/

Thanks to all and 73.

Christopher Madairy, N3QXX
Baltimore City RACES Officer
Baltimore, Maryland

I posted this due to the change of date.  I have found that this is a great way to reach amateurs in the area and have rec'd interest from them.  I am sorry if this has bothered you.

Thanks and 73.

Christopher Madairy, N3QXX
Baltimore City RACES Officer
City of Baltimore, Maryland

ATTENTION:

The meeting dates have changed for Baltimore City RACES.  Meetings are now held every 3rd Thursday of each month at 1900 hours EST.

Thanks and 73.

Christopher Madairy, N3QXX
Baltimore City RACES Officer

Baltimore City RACES is conducting the September meeting on September on September 21st at 1900 hours.  The location for the meeting is at the Baltimore City EOC, 1201 East Coldspring Lane, Baltimore, MD 21239.

Baltimore City RACES needs volunteers.  We need amateur radio operators of Technician class or higher for emergency communications.  Anyone who is not an amateur radio operator can volunteer for the many administrative tasks within the organization.

The City of Baltimore has multiple locations that require operator coverage during exercises and actual emergency events.

If you are interested in the Baltimore City RACES, please contact Christopher Madairy, N3QXX, Baltimore City RACES Officer:  

Phone:  410-978-7665
Email:  bcraces@comcast.net

We would be happy to see the many amateur radio operators in the Baltimore Metropolitan area at our next meeting.

Thanks you all and 73.

Christopher Madairy, N3QXX
RACES Officer
Baltimore City, Maryland
Baltimore City Emergency Operations Center
1201 East Coldspring Lane, Baltimore, MD 21239
Office:  410-396-6182
Office 2:  410-978-7665
Email:  bcraces@comcast.net

Anyone interested in participating in emergency backup communications and lives in the Baltimore City, Maryland Metro area please join us at the meetings.  Baltimore City RACES meets every 2nd Thursday of each month.  The meetings are located at the City of Baltimore Emergency Operations Center, 620 Fallsway, Baltimore, Maryland.  There is ample parking behind the  EOC.

Baltimore City RACES is in need of volunteers for communications and administrative duties.  You do not have to be an amateur radio operator to participate; Emergency Communications is only a part of what needs to be done.  

For more information please email bcraces@comcast.net.  I can be contacted by calling 410-978-7665 or 410-396-6182.  Please leave a message if no answer.  You can also give me a call on 147.030.


Thank you and 73.

Christopher Madairy, N3QXX
RACES Officer, City of Baltimore
Cell:  410-978-7665
EOC:  410-396-6182
bcraces@comcast.net

Glad to help out.  I rec'd some great info as well and it  is greatly appreciated.  73.

Baltimore, Maryland
July 24th, 20006

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The new City of Baltimore RACES group needs volunteers.  

Baltimore City RACES is growing and needs additional volunteers to meet the requirements set forth by the City of Baltimore.

Baltimore City RACES requires all volunteers to pass a background check conducted by the Baltimore City Police.  In addition to passing the background check, each volunteer must pass the NIMS IS700 online test.  This is available through FEMA's website and typically can be completed in about an hour.  The test is online and "open book".  

Baltimore City RACES is responsible for providing backup emergency communications between the Baltimore City EOC, the Baltimore City Fire Department, Baltimore City Police, various city agencies, shelters, etc...

If you are interested in amateur radio public service, live in or near Baltimore City, please contact me regarding the Baltimore City RACES program.

Thank you and 73.

Christopher Madairy, N3QXX
RACES Officer - Baltimore City, Maryland
n3qxx1@comcast.net

I put one together a couple of years ago.  I haven't updated since, but plan to this winter.  It's bascially my portable ham shack.  I keep in the home shack since it stores all of my parts & supplies.  I have used it during  various events and exercises.

http://www.freespiritmassage.net/N3QXX/races.htm

Thanks and 73.

Christopher Madairy, N3QXX

Good day everyone.  I am in need of some assistance in connecting to a conference on Echolink.  I have created a conference for the Baltimore City RACES group to be accessed from two EOCS and Baltimore City Police locations.  Setup was fairly direct and simple, and once approved by the folks at Echolink, the node is up and running.  But... I am unable to connect to the conference as it times out.  I am not trying to connect from within the same location as the server since you need a different public IP than what the server is using.   I have gone through the conf file and didn't see anything that was set incorrectly, but I may have missed something.  So, anyone with experience in setting up a conference who likes troubleshooting, please help.  I need to present this to a Lieutenant in the police department next week.  Thanks to all and 73!  

Christopher Madairy, N3QXX
RACES Officer
Balitmore City, MD

Here's a portable station I built last winter.  It is always charged and ready to go.  It also does well traversing across fields and such.  I break it down when I need to carry it up stairs.  I have had great success with the station during exercises.  73 all.

http://www.freespiritmassage.net/N3QXX/ares_races.htm

Christopher, N3QXX

Good day everyone.  I am looking for a solution to my problem.  I need to be able to sort a callsign database by zip code.  I have downloaded the FCC database for my city in delimited text, but when I import it into Excel the fields are not all correct and it would take many hours to sort the data.  Does anyone know of a database that I can sort my zip code and save or export to an Excel spreadsheet?  Something that would be very quick and easy to do.  Thanks to all & 73!

Christopher, N3QXX
RACES Officer, Balitmore City, MD

Good day everyone!  I have a problem with my TNC and my 2m rig.  When the tnc xmits it is not keying the radio.  It receives fine, just doesn't key the rig.  I am pretty sure I have wired the connector up properly, but to be sure here is what I have.  From the TNC to the RJ45:  white to pin 3 (mic), red to pin 5 (stby/ptt) and black to to pin 6 (gnd).  I have numbered the pins on the RJ45 with the tab up, pin one on right and eight on left if you were to look at the RJ45 directly, tab up.  Anyone have any ideas or corrections to my wiring?

Thanks and 73 to all.

Christopher, N3QXX

Good day everyone!  I have a problem with my TNC and my 2m rig.  When the tnc xmits it is not keying the radio.  It receives fine, just doesn't key the rig.  I am pretty sure I have wired the connector up properly, but to be sure here is what I have.  From the TNC to the RJ45:  white to pin 3 (mic), red to pin 5 (stby/ptt) and black to to pin 6 (gnd).  I have numbered the pins on the RJ45 with the tab up, pin one on right and eight on left if you were to look at the RJ45 directly, tab up.  Anyone have any ideas or corrections to my wiring?

Thanks and 73 to all.

Christopher, N3QXX

I just passed my Extra exam!!   ..and now..  how do I sign?  I forgot to ask the VE before I left.  What will come after N3QXX/     Thanks to all and 73.

Christopher, N3QXX