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The Amateur Radio Emergency Service (ARES)
The Amateur Radio Emergency Service [ARES] is the field arm of the Amateur Radio Relay League [ARRL]. The League deals with all aspects of Amateur Radio, including legislation, licensing, and contests; the ARES branch specifically handles field communications, particularly during emergencies. When you hear in the news that Amateur Radio operators were part of a search and rescue operation, assisted in getting aid to a ship in trouble at sea, or provided communications for a Red Cross shelter, you're hearing about an ARES function.
You become an ARES amateur radio operator by joining ARRL, but a "Ham" does not need to be a member of ARRL to participate in ARES. If you become an Emergency Coordinator [EC], you do need to join the ARRL.
The Kenosha County Emergency Coordinator is Frank Moss, KC9ILZ
The Racine County Emergency Coordinator is Jim Markstrom, KB9MMA
Download the ARES Application (PDF 22.8kB)
Download Blank Radiogram Forms (PDF 14.1kB)
ARES Practice Weather Net for net control operators
The Kenosha County ARES Yahoo Group
Racine, Wisconsin - (WIZ071)Current Watches, Warnings and Advisories for Wisconsin Issued by NOAA's National Weather ServiceShort Term Forecast - Racine (Wisconsin) .NOW... SCATTERED SHOWERS AND THUNDERSTORMS IN THE ROCKFORD AREA... EXTENDED SOUTH TO WELL SOUTHWEST OF CHICAGO. THESE SHOWERS WERE MOVING TO THE NORTHEAST AT 35 MPH. IF THEY HOLD TOGETHER... THEY WILL AFFECT THE LAKE GENEVA... NEW MUNSTER... BRISTOL AND KENOSHA AREAS BETWEEN 645 AND 730 PM. SHOWERS AND THUNDERSTORMS ARE EXPECTED TO DEVELOP OVER PORTIONS OF SOUTH CENTRAL WISCONSIN AHEAD OF AN APPROACHING COLD FRONT NOW OVER THE WEST PART OF THE STATE. AREAS FROM MONTELLO AND WESTFIELD SOUTH TO MADISON... LAKE DELTON... MONROE AND DARLINGTON SHOULD KEEP AN EYE ON THE SKIES AS SCATTERED SHOWERS AND THUNDERSTORMS ARE EXPECTED TO DEVELOP BETWEEN 7 PM AND 9 PM. | Kenosha, Wisconsin - (WIZ072)Current Watches, Warnings and Advisories for Wisconsin Issued by NOAA's National Weather ServiceShort Term Forecast - Kenosha (Wisconsin) .NOW... SCATTERED SHOWERS AND THUNDERSTORMS IN THE ROCKFORD AREA... EXTENDED SOUTH TO WELL SOUTHWEST OF CHICAGO. THESE SHOWERS WERE MOVING TO THE NORTHEAST AT 35 MPH. IF THEY HOLD TOGETHER... THEY WILL AFFECT THE LAKE GENEVA... NEW MUNSTER... BRISTOL AND KENOSHA AREAS BETWEEN 645 AND 730 PM. SHOWERS AND THUNDERSTORMS ARE EXPECTED TO DEVELOP OVER PORTIONS OF SOUTH CENTRAL WISCONSIN AHEAD OF AN APPROACHING COLD FRONT NOW OVER THE WEST PART OF THE STATE. AREAS FROM MONTELLO AND WESTFIELD SOUTH TO MADISON... LAKE DELTON... MONROE AND DARLINGTON SHOULD KEEP AN EYE ON THE SKIES AS SCATTERED SHOWERS AND THUNDERSTORMS ARE EXPECTED TO DEVELOP BETWEEN 7 PM AND 9 PM. |
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