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MDC SECTION-WIDE ECHOLINK *WASH_DC* NET 8 PM FRIDAY MARCH 15th
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MDC Section News
Vol. 15, No. 03
Thursday, March 12, 2019
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* MDC SECTION-WIDE ECHOLINK NET FRIDAY MARCH 15TH
* YOUR SECTION MANAGER MOMENT
* UPCOMING HAMFESTS & CONVENTIONS
* RADIO EVENTS, ACTIVITIES AND OPPORTUNITIES
* T-MARC COORDINATION REPORT
* MDC SECTION ARES? REPORT
* SECTION TRAFFIC MANAGER'S REPORT
==> MDC SECTION-WIDE ECHOLINK NET FRIDAY MARCH 15TH
This month's MDC section-wide EchoLink net will be held on Friday, March 15,
2019 at 8:00 PM ET on the EchoLink *WASH_DC* Node 6154. The MDC Section
EchoLink net is always held on the third Friday evening of every month at
8:00 PM eastern local time. Next MDC Section monthly EchoLink Net is
scheduled for April 19th.
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If you would like to join in on RF, the following repeaters and IRLPs have
linked in for EchoLink nets:
- KA2JAI-R operates through the KB3CMA repeater 442.300(+), PL 107.2 Hz, in
Annapolis, MD
- WB3GXW-R, 147.225(+), PL 156.7 Hz, located in Calverton, MD
- N3HF-L, 443.45(+), PL 151.4 Hz, located near Ocean City, MD
- N3HF-R, 443.45(+), PL 156.7 Hz, located near Silver Spring, MD
- W3ICF-R, 146.73(-), PL 141.3 Hz, located near Frederick, MD
- K3CAL-R, 146.985(-), PL 156.7, located near Sunderland, MD
- N3RO-L, 145.545, Simplex, Frederick Co, MD
- W3SMD-L, 147.51, Simplex, St Mary's County, MD
- K3GMR-R 146.61 (-), No PL, Cheverly, MD
- KB3JQQ-L Pikesville, MD
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Repeater owners are encouraged to join our MDC Section EchoLink Net group
and link your repeater, soon!
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Find EchoLink App and Nodes in your area at EchoLink.org and FIND EchoLink
Linked repeaters online at
https://repeaterbook.com/repeaters/feature_search.php?type=EchoLink&state_id=24&band=14
or
https://www.echolink.org/links.jsp?lat_deg=39&lat_min=30.0&lat_NS=North&lon_deg=77&lon_min=0.0&lon_EW=West&sel=gridsq&gs=fm19&city=&state=&country=US&d=1
Everyone is encouraged to join in and give any updates on what is happening
in your part of the ARRL Maryland-DC Section. If you do not have EchoLink on
your Computer, Tablet or Smartphone, you may download the free software
from: http://echolink.org/register_data.jsp or your App Store online.
As always, we thank John Creel, WB3GXW, for making the *WASH_DC* EchoLink
server and his WB3GXW-R repeater available for the EchoLink nets.
==> SECTION MANAGER MOMENT
MDC Section-wide staff Eye-ball & meeting.
Location will be near Annapolis, MD on Saturday, June 8th from 11:00 until 4
PM.
All MDC Section appointed staff (ASMs etc.) required to participate
Alternate representative by invitation only (Online/Internet Video
Conferencing TDB).
The agenda will be published by April 16th.
Send your topics of interest and discussions by March 29th
We use our voices to help others, the future of Amateur Radio is in your
hands.
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Please continue your support and JOIN the ARES-Connect Roll Out.
ARES team should get together and plan to 100% on-line participation
ARES® Roll-out the Section ARES® Leaderships, Management and Teams
The new volunteer management system for the Amateur Radio Emergency Service
ARES® will allow MDC Section Staff and our ECs, DECs and SEC. ARES®
participants sign-up for and log hours.
Your MDC Section staff needs your help and more about this in the coming
weeks.
