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Weekly Drill Message

CCAR Weekly Drill Message for 9/10/2020

- by CCAR Administrator

A copy of this week’s drill message is available below for download.   All members checking into the CCAR Weekly Information Net, should download a copy of the weekly drill message in advance and be prepared to transmit the message if called upon by the Net Control Station. A “scripted” version of the message is included for your reference.

This week’s message, along with a version formatted for flmsg, can also be downloaded using a link provided in the drill message announcement email.

The handling of formal message traffic is a basic skill we all need to have as emergency communicators. Your participation in this weekly training activity will help to keep your message handling skills sharp.

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Rag Chew

New post on ARRL EPA SECTION

- by CCAR Administrator
Send Us Your News for the YouTube Premier of « What Hams Do… »
by EPA Admin

QUICK — SEND US YOUR NEWS!
The new EPA Section’s YouTube Premiere of “What Hams Do…” takes place at 8 PM, Sunday, September 20th. The show is full of fascinating stuff about ham radio today, kids in ham radio, the future of ham radio and a special feature about a ham you won’t want to miss. 

So do two things please:

1 – Send us any news you want to report in the show. We must have it by 5 PM, September 5th. Send it to jaysilber@arrl.net.
2 – Let everyone in your club know about the show and ask everyone to email friends, relatives, especially young people they think might develop an interest in ham radio after they see other kids doing it.  Spoiler Alert: Scouts and Balloons play a role in this show. 
3 – They can use this link to find the show once it’s been uploaded to YouTube, (September 10th) though it won’t be available for viewing until the start time: https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCLxVNZ1HEF9gTaPf-QhvJNA
4 – We’ll send out a reminder once it’s uploaded so you can pass it along. Looking forward to hearing from you real soon. 

Jay Silber (WA2UAR)
Public Information Coordinator
ARRL-Eastern Pennsylvania
Tel: 610 662-8032
Email: JaySilber@arrl.net

Statement

PEMA ACS Activation — 08-04 ISAIAS 08/04/2020

- by CCAR Administrator

“In support of PEMA’s Activation for Weather, PEMA ACS will operate a net on August 4th from 0800(L) Till 2359(L) 

Eastern and Central area stations are requested to report weather conditions.  Central and Western area stations are requested to monitor the nets and assist net control with any relays of traffic that may be needed. 

The net will track: check in / reports from any amateur radio operator, consisting of Call Sign, real time conditions – Rain Fall Amounts, Wind Speed,  Any Flooding Conditions and stations zip code.

Statewide net: Aug 4th on 3993.5khz starting 0800 local.  Net may move to 5.346.5khz (depending on propagation.)  Central PA stations may check in on Repeater 147.075, +, 123.0
Additionally there will be a partially attended station recording paNBEMS digital reports
on 3583.0khz. See Attached ICS 205 for details. 

Reports can also be sent via winlink express to KB3NIA

PEMA ACS also monitors BRANDMISTER DMR 31420 – PEMA/ACS ARES EmComm 

Email: tbest@w3tmb.com with any questions.

Thank Your For Your Support

Thank you,
Ham Radio Operators

DMR

DMR Code Plugs Available for Download

- by CCAR Administrator - Leave a Comment

Thanks to WA3NOA 3 code plugs are available for download. These are for the Charlestown DMR repeater. The models covered are the MD380, MD-UV380, and AT-D878.

These can be downloaded by hovering over Digital Modes then select DMR. Select the code plug you are interested in. It should automatically download (depending on your browser). The file has been zipped to allow upload to the site. The native format of the file is .rdt.

NET Operations

CCAR Net Control Schedule for Next 3 Months

- by CCAR Administrator

The NCS schedule for the next six months is available by clicking here. Thanks to each of you for supporting this effort.
As is my usual practice, I’ll send out a reminder a few days before your scheduled net. Remember to send me a brief net report following the net. A simple list of the callsigns that checked in is all I need to enter the time into AC Connect.
Thanks again and have a great week.
73, Craig WB3GCK

Weekly Drill Message

CCAR Weekly Drill Message for 05/21/2020

- by CCAR Administrator

A copy of this week’s drill message is available below for download.   All members checking into the CCAR Weekly Information Net, should download a copy of the weekly drill message in advance and be prepared to transmit the message if called upon by the Net Control Station. A “scripted” version of the message is included for your reference.

This week’s message, along with a version formatted for flmsg, can also be downloaded using a link provided in the drill message announcement email.

The handling of formal message traffic is a basic skill we all need to have as emergency communicators. Your participation in this weekly training activity will help to keep your message handling skills sharp.