Santa Cruz County
Amateur Radio Emergency Service (ARES)
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Events |
Santa Cruz County ARES Events CALENDAR
Latest Emergency Bulletins, EDIS
Current SITUATION STATUS website links
August 18, 2009 - The National Association for Amateur Radio (ARRL) website has a news article about our involvement during our Operational Area's 7,163 acre Lockheed Fire. With this fire and our atypical experience gained while providing communications support during three major wildfires in our County in 2008, and our wide-area fiber cable outage communications emergency this Spring, we are getting better organized and operating more effectively on the air. Thanks all! -ke6afe April 15, 2009 - The National Association for Amateur Radio (ARRL) website has a news article about our support during the area Fiber Cable Outage on Thursday April 9. February 2, 2009 - Emergency Coordinator (EC) Jerry Inman AE6I already has had success working hands-on with his "greater Santa Cruz area" served agencies and local communities to improve communications preparedness. Thanks Jerry! June 18, 2008 - The National Association for Amateur Radio (ARRL) website has a news article about our support during the Martin Fire. June 14, 2008 - Oops, we've just had a couple of major wildfires within our Operational Area, the Summit Fire CA-SCU-002548 and the Martin Fire CA-CZU-007089. Deep thanks to all those many who have supported the management of these disasters. We're getting better with practice. September 2, 2007 - Radio Net Schedule changes. Our weekly radio nets are now operating on a revised schedule. Check today's net times. March 11, 2007 - Free Training online, Intro to Disaster Services. To see the Red Cross 71 min. web-based video, click Introduction to Disaster Services. March 4, 2007 - All Morse Code exam requirements dropped by FCC. Also, amateur frequency allocations adjusted.
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Our Web-based ARES registration form helps provide Santa Cruz County ARES ECs and the DEC with information about amateur radio Operators willing to volunteer their communications support during emergencies or for community service. This information will be shared only with ARES members and only as needed for member callout purposes. When you submit the form, you'll get a review screen to check your entries for accuracy before you send them. To update your information in the future, simply submit another copy of the form.
Frequencies |
Santa Cruz County ARES frequencies
Consider pre-programming these frequencies into your radios.
Primary Santa Cruz County ARES Repeaters
| WR6AOK | 147.120+ PL94.8 | BEN LOMOND |
| K6BJ | 146.790- PL94.8 | SANTA CRUZ |
| AB6VS | 440.550+ PL94.8 | W of Loma Prieta |
| W6WLS | 147.180+ PL94.8 | EMPIRE GRADE |
| W6JWS | 146.745- PL94.8 | EMPIRE GRADE * |
| AE6KE | 146.835- PL94.8 | SUMMIT/LOMA AREA * |
| K6RMW | 147.000+ PL94.8 | WATSONVILLE |
| KI6EH | 147.945- PL94.8 | WATSONVILLE |
| W6TUW | 145.290- PL94.8 | Portable * |
* Furnished by Santa Cruz County Office of Emergency Services
Santa Cruz County Net and ARES repeater locations
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Packet frequencies, Monterey Bay area
Santa Cruz County CERT frequencies
Northern California 2 Meter Band Plan
Other Frequency Lists below, farther down on this page.
Local Radio Nets |
Weekly Schedule of Ham Nets and Meetings, Monterey Bay Area
Monterey Bay weekly Radio Nets
| Monday 7:30 PM | SCCARC, Santa Cruz County Amateur Radio Club | K6BJ (146.790- PL94.8//440.925+ PL123.0) & KI6EH (147.945- PL94.8) & W6WLS (147.180+ PL94.8) repeaters |
| Monday 8:00 PM | FPRA, Fremont Peak Repeater Association | K6JE repeater, 145.470- PL 94.8 |
| Tuesday 7:15 PM | LPARC, Loma Prieta Amateur Radio Club (and LPARES) | AB6VS repeater (440.550+ PL 94.8) Loma Prieta & AE6KE (146.835- PL94.8) Skyland |
| Tuesday 7:30 PM | Santa Cruz County ARES | W6WLS (147.180+ PL94.8), linked with W6MOW (443.600+ PL110.9) if available. |
| Tuesday 8:00 PM | LPRC, Loma Pioneer Repeater Club | WR6ABD repeater (146.640- PL162.2) |
| Tuesday 8:00 PM | SVECS, Santa Clara Valley SVECS net | K6SNY repeater (443.275+ PL107.2) |
| Tuesday 9:00 PM | NTS_SCV, Santa Clara Valley Section Traffic Net |
WR6ABD Repeater (146.640- PL 162.2), atop the ridge between San Jose and Watsonville. |
| Wednesday 7:30 PM | Monterey County ARES (& ECTAR) | K6LY (146.970- PL 94.8), K6LY (444.700+ PL 123.0), W6TAR (145.430- PL 94.8), N6SPD (441.650+ PL 94.8) (linked) |
| Wednesday 8:00 PM | NPSARC, Naval Postgraduate School Amateur Radio Club | K6LY repeater (146.970- PL 94.8 & 444.700+ PL123), N6SPD (441.650+ PL 94.8) (linked) |
| Thursday 7:30 PM | SLVARC, San Lorenzo Amateur Radio Club | WR6AOK repeater, 147.120+, PL 94.8 Ben Lomond |
| Thursday 7:30 PM | San Benito County ARES | N6SBC repeater, 147.315+, PL 94.8 downtown Hollister |
| Daily | NTS Local Nets | NTS Region 6 (RN6) Nets |
Meetings |
| San Lorenzo Valley ARES | Third Wednesday of each month at 7:30 PM at CAL FIRE Conference Room at Felton HDQ (Highway 9 and Plateau Dr.) |
| Loma Prieta ARC and LPARES | First Monday of each month at 7:30 PM at Burrell CAL FIRE Station, 25050 Highland Way, Los Gatos |
| San Lorenzo Valley ARC | First Friday of each month at 7:30 PM at Zayante Fire main station, East Zayante Road, Felton |
| Santa Cruz ARES | Third Friday of each month at 7:00 PM (to 7:30 PM) at Dominican Hospital Education Center, Santa Cruz |
| Santa Cruz County ARC | Third Friday of each month at 7:30 PM at Dominican Hospital Education Center, Santa Cruz |
| Monterey County ARES | Fourth Thursday of odd months, located at a served agency |
Training |
ARES Training
ARRL emergency communications Backgrounder
Nice public info, EMERGENCY-RADIO.ORG
Amateur Radio Public Service Manual
local CERT for all, Community Emergency Response Teams
FEMA free online, Intro to NIMS
ARRL Certification and Continuing Education (C-CE)
Voice net procedures, S.Clara Co. audio tape transcript (small filesize text file)
Voice net procedures, S.Clara Co. audio tape (1.3MB large filesize .mp3 audio file)
Audio Tapes of the 1989 Loma Prieta Earthquake amateur radio net, S.Clara Co.