Leaders are encouraged to begin your ARES® EC or MDC Section Staff future.
Contact your SM, SEC or ASM to learn how. Please email your request to
KB3MXM at arrl.net
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Social Media is driving disaster awareness - join the trend!
Our Twitter is @MDCARRL - https://twitter.com/MDCARRL
73,
Marty, KB3MXM
ARRL MDC Section Manager
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READ MORE > More Mentors Needed for New ARRL Emergency Communications Course
Sessions
http://www.arrl.org/news/more-mentors-needed-for-new-arrl-emergency-communications-course-sessions
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==> UPCOMING HAMFESTS & SPECIAL RADIO EVENTS
This is a list of Hamfests in the Maryland-DC Section and nearby
Pennsylvania, northern Virginia, West Virginia and Delaware [... and nearby]
as a courtesy to our neighboring Section Managers.
Also listed are radio events for communication enthusiasts.
For this month our MDC SM adds On-Air Events. For our section members
interested in other types of RF communication, events and activities related
to the RF spectrum. Please send your upcoming ARC events, suggestions and
comments. Please include our ARC Events. You may view upcoming Hamfests
which are being held in the MDC Section and nearby in Pennsylvania,
Delaware, West Virginia and northern Virginia area by clicking on either:
MDC SECTION Hamfests or the ARRL's Hamfest and Convention Calendar at
Convention Calendar
I, as the MDC Section Manager, Marty Pittinger, KB3MXM, and/or a designated
ARRL representative(s) will plan to attend all Hamfests in the ARRL
Maryland-DC Section.
We hope to see you there and bring a fellow Ham and friends.
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Fredfest '19
Date: Saturday, March 16, 2019, 8AM to 12 PM
Location: Independent Hose Company, 310 Baughmans Ln, Frederick, MD 21701
Sponsor: Frederick Amateur Radio Club
Website: http://frederickarc.org
Talk-In: 146.580
Public Contact: Jeffrey Fishman, KB3FIO, Email: ljfish1 at comcast.net
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West Virginia Section Convention (Charleston Hamfest & Computer Show)
Date: Saturday, March 23, 2019
Location: Charleston Civic Center, 200 Civic Center Drive, Charleston, WV
25301 Sponsor: Charleston Hamfest Committee
Website: http://www.w8gk.org
Talk-In: 145.350(-) PL 91.5, W8GK Charleston WV
Public Contact: Rick Cummings, WV8RC, Email: rickwv8rc at gmail.com
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35th Annual Charleston Area Hamfest
2019 ARRL West Virginia Section Convention
Date: Saturday, March 23 from 9 AM to 2 PM
Location: Charleston Coliseum & Convention Center, 200 Civic Center Dr.
Website: https://www.qsl.net/wvsarc/
Talk-in: 145.35(-) PL 91.5 VE exams, DXCC / WAS / VUCC and CQDX card
checking.
Public Contact: Rick Cummings, WV8RC, Email: rickwv8rc at gmail.com
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The Vienna Wireless Society Winterfest
Date: Sunday, March 24 from 6 AM [Tailgating] to 1 PM
Location: Northern Virginia Community College Annandale Campus, Richard J.
Ernst Cultural Center, 8333 Little River Turnpike, Annandale, VA
Website: http://www.viennawireless.net
Talk-in: 146.910(-) | VE exams, WAS / DXCC / VUCC card checking
Public Contact: Doug, AK4AO
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43rd WINTERFEST
Date: Sunday, March 24, 2019
Location: Northern Virginia Community College, Annandale Campus, Richard J.
