Amateur Radio Emergency Service

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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…

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  WPA ARES Net SM Message – 21 December 2019

  Holiday Gretings to everyone. Wishing all the best to you and your loved ones this holiday season. Good health, good cheer, and good DX to one and all! === Many…

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  WPA ARES Net SM Message 14DEC19

  Remember the Pennsylvania Fone Net, every Monday, Wednesday and Friday at 8:00 pm, on 160 meters on a frequency of 1910 kc === Our WPA Digital Voice net is held…

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  Allegheny County ARES: Organization Meeting – Sept 21 at Red Cross

  All Allegheny County ARES members, and those interested in ARES are invited to the Allegheny County ARES Organization Meeting on Saturday, September 21 from 12 noon to 3:00 pm. The…

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  Allegheny County Gets New ARES Emergency Coordinator

  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…

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  WPA Section News – August 18, 2019

  2019 Simulated Emergency Test – October 5 Preparations are currently underway for this fall’s Simulated Emergency Test. This year the SET is on Saturday, October 5. Section ARES officials in…

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  WPA Section News – June 15, 2019

  It’s time to start planning for this fall’s Simulated Emergency Test. This year the SET is on Saturday, October 5. Initial plans are for a scalable exercise, adding additional served…

• WPA Section News —SPECIAL ALERT, 22 May 2019 1100 EDST

  Heads Up: Severe Weather Risk Thursday From: Fred Mcmullen – NOAA Federal fred.mcmullen@noaa.gov Date: 5/22/19 8:18 AM Ham Operators, We are monitoring the potential for a line of strong to…