Welcome to the Damascus Emergency Communications Team (DECT)
Attention: DECT is going back to the firehouse for our meetings. Effective Tuesday, Dec. 10, 2024, DECT in-person meetings will be in the 2nd floor boardroom of the Damascus Volunteer Fire Department.
The Damascus Emergency Communications Team is sponsored and operated by the authority of the Damascus Volunteer Fire Department.
DECT provides emergency communications support for the Damascus Volunteer Fire Department; as well as, general health and welfare communications for the residents of the greater Damascus Fire District.
The Damascus Emergency Communications Team is sponsored and operated by the authority of the Damascus Volunteer Fire Department.
DECT provides emergency communications support for the Damascus Volunteer Fire Department; as well as, general health and welfare communications for the residents of the greater Damascus Fire District.
If you are interested in emergency and public support communications or communications in general, you're invited to check us out. Here is our DECT Trifold Brochure 2022.
DECT meets on the second Tuesday of every month, starting at 1930 or 7:30 pm.
DECT is going back to the firehouse for our meetings. Effective Tuesday, Dec. 10, 2024, DECT in-person meetings will be in the 2nd floor boardroom of the Damascus Volunteer Fire Department. The plan is to continue our current In-person and Zoom access format.
So, for Apr. 8, 2025, the meeting is a Zoom meeting, or an in-person meeting. The location of the in-person meeting will be:
the Damascus Volunteer Fire Department, 2nd floor boardroom
Damascus Volunteer Fire Department, 26334 Ridge Rd. (route 27), Damascus, MD 20872
IMPORTANT: The elevator at the firehouse is out of service.
Ron Adams will be monitoring 146.430 MHz simplex
If you don't know the door code, please contact Ron Adams when you arrive, at 146.430 MHz or by phone. You may also go to the front door, ring the doorbell, and tell the person who answers you that you are there for a radio club meeting on the second floor.
For the in-person meeting, please remember to abide by Montgomery County requirements regarding wearing a mask.
The DECT roster is being updated - please contact our DECT secretary, Jerry Horwitz, N3AA, to update your information.
For a Zoom invitation or for more information, please contact the e-mail address below.
(in the past, DECT meetings had been at the Damascus Volunteer Fire Department in the second floor boardroom, and effective Dec. 10, 2024, DECT meetings are going back to that DVFD firehouse, 2nd floor boardroom location)
First Tuesday Net - All licensed amateur radio operators are invited to participate in our First Tuesday Net, an informal net. Time: 1930 (7:30 pm) Where: Ashton Repeater, 147.000 MHz (negative offset). A 156.7 PL Tone is required to access the repeater. Announcements, comments, and questions are welcome during the net
Also, discussion may switch to 146.430 simplex at the end of the net.
ARRL Field Day 2025 will take place on June 28 - 29, 2025 (ARRL Field Day is always held on the 4th full weekend in June).
The Montgomery Amateur Radio Club (MARC) meeting scheduled for April 16, 2025 will be about 'Field Day Kickoff' including 'Boy Scout Radio Merit Badge overview'.
ARRL Field Day 2024 was on June 22 - 23, 2024.
In 2024, DECT once again conducted Field Day with our terrific partners, the Montgomery Amateur Radio Club (MARC)
Our DECT/MARC Field Day 2024 site was at the DVFD Activities Ground Pavilion at 10211 Lewis Drive, Damascus, MD 20872
DECT was responsible for the Public Information Table or Welcome Table (see 7.3.4. in the 2024 ARRL Field Day Rules).
MARC's "Field Day 2024" web page has more information.
Here is a site diagram of the DECT/MARC Field Day 2024 site (as was planned), and here is a diagram of the Pavilion setup of the DVFD Activities Ground Pavilion for DECT/MARC Field Day 2024 (as was planned)
Also, here is a link to the MARC FaceBook group page
The Purpose of National ARRL Field Day is: Educate the Public, Practice Operational Skills, Have Fun!
Here is a link that describes the Objective of Field Day activity
Winter Field Day 2025 was held on January 25th and 26th (i.e. Winter Field Day is on the last full weekend in January).
For more information contact: [email protected]
DECT is going back to the firehouse for our meetings. Effective Tuesday, Dec. 10, 2024, DECT in-person meetings will be in the 2nd floor boardroom of the Damascus Volunteer Fire Department. The plan is to continue our current In-person and Zoom access format.
So, for Apr. 8, 2025, the meeting is a Zoom meeting, or an in-person meeting. The location of the in-person meeting will be:
the Damascus Volunteer Fire Department, 2nd floor boardroom
Damascus Volunteer Fire Department, 26334 Ridge Rd. (route 27), Damascus, MD 20872
IMPORTANT: The elevator at the firehouse is out of service.
Ron Adams will be monitoring 146.430 MHz simplex
If you don't know the door code, please contact Ron Adams when you arrive, at 146.430 MHz or by phone. You may also go to the front door, ring the doorbell, and tell the person who answers you that you are there for a radio club meeting on the second floor.
For the in-person meeting, please remember to abide by Montgomery County requirements regarding wearing a mask.
The DECT roster is being updated - please contact our DECT secretary, Jerry Horwitz, N3AA, to update your information.
For a Zoom invitation or for more information, please contact the e-mail address below.
(in the past, DECT meetings had been at the Damascus Volunteer Fire Department in the second floor boardroom, and effective Dec. 10, 2024, DECT meetings are going back to that DVFD firehouse, 2nd floor boardroom location)
First Tuesday Net - All licensed amateur radio operators are invited to participate in our First Tuesday Net, an informal net. Time: 1930 (7:30 pm) Where: Ashton Repeater, 147.000 MHz (negative offset). A 156.7 PL Tone is required to access the repeater. Announcements, comments, and questions are welcome during the net
Also, discussion may switch to 146.430 simplex at the end of the net.
ARRL Field Day 2025 will take place on June 28 - 29, 2025 (ARRL Field Day is always held on the 4th full weekend in June).
The Montgomery Amateur Radio Club (MARC) meeting scheduled for April 16, 2025 will be about 'Field Day Kickoff' including 'Boy Scout Radio Merit Badge overview'.
ARRL Field Day 2024 was on June 22 - 23, 2024.
In 2024, DECT once again conducted Field Day with our terrific partners, the Montgomery Amateur Radio Club (MARC)
Our DECT/MARC Field Day 2024 site was at the DVFD Activities Ground Pavilion at 10211 Lewis Drive, Damascus, MD 20872
DECT was responsible for the Public Information Table or Welcome Table (see 7.3.4. in the 2024 ARRL Field Day Rules).
MARC's "Field Day 2024" web page has more information.
Here is a site diagram of the DECT/MARC Field Day 2024 site (as was planned), and here is a diagram of the Pavilion setup of the DVFD Activities Ground Pavilion for DECT/MARC Field Day 2024 (as was planned)
Also, here is a link to the MARC FaceBook group page
The Purpose of National ARRL Field Day is: Educate the Public, Practice Operational Skills, Have Fun!
Here is a link that describes the Objective of Field Day activity
Winter Field Day 2025 was held on January 25th and 26th (i.e. Winter Field Day is on the last full weekend in January).
For more information contact: [email protected]