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

Situation normal. No activation at this time

Announcements:

Welcome to the Stanislaus County Amateur Radio Emergency Service.

• Current Photos of work trip to Mt. Oso January 2020 are in the members section under Events.
  • https://www.stanares.org/category/events/

ARES Meeting Date and Agenda

February 2020

• Saturday February 22, 2020 – Snelling Road Race
  • 7 AM – 4 PM (depending on Assignment)
  • Location: Henderson park, Snelling, CA

March 2020

• ARES Meeting
  • Saturday March 7, 2020 10 AM – 12 PM
    • Digital Voice Training – DMR Training Linking to DStar

April 2020

• Saturday April 4, 2020 10AM – 12PM – CANCELED for Turlock Road Race

• Saturday April 4, 2020 – Turlock Road Race
  • 7 AM – 3 PM (depending on Assignment)
  • Location: Turlock Lake 22600 Lake Road, La Grange

• Saturday April 11, 2020 – Copperopolis Road Race
  • 7 AM – 4 PM
  • Location: Hunt Road and Milton Road, Milton, CA

• Saturday April 18, 2020 – MS Walk
  • 8 AM – 12 PM
  • Location: Beyer Park

• Saturday April 25, 2020 – March of Dimes Walk
  • 8 AM – 12 PM
  • Location: Beyer Park

May 2020

• Saturday May 2, 2020 10AM – 12PM
  • Mesh Network Training – Introduction to Mesh Network

June 2020

• Saturday June 6, 2020 10AM – 12PM
  • Mesh Network Build – Building Portable Mesh Go Boxes to use on the ARES Network.

• Saturday and Sunday June 27 & 28 Field Day
  • – Black Springs Road (07N23), Calaveras County June 27 & 28

July 2020

• Saturday July 11, 2020 10AM – 12PM
  • Mesh Network Field Test – Field deployment to test and utilize mesh network.

August 2020

• Saturday August 1, 2020 10AM – 12PM
  • Radio Programming – Utilizing computer programs and programming on the fly with no computer.

September 2020

• Saturday September 5, 2020 10AM – 12PM
  • Digital S.E.T. – Field Simulated Emergency Test use and discover learned digital modes in a field atmosphere.

October 2020

• Saturday October 3, 2020 10AM – 12PM
  • ARES Annual Meeting – Annual ARES Meeting,  Updates,  Training, Paperwork and Processes.

• Pacificon hamfest – San Ramon, Ca – 23th thru 25th

November 2020

• Saturday November 7, 2020 10AM – 12PM
  • Digital Skills Recap – Review digital skills that need further focus.

December 2020

• Saturday December 5, 2020 10AM – 12PM
  • Building a Go Box – Building go boxes for portable radio use.