Welcome to
Prince Georges County, Maryland
ARES/RACES
Our call sign is W3PGC
Our RMS node is W3PGC-10   on 145.750 MHz.
To see our complete Frequency List, click the Frequencies button above.
 
 

Introduction

PG-ARES/RACES provides emergency communication support. When the cell towers are down, or overloaded, when the land lines are down and the power is out, Amateur Radio operators can communicate with other operators anywhere in the world.  All members are volunteers with various levels of Amateur Radio licenses.  We also volunteer our personal Amateur Radio equipment when we are called to serve.

Amateur Radio Emergency Service Today - by the late Walter Cronkite - YouTube Video

To view and print the PG-ARES Tri-Fold Brochure

If you are a FCC licensed Amateur Radio Operator and wish to participate or volunteer, you are encouraged to join our Tuesday evening Training-Nets or Meetings.   You may also join our PG-ARES Yahoo Group.

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Membership

The PG-ARES/RACES is a service organization and as such membership requirements include: a valid FCC Amateur Radio Operators License as well as a willingness to participate.   Our main function is to serve the community with our Amateur Radio hobby in times of need.   For full membership requirements, click here >> Requirements


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Meetings - Events Calendar   < < Click

PG-ARES On-Air Training Net on the 1st, 3rd and 5th Tuesdays of the month @ 7:30 PM on the GMRA 146.610- Bladensburg Repeater

Monthly Meetings on the 2nd Tuesday of the month @ 7:30 PM at the
EOC Meeting Room, PG Co. Fire Services Building, 6820 Webster St., Hyattsville, MD 20784-1474.

Training Meeting on a selected Saturday Mornings of most months, starting at various times and ending at 12 Noon
at the EOC Meeting Room, PG Co. Fire Services Building, 6820 Webster St., Hyattsville, MD 20784-1474.


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Activities

In order to hone our skills as communicators, net controllers, and volunteers in general, we provide communication support for local events such as marathons, bicycle races, parades & festivals.  We also provide communication support during emergencies and disasters with other volunteer organizations.

Prince George's County (PG Co.) Health Care Coalition  < < Click
We have standing agreements with local hospitals and County Health Depts. to provide communication support if and when their existing systems fail.  Currently we have complete radio stations at six of the County hospitals.   Also, the County Health Departments will come online during 2009. When these other stations come on line, PG-ARES will need another 10 to 13 trained operators to operate the new stations. So, if you would like to become involved with the Prince George's ARES, we would like to train you now. Please check into one of the 1st, 3rd, or 5th Tuesday Training Nets and make yourself known.   See the Prince George's Co. Health Care Coalition pages.

NATIONAL NIGHT OUT - It's America's Night Out Against Crime!
Tuesday, August 3, 2010
The "27th Annual National Night Out" (NNO), a unique crime/drug prevention event sponsored by the National Association of Town Watch (NATW).   Many PGARES ham radio operators will be set up at NNO locations and will participate in the regulary scheduled 1st Tuesday 2Meter ARES Training Net.   Click NNO to see where NNO will be happening in Prince George's County, MD

WE'RE LOOKING FOR A FEW GOOD MARINE CORPS MARATHON VOLUNTEERS
Link: 35th Marine Corps Marathon
Read this: What you need to know to volunteer for the MCM


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Training

The PG-ARES AEC for Training is .  Training sessions are held during the regular 1st, 3rd & 5th Tuesday Evening Training Nets on a local repeater and on one Saturday Morning per month at the FSB-EOC.
Please see the Jesse's PG-ARES/RACES/CERTCOM Training Web for a much more complete listing of upcoming training opertuities.
Also see the PG-ARES Events Calendar for times and locations of training sessions.