Ernst Cultural Center, 8333 Little River Turnpike, Annandale, VA 22003
Sponsor: Vienna Wireless Society
Website: http://viennawireless.net/wp/events/winterfest
Talk-In: 146.910(-) PL 77.0, WD5DBC Tyson's Corner, VA
Public Contact: Harry Mamaux, K3NF, Email: k3nf at cox.net
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SJRA 2019 Radio Conference
Date: Sunday, March 24, 2019
Location: The Hotel ML, 915 Route 73, Mount Laurel, NJ 08054
Sponsor: South Jersey Radio Association
Website: http://www.sjra.org
Talk-In: 145.290(-) PL 91.5
Public Contact: Ken Botterbrodt , K2WB, Email: ken at k2wb.com
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VHF Super Conference
Date: Friday, April 26 to Sunday, April 28, 2019
Location: Holiday Inn Washington-Dulles Intl Airport, 45425 Holiday Dr.,
Sterling, VA 20163
Sponsor: Southeastern VHF Society, North East Weak Signal Group, Mt. Airy
VHF Radio Club
Website: https://vhfsuperconference.com/
Talk-In: none
Public Contact: Marjorie, K4MEP, Email: info at directivesystems.com
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York Hamfest
Date: Saturday, April 27, 2019
Location: Elicker's Grove Park, 511 Roth Church Road, Spring Grove, PA 17362
Sponsor: York Hamfest Foundation
Website: http://www.yorkhamfest.org
Talk-In: 147.330+ PL 123.0
Contact: Duane Sterner, KB3QLQ, Email: duane.sterner at yahoo.com
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VHF Super Conference
Date: Friday to Sunday, April 26-28, 2019
Location: Holiday Inn Washington-Dulles Intl Airport, 45425 Holiday Dr.,
Sterling, VA 20163
Sponsor: Southeastern VHF Society, North East Weak Signal Group, Mt. Airy
VHF Radio Club
Website: https://vhfsuperconference.com/
Talk-In: none
Public Contact: Marjorie Price, K4MEP, Email: info at directivesystems.com
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Delaware State ARRL Convention (DELMARVA Radio & Electronics EXPO)
Date: Saturday, April 27, 2019 opens at 7:30AM
Location: CHEER Community Center, 20520 Sand Hill Road, Georgetown, DE 19947
Intersection of Route 9 and Sand Hill Road in Georgetown, Delaware
Sponsor: Sussex Amateur Radio Association
Website: http://www.radioelectronicsexpo.com
Talk-In: 147.090(+) PL 156.7, WS3ARA Millsboro, DE
Public Contact: Herbert Quick, KF3BT, Email: herb at hamiltongraphics.com
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York Hamfest
Date: Saturday, April 27, 2019
Location: Elicker's Grove Park, 511 Roth Church Road, Spring Grove, PA 17362
Sponsor: York Hamfest Foundation
Website: http://www.yorkhamfest.org
Talk-In: 147.330(+) PL 123.0, W3MUM PennMar, PA
Public Contact: Duane Sterner, KB3QLQ, Email: duane.sterner at yahoo.com
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The Great Hagerstown Hamfest
Date: Saturday, May 4, 2019 - 6AM Tailgaters, 7AM Main Building
Location: Washington County Ag-Center, 7313 Sharpsburg Pike, Boonsboro, MD
21713
Sponsor: Antietam Radio Association
Website: https://w3cwc.org/hamfest/
Talk-In: 147.090(+), 146.940 PL 100.0
Public Contact: Herman Niedzielski, K2AVA, Email: k2ava at myactv.net
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Memorial Day Hamfest
Date: Sunday, May 26, 2019
Location: Howard County Fair Grounds, 2210 Fairgrounds Rd, West Friendship,
MD 21794
Sponsor: Maryland F.M. Association
Website: http://www.marylandfm.org
Talk-In: Linked Repeaters 146.76(-), 224.76(-), 444.00(+) PL 107.2
Public Contact: John Elgin, WA3MNN, Email: marylandfm at verizon.net
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W4OVH Manassas Hamfest
Date: Saturday, June 15, 2015
