Harford County Amateur Radio ARES • RACES

01/06/2022

Thanks to Alex Krowzow, KC3LOY

There will be an online, free, basic SKYWARN class in January.

National Weather Service Baltimore/Washington D.C. Office just announced a new event on January 24, 2022 at 6:00 pm This is an online course, registration is required, class size is limited.

Register at https://www.eventbrite.com/e/skywarn-basics-cecil-county-md-tickets-227155557387
Becoming a Spotter

You must be at least 18 years old, be able to observe weather (though no instruments are required), and have access to a telephone or be an amateur radio operator so you can relay your reports.

Note: You do not have to be an amateur radio operator to be a SKYWARN SPOTTER.

You also must take a SKYWARN class which is a free, informative, fun filled 2 hour seminar that teaches you the basics of how SKYWARN operates, how to spot and report severe weather. After completing the class, you will receive a spotter ID number. All SKYWARN Spotter Training Courses are free and are held in the Spring and Fall.

We are currently only offering webinars due to safety and health concerns, but we hope to eventually return to being able to offer in person training at various sites through the 34 county Mount Holly Forecast Coverage Area within most of New Jersey, Eastern Pennsylvania, Eastern Maryland and Delaware.

12/04/2021

Harford County, Maryland Amateur Radio Emergency Service (ARES), under club call sign KC3FHC, participated in the annual ARRL Field Day on June 26 to 27, 2021.

577 QSO’s, 3018 points

18 people attended, 15 of which were Amateur Radio Operators. We had 2 HF stations plus one Get On the Air station, Richard/KC3GTO. We received extra points for 100% emergency power, public location, information table, 10 formal messages via Winlink HF email, ARRL Radiogram to MDC Section Manager via Winlink HF email, W1AW field day message, education activity, social media, GOTA station and entry submitted vial web. Final tally was 577 QSO’s with 3018 points.

Dixon K3WNS, Rex KC3REX, Richard KC3GTO, and Ted W3YR each provided HF stations, computers, antennas, dining fly, table and chairs. Rex brought the solar panels and Dixon and Ted brought the generators. Alex KC3LOY brought a dining fly, table and chairs for the information table.

We totalled 577 QSO’s which is pretty darn good, and there were three walkin’s that were interested in ARES/RACES which is more important. The ARRL MDC Section Manager, Marty Pittenger, visited us, thanked us for our participation, and provided a Field Day Pin, decal, and patch.

Future plans include:

- DSTAR/ALLSTAR/C4FM 440 repeater
- Winlink RMS gateway
-Harford County Hospital 440 Digital Net

All are welcome to Field Day – see you in 2022!

https://harfordemcomm.org/activities/arrl-field-day-june-26-to-27-2021

06/22/2021

Attention Harford County - the June 25-26 annual Field Day is On! All are welcome to this FREE family-friendly event (bring your kids!) and learn about Ham Radio in your neighborhood.

Field Day will set up in the field behind the Harford County Emergency Operations Center.
Location: Harford County EOC, 2220 Ady Rd, Forest Hill, MD 21050
Date/Time: June 26 @ 2PM Saturday through June 27 @ 2PM Sunday

Website: https://harfordemcomm.org

About Field Day
"Field Day is ham radio's open house. Every June, more than 40,000 hams throughout North America set up temporary transmitting stations in public places to demonstrate ham radio's science, skill and service to our communities and our nation. It combines public service, emergency preparedness, community outreach, and technical skills all in a single event. Field Day has been an annual event since 1933, and remains the most popular event in ham radio."

Technical Jargon
Station Call: KC3FHC
Class: F (Emergency Operations Center) with two transmitters
Section: MDC (Maryland D.C.)
Exchange: 2F MDC
GOTA Station: KB3REX and Richard Fulton KC3GTO

06/16/2021

Father's day Hamfest at Arcadia is this Sunday June 20th. Come prepared to sell your extra gear and pick up some treasured goodies. It's going to be a lot of fun. See you there.

06/12/2021

03/22/2021

AERO Hamfest '21

10/22/2020

Are you interested in weather and want to help the National Weather Service with their hazardous weather operations? Then sign up for one of our online SKYWARN webinars where you can become an official weather spotter for us. Register via www.weather.gov/lwx/skywarn

12/24/2019

An interesting look back into history -

On December 23, 1947, three researchers at Bell labs demonstrated a new device to colleagues. The device, a solid-state replacement for the audion tube, repr...