Cleveland County Amateur Radio - ARES - Cleveland County Amateur Radio Emergency Service, RACES - Ham Radio, Sponsored by Shelby Amateur Radio Club, Inc. - North Carolina - Emergency Communications - Cleveland County - AREA 13

ARES / RACES
OF CLEVELAND COUNTY, NC
Proudly Sponsored by the Shelby Amateur Radio Club

IMPORTANT INFORMATION

ARES Meetings are every 2nd

Thursday of each odd numbered

month

ARES MEETING

SEPTEMBER 9, 2010

EOC IN SHELBY 7PM

100 Justice Place
(Rear of Courthouse in Basement)

NEXT REGULAR SARC

MEETING IS

AUGUST 10, 2010 at 7PM

RED CROSS BLDG

1333 FALLSTON RD

FREQUENCIES / NETS

PRIMARY: 146.880 (-)

SECONDARY: 147.345 (+)

SIMPLEX: SECONDARY OUTPUT ONLY IN THE

UNLIKELY EVENT ALL FOUR

SARC REPEATERS FAIL

NETS

MONDAY AND FRIDAYS AT 8:30 PM
ON 146.880

ONLINE TRAINING CLASSES

REQUIRED FEMA COURSES

ICS 100.A

ICS 200.A

ICS 700.A

ICS 800.B

ICS 802

CLICK HERE TO TAKE FOR FREE

EMAIL YOUR CERTIFICATE TO

k4zxn@yahoo.com

Optional Training

ARRL ARECC CLASSES

FOR MORE INFORMATION

ben@kmse.com

Come on out and learn

from one another!

Lots of good information

to be learned from

local amateurs.

Members of ARES

are experienced in

all aspects/modes

of Amateur Radio

ARES® / Amateur Radio Emergency Service is a registered trademark of the ARRL - American Radio Relay League.

SARCLUB™ logo is a registered trademark of the Shelby Amateur Radio Club, Inc.

WELCOME TO THE WEBSITE OF THE CLEVELAND COUNTY AMATEUR RADIO EMERGENCY SERVICE, OR ARES. ARES OF CLEVELAND COUNTY IS SPONSORED BY THE SHELBY AMATEUR RADIO CLUB.

*MEMBERSHIP IN SARC IS NOT REQUIRED FOR MEMBERSHIP IN ARES


ON OCTOBER 3, 2010 ARES MEMBERS PARTICIPATED IN THE SIMULATED EMERGENCY TEST. THE TEST WAS A HUGE SUCCESS. THANKS TO ALL WHO PARTICIPATED.	BEN MELVIN, KM4C (EC) LOOKING ON AS TODD VICKERY, WA4TV (AEC) SENDS FORMS USING A DSTAR SIMPLEX LINK BETWEEN THE EOC AND RED CROSS BUILDING

Above is pictured the first Cleveland County Radio Amateur Civil Emergency Service (RACES) group. This group consisted of many founding members of the Shelby Amateur Radio Club. The gentleman that provided the photograph Ben Clary, W4TZR is still active on the SARC/ARES VHF Emergency Net and still has his RACES badge from the 60's. Membership in ARES of Cleveland County now means dual membership in Cleveland County RACES. The EC of Cleveland County ARES also serves as the Radio Officer for RACES. Right Photo - KJ4IVL, Todd and AEC Al Whatley tune in stations during field day!

In 2007 , the Shelby Amateur radio Club decided to sponsor the Cleveland County Amateur Radio Emergency Service. The members of Shelby Amateur Radio Club have always played a very supportive roll in back up emergency communications within Cleveland County. Members of Shelby Amateur Radio Club had formed an ARES group in the prior decade and members of SARC have always been active in Cleveland County RACES since it's inception in the 1950's. You can find members of Cleveland County Amateur Radio Emergency Service very active in all aspects of amateur radio communications.

Today, you will find the Cleveland County ARES or Amateur Radio Emergency Service group involved in many endeavors. While the group is sponsored by the Shelby Amateur Radio Club, you do not have to be a member of SARC to join ARES. Members of ARES of Cleveland County are involved in public service communications and participate with the Shelby Amateur Radio Club in providing support communications for the Over-The-Mountain Triathlon in Kings Mountain annually. ARES of Cleveland County is affiliated with Charlotte AREA SKYWARN which is the official SKYWARN group for the Area and periodically holds training on the subject. The group participates annually in the ARRL Field Day with Shelby Amateur Radio Club and also participates each year in the ARRL Simulated Emergency Test ranking number one in the State in 2008. Members of the group are active on packet and many are also active in the National Traffic System or NTS. Members are also very active participating in foxhunts.

The ARES nets are Monday and Friday at 8:30PM on the 146.880 repeater owned and operated by the Shelby Amateur Radio Club. All are welcomed to check in with us! There is always a good friendly net control and lots of outstanding folks checking in to our nets.

If you would like to join ARES of Cleveland County, please visit us at a meeting on the Second Thursday of each odd numbered month. Our meeting place is at the EOC in Shelby, North Carolina located at 100 Justice Place. The entrance to the EOC is on the Patton Street side.

2009 ARRL Simulated Emergency Test
October 3, 2009

Once again our group, Cleveland County Amateur Radio Emergency Service, had a very successful Simulated Emergency Test. We had over 30 Amateurs in the area check into the net with us. We appreciate all your support for the ARES of Cleveland County group (Cleveland County Amateur Radio Emergency Service). Our group was number one in the state last year for points. This year we did even better than last thanks to your hard work and dedication! The group used a D-Star Simplex Link between the Red Cross Headquarters and the EOC. This allowed for accurate passing of messages in the ICS 213 Format. A Direct link was established with the State ARES Net aka Tarheel Emergency Net on 3923. A local net was called on 146.880 with 30 amateurs checking in with net control. Net control Duties were shared by 6 operators during the 4 hour test. A couple of stations even worked PSK31 (one from home and one mobile) during the test. Stations simulated deployment to various shelters in the county and generated messages on behalf of served agencies to demonstrate the ability to pass messages to and from one another. The drill was a complete success, and a big pat on the back goes to everyone involved!

If emergency communications is something you are interested in then please visit an ARES meeting on the Second Thursday of each Odd numbered Month.

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