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The ARES E-Letter October 20, 2021
Editor: Rick Palm, K1CE
- Hams Support Chicago Marathon
- Can an Amateur Radio Handheld Stop a Train? Texas Club Averts a Train
Disaster
- ARRL Simulated Emergency Tests Underway; Early Reports In
- The Longest Day: Providing Communications for the LoToJa Bike Race
- Ohio Amateur Radio Involved in State Planning for 2024 Solar Eclipse
- FEMA - A National Leader in Disaster Communications
- ARES Resources
- ARRL Resources
ARES¶© Briefs, Links
ARESLAX, an arm of the ARRL Los Angeles Section, has used a $23,600 grant
from Amateur Radio Digital Communications to purchase equipment that will
help ARES team members to locate and eliminate sources of radio frequency
interference (RFI) that could hinder their operations.
"ARESLAX is a 501(c)3 nonprofit organization supporting emergency
communication initiatives of the Los Angeles Section's ARES program," ARRL
Los Angeles Section Manager Diana Feinberg, AI6DF, said. "Earthquakes and
wildfires are the primary disaster threats this region faces. Because these
incidents occur without any advance warning, disaster communication groups
in the Los Angeles Section must maintain a high degree of readiness."
In conjunction with International ShakeOut Day on October 21, 2021, the
Winlink Thursdays EmComm Training group will introduce the new Did You Feel
It (DYFI) Winlink template form for this week's Winlink Thursday exercise.
See the group's website for details on how to participate. The Did You Feel
It (DYFI) system was developed by the US Geological Survey (USGS) to tap the
abundant information available about earthquake effects from the people who
experience them. By taking advantage of the vast number of internet users,
and amateur operators with Winlink radio clients, the USGS gets a more
complete description of what people experienced, the effects of an
earthquake, and the extent of damage. And best of all, with the amateur
radio community's help, they can do so rapidly.
2022 ARRL National Convention Emergency Communications Training Track --
Plan on attending the 2022 ARRL National Convention, set to take place at
Orlando HamCation¶© on February 11 - 13. A day-long workshop on emergency
communications is scheduled as one of the training tracks that will be
offered as part of the National Convention program that will precede
HamCation on Thursday, February 10. The training presentations will feature
current protocols, techniques, and responsibilities for the modern volunteer
radio operator serving partner agencies and organizations. The presenters
are all subject-matter experts. Topics to be covered include the ARES,
AUXCOMM, and Florida Emergency Communicator Position Task Books, an overview
of amateur radio responses to disasters, basic voice traffic handling with
hands-on voice traffic net/message transfer practice, using the ICS-213
form, Winlink's ARDOP (Amateur Radio Digital Open Protocol) and VARA
protocols, and the Radio Mail Server (RMS) hybrid internet/HF radio gateway
system. The event will be held on Thursday, February 10, 2022 at the
Doubletree by Hilton Orlando at SeaWorld. Participants should arrive at the
hotel, check in at 8 AM, and be in seats by 8:30 AM. A National Convention
Luncheon (for everyone) runs from noon to 1 PM in the banquet room. The
track ends at 5 PM.
Visit the ARRL Store for items of special interest to the ARES emergency
communicator.
The Cybersecurity and Infrastructure Security Agency (CISA) Emergency
Communications Division (ECD) announced the release of the updated National
Interoperability Field Operations Guide (NIFOG). NIFOG Version 2.0 has been
many months in development.
The NIFOG is a technical reference for emergency communications planning and
for technicians responsible for radio, telephone, satellite, and internet
communications, that will be used during exercises, special events, or
disaster response. It includes rules and regulations for use of nationwide
and other interoperability channels, tables of frequencies, standard channel
names, and other reference material. It is also a great one-stop reference
guide. A PDF version of the NIFOG 2.0 can be viewed and downloaded on the
CISA/SAFECOM website.
Hams Support Chicago Marathon
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A team of 135 ham radio operators from the four-state region supported
medical teams volunteering for the Bank of America Chicago Marathon on
October 10, 2021. The Chicago Marathon is the third largest marathon in the
world. This was also one of the largest events Chicago has hosted since the
pandemic shut the city and the Marathon down in 2020. This is the 13th year
that ham radio operators have partnered with the medical teams to help them
coordinate medical responses, arrange for medical supplies to be redeployed
and provide situational awareness for the organizers.
