Errata:
- During reconciliation of the active ham numbers, I noticed an error. This has been corrected.
DECs will be getting updated lists shortly.
News:
- Changing frequency for WInlink and JS8call to 3567 (center frequency for
Winlink)
- Reading that people can be hesitant to join a net, I will be publishing the net logs to the site
so people can see who they may be talking with. This will be a rolling repot and will update
after each net's report. In addition, I will post the list of new licensees to this list every
month for the prior month.
Please welcome anyone on the list.
- While I think the ARES courses give a good basic foundation, I believe there are some others
that could be helpful. I'm thinking courses on public speaking and technical writing could
enhance our ability to communicate.
- Having a "dictionary" of terms and pronunciations specific to our partners' needs would also
help. For example, while working at GE, I was in the area making steam turbines. These were like
steel pinwheels pushed by steam. To us, we might call those pinwheel shapes blades, or vanes. GE
called them buckets. While not something we would call for in an emergency, I use it to point
out the large differences in terms. Then there is the pronunciation aspect. Both sides of the
conversation need to know how to spell and pronounce those terms.
- In researching the ability to have a state-based Winlink Gateway (my site has been approved so
testing on that will happen in August), I found out about new sets of Winlink gateways (public
is the default and
visible but there is one for emergency services and a Federal one). I will be updating the website with more information as I go through it all.
- I also have contacts to reach out to in other states, ones who face more emergency situations
than we do, to find out how they prepare and the exercises they engage in.
May recap
| Week |
Monday SOVARC ARES Net |
Tuesday DMR ARES Net |
Tuesday NFMRA ARES Net |
Wednesday Digital Practice Net |
Winlink Net |
| 2026-06-01 |
0 |
11 |
13 |
0 |
2 |
| 2026-06-08 |
5 |
11 |
9 |
7 |
3 |
| 2026-06-15 |
0 |
15 |
10 |
8 |
1 |
| 2026-06-22 |
0 |
14 |
8 |
0 |
1 |
| 2026-06-29 |
5 |
12 |
9 |
0 |
3 |
Zeroes can indicate there was no net or no report of participation.
Monthly
| Date |
2 m Chittenden County Simplex |
| 6/14/2026 |
0 |
Community:
2,233 strong
| Count |
License |
| 13 |
Novice |
| 1,025 |
Technicians |
| 568 |
General class |
| 98 |
Advanced class |
| 529 |
Amateur Extra class |
New Licenses
| Callsign |
Name |
License |
Grant Date |
| KC1ZNE |
Grant |
Technician |
2026-05-07 |
| KC1ZOF |
Kiley |
Technician |
2026-05-15 |
| KA1EET |
Robert |
Technician |
2026-05-15 |
| KC1ZPG |
Kevin |
General |
2026-05-20 |
| KC1ZQP |
Robert |
Technician |
2026-05-27 |
| N1DIQ |
Alan |
Amateur Extra |
2026-06-02 |
| KC1ZRZ |
Gwen |
Technician |
2026-06-06 |
| KC1ZSX |
Amber |
Technician |
2026-06-13 |
| KC1ZSW |
Brian |
Technician |
2026-06-13 |
| KC1ZTQ |
Eric |
Technician |
2026-06-18 |
| N1AHX |
THOMAS |
General |
2026-06-23 |
May Reports
Form 2 (DEC/EC)
none filed
Form 4 (State)
| Item |
Count |
|
Total number of ARES members: |
97 |
| Number of DECs/ECs reporting this month:
|
0 |
| Total number of DECs/ECs in section: |
9 |
| Number of ARES net sessions held: |
7 |
| Number of ARES net sessions held with NTS liaison: |
0 |
| Number of participants in nets: |
132 |
Net Schedules
ARES nets are marked
| Sunday night |
| All day |
Winlink net 7090 500 bandwidth |
| 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. |
| 7:30 PM |
ARES WRRC* 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 |
| Thursday night |
| 8:00 PM |
JS8Call Net
7090 |
* denotes a directed net
ARES nets are dedigned as practice for RACES operations as well.
Please see the calendar page for the most
up-to-date information.
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