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WPA Amateur Radio Emergency ServiceBud Plants N3TIR, Section Emergency Coordinator |
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The Mission of the WPA Amateur Radio Emergency Service™ is to get the message through by providing excellent communications assistance, planning and coordination on behalf of partner agencies, the people and the communities we serve throughout Western Pennsylvania. Our Section Emergency Coordinator and local Emergency Coordinators are responsible for developing training, plans and procedures to coordinate and deploy teams of qualified, well-trained, volunteer amateur radio operators and equipment to provide reliable and robust communications in times of need, to provide specialized communications services to the public, and to accurately and efficiently transfer messages. |
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Announcing: 2025 WPA Spring SET - April 5
Let’s start planning for the WPA Spring Simulated Emergency Test scheduled for Saturday, April 5th. The focus this year is on providing communications support for a wide-scale evacuation event, like…Read More »Western Pennsylvania Section News — 24 June 2020
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We are happy to announce that Bob Mente NU3Q has been appointed to be the new Allegheny County ARES Emergency Coordinator. Bob is well known for his work coordinating public…Read More »WPA Section News - August 18, 2019
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The most recent edition of this directory may always be found at https://wpa-arrl.org/ares/directory and downloaded as a PDF file here: https://wpa-arrl.org/Files/WPA-ARES-Directory.pdf
Effective: 2023-03-30
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Northwest District Mark P. Benson KM3P |
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| Emergency Coordinator | Frequencies | Operations | |
| Clarion Co | clarion@wpa-arrl.org | 146.55 sx 147.075+ 110.9 |
Thursday 2015 146.550 sx |
| Crawford Co | Jamie Tolbert WW3S crawford@wpa-arrl.org |
147.57 sx 145.130- 186.2 |
Sunday 2100 145.130- 186.2 |
| Erie Co | Dave Wellman WX3E erie@wpa-arrl.org Assistant Section Manager |
147.54 sx 146.730- 186.2 |
Sunday 2100 146.610- / 146.820- / 146.700- 186.2 |
| Forest Co | forest@wpa-arrl.org | 147.54 sx 145.490- 186.2 |
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| Lawrence Co | Michael Varga NR3C lawrence@wpa-arrl.org |
147.54 sx 444.175+ 131.8 |
Thursday 2000 444.175+ 131.8 |
| Mercer County | Michael Varga NR3C mercer@wpa-arrl.org |
146.55 sx 145.350- 186.2 |
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| Venango Co | venango@wpa-arrl.org | 146.58 sx 145.230- 186.2 |
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| Warren Co | Dave Wellman WX3E warren@wpa-arrl.org Assistant Section Manager |
146.55 sx 145.270- 186.2 |
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| Northwest Dist | 145.590 Alt | ||
Effective: 2023-03-30
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Northeast District Kevin Snyder KA3YCB |
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| Emergency Coordinator | Frequencies | Operations | |
| Cameron Co | cameron@wpa-arrl.org | 147.54 sx 147.180+ 173.8 |
Sunday 2100 147.180+ 173.8 |
| Centre Co | Carmine Prestia K3CWP centre@wpa-arrl.org Assistant Section Manager |
147.57 sx 146.850- 146.2 147.105+ DMR |
Sunday 2100 146.850- o |
| Clearfield Co | clearfield@wpa-arrl.org | 146.55 sx 146.315+ 173.8 |
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| Clinton Co | clinton@wpa-arrl.org | 146.58 sx 147.360+ 173.8 |
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| Elk Co | elk@wpa-arrl.org | 147.57 sx 147.000+ 442.200+ 173.8 |
Sunday 2000 147.000, 2030 442.200 |
