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The 2024 MARC Hamfest is on Sunday August 11th at the Kimberton Fire Company grounds, Route 113 (742 Pike Springs Road) (GPS: 40.12748, -75.56726) west of the intersection with Route 23 in Kimberton, PA.  The map shows that Kimberton is northwest of King of Prussia and just west of Phoenixville, PA. Talk-in is available on the MARC linked repeater systems with coverage to the north and west and near Kimberton provided by 145.13 MHz PL 131.8 repeater in Paoli PA and to the south and east by 147.…

Now that the SEPA Red Cross EmComm Trailer is complete we will be hosting a monthly NVIS net on the 3rd Thursday of each month at 10am. Our first net will be held this Thursday, July 18, at 10am.  I realize this isn't the ideal day or time to host a net, however it is when we have regular and scheduled access to the trailer.  I hope you and members of your various organizations will be able to participate. The net will be held on 40 meters (LSB).  We will attempt to start at 7.225MHz.…

The Basic and Intermediate EMCOMM classes appear to be live. Please share this will your ARES teams and any other interested persons. Basic; https://learn.arrl.org/courses/67044 https://learn.arrl.org/courses/67044 Intermediate: https://learn.arrl.org/courses/68230 https://learn.arrl.org/courses/68230

The "Five County Digital Training Net" will restart in September using ZOOM and the Bucktown 147.270 (PL77) repeater in northern Chester County. This analog FM voice repeater works well with NBEMS (Fldigi) modes and with Vara FM (now have permission of owner). It has a range covering much of Chester, Montgomery, Delaware, Bucks, Lancaster, Berks and Phila counties.…

This week, Delaware County’s Amateur Radio Emergency Service (ARES), the FCC-licensed volunteer amateur radio operator organization trained and managed by the County’s Department of Emergency Services, was excited to participate in the American Radio Relay League’s (ARRL) National Field Day exercise. trailer.png Held at the Radnor Township Municipal Building,…

Please join FEMA’s Individual and Community Preparedness Division, the Cybersecurity and Infrastructure Security Agency (CISA), and the National Cybersecurity Preparedness Consortium (NCPC) on Wednesday, June 26 from 2 – 3 p.m. ET for an informational webinar announcing cybersecurity awareness training for CERT volunteers. FEMA partnered with CISA to identify cybersecurity awareness training courses to improve CERT volunteers’ knowledge of cybersecurity threat preparedness,…

ARES of Delaware County would like to extend an invitation for you to meet the COUNTY amateur radio operators as we participate in the national Field Day event. Public hours are: Saturday, June 22nd, 2024, between 3pm and 6pm. Sunday, June 23rd, 2024, between 9am and noon. Hosted at Radnor Township Municipal Building.  Location: 301 Iven Avenue,…

The weather forecast for today looks wonderful, with mostly sunny skies and a high temperature in the mid 70s.  Perfect for planning our field day activities coming up at the end of this month.  We will also use this time to do some work on the Delaware County ARES trailer, which is located at Radnor Township Building, 301 Iven Avenue, Wayne 19087.  Please join us starting around 7pm.  On the agenda will be a discussion about ARRL Field Day, which is June 22nd and 23rd this year: https://www.…

There were limited opportunities for participation in the 22 May Shippensburg PEMA exercise. All the clubs, ARES and unaffiliated hams that had expressed interest were not able to be accommodated. So, here is another chance to get involved. You and your group are invited to participate from 0000 to 2400 on May 25, 2024 in sending Winlink check-ins to the PA Red Cross Regions. Deployment is encouraged but you can participate from home. Telnet is okay. Detailed instructions are attached.…

Please see this notice below about a PEMA ACS state-wide exercise scheduled for tomorrow, May 22nd, from 11a to 2p.  You can participate easily by sending messages via Winlink to KB3NIA.  They will also be taking voice checkins on HF (7.2502 and 7.2275), as well as Brandmeister (Talkgroup 31420).  If you send a Winlink message, please CC me (W3CTK) as well.…