Location: Manassas Park Community Center, 9 Adams St., Manassas Park, VA
Sponsor: W4OVH, Ole Virginia Hams
Website: http://manassashamfest.org
Talk-In: 146.97(-) PL 100.0
Contact: Don Meyerhoff, WA2SWX, Email: chairman at manassashamfest.org
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Valley Forge Hamfest
Date: Saturday, July 13, 2019
Location: Kimberton Fire Company Fairgrounds, 762 Pike Springs Rd,
Phoenixville, PA 19460
Sponsor: Mid-Atlantic Amateur Radio Club
Website: http://marc-radio.org/
Talk-In: 145.130(-), 147.060(+) PL 131.8
Contact: Jeremy, N2ZLQ, Email: jcarlo at caa.columbia.edu
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CVARC Hamfest
Date: Saturday, July 27, 2019
Location: Cumberland Valley Antique Engine & Machinery Association
Showgrounds, 1501 Criders Church Rd, Chambersburg, PA 17201
Sponsor: Cumberland Valley Amateur Radio Club
Website: http://www.w3ach.org/
Talk-In: 147.120(+) PL 100
Public Contact: Ray N3TWU, Email: raysmithequip at hotmail.com
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69th Annual Berryville Hamfest
Date: Sunday, August 4, 2019
Location: Clarke County Ruritan Fairgrounds, 890 West Main St., Berryville,
VA 22611
Sponsor: The Shenandoah Valley Amateur Radio Club
Website: http://www.svarc.us/hamfest
Talk-In: 146.820(-) PL 146.2
Contact: Thomas Brownlee, AF2D, Email: af2d at arrl.net
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70th Annual Gabfest
Date: Saturday, August 31, 2019
Location: UARC Clubhouse Property, 433 Old Pittsburgh Rd, Uniontown, PA
15401
Sponsor: Uniontown Amateur Radio Club, Inc.
Website: http://www.w3pie.org
Talk-In: 147.045(+) PL 131.8
Public Contact: Tony, KA3VOR, Email: officers at w3pie.org
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==> RADIO EVENTS, ACTIVITIES AND OPPORTUNITIES
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Technician Class Course -
- 3/30/2019 | Rockville, MD -
http://www.arrl.org/courses/rockville-md-20850-10
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Amateur Radio Testing Schedule
http://www.arrl.org/find-an-amateur-radio-license-exam-session
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Exam Session
- 03/16/2019 | Frederick MD 21702, Sponsor: Frederick Amt Radio Club
- 03/16/2019 | Laurel MD 20707, Sponsor: Laurel ARC (LARC)
- 03/17/2019 | Rockville MD 20850, Sponsor: Montgomery ARC
- 03/26/2019 | Linthicum Heights MD 21090, Sponsor: Maryland Mobileers
- 04/06/2019 | Catonsville MD 21228-4517, Sponsor: Baltimore VE Team
- 04/10/2019 | Fort Washington MD 20744, Sponsor: Fort Washington ARC
- 04/13/2019 | Davidsonville MD 21035, Sponsor: Anne Arundel Radio Club
- 04/20/2019 | Forest Hill MD 21050-2026, Sponsor: Northeast Maryland ARC
- 04/20/2019 | Laurel MD 20707, Sponsor: Laurel ARC (LARC)
- 04/23/2019 | Linthicum Heights MD 21090, Sponsor: Maryland Mobileers
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Look for these radio, educational and science events:
ARRL Event Website:
http://www.arrl.org/special_events/search/page:3/model:Event
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Daily posts via MDC Section Twitter @MDCARRL https://twitter.com/MDCARRL
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35th Space Symposium, April 8 to 11, 2019
The Broadmoor Hotel, Colorado Springs, Colorado USA
https://www.spacesymposium.org/
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==> T-MARC COORDINATION REPORT
February 2019
Applications in Process:
AMRAD - Received application for move of 147.2100+ from Herndon to
Arlington, VA Sent Notice to neighboring coordinators. Sent Construction
Coordination.
