Amateur Radio Emergency Services
Illinois ARES®

Amateur Radio Emergency Service®

State of Illinois
American Radio Relay League


R. Patrick Ryan, KC6VVT

Illinois Section Emergency Coordinator



Greetings to all, and welcome to Illinois ARES® webpages.
Illinois ARES® is the Amateur Radio Emergency Service® in the Illinois Section.
The Illinois Section is part of the Central Division of the
American Radio Relay League (ARRL).

Here you will find links to our other pages with useful information about ARES® and the ARRL, how amateur radio operators can register in ARES®, or how to contact our amateur radio service that provides free emergency communication support for our served agencies throughout the state of Illinois.

QST QST "ARES IL SECTION HF Net 3905 MHz LSB 1630L 1st & 3rd SUN and anytime during emergencies". QST QST "2008 Illinois State Convention August 3, 2008 - see link below" QST QST "When all else fails, AMATEUR RADIO"

Main Contents - web pages and links for:

Amateur Radio Emergency Service® (ARES®)  Brochure (DOC):  Click Here
Amateur Radio Emergency Service® (ARES®) Pamphelet (PDF) : (FSD-25)

AGENCIES interested in our free communication service:  Click Here

AMATEUR RADIO OPERATORS interested in public service: Click Here

ARES® IL Information (updated 7/07): Click Here

ARES® General Information: Click Here

ARES® Training Information: Click Here - See new ARESCOM section 

Illinois ARRL Emergency Coordinators listed: Click Here

Illinois ARRL Official Emergency Stations listed: Click Here

ARRL, our sponsoring national organization of amateur radio: Click here

ARRL Emergency Radio pages:  Click here

2008 ARRL Illinois Section Convention @ BARS Hamfest - see host link: Click Here

Various links (NEW Links added): Go Here


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