[02:07] <n4cht> hey folks.  marylander here.  i was considering trying to start a LoCo, but since there's a DC LoCo that seems fairly redundant, so i figured i'd see what you folks are up to instead.  :)
[03:13] <maco> there's a maryland loco too...well, except that the loco contact has stepped down. two people (i'm one) have offered to take it over
[10:26] <n4cht> maco: no kidding?   where is the maryland loco located primarily?  (meetings, etc?)
[14:05] <bcurtiswx> maco, what would be the point of a MD LoCo?
[14:20] <maco> n4cht: howard county mostly
[14:21] <maco> bcurtiswx: um, not all of maryland is in montgomery & PG counties?
[14:22] <bcurtiswx> maco, so what can you offer living in one of those two counties?
[14:22] <maco> bcurtiswx: i work in howard county and have a car
[14:23] <bcurtiswx> maco, what places would you have meetings, and what interest is there outside of the DC area ?
[14:24] <maco> im not really sure yet. i asked chuck (the old loco contact) for a list of places they'd met before. i know they were using some of the howard county libraries
[14:24] <maco> their first meeting ever was at the Timonium ham & computer show, i remember that (i was there)
[14:25] <bcurtiswx> cool, i'm a ham myself
[14:25] <maco> (all howard county libraries run ubuntu on all their systems)
[14:41] <n4cht> i really rather like the idea of a MD LoCo.  I'm in AACo, Howard County is a short drive.   DC is a 45 min drive, then metro, etc.
[14:43] <n4cht> maco: i'd be willing to scout some areas in the parts of AACo that border Howard and help you out with the MD LoCo.
[14:44] <maco> ok :) anapolis also would be a good place to do stuff some time
[14:44] <maco> though im pretty sure my affinity for annapolis is "rennfest!"
[14:45] <n4cht> oh heck yes.  annapolis is really close to me.  i live in pasadena, but there's a lot of spots i can scout in the glen burnie/severn/severna park/arnold/annapolis area.   public libraries, meeting halls, etc.