Ham teams are often built around veteran operators, but this year, many
newly minted hams applied, most of whom have had little or no public service
experience. The ham team leaders offered several Zoom training classes
before the event to get everyone acquainted with the event and their
respective roles.
The largely flat marathon course has 20 aid stations on its 26.2-mile
course, and each has a Course Medical Tent. Hams are deployed at each
medical tent, and are there to provide critical communication for the
medical teams. Each Course Medical Tent has a team of about 15-20 doctors,
nurses, massage therapists, and other specialists.
There are two main communication nets: a medical net and a logistics net. To
support those nets, the hams use nine repeaters. Most of the repeaters with
course-wide footprints belong to local clubs, but hams also deploy five
special use temporary repeaters. They also have several backup strategies in
case of complications. For instance, this year, they had to abandon one key
logistics repeater because of RFI noise that was not experienced previously,
and so the entire team moved quickly to another repeater channel.
While one job is to pass urgent medical traffic to the ambulance company
that sits next to the hams in the Forward Command tent, hams also provide
situational awareness reports to the organizers. They report the number of
patients being cared for at each Course Medical Tent, and the stress level
the medical teams face in providing care. Stress is a subjective value, but
does communicate to the medical director if a situation is growing more
complex. Higher stress levels can be the result of an unusually high number
of patients, reduced supplies or a sudden increase of serious medical cases.
At each Course Medical Tent, the hams are also responsible for changing the
Event Alert flag. This is an innovation that was introduced after the
near-disastrous 2007 Marathon when the high heat and humidity forced the
race to stop. That became a very complicated problem, because runners didn't
want to stop running and the organizers did not have systems in place to
communicate to the field. The organizers came up with a visual way to show
the runners what the course conditions were, so runners could better adjust
their pace. The EAS conditions are green, yellow, red, and black. This
year's event started in yellow because of the unusual heat, and changed to
red because of the humidity and the increased potential for serious
heat-related injuries. Generally, when a red flag is displayed, many runners
adjust their pace and often start walking. This helps to cool them down and
prevents many serious injuries.
Following the 2007 event, the organizers reached out to the ham radio
community to see how they might be able to help. Once a proper role was
defined, it was agreed that hams would serve the Medical Director and
provide health and welfare traffic. Doctors, they admitted, preferred to
serve patients and would rather not be responsible for communications. They
seemed happy to pass those tasks to a ham radio team.
Most of the hams communicate using FM repeaters, largely because those
repeaters are in place and many hams have that equipment. They have
experimented with Fusion and DMR radios. DMR is used with the teams on the
final mile, where teams of hams work with a team of medical personnel.
Historically, the last mile has proven to be the most dangerous area for
runners.
The hams serve as communicators and call for additional medical support if
such support is required. Ham teams also work in small tactical teams that
roam the finish line area. If a runner collapses for any reason, spotter
towers call out the person to the rapid response medical team to provide
aid. Each medical team has a ham to handle communication. If the case needs
to be escalated, the hams call into Forward Command to dispatch mobile
professional medical teams to assist.
In Forward Command, the hams have 10 people who serve as net controls,
traffic handlers, logging specialists, and expediters. They work alongside
the ambulance company and the resources of the entire city of Chicago, so if
the Medical Director wants water to spray on the runners to help cool them
off, the ham might need to communicate with the fire department to find out
whether certain hydrants need to be opened.
The event has plenty of personal challenges for the hams. Many report to
their duty stations very early in the morning so they can do roll calls at 6
AM, and many remain on course working until the event ends around 4 PM. Rain
or shine, snow or wind, the hams and the medical teams must adjust to the
weather. Hams also serve the aid station (co-located with each Course
Medical Tent), which can have as many as 300 volunteers handling water and
Gatorade. In the event of an emergency, hams shadow the aid station captain
to facilitate communication back to Forward Command.
All communication from the Course Medical Tent to the Forward Command tent
is handled with two mobile radios - one dedicated to medical traffic, and
the other for logistics. They in turn talk to the remaining members of their
team using simplex frequencies. Three stations provide local wet-bulb
readings to the meteorologist sitting in Forward Command. He happens to be a
ham as well, and provides custom forecasts for the event.
