NVIS Day is April 25, 2026 https://arrl-ohio.org/nvis/
Do’s and Don’ts for Emergency Communications
This short presentation offers some advice for communications techniques during an activation.
2025 Hurricane Staffing Plan
Here’s our deployment plan should we be called up by the County to support operations associated with a hurricane or tropical storm.
2025 Hurricane Season Staffing Plan
ICS-217A Communications Resource Worksheet
Here’s the latest update to our AUXCOMM frequencies. The VHF & UHF frequencies are programmed into the radios at our EOC in the channel numbers shown. This list replaces the previous ICS-205 form. Corrected K3CAL-1 digipeater frequency. An Excel .csv file is included to help program your radios.
pdf file:
.csv file:
Amateur Radio and Severe Weather Spotting
Transmitter Hunting
Here’s the presentation on transmitter direction finding.
June 22, 2022 Exercise at Huntingtown High School
Here’s a picture of the antenna location we used for this exercise. The red X marks the spot. The red O is the location we used in previous hurricane/tropical storm activation’s.
RACES Infrastructure Improvement Update – Dec 2024
The presentation below is an update on the RACES equipment improvement program in Calvert County. The project is now complete.
Hurricane Preparedness
So far 2018 has been quite as far as tropical weather is concerned, but we still have several months to go in the hurricane season.
Here are a few useful documents and links for getting and staying prepared.
Maryland Hurricane Evaculation Guide
Preparedness: Wildfires
…can prevent forest fires.
September is National Preparedness Month and each week we’re looking at different disasters that should be prepared for. This week we’re talking about wildfires.
When I think wildfire I think of the northwest. Oregon, Washington, Idaho, Colorado, Montana, and Wyoming seem to have the largest share of these types of disasters. Maryland, however, is not without their share of wildfires.
According to Maryland DNR, the Maryland Forest Service responds to around 500 wildfires each year burning more than 4000 acres. Local fire departments respond to another 5000. Most of these fires are caused by humans.
With residential areas increasingly growing into the wildland areas, there is an ever increasing risk that a wildfire will impact peoples lives. It is important to learn how to help mitigate the risk of wildfire affecting your property as well as being ready to evacuate if the call comes. Many times these emergency evacuations leave residents little time to react as a fire storm may already be at your doorstep.
Make a plan. Make a kit. Test your plan. Get out alive.
