ARES Amateur Radio Traffic

About

If you're new to traffic, download the print the Traffic Handler (a Word doc). It contains everything you need.

What's ARES?

The Amateur Radio Emergency Service is a branch of the American Radio Relay League (ARRL) that organizes and trains hams to be emergency communicators. One does not need to a member of either ARRL or AARC to enroll in ARES.

Local ARES groups are formed under the local ARES Emergency Coordinator (EC) , who works with local law enforcement and relief organizations to provide communications during emergencies and disasters.

If you would like to join our ARES group, please contact the AARC President or the Henderson County ARES Emergency Coordinator.

For more info, click the "Intro to ARES" button.

Notice

The Henderson County ARES Manual v4 has been removed because I have not been given the information needed to complete it.  Also, if you have a manual version 4 or earlier, you must delete it and destroy all printed copies, as they do not contain the legally required ARRL trademark notices and symbols.

Links to ARRL Forms

These are reproduced, all in one handy package, as a Word Doc file that you can download and print. Click the "Traffic Handler" button.

• FSD-3- ARL Numbers and What They Mean - PDF
• FSD-98- ARES Registration Form - PDF
• FSD-156- District or Local EC Application
• FSD-157- Public Service Avtivity Report - PDF
• FSD-218- Instructions for Radiograms - PDF
• FSD-255- Emergency Reference Information Card - PDF
• Red Cross 2079H- Red Cross Amateur Intake Form - PDF

If you don't already have it, download the:

• Acrobat Reader for viewing and printing PDF files.