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

[Steve Beckman]

Monthly Section Emergency Coordinator Report to ARRL Headquarters
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ARRL Section: Maryland-DC               Month:   March          Year: 2012
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AMATEUR RADIO EMERGENCY SERVICE
Total number of ARES members: 643
Change since last month: 0

Number of DECs/ECs reporting this month: 4
Number of ARES nets active: 15
Number with NTS liaison: 6

Calls of DECs/ECs reporting: K3UEZ, N3SEO, WB3KAS, and N3SB.

Number of drills, tests and training sessions this month: 13
Person hours: 114

Number of public service events this month: 3
Person hours: 204

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

Total number of ARES operations this month: 16
Total Person hours: 318

Comments:

Anne Arundel County: Supporting the Cherry Pit 10 Mile Race were: K3TED, 
N3WOF, KB3KWT, WA5VHU, WJ3K, KA2JAI, N3HKJ, KB3CWQ, K3RSJ, N2IQT, KB3UDP, 
K3HMX, & W3RTX.

Prince Georges County: Nets: Held five 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. 
March 10: Some of our radio operators assisted in putting together our 
first ARES deployment "Shelter Kit." It consisted of two pelican boxes, one 
a VHF kit and the second an HF Kit. Future plans call for two more kits. 
The three kits will be stored at venues North, Central and South county 
with 24/7 access. March 16: PRGE ARES radio operators, WB3KAS and N3ADF, 
members of American Legion Post 66, Bowie, set up a simple HF station at 
the Post and contacted K9TAL celebrating 93 years of service and support to 
America's military veterans. March 17: Conducted an ARES Shelter Deployment 
Exercise at the St. Joseph Fire/Emergency Medical Services Station 806 in 
Springdale, MD, the county's newly built station. The objective was to 
exercise and proof out the recently built Shelter Kit. A group of local 
hams set up a relay station at the nearby American Legion Post 275 in 
Glenarden, MD. RMS Express WinMOR was used to send a 'welcome' message to 
county Fire Chief Marc Bashoor. . .sitting in the room with us. Four 
minutes later the email arrived on his cell phone. His comment on receipt 
of message. . ."I am a believer." Complete story is posted on the county 
Fire/EMS site at: 
http://www.pgfdpio.blogspot.com/2012/03/this-is-just-drill-amateur-radio.html

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
FSD-96 (1-04)