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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 ServiceFrost Advisory - Racine (Wisconsin) .SKIES WILL GRADUALLY CLEAR OVERNIGHT AND WINDS WILL BECOME NEARLY CALM AS WEAK HIGH PRESSURE MOVES THROUGH THE REGION. AS WE ENTER THE NIGHTTIME HOURS AFTER A COOL AND DRY AFTERNOON... CONDITIONS ARE LOOKING IDEAL FOR THE DEVELOPMENT OF FROST LATE TONIGHT. TEMPERATURES IN MANY AREAS WILL FALL INTO THE MID 30S... WHICH WILL RESULT IN FROST RIGHT AT GROUND LEVEL. AN EXCEPTION WILL BE CLOSE TO LAKE MICHIGAN WHERE THE MODIFYING EFFECTS OF THE WATER WILL KEEP IT TOO WARM FOR FROST. SOME OF THE HIGHER TERRAIN AREAS ACROSS SOUTHERN WISCONSIN WILL SEE TEMPERATURES STAY A BIT WARMER AS WELL. WIZ046-047-051-052-056>060-062>072-100430- /O.NEW.KMKX.FR.Y.0001.080510T0800Z-080510T1200Z/ MARQUETTE-GREEN LAKE-FOND DU LAC-SHEBOYGAN-SAUK-COLUMBIA-DODGE- WASHINGTON-OZAUKEE-IOWA-DANE-JEFFERSON-WAUKESHA-MILWAUKEE- LAFAYETTE-GREEN-ROCK-WALWORTH-RACINE-KENOSHA- INCLUDING THE CITIES OF... MONTELLO... BERLIN... FOND DU LAC... SHEBOYGAN... BARABOO... PORTAGE... WISCONSIN DELLS... BEAVER DAM... WEST BEND... PORT WASHINGTON... DODGEVILLE... MADISON... JEFFERSON... LAKE MILLS... WAUKESHA... BROOKFIELD... MILWAUKEE... DARLINGTON... MONROE... JANESVILLE... BELOIT... ELKHORN... LAKE GENEVA... RACINE... KENOSHA 317 PM CDT FRI MAY 9 2008 ... FROST ADVISORY IN EFFECT FROM 3 AM TO 7 AM CDT SATURDAY... THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN MILWAUKEE/SULLIVAN HAS ISSUED A FROST ADVISORY... WHICH IS IN EFFECT FROM 3 AM TO 7 AM CDT SATURDAY. CLEARING SKIES... DIMINISHING WINDS AND UNSEASONABLY COOL TEMPERATURES WILL ALLOW FROST TO DEVELOP LATE TONIGHT. A FROST ADVISORY IS ISSUED WHEN FROST IS EXPECTED TO DEVELOP DURING THE GROWING SEASON. THOSE WITH AGRICULTURAL INTERESTS ARE URGED TO PROTECT TENDER VEGETATION. POTTED PLANTS NORMALLY LEFT OUTDOORS SHOULD BE COVERED OR BROUGHT INSIDE AWAY FROM THE COLD. $$ GEHRING/DAVIS Issuing Weather Forecast Office Homepage | Kenosha, Wisconsin - (WIZ072)Current Watches, Warnings and Advisories for Wisconsin Issued by NOAA's National Weather ServiceFrost Advisory - Kenosha (Wisconsin) .SKIES WILL GRADUALLY CLEAR OVERNIGHT AND WINDS WILL BECOME NEARLY CALM AS WEAK HIGH PRESSURE MOVES THROUGH THE REGION. AS WE ENTER THE NIGHTTIME HOURS AFTER A COOL AND DRY AFTERNOON... CONDITIONS ARE LOOKING IDEAL FOR THE DEVELOPMENT OF FROST LATE TONIGHT. TEMPERATURES IN MANY AREAS WILL FALL INTO THE MID 30S... WHICH WILL RESULT IN FROST RIGHT AT GROUND LEVEL. AN EXCEPTION WILL BE CLOSE TO LAKE MICHIGAN WHERE THE MODIFYING EFFECTS OF THE WATER WILL KEEP IT TOO WARM FOR FROST. SOME OF THE HIGHER TERRAIN AREAS ACROSS SOUTHERN WISCONSIN WILL SEE TEMPERATURES STAY A BIT WARMER AS WELL. WIZ046-047-051-052-056>060-062>072-100430- /O.NEW.KMKX.FR.Y.0001.080510T0800Z-080510T1200Z/ MARQUETTE-GREEN LAKE-FOND DU LAC-SHEBOYGAN-SAUK-COLUMBIA-DODGE- WASHINGTON-OZAUKEE-IOWA-DANE-JEFFERSON-WAUKESHA-MILWAUKEE- LAFAYETTE-GREEN-ROCK-WALWORTH-RACINE-KENOSHA- INCLUDING THE CITIES OF... MONTELLO... BERLIN... FOND DU LAC... SHEBOYGAN... BARABOO... PORTAGE... WISCONSIN DELLS... BEAVER DAM... WEST BEND... PORT WASHINGTON... DODGEVILLE... MADISON... JEFFERSON... LAKE MILLS... WAUKESHA... BROOKFIELD... MILWAUKEE... DARLINGTON... MONROE... JANESVILLE... BELOIT... ELKHORN... LAKE GENEVA... RACINE... KENOSHA 317 PM CDT FRI MAY 9 2008 ... FROST ADVISORY IN EFFECT FROM 3 AM TO 7 AM CDT SATURDAY... THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN MILWAUKEE/SULLIVAN HAS ISSUED A FROST ADVISORY... WHICH IS IN EFFECT FROM 3 AM TO 7 AM CDT SATURDAY. CLEARING SKIES... DIMINISHING WINDS AND UNSEASONABLY COOL TEMPERATURES WILL ALLOW FROST TO DEVELOP LATE TONIGHT. A FROST ADVISORY IS ISSUED WHEN FROST IS EXPECTED TO DEVELOP DURING THE GROWING SEASON. THOSE WITH AGRICULTURAL INTERESTS ARE URGED TO PROTECT TENDER VEGETATION. POTTED PLANTS NORMALLY LEFT OUTDOORS SHOULD BE COVERED OR BROUGHT INSIDE AWAY FROM THE COLD. $$ GEHRING/DAVIS Issuing Weather Forecast Office Homepage |
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