Nevada AF MARS Information & Events

Southern Nevada Air Force MARS
Members meet the 1st Saturday of each month at the
Sunshine & Tailwinds Café located at the North Las Vegas Airport
2730 Airport Drive, North Las Vegas


Anyone interested in Air Force MARS please feel free to join us.
We start arriving
at 7:00 AM
For any additional information please contact Larry Collins, at: 702-443-1243 or [email protected]
14 October 2017
Region 9 "Mini-Exercise"

AFMARS Region 9 conducted a "Mini-Exercise" in preparation for COMEX 17-4.  AFR9C and AFA9BN deployed to Tonopah NV, to be the Net Control Station from a remote location.  Members were asked to send County Status Reports to AFA9DU. Conditions did not permit NCS operations from the remote location so AFA9XY continued 9EX1 through the exercise period. AARs received were generally positive.
3 December 2016
Skywarn Appreciation Day
Las Vegas National Weather Service

This annual event recognizes and celebrates the support amateur radio operators provide the National Weather Service. Amateur radio operators are a key component of the warning process in every community - helping with storm spotting, communication, and sometimes post-event assistance. 
26 - 29 October 2016
Noble Skywave Canadian Exercise


 22 - 24 July 2016
Williams Arizona Ham Fest
  • AFA9BN, Bob Nelson represented Nevada Air Force MARS at the Williams, Arizona Ham Fest
  • The photo on the left shows the Mobile Emergency Communications Center setup at Williams
  • The photo on the right shows  Glen Hale, the ARRL Nevada Section Emergency Coordinator, entering the Communications Center
25 June 2016 ARRL Field Day 
  • We participated in 3 nets; one ARES and two AFMARS.  
  • We made VHF packet contacts and sent and received packet messages. 
  • We made contacts on UHF Digital Mobile Radio channels.  
  • We made Winlink contacts and sent a Winlink message.  
  • We received the R01 bulletin.  
  • We received M110A message on the AFMARS Region9 ECOMM NET. 
  • We operated on our AFMARS VHF repeater.  
  • We made contact on 900 MHz with the State of Nevada ARRL Section Emergency Coordinator. 
  • And we operated without any phone capability and on our emergency power