PG ARES RACES

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

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 linehttps://www.nasa.gov/wp-content/uploads/2026/01/artemis-ii-overview-timeline-public-final.pdf

www.nasa.gov

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