[MDC-EC] Maryland-DC Section FSD-96 SEC Report - November 2012

[Jim Montgomery]

Monthly Section Emergency Coordinator Report to ARRL Headquarters
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ARRL Section: Maryland-DC               Month:   November         Year: 2012
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AMATEUR RADIO EMERGENCY SERVICE
Total number of ARES members: 636
Change since last month: +7
Number of DECs/ECs reporting this month: 8
Number of ARES nets active: 15
Number with NTS liaison: 4
Calls of DECs/ECs reporting: K3UEZ, N3SEO, N3SB, KB3KKY, KB3FMJ, WR3F, K3TMV, WB3KAS.
Number of drills, tests and training sessions this month: 27
Person hours: 282
Number of public service events this month: 4
Person hours: 190
Number of emergency operations this month: 0
Person hours: 0
Total number of ARES operations this month: 31
Total Person hours: 472
 
Comments:
 
ALLE
 
None
 
ANAR
 



Cold Turkey 10K-KA2JAI, N3WOF, KB3KWT, , N3SEO, WA5VHU, K3RUP, N3HU, N2IQT, KR3LC, KB3QOU, K3RSJ, W3RUM, N3USP.
ROSARYVILLE 50K; 




Carroll County:
 
Carroll County ARES supported the DHMH radio kit test on Saturday December 1. Participating were WO3L, WX3B, KB3RJH, W8IS, KC8ZUP, KB3WAV, KB3VWK, WX3F, W3JJH, N3MSP, NS3X, N3SOI, KE3FL, K3RTW, N8PK, and KB3RPP.
 
DC
 
Conducted a Public Service Communications workshop with HacDC.  Continuing to conduct the NCAC Net on Sunday evenings at 9pm to provide a venue for DC and local coordination on the Tysons Corner 146.91 (-) repeater.  Investigating needs for amateur radio support in conjunction with the upcoming Presidential Inauguration.

Garrett County
 
The Garrett County ARES monthly meeting was held on November 12th . 
 
Pam Viner (N3HFC) gave a presentation on Winlink 2000, AirMail and Telnet and the use of AirMail on the National Traffic System. 
 
The Garrett County ARES (GCARES) monthly meeting and annual Christmas dinner will be held at the Oakland China Wok  located on route 219 north of Oakland Maryland on  Monday December  10th  at 7:00 PM. 
 
The GCARES net is held weekly on Sunday evenings at 8:00 PM on the 146.805 repeater, dup PL 123 and is linked to the WAN and Target Link Repeater Systems. All traffic is FM voice.
 

Prince George's County:
 
PRGE ARES Web Page: http://www.pgares.org
 
PRGE ARES Internet Forum: http://groups.yahoo.com/group/PG-AresRaces/
 
Nets: Held four 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. All are welcome.
 
Meetings: Monthly meeting held the 3rd Monday of the month at the Fire Services 
Building, 6820 Webster St, Landover Hills, MD at 1930. Eyeball QSOs at 1900.
 
November 10: PRGE ARES® held a very preliminary meeting in preparation for the upcoming 2013 Presidential Inauguration.
November 17: PRGE ARES® supported a "Emergency Preparedness Day" with Urban Preparedness, Inc in Suitland, MD passing out ARES® brochures and explaining our worth to the community.
November 19: Bryan Dorbert, N3ST spoke at our monthly ARES® meeting on the C.A.R.G. 

Wicomico County
Wicomico RACES/ARES was activated Sunday Oct 28, 2012 for Hurricane SANDY. 
Deactivated on Tuesday 
October 30, 2012. ARES members staffed the Wicomico County EOC and Wicomico 
Shelter at the new Bennett High School as part of the Red Cross communications 
team.
Local Net: Delmarva Amateur Radio Enhancement Net every Monday night at 9:00 
p.m.  The DAR Net is sponsored by the Delmarva Amateur Radio Club which is now 
an ARRL Affiliated group operating a repeater on 146.820 MHz PL 156.7 Hz.
  
Wicomico County RACES/ARES participated in the MEMA Communications Exercise 
drill on October 9. 
Wicomico County RACES/ARES participated in the post Hurricane SANDY Webinar 
debriefing November 1.
Signature: Jim Montgomery
Call sign: WB3KAS
Maryland-DC SEC
Email: wb3kas at aol.com
Please send to ARRL HQ, 225 Main St., Newington, CT 06111 by 10th of the month
FSD-96 (1-04)

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