ARES Resources
blank FORMS for ARES operators
ARES Net Control Station Scripts
ARRL Public Service Communications Manual, ARES and NTS
Preparedness
READY.GOV (emergency preparedness tips from U.S. Department of Homeland Security)
Disaster Information! (CDC)
What You Need to Know When the Power Goes Out Unexpectedly (CDC)
Other Frequency Lists
Northern California Mutual Aid/Contact Frequencies, ARRL
Monterey County ARES frequencies
Santa Clara County ARES frequencies
San Mateo County ARES frequencies
Northern
Amateur Relay Council of California Repeater Lists
Emergency Communications Organizations
Santa Cruz County Consolidated Emergency Communications Center (Netcom)
California Office of Emergency Services
California State Auxiliary Communications Service
Monterey County Amateur Radio Emergency Services
Radio Amateur Civil Emergency Service (RACES)
Clubs
Santa Cruz County Amateur Radio Club
San Lorenzo Valley Amateur Radio Club
Loma Prieta Amateur Radio Club
Naval Postgraduate School Amateur Radio Club
Monterey Bay Amateur Radio Asociation (MBARA), N6IJ
ECTAR Inc. (Emergency Communications Through Amateur Radio – Monterey County)
Served agencies include:
- American Red
Cross, Santa Cruz County Chapter
- Santa Cruz County
Sheriff’s Office
- Santa
Cruz County Office of Emergency Services
- Santa Cruz County Health Services Agency (annual emergency hospital drill)
- Cities of Santa Cruz, Watsonville, Scotts Valley, and Capitola.
- Dominican
Hospital and Sutter, Santa Cruz and Watsonville
Community Hospital
- Watsonville
Fly-In and Airshow (Memorial Holiday)
- Monte
Foundation for the Aptos Fireworks
- Global
Cyclists Exchange (Sponsors of Strawberry Fields Forever annual
bicycle tour)
- Aptos/La Selva
Fire Department
- California Department
of Forestry and Fire Protection (CDF), CAL FIRE
- California State Parks
- CERT, Community Emergency Response Teams, Santa Cruz County
Get the great free training! - The Volunteer Centers of Santa Cruz County
About Us |
Amateur
Radio Emergency Service (ARES) is a nationwide
field organization of the American
Radio Relay League, consisting of amateur radio operators who have
voluntarily registered their services and become part of an organized
team.
ARRL has working MOUs (Memoranda of Understanding) with Department of Homeland Security - Citizen Corps, FEMA, NVOAD, American Red Cross, APCO, and others.
The trained operators of Santa Cruz County ARES provide reliable
primary and secondary communication links for the Santa Cruz County
Office of Emergency Services, Emergency Operations Centers and Public Safety Agencies throughout
the county, as well as organizations such as the Red Cross, Salvation
Army, and the major local hospitals.
ARES® and Amateur Radio Emergency Service®
are registered servicemarks of the American Radio Relay League, Incorporated
and are used by permission.
Local ARES members are also registered in the Auxiliary Communications Service (ACS)
and the Radio Amateur
Civil Emergency Service (RACES), which are administered by local, county and state emergency management agencies, supported by the Federal
Emergency Management Agency (FEMA), to provide radio communications
for periods of local, regional or national civil emergencies or disasters.
Santa Cruz County ARES Organizational structure
| DEC for Santa Cruz County and RACES/ACS Officer |
Cap Pennell KE6AFE |
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EC, Santa Cruz |
Jerry Inman
AE6I 831-334-4086 |
| EC,
South Santa Cruz County |
Bob Wiser K6RMW 831-840-8228 |
| EC, Summit-Loma Prieta | George
Smith AE6KE 408-353-1384 |
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EC, San Lorenzo Valley |
Ray Rischpater KF6GPE |
| ARRL Official Emergency Station (OES) |
Bob Wolbert K6XX |
ARRL Official Relay Station (ORS) |
Donald Kerns AE6RF |
Neighbors:
| Monterey County District Emergency Coordinator (DEC) | Dave Burbidge, W6IIQ 74 Poppy Road Carmel Valley CA 93924-9618 |
| Monterey County ACS Officer | Bob
Spencer, W6HMC DSWVP Registrar Office of Emergency Services Monterey County Operational Area |
| Santa Clara County DEC and ACS Officer | Larry
Carr, KE6AGJ 24285 Summerhill Ave Los Altos, CA 94024-4713 |
For more information on Santa Cruz County ARES: Cap Pennell KE6AFE, DEC for Santa Cruz County.
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