Monroe County Amateur Radio Emergency Service and
Radio Amateur Civil Emergency Service
Monroe County RACES Radio Officer Martin A Gonzalez, KC3TOE
Monroe County ARES Emergency Coordinators
EC - Martin A Gonzalez, KC3TOE
AEC - Len Lavenda, KC3OND
AEC - Chris Saunders, AJ3C
Monroe County ARES Official Emergency Station
OES - Vacant
The Monroe County ARES/RACES net meets weekly on the Monroe County OES repeater 146.865[-] pl 100.0 {WX3OES} on Sunday nights @ 2030 hrs.
147.420 is theMonroe County ARES/RACES simplex frequency
What is ARES?
The Amateur Radio Emergency Service® (ARES) consists of licensed amateurs who have voluntarily registered their qualifications and equipment, with their local ARES leadership, for communications duty in the public service when disaster strikes. Every licensed amateur is eligible to apply for membership in ARES. Training is required to participate fully in ARES. Because ARES is an Amateur Radio program, only licensed radio amateurs are eligible for membership. The possession of emergency-powered equipment is highly recommended, but is not a requirement for membership.
What is RACES?
Radio Amateur Civil Emergency Service is a protocol created by the Federal Emergency Management Agency (FEMA) and the Federal Communications Commission. RACES volunteer operators are licensed Radio Amateurs Certified by a civil defense agency and are able to communicate on Amateur Radio frequencies during drills, exercises and emergencies. Activated by local, county and state jurisdictions and are the only Amateur Radio operators authorized to transmit during declared emergencies when the President of the United States specifically invokes the War Powers Act.
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