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Mountain Simplex Results

Tue, 29 Sep 2026 00:00:00 +0000

Our first mountain top Simplex net was a great success along with the lessons learned. The idea of relocating our weekly Simplex net to a mountain top came up on our Simplex net and within two weeks, Kaleb’s Wish Foundation generously offered to make their Emergency Communications Trailer available for our use. The goal of this Simplex net was the bridge the gap between the Northern Shenandoah Valley and Northern Virginia using Simplex in case of a repeater outage. For this event, we choose Snickers Gap on Route 7 near Bluemont, Virginia as it provided easy trailer access and we believed would be fairly accessible in the event of a real activation.

Mountain Simplex

Thu, 10 Sep 2026 00:00:00 +0000

Purpose: To extend simplex coverage over the mountain and simulate interoperability between emergency communications groups in the Shenandoah Valley, Northern Virginia, and parts of West Virginia and Maryland. This will give operators an opportunity to practice net procedures without using a repeater and get an idea of Simplex coverage in the event of a repeater outage. You do not have to be a member of WINFRED ARES or any other emergency communications group, all radio amateurs are welcome to participate.

Join

Tue, 01 Sep 2026 00:00:00 +0000

Getting Involved:

Welcome to WINFRED ARES, if you are interested in joining our volunteer team, feel free to look over the links below and complete the ARES Registration form below. While an Amateur Radio License is required to operate during an activation or training, one is welcome to visit during meetings and training while studying for an Amateur Radio License.

ARES - Amateur Radio Emergency Service

ARES Standardized Training Plan Task Book

Links

Tue, 01 Sep 2026 00:00:00 +0000

ARRL ARES

ARRL - Amateur Radio Relay League

Nets

Tue, 01 Sep 2026 00:00:00 +0000

Download WINFRED ARES Simplex Net Script

Local Nets

Name	Repeater	Frequency	Schedule	Time
WINFRED ARES Simplex		146.580	Every Sunday	20:00
Warren County EMOCM Simplex		147.420	1st Sunday of Month	19:30
Warren County EMOCM	K4QJZ	145.210 (-) 141.3	All other Sundays (except 1st)	19:30
	NM4CC	442.600 (+) 141.3	Wednesdays	19:15
	K4QJZ	145.210 (-) 141.3	Wednesdays	19:30
Shenandoah Valley Amateur Radio Club	W4RKC	146.820 (-) 146.2	Tuesdays	19:00
Northern Virginia Traffic Net	N3JLT	147.300 (+) 146.2	Daily	19:30

Current WINFRED ARES Simplex NET Schedule

Training

Tue, 01 Sep 2026 00:00:00 +0000

ARRL ARES Task Book
Cross Band Repeat
Winlink (HF, VHF)
Winlink P2P
Run Net Control
Simplex Split Programming
familiarity with Incident Command System (ICS) forms and sending over Winlink

National Night Out 2026

Wed, 15 Jul 2026 00:00:00 +0000

When: August 4, 2026 - 6:00 PM - 9:00 PM

Where: Lake Frederick, Snowden Bridge - Frederick County, Virginia

WINFRED ARES will be having a table at two county National Night Out locations this year, one at Lake Frederick and Snowden Bridge. Come out to see what other local groups in the community are doing as well as stop by our tables to get an idea of what the local ARES group is doing for the community.