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Reminder to check-in to the weekly Prince George's County Amateur Radio Emergency Service (PRGE ARES) Very High Frequency (VHF) Training Net tonight. Jeff – KB3SPH and Bill – N3XL are the scheduled net control and alternate net control operators for the net. All are welcome. You do not have to be an ARES member or a Prince George’s County resident to participate. Who: Any interested amateur radio operator. What: PRGE ARES VHF Training Net. Tune in to hear the weekly training topic. Where: K3ERA 2M Repeater, 145.23 MHz (-), Tone 110.9 Hz. EchoLink Node: N3XL-R When: Tuesday, 31 December 2024, 7:30 p.m. - ~ 8:00 p.m. Why: Encourage interest in and provide information about the ARES and exercise communication skills. How: The Net Control Station is W3PGC. This is a directed net; listen for instructions and address all transmissions to Net Control. One can also follow along with NetLogger; look for PRGE ARES Training Net under “Select Net.” Client software is available as a free download from netlogger.org. 73 Jeff Humbert KB3SPH PRGE ARES Emergency Coordinator kb3...@...

If you or anyone you know is interested in attending an Amateur Extra Class licensing course, please pass along the following information, and feel free to publicize it with your radio club or any group you feel would benefit. A free, weekly, live, Amateur Radio Extra Class Licensing course on Zoom will begin on Thursday, January 16, 2025, and will run through Thursday, March 27. There will be 11 sessions. The three-hour sessions will start at 6:30 PM Eastern Time. Sessions will be recorded. Those attending should hold (or be studying for) the General Class Amateur Radio License. These are the classes that we have been holding for years sponsored by the National Electronics Museum. Please publicize this with anyone that you think would be interested. Those wishing to sign up should email roland.anders@.... Thanks. 73, Rol Anders, K3RA

SOUTHERN MARYLAND VOLUNTEER EXAM GROUP (SoMDVEG) In-Person Test Session WHEN: The SoMDVEG will provide In-Person Volunteer Examination (VE) testing on Sunday, 16 February 2025, 1200ET-1330ET. Amateur Radio FCC licensing tests will be available at the Hollywood Volunteer Fire Department, Training Room, 24801 Three Notch Rd, Hollywood, MD 20636, (38.347645N, 076.577179W). TEST PRE-REGISTER AT: https://ham.study/sessions/674f107fe721dcbe989a2c20/1 Registration is a three step process; all steps must be completed. The registration cost is $10, payable when you register at the Hamstudy.org site WALK-IN APPLICANTS: Walk-In applicants can be accepted. You must know what your CORES and FRN information data is. STUDY MATERIALS: https://hamstudy.org/ is recommended. FCC REGISTRATION NUMBER (FRN): All amateur examination applicants are required to possess a FRN prior to registering for an exam. If don’t have one, you will need one; go here to obtain it: https://apps.fcc.gov/cores/userLogin.do COmmission REgistration System (CORES): If you do not have a CORES Username account, you will need one. If are or you’ve been previously licensed (prior to 2024), you probably do not have one. Your FRN must now be associated to a CORES Username Account for all amateur radio license actions . Go here to learn about a CORES Username account and establishing one: https://apps.fcc.gov/cores/html/Associate_Username_to_FRN.htm IDENTIFICATION: Personal identification is required for all applicants before testing commences. Acceptable forms are U.S. issued identification, such as a U.S. State Driver License, U.S. Passport, U.S. Military ID, U.S. DoD Civilian ID, U.S. Visa, U.S. Green Card, U.S. TWIC or an International Passport in the English Language. AVAILABILITY: New licenses for Technician, or upgrading tests to General and Extra classes will be available BRING YOUR OWN: Testing stations are limited-to-non-existent. Available stations are “first come, first served” use. Bring your own Internet (WIFI) capable network device, such as a laptop, tablet, iPAD, even your current Cell Phone, that is equipped with a camera and current web browser,such as Brave, Silk, Firefox, Chrome, etc. YOUTH: Under 18 year old applicants are welcome; they must be accompanied by a parent or guardian who need to “vouch” for the applicant(s). Both require picture identification. QUESTIONS: Contact W1JD@..., 210.556.1631 http://www.rudas.us/smdvec/SoMDVEG-16FEB2025.pdf