Hams are not the only communication link these days. Everyone has cell
phones, and the race does have its own network of commercial radios, but
those are used for race operations. Cell phones have proven to be unreliable
when there are so many spectators lining the park and streets. Ham radio
provides an independent resource to the event organizers that can be a
backup to all other communication. The hams also created a remote backup
command post that the city command center can use in the case of an
emergency when continuity of operations is required.
Like hams who serve other large public events, the primary skill needed is
the willingness to serve the event and its Medical Director. It demands a
commitment to perform and execute at a high level.
Hams today compete with many other services to be relevant. Staying focused
on the customer and delivering quality service keeps us at the table.
Chicago has been recognized for how well it integrates all of its resources,
and the hams have been publicly recognized by FEMA observers for their
performance.
Ham radio is important, but it is just one small component of this very
complex event that demands 20,000 volunteers to be successful. Ham radio has
a unique role, and it works right alongside the other specialty service
groups. -- Rob Orr, K9RST, Glenview, Illinois
Can an Amateur Radio Handheld Stop a Train? Texas Club Averts a Train Disaster
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Every year in the city of Weatherford (Parker County), Texas, the Peach
Festival is held. As part of the festival, a bicycle ride - the Peach Pedal
-- is conducted, supported by the cooperative efforts of local amateur radio
clubs and their volunteers. This year, the Triǽ¶?¶_County Amateur Radio
Club of Azle, Texas, performed the preǽ¶?¶_event legwork and organized the
net control operators, rest stop operators, and the SAG (support and gear)
vehicle operators. The Amateur Radio Club of Parker County and other clubs'
members were signed up for other various radio positions to support the
bicycle ride event. The forecast was fine.
The net control plan also called for a Parker County RACES operator to work
the radios in the Parker County Emergency Operations Center (EOC). This
operator would be able to help with radio traffic between the Fire/EMS
Dispatchers, the bicycle ride amateur radio net control, and the county
Sherriff's deputies performing traffic control at busy intersections. The
usual ride startǽ¶?¶_up radio traffic came and went, and then the calls for
SAG began to increase for flat tires, broken chains, muscle cramps, and
exhausted riders.
And then, cutting through the steady amateur radio traffic between the net
control, rest stops, and SAGs, a SAG radio operator's voice could be heard
transmitting, "Emergency, Emergency, Emergency." Mike Burns, KE5NCS, SAG 3
was sweeping the 61ǽ¶?¶_mile course northbound on Bennett Road, following a
pilot car and tractor/lowboy trailer with a large piece of equipment. The
tractor-trailer high-centered and stopped on the Union Pacific Railroad road
crossing. And then Burns heard an eastbound train blowing its horn for the
road crossing. Net control Jon Diner, N5JLD, issued a standǽ¶?¶_by, hold
all radio traffic order, and transmitted, "Go ahead with your Emergency
traffic, SAG 3."
Burns then transmitted: "Yes, there is a lowboy heavy equipment hauler with
a bulldozer on it that just got highǽ¶?¶_centered on the railroad tracks at
Bennett Road and Goen Road; it can't move, and there is a train coming." In
the EOC, the Fire/EMS dispatcher said, "What did he just say?" just as net
control N5JLD transmitted, "Please repeat your Emergency traffic."
The EOC Ride Control operator, Thad Weikal, KG5ATD, turned up the radio
audio to near maximum so the dispatcher could hear the radio traffic
clearly. As SAG 3 KE5NCS was repeating his Emergency traffic, the dispatcher
said, "I am getting Union Pacific Railroad on the phone right now." Weikal
at the EOC used a Fire/EMS radio to make a county-wide call to the county
law enforcement dispatcher: "County, this is EOC Ride Control with Emergency
traffic." The county dispatcher replied, "Go ahead with your Emergency
traffic, EOC." "County, the railroad tracks at Bennett and Goen Roads are
blocked by a tractor-trailer hauling a bulldozer, and there is a train
approaching." The EOC dispatcher said, "Uǽ¶?¶_P has put out an all stop on
all trains on that track." A County Deputy asked, "EOC, what was that
location?" "Bennett Road and Goen Road." "Copy, I am en route," followed by
radio silence.
