From n3sb at qis.net  Sun Aug 10 16:56:39 2008
From: n3sb at qis.net (Steve Beckman)
Date: Sun Aug 10 17:00:37 2008
Subject: [MDC-EC] July Maryland-DC ARES Section Report
Message-ID: <5.2.0.9.0.20080810165336.0281da80@127.0.0.1>


   Folks;
   The July MDC ARES Section report is below. Thanks to the vast majority
   of you who got me reports on time, and without any need for reminders!
   73; Steve, N3SB
   SEC-MDC

     Monthly Section Emergency Coordinator Report to ARRL Headquarters
                                      
   ______________________________________________________________________
   ________________

            ARRL Section:   Maryland-DC             Month:  July
                                  Year: 2008
   ______________________________________________________________________
                              ________________
                      AMATEUR RADIO EMERGENCY SERVICE
                                      
   Total  number of ARES members: 570            Change since last month:
   -1 (+, -, or same)
   #  of  DECs/ECs  reporting  this month: 14 # of ARES nets active: 54 #
   with NTS liaison: 10
   Calls  of  DECs/ECs  reporting:  K3UEZ,  N3SEO, N3QHC, KB3LJB, KB3FIO,
   KB3FMJ, WB0EGR, WR3F, KB3ENU, K3CSX, KA8YPY, KB3FWW, KD3JK, N3SB.
   Number   of  drills,  tests  and  training  sessions  this  month:  25
   Person hours  259
   Number of public service events this month:
   5                            Person hours 221
   Number of emergency operations this month: 4
   Person hours 7
   Total     number     of     ARES    operations    this    month:    34
   Total Person hours 487
   Comments:
   Anne  Arundel  County:  Fourteen  ARES  members  conducted  a Mini-SET
   simulating  a  Category  1  Hurricane.  Nine  ARES members supported a
   parade.
   Carroll  County: Eighteen ARES members supported the Countys emergency
   preparedness  exercise.  Focus  was  on  an  orderly  member  call-up,
   resource  net  activation,  and  deployment.  Also  experimenting with
   EasyPal digital communications mode.
   Cecil  County: Twelve ARES members provided communications for bicycle
   portion of the Diamond in The Rough Triathlon.
   Frederick  County:  ARES  members  supported the Cycle Across Maryland
   event.
   Garrett  County: Planning for the SavageMan Triathlon. Soliciting help
   from Allegny County.
   Prince  Georges  County:  Implementing revised training schedules as a
   result  of  the  after-action  report from the State Pan Flu Exercise.
   Training  will  focus on correct net procedures, airmail training, and
   operation  of  the  basic set-up at served agencies. Also working with
   county IT to resolve a firewall issue to enable full-time use of a RMS
   Packet  gateway  at  the  EOC.  Phase one of the Prince Georges County
   Hospital  Coalition alternate communications equipment set-up and test
   out is now complete.
   Signature:   Steve
   Beckman
            Call sign: N3SB
   Please  send to ARRL HQ, 225 Main St., Newington, CT 06111 by 10^th of
   the month             FSD-96 (1-04)
From n3sb at qis.net  Sun Aug 10 17:14:20 2008
From: n3sb at qis.net (Steve Beckman)
Date: Sun Aug 10 17:18:11 2008
Subject: [MDC-EC] July Maryland-DC ARES Section Report -- UPDATED
Message-ID: <5.2.0.9.0.20080810171020.039d7c40@127.0.0.1>

Folks;

Got one EC Report in just as I was hitting the send-button. Here's our 
section report with that update.

73; Steve, N3SB
SEC-MDC

Monthly Section Emergency Coordinator Report to ARRL Headquarters
______________________________________________________________________________________
ARRL 
Section:   Maryland-DC             Month:  July                    Year: 2008
______________________________________________________________________________________

AMATEUR RADIO EMERGENCY SERVICE


Total number of ARES members: 625            Change since last month: +2 
(+, -, or same)

# of DECs/ECs reporting this month: 15 # of ARES nets active: 59 # with NTS 
liaison: 11

Calls of DECs/ECs reporting: K3UEZ, N3SEO, AJ3X, N3QHC, KB3LJB, KB3FIO, 
KB3FMJ, WB0EGR, WR3F, KB3ENU, K3CSX, KA8YPY, KB3FWW, KD3JK, N3SB.

Number of drills, tests and training sessions this month: 
32          Person hours  289

Number of public service events this month: 
6                            Person hours 226

Number of emergency operations this month: 
4                          Person hours 7

Total number of ARES operations this month: 42                      Total 
Person hours 522

Comments:

Anne Arundel County: Fourteen ARES members conducted a Mini-SET simulating 
a Category 1 Hurricane. Nine ARES members supported a parade.

Carroll County: Eighteen ARES members supported the County's emergency 
preparedness exercise. Focus was on an orderly member call-up, resource net 
activation, and deployment. Also experimenting with EasyPal digital 
communications mode.

Cecil County: Twelve ARES members provided communications for bicycle 
portion of the Diamond in The Rough Triathlon.

Frederick County: ARES members supported the Cycle Across Maryland event.

Garrett County: Planning for the SavageMan Triathlon. Soliciting help from 
Allegny County.

Prince Georges County: Implementing revised training schedules as a result 
of the after-action report from the State Pan Flu Exercise. Training will 
focus on correct net procedures, airmail training, and operation of the 
basic set-up at served agencies. Also working with county IT to resolve a 
firewall issue to enable full-time use of a RMS Packet gateway at the EOC. 
Phase one of the Prince George's County Hospital Coalition alternate 
communications equipment set-up and test out is now complete.


