MAARC

August 2024 Monthly Meeting
2024-08-18 10:00 - 16:00 (America/New_York) | Davidsonville Family Recreation Center, 3789 QUEEN ANNE BRIDGE RD., DAVIDSONVILLE, MD, 21035, United States
Gates Open – 10:00 a.m.
Tailgating – 10:30 a.m.
Walk-around auction – 12 p.m.
Meeting – 1 p.m.
Main auction – 2 p.m.
Display table: Radios with upside down chassis (Setchell-Carlson, Gloritone, etc.)
Speaker: Rich Colarco
Topic: Search for Extraterrestrial Intelligence

September 2024 Monthly Meeting
2024-09-15 10:00 - 16:00 | Davidsonville Family Recreation Center, 3789 QUEEN ANNE BRIDGE RD., DAVIDSONVILLE, MD, 21035, United States
Gates Open – 10:00 a.m.
Tailgating – 10:30 a.m.
Walk-around auction – 12 p.m.
Meeting – 1 p.m.
Main auction – 2 p.m.
Display table: Table radios with more than four knobs
Speaker: Bryan Rawlings
Topic: A Wire to the New World

RadioFallFest 2024
2024-10-20 08:00 - 16:00 | Davidsonville Family Recreation Center, 3789 QUEEN ANNE BRIDGE RD., DAVIDSONVILLE, MD, 21035, United States
Flea Market Gates Open at 8:00 a.m.
Walk-around Auction at 11 a.m.
Main Auction at 12:30 p.m. (sooner if raining)
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November 2024 Monthly Meeting
2024-11-17 10:00 - 16:00 | Davidsonville Family Recreation Center, 3789 QUEEN ANNE BRIDGE RD., DAVIDSONVILLE, MD, 21035, United States
Gates Open – 10:00 a.m.
Tailgating – 10:30 a.m.
Walk-around auction – 12 p.m.
Meeting – 1 p.m.
Main auction – 2 p.m.
Display table: 1936 Atwater Kent radios (their last year of
production)
Speaker: Jay Adrick (Ohio)
Topic: History of WLW and Crosley
Broadcasting

December 2024 Monthly Meeting
2024-12-15 10:30 - 16:00 | Sully Station Community Center, 5101 SEQUOIA FARMS DRIVE, CENTREVILLE, VA, 20120, United States
Tailgating at 10:30 a.m.,
Walk-around auction at 12 p.m.,
Meeting at 1 p.m.,
Main auction at 2 p.m.
Display table: Ham transmitters weighing less than 8
pounds
Speaker: Randy Warren – A Look Back to the Future, the VCF East Computer Show

January 2025 Monthly Meeting - Now Virtual
2025-01-19 13:00 - 14:00 | https://www.facebook.com/MAARCDavidsonville/videos
NOTE: The January 2025 Monthly Meeting will be conducted Virtually at 1:00 PM on 1/19 due to impending snow.
Members can join via Zoom. All others can join via Facebook at this link

Meeting at 1 p.m.
Speaker: Robert Lozier – S.G. Brown Ltd. Carbon Capsule Amplifiers for Crystal Sets in UK 1922-1926

February 2025 Monthly Meeting
2025-02-16 10:00 - 15:30 | Davidsonville Family Recreation Center, 3789 QUEEN ANNE BRIDGE RD., DAVIDSONVILLE, MD, 21035, United States
Gates Open at 10:00 a.m.
Tailgating at 10:30 a.m.
Walk-around auction at 12 p.m.
Meeting at 1 p.m.
Main auction at 2 p.m.
Display table: None (Super Show and Tell)
Event: Super Show and Tell