When the EOC dispatcher's phone rang, the dispatcher answered and relayed,
"Uǽ¶?¶_P says that they are showing all trains at full stop on that track."
Weikal made a radio call to the County dispatcher, saying, "County, this is
EOC Ride Control, Union Pacific is reporting all trains at full stop on that
track at Bennett Road." "County copies that, EOC." Weikal then made a radio
call to the ride net control, N5JLD: "Net control, this is EOC." "Go ahead,
EOC." "Net control, Union Pacific is reporting all trains on that track at
full stop." "Copy that, EOC." "SAG 3, net control." "SAG 3, go ahead." "SAG
3, EOC is reporting that Union Pacific is showing all trains at full stop on
that track at Bennett Road." "Uh...yeah...I can see...that...." -- the
eastbound train had stopped 30 yards short of the tractor-trailer. There
were no injuries or equipment damage. Weikal reported the road crossing
clear 1 1ƒ_?2 hours later. Yes, an amateur radio handheld can stop a train.
Thanks went out to all amateur radio volunteers and fire/dispatch operators
for their quick effort to help narrowly prevent a disastrous collision
between a train and a tractor-trailer hauling a bulldozer with a gross
weight of 186,000 pounds. -- Thad Weikal, KG5ATD, Amateur Radio Club of
Parker County (Texas) Director
ARRL Simulated Emergency Tests Underway; Early Reports In
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Strong SET Turnout in Illinois: A Guide for Future Exercises
With some 150 ham radio operators from across the state participating in the
ARRL Illinois Section Simulated Emergency Test (SET) on October 2, 2021,
coordinators Robert Littler, W9DSR, Illinois Section Emergency Coordinator,
and John Zelz, W9ZE, the Assistant SEC who ran the Saturday morning
exercise, termed it "a resounding success."
The SET, which ran from 8 AM until noon CDT began with a general "Wellness
Net" to encourage participation from all areas and disciplines of the
state's amateur radio community, with an emphasis on those operators who
participate in ARES activities throughout the year.
Approximately 150 HF/VHF/UHF/Echolink stations checked in during the
Wellness Net. The SET HF Net was in session from 9 AM to noon with more than
50 stations checking in. There were also 45 VHF/UHF stations with formal
traffic listed. The individual ARES Districts reported a similar number of
VHF/UHF stations with traffic.
"We were extremely pleased with the response in this modified exercise that
followed the plan of another exercise we conducted in the spring as part of
an ongoing effort to hone the system used to train amateur radio operators
in the event of a catastrophic emergency in Illinois and their interaction
with counterparts in nearby states," said Zelz. Plans are already in motion
for a spring 2022 version of the SET to further expand and enhance the
exercise's operating efficiency. -- Vicky Whitaker, KD9BAU, Illinois Section
Public Information Coordinator
Northern Florida County's SET Brief, Thinking Out of the Box, Successful
Exercise
An ARRL Northern Florida Section county group held its SET on October 2,
based on the scenario of using non-traditional alternative power sources,
with formal situation reports and survivor outbound messaging. Using the DHS
Homeland Security Exercise Evaluation Protocol (HSEEP), the Alachua County
ARES group created an exercise to test the ability of funneling neighborhood
situational reports through the local EOC in the event of a disastrous
cyber-attack. Coordinators added an additional twist -- the simulated
emergency environment had all the volunteers with no electricity and having
exhausted "normal" backup fuel and batteries, forcing them to use a nearby
vehicular battery or a portable solar power system to provide power.
(Pre-wired, already existing vehicular mobiles were not allowed). The
objective was to have team members develop techniques and assets to allow
them to leverage any available battery.
Communications Planning was objective #1 of the written HSEEP objectives, so
local ARES Emergency Coordinator Jeff Capehart, W4UFL, conferenced to work
through the thorny issues of what frequencies and techniques would work with
literally no remaining repeaters, digipeaters, or Winlink RMS stations
operable within 1,000 miles. Members began to grasp that the EOC would be a
bottleneck if all traffic had to go through that well-equipped but tiny
facility -- and the exercise called for participants to send a simulated
outbound "survivor message" (Health and Welfare) to some friend or relative.
After a lot of ideas were evaluated, Capehart came up with a workable
ICS-205 frequency list that included voice and data avenues on both VHF and
HF, due to the size and geography of the county, which made simplex VHF
unlikely to span the distances without "human relays."
