George County Mississippi Amateur Radio Emergency Services LLC
The Amateur Radio Emergency Service® (ARES®) provides emergency communications for "Served Agencies" such as Emergency Management Agency, police and fire departments the America Red Cross, the National Weather Service, hospitals, and others. We also provide communications for public service events such as marathons, parades, bike riding events and boat races.
Individual ARES teams are organized at the county level in Mississippi. This is the web site of the ARES team serving George County, Mississippi.
The Amateur Radio Emergency Service® is a program of the American Radio Relay League, (ARRL). "ARES" and "Amateur Radio Emergency Service" are registered marks of the American Radio Relay League and are used on this web site by permission of the American Radio Relay League.
We need net control operators to help run our weekly net
You do not need to be experienced, we will teach you what you need to know. Don't worry about making mistakes, we all do. Contact Chris KF5TJO if you would like to help.
Next Meeting
Free Online Technician Course
A free, weekly, live, Amateur Radio Technician Class Licensing course on Zoom will begin on Thursday, Sept 7, and will run through Thursday, October 19 (7 sessions). The three-hour sessions will start at 6:30 PM Eastern Time. These are the classes that we have been holding for years sponsored by the National Electronics Museum.
Those wishing to sign up should email Roland Anders at roland.anders@comcast.net.
Upcoming Testing Session
We have a free test session coming up just before our regular monthly meeting in September. If you are interested in getting your ham license or upgrading your ticket, more information is available on our Calendar of Events page, along with directions how to get there.
Presentations
If you haven't been to our monthly meetings, you have missed talks and demonstrations on hurricane preparedness, Ham Radio Deluxe Software, self-defense and much more.
Field Exercises
Join us in our field exercises and develop your skills. Find out what things you do well and which areas you could improve. Help us to create a robust response team.
Help is Available
Do you need help building a go bag? Programming that new mobile rig? Are you unsure about what to use for emergency power? Would you like some information about personal preparedness? We can help.
Presentations
If you haven't been to our monthly meetings, you have missed talks and demonstrations on hurricane preparedness, Ham Radio Deluxe Software, self-defense and much more.
Weekly 2 meter Voice Net:
Our weekly ARES 2 meter net operates every Wednesday evening immediately following the Amateur Radio Newsline that starts at 7:37 PM Central Time. The net is on the KD4VVZ repeater, frequency 147.120 MHz with a positive offset and a tone of 136.5. All amateur operators are invited to participate.