BCC ARES®

BCC ARES® Amateur Radio Emergency Service. In Baltimore MD, are Volunteers, Providing Radio Communications in Disasters & Planned Events.

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BCC ARES: On December 31st our main repeater 145.33 will be placed off the air. This has been a private repeater. We are looking into solutions for our communications to compensate for this loss of a valuable resource. Thank you to the owners for allowing us the use of 145.33...

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The importance of Digital communications: ARRL Bulletin 18 ARLB018
From ARRL Headquarters
Newington CT September 28, 2022
To all radio amateurs:SB QST
ARLB018: FCC Grants an ARRL Emergency Request to Permit Higher Data
Rate Transmissions for Hurricane Relief Communications.

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MDC ARES:
Monthly Maryland-DC Section HF Hospital Net (HFHN)
Freq: 3820 kHz LSB +/-5kHz (QRM)
Time/Date: 1900L WED SEP 21 2022
Note: If the frequency is crowded, look down or up 5kHz.Join us 15 minutes early to help hold the frequency to 1900(L).
NCS is Jim WB3KAS

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BCC ARES Meeting (only 30 min) 7:00pm-7:30pm in order to allow everyone to participate in the COMMEX at 7:30pm.

AAC ARES COMMEX Tue Sep 13 at 1930 Hours Local on the 146.805- tone 107.2 Repeater

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ARES COMMEX is back! Learn our standard of receiving & sending Radiograms. The COMMEX is how we learn and practice message traffic for emergencies.
::SCHEDULE::
146.805- 107.2 EchoLink: KA2JAI-R 90911. Winlink:[email protected]
2ND TUESDAYS JAN-MAY & SEP-NOV AT 1930 HRS LOCAL

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Let's show support to our mutual aid partners. AACo ARES will have a booth at the event.

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MDC Section SEC is seeking to fill vacant ASEC - Assistant Section Emergency Coordinator
Appointment for Maryland / DC Assistant Section Emergency Coordinator [ASEC].
The position description and requirements found here and online (.pdf):
https://t.co/b7kt27rtMq

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AAC ARES HF NET TONIGHT:4th Tues
During EST 1830 local time
During DST 1930 local time
The net uses SSB phone, and afterwards switches to another 80 M freq for digital modes.
3820 KHz +/- for SSB
3585 KHz +/- for digital. Use RxID in fldigi to auto-switch to the correct mode.

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ARES PLANNED EVENT:: Sunday, August 28, 2022 at 7:00 AM
Navy–Marine Corps Memorial Stadium
550 Taylor Ave
Annapolis, MD 21401 USA,
Contact Jeff Coomes KC3OQP
[email protected]
Only need a HT - using Annapolis repeater 442.300
Race starts 7:00AM - be there 6:30 AM

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BCC ARES ZOOM MEETING TONIGHT... Anyone needing the link please email Don N3FQC...

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AAC ARES HF NET 4th Tuesday
During EST 1830 local time
During DST 1930 local time
The net uses SSB phone, and afterwards switches to another 80 M freq for digital modes.
3820 KHz +/- for SSB
3585 KHz +/- for digital. Use RxID in fldigi to auto-switch to the correct mode.

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BCC ARES HF TEAM: REMINDER: CHECK IN ON BEHALF OF BCC ARES: Wed, July 20, 2022:
Maryland-DC Section HF Hospital Net [HFHN]
Start time is 1900L, (join 15 mins early)
3820 kHz LSB +/-5kHz(QRM)

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The ARES Letter for July is up on the ARRL Website. It is available to anyone.

https://t.co/hSgksBKdMw

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Team, Please keep informed about the weather situation today & tonight...

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BCC ARES ZOOM MEETING TONIGHT 7:15PM. If any Ham or members need the link please email Sam or Don. Thanks...

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HAMS NEEDED To support MONT Co ARES for their Fourth of July celebrations in Tacoma Park. Any BCC ARES Members interested please get back to me ASAP. Thanks, Sam W3NTS...

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BCC ARES NET TONIGHT 7:07PM ON 145.33Mhz- NEGATIVE OFFSET OF 0.6Mhz (144.73Mhz INPUT) NO TONE...

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Please keep informed about the weather for today. https://t.co/qfxdgSQPk9

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It is the time of year the COMMEX is over for a few months... Since we are not to use the repeater on the 2nd Tuesday's due to the repeater being reserved for another group, as we have done since the start, there is no net tonight.

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House Bill 331 Has been adopted. Antenna Structures for amateur radio (& ARES), Must be accommodated. This takes effect Oct 1, 2022. It will greatly enhance our ability to assist the community and our served agencies as some members are restricted to using indoor antennas.