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Berkeley County
South Carolina
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What is ARES ?
The Amateur Radio
Emergency Service
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(ARES ) consists of
licensed amateurs who have
voluntarily registered their
qualifications and equipment for
communications duty in the public
service when disaster strikes.
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Who May Join ARES ?
Every licensed amateur,
regardless of membership
in ARRL or any other local
or national organization, is
eligible for membership in
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ARES .
What Are The
Qualifications?
The only qualification,
other than possession of
an Amateur Radio license,
is a sincere desire to serve.
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Because ARES is an amateur
service, only amateurs are eligible
for membership.
Qualifications (contd.)
The possession of
emergency- powered
equipment is desirable,
but is not a requirement
for membership.
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ARES Organization
There are four levels of ARES
organization
• National
• Section
• District
• Local
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Local Level
It is at the local level where most
of the real emergency organizing
gets accomplished, because this
is the level at which most
emergencies occur and the level
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at which ARES leaders make
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direct contact with the ARES
member-volunteers and with
officials of the agencies to be
served.
Emergency
Coordinator (EC)
The local EC is the key contact in
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the ARES organization. The EC
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is in charge of all ARES activities
in their area, not just one interest
group, one agency, etc.
To meet the
requirements
of the
Berkeley
County
Emergency
Operations
Plan,
a member run organization was
formed to chart it’s own course in
training, operations and readiness.
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ARES Operation During
Emergencies and Disasters
Operation in an emergency net
requires preparation and training.
This includes training in handling
of written messages--that is, what
is generally known as "traffic
handling."
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ARES Operation During
Emergencies and Disasters
(contd.)
Formal written traffic is important
for:
• A record of what has happened
• Conciseness - takes less time
passing traffic
• Accuracy - results in fewer
errors and repeats
Amateur Radio and the
Red Cross
An integral part of Red Cross
emergency shelter operations is a
network of Amateur Radio operator
stationed at most shelters.
These operators
provide vital
communications
when normal
means fail.
BERKELEY COUNTY
SHELTERS
Berkeley County has a total of 23
shelters including:
PFive Voluntary Shelters including a Special
Medical Needs Shelter
PFive Mandatory Shelters
PThirteen Reserve Shelters
RACES
Radio Amateur Civil
Emergency Service
(RACES), is a part
of the Amateur
Radio Service that
provides radio
communications for
civil-preparedness purposes only,
during periods of local, regional
or national civil emergencies.
RACES (contd.)
RACES was originally based on
potential use for wartime but, has
evolved to encompass all types of
emergencies.
Amateurs operating as RACES
stations may not communicate with
amateurs not operating in a RACES
capacity.
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ARES & RACES
Although RACES and ARES are
separate entities, the ARRL advocates
dual membership and cooperative
efforts between both groups whenever
possible.
Berkeley County ARES has also
registered all ARES members as
RACES stations to allow for
maximum flexibility.
Public Service Radio
Nets
Salvation Army Team
Emergency Radio
Network (SATERN)
NWS SKYWARN Net
Radio Nets (contd.)
National Hurricane
Center Net
Shared Resources
Net (SHARES)
THANKS FOR
STOPPING BY
Please take a minute to operate one of
our stations or to ask questions of the
Amateur Operators.
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More information on ARES and
Amateur Radio is available on our
information table and please take a
minute to sign our Guestbook.