Welcome Stanislaus County ARES

The Stanislaus County Amateur Radio Emergency Service is composed of FCC licensed Amateur Radio operators who have voluntarily registered their capabilities and equipment for public service communications duty under Federal regulations, Amateur Radio public service communications are furnished without any compensation of any kind. ARES® personnel are prepared to respond during emergencies by a continual training program, and by maintaining their radio equipment and other response items in excellent condition. The team consists only of those who want to help, and who are dedicated to staying prepared to render radio-communications assistance during emergency conditions.

ARES® operates under the authority of the Stanislaus County Office of Emergency Services (OES), and the Stanislaus County Assistant Director for OES. ARES® is organized under the auspices of the American Radio Relay League, the San Joaquin Valley Section Manager, and the San Joaquin Valley Section District Emergency Coordinator.

Operational control is under the county OES.

ANNOUNCEMENTS & STATUS

Status: Normal

EOC Activation lowered to level 3 – ARES has been released

Stanislaus County Emergency Dashboard

https://www.stanoes.com/stanemergency

ANNOUNCEMENTS:

Welcome to the Stanislaus County Amateur Radio Emergency Service.

ARES 2023 Annual Report

RATPAC Video Presentations Lists

RATPAC Video Presentations Lists – Google Sheets

New FCC RF Exposure Standards

Frequently Asked Questions About the FCC RF Exposure Rules Changes

http://www.arrl.org/rf-exposure

ARRL RF Exposure Calculator

http://www.arrl.org/rf-exposure-calculator

Handy RF Exposure Calculator

RF Exposure Calculator – Lake Washington Ham Club

Another RF Exposure Calculator

https://hintlink.com/power_density.htm

ARES Meeting Date and Agenda

January 2025

• Saturday January 11, 2025 10AM – Noon
  • Agenda – ARRL Task Book / Certification Levels (KF6FIR,N6ARP)
• Saturday 25th and Sunday 26th – Winter Field Day www.winterfieldday.com

February 2025

• Saturday February 8, 2025 10AM – Noon (Note: room change to Big training room in the back)
  • Agenda – Event Training / Go Boxes / Antennas / Emergency Power(KK6CPN)

March 2025

• Saturday March 8, 2025 10AM – Noon
  • Agenda – Review and Setup ARES Equipment / Winlink Mapping / AZZ packet mapping plus APRS(KN6RKY,N6ARP,KG6AZZ)
  • EVENT – Saturday 1st Snelling Road Race Henderson Park Snelling, CA 7a-4p (depending on assignment) need 10 operators. Wally KK6CNP is the Ham in charge of this event.
  • EVENT – Saturday 29th Copperopolis Road Race 7a-3p (depending on assignment) Hunt Road and Milton Road need 8-9 operators. Wally KK6CPN is the Ham in charge of this event.

April 2025

• Saturday April 12, 2025 10AM – Noon
  • Agenda – Review and Setup ARES Equipment / Winlink Mapping / AZZ packet mapping(KN6RKY,N6ARP,KG6AZZ)

May 2025

• Saturday May 10, 2025 10AM – Noon
  • Agenda – P2P Winlink / VARA(KF6NPG)

June 2025

• Saturday June 14, 2025 10AM – Noon
  • Agenda – Field Day Preparations(K6JRO)
• ARRL Field Day June 20th- 22th – McClure Point Recreation Area, Lake McClure, C and F Loops – Snelling, CA

July 2025

• Saturday July 12, 2025 10AM – Noon
  • Agenda – IAP Training / Practice Deployment(KK6CPN)

August 2025

• Saturday August 19, 2025 10AM – Noon
  • Agenda – Digital Modes / Winlink / Packet(W6UHF)

September 2025

• Saturday September 6, 2025 9AM – 1PM
  • Agenda – Shakeout / HF VARA(KF6FIR)

October 2025

• Saturday October 18, 2025 10AM – Noon
  • Agenda – S.E.T.
• Saturday October 4, 2025 – California QSO Party

https://www.cqp.org/

• Friday – Sunday October 17-19, 2025 – Pacificon – San Ramon Marriott

https://www.pacificon.org/

November 2025

• Saturday November 8, 2025 10AM – Noon
  • Agenda – Debrief

December 2025

• Saturday December 13, 2025 10AM – Noon
  • Agenda – ALL Hands on Deck