[SMCARA] Saint Mary's County ARES

[Christopher McGraw {KB2SKP}]

Eddie,
            That is a great idea! Right now there is no formal plan to use Fusion (especially as some folks do not have a C4FM rig and I do not want to exclude anyone by having expensive requirements), but wanted to have it as an option and investigate the usefulness. I have little experience with Group Mode (GM) but certainly open to experimenting!
My thought is to start with establishing the group and determine what our goal is and work towards practicing with all the tools that will be of any value to those we could be called upon to assist.
            I look forward to hearing other suggestions and engaging discussions! Currently I do not have a meeting location picked out, but within the next few months I would like to get everyone together, in person, to do some brainstorming on potential training events and real-world fun. We can do our own Zombie Apocalypse, Cloudy with a Chance of Meatballs WX Event, Earthquake, Tsunami, Shark-nado, Lost pet, etc… Nothing says training has to be a stuffy event. I know those sound childish, but at the end of the day all can be used to hone our skills 😊

73,
Christopher J. McGraw
{KB2SKP}

From: Eddie <awg9tech at gmail.com>
Date: Saturday, February 18, 2023 at 5:43 PM
To: Christopher McGraw {KB2SKP} <chris at kb2skp.com>
Cc: "smcara at mailman.qth.net" <smcara at mailman.qth.net>
Subject: Re: [SMCARA] Saint Mary's County ARES

I would like to suggest some test of the Yaesu GM function on the repeater to determine any ARES value.


Thanks,
Eddie
KB3HAM

On Sat, Feb 18, 2023 at 8:38 AM Christopher McGraw {KB2SKP} <chris at kb2skp.com<mailto:chris at kb2skp.com>> wrote:
Calling all Saint Mary’s County Hams:
I am contacting amateurs in the area for the purpose of re-organizing/increasing membership in the Amateur Radio Emergency Service (ARES).

The Federal Communications Commission recognizes the capability of Amateur Radio by stating its “recognition and enhancement of the value of the amateur service to the public as a voluntary noncommercial communication service, particularly with respect to providing emergency communications.”

The American Radio Relay League (ARRL) sponsors the ARES, which provides emergency communications in time of need. Granted, most amateurs can provide some type of communications during a disaster, but ARES helps our response through training and practicing the skills that will become necessary to be truly effective.

You need not be a member of ARRL to belong to ARES. You don’t have to spend any money or have any special equipment. You don’t have to spend every other weekend training for a disaster. You only have to dedicate as much spare time as you want to public service.

I am establishing a weekly net for the purposes of training and information sharing. I have chosen the KC3FOQ repeater at the fairgrounds in Leonardtown due to the wide-area coverage, Yaesu Fusion capabilities, and tie to St Mary’s County (who sponsored installation of the UHF & VHF repeaters). The inaugural net will be on Monday, February 20th at 7pm EST.

I invite you all to check into our ARES net which meets at 1900L each Monday on the KC3FOQ repeater; 147.390 (+) T 123.0.

Thank you.

73,
Christopher J. McGraw {KB2SKP}
ARRL STMA Emergency Coordinator (EC)

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