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Files

Files, Instructions & other PDF's listed here are for downloading.
You may need Adobe Acrobat Reader to view some files.
Click the Acrobat Reader link to download the Reader.    
  • PG-ARES Tri-Fold Brochure - Who we are - 144 Kb
  • PG-ARES Net Control Script (cheat sheet) - 35 Kb
  • Net Operations - Chapter 4 - W3YVQ's PSCM NTS - 361 Kb
  • E-jumpkit - A collection of files for use by the ARES/RACES team for use in the field. (coming soon)
  • Are You Prepared? September is Emergency Preparedness Month - 206 Kb
  • Sept. '09 SET:
            Atlantic Division SET Plan.doc
            ICS-205 Maryland-DC Draft 18-Sep-2009.xls
            ICS-205t Atlantic Division Draft 19-Sep-2009.xls
            ICS-205t Maryland-DC Draft 20-Sep-2009.xls
  • Useful MAPS

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    Links

            WEB SITES
    PG ARES/RACES - Yahoo Group and eMail Reflector.
    ARRL - Amateur Radio Relay League
    ARRL - ARES - Amateur Radio Emergency Service
    ARES Amateur Radio Distaster Service National Page
    ARRL Atlantic Division - Web Site
    ARRL - Maryland DC Section - Section Manager Jim Cross/WI3N
    SKYWARN - Balto./Wash. Section
    GMRA - The Green Mountain Repeater Association - 2 Meter Repeaters
    CMRG - Central Maryland Repeater Group - 70 CM Repeaters
           We greatfully thank GMRA and CMRG for the use of the repeaters for the ARES Training & Emergency Nets.

    The FEMA Online Courses - a complete listing - http://training.fema.gov/IS/crslist.asp
    *  These online training courses are required by Prince Georges County to qualify to work an County administered (RACES) Emergency Incident.
    ¹ IS-100a, Introduction to Incident Command System - http://training.fema.gov/EMIWeb/IS/is100a.asp
    ² IS-700a National Incident Management System (NIMS), An Introduction - http://training.fema.gov/EMIWeb/IS/is700a.asp
      IS-200a, ICS for Single Resources and Initial Action Incidents - http://training.fema.gov/EMIWeb/IS/is200a.asp
      IS-800a, ICS for National Response Framework, An Introduction - http://training.fema.gov/EMIWeb/IS/IS800b.asp


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    Contacts

    On the air -   W3PGC
    RMS Node -   W3PGC-10 - 145.750 MHz
    Location: 39.94553ºN   76.900022ºW
     
    Snail Mail -   PGARES/RACES
    6820 Webster St., Room 113
    Hyattsville, MD 20784-1474

    PG-ARES STAFF MEMBERS
     
    College Park, MD    		   - ARES Emergency Coordinator (EC) & RACES Radio Officer (RO)
     

     
    Beltsville, MD    		   - Assistant Emergency Coordinator (AEC) for Operations
     

     
    Bowie, MD    		   - AEC for Administration
     

     
    Upper Marlboro, MD    		   - Public Information Officer (PIO)
     

     
    Brandywine, MD    		   - AEC for Logistics
     

     
    Brandywine, MD    		   - AEC for Hospital Coalition
     

     
    Clinton, MD    		   - AEC for Training Coordination
     

     
    Bowie, MD    		   - AEC for Membership & Web Master
     



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    Photo Albums

  • Holiday Social 2009 - at the Golden Corral, Largo Towne Center  
  • National Night Out 2009 - Tuesday, August 4, 2009 - Pr. Geo's County, MD
  • Field Day 2009 - American Legion Post 66, Bowie, MD
  • "Go Kit" Seminar & "Show & Tell" - July & August 2008
  • Holiday Social 2007 - at the Golden Corral, Largo Towne Center
  • Field Day 2007 - at the Armed Forces Retirement Home, DC
  • Red Cross Shelter Simulation Exercise - Sept. 29, 2007
  • Hams At Settings Other Than Ham Radio Functions
    •             ☺ Jim-N3XKJ with Santa and members of Girl Scout Senior Troop 3988 prepare to ride the engine truck to an event.
                ☺ Jerry-N3WSG tees off at a charity golf tournament
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          		Hams at the Anne Arundel Scottish Highland Games & Festival - Oct. 13, 2007
         Also see "QST" for January 2008, page 13

    • If you have digital photos of PG ARES events, your EmComm gear, your QTH Shack, or other photos involving Ham Radio,
    please email them with captions to
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    - Web Master.
    All content, images & graphics Copyright © 2008-2010 by ARRL or PG-ARES - Page last updated - July 23, 2010