| Jefferson Co | Steve Waltman KB3FPN jefferson@wpa-arrl.org |
146.58 sx 146.865- 173.8 |
Monday 2000 146.865- 173.8 |
| McKean Co | mckean@wpa-arrl.org | 146.58 sx 147.240+ 173.8 |
Sunday 2030 147.240+ 173.8 |
| Potter Co | potter@wpa-arrl.org | 146.55 sx 146.685- 173.8 |
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| Northeast Dist | 145.51 Alt | ||
Effective: 2023-03-30
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Southwest District Terence Nemitz KA3UTD |
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| Emergency Coordinator | Frequencies | Operations | |
| Allegheny Co | Robert Mente NU3Q allegheny@wpa-arrl.org |
146.55 sx 147.090+ 88.5 | Wednesday 2100 147.090+ 88.5 |
| Armstrong Co | armstrong@wpa-arrl.org | 147.54 sx 145.410- 173.8 | Monday 2000 145.410- 173.8 |
| Beaver Co | Domenic J Bedolatti N3EJL beaver@wpa-arrl.org |
146.58 sx 146.850- 131.8 | Monday 2030 146.850- 131.8 |
| Butler Co | Bill Hastings KB3TBT butler@wpa-arrl.org |
147.57 sx 147.300+ 131.8 443.900+ 131.8 |
ACS Information Digital Training Net 1st and 3rd Wednesday 1945 |
| Fayette Co | fayette@wpa-arrl.org | 147.57 sx 147.270+ 131.8 |
Tuesday 2000 147.270+ 131.8 (Alt 147.225+ 131.8) SKYWARN Fri 2000 same freqs |
| Greene Co | Tom Wright N3WS greene@wpa-arrl.org |
146.55 sx 146.430+1 131.8 | Tue 2030 146.790-/147.390+/ 147.285+/145.250-/147.315+131.8 |
| Indiana Co | Gary Miller KC3NHE indiana@wpa-arrl.org |
147.57 sx 146.745- 131.8 146.91- (bkup) |
Monday 2000 146.745- 131.8 |
| Washington Co | Tom Wright N3WS washington@wpa-arrl.org |
147.54 sx 146.790- 131.8 | Tue 2030 146.790-/147.390+/ 147.285+/145.250-/147.315+131.8 |
| Westmoreland Co | Terence Nemitz KA3UTD westmoreland@wpa-arrl.org |
146.58 sx 147.180+ 131.8 |
Wed: 2100 147.180-, 21:30 442.275+,2030 146.640- all 131.8 |
| Southwest Dist | 145.530 Alt | ||
Effective: 2023-03-30
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Southeast District Kevin Lear W3XOX |
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| Emergency Coordinator | Frequencies | Operations | |
| Bedford Co | bedford@wpa-arrl.org | 147.57 sx 145.490- 123.0 |
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| Blair Co | Kevin Lear W3XOX blair@wpa-arrl.org |
146.58 sx 146.820- 123.0 |
Monday 2000 28.440 USB (10m) Tuesday 2000 146.820- 123.0 Wednesday 2000 146.550 sx |
| Cambria Co | Dave Hunter N3YFO cambria@wpa-arrl.org |
147.54 sx 146.940- 123.0 |
Sunday 2100 146.940- 123.0 |
| Franklin Co | Anthony Ogburn KB3WOX franklin@wpa-arrl.org |
146.58 sx 147.120+ 97.4 |
Sunday 2100 147.120+ 97.4 |
| Fulton Co | fulton@wpa-arrl.org | 147.54 sx 145.250- 118.8 |
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| Huntingdon Co | huntingdon@wpa-arrl.org | 146.55 sx 146.700- 123.0 |
Sunday 2030 146.700- / 145.310- 123.0 |
| Mifflin Co | mifflin@wpa-arrl.org | 147.54 sx 146.910- 123.0 |
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| Somerset Co | somerset@wpa-arrl.org | 146.55 sx 147.195+ 123.0 |
Sunday 1930 147.195+ / 443.250+ 123.0 |
| Southeast Dist | 145.59 Alt | SE District Net: 1st Thursday 2000 147.150+ 167.9 | |
Effective: 2023-03-30
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The most recent edition of this directory may always be found at https://wpa-arrl.org/ares/directory and downloaded as a PDF file here: https://wpa-arrl.org/Files/WPA-ARES-Directory.pdf
Effective: 2023-03-30
Northwest...
As we at this time have no RO at our club , I
would like to have my call added to the Sunday morning 3.990.5 western pa races net for Greene Co.I recently retired and now have time on Sundays to commit….Thank you….KC8GOJ Roger Swanson Please add me to the roster
Thank you for caliing it to our attention. We corrected the problem.
The pdf link on the WPA ARES pdf download is “Forbidden”