ARES Net - check-in every Sunday at 7:00 pm local.

The Stevens County ARES net can be heard on the 146.620 repeater located SW of Colville on Monumental Mountain and, when linked, the 147.060 repeater (which has a PL tone of 77.0) located NW of Spokane on Lookout Point.

The Washington State Emergency Net (WSEN) can be heard on 3985 kHz at 0900 hours Saturdays and at 1730 hours on Mondays. All are welcome to check in when Stevens County is called.

Stevens County ARES Net Roster

REGIONAL ARES ORGANIZATIONS

ARRL EWA Section
ARRL ARES Website - ARRL Eastern Washington Section (EWA)

WSEN
WSEN Website - Washington State Emergency Net, Info, Schedule, Roster

ARES/RACES
Washington State ARES/RACES Website

Spokane ARES
Spokane ARES Website - Helpful links on ARES operation, equipment and information

Message Handling
A collection of message handling tools by Don - K7BFL

TRAINING/EDUCATION INFO

Office for Civil Rights - HIPAA
Medical Privacy - National Standards to Protect the Privacy of Personal Health Information

ARRL Online Training
Online Course Catalog - Introduction to Emergency Communication

FEMA NIMS Training
NIMS Training information

FEMA NIMS IS-100.b  (ICS 100)
Introduction to Incident Command System

FEMA NIMS IS-700a Training
IS-700a National Incident Management System Course

FEMA IS-250
Emergency Support Function 15 (ESF 15) External Affairs: A New Approach to Emergency Communication and Information Distribution

FEMA IS-288
The Role of Voluntary Agencies in Emergency Management

ARES Manual (ARRL Webpage)
ARES Manual (.pdf download)
Public Service Communications Manual

ARES Manual (.pdf download)
ARES Field Resources Manual

ARRL ARES Forms (ARRL Webpage)
ARES Field Service Forms

NTS Manual (ARRL Webpage) 
National Traffic System

DIGITAL MESSAGING APPLICATIONS

Airmail
AirMail is a radio mail program for sending and receiving messages via Pactor over HF radio, either via the ham radio system or participating marine and commercial services.

Winlink 2000
Enhanced Digital Messaging for Amateur Radio

WinPack v6.80
WinPack, written by Roger Barker, G4IDE/SK, is a great Windows-based packet terminal program.