Welcome

The contact for Androscoggin County ARES/RACES is Paul Leonard, KE6PIJ

NOTICE: The repeater we use for our weekly nets is owned and operated by the Androscoggin Amateur Radio Club (AARC). It is currently undergoing a location change and is not available until the move can be completed. In the meantime, the nets will be held on our primary simplex frequency of 146.460 MHz. See the calendar for up to date information. Thank you for your patience and thanks to the AARC for the use and maintenance of the repeater.

Here you will find information about the group, downloads supporting amateur radio programs, applications, and radio configurations, as well as how to get licensed and join the group. This is The OFFICIAL resource for Androscoggin County ARES/RACES. Accept no substitutes.

We provide emergency communications for Androscoggin county in the event that commercial communications should be disabled or no longer operate as intended. Our training as communicators gives us the ability to pass and relay messages locally, across the country, and around the globe. We also provide emergency support communications for non-profit special events under specific guidelines.

RACES

Radio Amateur Civil Emergency Service, or RACES, is what we operate under when called out by a government agency. This service provides specific frequencies for our use as well as limiting operation to only those registered as members of RACES. RACES rules are set forth in Part 97.407 of the FCC rules governing the Amateur Radio Service.

 

ARES

ARES - Amateur Radio Emergency Service

The ARRL says this about ARES, “The Amateur Radio Emergency Service (ARES) consists of licensed amateurs who have voluntarily registered their qualifications and equipment, with their local ARES leadership, for communications duty in the public service when disaster strikes.