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

[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; 

CARR:
 
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.

GARR
 
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.

HOWA

On Sunday, November 11, 2012 HOWA ARES supported the Howard County Striders’ Metric Marathon from 0730 to 1130.  
The 16 mile event takes place annually in Columbia and our support included operators at each of five water stations, two bicycle mobiles and 2 net control operators.

KENT

Both Repeaters are operating 100% of the time.  Worked with Kent County OES
to gather information on equipment to be replaced with the fielding of the
new 700 MHZ radios.  Also received one 700 MHZ radio which will be installed
in KARS Emergency Communications Trailer.  
Working on finalizing MOU document which includes both RACES and ARESMAT
deployment provisions.  Should be completed within two weeks.
 
PRGE
 
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. 440 Linking System that we use in our quarterly hospital drills.

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)