Reminder to check-in to the weekly Prince George's County Amateur Radio Emergency Service (PRGE ARES) Very High Frequency (VHF) Training Net tonight. Melvin – KC3TAT is the scheduled net control operator for the net. All are welcome. You do not have to be an ARES member or a Prince George’s County resident to participate. Who: Any interested amateur radio operator. What: PRGE ARES VHF Training Net. Tune in to hear the weekly training topic. Where: K3ERA 2M Repeater, 145.23 MHz (-), Tone 110.9 Hz. EchoLink Node: N3XL-R When: Tuesday, 24 December 2024, 7:30 p.m. - ~ 8:00 p.m. Why: Encourage interest in and provide information about the ARES and exercise communication skills. How: The Net Control Station is W3PGC. This is a directed net; listen for instructions and address all transmissions to Net Control. One can also follow along with NetLogger; look for PRGE ARES Training Net under “Select Net.” Client software is available as a free download from netlogger.org. 73 Jeff Humbert KB3SPH PRGE ARES Emergency Coordinator kb3sph@...

The Charles County Amateur Radio Club (CCARC) will be operating a Special Event Station on Saturday, 21 December 2024, to commemorate the 124th anniversary of Radio’s First Voice. On 23 December 1900, Reginald Fessenden made the first wireless transmission of human speech between two sets of 50-foot masts erected along the shore of Cobb Island, in Charles County, Maryland. Who: CCARC What: Special Event Station, call sign N3V (for New Voice). Where: Old Fisherman’s Field, Cobb Island, MD (a grassy field bordered by Cobb Island Rd, Route 254, and Neale Sound Drive, just over the bridge to Cobb Island) When: Saturday, 21 December 2024, On-the-air operations are scheduled for 10:00 a.m. – 2:00 p.m. ET. How: Contact N3V on various bands/modes of operation, QSL information at N3V on qrz.com. https://www.qrz.com/db/N3V *Potential operations include various bands 40M, 20M, 15M, 10M on modes SSB and FT8. *Echolink: Connect to EchoLink node KB3KOW-R and call for N3V. *Check your favorite DX Cluster, such as http://www.dxsummit.fi, for current N3V spots. (We intend to self-spot periodically, but if you hear us, please spot N3V to help draw traffic) *US Islands Awards concurrent activation for Cobb Island, Island # MD020R. https://usislands.org/maryland/ *Visitors welcome to join us at the Cobb Island operations site. *Hope to see you or hear you on Saturday! 73 Jeff – KB3SPH CCARC Activities Manager

Reminder to check-in to the weekly Prince George's County Amateur Radio Emergency Service (PRGE ARES) Very High Frequency (VHF) Training Net tonight. Pam – KB3SWS and Melvin – KC3TAT are the scheduled net control and alternate net control operators for the net. All are welcome. You do not have to be an ARES member or a Prince George’s County resident to participate. Who: Any interested amateur radio operator. What: PRGE ARES VHF Training Net. Tune in to hear the weekly training topic. Where: K3ERA 2M Repeater, 145.23 MHz (-), Tone 110.9 Hz. EchoLink Node: N3XL-R When: Tuesday, 17 December 2024, 7:30 p.m. - ~ 8:00 p.m. Why: Encourage interest in and provide information about the ARES and exercise communication skills. How: The Net Control Station is W3PGC. This is a directed net; listen for instructions and address all transmissions to Net Control. One can also follow along with NetLogger; look for PRGE ARES Training Net under “Select Net.” Client software is available as a free download from netlogger.org. 73 Jeff Humbert KB3SPH PRGE ARES Emergency Coordinator kb3...@...

