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HAPPY NEW YEAR!
2025 – January Activities
- Join us at the EOC on Saturday, January 18th for our monthly EMCOMM meeting for MERT, ARES, HEC, CERT and all interested hams. Visitors and the public are welcomed to attend!
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January – MERT Weekly CHECK IN’s: First meeting of 2025 will be January 8th
These weekly Wednesday meetings are open to all Amateur Radio Operators and the General Public where MERT provides assistance to Ham’s with radio programming, amateur radio technical support and learning more about MERT’s Operations. It is also the best time for MERT Members to work on learning new skills as well as new Members to complete the New Member Orientation Guide.
In 2025, MERT meetings are focused on training updates supporting Emergency Communications (EMCOMM) classes and practices consistent with the MERT Training Skill Book objectives.
All Check In meetings (9:00 am start) and the monthly EMCOMM meetings (starts at 10:00 am on the 3rd Saturday) are held at the:
Marion County Emergency Operations Center (EOC); 698 NW 30th Avenue, Ocala, FL
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January – MERT Weekly Nets: First NET of 2025……. will be January 9th!
Our MERT D-Star Net is each Thursday at 1930 hours on KK4DFC (146.790 – D-Star) followed by a CERT & MERT Net at 2000 hours on KJ4CLL (145.330, PL123, -600kHz offset.
All MERT Members and Amateur Radio Operators are encouraged to participate!
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This website is for the MERT radio operators and the CERT volunteers in Marion County, Florida. It is used to pass information relating to each group, promote the use of amateur radio and pass along useful information to operate during emergencies for public safety.
The opinions expressed herein are not endorsed by the Marion County Sheriff’s Office.