Signature:   Steve 
Beckman 
Call sign: N3SB
Please send to ARRL HQ, 225 Main St., Newington, CT 06111 by 10th of the 
month             FSD-96 (1-04)


From n3sb at qis.net  Sun Aug 10 17:25:15 2008
From: n3sb at qis.net (Steve Beckman)
Date: Sun Aug 10 17:29:02 2008
Subject: [MDC-EC] Best of the Best
Message-ID: <5.2.0.9.0.20080810171527.06464ba0@127.0.0.1>

Folks;

The top five counties, as far as number of ARES members is concerned, are:

Anne Arundel:	91	EC Frank Winner, N3SEO
Washington	83	EC Bob Long, KD3JK
Frederick	74	EC Jeff Fishman, KB3FIO
Allegany	68	EC Bill Tucker, K3UEZ
Baltimore	55	EC Joe Krystzoforski AJ3X

I hope we can get some comments from these gentlemen about what they've 
been doing to grow their membership. Whatever they're doing -- it works!!

73; Steve, N3SB
SEC-MDC



From K3UEZ at aol.com  Mon Aug 11 07:26:01 2008
From: K3UEZ at aol.com (K3UEZ@aol.com)
Date: Mon Aug 11 07:53:11 2008
Subject: [MDC-EC] Reply to N3SB
Message-ID: <c2f.3d4b2411.35d17bc9@aol.com>

As per Steve N3SB's request I put this on the MDC reflector, here  goes....

> Steve,
>  
> I'd say the best way to  be the EC of a county with a high concentration of 
 
> hams in ARES  is to inherit such a job, because I certainly didn't build 
this 
>  
> group. 
>  
> But all jokes aside, I think what  successes we have come from several  
> factors.
>   
> One, I, as EC, don't try to do something that I know very little about.  I  
> find others whose specialty that is. You will, therefore, from  time to time
> meet 
>  the best people we can find to do  certain modes, functions, and projects. 
It
> 
>  will remain to  be seen if I'm involved. Sometimes I think they prefer I 
> didn't   touch anything!
>  
> Second, we build on what we have, not  what we don't have. We feature what  
> works. Moreover, if it has  something to do with ham radio, and you can use 
it
> to 
>   communicate, you have a place on the team here. It's the philosophy of   
> inclusiveness. While the FM VHF is our most popular mode, that does  not
> suggest  
> we won't use anything and everything that's  out there. For example, a  
> cross-county CW link between two  shelter operations is not out of the 
> question... if 
> that's  what a couple of guys want to do. Similarly, we're now  gearing up  
our
> 
> packet system out here... only a few people so far... but  bring  it on! 
All 
> you need is a cooperative attitude and we need  you. 
>  
> Third, we actively invite all new hams who either  just got a license or  
just
> 
> moved here to consider  registering with our ARES group. The ARRL PIO in 
our 
> 
> local  club also serves as AEC - Administration. He's effective.
>  
>  Fourth, our ARES drills and nets are on frequencies that are common to all 
  
> classes of licensees when possible. The VHF FM is a no-brainer, but we  also
> run 
>  our 10 meter net around 28.4 to optimize  participation. 
>  
> I am also always looking for ways to get  active hams into the mix who are  
> maybe just a little independent  and disjoined, and hams that maybe have not
> been 
>  active  lately. I would suppose there are about 400 licensed hams within 
>  thirty  miles of our county seat.
>  
> Always looking for  new things to try...
>  
> Vy 73,
>  
> Bill  K3UEZ
> ALLE EC/RO




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From n3sb at qis.net  Fri Aug 29 18:01:57 2008
From: n3sb at qis.net (Steve Beckman)
Date: Fri Aug 29 18:07:26 2008
Subject: [MDC-EC] Call for monthly FSD-212 EC Reports
Message-ID: <5.2.0.9.0.20080829180013.032aad00@127.0.0.1>


Hi Folks;

It's that time of the month again. Please try to get me your EC Reports by 
the end of
this weekend.

The FSD-212 monthly DEC/EC Report Form is available from
http://www.arrl.org/FandES/field/forms/

73; Steve, N3SB
SEC-MDC


From ljfish at mindspring.com  Sun Aug 31 00:39:22 2008
From: ljfish at mindspring.com (Jeff Fishman)
Date: Sun Aug 31 00:48:50 2008
Subject: [MDC-EC] Fw: Tour du Port
Message-ID: <001401c90b23$b6c8e5b0$db2af904@PMBO>




Folks,
Frederick ARES provided communications support for this organization at the 
Cycle Across MD in July. If a Baltimore area ARES group is interested in 
taking this on, please let them know.
73,
Jeff Fishman KB3FIO
Fred. Co. EC
----- Original Message ----- 
From: ruthnlee@comcast.net
To: ljfish@mindspring.com
Cc: Charina Chatman
Sent: Wednesday, August 27, 2008 6:48 PM
Subject: Tour du Port


Hi ya, Jeff,
Charina asked me to contact you to find out if you and your group are 
interested in providing communications support for the Tour du Port cycling 
event to be presented by One Less Car in downtown Baltimore, Sun Oct 5.
You can find out about the event at http://www.onelesscar.org/TDP/2008/
We envision that communicators would be stationed at the base and each of 
the two rest stops, plus one mobile unit. As before, we will supply the 
vehicle and driver; you supply the electronics.
You will be informed of the locations of the stationary units and the route 
for the mobile unit after you get back to me. I'm looking forward to hearing 
from you soon.
See yuh, Lee 