March 2025 Monthly Meeting
2025-03-16 10:00 - 15:30 | Davidsonville Family Recreation Center, 3789 QUEEN ANNE BRIDGE RD., DAVIDSONVILLE, MD, 21035, United States
Gates Open at 10:00 a.m.
Tailgating at 10:30 a.m.
Walk-around auction at 12 p.m.
Meeting at 1 p.m.
Main auction at 2 p.m.
Display table: NOTE THE CHANGE-Pocket/Small Transistor Radios
Speaker: Steven Hansman Transistors Collecting Tips
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April 2025 Monthly Meeting - NOTE NEW DATE
2025-04-13 10:30 - 15:30 | Sully Station Community Center, 5101 SEQUOIA FARMS DRIVE, CENTREVILLE, VA, 20120, United States
NOTE: The date has been changed to the second Sunday of April due to the third Sunday being Easter Sunday.
Tailgating – 10:30 a.m.
Walk-around auction – 12 p.m.
Meeting – 1 p.m.
Main auction – 2 p.m.
Display table: Antenna kits in original boxes
Speaker: Rod Matzko – “LCD Pocket TVs and impact on flat digital screens today”
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May 2025 Monthly Meeting
2025-05-18 10:00 - 15:30 | Davidsonville Family Recreation Center, 3789 QUEEN ANNE BRIDGE RD., DAVIDSONVILLE, MD, 21035, United States
Gates Open at 10:00 a.m.
Tailgating at 10:30 a.m.
Walk-around auction at 12 p.m.
Meeting at 1 p.m.
Main auction at 2 p.m.
Display table: Radios in fiberboard cabinets
Speaker: Rich Colarco – Electrical Magnetic Pulses
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RadioActivity 2025
2025-06-19 18:00 - 2025-06-21 17:00 | The Byzantium Event and Conference Center, 2747 Riva Rd, Annapolis, MD 21401, Annapolis, MD, 21401, United States
Thursday June 19th – Saturday June 21st
Annapolis, MD
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July 2025 Monthly Meeting
2025-07-20 10:00 - 16:00 | Davidsonville Family Recreation Center, 3789 QUEEN ANNE BRIDGE RD., DAVIDSONVILLE, MD, 21035, United States
Gates Open at 10:00 a.m.
Tailgating at 10:30 a.m.
Walk-around auction at 12 p.m.
Meeting at 1 p.m.
Main auction at 2 p.m.
Display table: McIntosh tube-type audio equipment
Speaker: Brian Harrison – Patrolling the Ether in WWII & Tracking Radio Spies
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August 2025 Monthly Meeting
2025-08-17 10:00 - 16:00 | Davidsonville Family Recreation Center, 3789 QUEEN ANNE BRIDGE RD., DAVIDSONVILLE, MD, 21035, United States
Gates Open – 10:00 a.m.
Tailgating – 10:30 a.m.
Walk-around auction – 12 p.m.
Meeting – 1 p.m.
Main auction – 2 p.m.
Display table: Radios related to smoking (Marlboro transistor sets, Wings, smoking stands, etc.)
Speaker: Dave Rossetti
Topic: The Vintage Electronics Hobby

September 2025 Monthly Meeting
2025-09-21 10:00 - 16:00 | Davidsonville Family Recreation Center, 3789 QUEEN ANNE BRIDGE RD., DAVIDSONVILLE, MD, 21035, United States
Gates Open – 10:00 a.m.
Tailgating – 10:30 a.m.
Walk-around auction – 12 p.m.
Meeting – 1 p.m.
Main auction – 2 p.m.
Display table: Harmon Kardon tube -type Hi-Fi equipment
Speaker: Brian Belanger
Topic: “A tour of the SPARC Museum in British Columbia”

RadioFallFest 2025
2025-10-19 08:00 - 16:00 | Davidsonville Family Recreation Center, 3789 QUEEN ANNE BRIDGE RD., DAVIDSONVILLE, MD, 21035, United States

NOTE: Date Change to 23 November 2025 Monthly Meeting
2025-11-23 10:00 - 16:00 | Davidsonville Family Recreation Center, 3789 QUEEN ANNE BRIDGE RD., DAVIDSONVILLE, MD, 21035, United States
Note the date change to 23 November
Gates Open – 10:00 a.m.
Tailgating – 10:30 a.m.
Walk-around auction – 12 p.m.
Meeting – 1 p.m.
Main auction – 2 p.m.
Display table: Vacuum tube radios weighing less than 1 pound
Speaker: Bill Halpern
Topic: “Life of 60’s Radio DJ”

December 2025 Monthly Meeting
2025-12-21 10:30 - 16:00 | Sully Station Community Center, 5101 SEQUOIA FARMS DRIVE, CENTREVILLE, VA, 20120, United States
Tailgating at 10:45 a.m.,
Walk-around auction at 12 p.m.,
Meeting at 1 p.m.,
Main auction at 2 p.m.
Display table: Sports radios (radios in the shape of a baseball, football, etc.)
Speaker: Charlie Scarborough
Topic: “Who’s afraid of EABC 80–it’s only a 6T8 — foreign radio”

January 2026 Monthly Meeting
2026-01-18 10:00 - 15:30 | Davidsonville Family Recreation Center, 3789 QUEEN ANNE BRIDGE RD., DAVIDSONVILLE, MD, 21035, United States
Gates Open at 10:00 a.m.
Tailgating at 10:30 a.m.
Walk-around auction at 12 p.m.
Meeting at 1 p.m.
Main auction at 2 p.m.
Display table: ARC-5 military surplus radios
Event: Charlie Scarborough presenting “Who’s afraid of EABC80 – It’s only a 6T8”

February 2026 Monthly Meeting
2026-02-15 10:00 - 15:30 | Davidsonville Family Recreation Center, 3789 QUEEN ANNE BRIDGE RD., DAVIDSONVILLE, MD, 21035, United States

MAARC March 2026 Monthly Meeting
2026-03-15 10:00 - 15:30 | Davidsonville Family Recreation Center, 3789 QUEEN ANNE BRIDGE RD., DAVIDSONVILLE, MD, 21035, United States
Gates Open at 10:00 a.m.
Tailgating at 10:30 a.m.
Walk-around auction at 12 p.m.
Meeting at 1 p.m.
Main auction at 2 p.m.
Display table: Reversed radios (radios with the dial and knobs on the left rather than the right)
Speaker: John Anderson presenting “TV Remote Control Drones in WWII”
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Antique Radio Conference Charlotte
2026-03-26 08:00 - 2026-03-28 13:00 | Sheraton Charlotte Airport Hotel, 3315 Scott Futrell Drive, Charlotte, NC, 28208, United States
An annual conference for Antique Vintage Radio & Phonograph Collectors and Historians. Early Buys Day Admission (spouses free) $25 each.

