[K3CAL] Winter weather

[Andrew Charland]

Copy that Drew. Thanks!

Andy

On Fri, Jan 23, 2026, 09:17 Zzz <atrent.802 at gmail.com> wrote:

> I’ll be rolling home at midnight and hoping for safe and uneventful
> travel.  Radio will be on but it’s not hands free.
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> Wife just told me her phone weather app now claims snow isn’t expected
> until at or after 1am.
>
> Drew
> KN4VWB
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> On Jan 23, 2026, at 06:41, Andrew Charland via K3CAL <
> k3cal at mailman.qth.net> wrote:
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> Thanks Shaun. If your able to relay any pertinent info, that would be
> great.
>
> Andy
> KC3WRX
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> *From:* k3cal-bounces at mailman.qth.net <k3cal-bounces at mailman.qth.net> on
> behalf of S. Godin via K3CAL <k3cal at mailman.qth.net>
> *Sent:* Friday, January 23, 2026 5:44 AM
> *To:* n5wta at yahoo.com <n5wta at yahoo.com>; Calvert Amateur Radio
> Association - K3CAL <k3cal at mailman.qth.net>
> *Subject:* Re: [K3CAL] Winter weather
>
> I'll be at SLVFD either Sat or Sunday for daytime duty. I will be
> listening in throughout the weekend on the club repeaters and Cal650
> depending on where I am and what I have going on.
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> On Thu, Jan 22, 2026, 6:02 PM Johnathan Iber - N5WTA - 2024 via K3CAL <
> k3cal at mailman.qth.net> wrote:
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> Are you on 146.985?
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> Or GMRS?
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> *From:* k3cal-bounces at mailman.qth.net <k3cal-bounces at mailman.qth.net> *On
> Behalf Of *jimmy mumper via K3CAL
> *Sent:* Thursday, January 22, 2026 5:33 PM
> *To:* Calvert Amateur Radio Association - K3CAL <k3cal at mailman.qth.net>
> *Subject:* Re: [K3CAL] Winter weather
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> Can anyone hear me on the repeater
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> On Thu, Jan 22, 2026 at 4:19 PM Franklin Charity via K3CAL <
> k3cal at mailman.qth.net> wrote:
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> Only GMRS capable, will keep my ears open on the repeater.  Can’t transmit
> on the repeater from my home, should I Join the Discord to communicate
> information there?
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> Sent from my iPhone. Any mistakes made is because Siri made me do it.
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> On Jan 22, 2026, at 3:20 PM, N1JMC via K3CAL <k3cal at mailman.qth.net>
> wrote:
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> I’ll have my ears up on both GMRS and the K3CAL.
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> vr/
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> Mike / N1JMC
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> -------- Original Message --------
> On Thursday, 01/22/26 at 05:44 Andrew Charland via K3CAL <
> k3cal at mailman.qth.net> wrote:
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> Given the current forecast for this weekend, I would like to run a
> "modified" weather net for reporting snow accumulation, road hazards, power
> outages, etc. Kara Buckmaster from Calvert EM contacted me yesterday to
> advise the EOC will activate in a virtual mode and would like any info we
> collect to be passed along to them as well. She is a GMRS user and will be
> monitoring the Calv650 repeater and can be contacted via email.
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> I'm sure most, if not all of us, won't be up all night so I'm looking to
> have the net active from 7am-9pm or hours along that line. I will try to
> activate it when accumulation begins and keep it going on a daily basis as
> resources and need dictate.
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> Obviously, one person can't do it all so I'm looking for folks to assist.
> Anyone willing to help out, please let me know or if you're free and want
> to give the current "net control" a break, that would be helpful. Reporting
> can be done with an hourly call for reports and email or phone can be used
> to submit any reports.
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> I would like to include GMRS as much as possible so if you are licensed,
> please monitor the repeater and notify users.
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> Any ideas and or suggestions to help this run smoothly and efficiently are
> welcome.
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> More to come as we get closer.
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> Thanks!
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>
> Andy
>
> KC3WRX
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> So. Maryland Skywarn
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