News:
- After discussions with ARRL regrading reporting, the Form 2 will be in by the 15th and the Form 4
requirement is end of the month. Therefore, that section of the report will be a month behind
and may include additional information.
That means the newsletter will go back to being out at the beginning of the month.
- Winlink nets will be task based going forward.
- The first Monday will be the normal check-in sent to AC1IX.
- The second Monday will be a weather report sent to AC1IX.
- The third Monday will be an ICS-213 message sent to AC1IX.
- The fourth Monday will be an ICS-213 message (required signup) for a peer-to-peer receive or
a gateway pickup (let me know which in the signup).
- If there is a fifth Monday, it will be a regular check-in sent to AC1IX.
- Friday nights, while not ARES, if you are interested "Weekly Wind Up Net brought to you by
the Northeast Kingdom Amateur Radio Club. It starts at 8:30 PM local time on Friday on the NFMRA
linked repeater system. "
- Also from the Northeast Kingdom Amateur Radio club, Wednesday nights on NETAC1 they have a net.
- I have an idea for a project for this year. This part will be conceptual, so that all licenses
can participate. Design (complete with a fiull parts list) an HF system capable of digital
communications. This will be a field kit, capable of backpacking. It will need to have the
following limitations:
- Portability: 20 lbs including antenna (exclude battery weight for this phase).
- 15 minute setup to on-the-air.
- Capable of WinLink, FLDigi, and JS8.
- Self contained battery source.
- Bonus if you have a way to replenish the battery.
- An antenna not reliant on trees or structures for implementation.
- We will need technical people willing to review the ideas with the goal of a fully funcioning
unit or two for either this years SET or next built based on the best ideas.
March recap
| Week |
Monday SOVARC ARES Net |
Tuesday DMR ARES Net |
Tuesday NFMRA ARES Net |
Wednesday Digital Practice Net |
Winlink Net |
| 2026-03-02 |
5 |
15 |
9 |
6 |
1 |
| 2026-03-09 |
6 |
12 |
1 |
6 |
1 |
| 2026-03-16 |
0 |
8 |
7 |
6 |
4 |
| 2026-03-23 |
0 |
10 |
1 |
8 |
1 |
| 2026-03-30 |
0 |
17 |
10 |
0 |
0 |
Zeroes can indicate there was no net or no report of participation.
Monthly
|
2 m Chittenden County Simplex |
| 3/23/2026 |
2 |
Community:
2,218 strong
| 13 |
Novice |
| 1,030 |
Technicians |
| 553 |
General class |
| 100 |
Advanced class |
| 522 |
Amateur Extra class |
Reports
Form 2 (DEC/EC)
No Form2 for February
Form 4 (State)
February
| Item |
Count |
|
Total number of ARES members: |
95 |
Number of DECs/ECs reporting this month:
|
1 |
| Total number of DECs/ECs in section: |
11 |
| Number of ARES net sessions held: |
12 |
| Number of ARES net sessions held with NTS liaison: |
0 |
| Number of participants in nets: |
126 |
Helpful Links
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Net Schedules
ARES nets are marked
| Sunday night |
| 8:00 AM |
ARES Vermont Emergency Phone Net* 3.976 MHz |
| 8:00 PM |
SOVARC 10 meter USB phone 28.333 MHz |
| Monday night |
| 7:00 PM |
ARES SOVARC Bennington Repeater* 146.835 PL 100 (Echolink K1SV-R).
SOVARC Club Net
follows the formal net. |
| 7:50 PM |
ARES WRCC club net 146.865 PL 100 |
| Tuesday night |
| 7:00-7:30 PM |
ARES UHF Linked system (NFMRA)* |
| 8:00-8:30 PM |
ARES DMR TG3150 VT Statewide (NEDECN)* |
| Wednesday night |
| 7:00 PM |
Digital Practice Net FLDIGI
THOR22 on 3.570Mhz offset: 1500hz |
| Monthly |
4/30/2026
8 :00 PM |
2m Chittenden County Simplex 146.55 |
* denotes a directed net
ARES nets are dedigned as practice for RACES operations as well.
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