Despite all these daunting obstacles, on the day of the brief 2-hour
exercise, 15 participants in various capacities examined just about every
method of extracting electrical power. Two participants deployed solar panel
systems. Several conquered RFI-hash from inverters by separating them with
extension cords. At the EOC, participants completed two wiring upgrades to
make it much easier to move the EOC radios off of the backup generator and
onto polarity-protected connections to any of the ARES group's multiple
lead-acid or LiFePO4 batteries, and operated not only the radios but all the
computers on storage batteries. This section of the SET appeared to be a
huge win for the group.
In the communications portion, participants had their choice of multiple
methods to move neighborhood-structured SHARES SPOTREP-2 reports with
randomly assigned local situations, including multiple simulated reports of
"smoke seen" or "firefights heard." HF Data (both peer-to-peer local Winlink
and distant-RMS Winlink) was the runaway winner in this dire scenario, with
18 total formal messages moved, followed by VHF voice with seven pieces of
traffic moved, HF voice with six, and VHF (packet) data moved one message.
A news release to a local high school club resulted in three families (seven
total persons) visiting the EOC, who stayed for over an hour observing the
three busy ham volunteers handling simulated emergency traffic. Others
visited one of the neighborhood volunteers to observe. Thus, the SET was
judged to be a phenomenally successful outreach opportunity by the SET
group. Participants enthusiastically reported their trials and successes at
the half-hour hotwash Zoom session that immediately followed the exercise.
The Longest Day: Providing Communications for the LoToJa Bike Race
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More than 100 amateur radio operators from five states, plus their helpers
(more than 135 in all), provided communications and other support for the
LoToJa bike race on Saturday, September 11. LoToJa runs through three
states, starting in Logan, Utah and ending in Jackson Wyoming, thus the name
"LoToJa."
LoToJa has grown into one of the nation's premier amateur cycling races, and
continues to be a grueling test of one's physical and mental stamina. Many
compete to win their respective category, while others just ride to cross
the finish line. At 200+ miles, LoToJa is the longest one-day
USAC-sanctioned bicycle race in the country. Cyclists must conquer three
mountain passes as they pedal through the scenic terrain of Utah, Idaho, and
Wyoming en route to a finish line below the rugged Tetons at the base of
Jackson Hole Mountain Resort.
In addition to communications, the amateur radio operators provide basic
first aid and mechanical and wheel support to the more than 1,700 cyclists.
They call themselves the LoToJa hams. Coordinated and organized by the
Bridgerland Amateur Radio Club located in northern Utah, amateur radio
operators join in from nearby clubs along the route. This is the 30th year
that the amateur radio community has been helping with LoToJa.
"Our goal is the help the cyclists, their support crews, and their families
have a safe and enjoyable event," said Kevin Reeve, N7RXE, the coordinator
of the amateur operators and communication systems for LoToJa. "LoToJa is
such a great event for amateur radio operators to participate in," said
Tyler Griffiths, N7UWX. "It is the ARES radio operator's dream event -- we
know where it starts, we know where it ends, but everything that happens in
between is different from year to year."
The team deals with real-time situations, from accidents and other
emergencies, to communicating about needed supplies, and calling ambulances
and medical support. Fortunately, the LoToJa hams group includes some
professional medical personnel, and is able to handle many issues, but it is
common to have four ambulances called during the 206-mile event.
Ted McArthur, AC7II, leads the communications infrastructure team for the
LoToJa hams group. The team deploys two portable repeaters on mountaintops,
and six portable APRS digipeaters and IGates. In all, nine amateur radio
repeaters and several simplex frequencies are used throughout the event.
APRS plays an important role, according to McArthur. "With the number of
mobile vehicles needed to meet a growing event increased, net control
stations were spending a lot of radio time asking for position reports. We
needed the air time for real traffic like helping cyclists, emergencies, and
other critical traffic." Each year after the event, the team spends time
evaluating the APRS coverage and paths to digipeaters and IGates. Tweaks are
then made to improve next year's effort.
It takes a team of 12 to organize the efforts on the amateur radio side.
