[MDC-EC] July Maryland-DC ARES Section Report -- UPDATED

[Steve Beckman]

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
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ARRL 
Section:   Maryland-DC             Month:  July                    Year: 2008
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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)