AMRAD - Received application for UHF repeater in Arlington, VA Researching
for viable pair. Sent notice to neighboring coordinators.
KG4Y - Received application for 220 repeater in Winchester, VA Sent notice
to neighboring coordinators. Sent Construction Coordination for 224.9000-
N8RAT - Received application for UHF repeater in Martinsburg, WV Sent notice
to neighboring coordinators. Sent Construction Coordination for 441.8500+
Dulles Radio - Received application for 220 pair in Ashburn, VA Sent notice
to neighboring coordinators.
N3YMS - Received On-Air confirmation of 449.7250- at Frederica, DE
N3YMS - Received application for narrow band UHF pair at Laurel, DE
N3YMS - Received application for narrow band UHF pair at Hazlettville, DE
N3YMS - Received application for narrow band UHF pair at Princess Anne, MD
Other:
Area Repeater Coordination Council:
Received 1 proposed coordination for 6M
Received 1 proposed coordination for 2M
Received 6 proposed coordinations for 440
South Eastern Repeater Assoc.:
Received 1 proposed coordination for 2M
Received 1 proposed coordination for 440
T-MARC
The Mid-Atlantic Repeater Council
www.tmarc.org
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Your VHF/UHF radio tuned to a local repeater - and you push your PTT switch
?
Do you realize just how much work went into making that simple act work?
Various coordinating entities work to harmonize the most efficient and
effective use of the spectrum and there are legions of dedicated volunteers
to respond whenever the call comes to maintain these repeaters. Hats off to
all the radio clubs and folks that bear responsibility and these expenses,
as they are by no means trivial. So next time you push your PTT say a little
"Thank You ‐ in your mind in recognition of all the hard work that it takes
to maintain the system that makes it so easy for us all to communicate."
TU Ken for your welcoming comments.
==> MDC SECTION ARES® REPORT
2019 February MDC SEC Narrative Report
EmComm Events and Comments from around the Section
de Section Emergency Coordinator WB3KAS:
Reporting
Five of the 18 appointed ECs submitted their monthly ARES® County reports
this month, or 28%. This can do better than this. How can we improve the
desire to provide what is requested by the League regarding you sphere of
influence?
Use the fillable pdf ARES-002 (1/17) monthly report form to send me your
county activities every month. Download it at:
http://www.arrl.org/files/file/Public%20Service/2017%20Forms/Monthly_DEC-EC_Report.pdf
Save the file in the form as follows: YYYY-MM<4-ltr cnty code> EC Report.pdf
and sent it to me. It is important that you follow this convention. This
makes it extremely fast and easy for me to do my work.
The time I spend reformatting reports and the file names to match is more
time than I have budget for to get a decent looking a report up the food
chain. Not in the proper format, I will ignore it and move on to the next
one. We still have the two counties that just don't want to comply. They are
not included herein this month.
It's extremely important that your constituents hear what is going on
relative to EmComm in their community. If nothing more, tell us what
meetings you hold, when, where and what repeaters you can be found on. I'd
like to hear from the rest of you. At a minimum, tell us the details of
where you hold the ARES® meetings; nets you hold, VHF/UHF or HF; any weekend
breakfasts or other social gathering.
Two MDC DEC positions (Western, and Eastern) are now filled and would like
to have some one step forward and consider heading up the Central DEC
position. Make sure you put them on email copy for all that your county
correspondence.
There are seven counties that do not having an Emergency Coordinator. They
are ALLE, CARO, DORC, KENT, QACO, SOME and WORC. As you can see 6 out of the
7 are on the Eastern Shore and is a grave concern from a Wx perspective.
They dodged a bullet this time with Florence, but what about the next one?
I say this every month because this is gravely important this time of year.
If you live in any of these counties, please consider getting involved with
emergency communications and sign up to assist the hospitals in your area.
Contact me for more information at wb3kas at arrl.net.