QST QST QST - Calling All Stations Reminder to check in to the 80 Meter Hospital Net on Tuesday, 17 December 2024. Who: Any interested Amateur Radio Operator. What: Maryland/DC Section Monthly High Frequency Hospital Program Net. Where: 3820 kHz. This frequency can be busy at net time, so the net may be up or down a few kHz. When: The start time is 7:00 p.m. Eastern Time. The MDC Section HF Hospital Net is held on the third Tuesdays of the month. Why: Exercise radio communication capability across the Maryland/DC Section, outside the Section, and because we can. How: The net control station is K3ERA. Check-ins start ~6:50 p.m. One can also follow along with NetLogger; look for “MDC HF Hospital Net” under “Select Net.” NetLogger client software is available as a free download from netlogger.org. 73 Jeff Humbert KB3SPH Prince George's County, MD Amateur Radio Emergency Service Emergency Coordinator kb3sph@...

Reminder to check-in to the weekly Prince George's County Amateur Radio Emergency Service (PRGE ARES) Very High Frequency (VHF) Training Net tonight. Chuck - AB3NA and Don - KC3TLO are the scheduled net control and alternate net control operators for the net. All are welcome. You do not have to be an ARES member or a Prince George’s County resident to participate. Who: Any interested amateur radio operator. What: PRGE ARES VHF Training Net. Tune in to hear the weekly training topic. Where: K3ERA 2M Repeater, 145.23 MHz (-), Tone 110.9 Hz. EchoLink Node: N3XL-R When: Tuesday, 10 December 2024, 7:30 p.m. - ~ 8:00 p.m. Why: Encourage interest in and provide information about the ARES and exercise communication skills. How: The Net Control Station is W3PGC. This is a directed net; listen for instructions and address all transmissions to Net Control. One can also follow along with NetLogger; look for PRGE ARES Training Net under “Select Net.” Client software is available as a free download from netlogger.org. 73 Jeff Humbert KB3SPH PRGE ARES Emergency Coordinator kb3sph@...

Reminder to check-in to the weekly Prince George's County Amateur Radio Emergency Service (PRGE ARES) Very High Frequency (VHF) Training Net tonight. Chuck - AB3NA and Don - KC3TLO are the scheduled net control and alternate net control operators for the net. All are welcome. You do not have to be an ARES member or a Prince George’s County resident to participate. Who: Any interested amateur radio operator. What: PRGE ARES VHF Training Net. Tune in to hear the weekly training topic. Where: K3ERA 2M Repeater, 145.23 MHz (-), Tone 110.9 Hz. EchoLink Node: N3XL-R When: Tuesday, 3 December 2024, 7:30 p.m. - ~ 8:00 p.m. Why: Encourage interest in and provide information about the ARES and exercise communication skills. How: The Net Control Station is W3PGC. This is a directed net; listen for instructions and address all transmissions to Net Control. One can also follow along with NetLogger; look for PRGE ARES Training Net under “Select Net.” Client software is available as a free download from netlogger.org. 73 Jeff Humbert KB3SPH PRGE ARES Emergency Coordinator kb3...@...

Morning Y'all The SoMDVEG in-person VE testing schedule for Nov&Dec2024 and Jan&Feb25 at at the Hollywood VFD is: 17 November 2024, 1200ET 15 December 2024, 1200ET 19 January 2025, 1200ET 16 February 2025, 1200ET Plz spread the word jd _._,_._,_

REMINDER: The Southern Maryland Volunteer Exam Group (SoMDVEG) will provide In-Person Volunteer Examination (VE) testing on Sunday, 15 December 2024, 1200-1330ET. Amateur Radio FCC licensing tests to be available at the Hollywood Volunteer Fire Department, Training Room, 24801 Three Notch Rd, Hollywood, MD 20636, (38.347645N, 076.577179W). Registration Details at: http://rudas.us/SoMDVEG/SoMDVEG-15Dec24.pdf jd

