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             Lake County Ohio ARES

Emergency Coordinator
Mike Goffos WB8ZGH

Assistant Emergency Coordinators

Don Kocsis WA8TWM       Ed Kopcak KB8BKE

   Joe Koskcvics N8JKO        Bob Mekinda K8QXO

Jim Pyle AA8OY

Weekly training net: Mondays @ 19:30 147.210/r

  The Amateur Radio Emergency Service (ARES) program exists to recruit licensed amateur radio operators who have voluntarily registered their qualifications and equipment with their local ARES leadership for communications duty in public service when disaster strikes. Every licensed amateur, regardless of membership in Amateur Radio Relay League (ARRL) or any other local or national organization is eligible to apply for membership in ARES. Lake County is part of  the Ohio ARES 10th District, which also  includes the counties of Ashtabula, Geauga, Lorain, and Medina. All ARES members are encouraged, but are not a required, to take the 4 basic ICS courses, for general participation. It should be noted that some of the primary served agencies DO  require basic and additional ICS training to be eligible to work in a or an emergency operations center (EOC).

In addition to the ICS courses, the ARRL has recently released two new courses to train emergency communications (EmComm) operators for volunteering within the Amateur Radio Emergency Service® (ARES®). Both courses are within the ARRL Learning Center. The Basic EmComm course is designed to get a new volunteer started. It provides basic knowledge and tools for any emergency communications volunteer and contains three modules and 11 topics, including required prerequisites. It’s expected to take approximately 10 – 20 hours to complete. The Intermediate EmComm course builds on the lessons learned in the first course and equips volunteer radio amateurs with the tools needed to thrive in the fast-paced environment of public service communications and to understand the legal rights and responsibilities of working with a served agency, as well as teach them and how ham radio fits into the broader incident command (IC) structure. The new courses replace the previous EC-001 and EC-016 programs, however, certificates of completion earned for the previous courses are still valid.

  To get involved in ARES

Fill out an  ARES Registration form and submit it to your local Emergency Coordinator.

In Lake County. submit to Mike Goffos (WB8ZGH) at: < mjgoffos252@gmail.com >

Suggested Guides:

ARES Member Guide

ARES Training Task Book

ARES is a program of the ARRL and is not controlled by, nor does it control the Lake County Amateur Radio Association. The two groups operate as individual entities that are partnered to meet the same common goals.

 

 

              

Upcoming Events

May
12
Mon
7:30 pm Lake County ARES net
Lake County ARES net
May 12 @ 7:30 pm – 8:00 pm
Lake County ARES Training Net on 147.210/r B/U 147.255/r
May
14
Wed
8:30 pm LCARA 10 Mtr. roundtable net
LCARA 10 Mtr. roundtable net
May 14 @ 8:30 pm – 9:30 pm
Meets every Wednesday (Except on meeting nights and holidays) at 20:30 hrs on 28.450 mhz
May
15
Thu
7:00 pm LCARA Thursday Night 2 Mtr net
LCARA Thursday Night 2 Mtr net
May 15 @ 7:00 pm – 8:00 pm
Weekly net on 147.210 for general topics of discussion. Presenting the ARRL Audio News
May
16
Fri
9:00 am Dayton Hamvention
Dayton Hamvention
May 16 @ 9:00 am – May 18 @ 6:00 pm
Location: Greene County Expo Center 210 Fairgrounds Road Xenia, OH 45385 Website: http://Hamvention.org
May
19
Mon
7:30 pm Lake County ARES net
Lake County ARES net
May 19 @ 7:30 pm – 8:00 pm
Lake County ARES Training Net on 147.210/r B/U 147.255/r
May
20
Tue
8:00 am 3rd Tues. Breakfast Group @ Perkins Family Resturant
3rd Tues. Breakfast Group @ Perkins Family Resturant
May 20 @ 8:00 am – 9:30 am
Eye Ball QSO’s with club members, former members, friends and family. Good food and pleasant conversation. Meet and greet at 8:00am. Breakfast orders taken around 8:30
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