DeKalb ARES
Network Operations

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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

* 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

• A Simplex net is held on the 1^st Sunday of every month after the repeater net on 146.460 MHz with a simplex net control being scheduled separately from the repeater net * Checkins will be taken directly to net control. Checkins not heard directly by net control will be relayed into net control by participating stations on the simplex net. Use 146.760- repeater (pl 107.2 Hz to report stations you contacted during/after the simplex net)

• DEKALB ARES WEEKLY PRACTICE NET SCHEDULE

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/.

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Last modified: Sun 3/23/2025 13:28 UTC by Tom KE4QCM