[MDC-ARES] Maryland-DC Section FSD-96 SEC Report

[Steve Beckman]

Monthly Section Emergency Coordinator Report to ARRL Headquarters
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ARRL Section: Maryland-DC               Month:   March          Year: 2011
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AMATEUR RADIO EMERGENCY SERVICE
Total number of ARES members: 657
Change since last month: 0

Number of DECs/ECs reporting this month: 6
Number of ARES nets active: 27
Number with NTS liaison: 5

Calls of DECs/ECs reporting: KB3ENU, WB3KAS, N3SEO, WR3F, KB3FMJ, and N3SB.

Number of drills, tests and training sessions this month: 16
Person hours: 163

Number of public service events this month: 1
Person hours: 175

Number of emergency operations this month: 0
Person hours: 0

Total number of ARES operations this month: 17
Total Person hours: 338

Comments:

Anne Arundel County: The following ARES members supported the B & A 
Marathon: KA2JAI, N3WOF, WB3IGW, KB3LDM, KB3CWQ, N3HKJ, N3SEO, K3RSJ, 
WA5VHU, K3YLW, W0NQW, W3DQT, N3YWG, K8JW, K3TED, K3BAY, AA3RR, KB3PGY, 
K3TH, KB3RFX, K3RUP, KB3NQY, KB3VAQ, KB3TEW & KA3RNW.

Howard County: The Howard County Office of Emergency Management arranged 
with the National Weather Service Office in Sterling, VA for a Skywarn Net 
Control presentation at the County EOC on March 26.  Although RACES drill 
credit was given to RACES participants, it was open to all and roughly a 
third of the attendees were ARES members who were not yet participating in 
the County's RACES program.

Garrett County: A presentation of DX operation was give by Mark Moynahan 
along with the movie Peter I 3T0X DX-Pedition. The Garrett County ARES 
(GCARES) monthly meeting location is held at the Garrett County Southern 
Rescue Squad located on route 135 east of Oakland Maryland. The next 
meeting will be Monday February 14th at 7:00 PM.
The GCARES net is held weekly on Sunday evenings at 8:00 PM on the 146.805, 
dup PL 123 and is linked to the Target Link Repeater System. All traffic is 
FM voice.


Signature: Steve Beckman
Call sign: N3SB
Email - n3sb at qis.net

Please send to ARRL HQ, 225 Main St., Newington, CT 06111 by 10th of the month
FSD-96 (1-04)