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

[Jim Montgomery]

To: Ewald, Steve, WV1X
Subject: Maryland-DC Section FSD-96 SEC Report

 


Monthly Section Emergency Coordinator Report to ARRL Headquarters
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ARRL Section: Maryland-DC               Month:   December         Year: 2012
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AMATEUR RADIO EMERGENCY SERVICE
Total number of ARES members: 635
Change since last month: -1

Number of DECs/ECs reporting this month: 7
Number of ARES nets active: 14
Number with NTS liaison: 4

Calls of DECs/ECs reporting: K3TVM, K3UEZ, N3SEO, KB3FMJ, N3SB, WR3F, WB3KAS.

Number of drills, tests and training sessions this month: 20       Person hours:  85

Number of public service events this month: 1                      Person hours:  75

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

Total number of ARES operations this month: 21
Total Person hours: 160

 

Comments:
 
ALLE County K3UEZ:

 

Early in December the Mountain Amateur Radio Club hosted Jim WB3KAS and Wanda KA3AHI for an interesting session on Winlink operations and medical communications. Our monthly drill had the following stations check in: N3UNM, AB3FE, KB3GCO, KB3WFB, KB3VJO, KD8SLQ, KB3OMY, KB8ISI, KB3TQL, KB3JRW, KK3F, KA3JOY, KB3LYG, and K3UEZ served as net control. Not bad for a holiday month! We also moved some stations off frequency to check into the concurrent Bedford County (PA) net. Our Amcom bus is on the mend after having blown the alternator in a recent parade.
 
ANAR County NESEO:
 
Half Marathon:-KA2JAI, N3WOF, KB3KWT,  N3SEO, N2IQT, KR3LC, K3RSJ, W3RUM, K3ACT, KH6CUJ, KB3CWQ, N3HKJ, K3HMX, KB3LDM, W2PAW, WR3Q, N3RI, K3TED, KB3UDP, KB3VAQ, KC5VCF.
 
CARR County N3SB:
Our weekly ARES net is held on Tuesdays at 8:30 PM on 145.410 MHz.
 
GARR County KB3FMJ:
The Garrett County ARES annual holiday meeting/dinner was held Monday evening December 10th. This will be the last planned monthly meeting to be held until April 8th 2013. We will continue to hold our weekly GCARES nets.
 
The GCARES net is held weekly on Sunday evenings at 8:00PM on the 146.805 repeater, PL 123 and is linked to the WAN and Target Link Repeater System.  All traffic is FM voice.

KENT County K3TVM:

Kent County ARES members participated in four nets held on Tuesday nights at 1930 on 147.375/147/975.  No other activity was planned due to the observance of the Christmas and New Years holidays.


PRGE County WB3KAS:
 
PRGE ARES Web Page: http://www.pgares.org
http://www.pgares.org
PRGE ARES Internet Forum: http://groups.yahoo.com/group/PG-AresRaces/
http://groups.yahoo.com/group/PG-AresRaces/
Nets: Held four regularly scheduled training VHF nets on 146.61MHz on Tuesdays at 1930L. The
monthly HF Hospital Net is held the Wednesday following the third Monday of the month on
3820KHz at 1930L.
Held four regularly scheduled training VHF nets on 146.61MHz on Tuesdays at 1930L. The
monthly HF Hospital Net is held the Wednesday following the third Monday of the month on
3820KHz at 1930L.
Meetings: Monthly meeting held the 3rd Monday of the month at the Fire Services Building, 6820
Webster St, Landover Hills, MD at 1930. Eyeball QSOs at 1900.
Monthly meeting held the 3rd Monday of the month at the Fire Services Building, 6820
Webster St, Landover Hills, MD at 1930. Eyeball QSOs at 1900.
December 12: It has always been difficult for Fort Washington Medical Center radio operators get
into our ARES® Winlink Packet Nodes because of their low elevation location down near the
Potomac River. Peer-to-peer paths were tried and tested and one was found good-to-marginal and
will be tested during the January hospital drill. AA3WS and WB3KAS

It has always been difficult for Fort Washington Medical Center radio operators get
into our ARES® Winlink Packet Nodes because of their low elevation location down near the
Potomac River. Peer-to-peer paths were tried and tested and one was found good-to-marginal and
will be tested during the January hospital drill. AA3WS and WB3KAS
® Winlink Packet Nodes because of their low elevation location down near the
Potomac River. Peer-to-peer paths were tried and tested and one was found good-to-marginal and
will be tested during the January hospital drill. AA3WS and WB3KAS
December 15: PRGE ARES® held a second preliminary meeting in preparation for the upcoming
2013 Presidential Inauguration. It was decided to have the periodic Quarterly Hospital Drill be the forcing function for a “prep’ drill and call it a “Super Drill for January 5, 2013.
PRGE ARES® held a second preliminary meeting in preparation for the upcoming
2013 Presidential Inauguration. It was decided to have the periodic Quarterly Hospital Drill be the forcing function for a “prep’ drill and call it a “Super Drill for January 5, 2013.
December 29: Trained and familiarized AB3NA with Prince George’s County Hospital operations
involving Winlink. Assisted by KB3NJK, KA3AHI, WB3KAS
Trained and familiarized AB3NA with Prince George’s County Hospital operations
involving Winlink. Assisted by KB3NJK, KA3AHI, WB3KAS
 

 


Signature: Jim Montgomery
Call sign: WB3KAS
Maryland-DC SEC
Email: wb3kas at aol.com

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