Reminder to check-in to the weekly Prince George's County Amateur Radio Emergency Service (PRGE ARES) Very High Frequency (VHF) Training Net tonight. Jeff – KB3SPH and Chuck – AB3NA are the scheduled net control and alternate net control operators for the net. All are welcome. You do not have to be an ARES member or a Prince George’s County resident to participate. Who: Any interested amateur radio operator. What: PRGE ARES VHF Training Net. Tune in to hear the weekly training topic. Where: K3ERA 2M Repeater, 145.23 MHz (-), Tone 110.9 Hz. EchoLink Node: N3XL-R When: Tuesday, 26 November 2024, 7:30 p.m. - ~ 8:00 p.m. Why: Encourage interest in and provide information about the ARES and exercise communication skills. How: The Net Control Station is W3PGC. This is a directed net; listen for instructions and address all transmissions to Net Control. One can also follow along with NetLogger; look for PRGE ARES Training Net under “Select Net.” Client software is available as a free download from netlogger.org. 73 Jeff Humbert KB3SPH PRGE ARES Emergency Coordinator kb3sph@...

Reminder to check-in to the weekly Prince George's County Amateur Radio Emergency Service (PRGE ARES) Very High Frequency (VHF) Training Net tonight. Ben – KB3N and Jeff – KB3SPH are the scheduled net control and alternate net control operators for the net. All are welcome. You do not have to be an ARES member or a Prince George’s County resident to participate. Who: Any interested amateur radio operator. What: PRGE ARES VHF Training Net. Where: K3ERA 2M Repeater, 145.23 MHz (-), Tone 110.9 Hz. EchoLink Node: N3XL-R When: Tuesday, 19 November 2024, 7:30 p.m. - ~ 8:00 p.m. Why: Encourage interest in and provide information about the ARES and exercise communication skills. How: The Net Control Station is W3PGC. This is a directed net; listen for instructions and address all transmissions to Net Control. One can also follow along with NetLogger; look for PRGE ARES Training Net under “Select Net.” Client software is available as a free download from netlogger.org. 73 Jeff Humbert KB3SPH PRGE ARES Emergency Coordinator kb3sph@...

Southern Maryland Volunteer Exam Group (SoMDVEG) Test Session WHEN: The SoMDVEG will provide In-Person Volunteer Examination (VE) testing on Sunday, 15 December 2024, 1200-1330ET. Amateur Radio FCC licensing tests to be available at the Hollywood Volunteer Fire Department, Training Room, 24801 Three Notch Rd, Hollywood, MD 20636, (38.347645N, 076.577179W). STUDY MATERIALS: https://hamstudy.org/ is recommended. COmmission REgistration System (CORES): If you do not have a CORES Username account, you will need one. If are or you’ve been previously licensed (prior to 2024), you probably do not have one. Your FRN must now be associated to a CORES Username Account for all amateur radio license actions . Go here to learn about a CORES Username account and establishing one: https://apps.fcc.gov/cores/html/Associate_Username_to_FRN.htm FCC REGISTRATION NUMBER (FRN): All amateur examination applicants are required to possess a FRN prior to registering for an exam. If don’t have one, you will need one; go here to obtain it: https://apps.fcc.gov/cores/userLogin.do IDENTIFICATION: Personal identification is required for all applicants before testing commences. Acceptable forms are U.S. issued identification, such as a U.S. State Driver License, U.S. Passport,, U.S. Military ID, U.S. DoD Civilian ID, U.S. Visa, U.S. Green Card, U.S. TWIC or an International Passport in the English Language. TEST PRE-REGISTER AT: https://ham.study/sessions/671ecb7bdf29649fad029303/1 Registration is a three step process; all steps must be completed. The registration cost is $10, payable when you register at the Hamstudy.org site AVAILABILITY: New licenses for Technician, or upgrading tests to General and Extra classes will be available WALK-IN APPLICANTS: Walk-In applicants can be accepted. You must know what your CORES and FRN information data is. BRING YOUR OWN: Testing stations are limited-to-non-existent. Available stations are “first come, first served” use. Bring your own Internet (WIFI) capable network device, such as a laptop, tablet, iPAD, even your current Cell Phone, that is equipped with a current web browser,such as Brave, Silk, Firefox, Chrome, etc. YOUTH: Under 18 year old applicants are welcome; they must be accompanied by a parent or guardian who need to “vouch” for the applicant(s). Both require picture identification. QUESTIONS: Contact W1JD@..., 210.556.1631 - http://rudas.us/SoMDVEG/SoMDVEG-15Dec24.pdf

