ARRL - Eastern Pennsylvania Section
Hello EPA ARES Members, If you get two of these emails then please accept my apologies. There have been so many requests about this that I am trying to cover all bases here. The SELF STUDY Version of EC-001, the … Read More
Hello All, Seems to be a little confusion about when you can have the SET. Have it any time you want to before October 31st. That is the only limit I am setting on the time. If you have had … Read More
Welcome to the EPA Section ARES Weekly Bulletin. Here is the link to the EAWB for 9/15/2019, #049: http://w3luz.org/d3db/EPA_Section_ARES_Weekly_Bulletin_049_2019-09-15.html This week’s topics: The Old ARES Communicator’s Comments The D3DB is now the EAWB… The ECs and DECs in EPA… Simulated … Read More
Fourteen Amateur Radio operators provided assistance at the 11th annual Keystone Trail Association Challenge on Sept. 7th. It was a challenging 50 Km course from Pequea Campground (Lancaster Co.) to Otter Creek Campground (York Co.). Roles included net control, checkpoint … Read More
I attended a 9/11 service yesterday morning at my rifle and pistol club. Our club lost 2 of its members on 9/11 so it was a personal requirement that I attend there. The service itself was rather somber as it … Read More
From the ARRL EPA SEC, WT Jones, WN3LIF: Even if this is not your district you’ll find a useful source of info and links for PA radio amateurs. The D3 bulletin will be changing into an EPA ARES Weekly Bulletin … Read More
ECs and DECs, This is from an 9/1 ARRL Bulletin. Hurricane Dorian, now a dangerous Category 5 storm, hit the island of Abaco in the Bahamas with 185 MPH winds and heavy rain. The Hurricane Watch Net (HWN) on 14.325 … Read More
District 3 Bulletin from the ARRL EPA SEC, WT Jones – WN3LIF. Even if this is not your district you’ll find a useful source of info and links for PA radio amateurs. Scroll down the link’s page for this week’s … Read More
Before I wander off to the Luzerne County EOC to play Net Control for the evening I thought I had better get this out to you. Not that it is earth shattering. I have had to field several questions related … Read More
From WT Jones, WN3LIF: Last week I sent a request out to the EPA ARES group. The question, posed by WB3BNY, EC for Snyder/Northumberland Counties, was what works best for High Frequency Contact with PEMA in Harrisburg. I have to … Read More
District 3 Bulletin from the ARRL EPA SEC, WT Jones – WN3LIF. Even if this is not your district you will find a useful source of info and links for PA radio amateurs. Scroll down the link’s page for this … Read More
Ken, WB3BNY, sent me this question this morning. “One of our goals at the Snyder EOC is to be able to communicate with PEMA on HF. We have a smaller off-center fed dipole that is resonate in the 40 and … Read More
The 145.450 Huntersville (Lycoming County), repeater has been replaced. The frequency, offset and PL tone remain the same, but the repeater is now a narrow band repeater: 145.450 Huntersville – offset PL 167.9 Narrow Band FM Also, Lycoming County Skywarn has … Read More
8/9/2019 – View the link below for the latest Individual and Community Preparedness Newsletter from FEMA. In this issue: Ready Tips, CERT & Communities, Children & Disasters. Financial Preparedness, and Important Dates. https://content.govdelivery.com/accounts/USDHSFEMA/bulletins/2574faa?reqfrom=share
See what’s happening in District 3 from the ARRL EPA EC, WT Jones – WN3LIF. Scroll down the link’s page for the 8/4/19 bulletin, #043. Even if this is not your district you will find useful info and links for … Read More