Blog Posts in 2024
2024-07-22 2024 MARC Hamfest is on Sunday August 11th at the Kimberton Fire Company Grounds
July 22, 2024The 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 nor...
2024-07-22 New Red Cross/ARES HF NVIS Net
July 22, 2024Now 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 ...
2024-07-22 ARRL EMCOMM Basic and Intermediate Courses Released
July 22, 2024The 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://lea...
2024-07-22 Five County Digital Training Net with Winlink and VARA FM training September 2024
July 22, 2024The "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 p...
Delaware County’s Amateur Radio Emergency Service (ARES) Participates in National Field Day Exercise
July 04, 2024This 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 Amer...
2024-06-25 Join FEMA, CISA, and NCPD for a Cybersecurity Webinar on Wednesday, June 26
June 25, 2024Please 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 in...
ARES PRESS RELEASE: Invitation from ARES of Delaware County to Field Day Exercise, June 22nd & 23rd
June 19, 2024ARES 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 ...
2024-06-10 Delco ARES Monthly Meeting - Radnor Township Municipal Building 301 Iven Ave Wayne - Field Day Planning with Trailer
June 10, 2024The 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...
2024-05-23 May 25th - Red Cross Ancillary Exercise
May 23, 2024There 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....
2024-05-22 PEMA ACS Statewide Exercise Notification - via Winlink, HF and DMR Brandmeister
May 21, 2024Please 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 (7.250...