Amateur Radio Emergency Service Last Updated: 09/30/08
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Q & A: What’s the difference between ARES and RACES? Click here for FAQ's The Amateur Radio Emergency Service
(ARES) 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 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. To register in ARES,
To register on line with ARES OK please go to
http://www.aresok.org/mkApplication.asp and click on
the map of your county. Scroll down and fill in the blanks. Please
register as a VOLUNTEER. The website is password protected, only persons
that are registered on ARESOK.org can see your information.
FREE On-Line Incident
Command Training IS-200 ICS for Single
Resources and Initial Action Incidents IS-700 National Incident Management System (NIMS), http://training.fema.gov/emiweb/IS/is700.asp IS-800.A National Response Plan (NRP), An Introduction http://www.training.fema.gov/EMIWeb/IS/is800a.asp On-Line Emergency Communication Training (1530 CST) on Sunday's on 7.260 MHz (alt freq 3.900 MHz) +/- QRM. The Northeast Oklahoma ARES/RACES net is at 2100 CT on Tuesday's on the 146.88 MHz repeater. An 88.5Hz PL tone is required. |
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