Central Maryland Amateur Radio Club

P. O. Box 788, Greenbelt, MD 20768-0788

Welcome to the Central Maryland Amateur Radio Club (CMARC) Web Page. The CMARC club officers are:

President: Jim Tilton/KD3JA
Vice President: Tony Fominaya/N3JWT
Secretary: Chuck Hagelgans/N3ODK
Treasurer: Les Whitmer/N3NCH

Emergency communications equipment has been installed at Doctors Community Hospital in cooperation with the Prince George's County ARES/RACES group. This equipment was initially put into service during the ARRL Simulated Emergency Test in early October 2004. Several CMARC members have been issued appropriate Hospital IDs and are prepared to assist in communications support in the event of an emergency involving Doctors Community Hospital.

NOTE: The operation of CMARC's Tuesday evening net has been suspended indefinitely.

Upcoming events:

May 31, 2008: Saturday Morning Brunch Meeting, at the Greenbelt Community Church, Hillside and Crescent, Greenbelt, MD. Brunch at 9am; meeting and program at 10am.

Program: We will discuss and plan for "CMARC and Friends" participation in activities throughout the summer months, including: (i) ARES participation in the Maryland State Pandemic Flu Drill, June 17^th, 5-9pm, (ii) ARRL Field Day, June 28-29^th, (iii) Greenbelt Labor Day Special Event Station, August 29- 31^st, and (iv) Greenbelt Labor Day Parade, Sept. 1^st, 2008.

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CMARC is an American Radio Relay League (ARRL) affiliated club, and participates in The Middle Atlantic FM and Repeater Council, Inc. (TMARC), and the Foundation for Amateur Radio (FAR). We own an autopatch equipped repeater (on 145.230- MHz). The repeater serves as a backup emergency communications link for the local Amateur Radio Emergency Service (ARES) group. Several members are active with the Prince George's County ARES group.

CMARC has been providing radio communications for the Greenbelt Labor Day Parade for the past ten++ years. CMARC also helps to provide communications support for the Prince George's County CROP Walk, Christmas in April, and, in cooperation with Prince George's County ARES/RACES, helps to provide emergency communications support for Doctors Community Hospital.

Club meetings are normally held every 4^th Friday of the month (except December) at 7:30pm in the DSE Meeting Room of the Center for Ambulatory Surgery at the Doctors Community Hospital, 8100 Good Luck Road, Lanham, MD. The Center for Ambulatory Surgery is the smaller building behind the large main hospital building. Enter through the door with the number 8100 near it (across the alley from the door marked Outpatient and Surgical Services) in the alley between the two buildings, and take the elevator to the 5th floor. Exit left from the elevator, and the DSE meeting room is down the hall on the right. If the door is locked, give a call on the 145.230- repeater and someone will come down to open it for you.

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