I AM A FULL TIME RESIDENT OF MARION COUNTY, FLORIDA
I AM NOT A FULL TIME MARION COUNTY RESIDENT BUT I WISH TO PARTICIPATE FOR THE TIME THAT I AM HERE. I WILL NOT BE ELIGIBLE TO DEPLOY OUT OF THE COUNTY.

I AM AVAILABLE FOR DEPLOYMENT *

I AM AVAILABLE FOR DEPLOYMENT IN THE COUNTY ONLY
I AM AVAILABLE TO WORK WHEREVER NEEDED, INCLUDING THE SHELTERS OR HOSPITALS
I AM AVAILABLE FOR DEPLOYMENT IN THE STATE
OUT OF STATE
I CAN'T DEPLOY BUT I CAN WORK FROM HOME AND PASS MESSAGES

SUSTAINABILITY (2 HOUR GO KIT MINIMUM) *

I CAN SELF SUSTAIN FOR UP TO SEVEN DAYS
I HAVE A 12-24 HOUR GO KIT
I HAVE A 2 HOUR GO KIT (SEE CHECKLIST)
MY HOME STATION CAN OPERATE WITHOUT COMMERCIAL POWER

IF YOU HAVE 7 DAYS OR 24 HOUR, YOU HAVE 2 HOUR AUTOMATICALLY, SO CHECK THE HIGHER LEVEL ONE

TASKBOOK *

COMPLETED OR WORKING ON TASKBOOK LEVEL 2
COMPLETED OR WORKING ON TASKBOOK LEVEL 3

LEVEL 1 WILL BE CREDITED FOR LEVEL 2 AND 3. CHECK UP TO TWO OPTIONS. TASKBOOK QUESTIONS ARE A DIFFERENT ELEMENT.

LICENSE CLASS *

2 METERS/VHF (REQUIRED ITEM) *

VHF MOBILE/HT
VHF WINLINK
DUAL BAND VHF/UHF

CHECK ALL THAT APPLY

UHF/440 RADIO AVAILABILITY *

UHF MOBILE/HT
UHF WINLINK
DUAL BAND VHF/UHF
UHF CAPABLE EQUIPMENT UNAVAILABLE

CHECK ALL THAT APPPLY

OTHER MARION COUNTY ORGANIZATIONS

I AM A MEMBER OF MERT
I AM A MEMBER OF CERT
I AM A MEMBER OF THE HOSPITAL COMMUNICATIONS TEAM

SELF DEPLOY *

I WILL NOT SELF DEPLOY AND I AGREE TO THE TERMS AS LISTED ON THE http://aresmcfl.org/ares-application/ WEBSITE.

I UNDERSTAND THAT THIS IS A VOLUNTEER ORGANIZATION AND THAT I AM BOUND TO THE RULES SET FORTH BY THE ARRL AND THE STATE OF FLORIDA GOVERNING PARTICIPATION IN THE AMATEUR RADIO EMERGENCY SERVICE. I AGREE THAT I WILL NOT SELF DEPLOY. I AGREE THAT I WILL MEET THE REQUIREMENTS FOR TRAINING AND COMPLETE AT LEAST THE REQUIREMENTS FOR LEVEL II IN THE TASKBOOK WITN 12 MONTHS OF APPLICATION. I UNDERSTAND THAT I MAY BE CALLED UPON TO ACT AS NET CONTROL DURING ANY EVENT, ACTUAL OR SIMULATED EMERGENCY AND WILL CONTINUE TO DO SO UNTIL RELIEVED OR THE EVENT HAS COMPLETED. I UNDERSTAND THAT THESE TERMS AND CONDITIONS MAY BE MODIFIED FROM TIME TO TIME AND WILL BE AS BINDING AS THE ORIGINAL DOCUMENT WITH THE ELECTRONIC SIGNATURE. I MAY RESIGN FROM ARES AT ANY TIME BY NOTIFICATION TO THE COUNTY EMERGENCY COORDINATOR.

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