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Training Nets - EVERY TUESDAY @ 7:30 PM Local - K3ERA 145.230- pl 110.9 Repeater
See: Net Control Schedule for June 2 thru Dec. 2018
See: Net Control Script, Ver. 4.4, 12/28/14

Regular Eye-ball Meetings - 3rd Monday of every month at 7:00 PM Eastern Local

HF Hospital Net - 3.820 MHz LSB on
Wednesday following the 3rd Monday, Every Month at 7:00 PM Eastern Local

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Introduction
PG-ARES/RACES provides emergency communication support. When the cell towers are down, or overloaded, when the land lines are down and the power is out, Amateur Radio operators can communicate with other operators anywhere in the world. All members are volunteers with various levels of Amateur Radio licenses. We also volunteer our personal Amateur Radio equipment when we are called to serve.
PG-ARES is supported by contributions from members, the public & grants to PGCERA, Inc.. To contribute, please go to: PGCERA, Inc.
"Amateur Radio Emergency Service Today" - by the late Walter Cronkite - YouTube Video
To view and print the PG-ARES Tri-Fold Brochure
If you are a FCC licensed Amateur Radio Operator and wish to participate or volunteer, you are encouraged to join our Tuesday evening Training-Nets or Meetings. You may also join our PG-ARES Yahoo Group.

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Membership
The PG-ARES/RACES is a field service organization of the Amateur Radio Relay League and as such membership requirements include: a valid FCC Amateur Radio Operators License as well as a willingness to participate. Our main function is to serve the community with our Amateur Radio hobby in times of need.
To be ARES Member you must participate in the On-the-Air Training Nets and come to the Meetings. See below.
To be RACES Member, qualified by Prince George's County and the State of Maryland, you must have completed the following FEMA On-Line Courses:
IS-100a, IS-700a, IS-200b and IS-800b
Send your course completion certificates to the RACES Radio Officer (RO) by email or hand deliver it at a regular Meeting,
Click HERE to download the PGARES Membership Application. Please fill it in and return it to the AEC for Administration or bring it to the monthly meeting.

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PG-ARES On-Air Training Net on EVERY TUESDAY of the month @ 7:30 PM on the K3ERA 145.230- pl110.9 District Heights, MD Repeater

Monthly Meetings on the 3^rd Monday of the month @ 7:00 PM at the EOC Meeting Room, PG Co. Fire Services Building, 6820 Webster St., Hyattsville, MD 20784-1474.

MDC Section HF Hospital Training Net (HFHN) on the Wednesday following the Monthly Meeting @ 7:00PM Local on 3820 KHz LSB. This is a controlled net, please follow the instructions of the Net Control Station, usually Wanda-KA3AHI.

Training Meeting on a selected Saturday Mornings of most months, starting at various times and ending at 12 Noon at the EOC Meeting Room, PG Co. Fire Services Building, 6820 Webster St., Hyattsville, MD 20784-1474.

Activities

In order to hone our skills as communicators, net controllers, and volunteers in general, we provide communication support for localevents such as marathons, bicycle races, parades & festivals. We also provide communication support during emergencies and disasters with other volunteer organizations.

Prince George's County (PG Co.) Health Care Coalition < < Click
We have standing agreements with local hospitals and County Health Depts. to provide communication support if and when their existing systems fail. Currently we have complete radio stations at six of the County hospitals. Also, the County Health Departments will come online during 2009. When these other stations come on line, PG-ARES will need another 10 to 13 trained operators to operate the new stations. So, if you would like to become involved with the Prince George's ARES, we would like to train you now. Please check into one of the 1st, 3rd, or 5th Tuesday Training Nets and make yourself known. See the Prince George's Co. Health Care Coalition pages.

HF Hospital Net on the Wednesday following the Monthly Meeting @ 8:00 PM on 3820 KHz LSB. This is a controlled net, please follow the instructions of the Net Control Station, usually Wanda-KA3AHI. The HFHN is open to all HF operators from anywhere as we would use this Net for wide area/multi state emergency communications.

