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

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RACES INFO - County Fire Stations

On July 17^th, 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.

AMATEUR LICENSING CLASSES

Schedule of 2009 Public Service Events

Public Service Events Supported By CARA & Howard County ARES (2009)

EVENT	DATE	CONTACT
MS Walk	April 18^th
Fair Hill Equestrian Endurance Event	April 18^th
Half Marathon	April 26^th
Columbia Bike About	May 2^nd
Junior Diabetes Research Foundation Walk - Centennial Lake	May 2^nd
American Diabetes Association Bike Event (Tour de Cure)	May 9^th
Columbia Triathlon	May 17^th
Field Day with PVRC	June 26-28
K of C 10k Run	August TBA	Dan, N3YQ, 410 995-4049
Iron Girl Triathlon	August 23^rd	Rich, WR3F, 410 309-1984
Civil War Century Bike Ride	September 12^th	Dave, W8AJR, 410 203-9432
CARA Hamfest	October 4^th	Dave, W8AJR, 410 203-9432
Drive-through Flu Shot Clinic	October 25^th	Dave, W8AJR, 410 203-9432
Columbia Striders Metric Marathon	December TBA	Rich, WR3F, 410 309-1984

AMATEUR LICENSING

Upcoming Licensing Classes

Registration is open through Sunday, June 28^th, for Amateur Radio Emergency Communications Level 1 (EC-001), and other CCE courses. Classes begin Friday, July 10^th.

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

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County ARES Net - Tuesdays (except 4^th Tuesday), 1930 hrs local, 147.135 CARA rptr (PL 156.7) Next CARA Meeting: 28 July 2009 - Annual Picnic -- Columbia Amateur Radio Association
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