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

[Jim Montgomery]

To: Ewald, Steve, WV1X
Subject: Maryland-DC Section FSD-96 SEC Report

Monthly Section Emergency Coordinator Report to ARRL Headquarters
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ARRL Section: Maryland-DC               Month:   February         Year: 2013
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AMATEUR RADIO EMERGENCY SERVICE
Total number of ARES members: 637
Change since last month: +2
Number of DECs/ECs reporting this month: 9
Number of ARES nets active: 23
Number with NTS liaison: 4
 
Calls of DECs/ECs reporting: K3TVM, K3UEZ, N3SEO, KB3FMJ, N3SB, N3QHC, WB3KAS,
KB3KKY, W3JCT.
 
Number of drills, tests and training sessions this month: 22       Person hours:  281
Number of public service events this month: 6                           Person hours:  10
Number of emergency operations this month: 0                          Person hours:   0
Total number of ARES operations this month: 28
Total Person hours: 291
 
Comments from around the Section:

 
Section Emergency Coordinator WB3KAS:
 
I am very pleased that the numbeer of county reports this month is increasing over the previous months.  Nine entries this month is the record so far on my watch!  I encourage the remaining ECs to drop us a line and let us know what great things you are doing in your county and served agencies.
 
There are two vacant DEC slots in the Section; Central and Eastern.  If you are interested, and up to the challenge, please contact me or the Section Manager, WI3N for more information.
 
Wanda, KA3AHI, and I continue to schedule visit to as many ARES groups as possible.  We have two presentations I think would be worth your while to hear.  One on Section Interoperability and the other is the Section Hospital EmComm Program.  We have done ALLE, CALV, STMA, TALB, WICO so far.  We even got invited back to these places.  Imagine that!  Immediate plans are in the works for GARR and KENT.  If you have interest in this, and have room on your meeting agenda, please contact me.
 
ALLE County K3UEZ:
 
The Mountain Amateur Radio Club had its Winter Dinner on February 19 with approximately 20 persons attending. Those in attendance said they had a really good time.
 
The WX3M 147.105 + PL 192.8 repeater is back on the air. 

 

CALV County N3QHC
 
February’s ARES Meeting:  Attended by 7 members for 2.5-hours, 2013 Planning Meeting
 
CARR County N3SB:

 
Radio equipment at the Carroll Hospital Center has been checked out and programmed with the latest repeater frequency and PL tone information for the region. Thanks Larry WX3F! 
Our weekly ARES net is held on Tuesdays at 8:30 PM on 145.410 MHz.

 
District of Colombia KB3KKY:
 
Preparing to support the Rock and Roll Marathon on March 16

 
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

 
Exploring opportunities for a closer relationship with DC CERT

 
GARR County KB3FMJ:

The Garrett County ARES (GCARES) monthly meetings will be held at the Garrett County Southern Rescue Squad located on route 135 east of Oakland Maryland. The next meeting will be Monday March 11th 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.

 
KENT County K3TVM:
 
The Kent Amateur Radio Society club meeting meets on the 1st Wednesday of every month at 1900 in the Activities Room at the Heron Point Retirement Center in Chestertown.  For months when we have a guest speaker or some other presentation where a computer and projector are used, we meet in the Wesley Auditorium at Heron Point.  Talk-in is on 147.375 Mhz (PL 
156.7).
 
Kent County ARES members participated in four nets held on Tuesday nights at 1930 on 147.375/147/975.


PRGE County WB3KAS:
 
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.
 
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.
 
February 13: AB3NA spoke at the monthly meeting on on how solar flares affect the ionosphere and the geomagnetic field, and worst-case scenarios for the national power grid.
 
February 20: Supported the County’s Crime Victim’s Fund Run Planning Meeting.  PRGE ARES® has agreed to provide comms again for the event this year.
 
February 22:  Informed by MedStar Southern Maryland Hospital Center that the equipment is in for the RMS Packet Node installation in their hospital.  Work parties to follow.
 
WICO County W3JCT:
 
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 February 12 at Easton. 
 
Wicomico County RACES/ARES participated in the Radio Merit Badge course at the Salisbury University Merit Badge College on February 2. The ON-THE-AIR portion of the course will be presented on March 2.
 
Wicomico County RACES/ARES hosted Jim Montgomery, ARES Emergency Coordinator for MDC, and Wanda Montgomery, Assistant Emergency Coordinator at the Delmarva Amateur Radio Club monthly meeting located in the Clear Channel Studios, Salisbury, Md

 
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)