Mission: Timonium Hamfest (BRATS)

OL: Timonium Fairgrounds, Baltimore, Maryland

Background: The BRATS hamfest is an excellent gathering and offers quite a bit of military gear and boat anchors for sale. But you have to get up very early in order to beat Tom Bryan in order to have first pick of the the goodies. The last couple of years the group has met on 3885 Kcs and 51.0 Mcs to test and demo military HF equipment. A "Dayton" style net was held at 12:00 hours.




    Zorro's operating site. Can you ID the radio?    What does not belong in this picture?

Joe, W3KJT tries out 3885. In the background an unknown assistant watches the cooler.


Al, N3FRQ with his PRC-77 and Joe W3KJT with a PRC-6

  On the right is the famous Phantom of Salisbury, a rare picture of Ray, KA3EKH with a PRC-68


    What a group, now be honest would you purchased a used car from any of these Gentlemen?

   Show left to right:  Zorro,K4CHE,   Al ,N3FRQ,  Joe W3KJT,  Ray KA3EKH,   and Tom N3AJA

Special Note: Joe W3KJT's apparel was judged most color coordinated by an independent panel of experts. (i.e., Zorro's XYL)

More pix on page 2

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