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BRATS Hold a successful 2012 Hamfest
The BRATS held their 2012 Hamfest Sunday, July 22nd. Despite a threatening sky, the hamfest was bristling with activity. Special thanks goes to Les W3GXT for his years of service as Hamfest coordinator, Mike N3EZD for his knowledge and assistance, and the rest of the BRATS volunteers.
Though the skies were gray, hams from as far as North Carolina came to see what our vendors had to offer
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The BRATS tour the NS Savannah
L to R: K9FXY, KB3PLX, N3GXH, K0RYX, KB3SKN
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Tour the Nuclear Ship Savannah!
The BRATS have arranged a tour of the NS Savannah, a decommissioned nuclear-powered freighter permanently berthed in Baltimore, on April 28, 2012. Part freighter, part luxury liner, the Savannah represents a unique period in America’s history. Hams in particular may find her 1960s radio room fascinating.
For more information on the tour, please contact us at BRATS@BRATSATV.ORG.
To read more about the Savannah, http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/NS_Savannah
NS Savannah enroute to the World’s Fair in Seattle
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BRATS Supports the MS Society Towson 5k
The BRATS provided communications and route support for over 1200 walkers participating in the April 15 Towson MS 5k walk, helping with traffic, providing reports on walkers and the rest stop, and enjoying a beautiful Sunday.
We encourage any HAMS to contact the BRATS about volunteering for the MS150 bike ride in June!
Before the start
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BRATS Website Update
Our website has been out of date for quite some time, so we decided to freshen things up a bit. Please bear with us as we work to update our site with the most recent BRATS information.
If you have any comments, suggestions, or events you’d like to submit to us, please email webmaster@bratsatv.org
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ATV Quick Start
Quick And Easy Way To Receive ATV
In strong signal areas (Northeast Baltimore), it is possible to receive the BRATS ATV repeater by using a cable-ready television. To do so, tune to cable channel 60 (i.e. Cable mode not Network mode). Then disconnect the cable from the back of the television and connect the TV to a UHF antenna. If you don’t have a UHF antenna, use any VHF antenna or at the worst, use a 5 to 10 foot length of wire. When you are using an antenna but set to CABLE CHANNEL 60 you pick up the 439.250 Mhz. repeater output. (This is because cable channels are not bound by other services and simply transmit their signals on the wire one channel after another.) The cable converter picks off the specified numbered channel and outputs the signal to channel 3 or 4. If you live in Northeast Baltimore, and have not tried this yet, shame on you! It is a real treat to watch the ATV net on Thursday nights at 9:00 pm. or the Answer Men net on Saturday at 1:20 pm. where Heru W3WVV can answer questions using a white board and some times provide live show-and-tell of some new antenna or other interesting device.
Outside of the normal nets or other activity, you can also monitor the evening ATV beacon at 7:45 pm to 8:00 pm.(EST) (8:45 pm to 9:00 pm EDT)
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