[MDC-EC] February 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:  February                Year: 2009
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AMATEUR RADIO EMERGENCY SERVICE


Total number of ARES members: 649            Change since last month: +6 
(+, -, or same)

# of DECs/ECs reporting this month: 6 # of ARES nets active: 20 # with NTS 
liaison: 7

Calls of DECs/ECs reporting: K3UEZ, KB3LJB, KB3FMJ, WB0EGR, KB3ENU, N3SB.

Number of drills, tests and training sessions this month: 
3           Person hours  26.5

Number of public service events this month: 
0                            Person hours 0

Number of emergency operations this month: 
0                           Person hours 0

Total number of ARES operations this month: 3                        Total 
Person hours 26.5

Comments:

Carroll County: The group is working on detailed operating procedures for 
equipment at the EOC. The HF Radio (Icom IC-756) operating procedure has 
been completed, and a procedure for one of the VHF radios (Motorola 
MCX-1000) has been drafted. The CARET Net is conducted every Tuesday 
evening at 2030 Local on the CCARC 145.410 FM repeater. The net is open to 
all hams.

Cecil County: The Cecil County ARES Net is conducted every Sunday evening 
at 2000 local time on the Chesapeake Bay Radio Association (CBRA) 146.850 
FM repeater (negative offset). Access tone is 107.2 but is required only 
between 2100 and 0900 which means it is not required during the net. Our 
backup is the CBRA 449.825 FM repeater (negative offset). Access tone is 
167.9 and is required 24 hours. The net is open to all hams within range of 
the repeater. ARES membership is encouraged but not required.

Garrett County: The Garrett County ARES net is held weekly on Sunday 
evenings at 8:00 PM on the Outback Repeater System (primary repeaters 
146.805 and 145.33 dup PL 123). All traffic is FM voice. Monthly meetings 
are held on the 2nd Monday of the month at 7:00 PM.

Kent County: KARS had Equipment/Shelter drill on February 17th 2009, at 
2000 hrs to              2030 hrs,  Had 4 shelters, Chester River Hospital, 
Heron Point and EOC check in. Passed 2 messages and checked Simplex 
operation between all locations. All went well.

Wicomico County: Wicomico has a new EC - JC Taylor W3JCT. Welcome aboard! 
On Saturday, March 21, there will be an Amateur Radio Emergency Service 
(ARES) formation meeting to establish a partnership with Wicomico County 
Radio Amateur Civil Emergency Service (RACES). The formation of a local 
ARES will allow local amateur radio operators to be more proactive in the 
community. The formation meeting will be held at 10 am in Meeting Room 4 at 
Wicomico County Library, which is located at 122 South Division Street in 
Salisbury.

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)