ARES (Amateur Radio Emergency Service) in Howard County, Maryland

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Next Drill: SKYWARN Training - Saturday, March 13^th, 10:00 AM - 2:00 PM in Room 401 of the Gateway Building.
Contact: RO Dave Prestel

RACES Certification Course List
RACES certification information

RACES INFO - County Fire Stations

SKYWARN Training Schedule

13 March - Skywarn I - Columbia
16 March - Flooding/Coastal Flooding - Glen Burnie

On March 19^th, at 2000, the MDC Section will hold its regular section-wide Echolink net on the "WASH_DC" Node 6154 server, which is sponsored by John (WB3GXW) Creel.

Everyone is welcome to check in.

A number of repeaters in the section are connected to Echolink, including the 147.225+ (PL 156.7) repeater in Calverton. Check your local repeater directory if you wish to check in via RF.

Schedule of 2010 Public Service Events TBA

CARA/ARES Supported Public Service Events Anticipated In 2010

EVENT	DATE	CONTACT
Fair Hill Equestrian Endurance Event	April 17^th	Dave, W8AJR, 410 203-9432
MS Walk	April 24^th	Alan, NG3B, 410 281-0018
Half Marathon	April 25^th	TBA
Columbia Bike About	May 8^th	Rich, WR3F, 410 309-1984
American Diabetes Association Bike Event (Tour de Cure)	May 8^th	Dan, N3YQ, 410 995-4049
Junior Diabetes Research Foundation Walk - Centennial Lake	May
Columbia Triathlon	May 23^rd	TBA
Celebration Sprint Triathlon	June 27^th	TBA
Field Day with PVRC	June 25-27	Dave, W8AJR, 410 203-9432
St. Jude Benefit Bike Ride	July
Iron Girl Triathlon	August 22^nd	TBA
K of C 10k Run	September
Civil War Century Bike Ride	September 11^th	Dave, W8AJR, 410 203-9432
CARA Hamfest	October 3^rd	Dave, W8AJR, 410 203-9432
RACES Activity (Drive-through Flu Shot Clinic)	October
Columbia Striders Metric Marathon	December

Registration is open through Sunday, March 21^st, for Amateur Radio Emergency Communications Level 1 (EC-001), and other CCE courses. Classes begin Friday, April 2^nd.

New ARRL Advanced Emergency Communications Course in the Works (Apr 7, 2009) -- Over the past several months, ARRL staff have been reviewing the Amateur Radio Emergency Communications online course program and have decided to combine EC-002 and EC-003. According to ARRL Education Services Manager Debra Johnson, K1DMJ, the review included a critical examination of the course content, as well as methods of course delivery and interrelationships with government organizations. Read more...

To learn more, visit the CCE Course Listing page or contact the CCE Department at the ARRL.

National Incident Management System (NIMS)
Howard County RACES Certification Goals
On successful completion of a course, email a copy of your FEMA notification to Dan, N3LDC (threegees "at" verizon.net)

COURSE	GROUP
IS-22 Are You Ready IS-100 Introduction To Incident Command System (ICS) IS-700 National Incident Management System (NIMS)	1
IS-292 Disaster Basics IS-800 National Response Plan (NRP)	2
IS-7 A Citizen's Guide To Disaster Assistance IS-200 ICS For Single Resources & Initial Action Incidents IS-271 Anticipating Hazardous Weather & Community Risk IS-775 EOC Management And Operations (Replaces IS-275)	3
IS-55 Household Hazardous Materials - Guide For Citizens IS-288 The Role Of Voluntary Agencies In Emergency Management IS-324 Community Hurricane Preparedness IS-394 Protecting Your Home Or Small Business From A Disaster	4

1. J-Pole Project (pdf)(QST)
2. J-Pole Project (pdf)(73)

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Radio Club de Chile Lists Emergency Frequencies, E-mail Address (Mar 6, 2010) -- Radio Club de Chile ( RCCH ) President Dr Galdino Besomi, CE3PG, reports that the situation in Chile is "very complex" as the country suffers aftershocks registering 6.0 or higher after the 8.8 magnitude earthquake that hit Chile on February 27. "Red Chilena Nor Austral de Servicio ( RECNA ) and RCCH networks are working in coordination whit the Army of Chile, handling information about people localization, condition of roads and support for the emergency administration," IARU Region 2 (Area G) Emergency Coordinator Jorge Sierra, LU1AS, told the ARRL. He has asked the amateur community to keep the following frequencies free from non-essential, emergency traffic: 14.200, 7.050, 7.095 and 3.738 MHz. "Other frequencies could be in use, especially on 40 meters. Before using any frequency it is very important to make sure it’s free," he advised. The RCCH has set up an e-mail address where people can request information concerning people affected by the earthquakes.
	County ARES/RACES Net - Tuesdays (except 4^th Tuesday), 1930 hrs local, 147.135 CARA rptr (PL 156.7) Next CARA Meeting: 23 March 2010 -- Columbia Amateur Radio Association
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