Blog Posts in 2022
Auxiliary Communications (AUXCOMM) Courses - Notice from Statewide Interoperability Coordinator (SWIC) PA State Police
December 01, 2023Please see the announcement below from Holly Caudill, Statewide Interoperability Coordinator (SWIC), Pennsylvania State Police. I attended the class in October in Wilkes Barre. The instructors were outstanding, both had plenty of knowledge...
2023-12-01 Update on the New Mid-Atlantic NBEMS Net
December 01, 2023Please see this article on the ARRL EPA Section Blog by Robert G Wilson ( W3BIG ) and Barry Feierman ( K3EUI ): Article There is an interesting article in this month’s QST about the difficulty of linking multiple mobile / portable stations...
Assistant Section Emergency Coordinator Appointment
November 21, 2023Please see this announcement from our Section Manager Bob Wilson: I am pleased to announce we have a new Assistant Section Emergency Coordinator in the EPA. Most of you already know Jay King, W2AFE. Jay serves with the American Red Cross an...
2023-11-18 ARES EPA District 1 Leadership Meeting
November 18, 2023Today, the leaders of all the ARES groups in District 1 of Eastern PA got together to discuss what each group is currently doing. This included Bucks, Chester, Delaware, Montgomery and Philadelphia counties, each represented by their emerg...
No weekly Net tonight
October 23, 2023We are going to skip the weekly net tonight due to the Phillies NLCS game. Go Phillies!...
2023-10-15 Fall 2023 PA SET Results
October 15, 2023Here are the detailed October 2023 EPA SET results from Jay King Thank you for participating in the Fall 2023 ARES & ARC SET activities. A detailed report is available at https://kc3smw.net/octset2023/ https://kc3smw.net/octset2023/ Statewi...
2023-10-11 Eastern PA SET Responses from Saturday
October 11, 2023Thanks everyone for participation in this weekend's simulated emergency test. We had the following operators from Delaware County involved with the exercise: Bob Famiglio Richard Caruth * Sonya Fazio Nadine Atkinson Tom Barrett Tammi Ma...
2023-10-02 Plans for the October 7th, 2023 SET for Delaware County ARES members
October 02, 2023The annual SET is scheduled for this weekend on Saturday, October 7th. Please read carefully, some more details and steps have been added to the drill. We have also added the option to participate in the drill from the ARES trailer at the...
2023-09-22 Tropical Storm Ophelia Preparations
September 22, 2023From our SEC Bob Wilson Tropical Storm Ophelia will impact our region over the weekend. The forecast includes high winds and heavy rains. The potential for power outages and flooding is realistic. Ensure your teams are prepared with go-kits...
2023-09-08 ARES Eastern Pennsylvania Simulated Emergency Test on Saturday, October 7
September 08, 2023EPA 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 wide...