In the future, selected County ECs will be dismissed due to inactive
required monthly reporting and neglecting to respond to SEC emails. It is
important that we hear your commitment to supporting your community.
SEC Presentations
February 19: Conducted an Introduction to Winlink 2000 presentation to the
Frederick County ARES® and ARC. Much enthusiasm and excitement abound during
the discussion.
If your Group is interested in getting started with Winlink 2000, or perhaps
a refresher session, please let know.
Wanda, KA3AHI, and I continue to schedule visit to as many ARES® and club
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
Health Care EmComm Program. If you have interest in this, and have room on
your meeting agenda for us, please contact me. I have an Introduction
Winlink 2000 Lecture and a Winlink Class where we get you set up to run
Winlink Telnet and obtain a Winlink account- - -all for free!
MDC Section Reflectors
We introduced a new MDC Section reflector, ARRL MDC Section Winlink Training
Group for P2P and Hybrid networks, or MDCQRV for short. Please make use of
this tool to sharpen skills and fine tune your configuration files. Located
at: https://groups.yahoo.com/neo/groups/MDCQRV/info.
The new ARRLMDCSection Yahoo Reflector is now available. If you are not a
member. . .you should be!! I encourage you to use this to stay informed or
keep in-touch with the rest of your fellow ARES® members. With the wide
distribution of this newsletter coming out only once a month, this Yahoo
Site will keep you up to date with late breaking news, including a possible
disaster call up. There is very little traffic to clog your in box.
I don't know if all the DECs and ECs are subscribed to the Yahoo Reflector.
If you are not, please do. This is going to be the quickest way possible to
inform MDC Section ARES® of current incidents and impending disasters.
Please do it now.
You can join at: https://groups.yahoo.com/neo/groups/ARRLMDCSECTION/info.
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Meetings and Gatherings
Met with a rep from the Greater Bay Region Red Cross in preparation for
their combined Red Cross/ARES Drill on March 2. Details of the event in next
month's Section Newsletter.
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Future Events:
Red Cross/ARES Drill March 2
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de CALV County N3AE
The topic for our February 19th meeting was ideas for the 2019 SET scenario
(assuming there are no SET plans for the entire MDC region). A wide-ranging
discussion ensued. While we didn't firm up any definitive plans for a local
SET, we did agree to concentrate on using 10m and 6m simplex during any
local SET exercise this year. Subsequent to the meeting, we decided to start
a message round robin using Winlink gateways on HF/VHF/UHF. The plan is for
the EC to initiate a message which the recipient will send to the next
station on a predefined list of stations. Eventually the message will be
returned to the EC. The intent is to practice Winlink message handling and
not to have a speed test on how quickly the message can make the circuit. We
plan to kick off this activity in early March.
Our monthly meetings are the third Tuesday of the month, 7:30 PM, at the
Calvert Services Building unless notified otherwise. The monthly meeting may
be replaced by a net or a practice exercise from time to time.
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de CECI County KB3LJB
February 2019 ARES® activities in Cecil County consisted mostly of
participation in the weekly Sunday evening ARES Nets held at 2000 (8:00 pm)
on the CBRA 146.850 repeater in Port Deposit, MD. Because of involvement in
Super Bowl festivities by the scheduled NCS, we had only 3 Nets this month.
We did add another volunteer to our ARES group. A hearty Welcome goes out to
Kevin, K3KJA.
CBRA monthly meetings are held at Mason-Dixon American Legion Post 194 in
Rising Sun on the third Tuesday each month at 7:00 pm. All are welcome to
attend.
The WA3SFJ-R EchoLink Node 585690 is back up and working well, thanks to
Mark, N3MRK.
We have a dedicated bunch of VEs who conduct test sessions on the first
Saturday of almost every other month. These test sessions are given at the
Mason-Dixon American Legion Post 194 in Rising Sun, MD. Our next ARRL VE
session is scheduled for March 2, 2019. Contact me at KB3LJB at ARRL.NET for
details on upcoming test sessions.
