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Please join us for the Wake County ARES Net every Thursday at 9:15 PM on 146.880 immediately following the Piedmont Coastal Traffic Net

THIS IS A TRAINING NET AND IS OPEN TO ALL AMATEUR RADIO OPERATORS INTERESTED IN EMERGENCY COMMUNICATIONS REGARDLESS OF LOCALE OR CLASS OF LICENSE

ARES – the Amateur Radio Emergency Service – provides backup communications when other systems fail or become overloaded, through volunteer Amateur Radio operators. Nationwide and Statewide, ARES is sponsored by the ARRL, although ARRL membership is not required for ARES participation.

Here in Wake County, we work for State and County Emergency Management, and through them, a variety of agencies and even private companies (such as Progress Energy). ARES can also provide some primary information – weather, damage, anything our “served agencies” ask for. Wake County ARES participates in the North Carolina Section.

By the way, it’s pronounced AIR-eez, or sometimes the letters A-R-E-S.

For the full ARES story, please see the ARRL Public Service Communications Manual.