QST QST QST - Calling All Stations Reminder to check in to the 80 Meter Hospital Net on Tuesday, 19 November 2024. Who: Any interested Amateur Radio Operator. What: Maryland/DC Section Monthly High Frequency Hospital Program Net. Where: 3820 kHz. This frequency is often busy at net time, so the net may be up or down a few kHz. When: The start time is 7:00 p.m. Eastern Time. Note: The MDC Section HF Hospital Net has moved to the third Tuesdays of the month beginning this month, November 2024. Why: Exercise radio communication capability across the Maryland/DC Section, outside the Section, and because we can. How: The net control station is K3ERA. Check-ins start ~6:50 p.m. Scheduled net control operator is Chuck – AB3NA. One can also follow along with NetLogger; look for “MDC HF Hospital Net” under “Select Net.” NetLogger client software is available as a free download from netlogger.org. 73 Jeff Humbert KB3SPH Prince George's County, MD Amateur Radio Emergency Service Emergency Coordinator kb3sph@...

Reminder to check-in to the weekly Prince George's County Amateur Radio Emergency Service (PRGE ARES) Very High Frequency (VHF) Training Net tonight. Bill – N3XL and Ben – KB3N are the scheduled net control and alternate net control operators for the net. All are welcome. You do not have to be an ARES member or a Prince George’s County resident to participate. Who: Any interested amateur radio operator. What: PRGE ARES VHF Training Net. Where: K3ERA 2M Repeater, 145.23 MHz (-), Tone 110.9 Hz. EchoLink Node: N3XL-R When: Tuesday, 12 November 2024, 7:30 p.m. - ~ 8:00 p.m. Why: Encourage interest in and provide information about the ARES and exercise communication skills. How: The Net Control Station is W3PGC. This is a directed net; listen for instructions and address all transmissions to Net Control. One can also follow along with NetLogger; look for PRGE ARES Training Net under “Select Net.” Client software is available as a free download from netlogger.org. 73 Jeff Humbert KB3SPH PRGE ARES Emergency Coordinator kb3sph@...

The SoMDVEG will provide In-Person Volunteer Examination testing at SMCARA’s TailGate FEST, on Saturday, 17 November 2024, 1200ET-1330ET. There still is room for more. Details at: http://www.rudas.us/SoMDVEG/SoMDVEG-17Nov24.pdf jd

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Reminder to check-in to the weekly Prince George's County Amateur Radio Emergency Service (PRGE ARES) Very High Frequency (VHF) Training Net tonight. Vince – K3VMP and Bill – N3XL are the scheduled net control and alternate net control operators for the net. All are welcome. You do not have to be an ARES member or a Prince George’s County resident to participate. Who: Any interested amateur radio operator. What: PRGE ARES VHF Training Net. Where: K3ERA 2M Repeater, 145.23 MHz (-), Tone 110.9 Hz. EchoLink Node: N3XL-R When: Tuesday, 5 November 2024, 7:30 p.m. - ~ 8:00 p.m. Why: Encourage interest in and provide information about the ARES and exercise communication skills. How: The Net Control Station is W3PGC. This is a directed net; listen for instructions and address all transmissions to Net Control. One can also follow along with NetLogger; look for PRGE ARES Training Net under “Select Net.” Client software is available as a free download from netlogger.org. 73 Jeff Humbert KB3SPH PRGE ARES Emergency Coordinator kb3sph@...