VCARA

♦ ARES Group:
VC DEC – Committee Chairman: Chris Gillespie, W5CSG
VC EC – Training and Education: Nick Carter, KI5MFF
VC AEC – Net Manager: Albert Watters, W5ACW
VC AEC – Logistics: George Cusack, K6GTC

♦ VCARES Frequency List: Click here.

♦ VCARES Morning Chat Net: Monday through Friday at 8:30 AM on the Meadowlake Repeater, 145.430 MHz, 100.0 Hz PL. Click here for net information, alternate frequencies, the VCARES PACE Plan, and Winlink participation instructions.

♦ Tri-County ARES Net: This net runs every Thursday for coordination of ARES members from Socorro, Torrance and Valencia Counties. The net is held on the URFMS linked repeaters, and begins at 1930 hrs.  Early and short time check-ins are from 1915 hrs to 1930 hrs on the URFMS system and also the VCARA Aragon tank repeater 146.700 MHz (- offset, 100 Hz PL tone).  All licensed operators are invited to check in to the net, you do not need to be an ARES member. 

♦ ARES Membership Form: posted 09/01/2023: ARES Registration Form

♦ Valencia County ARES Manual: posted 09/01/2023: Valencia County ARES Operations Manual3 Revision 1 20230716-1

♦ Training and Field Exercises: 4th Saturday of each month at 10:00 am at clubhouse: All ARES members and non-members are invited to attend these meetings to participate in classroom training and field exercises.

♦  Find FEMA courses required for ARES membership here:
     http://training.fema.gov