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EPA SIMULATED EMERGENCY TEST - The SET will be held in the EPA on Saturday, October 7. ARES units in approximately 25 of the EPA's 34 counties will participate in an exercise supporting the American Red Cross. The drill will simulate a widespread communications outage resulting from a CME event. ARES units will support Red Cross shelter operations by relaying critical email message traffic via Winlink.…

Hello, Just a reminder that our next monthly meeting is Monday, September 11th, starting at 7pm.  Agenda is below. Date at 7:00pm (1900 hours) at Delaware County Emergency Services building (911 center) 360 Middletown Rd, Media, PA 19063 Discussion items Time Item Notes 5 minutes Introductions & Welcome 45 minutes Hands on Practice with Older Go Kits We will take a look at the older go kit radios and do some hands-on practice using them in order to get familiar with their operation.…

Free, Zoom Technician Licensing Course starting Sept 7 A free, weekly, live, Amateur Radio Technician Class Licensing course on Zoom will begin on Thursday, Sept 7, and will run through Thursday, October 19 (7 sessions).     The three-hour sessions will start at 6:30 PM Eastern Time.  These are the classes that we have been holding for years sponsored by the National Electronics Museum.  Please publicize this with anyone you know that you think would be interested.…

Original Post: Devastating Hawaii Wildfires Prompt Response from Amateur Radio Emergency Service (arrl.org) https://www.arrl.org/news/devastating-hawaii-wildfires-prompt-response-from-amateur-radio-emergency-service 08/12/2023 ARRL - The National Association for Amateur Radio® is closely following updates from the Hawaii Amateur Radio Emergency Service®, Hawaii ARES https://hawaiiares.net/®, as amateur radio operators respond following deadly wildfires on the Hawaiian island of Maui. On Tuesday,…

Almost everything in my shack must GO within 5 months. I do not (yet) have prices - but should soon. I can DEMO anything you see - they all work. de k3eui Ameritron 811H amp (1995) with  811’s set for 240V AC I run it on 100% cycle digi modes at 400W and 1700 volts MFJ Tuner III rated at 1.5 kW Modified to work on 10m (has a ON/OFF power switch that needs replacement) Great manual antenna tuner barry1.jpg Drake HF antenna tuner (2kW rating) MN2000 - beautiful pi network tuner barry2.…

Due to summer vacations (mine included), we will not be having a monthly meeting on Monday, August 14th.  Please enjoy the night off. The 2023 MARC Hamfest is on Sunday August 13th 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.  MARC Hamfest (marc-radio.org) http://www.marc-radio.org/hamfest2.htm The maps show that Kimberton is northwest of King of Prussia and just west of Phoenixville,…

Auxiliary Communications (AUXCOMM) courses have been scheduled.  They are in Train PA for registration. (Home - TRAIN PA - an affiliate of the TRAIN Learning Network powered by the Public Health Foundation https://www.train.org/pa/home)   Entering ID# 1112064 is the easiest way to search for the class. There are three offerings: October 13th-15th, 2023 in Wilkes-Barre at the PSP Northeast Training Center November 3rd-5th,…

Here are some pictures of ARES and our new trailer from the National Night Out event in Morton.  Thanks to all that came out to see us, and those that supported the event.  We also had the pleasure of showing off our new trailer to Delaware County Council Member Christine Reuther.  Special thanks to Tammi for getting the trailer on site for us, and Bob Wilson, ARES Section Emergency Coordinator and Section Manager for the Eastern Pennsylvania section, along with our DelCART https://www.…

ARES of Delaware County will be staffing an outreach table at this popular event, National Night Out https://natw.org/!  Join us as we educate people about disaster preparedness and emergency communications.  Explain the missions of CCDC, ARES and DelCART so they are aware of who we are and what we do.  And maybe we'll pick up some new volunteers! What to Wear & Bring Come prepared for the weather.  Wear closed toed shoes; hats are good.   Bring water and snacks.…

Hello, Reminder, our next monthly meeting is tonight, Monday, July 10th, starting at 7pm.  Agenda is below. Date at 7:00pm (1900 hours) at Delaware County Emergency Services building (911 center) 360 Middletown Rd, Media, PA 19063 Discussion items Time Item Notes 5 minutes Introductions & Welcome 10 minutes Field Day Recap This year we joined with the Marple Newtown Amateur Radio Club (MNARC) http://www.mnarc.org/ for ARRL Field Day 2023 http://www.mnarc.…