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Training

On-the-Air Training Nets are held every Tuesday on the 145.230- pl110.9 repeater @ 7:30 PM Local.
Download the Net Control Script, Ver. 4.4, 12/28/14     See: Net Control Schedule for June 2 thru Dec. 2018

Training Sessions are also held on one Saturday Morning per month at the FSB-EOC. Please see the WB2IFS-Jesse's PG-ARES/RACES/CERTCOM Training Web for a much more complete listing of upcoming training opportunities. Also see the PG-ARES Events Calendar for times and locations of training sessions.

The FEMA Online Courses - a complete listing - http://training.fema.gov/IS/crslist.asp
The IS-100a, IS-700a, IS-200b and IS-800b course completions are currently required by Prince George's County OEM to qualify you to work any County or State declared Emergency Incidents (RACES).
As you complete the FEMA courses, please send a copy your completion certificate to the AEC for Administration to update your records in our database, so we know you are eligable to work a RACES incident.
¹ IS-100a, Introduction to Incident Command System - http://training.fema.gov/is/courseoverview.aspx?code=IS-100.b
² IS-700a National Incident Management System (NIMS), An Introduction - http://training.fema.gov/is/courseoverview.aspx?code=IS-700.a
  IS-200b, ICS for Single Resources and Initial Action Incidents - http://training.fema.gov/is/courseoverview.aspx?code=IS-200.b
  IS-800b, ICS for National Response Framework, An Introduction - http://training.fema.gov/is/courseoverview.aspx?code=IS-800.b

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Files

Files, Instructions & other PDF's listed here are for downloading.
You may need Adobe Acrobat Reader to view some files.
Click the Acrobat Reader link to download the Reader.
PG-ARES Tri-Fold Brochure - Who we are - 223 Kb
Net Control Script, Ver. 4.4, 12/28/14 - 73 Kb
Net Operations - Chapter 4 - W3YVQ's PSCM NTS - 361 Kb

MEMA Maryland Natural Hazards Preparedness Guide - 3.0 Mb
Are You Prepared? September is Emergency Preparedness Month - 206 Kb
Disaster Preparedness web pages by Dave-KJ4ACS
E-jumpkit - A collection of files for use by the ARES/RACES team for use in the field. (coming soon)
Useful MAPS
ICS-213 - General Message Form
RMS Express Tutorial WB3KAS Rev 1.0.pdf (5 Mb) - Given on Aug. 24, 2013 at the EOC.

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Links

ARRL Links
ARRL - Amateur Radio Relay League
ARRL - ARES - Amateur Radio Emergency Service
ARRL Atlantic Division - Web Site
ARRL - Maryland DC Section - Section Manager Marty Pittinger, KB3MXM

Reflectors
PG ARES-RACES - Yahoo Group and eMail Reflector.
MDC-ARES - Maryland-DC Section ARES reflector
MDC-EC EC & AEC reflector

Government
FEMA Federal Emergency Management Agency - Home page
MEMA Maryland Emergency Management Agency - Home page
Pr.Geo's. Co. Prince George's County Emergency Warming Centers

Weather
SKYWARN - Balto./Wash. Section
NWS Forcast Office Balto./Wash. - enter your Zip Code for report
NOAA Wx Radio - Wash. DC - WNG-736 @ 162.450 MHz
Program your WX Radio for Prince George's County, MD 024033, MDZ013
WX4NHC - National Hurricane Center Amateur Radio Station
Lightning Maps - Maps of the local lightning strikes

Traffic Nets
MEPN - Maryland Emergency Phone Net

WinLink 2000
Winlink 2000 web page
RMS Express software download - get the RMS_Express_setup_xxx-xxx.zip file

Broadband Ham Net HSMM-MESH
HSMM-MESH Home page
WB2IFS's HSMM-MESH Project Slideshow

Groups & Clubs
GMRA - The Green Mountain Repeater Association - 2 Meter Repeaters
CMRG - Central Maryland Repeater Group - 70 CM Repeaters
       We greatfully thank GMRA and CMRG for the use of the repeaters for the ARES Training & Emergency Nets.
AARC - Anna Arundel Radio Club of Davidsonville, Md.
T-MARC - The Mid-Atlantic Repeater Council

