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| What is ARES? |
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The Amateur Radio Emergency Service (ARES), as stated in the
American Radio Relay League (ARRL)
Public Service Communications
Manual ". . . consists of licensed amateurs who have voluntarily
registered their qualifications and equipment for communications duty in
the public service when disaster strikes. Every licensed amateur,
regardless of membership in the ARRL or any other local or national
organization, is eligible for membership in the ARES. The only
qualification other than possession of an Amateur Radio license, is a
sincere desire to serve. Because ARES is an amateur service, only
amateurs are eligible for membership. The possession of
emergency-powered equipment is desirable, but is not a requirement for
membership." (FSD-235
, 2/96, Page 8)
ARES is organized under the
ARRL Field and Educational Services Department (F&ES) at the
National Level. It is broken down into Emergency Coordinators (EC's) at
the ARRL Section (SEC),
District (DEC) and local (EC's) levels. EC's can appoint Assistant EC's
(AEC's) as they deem necessary.
For more information, check out these
ARRL background sheets on
Amateur Radio Emergency
Communications and the use of Amateur
radio in emergencies.
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| ARES Training Net |
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Wednesday evenings at 8:00 PM on the 145.11 /224.16 MHz (67hz tone)
WCOARA repeater system.
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| District 3 EC Meeting |
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TBA
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| ARRL EmComm Courses |
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Course Listing
Level 1 (EC-001): Registration generally opens on the first Monday of
each month.
Level 2 (EC-002): Registration generally opens on the second Monday
of each month.
Level 3 (EC-003): Registration generally opens on the third Monday of
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