[MDC-EC] November 2009 FSD-96 Maryland-DC ARES Section Report

[Steve Beckman]

Monthly Section Emergency Coordinator Report to ARRL Headquarters
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ARRL 
Section:   Maryland-DC             Month:  November                Year: 2009
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AMATEUR RADIO EMERGENCY SERVICE


Total number of ARES members: 648
Change since last month: 0

Number of DECs/ECs reporting this month: 8
Number of ARES nets active: 26
Number with NTS liaison: 8

Calls of DECs/ECs reporting: N3SEO, K3UEZ, AJ3X, KB3LJB, KB3ENU, WR3F, 
KB3KKY, and N3SB.

Number of drills, tests and training sessions this month: 15
Person hours: 109

Number of public service events this month: 2
Person hours: 115

Number of emergency operations this month: 1
Person hours: 168

Total number of ARES operations this month: 18
Total Person hours: 392

Comments:

Anne Arundel County: ARES Members supporting the Cold Turkey Run were: 
KA2JAI, KB3KWT, KA3ZPE, N3WOF, N3SEO, K3RUP, & N3HKJ, KG7XD, W0NQW, K3RSJ, 
KA1FFO, and AB3AC. ARES Members supporting the Boy Scouts CAMPOREE event: 
N3SEO, K3TED, WA3TOY, N3WOF, and N3KNP.

Allegany County: Allegany ARES ran in standby mode with 16 operators in 
support of and by request of Allegany County Emergency Management during 
the November 21 hospital re-location transition. This included the manning 
of Amcom 1, our communications bus on location at the new hospital and 
mobile units standing by at the two other hospital sites.

Baltimore County: BaCo ACS completed tallying activity associated with the 
October SET. The group's total point score is 310. We deployed personnel to 
the County EOC and four supported facilities. Facility Emergency 
Preparedness Managers, who were onsite at their facilities during the 
deployment stage of the SET, prepared injects for the exercise based on the 
scenario's simulated timeline. On November 19, Franklin Square Hospital, 
one of our supported facilities, hosted a flu clinic for our volunteers. In 
all 20 of our volunteers received their seasonal flu vaccinations. The 
remaining volunteers have or will be receiving the vacccination from other 
sources. The installation of the W3DHS D-Star repeater system, voice and 
data, will be delayed until January. The 2M and 1.25CM modules are on back 
order from ICOM. BaCo ACS is continuing to test and rollout MT63 and 
Tone63. We are on schedule to begin testing of WINLINK during the 1st 
Quarter of 2010. CQ's Public Service Editor, Richard Fisher, profiles the 
Baltimore County Auxiliary Communications Service in December's issue of 
CQ. Turn to page 44 to read all about it. If you don't subscribe to CQ you 
can pick up a copy at Barnes and Nobles and Borders Book Sellers. Copies of 
the article will be posted on the group's web site, bacoacs.info, following 
receipt of reproduction permission from the magazine's publisher.

Washington DC: Working with the Federal City React and ServeDC (CERT). 
Began testing repeater coverage across downtown DC for possible ARES use. 
Continuing discussion with fellow DC hams regarding possible ARES 
repeaters. Beginning to work on preparations for the National Marathon 
event in March.

Carroll County: The Carroll County Amateur Radio Club has procured a Honda 
EU2000I generator to support emergency communications.

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
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