Maryland FM Association

The Maryland FM Association, Inc., more commonly known as The MFMA, was incorporated on June 17, 1966 by K3NZZ, W3TRG and W3YVV. This organization was drawn together by the development of Channelized FM operation on 2 meters which had begun to develop in the Baltimore - Washington area about 1962. The first Chanalized FM operation I am aware of originated in 1956 when the Maryland State RACES Organization and the Anne Arundel County Office of Civil Defense acquired commercial General Electric equipment and issued it to the RACES affiliated Anne Arundel Radio Club. A plan for Channelized FM operation on 6 and 2 Meters which designated various “Channels” to Amateur RACES operations across the state was developed at the State RACES level.
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