This is the official website of the
Amateur Radio Emergency Service®, East Central Georgia District
From: “http://www.arrl.org/ares“ • In the state of Georgia, amateur radio operators must be trained. In order to provide support in the event of an emergency—or even in a non-emergency situation—you need to have the proper training and licensing. Learn more about the Georgia ARES Basic Skills test. • Never self-deploy. You must be called by your assigned agency’s […]
Step 1: Active ARES® membership To become an active ARES member, you must complete three (3) activities: (1) Fill out an application and U.S. mail to John MacDonald, K4BR – 100 Tennis Court Cir – Waynesboro, GA 30830 or scan/email (.pdf only please) to john@k4br.com. (2) Pass the “open book” Georgia ARES® Basic Communications Test (free) This […]
How about Winlink? Do you have it installed on your computer? Do you know how to send email and forms such as an IC-213 which is similar to an amateur radio’s radiogram? It’s not hard to learn and it’s an essential part of ARES. Share this email with other people plus if you know of […]
Reminder: A Region/State-wide DStar check-in net takes place every Thursday on REF030B. You may check-in anytime between 8:30 and 9:00 AM by just “quick keying” your microphone for about 1 second. If you aren’t recognized by net controller Steve Jonas, K4SDJ, the first time you “quick key,” it’s okay! Just try it again the next […]
A note to all ARES Hospital Operators From Brett Smith and Steve Jonas . . . March, 9, 2021 There have been several things that seem to be reoccurring with the Winlink ICS-213 reports for the hospital nets. We are asking each hospital to create a Winlink account for their hospital using the hospital’s […]
An easy-to-follow You Tube video gets you up and running on Winlink!
Because of the low power and negative gain of a handheld radio’s rubber duckie antenna, 95% of radio amateurs cannot access local 2m or 440 repeaters with a hand held “walkie talkie” type of transceiver. Handheld radios are usually fairly cheap, though, so go ahead and buy one if nothing else than to “fool around” […]
Please note: 1. Subscribing to the form below will enroll you for ARES© Mailchimp newsletters & info 2. Subscribing to this form will not enroll you as a member of ARES©. 3. To join ARES, click here to download a 2021 ARES application. Email Address First Name Last Name Birthday / ( mm / dd ) Callsign […]
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The Amateur Radio Emergency Service (ARES) is an entity of and operates under the auspices of the American Radio Relay League (ARRL). You are not required to exclude yourself or resign from membership in other emergency communication programs or activities because of your involvement in ARES. The actual intent and spirit of ARES is meant […]
From: “http://www.arrl.org/ares“ • In the state of Georgia, amateur radio operators must be trained. In order to provide support in the event of an emergency—or even in a non-emergency situation—you need to have the proper training and licensing. Learn more about the Georgia ARES Basic Skills test. • Never self-deploy. You must be called by your assigned agency’s […]
Comparing and contrasting: (1) Skywarn Net on the 145.49 Trenton, SC repeater and the (2) The CSRA ARES® Net on the 147.12 Wrens, GA repeater If the loss of communications is a concern, The CSRA ARES® NET takes priority over Skywarn, especially for “Active” ARES® members. If severe weather is forecast that does not seem to threaten […]
What Is the Georgia ARES® Mutual Assistance Team? Georgia ARES Mutual Assistance Team (MAT) is a rapid response team tasked with assisting Georgia Amateur Radio Emergency Service® teams across the state of Georgia and the adjacent states of Alabama, Tennessee, North Carolina, South Carolina, and Florida. MAT serves as a team of well-trained and vetted communicators that are ready […]
The East Central District of the Georgia State Amateur Radio Emergency Service is comprised of 12 counties. Here are each of our county’s “Emergency Coordinators” and their email addresses. GA County Name, Callsign […]
SE DSTAR WEATHER NET – every Sunday, 2100 EST, DSTAR Reflector 002A Gets about 65 voice check-ins and 24 DRATS check-ins from the SE states. All DSTAR radios are capable of doing DRATS. *************************** West Central Georgia ARES® D-STAR Net – everyone welcome – every Monday, 2030 EST on DSTAR Reflector 030B. **************************. GEORGIA DSTAR […]
GA ARES® members: Please check & update your data several times a year Please log in to the Georgia State ARES® database several times a year to check your contact information, correct any errors in your listing, add a current picture (just take a selfie) on your profile information page, etc. Here’s what you do […]
The Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services, also known as CMS, is part of the Department of Health and Human Services (HHS). Health care providers and suppliers affected by this rule must comply and implement all regulations on November 16, 2017. Purpose: To establish national emergency preparedness requirements to ensure adequate planning for both natural […]
Download the May, 2017 presentation . . . From the CSRA ARES home page, “Read More” then click here.
An opinion by K4BR john@k4br.com Icom ID-5100A 2M/440 Transceiver for D-STAR & Analog FM Because Georiga ARES® has adopted the D-STAR digital mode for ARES® and hospital operations + there are four D-STAR reflectors just for Georgia (REF030A, B, C, & D) and the added fact that anyone can get on D-STAR repeaters and reflectors […]
Hurricane Matthew Follow-Up with Volusia County (Florida) Emergency Coordinator The following is from Rick Palm, K1CE, of Daytona Beach/Volusia County, FL “I recently sat down for coffee with Karl Martin, KG4HBN, Volusia County, Florida, ARES Emergency Coordinator to follow-up on issues identified in the after-action report he filed on his ARES group’s response to the […]
Georgia SECTION NETS
Georgia ARES HF Net
3975 KHz
2200 UTC Sundays,
K4GK Net Manager
Georgia ARES Digital Net
3583 KHz
2100 UTC Sundays
K4GO Net Manager
Amateur radio operators belonging to ARES® (and its predecessor, the Amateur Radio Emergency Corps) have responded to local, regional and national disasters since the 1930s. Times have changed, but the need for ARES in our local communities is greater now that any time in our history. With the above in mind, we need your help! […]
Reminder: A Region/State-wide DStar check-in net takes place every Thursday on REF030B. You may check-in anytime between 8:30 and 9:00 AM by just “quick keying” your microphone for about 1 second. If you aren’t recognized by net controller Steve Jonas, K4SDJ, the first time you “quick key,” it’s okay! Just try it again the next […]
Because of the low power and negative gain of a handheld radio’s rubber duckie antenna, 95% of radio amateurs cannot access local 2m or 440 repeaters with a hand held “walkie talkie” type of transceiver. Handheld radios are usually fairly cheap, though, so go ahead and buy one if nothing else than to “fool around” […]
What Is the Georgia ARES® Mutual Assistance Team? Georgia ARES Mutual Assistance Team (MAT) is a rapid response team tasked with assisting Georgia Amateur Radio Emergency Service® teams across the state of Georgia and the adjacent states of Alabama, Tennessee, North Carolina, South Carolina, and Florida. MAT serves as a team of well-trained and vetted communicators that are ready […]
An opinion by K4BR john@k4br.com Icom ID-5100A 2M/440 Transceiver for D-STAR & Analog FM Because Georiga ARES® has adopted the D-STAR digital mode for ARES® and hospital operations + there are four D-STAR reflectors just for Georgia (REF030A, B, C, & D) and the added fact that anyone can get on D-STAR repeaters and reflectors […]