Martin County, FL ARES/RACES, Inc.

Amateur Radio-- We're here to help when needed 

Emergency Communications
The Martin County Amateur Radio Emergency Service / Radio Amateur Civil Emergency Service (ARES/RACES) is composed of FCC Licensed Amateur Radio operators who have voluntarily registered their capabilities and equipment for public service communications. Martin County ARES/RACES Inc. is a non-profit organization funded by donations and paid membership and run solely by volunteer efforts.

ARES Repeaters 

  • VHF 145.150 MHz tone 107.2 Hz
  • UHF 444.900 MHz tone 107.2 Hz
The Martin County repeaters listed above are open for normal amateur use except during times of emergency activation. All licensed amateurs are welcome. If you use the repeater on a regular basis, we would appreciate you joining us to help maintain the repeater systems.

We hold a net on the 145.150 repeater at 8 PM on Thursday evenings, except for the 2nd Thursday of the month which is our meeting night. Click on the Contact button on the left for information on our meeting time and location.

 

Our sister group, the Martin County Amateur Radio Association has a list of all Repeaters in Martin County



Donations
We are a 501c(3) Charitable Organization. You may download PDFs indicating our status below:

Upcoming events

02 Jun 2012 10:00 AM • Treasure Coast Square Mall
13 Jun 2012 8:00 AM • Martin County EOC and selected remote locations
14 Jun 2012 7:30 PM • Martin County EOC On Monterey Road - See Contact Tab for map and directions

Recent blog posts

10 May 2012 7:30 PM • Anonymous


The ARES group in Martin County have assisted in many emergency communication events since the early 1970s including activations during hurricane and storm related events.


Past Activation Events include:

  • Hurricance David
  • Hurricane Charlie (members deployed to Charlotte County)
  • Hurricane Francis
  • Hurricane Jean
  • Hurricane Wilma
  • many smaller events and many preperations for possible events

Want to join us?

ARES members must first be FCC Licensed Amateur Radio Operators (hams). ARES is administered through the national association of amateur radio operators, the American Radio Relay League (ARRL). It is recommended that ARES members also join the league, though not required.
 
 

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