ARES – ARRL Illinois Section

Fall Commex Hotwash Files

Post author:Bill Muhr
Post published:09/20/2022
Post category:ARES Training

The Zoom meeting files for the Fall Commex Hotwash can be found at the link below.

ARES District 3/4 Meeting Notes – Friday, August 12th

Post author:Bill Muhr
Post published:08/29/2022
Post category:ARES News

ARES District 3/4 EC meeting notes:

Fall Communications Exercise Schedule Announced

Post author:Bill Muhr
Post published:08/19/2022
Post category:ARES News

The Illinois Section will conduct the Fall Communications Exercise on September 10th and 11th.

April 30 SET Rescheduled

Post author:Bill Muhr
Post published:04/29/2022
Post category:ARES News

The Simulated Emergency Test scheduled for April 30, 2022, was postponed. The SET will now be held the on Saturday, June 25, from 10 AM to 12 Noon. See the June Section Manager's Newsletter (found on the Resources Menu) for details on how to participate.

Net Schedules:

The regular ARES® statewide net meets the first and third Sundays of each month on 3.905 Mhz LSB at 4:30pm local time. If necessary, the alternate frequency is 7.230 Mhz LSB.

The ARE ® Statewide Digital Net will take place immediately following the Sunday HF nets, using the talkgroups listed below.

The Digital Voice Net has moved to Wednesday evenings at 8:00 pm Central time. You can check in using the Illinois-Link Talk Group, #31171.

The Illinois Link Talk Group is connected to WIRES-X Room 21565, DMR Talkgroup 31171, NXDN 31171, P25 31171, YSF Reflector Illinois Link 83132 , and on D-STAR XLX, DCS, AND XRF 334G and AllStar 42810

In addition to the usual net, we will conduct an informal 40M and 60M band check beginning at 4:10PM. At 4:10PM, we will call for stations on 7230 kHz. At 4:20PM, we will move to 60M, and repeat the call. The start frequency is 5403.5 kHz. (channel 5). If that frequency is busy, move up one to channel 1. If 1 is busy, then 2, etc., in that order. Remember, maximum power on 60M is 100 Watts ERP.