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de WASH County NI2W
Two ARES nets were held this month. One VHF analog and one UHF Fusion.
Planning continues to support the 2019 Hagerstown Area Religious Council
(HARC) C&O Canal Charity hike, the Ft. Ritchie Triathlon and the annual JFK
50 Mile run.
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de PRGE County WB3KAS:
PRGE ARES Web Page: http://www.pgares.org
PRGE ARES Internet Forum: http://groups.yahoo.com/group/PG-AresRaces/
Nets: Regularly scheduled monthly training VHF nets on the K3ERA Repeater,
145.23MHz pl 110.9 on Tuesdays at 1930L and EchoLink node KA3POX-L. The
monthly HF Hospital Net is held the Wednesday following the third Monday of
the month on 3820kHz at 1900L. NCS rotates.
Meetings: Monthly meeting held the 3rd Monday of the month at the Fire
Services Building, 6820 Webster St, Landover Hills, MD at 1930.
440 Freq Coord through TMARC HAS BEEN APPROVED 442.3250(+) Tone 110.9Hz.
Controller s/w program has been ordered programming has been initiated. Not
as easy as we thought it would be; awaiting answers to questions in order to
proceed.
Mar 23: BSA/SAR Training with ARES at American Legion Youth Camp,
Cheltenham, MD
K3ERA 2m Repeater EchoLink is now on the air via KA3POX-L Node 896210. As
Mikey would say, "Try it, you'll like it. "
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de KA3AHI MDC Section ASM for the Health Care EmComm Program:
Conducted the 2019 First Quarterly Hospital Drill January 3. They held the
first Thursday of the calendar quarter, with next one on April 4. If you are
interested in being a part of it, either over the air or as a visitor to one
of the six in the county, contact me at ka3ahi at arrl.net
Reports from the Maryland Medical Region 5 indicate a very ambitious
hospital exercise season with slight possibility of an overlapping exercise
the same day and one that follows several days later.
HF Hospital Net are conducted on Wednesday following the third Monday of the
month on 3820kHz +/- at 1900L. So, give us a hollar! If you don't hear us
look downstream 5-8 kHz.
I'd like to hear more check-ins from our MDC Section.
Next HF Hospital Net is Mar 20 with Chuck, AB3NA as NCS and Apr 17. . .same
time, same station! NCS assignment varies.
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Signature: Jim Montgomery
Call sign: WB3KAS
Maryland-DC SEC
Email: wb3kas at arrl.net
Please send to ARRL HQ, 225 Main St., Newington, CT 06111 by 10th of the
month
FSD-96 (1-04)
==> SECTION TRAFFIC MANAGER'S REPORT
FEBRUARY 2019
MDC NTS NETS:
MEPN 1901 W3YVQ QND/31 QNI/486 QTC/44 MINS/744
BTN 1901 AB3WG QND/31 QNI/374 QTC/27 MINS/477
MDD 1901 AA3SB QND/59 QNI/245 QTC/69 MINS/535
MSN 1901 W8CPG QND/31 QNI/118 QTC/25 MINS/567
PSHR: WB4FDT 140, KK3F 140, W3CB 139, W3YVQ 135, NI2W 112, K3IN 110, AA3SB
100, N3JET 97, WB3FTQ 73, AB3WG 59, KB3LFG 15
TFC: KK3F 1734, WB4FDT 324, K3IN 188, W3YVQ 56, AA3SB 49, N3JET 32, W3CB 24,
WB3FTQ 23, NI2W 22, AB3WG 19, KB3LFG 0
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HF PROPAGATION
MEPN: The winter schedule propagation was functional throughout JAN, 2019,
with good signals until well after 1700L. Outbound traffic to MDD may be
routed via the Digital Traffic Net if it is anticipated that MDD may not be
able to conduct a net, a tricky prediction at best; or may be carried by the
MDD liaison to an MDD EchoLink session, if held, for DTN; or outbound
traffic may be sent to one of the MDC DTS stations via WL2K (as advised by
the MDD NM) if MDD fails.