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Contacts
PGARES Call Sign - W3PGC
VHF Repeater is K3ERA - 145.230- pl 110.9 located atop Doctors Hospital in Lanham, MD
RMS Node - W3PGC-10 - 145.750 MHz & 445.975 MHz located at the EOC in Hyattsville, MD
Location: 39.94553ºN 76.900022ºWSnail Mail -
PGARES/RACES
6820 Webster St., Room 113
Hyattsville, MD 20784-1474

PG-ARES STAFF MEMBERS

Jim Montgomery - WB3KAS
Brandywine, MD
ARES Emergency Coordinator (EC)

Richard Snider - WA3YTK
Upper Marlboro, MD
AEC for Administration

Steven Keller - KC3DSO
Lanham, MD
AEC for Operations

Wanda Montgomery - KA3AHI
Brandywine, MD
AEC for Health Care Coalition
(Hospitals & Health Depts.)

Jim Baker - N3XKJ
Beltsville, MD
AEC for Fire Dept. & EMS

- AEC for Training
Position Open

Bill Milligan- W3WFM
Upper Marlboro, MD
AEC Public Information Officer

Jim Wallace - N3ADF
Bowie, MD
AEC Web Master

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Photo Albums
National MakerFaire 2016. - June 18-19, 2016 at Univ. of Distric of Columbia
Slide show from the 2016 Makers Faire - June 18 & 19, 2016 - A few pictures of WB2IFS-Jesse and N3ADF
State's Attorney's 5K Crime Victums' Fund Run - Oct. 2012
National Night Out 2011 - Aug. 2, 2011
Field Day 2011 - June 25-26, 2011
WinLink RMS Express Class - July 23, 2011
Map of PGARES WinLink2K RMS Packet Nodes - Jan. 26, 2011
Prince George's VFD Parade Communications Team - Sept. 18, 2010
Wind Wizard 2010 Drill - August 26, 2010
August 2010 Meeting - Cake celebrating the new EC & RO for PGARES
August 2010 Meeting - Cliff-W3CB receives his "Most Net Check-Ins 2010" award from the new EC, Jim-WB3KAS
National Night Out 2010 - Tuesday, August 3, 2010 - Pr. Geo's County, MD
Holiday Social 2009 - at the Golden Corral, Largo Towne Center
National Night Out 2009 - Tuesday, August 4, 2009 - Pr. Geo's County, MD
Field Day 2009 - American Legion Post 66, Bowie, MD
"Go Kit" Seminar & "Show & Tell" - July & August 2008
Holiday Social 2007 - at the Golden Corral, Largo Towne Center
Field Day 2007 - at the Armed Forces Retirement Home, DC
Red Cross Shelter Simulation Exercise - Sept. 29, 2007
Hams At Settings Other Than Ham Radio Functions
☺ Jim-N3XKJ with Santa and members of Girl Scout Senior Troop 3988 prepare to ride the engine truck to an event.
☺ Jerry-N3WSG tees off at a charity golf tournament
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Hams at the Anne Arundel Scottish Highland Games & Festival - Oct. 13, 2007
     Also see "QST" for January 2008, page 13
If you have digital photos of PG ARES events, your EmComm gear, your QTH Shack, or other photos involving Ham Radio, please email them with captions to Webmaster

News Clips

Publication: Andrews Gazette - Friday, Sep 07, 2012
Ham radio operators help hospitals in emergencies
by Chris Basham, Staff writer

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Jim Wallace - N3ADF - Web Master.
All content, images & graphics Copyright © 2008-2018 by ARRL or PG-ARES - Page last updated - July 19, 2018

Hams At Settings Other Than Ham Radio Functions
☺	Jim-N3XKJ with Santa and members of Girl Scout Senior Troop 3988 prepare to ride the engine truck to an event.
☺	Jerry-N3WSG tees off at a charity golf tournament
☺	Hams at the Anne Arundel Scottish Highland Games & Festival - Oct. 13, 2007 Also see *"QST"* for January 2008, page 13

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