The Amateur Radio Emergency Service® (ARES) consists of licensed amateur radio operators who have voluntarily registered their qualifications and equipment, with their local ARES Emergency Coordinator, for communications duty in the public service when disaster strikes. Although most of us rely on cell phones during emergencies, there are times when local cell phone service is incapacitated by storms or other damage or cell phone services are overwhelmed by high demand. This is where amateur radio operators step up to fulfill a vital need in public service by assisting with emergency and disaster communications.
SVRC has cooperative agreements with these local served agencies:
The cooperative agreements are mutually beneficial in that the SVRC enjoys secure meeting space, utilities, installation of the repeater and club station antenna on rooftops and other benefits courtesy of the served agencies and in return, SVRC provides vital public service communications. SVRC invites licensed ham radio operators to join ARES®. Please go to SVRC ARES Application to volunteer.
The Sangamon Valley Radio Club is looking for communications volunteers in support of the American Lung Association’s Fight For Air Stair Climb.
To volunteer contact: trustee at svrc.org.
Where: Wyndham City Centre, 700 E Adams St, Springfield, IL
When: Feb 26, 2023 7:30AM to 1:00PM
What: A UHF Handheld and a headset due to the high ambient noise.
On may 1, 2021 the SVRC club members in conjunction with IEMA, the Illinois Emergency Management Agency, will participate in a simulated Emergency Test, or SET. The point of this particular training centers on a potential earthquake on the New Madrid and Wabash Valley fault lines in southern Illinois. To promote and explain the activity, the SVRC produced a short HD video called, “Amateur Radio Prepares for the Worst: May 1, 2021 Simulated Emergency Training”.
We are moving our meetings to HSHS St. John's. We will meet in the Tea Room which is just off the lobby of the St. John's Childeren's Hospital lobby.
This is a meeting for everyone interested in participating in ARES and emergency communications.
The Hex Beam is in place and operational! After months of planning and organizing, the Hex Beam was pressed into service for the VHF contest on Saturday, June 8, 2019. The official antenna crew under the direction of senior club members, hauled heavy steel, concrete, and antenna components up to the Red Cross building roof in several stages. We now have extra directional capability for HF 20 meters and up – including 6 meters. This unique antenna certainly gives our club location a distinctive visual footprint with the upside-down umbrella design.
This is a meeting for everyone interested in participating in ARES and emergency communications.
If you have not signed up for ARES Connect and created a profile, please do so at https://arrl.volunteerhub.com/lp/il/account/signin It is not necessary to be an ARRL member to sign up and participate.
Communications support for the Fight for Air Stair Climb at The Wyndham (old hilton)
Arrival time will be 3/24/2019 0730, 0745 on station and operational, typically done by 1330
to volunteer Email: Dwayne (at) ka9kqh (dot) net
As in past years we will be using UHF Simplex. We will be using a CTCSS tone on both transmit and receive this year. the Frequencies and CTCSS tone will be published in the comms plan distributed to volunteers. Headsets are necessary in most locations!
73 de KA9KQH
Provide logistical communications support for the American Lung Associations Fight for Air Stair climb.
Save the date. Contact KA9KQH with any questions or if you want to work the event.
