Emergency communications resources for eastern Montgomery/Bucks County area operators.
EPA ARES — Eastern Pennsylvania Section
The ARRL Eastern Pennsylvania Section covers 34 counties in eastern PA and coordinates licensed amateurs for communications duty during emergencies and public service events.
- EPA ARES program page
- ARRL EPA Section — epa-arrl.org
- EPA ARES/RACES news and bulletins
- ARRL national EPA section page
The EPA Emergency Phone and Traffic Net (EPAEPTN) meets daily on 3917 kHz — a good standing net for section-wide EmComm traffic.
Warminster Amateur Radio Club (K3DN)
ARRL Special Service Club since 1984, 135+ members. Repeater 147.090 MHz + offset, PL 131.8. Weekly 2m net Wednesdays 8:00 PM; 10m net Sundays 8:00 PM on 28.445 MHz USB. Meetings first Thursday of each month, 7:30–9:30 PM, Ben Wilson Senior Center, 580 Delmont Ave, Warminster PA. k3dn.org
Phil-Mont Mobile Radio Club (W3QV)
Public service since 1949, ARRL Special Service Club, 200+ members. Repeater 147.030 MHz + offset (PL 91.5). Fusion digital repeater 444.80 MHz + offset (PL 186.2). Allstar node 47970, EchoLink W3QV-R. Weekly DENn (Digital Education Net) with Zoom video backchannel. Drive-Time net weekdays 5:00–6:00 PM Eastern. phil-mont.org
JFMDNA — Regional AREDN Mesh Network
Building out the AREDN mesh across the Philadelphia five-county region, integrated with county ARES/RACES. jfmdna.org — live mesh map
ARRL ARES (national)
Winlink
Radio email and formal traffic over HF/VHF when the internet is down. winlink.org