From coordinating vehicle rollout at the starting line, to staffing the four
command stations, checking out first aid and mechanical kits, and getting
things ready for the event. Some of the radio operators have been helping
with LoToJa for 20 - 30 years. Every year there is room for a few new radio
operators, but what makes the amateur radio portion of LoToJa successful is
those who come back year after year. They know the routine, they just need
updates, course changes, and additional training determined over the last
year. -- Pat Malan, N7PAT, South Jordan, Utah
Ohio Amateur Radio Involved in State Planning for 2024 Solar Eclipse
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At first, it seemed to be a bit of a reach - launching planning for an event
2 years in the future. But as Ohio Homeland Security/Emergency Management
planners explain, the predicted solar eclipse promises to bring hundreds of
thousands of people into many Ohio counties - and Ohio agencies such as
responders, hospital and medical providers, highway crews, and tourist
organizations will need to be prepared for the onslaught. Mass care,
communication, possible shelters, and many other aspects have to be
carefully provisioned. Complicating this, the date for the eclipse is April
8, and Ohio weather being what it is at that time of year, spectators could
be in conditions ranging from 2 feet of snow to 80-degree temperatures.
Included in the planning was "Ohio Amateur Radio," bringing the Amateur
Radio Emergency Service (ARES) in on the ground floor, led by Ohio EMA
Planner Colin Campbell. Several hundred agency representatives are divided
into service areas, including communication and emergency medical care.
Those two sub-groups include amateur radio, with ARES Ohio Section Emergency
Coordinator Stan Broadway, N8BHL, to provide input on the capabilities and
services available through ham radio operators.
Planning is underway and will continue right up until the actual event takes
place. The eclipse will place nine Ohio counties exactly on the "line of
totality," with complete darkness. Thirty-five more counties will watch it
as a full eclipse. Many more of Ohio's 88 counties will see a partial eclipse.
There are over 1,000 ARES members in Ohio, and this event will probably
involve many of them in this "all hands" effort to provide communication and
messaging to served agencies. - Thanks, ARRL Ohio Section Emergency
Coordinator Stan Broadway, N8BHL
FEMA - A National Leader in Disaster Communications
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As a national leader in the field of Disaster Emergency Communications
(DEC), FEMA coordinates the federal government's response, continuity
efforts and restoration of essential communications before, during, and
after an incident or planned event. Working closely with federal, state,
tribal, and other mission partners, FEMA helps unify the efforts of all
responders around one common communication goal: the delivery of information
to emergency management decision makers. Having a single, shared
communications vision promotes an interagency system of interoperable
communications capabilities across all levels of government to ensure
mission-critical information and situational awareness. All of this is
coordinated through the 10 FEMA Regional Emergency Communications
Coordinators (RECC) across the U.S.
Establishing and maintaining effective disaster emergency communications and
information systems is critical to FEMA's role in coordinating the federal
government's response, continuity efforts, and restoration of essential
services. FEMA's DEC Division, part of the Response Directorate, ensures
effective communications by:
Providing and supporting tactical operable and interoperable voice,
video, and information systems for emergency response teams.
Developing effective command and control communications frameworks.
Supporting the coordination and delivery of secure communications
solutions.
Identifying and documenting mission-critical disaster emergency
communications and information systems capabilities, requirements,
solutions, and mitigation strategies.
Promoting communications interoperability with federal, state, tribal,
and local emergency response providers
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ARES Resources
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¶ú Download the ARES Manual [PDF]
¶ú ARES Field Resources Manual [PDF]
¶ú ARES Standardized Training Plan Task Book [Fillable PDF]
¶ú ARES Standardized Training Plan Task Book [Word]
¶ú ARES Plan
¶ú ARES Group Registration
¶ú Emergency Communications Training
The Amateur Radio Emergency Service¶© (ARES) consists of licensed amateurs
who have voluntarily registered their qualifications and equipment, with
their local ARES leadership, for communications duty in the public service
when disaster strikes. Every licensed amateur, regardless of membership in
ARRL or any other local or national organization is eligible to apply for
membership in ARES. Training may be required or desired to participate fully
in ARES. Please inquire at the local level for specific information. Because
ARES is an amateur radio program, only licensed radio amateurs are eligible
for membership. The possession of emergency-powered equipment is desirable,
but is not a requirement for membership.
How to Get Involved in ARES: Fill out the ARES Registration form and submit
it to your local Emergency Coordinator.
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