[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:   May            Year: 2012
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AMATEUR RADIO EMERGENCY SERVICE
Total number of ARES members: 634
Change since last month: +2

Number of DECs/ECs reporting this month: 6
Number of ARES nets active: 23
Number with NTS liaison: 6

Calls of DECs/ECs reporting: K3UEZ, N3SEO, WB3KAS, N3QHC, W3JCT, and N3SB.

Number of drills, tests and training sessions this month: 17
Person hours: 107

Number of public service events this month: 2
Person hours: 63

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

Total number of ARES operations this month: 19
Total Person hours: 170

Comments:

Allegany County: Jim Robison KB3JRW - Administration. Jim has been on board 
with us for several years and does an outstanding job in handling much of 
the clerical and public relations work for our unit. He will be continuing 
in that role as well as serving an appointment as PIO. Ken Currence N0BSD - 
Operations. Ken for several years worked with our mobile assets. His role 
will be shifted and broadened to help us get equipment and personnel lined 
up for the situations at hand. David Ogden AB3FE - Operations. Dave has 
been working with us for several months as a liaison to our local county 
Emergency Management Joint Communications team. He has extensive background 
in public service radio, repeater systems, and the "nuts and bolts" of the 
newer 911 systems here. Besides that, he's just an all around pleasant 
fellow! Randy Bennett KB3VJO - Mobile Assets. Randy has been picking up the 
development of our AMCOM emergency communications bus, and you will have 
heard him and his xyl, Cheri, in recent months as net controls for our 
monthly ARES/RACES drills. Terry Bolinger, Jr. WX3M - Repeater Assets. 
Terry has many years of experience both as a repeater builder, operator, 
and researcher. We are grateful for his continued support of our ARES 
program. Barry Wagoner N8WG - West Virginia Liaison. Whereas much of our 
local 911 operation as well as various emergency service providers go "back 
and forth across the bridge" in mutual aid, Barry helps us keep all that 
sorted out. Thanks, Barry! We're looking to expand and fine tune our ARES 
unit even more in the months ahead. Thanks for the cooperation from all of 
you! You are the people who get it done! Field Day this year will be at 
Rocky Gap State Park, I-68 just west of Flintstone, MD (as previously.) 
Field Day Chairman Ryan Woods KD8ATF. Talk-in 146.880 PL 123.0 / 145.450 PL 
123.0.

Prince Georges County: 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. 
Meetings: Monthly meeting held the third Monday of the month at the Fire 
Services Building, 6820 Webster St, Landover Hills, MD at 1930. Eyeball 
QSOs at 1900. May 12: Supported the 36 Annual Marlborough Day in beautiful 
down town Upper Marlboro, MD. Support included parade line up assistance 
and monitoring the county's safety channels during the day. Support 
volunteers were KA3AHI, KB3IIE, KB3NJK, N3JBX, N3JFX, N3UTH, N3WYG. Field 
Day: Our Field Day will be held at the American Legion Post 66, Bowie, MD.

Wicomico County: The Lower Shore Chapter of the American Red Cross received 
a donation of a 45 ft tower. We are still working on the tower, but we have 
had donations of antennas, coax and other material. Delmarva Emergency Net: 
Sundays at 6:30 PM using 3.905 MHz - Primarily stations on the Virginia, 
Maryland, and Delaware Eastern Shore.  Net Control, Sussex County Emergency 
Coordinator, Amateur Radio Emergency Service (ARES). Local Net: Delmarva 
Amateur Radio Enhancement Net every Monday night at 9:00 PM.  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 
May 8, which is the last drill until September. Wicomico County RACES/ARES 
members gave a power point presentation about Wicomico County RACES/ARES to 
the Ocean City CERT (Community Emergency Response Team) on May 24 at the 
Ocean City Public Safety building. Wicomico County RACES/ARES members 
staffed the Wicomico County MC1 Mobile Command Vehicle during the Salisbury 
Festival on April 28. Wicomico County RACES/ARES members staffed a booth at 
the April 21 Hamfest at the Sussex Tech High School in Georgetown, DE. 
Coming Event: At the Delmarva Chicken Festival in Salisbury on June 15-16 
Peninsula Radio Operators Society will have a special event radio station 
which includes some ARES members. Coming Event: ARRL Field Day will be on 
June 23-24 and we plan to have ARES representation at the Peninsula Radio 
Operators Society (PROS) site at Furnacetown near Snow Hill, MD.

Calvert County: Calvert's RACES repeater, Sunderland, 146.985 MHz (-) PL 
156.7 was left in substandard condition after a local business removed 
their coax from the County tower.  We have been utilizing 28.350 for our 
weekly nets. Wayne/N1WR and Dennis/N3QHC checked into the monthly HF 
Hospital Net held by PGRE ARES. CALV ARES will be holding training and 
exercises every third Tuesday monthly at the Phillips House in Prince 
Frederick starting at 7:30 PM (L).  We also, started a site on Yahoo Groups 
for Calvert_ARES

Carroll County: The team is planning to hold Field Day at the Gamber Fire 
Department Carnival grounds, on Route 32 about half a mile North of Route 
91. Visitors are welcome.

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)