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| Description / Coverage (Statewide or Region) | Time | Primary Frequency | Back-up Freq | Affiliation/Link |
| PEMA/RACES / PA - Statewide | Wartime / Emergency Situations | 3990.5 KHz (PA RACES Western Region) 3993.5 KHz (PA RACES Central and Easter Regions - combined) | 3984.5 3999.5 7254.5 7250.5 | PEMA/RACES (during State-wide emergency situations, these frequencies are used by PEMA / RACES for Emergency Communications.) |
| ARES / Western PA | Communications Emergency Situations | 3983 | 7272 | WPA ARES (in the event of a widespread communications emergency, every EC, DEC and SEC should have an HF Station monitoring these frequencies |
Traffic Nets are regularly scheduled nets for the purpose of handling and delivering messages via Ham Radio. Proper and accurate message handling is a very important aspect of Emergency Communications. NTS is the organization that sets the standards and protocols for message handling procedures. Here is a link to the ARRL web site section on NTS: http://www.arrl.org/FandES/field/pscm/sec2-ch1.html Please drop me a line at If you're a properly licensed Amateur Radio Operator and you'd like to try to reach me on any general class portions of the Amateur Radio bands, follow the directions here and if I'm available, I'll jump on and give you a call: -David Kleber KB3FXIPennsylvania Statewide and Regional
Emergency Communications HF Nets are regularly scheduled drills which serve as practice and preparation for actual communications emergencies. Emergency Communications Nets also serve the purpose of verification that all the participants of the net have properly functioning radio equipment.
Emergency Communications HF Nets
Pennsylvania Statewide and Regional
(all times are local Eastern Military Time and frequencies are in KHz)
HF Emergency Communications Nets Net Description / Coverage
(Statewide or Region)Day Time Freq Affiliation/Link Back-up Freq PEMA/RACES / Statewide 1st SUN 08:00 3993.5 PEMA PEMA/RACES / Central PA SUN 08:30 3993.5 PEMA PEMA/RACES / Western PA SUN 09:00 3990.5 PEMA PEMA/RACES / Eastern PA SUN 09:00 3987.5 PEMA Pennsylvania Statewide and Regional HF Traffic Nets
(For those who may not be familiar, "Traffic" refers to message handling.)
Pennsylvania Statewide and Regional
(all times are local Eastern Military Time Format and frequencies are in KHz)
HF Traffic Nets Net Description / Coverage
(Statewide or Region)Day Time Freq (Primary and Secondaries) Affiliation/Link
& Description NTS / Eastern Area Net Day 14:30 7243 NTS NTS / Third Region Net Day 16:00 7243 NTS NTS / Western PA Phone and Traffic Net Day 18:00 3983 (7243, 1897) NTS NTS / Eastern Pennsylvania CW Traffic Net Day daily at 1900 and 2200 hours local 3537 KHz NTS NTS / Western PA CW Traffic Net Day 19:00 3585 NTS 
with any corrections, updates, suggestions or recommendations. I am specifically interested in any help in the area of compiling a statewide list , by county, of the most prominent Amateur Radio repeaters that would be used for emergency communications. Please see the Pennsylvania State Map on the main page (http://www.pa-sitrep.com#MAP).
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