Welcome to Prince Georges County, Maryland ARES/RACES (PGARES)
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. If you are a licensed Amateur Radio operator and wish to participate or volunteer, you are encouraged to join our Tuesday night nets or meetings.  You can also join our PG ARES Yahoo Group to participate in any active discussions related to the group.
Membership The PG-ARES/RACES is a service organization and as such membership requirements include: a valid 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    Meetings & Activities On-the-Air Training Nets on the 1st, 3rd and 5th Tuesdays of every month at 7:30 PM  Note: New Time on the GMRA 146.610(-) Repeater - K3GMR Monthly Meetings on the 2nd Tuesday of every month, at 7:30 PM at the EOC Meeting Room, PG Co. Fire Services Building, 6820 Webster St., Landover Hills, MD, 20784. Show & Tells on a selected Saturday Morning 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., Landover Hills, MD, 20784. June   2 - 8:30 PM - On-theAir Training Net - 146.610(-) Repeater - K3GMR Cheverly, MD   7 - 9 AM -Noon - AIRMAIL Training - Location: EOC 10 - 7:30 PM - Monthly Meeting - Location: EOC - Program: Overview of the June 17 Exercize + Biz Meeting @ 8PM 14 - 9 AM > - Table Top - "Dress Rehearsal" of the June 17 Exercize - Location: EOC 14 - 1 PM > - Staff Meeting - Location: EOC - Cancelled 17 - 7:30 PM - On-theAir Training Net - 146.610(-) Repeater - K3GMR Cheverly, MD 19-20 - Noon > Noon - Field Day - see Field Day Locator - Find a location near you & visit July   1 - 7:30 PM - On-theAir Training Net - 146.610(-) Repeater - K3GMR Cheverly, MD   8 - 7:30 PM - Monthly Meeting - Location: EOC - Program: Exercise Review + Biz Meeting @ 8PM 12 - 9 AM > - Show & Tell: "Go Kits" - Location: EOC 12 - 1 PM > - Staff Meeting - Location: EOC 22 - 7:30 PM - On-theAir Training Net - 146.610(-) Repeater - K3GMR Cheverly, MD 29 - 7:30 PM - On-theAir Training Net - 146.610(-) Repeater - K3GMR Cheverly, MD August   5 - 7:30 PM - On-theAir Training Net - 146.610(-) Repeater - K3GMR Cheverly, MD 12 - 7:30 PM - Monthly Meeting - Location: EOC - Program: TBD + Biz Meeting @ 8PM 16 - 9 AM > - Show & Tell: TBD - Location: EOC 16 - 1 PM > - Staff Meeting - Location: EOC 19 - 7:30 PM - On-theAir Training Net - 146.610(-) Repeater - K3GMR Cheverly, MD September 20 - 1st Annual Nat. Prepairedness Month Amateur Radio Showcase & Picnic October 26 - 33rd Marine Corps Marathon - Volunteer Sign Up HERE November December 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.) Hospital Coalition  < < Click We have standing agreements with local hospitals and county agencies to provide communication support if and when their existing systems fail.  See the PG Co. Hospital Coalition pages. Oct. 19, 2007 - Marine Corps Marathon Press Release "AMATEUR RADIO SERVICE NAMED VOLUNTEER GROUP OF THE YEAR" by Marine Corps Marathon We are looking for Operators for the 33rd Marine Corps Marathon! - Sign Up Here 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 Net Control Script (cheat sheet) - 17Kb Net Operations - Chapter 4 - W3YVQ's PSCM NTS - 361 Kb Are You Prepared? September is Emergency Preparedness Month - 206 Kb Links & Contacts         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 GMRA - The Green Mountain Repeater Association        We greatfully thank GMRA for the use of the repeaters for the ARES Training & Emergency Nets.         STAFF MEMBERS - ARES Emergency Coordinator (EC) & RACES Radio Officer (RO) - Assistant Emergency Coordinator (AEC) for Operations Position Vaccant - AEC for Administration - Public Information Officer (PIO) - AEC for Logistics - AEC for Hospital Coalition - AEC for Membership & Web Master Photo Gallery WinLink2K "AirMail" Workshop - at EOC January 19, 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             ☺ Hams at the Anne Arundel Scottish Highland Games & Festival - Oct. 13, 2007      Also see "QST" for January 2008, page 13             ☺ Jerry-N3WSG tees off at a charity golf tournament 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 - Web Master. Page last updated - June 14, 2008