Amateur Radio Emergency Service® (ARES®)
Amateur radio operators use their training, skills, and equipment to provide communications during emergencies When All Else Fails®. Hams serve our communities when storms or other disasters damage critical communication infrastructure, including cell towers, and wired and wireless networks. Amateur radio can function completely independently of the internet and phone systems. An amateur radio station can be set up almost anywhere in minutes. Hams can quickly raise a wire antenna in a tree or on a mast, connect it to a radio and power source, and communicate effectively with others.
To start off 2025 we will initially be having online meetings. If you would like to be part of our ARES team please send and email to president@yrarc.org to be put on the list.
The meetings will be the fourth Tuesday of each month from 7:00 pm to 8:30 pm.
Our first meeting will be March 11
Below is the initial agenda
- Quick review of 2024, including the relationship with the Region of York.
- Goals for 2025
- Operations & Technology
- Activities
- AREDN
- Alerting
- Training
- Exercises