DeKalb ARES
Network Operations


Geomagnetic K-indices Last 7 Days

Courtesy of Space Weather Prediction Center

DeKalb ARES operates a weekly training net on our primary Dekalb ARES frequency of 146.76 MHz (-) PL 107.2 at 8:00 p.m. local time on Sunday. You may also check into this net if you are not in range of this repeater thru Echolink to W4BOC-R or node 330246. Dekalb ARES primary repeater new frequency change as of 2/4/2024. Dekalb ARES would like to thank the Alford Memorial Radio Club for the use of this repeater.

As of 3/13/2024 Dekalb ARES Winlink station has a new callsign of WD5EMA-10.

Other frequencies used by DeKalb ARES:

Alternate repeater = 145.45 MHz (-) 107.2 PL

Simplex operations = 146.46 MHz

We also encourage General Class licensees and above to check-in to the GA ARES net each Sunday at 22:00 GMT on 3.975 MHz LSB

The first Sunday of each month is designated at Emergency Power day when we like to have our members check-in using their emergency power supply to verify its performance. This test of our emergency power capability demonstrates our readiness to support our served agencies in a time of commercial power loss.

Also on the first Sunday at 4:00pm, we check in to the Metro Atlanta ARES Net on the 146.805 (+) (PL 100.0) repeater located in Jasper, GA. Hams from all over the Metro Atlanta area are invited to check in when their county is called.

DeKalb ARES repeater facilities courtesy of the Alford Memorial Radio Club

Frequencies used by nearby ARES groups

Area ARES Frequencies

Freq

Notes

Enc/Dec*

ARES Net Schedule

Atlanta Skywarn (W4DOC)

146.820-

PL 146.2

ED

As Needed

Metro Atlanta ARES Net (KC4AQS)

146.805+

PL 100.0

ED

1st Sunday of Month at 1600 ET

City of Atlanta ARES (W4DOC)

146.820-

PL 146.2

ED

Wednesday 1930 ET

Gwinnett County ARES (W4GR)

147.075+

PL 82.5

ED

Monday 2030 ET

North Fulton County ARES (NF4GA)

147.060+

PL 100.0

E

Sunday 2030 ET

Clayton/Henry County ARES (KJ4KPY)

145.170-

PL 146.2

E

Monday 2100 ET

Rockdale County ARES (KF4GHF)

147.210+

PL 162.2

ED

Monday 2100 ET

Newton County ARES (WA4ASI)

146.925-

PL 88.5

ED

Thursday 2000 ET

Butts County ARES (WX4BCA)

147.285+

PL 131.8

E

Sunday 2130 UTC

* Enc/Dec - E indicates PL encode is required for access. D indicates that the repeater transmits tone and Tone Squelch may be used.

Net Control/Alternate Net Control Operator Schedule

You can download the script for network operations for our regular repeater net here.

DEKALB ARES WEEKLY PRACTICE NET SCHEDULE

Date

NET CONTROL


ALTERNATE NET CONTROL


03/03/24

N4UJ



ALSO SIMPLEX NET-N4UJ ON 146.46

GENE



GENE

OPEN






OPEN






03/10/24

KE4QCM

TOM

KN4HKB

ZACK

03/17/24

KN4HKB

ZACK

KJ4QID

ALVIN

03/24/24

KJ4QID

ALVIN

W4TGA

BARRY

03/31/24

W4TGA

BARRY

W4PSV

STEVE

04/07/24

W4PSV







ALSO SIMPLEX NET-W4PSV ON 146.40








STEVE







STEVE










KJ4ZZB


















SCOTT


















04/14/24

KJ4ZZB

SCOTT

KE4QCM

TOM

04/21/24

KE4QCM

TOM

WC4Y

GREG

04/28/24

WC4Y

GREG

N4MPC

PAT

05/05/24

N4MPC     


ALSO SIMPLEX NET ON 146.460=N4MPC           

PAT

N4RAR

JIM

05/12/24
N4RAR
JIM
N4UKW
BLAKE
05/19/24
N4UKW
BLAKE
KK4ODA
FACUNDO
05/26/24
KK4ODA
FACUNDO
KI4VDU
DOUG
06/02/24
KI4VDU

ALSO SIMPLEX NET ON 146.46=KI4VDU
DOUG
N4UJ
GENE
06/09/24
N4UJ
GENE
KM4YMI
BEAU
06/16/24
KM4YMI
BEAU
KN4HKB
ZACK
06/23/24
KN4HKB
ZACK
KJ4QID
ALVIN
06/30/24
KJ4QID
ALVIN
W4TGA
BARRY



WINLINK RMS packet station

Check out the internet connected Winlink RMS Packet Station WD5EMA-10 (new callsign as of 3/13/2024) located at the DeKalb Fire/Rescue Headquarters building in Tucker, GA. We have Internet connectivity to allow handling message into/out of the worldwide e-mail system. If you have any question about how to set up your station, please contact Greg Mann, WC4Y at wc4y dot greg at gmail dot com.  It is NOW on 145.59 MHz and uses callsign WD5EMA-10.

New Operating Frequency

We have moved the operating frequency for the packet station from 145.03 to 145.59 to match the new area wide packet frequency assignment. This move will allow us to join with Gwinnett ARES to pass packet traffic.

Build a J-Pole Antenna

For more information about how to build a J-Pole antenna you can go to this site: http://www.harfordemcomm.org/files/twinlead.pdf.

Check to see if a radio path might work over the terrain.

To get a radio path calculation, you can go to this site: https://www.scadacore.com/tools/rf-path/rf-line-of-sight/.

Send mail to ke4qcm at arrl dot net with questions or comments about this web site.
Last modified: Thur 3/13/2024 1:11 UTC by Tom KE4QCM