PG ARES RACES

06/02/2026

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: N3XL-R.

When: Tuesday, 2 June 2026, 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

04/21/2026

Reminder to check-in to the weekly Prince George's County Amateur Radio Emergency Service (PRGE ARES) Very High Frequency (VHF) Training Net tonight.

Don – KC3TLO and Pam – KB3SWS 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. Also, via EchoLink Node: N3XL-R.

When: Tuesday, 21 April 2026, 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

04/20/2026

Emergency Coordinator Note:



The next monthly PRGE ARES meeting will be held at 7:00 p.m., Monday, 20 April 2026, at the Prince George’s County, Fire Services Building, 6820 Webster Street, Landover Hills, MD, 20784.



Meeting Agenda:



*EC and AEC Reports/Updates

*Portable Power and Signalink with various radios demonstration - Jeff – KB3SPH



73

Jeff

04/02/2026

Artemis Info Links:
WA3NAN is restransmitting Public Affairs Office audio feed from Goddard Space Flight Center at 147.45 MHz
The following is a list of links of useful information needed to follow along with mission audio

To get the curremt mission elapsed time used Artemis II Mission Elasped Time
https://jameswebbtracker.com/artemis-ii
NASA initial schedule for artemis activies Artemis II planned event time line
https://www.nasa.gov/wp-content/uploads/2026/01/artemis-ii-overview-timeline-public-final.pdf

03/31/2026

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. Tune in to hear the weekly training topic.

Where: K3ERA 2M Repeater, 145.23 MHz (-), Tone 110.9 Hz. Also, via EchoLink Node: N3XL-R.

When: Tuesday, 31 March 2026, 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

03/21/2026

Please pass this info along to anyone you think would be interested:

FREE ON-LINE AMATEUR RADIO OPERATING CLASS



A free, weekly, 3-hour Amateur Radio Operating Class on Zoom will begin on Thursday April 2 and run through June 18. Sessions will be 2 to 3 hours long beginning at 6:30 PM. EASTERN time. Typically, two topics are covered per evening. The presenters will be folks very experienced in the various subjects.



A detailed syllabus will be published before the classes begin. Attend them all, or any that you like, but you must register for the classes. To receive registration information, contact Rol Anders, K3RA, at [email protected].



Subjects will include:



All About Operating--A general Introduction

Amateur Radio Organizations—Local to International

Ham Radio Operating Awards

DXing-History and Tips from the Experts

QSLing-How to get that needed confirmation for DXCC or WAS

VHF/UHF Weak Signal Work and “Roving”

Image Operating—Slow Scan and Fast Scan TV

Remote Station control over internet

Learning CW in the no-code era

Digital Modes—From RTTY to FT8 and beyond

Contesting—How to get started, tips for the beginner and intermediate contester

Logging Software—What’s available, how to use

Propagation—A general intro to HF Propagation with emphasis on the declining phase of the current solar cycle

Amateur Satellites—How to get started

Portable (backpacking) operation and POTA—Tips from an expert

Setting Up a Modern (or not so modern) HF Station

Lightning Protection and Grounding

Traffic Handling

Public Service, Emergency Communications

Thanks.



73,

Rol Anders, K3RA

03/15/2026

02/16/2026

Emergency Coordinator Note:



The next monthly PRGE ARES meeting will be held at 7:00 p.m., Monday, 16 February 2026, at the Prince George’s County, Fire Services Building, 6820 Webster Street, Landover Hills, MD, 20784.



Meeting Agenda:



*EC and AEC Reports/Updates

*Skywarn Overview – Melvin – KC3TAT

*EchoLink Overview – Jeff – KB3SPH



73

Jeff