Utah County Amateur Radio Emergency Service
A.R.E.S. is a national organization of Amateur Radio Operators trained in Emergency Communications under the direction of the American Radio Relay League.
“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.” (http://www.arrl.org/ares)
UCARES is the A.R.E.S. group for Utah County and we coordinate directly with, and are supported by the Utah County Sheriff’s Office. We also have both official and un-official liaisons with numerous other public service agencies, emergency, health, and transportation entities throughout the County. Our members are all volunteers and hundreds if not thousands of volunteer hours each year are donated by our volunteers to our community. For more information on the groups we work with, take a look at our Liaisons page.
EMAIL NOTIFICATIONS
We are using Google Groups to stay connected off of the air. To sign up, please send an email to the organization leadership at the address “leadership@ucares.org”
Need an ELMER? Need help programing your radio or help with antennas? Send us an email to: leadership@ucares.org
Meetings
Current meeting and EOC agency schedules can be found here!
Certification
UCARES Certification requirements can be found in the Resource Pages. Though not required to join ARES, Certification Levels demonstrate the level of proficiency and equipment you have, and are considered by UCARES leadership when making assignments for public service events and callouts.
Interested in participating?
- Start with reading through the Field Guide in the Resources section.
- Fill out the membership application form here.
- Check in with the training nets, Tuesday Nights at 9:00 PM MST on the 147.34 repeater (details in the field guide)
- Join us for the first Tuesday of the month face to face meeting. Click here to see meeting location and maps.
- Follow the group on Facebook and keep an eye on your email for event announcements and callouts.
UCARES September 6th Interface Meeting & Fall Picnic
This will be a potluck picnic, location TBD.
”ReadQSO TODAY Virtual HAM EXPO
Expo Tickets On Sale Now -- Coming September 17-18, 2022 Click Here for Expo Website
Tickets are on sale now at the QSO Today Virtual Ham Expo website. Click Here to go to ticketing and registration. Use the emailed credentials to test your login before the Expo weekend. The cost is a flat $10.00. We offer a free ticket to students and kids under 18 years of age, Click Here for Application.
”ReadUVARC SwapMeet
Heads up! The Utah Valley Swap Meet this year will be 9:00 am Saturday September 24, at the Spanish Fork North Park Pavilion, 1185 N 400 E. One of our few fund-raisers ever, entrance is $5 per person or $10 per family, plus $10 per table to display your wares.
Dave Becar KI6OSS plans hold an exam session at the swap meet just outside the pavilion, under the Laurel VEC. Watch for updates on FB and emails, as time progresses. This is a family event, and we’d love to see yours at the Swap Meet!
”Read2022 ARRL Rocky Mountain Division Convention
“RadioActive 2022” – We are happy to announce that the 2022 ARRL Rocky Mountain Division Convention hosted by the Shy-Wy ARC and Sweetwater County ARC is coming up on Oct 7th-9th 2022 in Cheyenne, WY!!! Click HERE for Convention Website
Early Bird Registration is now ’till 1 Sept 2022! Register HERE!! Sign up now for a Swap Meet Table
”ReadNew Ham Night. (4th Tuesday of each month)
Time: 7 PM
Location: Utah County Sheriff’s Office North Annex.
256 W 3200 N, Spanish Fork, Utah 84660
New and seasoned hams are all welcome to attend this non-formal event that occurs on the 4th Tuesday of each month. Come ask questions, get your radio programmed, and enjoy conversation with other hams
”ReadField Day 2022
Field Day is June 25 and 26. UCARES is doing field day and potluck picnic on June 25th 2022 at Hollow Park in Lindon. 300 E 400 N St, Lindon, Utah We will start setting up around 11 am. Invite your friends and introduce them to Ham Radio. Please sign up here! W7MJP
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“Communication is an essential part of society – effective communication is a priority in an emergency” Being able to administer a net effectively takes practice. Perfection is not our goal – being able to conduct effective communication is. In order to reach this goal, we need ALL ham radio operators to practice. UCARES gives you that opportunity at least NINE times each month each Tuesday at 9:00 PM (2100) to perform communication as a Net Control Operator, Assistant Net Control Operator, or as a Training Item Instructor. We NEED YOUR HELP in helping others.