Delmarva Amateur Radio and Electronics Expo
2026-04-18 07:30 - 14:00 | Sussex Academy, 21150 Airport Rd, Georgetown, DE, 19947, United States
Perfectly Positioned for Regional Access. Just 2–3 hours from Baltimore, Philadelphia, Wilmington, Washington, D.C., Virginia Beach, Eastern Pennsylvania, and Southern New Jersey. Tax-Free Shopping • Free Parking • More Value for Vendors & Guests.

MAARC April 2026 Monthly Meeting
2026-04-19 10:30 - 15:30 | Sully Station Community Center, 5101 SEQUOIA FARMS DRIVE, CENTREVILLE, VA, 20120, United States
Tailgating – 10:30 a.m.
Walk-around auction – 12 p.m.
Meeting – 1 p.m.
Main auction – 2 p.m.
Display table: Electronic training kits (Heathkit, RCA, Rdio Shack, etc.)
Event: Geoff Shearer presenting “Bakelite vs Catalin in the Deco Era”

Odenton Spring Hamfest
2026-04-26 08:00 - 14:00 | Odenton Volunteer Fire Company, 1425 Annapolis Road (Rt. 175), Odenton, MD, 21113, United States
The Maryland Mobileers will hosts their Annual Hamfest, where people interested in Amateur Radio gather together. There will be vendors and amateur radio operators selling radios and other ham accessories. Generally there are exhibits on display, and people tailgating from their vehicles. Other items, such as computers, are frequently sold at this Hamfest.

Great Hagerstown Hamfest 2026
2026-05-02 06:00 - 12:30 | Maugansville Bible Brethren Church, 17904 Binkley Ave, Maugansville, MD, 21767, United States
Large Indoor Vendor Area. Paved Open Tailgating Area. Prize Drawings throughout the day! Easy Access from I-81. Food Concession serving Breakfast and Lunch 7 AM – 12:30 PM

Kutztown Radio Show
2026-05-08 - 2026-05-09 | Renninger’s Antiques and Farmer’s Market, 740 Noble Street, Kutztown, PA, 19530, United States
The Kutztown Radio & Audio Show is held twice a year in May and September. It has grown to one of the largest radio shows in the country, attracting collectors and dealers from all over the US. The event is held at Renninger’s Antiques and Farmer’s Market.

Dayton Hamvention
2026-05-15 09:00 - 2026-05-17 13:00 | Greene County Fair and Expo Center, 210 Fairground Road, Xenia, OH, 45385, United States
Hamvention invites the amateur radio community to come together in celebration of innovation, friendship, and the limitless spirit of radio. For 2026, we are proud to announce our new theme: Radio Adventure
Radio has always been about exploration — of ideas, technologies, distances, and possibilities. From the earliest spark-gap pioneers to today’s digital experimenters, satellite operators, contesters, emergency communicators, and outdoor enthusiasts, amateur radio continues to be a gateway to discovery. Begin your trek to Hamvention — three days filled with learning, discovery, innovation, and community. Whether you come to shop the flea market, attend forums, explore new technology, volunteer, or reconnect with friends old and new, your adventure awaits in Xenia.

MAARC May 2026 Monthly Meeting
2026-05-17 10:00 - 15:30 | Davidsonville Family Recreation Center, 3789 QUEEN ANNE BRIDGE RD., DAVIDSONVILLE, MD, 21035, United States
Gates Open at 10:00 a.m.
Tailgating at 10:30 a.m.
Walk-around auction at 12 p.m.
Meeting at 1 p.m.
Main auction at 2 p.m.
Display table: Supreme test equipment
Speaker: Tom Shearer – Wurlitzer Radios

RadioActivity 2026
2026-06-04 18:00 - 2026-06-06 17:00 | Crowne Plaza Hotel, Annapolis, MD, 173 Jennifer Road, Annapolis, MD, 21401
Thursday June 4th – Saturday June 6th
Crowne Plaza Hotel, Annapolis MD
Our big event of the year. This year’s theme is Vacuum Tube Technology.
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Manassas Hamfest
2026-06-20 08:00 - 12:30 | Colgan High School, 13833 Dumfries Road, Manassas, VA, 20112, United States
Indoor Hamfest.