MDD: NVIS propagation for local MDC stations on MDD early and late, and on
RRI/3RN/C4 nets, was nearly or totally non-existent for many evenings in
JAN, 2019. On some of those nights the propagation recovered enough by 2130L
3RN and/or 2200L late MDD for net sessions to be run. On a number of nights,
the NVIS propagation was functional for all four nets, on others it failed
for all. Outbound traffic may be posted via WL2K to one of the MDC DTS
stations as advised by the MDD NM if the net fails. If 3RN fails and the MDD
rep cannot go to RRIE, the outbound traffic may be posted with one of the
MDC DTS stations as advised by the MDD NM.
As we watch the days get longer since the solstice, we are beginning to see
a slow change due to the time of sunset at altitude but the solar activity
is not supporting 80m NVIS propagation well after dark on many nights. It
was interesting to note that on some nights when the NVIS MUF was below MDD
frequency we were still able to run the nets due to a residual active E
layer which persisted for a number of hours after dark.
EchoLink on WB3GXW-L may also be used to coordinate the movement of traffic
to Digital Traffic Net liaisons, or such traffic may be sent to such
stations via WL2K for posting that night or the following morning for
daytime distribution nation-wide. 160m at 1857 kHz +/- may also be used as
an alternative as notified by the NM or NCS. Moving traffic by DTN HF PacTor
is still an on-air activity for SAR reporting. Moving traffic via Winlink
between stations or to DTN hubs is permitted and may be done via radio on HF
or Packet, or via internet on one or both ends if necessary. Email may be
used when no other paths are available. Only the radio paths qualify for SAR
points.
These are solar minimum issues being experienced by nets all over the
country. Work-arounds similar to ours are in force for many nets. Sunspot
activity continued to decline with many spotless days. This is expected to
continue in 2019.
BTN LOCAL NTS TRAFFIC AND TRAINING NET
The BTN continues to meet on 145.33/R (no tone) daily at 6:30PM local time
and continues to welcome new amateurs. The availability of an active
directed traffic net of the NTS on VHF is exactly why the BTN was
established, providing a welcoming place for newcomers to the Amateur
Service. Thanks to all the BTN stations checking into the MEPN via EchoLink.
MEPN/MDD/3RN ECHOLINK
MEPN representatives check for EchoLink check-ins starting at net call daily
via the WB3GXW-L link node (or *WASH_DC* conference node backup if the -L
node is not available). A number of BTN and MEPN members, as well as
stations outside the area, have used EchoLink to check in when HF is not
available to them. MDD operators are also welcome. Thanks to all. WB3GXW has
kindly given permission for the MDD and 3RN operators to coordinate message
handling on the WB3GXW-L conference bridge as needed during this solar
minimum period.
MSN CW TRAINING
Remember that the MSN provides CW training daily for newcomers to the mode,
or those wishing to refresh their skills, daily at 7:30 PM on 3563 kHz. Each
trainee works with an assigned instructor off the net frequency to receive
radiograms containing training information. Instructors work with each
student at their own desired speed and check-in schedule. All are encouraged
to master the art of CW via this net or personal training in order to
support and join the ranks of our MDD Section CW net. Robin, AA3SB, MDD NM,
and the veteran staff, will be glad to help you advance to the evening CW
full Cycle 4 RRI.
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Thanks to all the Section traffic net NCS stations, DTN/RRI and WL2K
stations, liaisons, and traffic handlers for the continuing effort to keep
the nets running and traffic moving.
Thank you for your continued support of MDC integrated ARES®, RRI, and NTS
operations.
73, W3YVQ, MDC ASM, STM
w3yvq atsign arrl dot net
w3yvq atsign winlink dot org from WL2K
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